Team develops non-toxic oil recovery agent
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 12:21
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of chemists has developed a non-toxic, recyclable agent that can solidify oil on salt water so that it can be scooped up like the fat that forms on the top of a pot of chilled chicken soup. The agent could potentially be used to recover oil lost in the British Petroleum (BP) spill in the Gulf of Mexico.