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Recyclable Fly Ash Material Cleans Up Oil Spills
A porous nanostructured particle made from fly ash.
Credit: S. Seal, L. L. Hench, David Reid (G), Ian Goldstein, University of Central Florida
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A bead of water is repelled by the oil-adsorbing powder, made through our surface modification approach.
Credit: S. Seal, L. L. Hench, David Reid (G), Ian Goldstein, University of Central Florida
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Sudipta Seal
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This video demonstrates normal (untreated) fly ash mixed with oil water and agitated.
Credit: Courtesy S. Sudipta
This video demonstrates the treated fly ash, which takes up the oil but not the water--the desired outcome.
Credit: Courtesy S. Sudipta