Greener' aerogel technology holds potential for oil and chemical clean-up
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Cleaning up oil spills and metal contaminates in a low-impact, sustainable and inexpensive manner remains a challenge for companies and governments globally. But a group of researchers at UW–Madison is examining alternative materials that can be modified to absorb oil and chemicals.
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3D‐Printed Hydrogels and Aerogels for Water Treatment and Energy Storage Applications - Gusain - 2023 - ChemistrySelect - Wiley Online Library
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Vessel for oil-spill cleanup: a prototype device for oil-spill
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Greener' aerogel technology holds potential for oil and chemical clean-up
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Greener” Aerogel Technology Holds Potential for Oil and Chemical Clean-Up – Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
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Aerogel± oil behavior (% distribution) in experiments using CF 3
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Economical Architected Foamy Aerogel Coating for Energy Conservation and Flame Resistance
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Aerogel - Wikipedia
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Cellulose Aerogel from Paper Waste for Crude Oil Spill Cleaning
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Exploring the Versatility of Aerogels: Broad Applications in Biomedical Engineering, Astronautics, Energy Storage, Biosensing, and Current Progress - ScienceDirect
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Recent progress in bio-based aerogel absorbents for oil/water separation
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Carbon Aerogels for Environmental Clean‐Up - Gan - 2019 - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry - Wiley Online Library
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Recent progress in bio-based aerogel absorbents for oil/water separation
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Preparation of a renewable biomass carbon aerogel reinforced with sisal for oil spillage clean-up: Inspired by green leaves to green Tofu - ScienceDirect
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Scalable anisotropic cooling aerogels by additive freeze-casting