Superhydrophobic Polypropylene Functionalized with Nanoparticles for Efficient Fast Static and Dynamic Separation of Spilled Oil from Water

Abstract Frequent oil spills not only threaten the ecosystem, but they are also a waste of a valuable source of energy. There is an urgent need to develop materials that can readily remove spilled oil from water bodies and also have the capacity to collect it for energy applications. Herein, a super...

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Main Authors: Nadeem Baig, Tawfik A. Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Global Challenges
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201800115