| Hydrophobic Sponges for OilAn oil recovery sponge with a natural absorbent substrate that is reusable up to 20 times, making it ideal for responding to oil spills    Background:   Oil recovery systems that use a sponge to soak up the contaminated oil may be reused and then may be disposed of because they become less efficient with subsequent re-use.   Technology Overview:   Researchers...
                
                Published: 9/6/2024
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                Inventor(s): Benjamin Chu, Benjamin Hsiao, Zhe Wang
                
                Keywords(s): 3-dimensional pores, Hydrophobic porous materials, oil removal, Technologies
                
                Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Environment |