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- A polymer made from waste cooking oil and sulphur can clean up crude oil spills http://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2018/04/19/slick-solution-oil-spills/ 18 comments
- Cooking oil or crude? Italian restaurant owner was mistaken target of U.S. sanctions https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sanctions-venezuela-iduskbn2bo6v8 3 comments nottheonion
- Researchers create super sponge that mops up oil spills | The new polymer, made from sulphur and canola cooking oil, acted like a sponge to remove crude oil and diesel from seawater. The polymer can be squeezed to remove the oil and then reused. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/19/researchers-create-super-sponge-that-mops-up-oil-spills 34 comments worldnews
- Oil spills could be soaked up by a new floating substance that combines waste from the petroleum industry and cooking oil. The new polymer acted like a sponge to remove crude oil and diesel from seawater. The polymer can be squeezed to remove the oil and then reused. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/19/researchers-create-super-sponge-that-mops-up-oil-spills 19 comments science