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May 15, 2013
Silo Breaker - A new research paper documents the possibility of using raw cotton in order to clean up any accidental spills that might occur while the oil industry is busy carrying on with its working agenda.
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May 15, 2013
DailyMe - scientists at Texas Tech University report that unprocessed raw cotton may provide the ideal clean-up solution for crude oil spills.Seshadri Ramkumar and his colleagues studied the properties of low micronaire...
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May 15, 2013
Oil Spill Solutions - In contrast to synthetic sorbents, raw unprocessed cotton with its high crude oil sorption capacity and positive environmental footprint make it an ecologically-friendly sorbent for oil spill cleanups.' Ron Kendall, director emeritus at TIEHH
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May 15, 2013
CNBC - NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research conducted at the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) shows that low-grade cotton is highly effective at absorbing crude oil spills. The study, published in the most recent issue of the American Chemical Society journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, reveals that one pound of low-micronaire cotton can absorb more than 30 pounds of dense crude oil.
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