Oil spill response technology: potential of magnetic soaps
Bristol University researchers dissolved iron particles in water with surfactants containing chlorine and bromine ions to create a metallic centre within the soap particles. Image courtesy of Bristol University.
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Bristol University researchers dissolved iron particles in water with... -
The iron-rich soap overcomes both gravity and surface tension between the... -
Magnetic soaps have the potential to be used in oil spill clean-up operations... -
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Professor Julian Eastoe of Bristol University's School of Chemistry.
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