MIT researchers devise technique to clean up oil spills using magnets

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Possibly the only good thing to come out of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is the subsequent increase in research into finding more effective ways to clean up oil spills, including such initiatives as the X PRIZE Foundation's Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE. Joining the list is a new method devised by researchers at MIT who propose separating oil and water using magnets. The new technique would allow the oil to be recovered to help offset the costs of the cleanup operation... Continue Reading MIT researchers devise technique to clean up oil spills using magnets

Section: ecoGizmo

Tags: Magnetic, MIT, Nanoparticles, Oil, Pollution

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