Sponges have been made from wood that can selectively absorb oil, and then can be squeezed out and used again. ... ACS Headline Science shows how these resilient sponges can soak up as much as 40 ...

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Scientists from Switzerland's Empa research group have come up with a method of using waste to contain pollution – they've developed sponges made from cellulose by-products, that can soak up 50 ...

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Researchers reporting in ACS Nano have created sponges made from wood that selectively absorb oil, and then can be squeezed out and used again. The sustainable sponges could someday be used to clean ...