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In the Laboratory
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Oil Spill Remediation Using Magnetic Particles: An Experiment in Environmental Technology
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John D. Orbell, Leroy Godhino, Stephen W. Bigger, Thi Man Nguyen, and Lawrence N. Ngeh
Victoria University of Technology, Department of Chemical Sciences, McKechnie Street, St. Albans, PO Box 14428, M.C.M.C., Melbourne, Victoria 8001
AUSTRALIA
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December 1997
Vol. 74 No. 12
p. 1446
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A simple experiment is described in which the potential of commercially available steel pellets coated with polyethylene (PE) or poly(vinylchloride) (PVC) to remediate an oil spill is demonstrated. Polymer-coated particles are weighed, immersed in oil, magnetically harvested and the remaining oil is weighed in order to enable students to quantitatively investigate the adsorption process. The possibility of recycling the beads and reclaiming the oil is also demonstrated.
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Orbell, John D.; Godhino, Leroy; Bigger, Stephen W.; Nguyen, Thi Man; Ngeh, Lawrence N. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 1446.
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Polymer Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Magnetic Properties, and Laboratory Instruction
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