• Self-Driven Sustainable Oil Separation from Water Surfaces by Biomimetic Adsorbing and Transporting Materials

Als Resultat eines längeren Forschungsprojektes an der Universität Bonn in Kooperation mit der RWTH Aachen wurden die Ergebnisse eines DBU-Projektes zu einer neuartigen Technologie der Trennung von Ölfilmen auf Gewässern in der Zeitschrift „Separations“ publiziert:

Oil films on water are a major global environmental threat. We could prove, that the novel disruptive biomimetic BOA technology for a self-driven separation and automatic collection of oil films including their complete removal from water is surprisingly highly efficient and sustainable. Moreover, it can possibly be applied in different related separation processes. The technology differs from all existing approaches that have been proposed to date. However, further work is necessary to adapt and scale up the collectors for different applications and scales: a promising task for future applied engineering projects. https://www.mdpi.com/2297-8739/10/12/592/pdf

Die umfangreicheren Originaldaten finden sich auf der Seite der Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt: https://www.dbu.de/OPAC/ab/DBU-Abschlussbericht-AZ-34602_01-Hauptbericht.pdf