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Today, one of the most important problem is dumping millions of liters of oil from our waste water into the sea. Many traditional methods to clean the oil from water are expensive, unsafe and slow to proceed. By using Boron Nitride Nanosheets, cleaning the water can be more easy and quick. Boron Nitride Nanosheets absorb 33 times their weight in oil and also can be recycled.
Boron Nitride Nanosheets have large surface area consisting of some porous regions. Absorbing organic materials characteristic of Boron Nitride Nanosheet is resulted from the porous structure of the sheets which holds the oils or dyes inside. Another feature of the Boron Nitride Nanosheet is that saturated Boron Nitrate can be reused by heating in order to burn off the absorbed oil therefore Boron Nitride Nanosheets are ready to absorb further oil waste. Also Boron Nitrate Nanosheets are hydrophobic which means that Boron Nitride is easily separated from the water after the cleaning. As a result, porous Boron Nitride Nanosheet is a simple, economic and effective way to keep the water source and environment clean.
Posted by Müberra GÖKTAŞ on October 11, 2016
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