IIT Guwahati creates hydrophobic cotton that absorbs oil but not water, aims to tackle oil spills

IIT Guwahati researchers have created an innovative water repellent hydrophobic cotton composite that absorbs oil but not water. It can be used to tackle environmental crisis situations like oil spills in the future.

IIT Guwahati researchers have created an innovative water repellent hydrophobic cotton composite that absorbs oil but not water. It can be used to tackle environmental crisis situations like oil spills in future.

The novel, highly porous and water-repellent superhydrophobic cotton composite material containing Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) can absorb oil selectively from oil-water mixture.