Easy-To-Clean Membrane Separates Oil From Water

ckwu writes: A steel mesh with a novel self-cleaning coating can separate oil and water, easily lifting oil from an oil-water mixture and leaving the water behind. Unlike existing oil-water separation membranes, if the coated mesh gets contaminated with oil, it can be simply rinsed off with water and reused, without needing to be cleaned with detergents. The team was able to use the mesh to lift crude oil from a crude oil-seawater mixture, showcasing the feasibility of oil-spill cleanup. The membrane could also be used to treat oily wastewater and as a protective barrier in industrial sewer outlets to avoid oil discharge.

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Re:This doesn't make sense.

[Adriax]

Apparently these evil overlords calling themselves scientists aren't following entry 12 of the evil overlord list.
Specifically keeping a 5 year old child on staff to spot these glaringly obvious fatal flaws in their evil schemes.

Good thing though. Virtuous hero AC here can exploit that flaw and save us from their evil oil-seawater separation plot.

Re:This doesn't make sense.

[morgauxo]

Aparently you have no idea what a filter is. Just reverse the flow and all the filtered material comes back out.

Whooo Spooky Magic!