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Low molecular weight gels: potential in remediation of crude oil spillage and recovery

Ch. Siva Kesava Raju, Bhaskar Pramanik, Tanmoy Kar, Peddy V.C. Rao, Nettem V. Choudary, Raman Ravishankar

RSC Advances · 2016 · 38 citations · 34 references

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Abstract

A molecular gelator which has strong gelation ability for different crude oils (light to heavy crudes), and a wide range of refinery products is reported for the first time for its potential application in oil spillage/recovery.

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