Cleaning up oil spills with mussel power

[PHDNM]

Cleaning up oil spills with mussel power

July 11, 2019

The chemicals that enable mussels to cling to rocks and boat hulls may soon provide a solution for cleaning up oil spills and purifying water.

Writing in the journal Matter, scientists from China and the US outline a range of engineering research initiatives inspired by the humble mussel, ranging from solar steam generation to removing heavy metals from wastewater.

"Mussels are broadly regarded as a nuisance in marine industries because they will colonise submerged surfaces," says Hao-Cheng Yang from Sun Yat-sen University, China.

https://cosmosmagazine.com/chemistry...h-mussel-power

[PaleoEuropean]

Pretty interesting, I hope they can get it functional