Biocompatible Oil Herders and Methods of Use
AssigneeTexas A&M University
InventorsZhengdong Cheng, Roshan Sebastian, Lecheng Zhang, Dali Huang, Minxiang Zeng, Abhijeet Shinde, Qingsheng Wang
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AssigneeTexas A&M University
InventorsZhengdong Cheng, Roshan Sebastian, Lecheng Zhang, Dali Huang, Minxiang Zeng, Abhijeet Shinde, Qingsheng Wang
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Provided herein are oil herding agents, for example, a biocompatible non-ionic functionalized polysaccharide konjac glucomannan radiation-induced degraded konjac glucomannan. Also provided is a method for containing the spread of an oil spill on a water surface at a low water temperature utilizing the oil herding agent. In addition there is provided a method for preparing an oil herder, a radiation-induced degraded konjac glucomannan prepared by the method and a method for increasing a slick thickness ratio of an oil slick on a water surface utilizing the prepared oil herder.
An oil herding agent comprising a biocompatible non-ionic functionalized polysaccharide.
A method for preparing an oil herder, comprising:
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