At the Pennsylvania State University, Dr. T.C. “Mike” Chung and Dr. Xuepei Yuan have developed and patented a new polyolefin-based petroleum super-absorbent (Petro-SAP) that can effectively transform a maritime oil spill into a floating solid, ready for collection (recovery) and refining as regular crude oil (no waste in natural resources and no disposal issues).

Learn more about this fantastic material at:

https://www.matse.psu.edu/news/petrosap