CCNY-Led Team Develops Non-Toxic Oil Recovery Agent

Could Have Applications to Gulf of Mexico SpillA team of chemists led by Dr. George John , Associate Professor at The City College of New York (CCNY), have developed a non-toxic, recyclable agent that can solidify oil on salt water so that it can be scooped up like the fat that forms on the top of a pot of chilled chicken soup. The agent could potentially be used to recover oil lost in the British Petroleum (BP) spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Professor John said. In the laboratory, Professor John and colleagues added a sugar compound mixed in alcohol to