Ramkumar is a creator of Fibertect®, a nonwoven decontamination wipe developed by researchers at Texas Tech capable of cleaning chemical and biological agents. Vinitkumar Singh, a doctoral candidate working under Ramkumar, performed the experiments in this study.
The results strengthen the use of cotton as a natural sorbent for oil.
a nonwoven decontamination wipe developed by researchers at Texas Tech capable of cleaning chemical and biological agents.
Students were shown practical demonstration on how raw cotton nonwoven fabric picks-up motor oil. Two teachers who accompanied the students did hands-on experiments as well.
Low-grade cotton made into an absorbent nonwoven mat can collect up to 50 times its own weight in oil.
