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.
Low-grade cotton made into an absorbent nonwoven mat can collect up to 50 times its own weight in oil.
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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.
Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D. • Texas Tech University • Department of Environmental Toxicology
Box 41163 • Lubbock, TX 79409-1163 • 806.885.4567 • s.ramkumar@ttu.edu