title: A mannitol based phase selective supergelator offers a simple, viable and greener method to combat marine oil spills.
abstract: Though phase selective organogelators (PSOGs) are thought to be useful for oil spill recovery, all known PSOGs require a water-miscible carrier solvent for their introduction. Providing a simple, cheap, green and practical solution to the problem of oil spills, we report a nontoxic super-PSOG that can be sprayed aerially in a carrier solvent destined to get co-congealed with the oil.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695016, India.
authors.forename: Annamalai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prathap
authors.forename: Kana M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Sureshan
mesh_terms: D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D008353:Mannitol / Q000737:chemistry*; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D059392:Petroleum Pollution; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008353:Mannitol