Fantastic plastic could help reduce CO2 emissions and purify water
CSIRO Media Release – 12 October 2007
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Dr Anita Hill of CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering with equipment for testing water purification using hollow fibre membranes |
Dr Steven Pas of CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering using positron annihilation spectroscopy equipment for measuring tiny pores in membranes |
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Dr Steven Pas of CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering examining a polymer membrane |
Dr Stephen Mudie of CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering using the Small Angle X-ray Scattering equipment (SAXS), used to examine the development of the hourglass-shaped pores |
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| Carbon dioxide (CO2 – red and grey, barbell shaped) being removed from natural gas, leaving behind methane (CH4 – grey and white) |
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