Researchers use graphene-modified polyurethane sponge to provide innovative solution to oil-water separation problem

maimoona mohamed and nada yahya deyab, undergraduates at qatar university’s department of chemistry and earth sciences, together with their supervisor dr. shabi abbas zaidi, associate professor of analytical chemistry, have made significant progress on the difficult problem of oil-water separation. their research focuses on developing a new material for the efficient separation of oil from…