Hi! I am Yegor, from Belarus, I am 17 years old, I finished the 10th grade.
Tell us what the water concern in your country is!The Yamal-Europe oil pipeline passes through the territory of the Republic of Belarus, so there is a risk of emergencies when oil spills may occur. The data also show that about 100 tons of petroleum products are dumped annually.
This is what I think is one of the solutions for a sustainable future:The use of natural materials for the adsorption of petroleum products from the surface of the water will help to clean up oil spills from the surface of the water as cleanly, faster and better as possible, which can destroy entire ecosystems.
The use of plant materials as sorbents of petroleum products
Accidental spills of oil products and the release of oil products into water bodies can also lead to deterioration of health and life of the population. Are there effective, affordable, environmentally friendly ways to eliminate oil pollution? What natural materials are the most effective for removing oil and gasoline from water surfaces? The search for answers to these questions became the main reason of our research. Hypothesis: plant fibrous materials can be used for the sorption of petroleum products when they enter water bodies. Thus, the hypothesis that it is possible to find available plant materials with the help of which it is possible to collect effectively oil and oil products from the surface of the water has been confirmed.
