Wax wool
Wax wool is an oil binding agent made by Deurex from Zeitz , which is sold under the trade name Deurex Pure. In the press it is sometimes referred to as magic floss or miracle floss .
General
This oil binding agent is a special wax that absorbs oil , but not water .
history
The invention of wax wool was more a coincidence than targeted research. When setting up a machine, an employee swapped values and the machine ran unobserved overnight. The incorrect settings were only discovered the next morning, and the machine was covered with fine wax fibers. These wax fibers were examined and the Deurex Pure was developed from them.
Possible use
Because wax wool only binds oil, but not water, it is well suited for binding oils from leaky ships. It can also be used to bind the oil leaking from wind turbines .
European Inventor Award 2017
In June 2017 Günter Hufschmid won the European Inventor Award for the invention of the oil binding agent wax wool. The prize is awarded annually by the European Patent Office .
Web links
- The miracle floss in the 3sat. Media library
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.deurex.com. Retrieved June 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Harald Czycholl: Oil catastrophes: A magic floss from Germany helps - WELT. In: www.welt.de. Welt, July 19, 2017, accessed July 19, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Mitteldeutsche Zeitung: Zeitzer Zauberwatte wins European Inventor Award , June 15, 2017.
- ↑ Sustainable Life.ch : Wax cotton puts an end to oil disasters .
- ↑ European Patent Office: A super sponge against oil pollution: Günter Hufschmid receives European Inventor Award 2017 in the SME category. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .