Storage of ethanol inside a polymeric gel sphere (IMAGE)
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Researchers from SIT Japan showed in a new study that chemically cross-linked polymeric gel networks can trap highly volatile liquid fuel molecules, such as ethanol, through physical interactions, thereby greatly reducing their evaporation rate and risks of fire accidents.
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Naoki Hosoya from SIT, Japan.
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