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Grease? New Coating Comes Clean With Water
Removing oily smudges from mirrors, countertops or fabrics usually requires some elbow grease... and a strong soap or solvent.
A new coating developed by researchers at Purdue University promises that grease stains can be wiped away with plain old water.
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Incorporating this material into cleaning products, paints or sealants could reduce the need for environmentally damaging solvents and phosphate-containing detergents, the researchers say.
Phosphate detergents can kill aquatic life by allowing algae and microbes to overgrow bodies of water, suffocating other animals by consuming the dissolved oxygen.
