Indian-led team designs pipe coatings to prevent oil spills
An MIT team led by Arindam Das has designed coatings to prevent pipeline clogging which causes oil spills. Clogging often occurs due to the formation of a frozen mixture of water and methane. The coating acts as a barrier layer that prevents adhesion to walls and can thus thwart the build-up of clogging materials in the oil-carrying pipe, said Das.