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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:49 PM
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What would happen if they poured maltodextrin on the oil slick?
Maltodextrin is used in food preparation to make powders from lipids. Like, olive oil powder.

I wonder if this would be an eco-friendly way to treat oil spills?

:shrug:
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paulsby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:52 PM
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1. i put maltodextrin in my protein shakes. i'm drinking one right now
not sure if that is remotely relevant, but i thought i'd share :)
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:01 PM
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2. are you a chemist?!?!?!?
are you a professional shake maker??

Do you know ANYTHING about OIL??

How DARE you comment on things you have not been TRAINED FOR, sir!!!


:rofl:
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paulsby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:04 PM
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5. i'm sorry
the first time i added it, i created a small mushroom cloud of whey powder and flax seeds, but i managed to contain it

since then, i just keep my rods cool in a water bath, and the mixture works fine.

just don't leave it in the trunk to get hot

thermonuclear protein shakes. it's what's for dinner
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:07 PM
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8. mmmmmmmm..........
sounds delish. . .

:toast:
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:02 PM
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3. We could pour a million gallons of vinegar on the spill and make it delicious.
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Mother Smuckers Donating Member (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:04 PM
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4. Without garlic? That is blasphemy!
:silly:
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:06 PM
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6. Goodness! You caught me in the act of dressing!
Edited on Sat May-01-10 05:06 PM by Orrex
For shame, sir!
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mzteris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:08 PM
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9. oh my . . .
:blush:
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Mother Smuckers Donating Member (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:11 PM
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13. I say Lettuce cut up with no dressing!
:rofl:
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paulsby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:11 PM
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12. what about bacon?
bacon makes almost anything better
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:14 PM
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15. Almost? Name one thing it doesn't make better
Besides cholesterol levels, I mean.
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paulsby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:36 PM
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19. ok, i'm stumped.
i figured there HAD to be something, but i can't think what it is.
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:08 PM
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10. balsamic?
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:07 PM
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7. We could dunk Dean Kamen in the spill
It might not rid us of the spill by containing then absorbing all the oil, but it would absorb all of Dean Kamen.
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:10 PM
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11. Waaaah! Nobody takes me seriously!
Waaaaah!

:rofl:

But really, I do wonder what would happen. If I had some maltodextrin (and maybe I do now that I think of it) I'd make an oil slick in a bowl of salt water and then sprinkle some md on it and see what happens. Does the glob sink? Does it still float? Curious minds and all that...
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daylan b Donating Member (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:14 PM
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14. Not sure if you're being serious
but the chemicals they use are well researched.

The problem is the size of the slick, not a lack of research into treatment. Texas A&M and The University of Texas both have professors that have spent a good portion of their lives finding the best methods to clean spills.
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:15 PM
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16. I am being serious
Maltodextrin is produced from corn, which we already know we have TONS of. It's biodegradable, safe.

I'm just wondering if the thought occurred to anyone. Besides me, I mean.
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daylan b Donating Member (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:21 PM
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17. Yes, it's occurred to many.
It's a part of numerous patented methods of and chemicals for mitigating oil spills.
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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 05:36 PM
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18. Good, glad to hear it.
"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."

--Arthur Schopenhauer
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 06:39 PM
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20. gee... I never thought a thread about an oil slick could make me hungry
but I guess there is a first time for everything.
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