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Title: Brushing up on oil recovery

Abstract

To be prepared for a range of oil spills, emergency response organizations must have an arsenal of powerful and adaptable equipment. Around the coastal United States, a network of oil spill cooperatives and emergency response organizations stand ready with the technology and the know-how to respond to the first sign of an oil spill. When the telephone rings, they may be required to mop up 200 gallons of oil that leaked off the deck of a ship or to contain and skim 2,000 gallons of oil from a broken hose at a loading terminal. In a few cases each year, they may find themselves responding to a major pollution incident, one that involves hundreds of people and tons of equipment. To clean an oil spill at a New Jersey marine terminal, the local cooperative used the Lundin Oil Recovery Inc. (LORI) skimming system to separate the oil and water and the lift the oil out of the river. The LORI skimming technology is based on sound principles of fluid management - using the natural movement of water instead of trying to fight against it. A natural feeding mechanism delivers oily water through the separation process, and a simple mechanical separationmore » and recovery device - a brush conveyor - removes the pollutants from the water.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Hyde Products, Inc., Cleveland, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
183315
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Environmental Protection
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 12; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; OIL SPILLS; OIL POLLUTION CONTAINMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

Citation Formats

Mackey, J. Brushing up on oil recovery. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Mackey, J. Brushing up on oil recovery. United States.
Mackey, J. 1995. "Brushing up on oil recovery". United States.
@article{osti_183315,
title = {Brushing up on oil recovery},
author = {Mackey, J},
abstractNote = {To be prepared for a range of oil spills, emergency response organizations must have an arsenal of powerful and adaptable equipment. Around the coastal United States, a network of oil spill cooperatives and emergency response organizations stand ready with the technology and the know-how to respond to the first sign of an oil spill. When the telephone rings, they may be required to mop up 200 gallons of oil that leaked off the deck of a ship or to contain and skim 2,000 gallons of oil from a broken hose at a loading terminal. In a few cases each year, they may find themselves responding to a major pollution incident, one that involves hundreds of people and tons of equipment. To clean an oil spill at a New Jersey marine terminal, the local cooperative used the Lundin Oil Recovery Inc. (LORI) skimming system to separate the oil and water and the lift the oil out of the river. The LORI skimming technology is based on sound principles of fluid management - using the natural movement of water instead of trying to fight against it. A natural feeding mechanism delivers oily water through the separation process, and a simple mechanical separation and recovery device - a brush conveyor - removes the pollutants from the water.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/183315}, journal = {Environmental Protection},
number = 12,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1995}
}