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Fire resistant oil spill barrier

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5372575
A fire-resistant, portable, barrier for the containment of marine oil spill, is described which consists of: (A) a continuous length of a fire-resistant fabric comprising interwoven yarns of heat-resistant material, coated with a liquid-impermeable film; the fabric being impermeable to a hydrocarbon petroleum oil; (B) buoyant bodies attached to the fabric in a quantity and at positions sufficient to buoy the length of fabric on a body of water; and (C) means for stabilizing the length of fabric when buoyed upon the body of water.
Assignee:
Globe International, Inc., Buffalo, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4605586
OSTI ID:
5372575
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English