Oil spill cleanup method and apparatus
Patent
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OSTI ID:5782711
A method for removing oil from the surface of water where an oil spill has occurred, particularly in obstructed or shallow areas, which comprises partially surrounding a hovercraft with a floating oil-collecting barrier, there being no barrier at the front of the hovercraft, moving the oil-barrier-surrounded-hovercraft into oil contaminated water, and collecting oil gathered within the barrier behind the hovercraft through a suction line which carries the oil to a storage tank aboard the hovercraft. The invention also embodies the hovercraft adapted to effect an oil spill cleanup.
- Assignee:
- Suntech Inc
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4209400
- OSTI ID:
- 5782711
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CONTAINERS
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EQUIPMENT
FLOTATION
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OIL SPILLS
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REMOVAL
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TANKS
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020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
520200 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR CUSHION VEHICLES
CLEANING
CONTAINERS
CONTAINMENT
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FLOTATION
OIL POLLUTION CONTAINMENT
OIL SPILLS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
REMOVAL
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SKIMMERS
TANKS
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