Concept evaluation: recovery of floating oil using polyurethane foam sorbent

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1972

OSTI ID:6624469

Hengar, C H; Smith, J D

Individual components of an oil spill recovery system were evaluated using Bunker C oil and three crude oils. The system was designed to shred and broadcast polyurethane foam sorbent onto an oil slick, herd the sorbent to a shipside conveyor by a water spray boom, squeeze the sorbent to extract the oil and rebroadcast the sorbent. The initial concept was to build a half-size, full scale system: however, initial foam losses indicated the necessity for a re-evaluation of the program, and specific studies on the broadcasting and squeezing systems were undertaken.

• Research Organization: Edison Water Quality Lab., NJ (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6624469
• Report Number(s): PB-221251
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ADSORPTION
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION
FOAMS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
LIQUID FUELS
OIL RETENTION BOOMS
OIL SPILLS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
POLYAMIDES
POLYMERS
POLYURETHANES
REMOVAL
RESIDUAL FUELS
SHIPS
SORBENT RECOVERY SYSTEMS
SORPTION
TESTING
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL