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Controllable sorbent broadcaster

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6724876
The patent describes a device which can efficiently broadcast oil sorbent materials at a controlled rate, uniformly over an oil slick for the purpose of removing the oil from the water's surface. The device comprises a rotating cylinder of wire mesh having a moving endless belt disposed therein. The endless belt uniformly distributes the sorbent material within the wire mesh cylinder. The sorbent material is dropped onto the oil slick at a controlled rate by the rotating wire mesh cylinder.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, CO (USA)
Assignee:
EDB-78-113276
Patent Number(s):
AD-D-004612; US 4031005
OSTI ID:
6724876
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English