Polyurethane chips used to pick up 5,000 gal. /hr

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · Ocean Ind.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7322860

The Civil Engineering Laboratory (CEL), Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, Calif., has developed a concept which uses 3.6 million polyurethane foam chips an hour to absorb up to 50,000 gals. of spilled oil. The chips are sprayed across a 20-ft path of oil, guided onto a collecting belt, squeezed ''dry'' of the oil, and returned to the system for reuse. It takes a single chip about 60 seconds to complete the cycle and is good for at least 50 clean-up runs. Successful open sea tests have been conducted in rough waters with four-ft waves with CEL's Mechanized Sorbent Oil Spill Recovery System.

• OSTI ID: 7322860
• Journal Information: Ocean Ind.; (United States), Journal Name: Ocean Ind.; (United States) Vol. 11:10; ISSN OCIDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360404 -- Materials-- Polymers & Plastics-- Physical Properties-- (-1987)
42 ENGINEERING
423000 -- Engineering-- Marine Engineering-- (1980-)
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
EFFICIENCY
EQUIPMENT
FOAMS
OIL SPILLS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PERFORMANCE
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
POLYAMIDES
POLYMERS
POLYURETHANES
RECOVERY
REMOVAL
SKIMMERS
USES