Published August 17, 1993 | Version v1
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Oil recovery method and apparatus

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Description

A method is described of recovering oil from a layer of oil at an oil spill site on a water surface, the method comprising the steps of: providing a vessel for transporting buoyant, oil absorbent material to the oil spill site, dispersing the oil absorbent material below the water surface at the oil spill site, whereby the dispersed oil absorbent material advances upward toward the layer of oil and the water surface and absorbs oil and water, containing the dispersed oil absorbent material on the water surface, transferring the contained oil absorbent material from the water surface to the vessel, removing oil and water from the oil absorbent material on the vessel, whereby the oil absorbent material from which oil and water is removed is reuseable

Availability note (English)

Available from Patent and Trademark Office, Box 9, Washington, DC 20232 (United States).

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
[10 p.].
IPC:
Int. Cl. E02B 15/04.
IPC
Int. Cl. E02B 15/04.
Patent number
US patent document 5,236,589/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
25009647
Subject category
S02: PETROLEUM;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ADSORBENTS; DESIGN; MATERIALS RECOVERY; OIL SPILLS; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; CONTROL; ENERGY SOURCES; EQUIPMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING

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Secondary number(s)
US patent application 7-779,857.