DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A SORBENT-OIL RECOVERY SYSTEM

A development program was completed and preliminary designs were prepared for 3000 gallon/hour protected water and 10,000 gallon/hour unprotected water Sorbent Oil Recovery Systems. The program showed that a continuous sorbent-oil recovery system is feasible using 30 or 80 PPI polyurethane sorbent chips. In one pass about 90 percent of the oil in a 1.5 mm slick can be recovered. The water content of the Recovered Fluid is less than 10 percent. The preliminary designs are presented with detailed descriptions of the system components, operating procedures, and costs. (Modified author abstract)

• Corporate Authors:

  Hydronautics, Incorporated

  7210 Pindel School Road
  Laurel, MD  United States  20810
• Authors:
  • Miller, Eric J
  • Stephens, L
  • Ricklis, J
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 199 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorbents; Absorption; Cost estimating; Crude oil; Design; Economic efficiency; Estimates; Foams; Materials recovery (Mining); Oil recovery equipment; Oil sorbents; Oil spill cleanup; Oils; Onboard navigational aids; Performance evaluations; Polyurethane resins; Water pollution; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Model tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Absorbers materials; Bunker oils; Cellular plastics; Materials recovery; Shipborne
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050848
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Ser
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-01-0066
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM