OIL-WATER REGENERATIVE SEPARATOR--PHASE 1

In order to develop a device for removing oil from oil-water ballast discharges, Phase I evaluates a series of commercially available candidate filter media to determine their oil-water separation characteristics. Investigated were glass, porous ceramics, metals, wools, plastics, activated carbon, anthracite fibrous non-woven mattings, and reticulated (open-pore) foams. Best appeared to be a partially compacted bed, of randomly oriented pieces of an open-structured polyurethane foam for a wide variety of oil contaminants, including crude oil and Bunker "C". Simple expression permits reuse.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Development Program of a Continuous Regenerative Moving Bed to Remove Oil from Oil-Water Suspensions.
• Corporate Authors:

  Hydronautics, Incorporated

  7210 Pindel School Road
  Laurel, MD  United States  20810
• Authors:
  • Witmer, F E
  • Gollan, A
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 176 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Ships); Pollution control; Waste disposal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Oil separators
• Old TRIS Terms: Oily ballast disposal
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037104
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA-RD-900-73006 Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: C-0-35467
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 10 1973 12:00AM