ULTRAFILTRATION CONCEPT FOR SEPARATING OIL FROM WATER

Discharge of oily wastes from shipboard operations of deballasting, bilge pumping and slop tank cleaning constitutes a serious water pollution problem. Membrane ultrafiltration was studied in this project as a means of generating a highly purified water from a variety of oily wastes.

• Corporate Authors:

  Abcor, Incorporated

  341 Vassar Street
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Goldsmith, R L
  • Hossain, S
• Publication Date: 1973-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 137 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Ships); Bilges; Cleaning; Cost estimating; Costs; Design; Estimates; Filtration; Mechanical analysis; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Oils; Performance; Pipe; Ships; Tests; Vehicle components; Waste disposal; Waste products (Materials); Water pollution; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Membranes; Oil separators; Ultrafiltration
• Old TRIS Terms: Bilge water; Cg; Liquid filters; Membranes (Biology); Oil wastes; Oily ballast disposal; Performance engineering; Ship auxiliary equipment; Ultrafiltration systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046121
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-24,286-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1973 12:00AM