DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF A CONTINUOUS REGENERATING MOVING BED TO REMOVE OIL-WATER SUSPENSIONS

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.

• 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

• Pagination: 137 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Ships); Oil spills; Oil water interfaces; Pollution control; Tankers; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Oil separators
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil water suspensions; Oily ballast water; Tanker pollution prevention; Water pollution prevention
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165299
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-7080-1 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: MA-0-35467
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1977 12:00AM