Biochar containment boom and blanket
AssigneeOrin Technologies, LLC
InventorsLarry Kinsman, Adam Mohs
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Abstract
A water remediation device is disclosed, including a water-permeable outer fabric defining a cavity therein, a buoyant core disposed within the cavity, and a mass of water remediation media including biochar disposed between the buoyant core and the water-permeable outer fabric. The remediation media is configured to reduce a quantity of a polyfluoroalkyl substance present in a sample of contaminated water when the remediation device is placed in the sample of contaminated water. The device may be formed into an elongated boom that is configured to float on or partially-submerge in water. Alternatively, the device may be formed of a pad or blanket that may be entirely submerged in water during use.
Claims17
A water remediation boom, comprising:
- a first sheet of water-permeable outer fabric affixed to a second sheet of water-permeable outer fabric about a common parameter defining a central cavity within the common perimeter of the first and second sheets,
- a buoyant core disposed within the central cavity,
- a fibrous batting material disposed within the central cavity,
- a mass of water remediation media comprising biochar disposed between the buoyant core and the water-permeable outer fabric, wherein a portion of the remediation media is intermixed with the fibrous batting material;
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- wherein the remediation material is configured to reduce a quantity of a polyfluoroalkyl substance present in a body of contaminated water when the boom is placed in the body of contaminated water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.