Method and apparatus for oil spill containment
AssigneeKinectrics Inc.
InventorsLuciano A. Gonzalez, Blair F. Sim, Ron H. K. Tsang, Alexander Z. Mlynarczyk
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Abstract
An oil spill containment system for containing oil spills or leaks from an oil containing vessel. In one embodiment, the oil spill containment system comprises a geosynthetic material defining a number of cells, with an oil absorbing material and an oil adsorbing material received in the cells of the geosynthetic material. This system contains oil which spills or leaks from the oil containing vessel while allowing water from rain or snow melt to permeate through the system.
Claims34
An oil spill containment system for containing oil spills or leaks from an oil containing vessel, comprising:
- a containment basin;
- a layer of oil absorbing material contained within said basin;
- and
- a layer of oil adsorbing material also contained within said containment basin, on top of said layer of oil absorbing material, wherein the oil adsorbing material is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- peat moss and derivatives thereof, Fuller's Earth, fly ash, and rock wool, and wherein
- the layer of oil absorbing material, when saturated with oil, forms an oil-and-water-impermeable barrier.
An oil retention tray for containing oil spills or leaks from an oil containing vessel, comprising:
- an elongate tray having a mesh bottom and being open at the top thereof;
- a layer of oil absorbing material received on said mesh bottom;
- and
- a layer of oil adsorbing material covering said layer of oil absorbing material, wherein the oil adsorbing material is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- peat moss and derivatives thereof, Fuller's Earth, fly ash, and rock wool, and wherein
- the layer of oil absorbing material, when saturated with oil, forms an oil-and water-impermeable barrier.
A method of preparing an oil spill containment system for containing oil spills or leaks from an oil containing vessel, wherein the oil spill containment system is received in a containment basin, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a layer of oil absorbing material within the containment basin;
- and
- providing a layer of oil adsorbing material on top of the layer of oil absorbing material within the containment basin, wherein the oil adsorbing material is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- peat moss and derivatives thereof, Fuller's Earth, fly ash, and rock wool, and wherein
- the layer of oil absorbing material, when saturated with oil, forms an oil-and-water-impermeable barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.