Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Floatable matter containment
Patent
1994-05-10
1996-08-20
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Floatable matter containment
210924, 405 60, 405 65, E02B 1504
Patent
active
055473130
ABSTRACT:
A system to contain, collect and remove hydrocarbons such as gasoline, diesel and/or lubricants that are spilled or leaked on to the surface of the water during fueling operations at marine fueling facilities. The system utilizes a series of absorbent devices formed as pillows and held in place on the surface of the water along the dock area of a fueling facility that absorb hydrocarbon pollutants that they come in contact with. The absorbed hydrocarbons are solidified within the pillow into a rubber-like mass. The consolidated mass is contained within the pillows, will float indefinitely and is easily retrieved and handled for disposal. Once the capacity of a pillow is reached, it will continue to act as a containment boom to keep the spill on the water's surface from spreading throughout the fueling facility area, allowing the spill to reach another pillow with the capacity to absorb and solidify the spill. A pillow that has reached its full absorbing and solidifying capacity can be easily replaced with a fresh pillow using a simple system of attaching the pillows to the periphery of the fueling facility. The solidified hydrocarbons will not leech when exposed to pressure limits used to determine landfill suitability. The solidified devices can be disposed of as landfill, incinerated as a fuel or utilized as a component in the production of asphalt, roofing materials or other tar-like compounds.
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