Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Floatable matter containment
Patent
1977-06-07
1982-03-23
Blix, Trygve M.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Floatable matter containment
114267, 405 70, E02B 1504
Patent
active
043209904
ABSTRACT:
An oil boom comprises a plurality of collapsible support members, particularly hinged polypropylene mouldings, detachably strung together, apparatus to hold said support members in the non collapsed state, and a sleeving of water-resistant oil-absorbent material, in particular a laminar pile surfaced thermoplastic material, disposed round the support members, the support members, when in the non collapsed state and bearing the sleeving, being capable of floating on the surface of water.
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Blix Trygve M.
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
Keen D. W.
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