Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Floatable matter containment
Patent
1989-10-05
1993-06-01
Taylor, Dennis L.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Floatable matter containment
405 60, 2102424, 210691, 210924, E02B 1504, C02B 902
Patent
active
052154076
ABSTRACT:
A process of cleaning spills of toxic or hazardous materials such as oil, antifreeze, gasoline, and the like from bodies of water, garage floors, roadways and the like, comprises spraying shredded fiberglass blowing wool composition particles onto the spill, absorbing the spill with the fiberglass blowing wool composition particles, and removing the fiberglass blowing wool composition particles and the spill absorbed by the fiberglass blowing wool composition particles. An absorbent composition for absorbing spills of toxic or hazardous materials comprises shredded fiberglass blowing wool particles, and cork and/or styrofoam particles dispersed with the fiberglass blowing wool particles. An absorbent sock for absorbing and for containing a spill of toxic or hazardous materials comprises an oil permeable tube, and shredded fiberglass blowing wool composition particles enclosed in the tube. Apparatus for controlling an oil slick on the surface of water comprises a craft for approaching the slick, a supply of a fiberglass blowing wool composition particles stored in the craft, and a dispensing unit on the craft for dispensing the particles onto the slick.
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A. Earley John F.
A. Earley III John F.
Ricci John A.
Taylor Dennis L.
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