Energy Citations Database

Bibliographic Citation

 
Document
For copies of Journal Articles, please contact the Publisher or your local public or university library and refer to the information in the Resource Relation field.
For copies of other documents, please see the Availability, Publisher, Research Organization, Resource Relation and/or Author (affiliation information) fields and/or Document Availability.
Title Recovery of hydrocarbon liquids
Creator/Author Horowitz, C.
Publication Date1970 Feb 10
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 6986894
Report Number(s)US 3494862
Resource TypePatent
Resource RelationPat. File: Filed date 21 Jan 1969
Subject020900 -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects ;020800 -- Petroleum-- Waste Management; ;OIL SPILLS-- ABSORPTION;OIL SPILLS-- RECOVERY; PETROLEUM;POLYSTYRENE;SEPARATION PROCESSES;SKIMMERS;WATER;WATER POLLUTION
Related SubjectENERGY SOURCES;EQUIPMENT;FOSSIL FUELS;FUELS;HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS;MATERIALS;ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;ORGANIC POLYMERS;OXYGEN COMPOUNDS;PETROCHEMICALS;PETROLEUM PRODUCTS;PLASTICS;POLLUTION;POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT;POLYMERS;POLYOLEFINS;POLYVINYLS;SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
Description/Abstract A simplified method is described for recovering hydrocarbon liquids, as for example oil spills in machine shops, in the water, and in fact in almost any area.^ The hydrocarbon liquid is contacted with porous polystyrene which completely absorbs the oil, and which can then be separated from the oil by heating whereupon the polystyrene melts and forms a liquid layer on bottom of the oil.^ These particles completely absorb the hydrocarbon liquid, and in the case of an oil spill in water, the lumps of polystyrene containing the absorbed oil float on the surface of the water and can be easily scooped up.^Consequently, it is not only possible to remove the danger of oil spill, but it is actually possible also to recover the oil in usuable form.^ (6 claims)
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: v
RightsPolymer Research Corp. Amer.
System Entry Date2001 May 13

Top