Process for burning oil spills
Abstract
Abstract THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF WATER AND LAND BORNE SPILLS BY BURNING. BROADLY, CERTAIN PARTICULATE SOLIDS ARE APPLIED TO THE SPILL AND THE RESULTING SYSTEM IS THEREAFTER FIRED. SUCH TREATED SPILLS ARE MORE EASILY IGNETED AND THE COMBUSTION THEREOF IS MORE COMPLETE THAN EXPERIENCED WITH UNTREATED SPILLS. WHEN CERTAIN CONDITIONS PERTAINING TO THE TYPE AND AMOUNT OF TREATING AGENT APPLIED TO THE SPILL ARE MET EVEN FURTHER BENEFITS ACCRUE TO THE PROCESS OF THE INVENTION. SUCH BENEFITS RESIDE IN IMPROVED PHYSICAL CHARACTER OF THE BURNED RESIDUE WHICH IS MORE AMENABLE TO PHYSICAL REMOVAL THEREOF FROM THE WATER OR LAND MASS THAN THE BURNED RESIDUUM OF UNTREATED SPILLS.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul R Tully
- 👤 William J Fletcher
- 👤 Hector Cochrane
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