Ultra Green Complete Oil Spill Clean Up
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Ultra Green's team of military approved scientists, engineers and safety experts have invented a unique membrane strip that is capable of cleaning over 5,000 gallons of oil a day from any marine oil spill disaster. Set to be deployed in the Gulf of Mexico in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, this highly absorbent membrane is a non-toxic clean up method that meets all environmental protection standards. Our technology: • is oil-friendly and will pull up oil before water This membrane is attached in a strip on a belt in a bespoke rig, which is in turn attached to a adapted boat. As the boat pulls the rig and the membrane behind it in the water, the oil is absorbed into the membrane. The belt conveys the strip of membrane onto the boat, where it is squeezed through a mechanical roller, safely extracting the oil, before the membrane is returned to the water. With all boats working 12 hours a day, we can remove 36 million gallons of light crude oil down to a depth of 1.5 meters in 18 days. Each boat can collect 5,336 gallons per belt per day. The trawlers will then transfer oil to bladders fixed alongside, these filled bladders then get towed to a tanker pontoon and into a tanker. |
Key facts • Captures oil, but will readily release it when mechanically stripped • Mechanical stripping is done by press rollers only • It is made from strong, resistant polymer materials • Will withstand repeated cycles in open salt water and the mechanical stripping • Primarily oleophilic / secondarily hydrophilic – it picks up the oil first and then water • The system will allow the water soaked-up by material to be replaced by oil when in contact with the substance - this permits absorption of oil as a preference, but allows for an oily/ watery mix (emulsion) to be recovered. • It can also be deployed obliquely / vertically in salt water for oil absorption • It has a high surface area • It permits use in turbulent environments (open waters, high waves) as the oil can only be released by mechanical stripping and not by rough waters • The technology utilizes a safe stable polymer that can be gasified, recycled or incinerated at the end of its useful life |