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Apparatus and method for picking up oil from the surface of water

US11933009B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhems-Universitaet Bonn · DE

Inventors

Wilhelm Barthlott · Bonn, DE
Markus Moosmann · Grünkraut, DE
Matthias Mail · Waghäusel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A20/204
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for taking up oil from a water surface, comprising a container for receiving the oil and an oil-transporting means, wherein a portion of the oil-transporting means can be brought into fluid communication with the water surface and another portion of the oil-transporting means is disposed within the container, wherein the oil can be transported into the container via the oil-transporting means, wherein the oil-transporting means is formed from a hydrophobic fabric, the surface of which comprises filament-shaped and/or grid-like structures which are designed in such a way that they retain a gas layer on the surface of the hydrophobic fabric under water. The invention further relates to a corresponding method for taking up oil from a water surface.

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