Method for treating oil slicks
US4623468A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2005 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/914
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for reducing oil slick on seawater comprising applying to the oil slick a dispersing compositions containing at least one surface-active agent, at least one solvent, and a nitrogen-containing compound which is a nutrient for the micro-organisms which are active in oil metabolism. The nitrogen-containing compound is a monoalkylguanidinium salt ##STR1## wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical, saturated or unsaturated, containing from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms, and X is a halogen or an acid anion.
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