Modular element for absorbing oily substances from surfaces of water bodies and purification system using such elements
US5423985A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/924
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A module for removing polluting agents from the surface of the sea consists of absorbent polyolefinic fibres enclosed inside a permeable sheath having a short-length bundle configuration with a star-like or lenticular cross-section. After absorbing oily substances, the cross-section of the module becomes polygonal or circular.
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