The development and preliminary design of a sorbent oil recovery system was carried out under contract to the EPA. The system is based on the use of open-cell reticulated polyurethane foam sorbent material. This material may be regenerated for use in a continuous system by mechanical squeezing. The development program included studies of the sorbent performance, the broadcasting system, the harvesting conveyor, the sorbent regenerator and the recovery platform performance. The results of the development program showed that an oil recovery system based on the continuous reuse of the sorbent material is feasible. Based on the data developed, a preliminary design for a 3000 GPH recovery system for protected waters was prepared.

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