Recovery of oil

摘要

Oil is removed from water surfaces by advancing a continuous loop of oil adsorbent material past the front of a boom which is moving relative to the water to accumulate oil ahead of it and then through an oil desorbing means. The invention also provides a method of and apparatus for removing oil in which the loop is advanced through a floating rope guide means and then through a desorbing means on a vessel towing the guide means by flexible connecting members which keep slack the runs of rope loop between the vessel and the guide means.