| 摘要 |
<p>In accordance with the present invention, there is now provided a method of recovering hydrocarbons such as crude oil, oil processing products, oil residues and the like, spilled on a watery environment, which comprises contacting the hydrocarbon slick with a composition comprising the reaction products of at least one hydrolysable silane derivative reacted with a polyoxyethylenic surfactant, an aliphatic carboxylic acid, an aliphatic alcohol, or mixtures thereof. The reaction products of the composition further react in the presence of water to form an anti-adhesive polysiloxane matrix, thus trapping the hydrocarbon into the matrix. The removal of the resulting silicone/hydrocarbon solid residues from the water surface is performed by simple netting or conventional mechanical means. The residues are washed with hydrocarbon solvents leaving inert silicone polymers to de discarded and a hydrocarbon solution to be recycled.</p> |
