摘要 |
An oil slick is destroyed by applying thereto finely divided particles of a compound capable of generating a combustible gas, upon contact with water, allowing the particles to contact the underlying body of water so that bubbles of combustible gas rise through the oil film and admix therewith, so as to enhance the combustibility of the oil, and then igniting the oil-gas mixture to burn and destroy the film, e.g. calcium carbide to form acetylene gas.
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