PROCEDE ET COMPOSITION DESTINES A L'ELIMINATION DE L'HUILE DE LA SURFACE DE L'EAU

摘要

An article of manufacture for use in the removal and recovery of oil slicks or spills floating on the surfaces of bodies of water consisting essentially of a foam of an ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer having a melt index of at least 800, preferably an ethylene copolymer containing from about 10 up to about 45 weight percent methyl acrylate having a melt index in the range of from about 1,000 up to about 2,000 and a process for using such foams in the selective removal of oil from water surfaces and the recovery of the absorbed oils from said foams is disclosed.