Hybrid, Recycled Oil Remediation Materials and Energy Conversion Method [HYOREC], EPL Composite Solutions Ltd

混合、再生油修复材料和能量转换方法 [HYOREC]，EPL Composite Solutions Ltd

• 批准号: 710187
• 金额: $ 11.95万
• 依托单位: HAYDALE COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Concept
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=710187
• 关键词: Hybrid; Recycled; Oil; Remediation; Materials

About 100 million gallons of oil are spilt accidently in the oceans every year as a result of oil expoloration and transportation. Oil remediation materials (sorbents), which soak up oil in preference to other liquds, are usually deployed as part of a clean up operation. Currently available sorbents are in-effcient, made from expensive virgin polymers and cannot be re-used.This project proposes to address the issues with current materials by devloping and proving a concept of sorbents made from recycled industrial waste fibres. The project is innovative because it will research the underlying science of recycled fibre oil absorption to allow development of novel, higher performance, lower cost sorbents, tailored to end user needs. Furthermore, it will develop an innovative re-processing route to enable the re-use of used, oily materials.The key objectives of this project are: to conduct lab analysis of recycled fibre oil absorption; to make prototype recycled sorbents using knowledge gained; test performance in line with end user and indusrty requirements to validate the concept and to develop a process for converting used, oily materials for re-use. The ultimate aim is to prove the overall concept is commercially viable.The main benefits of this technology will be: Lower cost, higher efficiency materials, tailored to end user need; a new use for recycled industrial waste (that would normally be landfilled) and the added value of a recognised re-processing route.The likely outomes and impacts of this project will be the creation of new manufacturing technology for recycled waste with economic and social impacts of job and wealth creation. More efficient, recycled sorbents will have several positive environmental impacts including reduction of virgin material production, prevention of landfill waste and more efficient oil spill clean up.

由于石油开采和运输，每年约有1亿加仑的石油意外泄漏到海洋中。石油修复材料（吸附剂），优先吸收石油而不是其他液体，通常作为清理操作的一部分部署。目前可用的吸附剂是低效的，由昂贵的原始聚合物制成，不能重复使用。本项目提出通过开发和证明由回收的工业废纤维制成的吸附剂的概念来解决当前材料的问题。该项目具有创新性，因为它将研究再生纤维吸油的基础科学，以开发出满足最终用户需求的新型、更高性能、更低成本的吸附剂。该项目的主要目标是：对再生纤维吸油性能进行实验室分析;利用所获得的知识制作再生吸附剂原型;根据最终用户和行业要求测试性能，以验证概念，并开发一种将废旧油性材料转化为再利用材料的工艺。最终的目标是证明整个概念在商业上是可行的。这项技术的主要好处将是：低成本，高效率的材料，为最终用户的需求量身定制;回收工业废料的新用途（通常会被填埋）和公认的再利用的附加值-该项目的可能结果和影响将是创造新的生产技术，回收废物，经济和社会就业和财富创造的影响。更有效的回收吸附剂将对环境产生积极的影响，包括减少原始材料的生产，防止垃圾填埋，更有效地清理石油泄漏。