Types of oil spill booms and application status

When the oil spill occurred, the local ecological environment was severely damaged. The oil spill boom is one of the main equipment for the treatment of surface oil spill accidents in rivers, oceans, etc. It can intercept, contain, control, and divert surface oil spills in various water environments.

To prevent the spread of oil spills on the water surface, reduce the oil spill area, and cooperate with the oil spill recovery device to recover and treat the oil, thereby protecting the water environment from oil spill pollution. Let me introduce the types of oil spill booms and application status.

Commonly used types of oil spill booms:

1.Solid float PVC boom

Structure: Solid float PVC boom is one of the conventional oil booms. As shown in the figure, the upper part is wrapped with PVC cloth with multiple independent rigid foam plastic floats, the middle part is stitched and fixed with nylon reinforcing bands, and the middle and lower parts are PVC cloth skirts. The bottom is composed of a weighted chain wrapped in PVC cloth.

Compared with the Solid float rubber boom, this type of oil boom has slightly lower strength, 50% lower cost, and 50% shorter life span, but it is light and flexible. It has a certain resistance to wind, waves, and currents, and can withstand a certain towing pull. But the volume and weight are smaller, and the maneuverability is slightly better. The relatively light and small oil boom of this type can also be used for emergency use in shallow waters and other occasions.

2. Solid float rubber boom

Structure: This oil boom is also one of the conventional oil booms. As shown in the figure below, it is made of vulcanized rubber cloth covered with oil-resistant and seawater resistant rubber nylon canvas, and the upper part is wrapped with multiple independent rigid foam floats. It is a skirt, and the bottom is composed of counterweights such as counterweight chains or counterweight blocks.

Compared with solid float PVC booms, this type of oil boom has a 200% higher cost and 200% longer service life. It is a heavy-duty oil boom. The rubber cloth has high strength, wind resistance, wave resistance, and flow resistance. It can withstand greater towing tension. This type of oil boom is the most widely used and is currently the main application type in the oil boom market.

3. Inflatable rubber boom

This oil boom is one of the emergency oil booms, which is equipped with hydraulic and mechanical power and has good flexibility. Compared with the solid float oil boom, it has high deployment efficiency, less personnel occupation, and can be quickly and flexibly laid down or recycled. This type of oil boom is mainly used for emergency deployment to deal with sudden oil spills.

4. Beach oil containment boom

The beach oil boom is a new type of special oil boom, which is mainly used to contain oil spills on the beach. At the same time, it can contain oil on the water surface or on land. Coastal beach oil booms are particularly suitable for coastal beaches and river banks with tidal fluctuations.

This type of oil boom is small in size and light in weight. Each piece is folded and packed in a special packaging bag, which can be hand-carried manually to cover the beach for transportation and deployment. It can be used for fixed deployment or emergency deployment.

5. Quick deployment oil containment booms

It is one of the emergency type oil booms, which is mainly used for emergency deployment. At present, the main application is PVC quick deployment oil containment boom.

This type of oil boom is mainly used for emergency deployment. Compared with the inflatable oil boom, the oil boom does not need to be inflated, so the deployment speed is fast, and the deployment can generally be completed within 5 minutes.

6. Fire resistant oil boom

The fire-resistant oil boom is one of the special oil booms. It is mainly used to prevent oil spills from flowing fire on the water surface or oil spills on the water surface with a burning tendency. Containing, intercepting, and guiding the oil spill can effectively intercept the burning flowing fire oil, or towing the oil spill to a suitable Burning treatment at the location can effectively prevent the fire from spreading.

The application status of the oil boom

At present, oil booms have been widely used in harbors and wharves. The national and local oil spill emergency depots also have a relatively high reserve level. The cleanup companies along the coast and the river are also equipped with a certain number of oil booms and cleanup equipment.

The oil booms deployed in sensitive waters such as docks are mainly solid float oil booms, followed by PVC oil booms. Emergency deployment of oil booms is mainly inflatable oil booms, followed by quick deployment oil booms.

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