Patent ID: 9365994
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: C02F,E02B,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A filter boom for surface and subsurface filtering of water contained in a fluid volume contaminated with oil, the filter boom comprising: a first fabric having a top edge, a first side edge, a bottom edge, and a body, wherein: the body has a first face and a second face and comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and the plurality of carbon nanotubes are disposed between the first face and the second face and are oriented such that, when the body is submerged in a fluid volume and when water and oil of the fluid volume contact the first face, the water in contact with the first face filters though the nanotubes from the first face towards the second face while the oil in contact with the first face is retained; and a second fabric having a second side edge, wherein the second side edge of the second fabric is configured to attach to the first side edge of the first fabric.