Patent ID: 8968570
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B01J,C02F,E01H,E02B,Y02A,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A floatable modular device for absorbing oil from a surface, comprising: a plurality of generally disk-shaped floatable individual cages, wherein each cage has two faces and each face tapers towards the cage's periphery in a peripheral region thereof; and a water-repellent strip-shaped or chip-shaped oil absorbent material accommodated in the cage; wherein the device further includes connecting structure supporting the plurality of individual cages in a face-on manner forming a stack, along a common longitudinal axis, wherein the individual cages in the stack are oriented in parallel to one another, and wherein stacking the peripheral regions of the mutually adjacent individual cages forms a longitudinally corrugated structure; wherein the device further comprises at least one connector element configured for joining plural ones of the stack together, to form an articulate oil absorber.