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Oil Spill CleanupPetroleum Remediation Product (PRP) is a new way of cleaning up oil spills. It consists of thousands of microcapsules, tiny balls of beeswax with hollow centers, containing live microorganisms and nutrients to sustain them. As oil flows through the microcapsule's shell, it is consumed and digested by the microorganisms. Pressure buildup causes the PRP to explode and the enzymes, carbon dioxide and water are released into the BioBoom used in conjunction with PRP, preventing contaminated water from spreading. The system incorporates technology originally developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Marshall Space Flight Center.
Document ID
20020080255
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Spinoff 1994
ISBN: 0-16-045368-2
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Report/Patent Number
ISBN: 0-16-045368-2
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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