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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Arijit Bose, Lexington, MA (US);
Vijay T. John, Destrehan, LA (US);
Ani Tzankova Nikova, Winchester, MA (US);
Arijit Bose, Lexington, MA (US);
Vijay T. John, Destrehan, LA (US);
Ani Tzankova Nikova, Winchester, MA (US);
Cabot Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for cleaning an oil spill in a marine environment includes forming a particle-stabilized emulsion containing seawater, carbon black and at least one oil spill component and allowing the at least one oil spill component to degrade, thereby removing said component from the marine environment. Carbon black can be added to an oil-seawater mixture to form a stabilized emulsion containing at least one oil spill component and the oil spill component allowed to degrade, thereby removing the at least one oil spill component from the oil spill. Also disclosed is an emulsion that includes one or more oil spill components, seawater and carbon black particles.