Aug 9 2010
Si&F New Material Co, a Chinese company which has developed and marketed products for the pharmaceutical, industrial, and life science sectors for 17 years, has introduced a new product which can alleviate the danger caused by oil spills such as the recent BP well collapse in the Gulf of Mexico.
The product employs a new surface collecting concept, which is different than standard methods which disperse the oil into droplets which remain in the ocean.
The product, known as SiFast R-332, is a fluorinated organic surfactant which collects the oil and solidifies it into a form suitable for collection. It has been extensively tested for 10 years in the laboratory and is now ready for field testing by EPA certified laboratories. The company's plan is that R-332 will be the first surface collecting agent approved by the EPA for inclusion on its NCP product list, which is used by oil spill responders to determine proper treatment.
Previous chemicals used to treat oil spills have been known for environmental degradation, and lack of efficiency. SiFast R-332 is designed to be applied in very small amounts over a wide surface area, which insures that as little as possible remains in the marine environment.
Source: http://www.sifchem.com/