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OIL CLEANING BIO-PRODUCTS LTD.
LOW DUST PREMIUM ABSORBENT FOR OIL SPILLS ON FACTORY FLOORS
Absorbs spills on workshop floors
Hegfloor.LD is a uniquely beneficial absorbent of oil and other liquid organic chemicals. Formulated to release minimal dust, it is made from recycled waste plant fibres treated to absorb oil in preference to water, at up to 6 times its own weight. Absorbed oil is trapped and cannot leach out. Hegfloor.LD is non-abrasive, and will not damage sealed floors or finely engineered parts. It eliminates workshop fumes from spilled liquids, prevents tracking of oil, reduces fire risk and ensures a safe anti-slip surface. Unlike polypropylene or granular clays, its production requires minimal resource and energy inputs and has no environmental impact.
BENEFITS
IN THE UK IN 1995, THERE WERE 35,000 INDUSTRIAL LOST-TIME ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY SLIPS OR FALLS ON UNSAFE FLOORS, COSTING £300 MILLION IN LOST PRODUCTION AND EXTRA COSTS.
- Full encapsulating absorption (not surface adsorption) of oil, organic chemica ls and vegetable oil
- Oil is trapped in the oleophilic fibres and can not leach out or give off fumes;
- Enhances safety and heath at work: dust free, non-slip surfaces, cuts fumes, no silicate dust
- Unlike granular clays, does not form an unsafe gritty mass on the floor, damaging sealed surfaces
- Made from recycled plant waste, not from a persistent petrochemical such as polypropylene
- In spills in road accidents, removes risk of extended contamination
- Easy to apply; reusable in Ecocycle System until saturated; disposable by composting or incineration
- Up to 7 times more absorbent than granular clay; one bag Hegfloor replaces up to 8-10 bags clay
- Production causes no environmental impact and needs minimal energy and resource input
- Supported by US Department of Agriculture; Meets criteria in guidelines in US Presidential Order 13101 concerning preference to given by US Federal Agencies in purchasing products which impose fewer burdens on the environment.
COMPARISON WITH GRANULAR CLAY
Hegfloor.LD is up to 7 times more absorbent than granular clay, as follows for different types of oil (weight for weight basis):
GASOLINE x 5.7 LIGHT CRUDE x 4.5 MINERAL OIL x 5.3 VEGETABLE OIL x 4.5 DIESEL OIL x 3.4 MOTOR OIL SLUDGE x 7.1 30 WT MOTOR OIL x 4.0 90 WT GEAR OIL x 6.7 To absorb 10 litres 90 WT gear oil, you would need only 2.4 kg Hegfloor.LD but 16 kg of granular clay. At typical prices, the cost of Hegfloor.LD would be £2-50, compared to £5-50 for the granular clay - a saving of 54%. Moreover, the saturated Hegfloor.LD would present only 12.4kg for disposal, compared with 25.8 kg of saturated granular clay.
APPLICATIONS
SPILLS OF ALL TYPES OF OIL AND MANY OTHER ORGANIC CHEMICALS ON HARD SURFACES IN:
*FACTORIES
*PROCESS INDUSTRY
*PRECISION ENGINEERING
*MOTOR WORKSHOPS
*PETROL STATION FORECOURTS
*FOOD WAREHOUSES (SPILLS OF VEGETABLE OIL)
*LORRY FUELLING
*ROAD TANKER LOADING
*FUEL DEPOTS
*TANK FARMS
*CHEMICAL STORAGE
*EMERGENCY SERVICES (ROAD SPILLS)
*AIRPORT SERVICES (SPILLS OF FUEL & ANTI FREEZE)
*FARMS (OIL ON BARN & WORKSHOP FLOOR)
*HEAVY MACHINERY: SPILLS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
Scatter Hegfloor.LD directly over the spilled liquid. Leave to absorb - it will do so very quickly. Brush briskly to and fro across the affected area to ensure complete absorption and to leave a clean anti-slip surface. If the liquid is spreading fast, heap Hegfloor in its path to contain it or to form an absorbent dam around drainage points.
Respond immediately to spills - have standby supplies to hand at key points, preferably in Ecocycle System mobile storage, dispensing & recycling units. Used Hegfloor.LD may be brushed aside and used again until saturated. As a matter of good workshop practice, Hegfloor.LD should not be left over a spill site for extended periods. Saturated Hegfloor.LD should be swept up and may be disposed of either as contaminated waste, or by incineration if permitted (Hegfloor yields 15,000 BTU per kilo with only 3% ash) or by composting on site with Hegrem (e.g. in the Ecocycle System+Composter) as if it were contaminated soil.
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