Petroleum Remediation Product (PRP): Bio-degradable Oil Reclamation
A NASA Spin-off to Protect the Environment
Petroleum Remediation Product (PRP) is quickly becoming the world standard for oil-spill clean-up. PRP absorbs petroleum and safely lets the oil bio-degrade. PRP works in both its native, powder form or in booms or socks. Applications of Petroleum Remediation Product work both on land and water. Water application is possible because PRP, like oil, floats.
Because PRP can be used in a powder form, it is perfect for cleaning spills on land, shorelines, even driveways. Various other configurations, such as the sock, are perfect for surrounding oil spills on water, absorbing the oil, and safely bio-degrading the petroleum.
How does it work?
Petroleum Remediation Product at its basic level is a bee's wax microsphere. Natural bee's wax is processed into microscopic, hollow spheres. The spheres are impervious to water, but absorb hydrocarbons.
The bee's wax encourages naturally occurring micro-organisms to eat. The microbes feast on the bee's wax and don't stop eating until all the oil is gone, safely, naturally bio-degrading the petroleum and the PRP itself.
A special mixture of PRP and ground corncob is available for use on land or hard surfaces where there are no naturally occurring microbes. The corn provides a catalyst for the microbes.
Where did it come from?
PRP was developed when micro-encapsulation technology developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) met with experiments carried out in orbit by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The JPL experiments proved that microspheres could encapsulate cells. MSFC orbital experiments provided the key to economically producing the spheres.
NASA developed a commercial partnership with a company that eventually became Universal Remediation, Inc. (UniRemInc) to produce PRP. Pittsburgh-based UniRemInc is currently the only producer of PRP on a commercial scale. They offer several, industry-specific solutions such as BioSok Bilge Maintenance SystemTM, BioBoomTM, WellBoomTM, and OilBusterTM (corn mixture).
Who is using PRP?
Railroads use PRP to clean diesel and oil saturated areas near tracks and in rail yards. In addition to cleaning up the environment, applications help avoid hefty EPA fines.
The U.S. Coast Guard not only uses PRP on their ships, but carries PRP products to fight oil spills in their patrol areas. Bilge cleaning and general ship maintenance spill millions of gallons of oil and gasoline annually. One of the Coast Guard's primary missions is to locate and eliminate such spills.
Petroleum storage facilities, gas stations, and other locations prone to groundwater contamination are using WellBoomTM to monitor and eliminate well contamination.
Even simply home application is possible. Imagine using this bio-degradable powder instead of more toxic chemicals to clean oil from your driveway.
Petroleum Remediation Product is coming to a store near you in the very near future. Look for this innovative NASA spin-off designed to safeguard the environment.
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My husband told me about this years ago and I thought he was kidding at first. I thought the same thing about the Internet when he first told me about it years ago. Guess I've finally grown accustomed to being married to a guy on the cutting edge!
Very interesting, BF! Of course the simplest of solutions (in a perfect world) would be to -hey!- stop drilling in the middle of the ocean - but this is a most interesting "fix."
Awesome Idea,
But I was wondering if SHELL could apply this in BOMU, ELEME, TAI and other areas of OGONI LAND that has been heavily polluted by Shell Nigeria's exploration activities
You'd have to ask the government and BP, David.
Why is clean PRP not being used on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
Awesome idea
Hooray to innovation! Thanks for writing. :o)
Very cool indeed. My husband has cleaned the bilge while underway in submarines -- also crawled through it when getting shellbacked when he crossed the equator the first time. I'm sure he'd have appreciated this!
Well written article