Methods and systems for clean-up of hazardous spills

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9772108
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14925883

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Methods and systems for clean-up of hazardous spills are provided. In some aspects, there is provided a system for burning an water-oil emulsion that includes an enclosure configured to hold a water-oil emulsion; one or more conductive rods disposed throughout the enclosure, each rod of the one or more roads having a heater portion to be submerged in the water-oil emulsion and a collector portion to project above the water-oil emulsion, wherein the collector portion is longer than the heater portion; and a delivery system for supplying an water-oil emulsion to the enclosure, the delivery system is configured to maintain a constant level of the water-oil emulsion in the enclosure as the water-oil emulsion is burned. The enclosure may further include one or more adjustable air inlets.

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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE100 INSTITUTE ROAD WORCESTER MA 01609

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arsava, Kemal S Dracut, US 5 11
Mahnken, Glenn Newton, US 5 17
Rangwala, Ali S New London, US 10 19
Shi, Xiaochuan Worcester, US 2 5

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