Office/Division Program
OSRR
Project Number
1054
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
Clean Ocean Technologies Systems (COTS)
Research Principal Investigator
Christian Oates
Research Contracting Agency
Description
COTS investigated a new approach for addressing the recovery of oil in ice. Their design's concept of operation involved a new skimming method to lift and separate water and oil mixtures while minimizing the collection system’s overall surface area. This project consisted of designing and demonstrating a prototype system at the Ohmsett facility.
Latest progress update
The project is complete and all deliverables have been received. The final report is not posted due to issues with content.