Oil Spill Solution!!!

[Derrick]

Look at this and tell me what you think. Polyureathane is a component of oil, so it soaks it easily.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFNOnI3M_1M&feature=related]YouTube - The Best GULF OIL REMOVAL Solution[/video]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stKm0ycDfew]YouTube - MPU Oil Sorbent - REMOVES Real Crude Oil from Human Skin[/video]

Derrick

[cnfowler]

They would need a gazillion pounds of that stuff to soak up all the oil that has spilled and is continuing to spill into the gulf.

Looks cool, though.


Colin

[cobalt9123]

But it would work...I say make BP pay for it. Seems like a good solution.

[Matt]

Sounds good, hopefully BP will get their act together and start using this.

[CEE DOG]

Nice find-The video shows they can get over a million pounds out a week.
Where did you find the video?
I haven't seen this on the major media outlets. We need to get this to msnbc or even better bill maher. The pres might actually see it there.

Seriously though do we know if the gov already knows about this stuff?

[CEE DOG]

I sent that info to Morning Joe (Great show btw!) And a couple others.

Here is an article I found a little info about their efforts to be able to use this.

SACRAMENTO, CA - A small company in Lincoln says it has a solution to help clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mobius Technologies, Inc. grinds recycled polyurethane foam into micronized powder.
It's "the flexible foam we sit on in our desk chairs or couches at home," said Mobius' Brian Hennessy. "It's a green substance, non-hazardous, totally inert and it absorbs oil better than any other substance."
Trying to show the actual conditions in the ocean, Hennessy and Mobius CEO Dean Budney set up a demonstration Friday.
The pair poured a gallon of crude oil into salted water and after generating a wave action, added two pounds of the micronized polyurethane powder or MPU.
Within 60 seconds, the MPU absorbed the oil and caked up, then was easily removed with a skimmer.
Hennessy said using MPU is much more effective than dispersants, which just break up the surface oil and make it impossible to collect.
Mobius is trying to make contact with BP to offer the product, Hennessy said.
"BP is overwhelmed and has a huge bottleneck on the hotline," Hennessy said. "We've called four times, left a file three times."
The company is now trying to work through Sacramento congresswoman Doris Matsui to get certified to use the product in the Gulf.
"We can deliver 2 million pounds if it's air cargo shipped within a week and we can deliver another million pounds plus every week beyond that," Hennessy said.
MPU is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and Hennessy said it can also be an effective and fast way to clean oil from wildlife.
"We want to get down there and test as soon as we can, but we can't do anything unless BP allows us," he said.

[Apokiliptik1]

I sent that info to Morning Joe (Great show btw!) And a couple others.

Here is an article I found a little info about their efforts to be able to use this.

SACRAMENTO, CA - A small company in Lincoln says it has a solution to help clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mobius Technologies, Inc. grinds recycled polyurethane foam into micronized powder.
It's "the flexible foam we sit on in our desk chairs or couches at home," said Mobius' Brian Hennessy. "It's a green substance, non-hazardous, totally inert and it absorbs oil better than any other substance."
Trying to show the actual conditions in the ocean, Hennessy and Mobius CEO Dean Budney set up a demonstration Friday.
The pair poured a gallon of crude oil into salted water and after generating a wave action, added two pounds of the micronized polyurethane powder or MPU.
Within 60 seconds, the MPU absorbed the oil and caked up, then was easily removed with a skimmer.
Hennessy said using MPU is much more effective than dispersants, which just break up the surface oil and make it impossible to collect.
Mobius is trying to make contact with BP to offer the product, Hennessy said.
"BP is overwhelmed and has a huge bottleneck on the hotline," Hennessy said. "We've called four times, left a file three times."
The company is now trying to work through Sacramento congresswoman Doris Matsui to get certified to use the product in the Gulf.
"We can deliver 2 million pounds if it's air cargo shipped within a week and we can deliver another million pounds plus every week beyond that," Hennessy said.
MPU is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and Hennessy said it can also be an effective and fast way to clean oil from wildlife.
"We want to get down there and test as soon as we can, but we can't do anything unless BP allows us," he said.

we are all hoping theat bp and the government opens their eyes to any sort of idea like this! money shouldnt be the issue it should get done!

[loudog2]

It seems like the only ideas BP has involves being able to resale the oil after capture. If they use that method the won't be able to capture and resell it. It is the best idea I have seen though.

[Derrick]

It seems like the only ideas BP has involves being able to resale the oil after capture. If they use that method the won't be able to capture and resell it. It is the best idea I have seen though.

They can resell it. The oil is burnable. Send it to a coal fire electric plant. It burns the same.

Derrick