Oil spill recovery using novel polymer sponge adsorption and nano/micro bubble gas flotation

The general objective of this project is to comprehensively investigate the oil adsorption performance of a novel polymer sponge sorbent and understand how the new sorbent and its combination with other technologies can be used for oil spill response. With the increasing need and interests from marine oil spill response organizations for novel technologies that offer fast and low-cost oil spill recovery, Bridges Environmental Solutions Inc. and UNBC propose this collaboration project, which aims to promote the development of the next-generation oil spill response technology. In this project, the intern will design and conduct a series of experiments to investigate the oil recovery performance of the polymer sponge and its integration with an environmentally friendly method through nano/micro bubble gas flotation. The collaboration will help the industrial partner understand the oil adsorption performance of their product and how to apply the product to the oil spill response operations. It will also enable the partner to identify the strengths and limitations for their ongoing modification and development of the next-generation sponge product.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jianbing Li

Student:

Partner:

Bridges Environmental Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program: