FORCE7

High performance oil spill recovery system suitable to effectively operate in rough sea waters based on improved oleophilic/hydrophobic materials

 Coordinatore D'APPOLONIA SPA 

 Organization address address: Via San Nazaro 19
city: GENOVA
postcode: 16145

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Laura
Cognome: Giovanelli
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 010 3628148
Fax: +39 010 3621078

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Italy [IT]
 Totale costo 1˙427˙055 €
 EC contributo 1˙047˙000 €
 Programma FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
 Code Call FP7-SME-2012
 Funding Scheme BSG-SME
 Anno di inizio 2013
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2013-03-01   -   2015-02-28

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    D'APPOLONIA SPA

 Organization address address: Via San Nazaro 19
city: GENOVA
postcode: 16145

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Laura
Cognome: Giovanelli
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 010 3628148
Fax: +39 010 3621078

IT (GENOVA) coordinator 44˙419.00
2    EDWARDS DIVING SERVICES LIMITED

 Organization address address: SIR ALFRED OWEN WAY DRAGON HOUSE
city: CAERPHILLY
postcode: CF83 3HU

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Davina
Cognome: Bonthron
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 2920 862020
Fax: +44 2920 889909

UK (CAERPHILLY) participant 290˙838.00
3    LKL TEC LIMITED

 Organization address address: "UNIT C CRYSTAL WORKS, UNION ROAD"
city: LIVERSEDGE
postcode: WF15 7JT

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Jane
Cognome: Walker
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1924 405929
Fax: +44 1924 405939

UK (LIVERSEDGE) participant 278˙262.00
4    POLISILK SA

 Organization address address: CTRA DE MANRESA A IGUALADA
city: GUARDIOLA
postcode: 8240

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Marc
Cognome: Ponsa
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 93 8358037
Fax: +34 93 8358622

ES (GUARDIOLA) participant 217˙741.00
5    Extreme Materials srl

 Organization address address: Via dei Cipressi 2
city: Costamasnaga
postcode: 23845

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Ettore
Cognome: Rossini
Email: send email
Telefono: +39 031 855688

IT (Costamasnaga) participant 203˙732.00
6    CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE & TECHNIQUE DE L'INDUSTRIE TEXTILE BELGE

 Organization address address: RUE MONTOYER 24/2
city: BRUXELLES
postcode: 1000

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Umberto
Cognome: Ravyts
Email: send email
Telefono: +32 9 24382 73
Fax: +32 9 220 49 55

BE (BRUXELLES) participant 6˙888.00
7    OIL POLLUTION ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL LIMITED

 Organization address address: MARTIN STREET OPEC HOUSE
city: BIRSTALL BATLEY WEST YORKSHIRE
postcode: WF17 9PJ

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Pamela
Cognome: Clarke
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 1924 442701
Fax: +44 1924 471925

UK (BIRSTALL BATLEY WEST YORKSHIRE) participant 5˙120.00

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polar    recovery    related    mop    mops    oleophylic    spill    years    harsh    sea    vessel    oil    smes    hydrophobic   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Force 7 aims to develop an innovative oil spill recovery system for operation in rough sea conditions. The new system is based on the use of interconnected mops to create a large, wide mop net which will maximize the oil encounter rate on the surface of the sea whilst it is dragged to adsorb the slick. The system is extremely versatile because it only requires one vessel to operate and that can be any vessel of opportunity at the time of an emergency spill. The mops are made by novel fibres with controlled oleophylic and hydrophobic behaviour in order to absorb large quantities of oil and increase the recovery efficiency. Once the mops are saturated they are recovered onboard of the vessel and squeezed through a roller system: the oil collected is then stored and the mops are deployed again for another cycle. Traditional systems, in comparison, are characterised by lower performance in terms of oil recovery and cannot be used in harsh sea conditions, which are typically encountered in case of ship wreckage and often characterize the cold seas. Project objectives are related to the development of the oleophylic and hydrophobic fibre materials of the mop and the related treatments, the optimisation and production of the mops, and the development of the overall oil spill recovery system for field demonstration. Four SMEs constitute the core of the Project, representing the whole supply chain for the oil spill recovery end product. SMEs are supported by three RTDs providing the necessary experience in the field of technical textiles, engineering and oil spill responding services. SMEs will benefit 100% of project exploitable results, in a scheme that will provide full return of investment within 3 years by the end of the project.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

The hunt for oil has lead to its exploitation in environments that experience low temperatures and harsh sea conditions typical of the polar and sub-polar regions. However, the technology for containing and recovering spilled oil has not changed significantly over the past 25 years.

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