Desolvit degreaser used in oil spill clean-up task

Mykal Industries has reported that its Desolvit degreaser (DSI 1000) has been applied in an emergency oil spill clean-up operation at a shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey.

The spill occurred at a shipyard where a salvaged vessel had been dry-docked.

The oil was being held in tanks at the bottom of the vessel, which had been damaged - causing the oil to leak out and pollute the dry-dock and surrounding area.

In total, 12 vessels and the whole dry-dock were cleaned using Desolvit in conjunction with steam, absorbents and skimmers, allowing approximately 10 tons of oil to be collected from the surface.

Desolvit is a citrus-based, non-flammable solvent degreaser.

When applied to oil-contaminated surfaces, the solvent starts to penetrate the oil immediately.

In doing so, it breaks the bonding of the long chain molecules, reducing viscosity and destroying the adhesion of the oil to the substrate.

It can then be hosed down with water and collected with absorbents and skimmers.

It is Defra and Scottish-Executive approved for use as a surface cleaner oil dispersant in exactly this type of operation.

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