System for the effective combating of oil spills

Boris Innecken

The system uses containment buoys that are dropped by aircraft over the oil spill. The buoys span radial nets that wrap themselves around the layer of oil. Their fractal fine structure binds to the oil without the need for chemicals. The buoys react rapidly – unmanned and independent of weather conditions.They are also easy to locate and keep seabirds away using ultrasound. Oil, nets and buoys are straightforward to recover and are separable and recyclable.

Nominated 2012 in the category »Nachwuchs«