Method and system for environmental reclimation and restoration

Abstract

This invention provides a method and system for environmental reclamation and removal of organic chemical contaminants and fluid spills employing a liquefied or solid wax system to capture, to improve the ease of recovery for spilled oil, and to preserve the oil for later complete reclamation. The present system enables the easy application of a waxy composition having a solidus-liquidus transformation temperature (T C ) above that of seawater and below that endangering human life during application (approximately 120-180° F.). The present invention enables application of liquefied wax or a solid wax particle or block to the water-containing oil from a top and a bottom surface with equal effect. The present system also enables reclamation and recovery of oil-saturated particulates that are heated, while preserving the oil and wax for later recapturing and separation.

1 . A method for remediating a spilled petroleum lipophilic product, comprising the steps of: 
 contacting a wax with a lipophilic material; and    allowing said wax to chemical bond with said lipophilic material to form a solid bond, thereby facilitating ready removal and pacification of said spilled petroleum product.    
   
   
       2 . A system for capturing and reclaiming a petroleum spill, comprising the steps of: 
 contacting a liquefied wax to a spilled petroleum product at a temperature above a transformation temperature; and    allowing said liquid wax to traverse said transformation temperature and transform to a solid capturing said spilled petroleum in a solid form, thereby facilitating ready removal and pacification of said spilled petroleum product.