Absorbent Booms
Emtez Absorbent Booms (also known as Absorbent barriers or oil containment booms) feature a PVC skirt and have proven to be indispensable tools in the early stages of spill response. These specially engineered barriers are designed to excel in both containment and absorption (even when saturated).
The impermeable PVC skirt serves as a barrier, restricting the escape of hydrocarbons. Noteworthy for their lightweight construction, swift connectivity, and easy handling, these booms ensure a rapid and efficient response capability.
Suitable for: addressing hazardous spills, especially in early stages of minor incidents in rivers, lakes, ponds etc. proactively preventing environmental hazards.
Components of an Absorbent Boom
The reusable PVC-coated polyester fabric skirts are treated with fungicides to resist hydrocarbons, UV rays, detergents, and other environmental agents and offer exceptional resistance to tearing and puncture.
1 - Velcro strip
2 - Norwegian connection
3 - Ballast chain
4 - WB type absorbent barrier
5 - PVC coated polyester fabric
ABPVC13-5
13cmØ x 5m
Height: 450mm
Draft: 320mm
Freeboard: 130mm
ABPVC13-10
13cmØ x 10m
Height: 450mm
Draft: 320mm
Freeboard: 130mm
ABPVC20-5
20cmØ x 5m
Height: 500mm
Draft: 300mm
Freeboard: 200mm
ABPVC20-10
20cmØ x 10m
Height: 500mm
Draft: 300mm
Freeboard: 200mm
Characteristics of Emtez Absorbent Booms
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✓Dual Functionality: Engineered to serve both as containment and absorption barriers, making them versatile in addressing various spill scenarios.
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✓High Absorption Capabilities: These barriers exhibit high absorption capabilities, even when saturated, ensuring efficient containment and mitigation of spills.
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✓Impermeable PVC Skirt: Equipped with an impermeable PVC skirt that effectively restricts the escape of hydrocarbons, enhancing containment effectiveness.
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✓Lightweight Construction: Characterised by a lightweight design, facilitating easy handling and rapid deployment during spill response situations.
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✓Rapid Connectivity: Designed for quick and easy connection between sections using Norwegian-type connections. This feature allows overlapping of sections, providing flexibility in length without creating tensions.
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✓Reusable Skirt: The skirt, made of PVC-coated polyester fabric with fungicidal treatment, is resistant to hydrocarbons, UV rays, detergents, and other environmental agents. Its reusable nature contributes to cost-effectiveness and sustainability.
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✓Ballast Chain: The lower part of the skirt incorporates a Ø5 mm ballast chain in accordance with DIN 5685-3:2003-07, enhancing stability and preventing floating.
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✓Replaceable Absorbent Barrier: The upper part of the absorbent barrier is replaceable, available in various dimensions, and securely fixed with Velcro for easy replacement.
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✓Interior Composition: The interior of the barrier is made of polypropylene microfibers with high absorption capacity, providing efficient containment and absorption of spilled substances.
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✓External Mesh: Externally, the barriers are confined by a resistant polyethylene mesh with a diamond pattern in natural color, offering UV protection. This mesh provides durability, resistance to tearing, and puncture.
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✓Connection Mechanism: Ends of the replaceable barriers are joined together using rings and carabiners, ensuring a secure and stable connection between sections.
Optional Extras
Efficiently store marine containment barriers with the Emtez Storage Racks or Reels. These secure and compact designs ensures organised, easily accessible, and damage-preventing storage. Ideal for limited storage spaces, it maximises efficiency while maintaining a clean and organised workspace.
Rapid deployment containers offer versatile and swift solutions for emergency response, military operations, construction sites, temporary storage, disaster recovery, remote locations, military and field hospitals, as well as security and law enforcement needs, due to their adaptable design and quick setup capabilities.
The Emtez Tide Compensator maintains the effectiveness of a spill containment barrier by adjusting its position and tension to account for tidal variations, ensuring consistent containment regardless of tide levels.
Towing equipment for marine containment barriers is essential for swift deployment, maintenance, and emergency response, enabling repositioning to address environmental challenges in marine environments.
Anchoring equipment for marine barriers is necessary to secure and stabilise the barriers in aquatic environments, preventing displacement due to currents, tides, and waves. This ensures effective containment, particularly during emergencies like oil spills, and enhances the overall reliability of marine barrier systems.
Anti-turbidity curtains are essential for maintaining water quality during construction, dredging, or marine activities by effectively containing and preventing the spread of sediment and pollutants, supporting environmental protection and regulatory compliance.
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