Airport Oil Spill and Hydrocarbon Absorbent
NatureSorb: Airports’ World Favourite Absorbent.
Nirom Peat Moss, Inc., a Canadian company, has manufactured and distributed NatureSorb absorbents, made from dehydrated peat moss, for over ten years. The quality of the raw product we use combined with the technology we use to remove the water from the peat fibres make it the best hydrocarbon absorbent on the market.
FBO’s and ARFF’s around the world care about the safety of their airports and must be prepared at all times to act fast on potentially dangerous spills and accidents. A good absorbent must work quickly and be reliable. NatureSorb absorbs avgas and jet fuel in a matter of seconds. Once hydrocarbons have been encapsulated within the peat cells, they will not leach out, even if it is raining or the spill is found in water.
What is NatureSorb
NatureSorb is a revolutionary, state-of-the-art oil and hydrocarbon absorbent made from the highest grade of sphagnum peat moss.
NatureSorb absorbs oil at a superior rate of approximately one pound of product per gallon, using a “wicking” action best described as a magnetic-like attraction that pulls or draws the oil or hydrocarbon into the empty cells until there are no void areas remaining.
NatureSorb is a 100% organic material and is also non-carcinogenic. It has extremely low abrasion characteristics, rating a hardness factor of less than 1.0 on the Mohr's Hardness Scale (by comparison, steel has a factor of 5.0-6.0, clay has a 7.0 or higher).
How Does NatureSorb Work?
Peat moss is made up of small capillaries whose cells are full of water. When the peat is processed and water is removed from these cells, the peat becomes "activated".
Once "activated", the peat has a high capacity to absorb hydrocarbons into the void cells which once contained water.
NatureSorb absorbs oil, or other hydrocarbons, with a wicking or sponging action that draws the hydrocarbon into the cells and encapsulates the oil.
The encapsulation of the hydrocarbon takes place almost immediately on contact.
The absorption capacity is the result of a very large surface area created within the activated peat.
NatureSorb's Acclaimed Benefits
NatureSorb meets American EPA’s criteria for landfill disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, has been approved by the Marine Management Organization in the UK and is qualified, by Germany’s Dekra, as one of the best absorbents in the world they have tested.
Where Can I Get NatureSorb
Nirom Peat Moss has distributors Europe, North and South America and Africa who offer absorbents in four different bag sizes to meet your need. Lifetime of our absorbent is unlimited as long as they are kept in a dry place.
Write to us and we will direct you to the nearest distributor.
Address
Nirom Peat Moss, Inc315, chemin des Raymond
P.O. Box 565
Riviere-du-Loup QC G5R 3Z1c
Canada
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Tel: 418.862.0075
Fax: 418.862-2135
Email: sales@nirom.com
URL: www.naturesorb.com