FORCE7

High performance oil spill recovery system suitable to effectively operate in rough sea waters based on improved oleophilic/hydrophobic materials

Coordinatore	D'APPOLONIA SPA    more  Organization address address: Via San Nazaro 19 city: GENOVA postcode: 16145 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Laura Cognome: Giovanelli Email: send email Telefono: +39 010 3628148 Fax: +39 010 3621078
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Totale costo	1˙427˙055 €
EC contributo	1˙047˙000 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2012
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-03-01   -   2015-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	D'APPOLONIA SPA  Organization address address: Via San Nazaro 19 city: GENOVA postcode: 16145 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Laura Cognome: Giovanelli Email: send email Telefono: +39 010 3628148 Fax: +39 010 3621078	IT (GENOVA)	coordinator	44˙419.00
2	EDWARDS DIVING SERVICES LIMITED  Organization address address: SIR ALFRED OWEN WAY DRAGON HOUSE city: CAERPHILLY postcode: CF83 3HU contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Davina Cognome: Bonthron Email: send email Telefono: +44 2920 862020 Fax: +44 2920 889909	UK (CAERPHILLY)	participant	290˙838.00
3	LKL TEC LIMITED  Organization address address: "UNIT C CRYSTAL WORKS, UNION ROAD" city: LIVERSEDGE postcode: WF15 7JT contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Jane Cognome: Walker Email: send email Telefono: +44 1924 405929 Fax: +44 1924 405939	UK (LIVERSEDGE)	participant	278˙262.00
4	POLISILK SA  Organization address address: CTRA DE MANRESA A IGUALADA city: GUARDIOLA postcode: 8240 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Marc Cognome: Ponsa Email: send email Telefono: +34 93 8358037 Fax: +34 93 8358622	ES (GUARDIOLA)	participant	217˙741.00
5	Extreme Materials srl  Organization address address: Via dei Cipressi 2 city: Costamasnaga postcode: 23845 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ettore Cognome: Rossini Email: send email Telefono: +39 031 855688	IT (Costamasnaga)	participant	203˙732.00
6	CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE & TECHNIQUE DE L'INDUSTRIE TEXTILE BELGE  Organization address address: RUE MONTOYER 24/2 city: BRUXELLES postcode: 1000 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Umberto Cognome: Ravyts Email: send email Telefono: +32 9 24382 73 Fax: +32 9 220 49 55	BE (BRUXELLES)	participant	6˙888.00
7	OIL POLLUTION ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL LIMITED  Organization address address: MARTIN STREET OPEC HOUSE city: BIRSTALL BATLEY WEST YORKSHIRE postcode: WF17 9PJ contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Pamela Cognome: Clarke Email: send email Telefono: +44 1924 442701 Fax: +44 1924 471925	UK (BIRSTALL BATLEY WEST YORKSHIRE)	participant	5˙120.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Force 7 aims to develop an innovative oil spill recovery system for operation in rough sea conditions. The new system is based on the use of interconnected mops to create a large, wide mop net which will maximize the oil encounter rate on the surface of the sea whilst it is dragged to adsorb the slick. The system is extremely versatile because it only requires one vessel to operate and that can be any vessel of opportunity at the time of an emergency spill. The mops are made by novel fibres with controlled oleophylic and hydrophobic behaviour in order to absorb large quantities of oil and increase the recovery efficiency. Once the mops are saturated they are recovered onboard of the vessel and squeezed through a roller system: the oil collected is then stored and the mops are deployed again for another cycle. Traditional systems, in comparison, are characterised by lower performance in terms of oil recovery and cannot be used in harsh sea conditions, which are typically encountered in case of ship wreckage and often characterize the cold seas. Project objectives are related to the development of the oleophylic and hydrophobic fibre materials of the mop and the related treatments, the optimisation and production of the mops, and the development of the overall oil spill recovery system for field demonstration. Four SMEs constitute the core of the Project, representing the whole supply chain for the oil spill recovery end product. SMEs are supported by three RTDs providing the necessary experience in the field of technical textiles, engineering and oil spill responding services. SMEs will benefit 100% of project exploitable results, in a scheme that will provide full return of investment within 3 years by the end of the project.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

The hunt for oil has lead to its exploitation in environments that experience low temperatures and harsh sea conditions typical of the polar and sub-polar regions. However, the technology for containing and recovering spilled oil has not changed significantly over the past 25 years.