Crude Spill Cleaning Co.

Crude Spill Cleaning Co. Our mission at the CSCC is to research new and innovative methods for oil spill response, specificall

04/09/2021

Investigating how ultrasonic energy can enhance oil removal from feathers!

A before and after shot using our solvent combined with ultrasonic energy to clean an oiled feather. The CSCC is dedicat...
03/19/2021

A before and after shot using our solvent combined with ultrasonic energy to clean an oiled feather. The CSCC is dedicated to researching new and innovative ideas for oil spill response!

03/12/2021

During our experimental trials, our chemical solvents removed 85-90% of oil from feathers, whereas dish detergent removed only ~35%

Analyzing some oiled feather samples today... We’re excited to announce that our research has been selected to be presen...
03/05/2021

Analyzing some oiled feather samples today... We’re excited to announce that our research has been selected to be presented at the ACC Meeting of the Minds in April! We will post more info as the conference approaches.

In the lab today, testing our solvents on Red-tailed Hawk feathers. Here they are before being dipped into the crude oil...
02/19/2021

In the lab today, testing our solvents on Red-tailed Hawk feathers. Here they are before being dipped into the crude oil. Follow our page for updates on our solvents and experimental trials!

02/12/2021

The CSCC is dedicated to researching and developing new and innovative methods of environmental cleanup. Here is some info on our chemical solvents vs dish detergent (traditionally used to clean wildlife affected by oil)

02/11/2021

For those of you who haven’t seen, there was some bad news the other day.

Tuesday afternoon, the Richmond Chevron refinery had an oil spill of about 600 gallons into the water off Point Richmond.

River otters frequent this area, meaning it could be dangerous for them, along with all other wildlife. While no “oiled” wildlife has been reported, it could quickly change. These accidents can be devastating for wildlife, so let’s keep our eyes open and fingers crossed that they stay safe!

Go to https://abc7news.com/chevron-oil-spill-richmond-refinery-sf-bay-in-san-francisco/10324620/ to see the full article.

Here you can see a screenshot from a time lapse video of feathers contaminated with crude oil being cleaned. Solvent 1 a...
02/09/2021

Here you can see a screenshot from a time lapse video of feathers contaminated with crude oil being cleaned. Solvent 1 and 2 begin to break down the oil, while the detergent solution has no real affect without any agitation

Both feathers were dipped in oil and allowed to hang dry for 1 hour. On the left we have a feather cleaned using our sol...
01/28/2021

Both feathers were dipped in oil and allowed to hang dry for 1 hour. On the left we have a feather cleaned using our solvent and on the right we have a feather cleaned using a 7% Dawn dish detergent solution.

~80-90% oil removed Vs. ~35% oil removed

Examining some of our cleaned feathers with 60x and 120x magnification! The first picture shows feathers cleaned with ou...
01/26/2021

Examining some of our cleaned feathers with 60x and 120x magnification! The first picture shows feathers cleaned with our chemical solvent and the second picture shows feathers cleaned with a Dawn dish detergent solution (the current leading product for oil spill response).

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