The Descriptions of Oilskim Rope Mop Oil Skimmer
These rope mops run an endless or looped rope or belted material (looks like a squirrel tail) with oil-attracting (oleophilic) fibers woven or sewn into it, out across the water, or down vertically (as in a pit). The oil sticks to the outside of the fibers and the rope goes back into the wringer machine where either 2 or 3 rubber-coated rollers squeeze the oil out and off of the rope and it gravity drains into a tank or?
SkimOil Rope Mop Oil Skimmer or rope mop wringers are the oldest technology out there for oil skimming or getting oil off of the water. Like all hard-mounted oil skimmers, the Rope Mop Oil Skimmer can be set to run continuously and run unattended.
These work pretty well because the fibers have a huge amount of surface area for the oil to stick to plus oil gets caught up in the fibers as well as sticking to the outside of the fibers.
When deployed horizontally as in across a pit or a tank there is usually a pulley attached on the other side to guide the rope to and through allowing the rope to be constantly pulled across the surface gathering, attracting, and removing the oil. Eventually, it makes its way back to the wringer head which is where the motor is mounted, and the oil gets squeezed out and the rope goes back for more. The motor can be electric, hydraulic, or air-powered. For open-water applications, there are actually floating pulleys that can be anchored down in a lake pond or pit.
These are effective but crude machines for gross oil removal. They can work where nothing else will simply because of the huge amount of surface area and even if the oil is not attracted to the rope fibers (because some emulsions or surfactants break that surface attraction) oil and stuff can still get caught up in the birds nest or squirrel tail mess of fibers.
They work pretty well but need monitoring. The real downside to these is that if there is junk (stuff) in the oil or on the water it can get caught up in the rope fibers where it eventually gets to the wringer and chews up the mop and the rollers. You will have consumable repair/replacement costs unless you have clean oil with no junk in it. Both the rope mop and wringer replacement costs can be more than anyone wants to deal with. Be aware.
Source: www.skimoil.com
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