G.E.C Particle G.E.C is produced as a powder, containing small size particles of 0.1 to 0.5 millimeters. Each particle contains micro pours connecting capillary channels to its surface.
How does G.E.C work?
As the G.E.C powder touches a contaminator it will instantly adsorb the contaminator and absorb it into its internal micro pours by the capillary channels and then encapsulate the contaminator, consequently preventing any contact between the contaminator and the surrounding environment.
Phase I: G.E.C attaches to a contaminating oil
Phase II: G.E.C adsorb the oil from any surface
Phase III: G.E.C absorbs the oil into its internal micro-spores
Phase IV: Encapsulating is completed and the contaminator has trapped inside.
Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV -The best decontamination effect achieves when petroleum and its derivatives are in form of liquid or gas.
A G.E.C powder particle adsorbs liquid contaminators to its surface and then, via capillary channels connecting the particle’s surface to its internal hollow pours, it will suck the contaminator from the surface of the particle, into those small internal pores. When the pours are full, the channels are closed and prevent the leak of contaminator back to the surrounding environment. G.E.C.
These characteristics of the G.E.C have been proved and verified through
hundreds of laboratory tests.
The level of contaminators concentration leached from the treated media after
treatment by G.E.C is significantly small and may meet any of the EPA and EU
standards.
How long will it stabilize the contaminator?
The G.E.C is a long-lasting polymer, and its encapsulating effect is approved by laboratory tests for 60-100 years.
What happens after G.E.C encapsulates the contaminators in water bodies?
When the G.E.C agent is full of contaminating petroleum, it sinks to the bottom of the water body and petroleum starts to decompose. In what environmental condition
Will the G.E.C perform effectively?
G.E.C has been approved through hundreds of laboratory tests to function in water and soil through a wide range of environmental conditions. It is proven to survive frizzing and defrosting as well as a high temperature, from -20ᵒC to +60 ᵒC. It is also approved to function in acid and alkaline environments from pH 3.5 to pH 9.0.
How it can be spread on the water?
It can be spread over water surfaces using a wide range of standard conveying methods using helicopters, boats, fire extinguishing pumps, etc.
Can G.E.C be used to clean coastlines?
If a coastline has been contaminated by petroleum products, G.E.C can be spread on the water, along the coastline. The wave motion will then force contact between the G.E.C and the contaminator. Afterward, the contaminator will be stabilized and no longer have a” paint” effect on the sand, structures, or even vegetation.
How does the G.E.C affect living organisms such as fish, zooplankton, and befouling?
After G.E.C neutralizes the contaminator, it will no longer affect any living organisms.
What would happen to the typical odor of crude petroleum products after it is treated?
If G.E.C is spread over a petroleum spill, the interaction with VOC’s will instantly Eliminate typical odors.
How long does the stabilization process take?
G.E.C adsorbs contaminators minutes after-touch; the second phase of encapsulation takes several hours.
How was the effectiveness of G.E.C tested?
This G.E.C performance was tested and approved through laboratory test protocols that measured the migration potential of different contaminators from the treated media into the surrounding water utilizing protocol EN-12457/2.
Can G.E.C eliminate the contaminating petroleum?
Yes, as utilizing G.E.C -bio functioning as an effective surfactant, and as G.E.C enriched with a complimentary menu for oil decomposing bacteria as well as oxidizing agent supports and enables a rapid Bio-degradation of oil, even in an extremely high concentration of oil (such as 75% and higher).
Is it any other way of eliminating oil in treated soil?
Yes, as utilizing G.E.C – oxy, a reaction of catalytic slow & cold combustion will start, and, the G.E.C will scarify itself as oxidizing contaminating oil as well as itself. As utilizing G.E.C – oxy, note that if the contaminator includes other contaminating agents but oil (such as hazardous metals, etc.) it will be exposed and treated again in the surrounding environment, as G.E.C will be no longer exist, so the usage of G.E.C – GEC should be considered carefully.
How soil treatment is performed?
Soil treatment is performed by mixing G.E.C with the contaminated soil, using concrete mixers, tractors, grinders, etc. Please note that the soil must be saturated by water (normally by irrigation) before mixing the soil with G.E.C.
How much G.E.C is needed for soil treatment?
G.E.C may treat and stabilize 3 to 6 times more petroleum than its weight. But as the contaminators are heavier more G.E.C is needed, for example, a 1:3 ratio is needed for crude petroleum, and, up to a 1:6 ratio is needed for light derivatives such as Diesel, and Naphtha, or Gasoline.
What packages of G.E.C are available?
G.E.C is packed in 20 Kg bags or in 1 Ton (metric) big bag (2 m. high). A 40” marine container may contain up to 20- ton G.E.C.
