Cotton Is King: Dynamic
Adsorbents, Inc. Develops with Hobbs Bonded Fibers,
Inc. a Superior Cotton and
Alumina Based Solution for Removing Oil from the
Gulf of Mexico Waters
DAI develops a unique
cotton-based adsorbent product that increases
the sorption capacity by as much as two and a
half times, propelling the adsorbency power to
100 grams per gram of cotton fiber. This new
technology is ideal for adsorbing the crude oil
from the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, the
material has the capacity to remove fumes and
noxious airborne particulate materials that have
caused respiratory issues in cleanup workers.
June 7, 2010,
NORCROSS, GA – The British Petroleum (BP) oil spill
controversy is raising eyebrows all over the world.
Why? Not just because it is spewing an unprecedented
volume of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico every
day, but because proven technologies are being
overlooked that can dramatically reduce the effects
of the oil spill on our environment and marine
wildlife.
Dr. Mark Moskovitz, President
and CTO of Dynamic Adsorbents, Inc. (DAI), Norcross
(Atlanta) Ga., has spent his career in separation
technology and is outraged by the oil spill clean-up
decisions.
“While our environment is being
destroyed right before our eyes, the problem is
being compounded by decisions to use inferior
products and technologies to remediate the effects
of the spill,” Dr. Moskovitz said. “While BP may not
be able to fully stop the flow of oil, it and the
Federal government have a responsibility to ensure
that the best technologies and techniques are
considered that can minimize the damage to our
environment and the lives of the people whose way of
life is threatened.”
BP has recently sprayed almost
one-million-gallons of Corexit Chemical dispersant
into the ocean in an attempt to dissipate the crude
oil. Unfortunately, the toxic dispersant is causing
adverse effects and respiratory problems in the
people working to clean up the spill.
DAI's solution is cotton
impregnated with alumina.
Cotton's absorbency power is
woefully unrecognized and should be at the forefront
of consideration for cleaning up this disaster, Dr.
Moskovitz said.
The oil sorption capacity of
many natural and man made fibrous sorbents have been
studied for years. Industry professionals are well
aware that natural sorbents such as milkweed, kapok,
cotton and wool are far superior in their sorption
capacity properties when compared to man made
sorbents like polyester, polypropylene, vicose
rayon, nylon 6, nylon 66 and acetate.
“Natural sorbent capacities
routinely exceed 30 grams of oil per gram of fiber,”
Dr. Moskovitz said. “Cotton is the superior choice
out of all the natural sorbents due its sorption
capacity exceeding 40 grams per gram of cotton
fiber. Dr. Mark Moskovitz and Hobbs Bonded Fibers,
Inc. in Waco, TX, have co-developed a new generation
of cotton materials impregnated with
patent-protected alumina adsorbents. “Cotton,
impregnated with activated alumina should be used
for absorbing the toxic chemicals and crude oil from
the Gulf due to its ability to adsorb as much as 100
grams per gram of cotton, more than 2 ½ times more
than any other cotton based products,” according to
Dr. Moskovitz.
Carey Hobbs, CEO of Hobbs Bonded
Fibers, Inc. has spent his entire career in the
textile industry and is at the forefront of its
newest technologies. When Hobbs’ superior cotton
material is impregnated with DAI’s customized
activated alumina, the material will have the
highest sorption capacity of any material on the
market. The activated alumina in the fiber also has
the capacity to remove fumes and noxious airborne
particulate materials from the environment through
adsorption, addressing the problem of workers
inhaling dangerous materials.
“The BP disaster is an example
of an environmental disaster that we are ready to
address now,” Hobbs said. “We at Hobbs Bonded Fibers
are thrilled to be working with Dr. Moskovitz and
his scientific team. Dr. Moskovitz holds over 40
national and international patents in the field of
sorption science. His expertise has enhanced the
already superior absorbency power of cotton, making
this material the perfect tool for handling this
environmental catastrophe.”
Other companies have run tests
on cotton-based products using store bought oil vs.
the crude oil produced by the spill. The DAI product
not only works much better, but has been field
tested with the actual oil being released in the
Gulf.
“DAI activated alumina combined
with Hobbs’ superior cotton will yield the best
results among any other sorbent product.
Additionally, this cotton-based material is 100%
environmentally safe for humans, wildlife, fish and
plants,” Dr. Moskovitz said.
For Further Information Please
Contact:
Dr. Mark Moskovitz, President/CTO
Dynamic Adsorbents, Inc.
3280 Peachtree Corners Circle,
Suite E
Norcross, GA 30092
Tel: 770-817-0123
Fax: 770-455-4380
Email:
mmoskovitz@dynamicadsorbents.com
Web-site:
www.dynamicadsorbents.com
Or:
Carey Hobbs, CEO
Hobbs Bonded Fibers, Inc.
200 South Commerce Dr.
Waco, Texas 76710
Tel: 1-800-433-3357
Sales Information:
sales@hobbsbondedfibers.com
Website:
www.hobbsbondedfibers.com
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