A filter apparatus (26) for the cleaning of hydrocarbons from bilge water (18) whilst that bilge water is being discharged from a boat (2) is disclosed. The filter apparatus comprises a filter media (60) and a filter housing (50), characterised in that the filter media is buoyant, the filter media is sorbent of hydrocarbons, and or the filter media renders the hydrocarbons non-reactive, the filter media is contained within the filter housing, and the filter apparatus is configured so that untreated bilge water may flow into the filter housing via a housing inlet (52), through the filter media, and out of the filter housing via a housing outlet (54).
Bilge water cleaning
2022-07-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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