Light Oil Cleanup Made Mobile

Bilge water and oily surface water can create persistent problems for marinas, ports, docks, and boatyards. Even small amounts of fuel, hydraulic oil, lubricants, and other light hydrocarbons can spread quickly across the water surface. Cleanup often becomes difficult, labor-intensive, and expensive.

Coral Innovations offers a portable treatment approach built around Coralyte Oils media. The system can be deployed where the problem occurs, operated with simple equipment, and exchanged when the media reaches capacity.

Independently Validated Oil-Water Cleanup Technology

Coral Innovations media technology has been validated for oil-water cleanup through testing and evaluation by recognized marine and environmental organizations, including:

• Cedre

• Ohmsett

• The U.S. Coast Guard

• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

This third-party validation provides added confidence for facilities evaluating new approaches to bilge water treatment, surface oil cleanup, and marine spill response.

How the System Works

The system uses four main components:

• A floating skimmer collects oily water from the surface.

• A transfer pump moves the water through the treatment system.

• A portable tote containing Coralyte Oils media captures the light oils.

• Treated water is discharged or recirculated, subject to site requirements and local regulations.

The equipment can be placed on a dock, trailer, barge, or other stable surface. It does not require a large fixed installation.

Designed for Light Oil Capture

Coralyte Oils is intended for light oils and hydrocarbons commonly found in bilge water and marina surface water.

These can include:

• Diesel fuel

• Hydraulic oil

• Lubricating oil

• Light process oils

• Mixed oily residues

The media captures oil as water passes through the tote. This provides a practical way to polish contaminated water and reduce visible sheen.

Coralyte Oils serves a different purpose than OleoSorb.

Coralyte Oils is better suited for light oils carried in water. OleoSorb is designed for heavier oils and bulk surface recovery applications.

Using the right product for the oil type improves performance and avoids overcomplicating the cleanup process.

Fast Deployment

Many facilities do not need a permanent treatment plant.

They need a system that can be delivered quickly, connected with standard hoses, and put into service with minimal site work.

The portable tote design supports that approach.

It can be used for:

• Bilge water treatment

• Surface sheen cleanup

• Dockside maintenance

• Spill response support

• Boat repair operations

• Port and marina housekeeping

• Temporary treatment during shutdowns or repairs

The system can also be moved between locations as cleanup needs change.

Tote Exchange Keeps Operations Moving

Once the media reaches its working capacity, the tote can be removed and replaced.

This avoids extended downtime.

A replacement tote can be delivered while the used tote is taken off-site for media service, oil recovery, or proper disposal based on the application.

This exchange model can reduce on-site media handling and simplify operation for marina and port personnel.

Lower Infrastructure Requirements

A portable tote system can avoid many of the costs associated with permanent treatment equipment.

The facility may not need:

• A dedicated treatment building

• Large storage tanks

• Complex controls

• Permanent piping

• Major civil construction

• Specialized full-time operators

The system uses standard pumps, hoses, fittings, and transport equipment.

That makes it easier to test, deploy, and scale.

A Practical Option for Marine Facilities

Bilge water and oily surface water problems often vary by season, vessel activity, maintenance schedules, and weather.

A fixed system may be difficult to justify when the need is intermittent.

A portable Coralyte Oils tote gives marine facilities another option. It provides targeted treatment without requiring a major capital project.

The process is straightforward:

Collect the oily water. Pump it through the media. Capture the light oils. Return or discharge the treated water as permitted.

For marinas, ports, docks, and boatyards, that can mean faster response, less disruption, and cleaner water.s, that can mean faster response, less disruption, and a cleaner water surface.