Bioremediation Geotextile Patent Application

Published 31 December 2009 – A bioremediation blanket comprising: a top layer of an oleophilic nonwoven geotextile fabric adapted to capture and remove material floating in water and to contain the material removed from the water on the blanket and to allow hydrocarbons to flow through the top layer to an interior of the blanket; a bottom layer of geotextile fabric comprising a woven monofilament layer adapted to release water from which hydrocarbons have been removed; and microbes adapted to digest hydrocarbons, said microbes being provided on or within the top layer and/or between the top layer and the bottom layer.