PES-51™ is a biological hydrocarbon user designed to be used in removing oil from impacted rocks, beaches, concrete, bulkheads, pilings, tanks, oil spill response equipment, and other solid surfaces. Once the product is applied by spraying, it forms a product / oil mixture. The product is virtually insoluble in water (less than 50ppm) and floats on water. Therefore, the product / oil mixture end and incidental pure product remain on the surface of the water inside the boomed containment area, there to be recovered by traditional methods (skimming, vacuuming, use of absorbent materials, etc.). After surface treatment with PES-51™, a temporary molecular protein film is left by the product. This protein film minimizes re-attachment of oil to the treated surface. This product is formulated from 100% naturally occurring components and is completely biodegradable.

PES-51 Used by SEP during Hawaii Oil Spill

On May 14, 1996, a pipeline owned by Chevron Oil Company ruptured and spilled an estimated 8,400 gallons of heavy fuel oil near the Wail Power Plant in Honolulu, Hawaii. The oil leaked into Pearl Harbor causing state and federal authorities to close the Arizona Memorial Visitors Center and suspend all vessel traffic in and out of Pearl Harbor. Vessels from the Marine Spill Response Corporation and the oil company cooperation, Clean Islands Council, were immediately deployed. The U.S. Navy also deployed seven skimmers in the spill area along with miles of containment boom. SEACOR Environmental Products of Seattle, Washington who is on contract with Chevron to provide oil spill decontamination services worldwide was called to the scene to set up cleaning operations.

Sites were selected where de con / contamination reduction pools up to 100' x 20' in size could be placed to clean the impacted equipment and booms. PES-51™ was used to clean all the deployed equipment including the Marine Response Corporation ocean going response vessels. Hot water rinse was not required when using PES-51™ which helped workers withstand the hot Hawaiian sun.