Imbiber Beads

Imbiber Beads®

The only true 100% absorbent product available in the world !!

IMBIBER BEADS® are the only true Absorbents (ASTM F716) "engineered" for organic chemicals such as gasoline, diesel / jet fuels, chlorinated solvents including TCE and PCB's as well as polar compounds MEK and MIBK, in the marketplace today. Once a compatible chemical is imbibed (absorb and imbibe are synonymous) the Beads will swell up to 3 times their original diameters with the compatible chemical (up to 27 volumes of solvent for each volume of the Beads). NO liquid can be released as a result of compression, gravitational pull, inclement weather or even if the Beads were to be cut in half.
Conversely, with Adsorbents (example: polypropylene, plastic foams / fibers, peat, sand, porous clay - ASTM F726) any one of them will release Adsorbent liquids exposing both the environment and personnel to liquid contamination and even to more dangerous vapors. In these cases the liquid taken up is simply distributed over the surface (external or internal) of the Adsorbing material. IMBIBER BEADS are available in booms, blankets, pillows, packets and Bead/sand blend. We also have developed user friendly pollution prevention - gravity flow drain systems (water will pass but the contaminant won't !) - NO moving parts and NO electricity required.

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