OC-Tech

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Both (microplastics and macroplastics)

Invention Category

Boats

Used?

Pilot

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

Spain

Year^*

2013

Description

Boat collects oil, microplastics, and other debris using a system of nets and baskets; clean water then flows back into ocean.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

OC-Tech can clean hydrocarbon spills at 15 tons/hour and has a separation rate of 70-80% (OC-Tech, n.d.).

References

Products—Ocean Cleaner Technology. (n.d.). Technology. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://www.oceancleaner.es/products/.

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

“OC-Tech: Innovative vessel for cleaning-up activities in marine and fluvial environments.,” n.d.

* Year designates the year invented; if the year invented was unavailable, the earliest year that an article about the technology was published was used.