OSEI Applied to Puddle Gasoline or Diesel to Determine the Time to Render the Fuels Non-flammable Brochure

?????????????????????????? ?????? April?21,?2003???APPLYING?OIL?SPILL?EATER?II?(OSE?II)?TO?PUDDLED?GASOLINE?OR?DIESEL?TO?DETERMINE?THE?TIME?TO?RENDER?THE?FUELS?NON­FLAMMABLE.???OSEI,?Corporation,?along?with?a?Texas?Fire?Chief,?Tested?OSE?II?for?16?hours?to?determine?the?non-flammable?point?of?gasoline?and?diesel?once?OIL?SPILL?EATER?II?(OSE?II)?has?been?applied.????There? were? different? size? metal? pans? used? in? these? determinations.? ? The? first? pan? was?round?with?a?diameter?of?12?inches.?The?other?3?pans?were?4'?x?3',?3'?x?2',?2'?x?1'.????A?surface?spill?on?pavement?was?also?carried?out?to?emulate?what?could?occur?at?a?vehicle?accident?scene.??For?flat?spills?on?pavement,?3?minutes?after?applying?OSE?II?and?water,?you?cannot?light?the?fuel.??Gasoline? and?diesel?were?placed? in? the?pans? at? separate? times? at? varying?depths.? ?OSE? II?diluted?at?varying?dilution?rates?was?also?added?to?the?pans?with?gasoline,?and?then?diesel.??An? Acetylene? Torch?with? a? full? force? flame?was? held? on? the? fuel?which? OSE? II? had? been?applied?for?60?seconds.??If?the?fuel?failed?to?light?-?then?this?was?determined?to?be?the?non-flammable?point.??This?was?an?extreme?test?since?during?a?spill?event?the?availability?of?this?type?of?heat/flame?source?is?unlikely.??The?non-flammable?point?of?both?gasoline?and?diesel?required?more?time?as?the?fuel?depth?was?increased.??However,?OSE?II?was?able?to?render?fuel?non-flammable?when?applied?at?a?corresponding?rate,?and?in?a?given?amount?of?time.??The?non-flammable?point?was?cut?off?at?8? inches.? ?However,? contractors? and? fire? chiefs? have? agreed? that? unless? there? is? eminent?danger,? that? any? depth? greater? than? 4? inches,? a? Vacuum-Truck?would? be? called? out,? and?then?OSE?II?used?to?finish?the?cleanup?of?the?fuel.????P.O.?Box?515429?Dallas,?Texas?75075?Ph:?(972)?669-3390?Fax:?(469)?241-0896?Email:?oseicorp@msn.com?Web:?www.osei.us??Page?Two???Keep?in?mind?OSE?II?causes?hydraulic?lift,?so?OSE?II?will?pull?the?fuel/oil?out?of?the?pavement?so? there? is? no? free? product? residue? that? rainwater? could? wash? into? surrounding? waters?contaminating?those?waters.????OSE?II?also?cleans?up?all?the?fuel?so?the?pavement?is?no?longer?slick,?which?potentially?could?cause?further?accidents.??OSE? II? was? also? applied? to? gasoline? and? diesel? that? had? been? poured? directly? onto? the?pavement,?and?allowed?so?spread?naturally.? ? In?these?spill?scenarios?OSE?II?mixed?50?to?1?with?water?will?render?the?fuel?non-flammable?in?less?than?5?minutes.??In? most? situations? after? fuel? is? rendered? non-flammable,? wait? approximately? 20? to? 30?minutes? and? you? can? wash? the? effluent? away? without? causing? an? adverse? affect? to? the?environment.??The?Chart?for?both?gasoline?and?diesel?was?established.??The?diesel?will?correlate?to?jp4,?jp5,?jp8?and?Jet?A.????These? charts? can?be?used,? especially? in? emergencies,? to?determine?how?much?OSE? II? and?water? is? needed? for? the?particular? spilled? fuel.? ? The? chart?will? also? tell? you?based?on? the?depth? and? the? amount? of? fuel? spilled,? the? time? needed? for? the? fuel? to? be? rendered? non-flammable.??OSE?II?will?protect?responders?from?potential?fire?problems?and?at?the?same?time?detoxify?the?fuel,?so?the?effluent?can?be?washed?away.??This?will?completely?clean?the?pavement?and?protect?the?environment?from?the?effluent?wash?down.?Local,?state,?or?federal?officials?may?need?to?be?notified?in?the?US.??The? fire? charts? can? be? laminated? so? they? can? be? carried? on? board? emergency? response?vehicles.??The?charts?are?on?the?following?pages.??OSE?II?is?the?first,?and?only?response?required?to?protect?responders?and?the?environment.???? By:??Steve?Pedigo?? ? ? ? ? ?????Chairman/OSEI,?Corp.???????