AbTech’s Smart Sponge^® technology is at the heart of its product innovation. Its unique molecular structure is based on innovative polymer technologies that are chemically selective to hydrocarbons and can destroy bacteria. Smart Sponge^® fully encapsulates recovered oil, resulting in a substantially more effective response that prevents absorbed oil from leaching. It is also capable of removing low levels of oil from water, thereby successfully removing sheen. In addition, the Smart Sponge^® remains buoyant in calm or agitated water, permitting it to remain in place until fully saturated and resulting in no wasted product. Once oil is absorbed, the Smart Sponge^® transforms the pollutants into a stable solid for easy recycling, providing a closed-loop solution to water pollution.

Smart Sponge^® technology provides a cost-effective BMP with low installation and maintenance labor costs. In comparison to other products, the Smart Sponge^® technology also allows for less expensive and less problematic handling and disposal of the waste product since its technology transforms liquid oil and other pollutants into a stable solid. The Smart Sponge^® was designed not to deteriorate in water, allowing for a longer product life.

AbTech has developed an antimicrobial technology synergistic with the Smart Sponge^® technology. This effort produced Smart Sponge^® Plus, which features an antimicrobial agent chemically and permanently bound in a proprietary process to the Smart Sponge polymer surface which destroys bacteria. Due to this permanent bond, the antimicrobial agent is active but does not leach or leak, avoiding any downstream toxicity issues. AbTech’s antimicrobial Smart Sponge targets bacteria such as enterococcus, Escherichia coli and fecal coliforms.

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