Plastic Portable Tanks

Several types of specially built tanks are available to store recovered oil. Flexible portable tanks, often constructed of plastic sheeting and a frame, are the most common type of storage used for spills recovered on land and from rivers and lakes. These are available in a range of sizes from approximately 1 to 100 m3 and require little storage space before assembly. Most of these types of tanks do not have a roof, however, so rain or snow can enter the tank and vapours can escape. Rigid tanks, which are usually constructed of metal, are also available but are less common than flexible tanks. 

Class Container storage Portable tank/ metallic IBC storage Rigid plastic and composite IBCs ... 

Fig. 11.4. Different harvest transport containers (Rib6reau-Gayon et al., 1977). Portable containa-s (a) 20-90 1 stackable boxes (b) 60-100 1 plastic or wooden containers (c) 600-800 1 harvesting bin (d) 1000-2000 1 high-capacity containers, transported by truck (e) 15-20 hi portable tanks. Trailers (f) 15-25 hi gravity dumping bin (g) 20-30 hi mechanical dumping bin (h) elevator dumping bin (i) screw-driven bin (j) screw-and pump-driven bin (k) pumper tank...

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