The PDF is the authoritative document. The text below reproduces the cut sheet's contents for accessibility and reference. For specifications, FAQs, and ordering, see the PRISTINE SEA™ product page. Corrections pending in the next revision of this sheet: the "U.S. Coast Guard & BP approved — Deepwater Horizon" line below is unverified and has been removed from the product page — Fluid Tech's customer-reference records list the Philippine Coast Guard accreditation (Certificate #PCG-00-005) but do not record a U.S. Coast Guard or BP approval. The effective temperature range is also stated by Fluid Tech elsewhere as 18°C–37°C, not 0°C–37°C. The word "patented" below is unverified — no patent number has been provided — and has been removed from the product page.
Headline
Pristine Sea™ — Oil-Spill Response Sorbent · Marine & Coastal.
Modified Clay Sorbent · Meets U.S. EPA 40 CFR* · Sets in Under 1 Hour.
Solidify · Float · Recover — a natural, non-toxic clay sorbent that bonds spilled oil into floating, recoverable cakes — for offshore platforms, pipelines, terminals, ports & harbors.
| Non-Toxic | Non-Hazardous |
|---|---|
| Won't Leach | Stays Contained |
| Stays Afloat | Easy Recovery |
| All-Weather | 0°C – 37°C |
How Pristine Sea works
The patented Pristine Sea™ uses amine-substituted, water-swelling clays to treat oil spills on oceans, lakes, and coastal waters. It congeals and agglomerates spilled oil into cohesive, floating clumps — jelling a liquid slick into semi-solid cakes strong enough to be recovered as if they were solid. It sets very quickly, usually in less than one hour, and stays solid for months, allowing a far more efficient collection operation.
Unlike dispersants that scatter a slick out of sight and leave the oil in the water column, Pristine Sea keeps it on the surface and turns it solid for true recovery — captured oil won't desorb back into the water or onto the beach. It can "herd" a spill into islands of oil, reopening clear water so sunlight reaches the marine life below, and the resulting cakes are collected with nets, floating fences, paddle collectors, or skimmers.
Features
- Sets in Under an Hour — Solidifies fast; stays solid for months.
- Recover Oil, Not Water — Lift cakes with nets, fences & skimmers.
- Won't Re-Release — Bonded oil won't leach back into water.
- Clears the Surface — Herds oil into islands; reopens clear water.
- Deploy Any Way — Aircraft, vessel, pier or shore systems.
- All-Weather Response — Holds up through high seas & rough conditions.
Where it works
Offshore Platforms · Pipelines · Terminals · Ports & Harbors · Shorelines & Beaches · Open Sea · Shallow & Coastal Waters · Marshlands · Remote Areas
Recognized & field-proven
Meets U.S. EPA sorbent definition (40 CFR)* · U.S. Coast Guard & BP approved — Deepwater Horizon · Philippine Coast Guard accredited · VTT Finland — Barents Sea · PDVSA field-validated
At a glance
Powdered natural clay · Sets in <1 hour · Stays solid for months · Effective 0°C–37°C · 15 lb & 35 lb bags, pallet-ready
From slick to recovery
1. Apply from air, vessel or shore · 2. Bond — clay sets the slick into floating cakes in <1 hr · 3. Recover with nets, fences or skimmers — won't leach; reclaim or bioremediate
Deploy by
Aircraft (CD-3 · C-54 · C-130) · Vessel · Shore or pier · Dry powder, applied directly
Ordering & document notes
146 Industrial Park Road, Sweetwater, TN 37874. Made in USA — assembled in Tennessee. Distributor & response inquiries: (423) 271-6505 · [email protected] · Request a Quote.
*U.S. EPA confirmed Pristine Sea meets the definition of a "sorbent" under 40 CFR §§300.5 & 300.915(g) (2009) — not an EPA endorsement or NCP Product Schedule listing.
Document FT-PSEA · Rev 07.2026.