Imbiber Beads
Spill Response Products
Imbicator packets, pillows, blankets and booms put Imbiber Beads into easy-to-handle forms – from drips under a machine to fuel on open water. Each comes with vapour containment bags for disposal.
- 27×own volume absorbed
- 600%less vapour
- pink → redshows when full
- ~10%recovery with old methods
The range
Imbicator Products
Packets #IM0077
For small leaks and drips; remove sheens from sumps or replace drip pans.
- 18 × 18 cm
- Up to 0.83 L
- 30 per carton
Pillows #IM1421
For oil-water separators, manholes, roadways and sumps.
- 36 × 53 cm
- Up to 5.11 L
- 5 per carton
Blankets #IM2135
Fuelling areas, loading docks, ponds, road, rail and pipeline spills, open water.
- 53 × 89 cm
- Up to 12.61 L
- 2 per carton
Mini Booms #IM0742
Sumps, drip pans, leaking equipment and hoses, small spills.
- 18 × 107 cm
- Up to 5.11 L
- 5 per carton
Booms #IM0705
Contain and absorb spills on water; can be left dockside.
- 213 × 13 cm
- Up to 13.25 L
- 2 per carton
For large marine and terminal spills, the HEROS system delivers Imbiber Beads by spray monitor, helicopter mat, containment wrap and skimmer vessel – turning the spill into a semi-solid that can’t coat shorelines or wildlife.
How it works
How Imbiber Beads Work
They absorb – and lock in – oils, fuels and solvents.
Absorb, Then Lock in
Imbiber Beads are a super-absorbent polymer made for organic liquids – hydrocarbons, fuels, oils and many solvents. Each bead swells to take in up to 27 times its own volume, and the liquid becomes part of the bead: it can’t be squeezed or leached back out.
Because they repel water, the beads take up the spill and leave water standing – so they work on wet roads and on open water, and booms can be left out ready to use.
Fewer Vapours
Locking the liquid in cuts the vapour above the spill by up to 600%, in many cases below the lower explosive limit – less risk of fire, explosion or breathing toxic fumes.
Shows When It’s Working
Imbicator products include Activation Awareness Technology: the beads change from white to pink as they start working and to red at full capacity, so responders know when to replace them.
Why Imbicator products
Faster, Safer Clean-Up
Contain at the Source
Capture the spill before it spreads or soaks in.
Safe to Handle
Captured liquid stays locked in during clean-up and disposal.
Ready on the Dock
Water won’t activate them, so booms can be left deployed.
Know When to Swap
The colour change shows when each unit is full.
How to choose
Choosing the Right Form
Drips and Sumps
Packets or mini booms.
Pits and Separators
Pillows.
Larger Areas
Blankets.
On Water
Booms to contain and absorb.
Literature & related
More Information
- Spill response products
Packets, pillows, blankets, booms and Sand/Bead Blend · PDF, 3.7 MB - Activation Awareness Technology
How the Imbicator colour change works · PDF, 908 KB - HEROS spill recovery system
Large-scale marine and terminal spill recovery · PDF, 4.0 MB
Not Sure Which One You Need?
Tell us about the job – the machine, the conditions and what it has to do – and we’ll help you choose the right Imbiber Beads product.