Hydrocarbon Spill Remediation

Hasten Cleanse—Industry Leading Hydrocarbon Spill Remediation

Hasten Cleanse is specifically designed as an emergency spill response agent for incidental hydrocarbon spills. Hasten Cleanse rapidly bonds itself to hydrocarbon particles. Once bonded, Hasten Cleanse quickly suppresses vaporization by raising the product’s flash point. This process significantly reduces the possibility of an accidental ignition and the threat of fire or explosion.

Hasten Cleanse has a low surface tension and does not solubilize hydrocarbons. This characteristic causes hydrocarbons to be repelled from surfaces to which they are attached and allows natural buoyancy to occur. This phenomenon lifts treated hydrocarbons from firm surfaces such as asphalt and concrete roadways to speed up the clean-up process.

This performance property is beneficial for removing oil, fuel and other contaminants from motor vehicle accidents and other incidental spills. Hasten Cleanse, unlike similar products, is not a chemical dispersant or a strong emulsifier. Chemical dispersants and emulsifiers break down the hydrocarbon molecules into small particles that create an oil-in-water emulsion. Emulsification combines hydrocarbons with the water that creates water contamination and adds cost to the recovery of the spills. Although the emulsification process is beneficial in reducing vapor production and increasing surface area for bioremediation, water contamination is a costly disadvantage.

Hasten Cleanse is specially formulated to provide the same performance criteria as a chemical dispersant without the water contamination problem. Hasten Cleanse also possesses excellent remediation qualities that break down hydrocarbons through natural biodegradation. Laboratory and actual field usage have reported results from a two – to – twelve-fold increase in microbe numbers after only one application of Hasten Cleanse. In several cases, Hasten Cleanse reduced hydrocarbon contamination to below reportable levels in just two days.

Frequent uses for our product are:

Volatile organic vapor
suppression
Contaminated soil remediation
Bioremediation of contaminated soil
Hazardous spill containment
Hazardous spill cleanup
Oil and fuel storage tank degassing and cleaning
Hard surface decontamination
Metal cleanup

Hasten Cleanse quickly reduces odors and flammable vapors. Our product improves the outcome for the environment. Our product is produced to be microbe-free and nonhazardous. It is an industrial strength concentrate for eliminating VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).

Being non-hazardous, and silica-free, it is not abrasive and will not hurt metal while minimizing explosive vapors. Apply it mechanically or manually as an immediate spill response agent.

Our environmentally-friendly cleaner is superb for oil spill sites and cleanup of other hydrocarbons.

Hasten Cleanse is ideal for hydrocarbon remediation of water, land, hard surface spills at industrial plants, tanks, cooling ponds, rocky or sandy shorelines, truck rollovers, and can mitigate potential damages that could be caused by cleanup crews.

Hasten Cleanse is sold only as a concentrate for all of your spill remediation needs in various size containers. Call us today for more information on our product and how it can meet your needs at (832) 655-7763.

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Types of Spills We Address

Pipeline releases — Line breaks, valve failures, and fitting leaks that deposit crude oil or refined products on soil and surface water. Hasten Cleanse is applied to the affected area to suppress vapors immediately and begin breaking the hydrocarbon-soil bond for faster cleanup.
Tank overflows and transfer spills — Overfills during product transfers are among the most common spill incidents at tank farms and terminals. Our chemistry rapidly contains vapor emissions while lifting hydrocarbons from concrete and steel surfaces.
Transportation incidents — Truck rollovers, railcar leaks, and marine vessel spills on roadways, rail corridors, and waterways. Hasten Cleanse can be deployed by emergency response teams to suppress fire risk and begin surface cleaning immediately.
Wellsite spills — Produced water releases, flowline failures, and equipment leaks that contaminate the pad and surrounding soil. Our biodegradable formula treats the contamination without introducing additional hazardous chemicals to the site.
Refinery and plant incidents — Process upsets, equipment failures, and maintenance spills within operating facilities where fire suppression and rapid cleanup are equally critical.

Why Hasten Cleanse Is Different from Dispersants

Most spill response chemicals fall into one of two categories: dispersants and emulsifiers. Both break hydrocarbons into smaller droplets that mix with water, creating an oil-in-water emulsion. While this makes the visible spill disappear faster, it creates a new problem — contaminated water that is expensive to treat and difficult to dispose of.

Hasten Cleanse is neither a dispersant nor an emulsifier. Our surfactant chemistry breaks the bond between hydrocarbons and the surface they are attached to — whether that surface is asphalt, concrete, soil, steel, or water. The hydrocarbons are lifted from the surface through natural buoyancy and surfactant action, where they can be skimmed, absorbed, or vacuumed for proper disposal.

This approach has three critical advantages:

No secondary contamination — Hydrocarbons are separated and recovered, not dissolved into the water column
Immediate vapor suppression — The chemistry suppresses hydrocarbon vapors on contact, reducing fire and inhalation risk during the response
Supports biodegradation — The fatty acid components in Hasten Cleanse provide nutritional support for naturally occurring hydrocarbon-degrading microbes in soil and water environments

Emergency Response Readiness

Spills do not happen on a schedule. Hasten Cleanse is shipped as a non-hazardous super concentrate, which means you can stock it at your facility without special storage requirements, HazMat permits, or secondary containment for the product itself.

The concentrate is diluted with water at the point of use, with dilution ratios adjusted based on the type and severity of the spill. This means a single drum of concentrate can treat a significant spill area, reducing the inventory you need to maintain on site.

For operators managing multiple well sites, tank batteries, or pipeline corridors, keeping Hasten Cleanse in your spill response trailer ensures you have a safe, effective response agent available at every location without the regulatory burden of transporting hazardous materials.

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Regulatory Framework for Spill Response in Texas

Hydrocarbon spill response in Texas operates under overlapping federal and state regulatory frameworks. Understanding these requirements helps you choose response chemistry that simplifies compliance rather than complicating it.

TCEQ spill reporting. Spills that reach or threaten to reach waters of the state must be reported to TCEQ. The reportable quantity and reporting timeline depend on the material spilled and the receiving environment. Having an effective response agent pre-staged means faster containment and cleanup, which can reduce the volume of material that reaches regulated waters.

National Response Center (NRC). Federal reporting under CERCLA is triggered when a reportable quantity of a hazardous substance is released to the environment. Crude oil and many refined products contain CERCLA-listed substances (benzene, toluene, xylene). Prompt response with effective chemistry reduces the total volume of the release and can limit your CERCLA reporting obligations.

SPCC compliance. Facilities with above-ground oil storage above certain thresholds must maintain Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plans. Having Hasten Cleanse staged as a response agent demonstrates the “countermeasure” element of your SPCC plan during EPA or state inspections.

Waste classification. The waste generated during spill cleanup must be properly characterized and disposed of. Cleanup waste from petroleum solvent application is typically classified as hazardous, requiring manifested transport to a permitted TSDF. Cleanup waste from Hasten Cleanse application is non-hazardous, opening up more disposal options at lower cost and with simpler documentation.

Spill Response Kit Recommendations

For operators who want to be prepared before a spill happens, we recommend stocking a Hasten Cleanse spill response kit at each facility or operational area. A basic kit includes:

1-2 drums of Hasten Cleanse concentrate — enough to treat a significant spill when diluted with available water
Portable pump and spray nozzle — for rapid application to the spill area
Containment materials — booms, berms, or absorbent socks for initial containment (standard spill kit items)
PPE — splash protection, safety glasses, gloves (standard, not chemical-resistant — the product is non-hazardous)
Dilution chart — laminated card showing recommended dilution ratios for different spill types and surfaces

Because Hasten Cleanse is non-hazardous, these kits can be stored anywhere — in a chemical shed, on a service truck, at remote well sites, or in a spill response trailer — without special containment, ventilation, or HazMat storage requirements. This makes it practical to stage response capability at every location where a spill could occur.