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Waste Water Treatment with Oil and Water Separators

by expertoil on Feb 22, 2012

There are many instances in industry where oil and water mix together and must be separated. This is usually so that the oil can be taken out and reused and the water can be cleansed to prevent pollution of the environment when it is released. Very often there is also undissolved waste particle matter in the mix of oil and water and this must also be removed. This process is done with oil and water separators of various kinds.
Generally, the mixture is pumped into a holding tank where the oil rises to the surface and can be skimmed off, and the sludge sinks to the bottom and can be removed by some form of scraping apparatus. The water can then be pumped out of the tank and taken away for further treatment, since it could still contain contaminants that have dissolved and mixed in with it, as well as small amounts of oil that escaped the skimming process. This type of separator makes use of the force of gravity.
Once the water is cleaned properly it can be re-used or...Read More >>



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