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Filter Oil from Water

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Filter Oil from Water

Oil and water separation or filtration is common when water treatments are done, where the liquid is treated with several chemical, physical and biological ways. This extensive process is being carried out extensively these days to save on safe water. This is important as the researchers have discovered that we humans remain using the water recklessly and not contribute in returning clean water back to the source, very soon we will be left with no good water to consume very soon. Therefore, look around and you would know how things are increasing at an alarming rate.


The process of oil water separation


The process involves using the earth’s gravity. This Oil water separators technique is specifically designed to use the gravity of oil and water to our advantage to carry out the filtration process. During this extensive process the heavy sludge or solids are allowed to settle down and the oils are allowed to fully surface, this process will leave waste water to accumulate in the middle layer. Making it easy to separate each layer smartly and taking them through further treatments for cleaning.


Why carry out such extensive cleaning processes?


This process of oil water separation is not an easy process, the installation and running as per specification can be as expensive as $1 million, while the maintenance and operating cost will have to be accounted separately. There are three types of water oil separator systems:


·        API, Conventional Gravity Separators: this process uses gravity to separate oil from contaminated water.

·        Parallel Plate Gravity Separator: Sediment is slide down the topside of each of the parallel plate, keeping gravity into consideration.

·        Hydro cyclone Water oil Separator: It is totally based on the centrifugal force, which helps separate the solid waste and oils that surface during the process.

·        Flotation Separators: This process uses the hydrophobic nature of water and when the gas bubbles are introduced it clings and surfaces to be further separated. 


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