surface skimmer Articles
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Anglo platinum and ultraspin clean up
At Waterval mine, 69% of environmental incidents are related to the spillage of fuel, oil, grease and lubricants. Most of these hydrocarbon spillages can be attributed to TM3 equipment used at the mine. As part of a long-term management plan to address these hydrocarbon spillage incidents, Anglo Platinum has installed Ultraspin technology at Waterval mine. This technology has two main ...
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Algae Control Spray System for a southern Nevada Wastewater Treatment Plant
Nicknamed "NESI" by the facility staff both because of its large size and slight resemblance to the mythical Lochness Monster, this WeirWasher Automated Cleaning System also has the important ability to submerge, resurface, and telescope. These motions are necessary to control the prolific algal growth on the weirs and effluent launder in the circular secondary clarifier. The spray ...
By GillTeq, LLC
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How the Continuous Removal of Tramp Oil Extends the Life of Coolants
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2013 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. Tramp oils (hydraulic oil, lubricating oil and greases, and protective metal coatings) in coolant create expensive and frustrating problems. Tramp oils in coolant provide a breeding ground for bacteria and can cause problems ranging from unpleasant odor to employee skin rashes. ...
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Accurately Measuring Settled Sludge with the Sludge Finder 2
The City of Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, was created in 1971 from the merger of 14 municipalities and is home to over 59,000 citizens. The city is constantly growing due to the many opportunities available, so it is important that all the city's utilities, such as a wastewater treatment plant, are always up and running. What did they need? In the wastewater treatment process, the primary clarifier ...
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Crisafulli’s rotomite-6000 dredging highly abrasive mill scale
Customer: The customer purchased its first SRS Crisafulli Rotomite, a Model 180P, Serial #14123 in August 1997, and purchased its second SRS Crisafulli dredge, a Rotomite-6000, in the summer of 2007. Application & reason for dredging: The customer provides slag processing, metal recovery, materials handling, scrap management, surface conditioning (“scarfing”) and a wide range of specialty ...
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Tramp oil removal - Oil Skimming... No longer a luxury - Case study
Tramp oils – hydraulic oil, lubricating oil and greases, and protective metal coatings, in coolant create expensive and frustrating problems. Tramp oils in coolant provide a breeding ground for bacteria and can cause problems ranging from unpleasant odor to employee skin rashes. When tramp oils combine with other contaminants in coolant they can form a sticky substance that clogs lines and ...
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Providing Skimming Solutions For Industries Worldwide
Product Overview Skimall Model AG25 "Mini David" Oil Skimming System The Model AG25 Oil Skimming System is designed to remove free-floating oils, grease and other material from the surface of water in indoor and outdoor applications where space is limited. The compact design makes it ideal for applications including oil/water separators, "tramp oil" removal from metal cutting machine coolant ...
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What is COD in water?
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is a chemical method to measure the amount of reducing substances that need to be oxidized in a water sample. Oxygen equivalent of substances (usually organic) that can be oxidized by strong oxidants in wastewater, wastewater treatment plant effluent and contaminated water. In the study of river pollution and industrial wastewater properties and the operation and ...
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Oil Skimming… No Longer a Luxury - Case study
Tramp oils – hydraulic oil, lubricating oil and greases, and protective metal coatings in coolant – create expensive and frustrating problems. They provide a breeding ground for bacteria and can cause problems ranging from unpleasant odor to employee skin rashes. When tramp oils combine with other contaminants in coolant they can form a sticky substance that clogs lines and sprays. ...
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Water mixing in waste lagoons - New Insights into an Important Requirement
Man-made lagoons have been used worldwide for the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater, it seems, forever. All waste lagoons were first designed and thoughtfully planned considering their locations, soil makeup, and waste reduction processes prior to being implemented. The biological process of organic waste reduction is always a consideration of waste lagoon designs. There are three ...
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Treating Industrial Wastewater With Dissolved Air Flotation
Learn how DAF works, and why it’s effective at treating industrial wastewater Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a wastewater treatment process that effectively clarifies water or wastewater by removing suspended solids from liquids. It uses dissolved air to float solid particles to the surface, where they are removed by a skimmer. The liquid being treated can be sewage, liquid sludge, or ...
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Hahn manufacturing chose oil skimming to remove tramp oils and saved money in the process
Hahn Manufacturing, a family-owned business, decided to skim oil, recycle coolant and help keep its part of the world cleaner. Hahn Manufacturing, located in Cleveland, Ohio, supplies precision prototype and production machined parts for OEMs across the country. The coolant tanks in Hahn's multiple machining centers were being contaminated with tramp oil. Plant manager Gary Ott was concerned ...
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Oil skimming solution keeps national railway running year round
A North American railway that prides itself on environmental responsibility recently worked with an engineering firm to design a new wastewater treatment facility for one of its refueling stations in British Columbia. The design challenge required a careful balance of meeting the railway’s commitment to environmental sustainability, while still being able to operate in severe weather ...
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Waste Management Solutions for Business
How to win the race for everyone Waste Management Solutions for Business Industry will always lead the way in the adaptation of new technology, and especially the technology of conservation. This is not necessarily for any ideological reason, but because the people who manage water use better understand the economic incentives for adopting new technology. Current technology of wastewater ...
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Oil Skimmer Efficiently Removes Oily Sludge from Truck Wash Wastewater
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2015 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. With a fleet of 250 tanker trucks—35 of which are used to haul soybean oil—one U.S.-based trucking company is dedicated to thoroughly cleaning its large fleet following transportation jobs. The oil tankers can each haul approximately 48,000 pounds of oil, so when cleaning ...
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7 Questions To Ask Your Oil Skimming Vendor
So, you’re thinking about installing an oil skimmer to remove oil from water in your application. What more should you know before deciding which skimmer manufacturer or vendor to use? As with any technology, quality of equipment, level of service, capabilities, and expertise vary greatly among vendors. Hence the importance of choosing the right provider. If you have a shortlist of ...
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Abanaki`s versatile high-temp poly belt well-suited for Fracking wastewater oil removal
Abanaki Corporation has been successfully providing oil skimming technology to wastewater treatment plants in the removal of oil from fracking wastewater. Due to the variety of contaminants found in fracking wastewater, the suitable oil skimmer belt for this particular application is Abanaki's high-temp poly belt. This oil skimmer belt is reinforced to resist stretching, is chemically resistant, ...
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Manage Stormwater Runoff with Skimming Technology
When the sky cries, that’s a natural phenomenon. But when Nature’s pure water mixes with various types of oil and hydraulic fluids or other contaminants, the result is a man-made problem. Commonly called stormwater runoff, rainwater will flow wherever it wants once it hits Earth. And this characteristic is what makes water troublesome wherever it encounters oil – in heavy ...
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Oil and Gas Boom Fuels Need for Effective Wastewater Treatment
The U.S. oil and gas industry is king again. The U.S. will overtake Russia as the world’s top oil and gas producer by the end of 2013, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Oct. 3. (http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=13251) Oil and gas production in the U.S. has soared in recent years with the expansion of hydraulic fracturing. Since 2008, U.S. petroleum ...
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How Tube Skimmers Can Turn Waste Oil into New Revenue
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in 2013 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. When your company considers investing in an oil skimmer, profitability may be an unlikely motive. But here at Oil Skimmers, more customers are telling us they’ve boosted their profits and saved money after they implemented our tube skimmers. Some of these companies are ...
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