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Addressing food waste through anaerobic digestion

Food waste continues to be a problem worldwide, even with more and more attention being paid to reducing spoilage and to salvaging edible foods for redistribution or reuse. One approach to the problem is diverting inedible organic matter from landfills and treating it with anaerobic digestion, which has the side effect of capturing energy. The amount of food wasted worldwide was 2.3 billion ...

Feb. 2, 2017

By Fluence Corporation

Waste Oil

Waste oil trucks are tanker trucks that are designed for the specific purpose of picking up waste oils, such as yellow grease, brown grease and motor oils. If you’re in need of waste oil tanker trucks, you’ll want to purchase them from a company that provides a number of customization options to ensure that your waste oil tanker trucks meet your specific needs. Here at Amthor ...

Nov. 29, 2016

By Amthor International

Flaxseed Oil Waste

A commercial manufacturer of flaxseed oil was having a problem obtaining the FOG and TSS level required by their local POTW. A sample was submitted to our laboratories for treatment analysis. The wastewater was at a pH of 7.0 so no adjustment was required. The sample was treated with Floccin J and the results met their ...

Jan. 29, 2009

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

Oil Skimmers Inc., resolves waste oil problems

Companies that provide reusable containers for shipping of materials and finished goods use a combination of processes to clean and restore the containers between uses. This makes for a wastewater stream full of many types of oils from both the residual contents of the containers and the restoring processes themselves. Of course, these oils must be removed from the water before it can be reused ...

Dec. 26, 2011

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

Used Oil vs. Waste Oil – What’s the difference?

Nice overview of differences between waste oil and used oil. I had thought most of us had a clear understanding of the difference between these two types of oil waste streams but during a recent ISO audit I encountered a site who labeled all of their used oil as “waste oil”. While these terms sound interchangeable there can be differences in how they are managed. ...

Apr. 12, 2014

By EHS Management Strategies, LLC

Oil Skimmers, Inc., solves waste oil problems quickly and easily

Many types of industrial processes create waste oil, which can be time-consuming and expensive to collect, store, and dispose of. Worse yet, without constant effort to remove them, residual oils can build up and cause hazards, contamination, and machine downtime. In the metals industry, oil waste comes from machinery and components used to make steel and other metals, as well as from cleaning ...

Dec. 26, 2011

By Oil Skimmers, Inc.

`Must Do` Waste Oil Furnance Maintenance

Recommendations to keep your waste oil burner running at peak performance and resistant to mechanical issues, including a list of typical standard maintenance measures. Getting into a scheduled maintenance routine and making sure you're keeping your furnace running smoothly will keep it generating free heat for your business for many years to come. Failure to maintain your waste oil furnace ...

Mar. 1, 2013

By Clean Energy Heating Systems

Centralised treatment of oil sludge and other industrial waste

Centralised treatment of various sources of industrial waste has been established in many European countries over the last decade. Many facilities are still equipped with non state of the art technology and therefore cannot fulfil the broad field of applications with regard to industrial waste remediation. econ's international client decided to be one step ahead and erected a new econ industries ...

Apr. 14, 2010

By econ industries GmbH

Answers to questions about oil waste in California aquifers

California, the country's third-largest oil-producing state, has improperly given oil companies more than 2,500 permits to inject production fluids and oilfield waste into underground water supplies that are used for drinking water or irrigation, state records show. Nearly half of those disposal wells were approved or first started injections in the last four years under Gov. Jerry Brown, an ...

Feb. 5, 2015

By Associated Press

Oil Field Produce Waste Water Treatment

Oily Waste Produce Water Treatment Oil Field Produce Waste Water Treatment Testing Produce Water Oil Field Production The oil industry has been ...

Jan. 30, 2009

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

You Don’t Need to Generate Waste Oil to Save Money with a Waste Oil Furnace

Waste oil furnaces can save on energy expenses for businesses who convert their used petroleum products into fuel for heat. Cutting costs by recycling waste oil makes good bottom line business sense. And waste oil heaters also help companies act on their commitment to preserving the environment by reusing potentially hazardous waste and preventing it from entering the eco-system. For companies ...

Jan. 28, 2013

By Clean Energy Heating Systems

Review of Selected Waste Streams: Sewage Sludge, Construction and Demolition Waste, Waste Oils, Waste from Coal-fired Power Plants and Biodegradable Municipal Waste

Five waste streams are reviewed in this technical report: sewage sludge, construction and demolition waste, waste oils, waste from coal-fired power plants and biodegradable municipal waste. The review focuses on the quantities of wastes produced and on systems used to collect and treat them in several European countries and ...

Jan. 1, 2002

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Oil Recovery

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Success Stories Oil Water Emulsion Wastewater Treatment Industry Oil Recovery - Improved Efficiencies A refinery was having several upsets in their ...

Jan. 30, 2009

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

Assessment of major solid wastes generated in palm oil mills

Two multivariate statistical techniques, viz. Discriminant Analysis (DA) and Principal Components Analysis (PCA) were used for the analysis of amount of solid wastes generated, such as Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB), potash ash, fibre and shell, in five different palm oil mills. DA identified two functions responsible for discriminating the mills on the basis of solid waste generated in these mills. ...

Jan. 10, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Oil Field Produce Water Waste Water Treatment Case Study

Industrial Waste Water Treatment Success Stories Oil Field Produce Water, Waste Water Treatment Produce Water, Oil Field Production 2 The US EPA is developing treatment requirements for the proper disposal of Oil Produce water generated from the oil / water from oil wells. The legislation is under review and is calendered to pass in October 2009. The current ...

Aug. 1, 2009

By Integrated Engineers Inc.

A Recycling Exemption for Oil/Water Separator Wastes at a Large Military Base in California

The Health & Safety Code (HSC) in California contains provisions that can exempt a recyclable material from categorization as a hazardous waste if certain strict criteria are met. The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is wary of 'sham' recycling and requires substantial proof of beneficial reuse for a facility to qualify for this exemption under HSC 25143.2. A large military ...

May 1, 2003

By Coto Consulting, Inc.

Chopper Pumps: Pumping of waste oil from mechanic workshops

Treatment of waste oil is done at several Danish Waste Water Treatment Plants. The oil is delivered in drums, which are emtied into a reception pit. Traditional pumps often clogged due to rags, lumps of twist or even small pieces of metal contained in the oil. Landia chopper pumps solved the ...

Jul. 1, 2008

By Landia

Ex Situ Soil Treatment of Waste Oils and Diesel Fuel

Project: Treated 450 cubic yards of waste oils and diesel fuel in soil and rockClient: Southern Arizona Mining Site Location: Near Tucson, Arizona Scope of work: Ex-Situ BioremediationProject cost: $21,600 (Included earthmoving equipment, treatment, bioremediation supplies and all analytical sampling) ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Critter Co. / Catalina BioSolutions

Cement industries solution to Waste Management - Remediation of oil refinery sludge basin

Abstract Work was completed in early 1992 to clean up a 5.5 acre (2.2 ha) stormwater sludge basin for an oil refinery company. The basin, which had served as a stormwater collection and settling pond for over 40 years, contained oily sludges with high concentrations of certain metals and volatile organic compounds. The closure plan included a combination cement-bentonite slurry wall and jet ...

Oct. 7, 2002

By Geo-Con, Inc.

Centralised treatment of oil sludge and other industrial waste - case study

Centralised treatment of various sources of industrial waste has been established in many European countries over the last decade. Many facilities are still equipped with non state of the art technology and therefore cannot fulfil the broad field of applications with regard to industrial waste remediation, econ's international client decided to be one step ahead and erected a new econ industries ...

Feb. 6, 2014

By econ industries GmbH

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