Refinery Waste - Waste and Recycling Information

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Case Study - Crude oil and refinery waste

For years refinery and oil field waste had been dumped into the marsh adjacent to a large residential community. The waste oil had also started seeping into the local groundwater. The area included three large ponds including a bermed area, 3 meters deep, containing a mixture of 60% oil-tar in water. The total area held approximately 3,400 cubic meters (m3) of contaminated soil and sludge ...

Oil Skimming: Why it matters

During many industrial and manufacturing processes, water is combined with chemicals, oils, grease, fat and other containments. Oil skimming is the process of removing this floating oil from water. ...

VacuDry® - Oily waste recycling in the 21st century

In the Gulf region, thousands of tons of oily waste are produced every day, apart from the quantities already deposited. Due to stricter laws, increasingly complex waste streams have to be treated with state-of-the-art technologies. This can´t ...

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Paddle Dryer for Biosolids, Sludge and Residuals Drying

The K-S Paddle Sludge Dryer is used worldwide for drying a variety of sludges, biosolids and by-products, to generate dry stable products, reduce disposal cost and convert waste into marketable by-products. In municipal waste water treatment plants (MWWTP) the K-S Paddle Sludge Dryer System produces Class A Biosolids in accordance with the EPA’s 503 regulations allowing the dried granular ...