| Oil-water separators are used in many different | | | | allowed to float to the surface. This oil is then gently |
| commercial applications and are often a necessary | | | | pushed off of the surface of the water into |
| piece of technology on many construction and facilities. | | | | appropriate storage containers. After this process the |
| These devices skillfully remove harmful chemical | | | | water is further drained through filters before it is sent |
| elements, like oil but others as well, which allows the | | | | the proper treatment facilities or delivered back into the |
| remaining water to be returned back into the water | | | | sewer system to be further treated. Usually, water |
| system, usually after further treatment. Both large and | | | | used in industrial capacities is not only dirty with oil, but |
| small-scale units are often required by law to prevent | | | | also other substances as well. Larger machines allow |
| harm to the environment and so many companies | | | | the heavy particles (dirt, grime, etc.) to settle at the |
| may use these products as a matter of course when | | | | bottom as the oil rises to the surface. This material is |
| doing business. Regardless of the actual size of the | | | | then siphoned off with a pump without disturbing the |
| unit, these products all work using essentially the same | | | | water. These two processes provide a general |
| principles. | | | | cleaning of the water to make it environmentally safe |
| As the old saying implies, oil and water do not mix. | | | | for further treatment. |
| Fortunately, companies and other industrial facilities can | | | | Many different sizes are available depending upon the |
| use this to their advantage to remove oil from water. | | | | application needed. Large industrial sites that mix oil and |
| Though they may not mix, oil can become well | | | | water, like refineries use these machines regularly. |
| distributed in water and unlike other debris, it cannot be | | | | However, smaller construction sites may use these |
| simply filtered out like dirt and other substances. Instead | | | | machines to help cleanse run-off water that occurs |
| a process that takes advantage of the different | | | | near heavy machinery. Specialized pumps and other |
| viscosities is necessary to perform the separation. This | | | | pressure devices are often used in conjunction with |
| requires both time and skillful agitation of the water is | | | | these products in order to speed up the process. |
| required in order ensure a high cleansing of the water. | | | | Different manner of filters are also used to greatly |
| To remove oil, the water is rested and the oil is | | | | improve the quality of the outgoing water. |