This Oil Skimmers, Inc. customer has been a producer of highly
refined mineral oils for more than a century. The company’s white oil products, which are used in the
formulation of lotions, creams, ointments and hand cleansers, require large amounts of water to make. The
oily water from the refining process, along with tank washdowns and runoff, adds up to a substantial
wastewater challenge. In an effort to improve its wastewater treatment process and increase overall plant
efficiency, the...
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In industrial machining
and grinding operations, metalworking fluids are used to reduce heat and friction and remove metal
particles. Fluids can be water-based, including soluble oils and semisynthetic fluids, oil-based, such as
petroleum oils, or a mixture containing anything from oils, emulsifiers and anti-weld agents to corrosion
inhibitors and biocides, among others.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are 1.2 million workers...
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Oil skimmer reduces cost, increases performance and decreases material waste
Food manufacturers
are tasked with managing oil in the wastewater from their manufacturing processes on an ongoing basis.
Recently, a privately-held snack food manufacturer that produces potato chips established a goal to increase chip production by 20 percent. However, increasing production also meant increasing the amount of cooking oil discharged into the wastewater from washing the fryers used to cook the chips....
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In the steel manufacturing industry, waterborne oil is a pervasive issue. Mill managers, maintenance managers and process engineers are under pressure to keep facilities up and running, and on budget.
However, the nature of steel manufacturing poses its own unique set of challenges for effective oil removal. It’s a high capital, continuous process...
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Emission control and waste management among top priorities for railroad industry today
On February 28, 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first
U.S. railway chartered for commercial transport of passengers and freight.
Key facts about the first U.S. railway include:
- The Tom Thumb steam engine was designed by Peter Cooper
- The first railroad track was only 13 miles long
- Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of...
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