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Apparatus to separate oil and debris from an aqueous fluid

US7368054B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32Claims

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Assignee

Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brian Porter · Marlboro, US
Christopher Barmore · Arlington, US
Martin Lucassen · Round Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2005
Grant date	May 6, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC02F1/40
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A separator to separate oil and debris from an aqueous fluid includes a container with a cover, the top portion of which includes a control panel access door. The separator draws an aqueous fluid with one or a plurality of skimmers that float on the aqueous fluid inside one or a plurality of corresponding reservoirs. When the separator is operating, the surface portion of the aqueous fluid is drawn into each corresponding skimmer hose and transferred to the separator by a pickup hose. The separator separates oil, debris and any sludge that may be in the aqueous fluid to provide a substantially filtered aqueous fluid. The substantially filtered aqueous fluid is then returned to the reservoirs through an exit hose.

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