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  2. Oil skimmer - Wikipedia

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    An oil skimmer is a device that is designed to remove oil floating on a liquid surface. They are commonly used to recover oil from oil spills in water, or in Industrial situations where waters are contaminated with oil. Oil skimmers are designed to remove free floating oil and are not water treatment devices.

  3. API oil–water separator - Wikipedia

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    An API oil–water separator is a device designed to separate gross amounts of oil and suspended solids from industrial wastewater produced at oil refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical plants, natural gas processing plants and other industrial oily water sources.

  4. Oily water separator (marine) - Wikipedia

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    The oil in the water coalesces on the underside of the plate eventually forming droplets before coalescing into liquid oil which floats off the plates and accumulates at the top of the chamber. The oil accumulating at the top is then transferred to waste oil tank on the vessel where it is later discharged to a treatment facility ashore.

  5. Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia

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    Oil was collected from water by using skimmers. In total, 2,063 various skimmers were used. [3] For offshore, more than 60 open-water skimmers were deployed, including 12 purpose-built vehicles. [116] EPA regulations prohibited skimmers that left more than 15 parts per million (ppm) of oil in the water.

  6. A Whale - Wikipedia

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    The ship's owners stated that A Whale is capable of separating 300,000 to 500,000 US gallons (1,000 to 2,000 m 3) of oil per day, while storing the crude and returning the processed sea water to the sea. [5] A Whale arrived in the Gulf of Mexico on 30 June 2010, while financial agreements were yet pending. [6]

  7. Boom (containment) - Wikipedia

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    Oil spill containment boom holding back oil Two Indian Coast Guard vessels deploying an ocean boom. A containment boom is a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill. Booms are used to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and other resources, and to help make recovery easier.

  8. Oil–water separator - Wikipedia

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    The objective of the design is to allow oil droplets in the water to coalesce on the underside of the plate eventually forming larger oil droplets which floats off the plates and accumulates at the top of the chamber. The oil accumulating at the top is then transferred with some en-trained water to a waste oil tank. This type of oily water ...

  9. Deepwater Horizon oil spill response - Wikipedia

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    Oil was collected by using skimmers. More than 60 open-water skimmers were deployed, including 12 purpose-built vehicles. [11] A Taiwanese supertanker, A Whale, was retrofitted after the Deepwater explosion for skimming large amounts of oil in the Gulf. [67] The ship was tested in early July 2010 but failed to collect a significant amount of ...

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