What makes Suparator® different.

Active separation

Gravity separators primarily collect the oil; they build an oil layer inside the separator, resulting in long contact times. Suparator® uses gravity separation but adds the three step separation mechanism. The result is very short contact times.

Short contact time

"Oil" is not oil; "water" is not water. In oil/water separation, "oil" typically is a mixture of substances, plus it contains dirt and other pollutants. "Water" always contains soluble substances, either as pollutions from the process or intentionally added, as in aqueous cleaners or machine coolants. The longer the contact time, the more all these substances start to interact; oil gets emulsified and saponified, dirt and sludge build up at the interface, oil and dirt are suspended into the water phase. The shorter the contact time, the cleaner the process, the better the oil control.

Thin film separation

All oil separation devices depend on thick oil layers, or create thick oil layers, to separate. Or they separate with lots of water. Suparator® is capable of removing thin films of oil and yet still separates dry oil.

Dry oil

The three step separation mechanism warrants that the separated oil is dry; there is less than 1% of water in it. This mechanism also warrants that no precious chemicals from the aqueous medium are being separated with the oil.

Technology

The Suparator® oil/water separation technology was developed in the early nineties and has been put to use in many applications. Over the years new developments have been added, like the Suparskim® skimming products and the Skim & Treat® method.

Three-step separation

Suparator® utilizes a three-step separation process: collect, concentrate, separate. The special construction collects any amount of oil, even the smallest traces. This oil is concentrated to force water and chemicals out and build an oil layer. Finally dry oil is separated and removed from the process.