Device for separating supernatant, in particular liquid pollutan

Details Device for separating supernatant, in particular liquid pollutan Device for separating supernatant, in particular liquid pollutan

1994-09-16

1996-10-01

Upton, Christopher

Liquid purification or separation

Gravitational separator

Superposed compartments or baffles, e.g., parallel plate type

2105321, 210540, C02F 140

Patent

active

055608264

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for separating supernatant pollutant, such as oil, from a liquid, such as water is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a receiving tank and a separating tank. The receiving tank has a wall dividing the tank into a first vessel receiving the liquid mixture and having a self-adjusting weir, and a second vessel. The separating tank has a first receptacle separated from the first vessel by a partition along which the self-adjusting weir is located, and a second receptacle connected to the first receptacle. The first receptacle has an outlet for draining the supernatant, while the second receptacle and second vessel have outlets for draining the cleaned liquid.

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