Oil purification systems are technology-based solutions for industries that are affordable and, in some cases, even bring in revenue by lending them to other companies for a price. It is a green technology which is barely getting itself noticed or brought to the focus of major industrial sectors. The problem is that people don’t realize that oil doesn’t die. It is merely contaminated and there are ways to get it purified or even recycled. Contaminated oil that infiltrates the ground can penetrate aquifers which supply drinking water so therein lies heavy damage to environment and health risks.
A million gallons of water can easily be contaminated with the toxic waste that is produced by a single oil change. Even the Environmental Protection Agency has issued guidelines for managing, reusing and recycling used oil which is the need of the hour with global climate worsening. North Americans alone consume about 19 million barrel a day and waste oil is a major part of that figure. The industry accounts for almost half of the oil consumption. Waste oil is always handled as a hazardous material, depending on its chemical composition. Oil purification systems can help change things by recycling.
More than that, manufacturers of waste oil don’t see the savings involved so they won’t understand the need for oil purification. Till 2012, a measly five percent of industrial plants believed in restoring and reusing oil but due to awareness and research, these numbers have gone up considerably since then. Due to the financial gains of oil purification systems, the chain effect in saving costs is huge. For instance, factories and plants don’t have to pay for hauling waste oil, they can just recycle it.
Onsite oil purification impacts downtime. Whenever a plant is shut down for equipment repairs, thousands of dollars are lost per hour and failure’s main reason is contaminated oil. So, purification systems act like a dialysis machine for all industrial equipment. Wheeled and on carts, they are easily rolled over to equipment like turbines and pumps which are hooked up to the system. The process gets the oil cleaned of contaminants and renders its state to its almost-original condition thereby lowering break-rates of downs and repairs. Various industries have now begun to realize that purification systems can save them vast amounts of money in different ways.
For instance, solid waste management operators can use the system for their fleet of trucks and vehicles to extend their life. Cement factories are another example of using oil purification systems for their heavy machinery. Large power plants and grid stations use turbines and transformers which varnish that is caused by moisture contamination. Processing plants and production facilities all use oil systems for their operations on a large scale. Others like compressor plants in oil and gas sectors cannot tolerate contamination otherwise gas flow for energy to the consumer would be badly affected.