Many industries such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, automobiles, food, textiles and pharmaceuticals discharge water that is contaminated with hydrocarbons or other oil-like pollutants. In petroleum production, oil and other contaminants in the produced water need to be separated before the water can be reused or injected. There are various methods or combinations of methods that can be used for separating oil water mixtures. Depending on the state of oil in the mixture, some methods are more effective than others. Among the forms that oil exists in water, emulsified oil water mixtures are extremely stable and therefore more difficult to separate.

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At Free Flow Solutions, our scientists have developed new filter membranes and designed oil water separation processes that combine filter membranes with other oil water separation methods, such as aggregation-flotation and/or coagulation to achieve superior separation results. The facilities with our specially designed backwash system achieve long term operation and require less maintenance. Our products are cost effective and environmentally friendly.