Oil Skimmer Archives

Elastec Drum Oil Skimmers for Olive Oil Waste Pits

October 31, 2024

Olive oil is produced throughout the North African and Mediterranean regions. It’s estimated that 2 million tons are produced worldwide annually, with the largest producers being Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Portugal, Morocco, and Algeria. The two byproducts produced by the three-phase system are a solid residue known as olive press cake (OPC) and large amounts of aqueous liquid known as olive mill […]

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The importance of oil skimmer testing and ASTM standards

May 10, 2024

ASTM standards should be an important consideration when selecting an oil skimmer. It’s an interesting question as to why standards exist, they are actually an important aspect of modern life – they make your plug fit in an outlet, they look after your well-being and safety, and as a consumer ensure that you get a quality

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A Groovy Decade

December 1, 2021

THE CHALLENGE In 2011, Elastec embarked on a project that had been sitting on the back burner for years. Thanks to the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, that project was given top priority, and every person in the company played a role to complete the task. When the X Prize foundation issued to the

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The Test of a Good Skimmer is a Good Test

October 8, 2014

Since the early 1990s, when the U.S. Coast Guard regulations codifying the Oil Pollution Act 90 came into force, some spill response equipment manufacturers assigned unrealistic Nameplate Capacity ratings to their oil skimmers, loosely based on the ability of an integral pump to move water through the system. (Nameplate Capacity is the number used to represent skimmer performance.) But

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