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BoniFibers H
Removing Hydrocarbon/Oil From Water
BoniFibers H cleans industrial waste water very economically to produce
reusable water without using chemicals, heat, vacuum or special equipment, and
no sludge is formed! (PDF version
of this page) Also read about our GPO
Cartridge which thoroughly cleans and refurbishes used antifreeze for
recycling by removing all contaminates in the liquid.
What are BoniFibers H?
- They are unique interlaced synthetic fibers made in the U.S.A. They
are very oleophilic and very hydrophobic. BoniFibers H love oil and hate
water.
- They are composed only of carbon and hydrogen. They are non-toxic
and are inert to acids and alkalis.
- Oil-saturated BoniFibers H are a valuable fuel. Oil-saturated
BoniFibers H melt at about 300°F (149°C) and they stay liquid at room
temperature. One pound of BoniFibers H holds up to 25 pounds of oil. As a
fuel, the combination of melted BoniFibers H and entrapped oil has a fuel
value of about 15,000 BTU/lb. Therefore, 15 pounds of saturated BoniFibers H
provides about 5,000,000 BTU.
- BoniFibers H function in depth filtration. The individual fibers of
BoniFibers H are so fine, that 9,000 meters (about 6 miles) of the fiber weigh
only 2.2 gms. (0.08 oz.). The unique construction of the interlacing results
in a density of 2 pounds per cubic foot. Therefore, there is a myriad of open
spaces to entrap and retain suspended oils and solids as well as emulsions.
In entrapment of emulsions, the first droplet of emulsion impinges on the fine
fiber of the BoniFibers H, and then the following droplets coalesce on the
first and on each other.
- BoniFibers H are a profit source by recycling. Maximum value for
BoniFibers H is attained by using them in a closed container. When they are
saturated with oil and emulsions, just applying air pressure to the container
will force out of the container the oil and the emulsion held in the open
spaces in the BoniFibers H. Therefore, the oil is salvaged. Otherwise, used
BoniFibers H may be either sold to waste oil recyclers or melted to become a
valuable fuel.
If valuable (e.g. gold, silver, platinum, iridium, etc.) suspended solids are
entrapped in the open spaces of BoniFibers H, when the BoniFibers H are melted
the heavy suspended solids settle out to be salvaged from the melted material.
Solving wastewater headaches
with BoniFibers H
- You do not pay to truck away your industrial waste water.
- By recycling, you minimize make-up water costs.
- You install a low-cost, easy-to-use, system.
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Results |
| Feed: 180 mg/l, oil |
Product: 4.6 mg/l, oil |
| Feed: 5,000 mg/l, oil |
Product: 4 mg/l, oil |
| Feed: 231 PPM SS* |
Product: 1.4 PPM SS* |
| * Suspended solids passing a 200 mesh screen
and held on a 325 mesh screen |
- You exchange an expensive operation for a new profit source.
- Dissolved materials are chemically precipitated and then removed in
BoniFibers H. No Sludge is Formed
- You remove more oil from spills into open water. A pound of BoniFibers H
in a pad holds up to 25 pounds of oil.
How can BoniFibers H be used to
treat wastewater
In one step - the cleaned water is either reused or discharged.
In pretreatment before your existing system. Emulsions are removed
and your system is not fouled.
Industrial wastewater containing oils, emulsions, and/or suspended solids
enter the General, our 55 gallon drum containing 15 lbs. of BoniFibers
H. Dissolved material (VOC & < 10 PPM oil, < 2 PPM solids) leaves the barrel
where it is then filtered through activated carbon, a membrane filter,
ion-exchange system, or reverse osmosis, leaving you with cleaner water.
In post-treatment to do a better job (emulsions are removed).
Water that has already been treated by gravity separation, oil skimming, air
flotation, or centrifugal separation is filtered through our 55 gallon drum
containing 15 lbs. of BoniFibers H.
The Control Barrel
 Our water pollution
control barrel, has the following specifications:
| Size: |
55 Gallon |
| Diameter (A): |
24" |
| Height (B): |
35" |
| Inlet: |
C-1"MPT |
| Outlet: |
E-1"MPT |
| Drain: |
E-1"FPT |
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| Flow Rate, GPM: |
10 GPM |
| Maximum Pressure: |
10 psig |
| Max. design Temp.: |
140 deg. F |
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| Cover: |
• Removable 16 gauge lid
• Ring-and-bolt closure
• Poly-clad cellulose gasket |
Suggested flow diagrams of BoniFiber H applications:
Experiences with BoniFibers H
In the hundreds of installations of BoniFibers H, most of our customers do
not take an analysis of oil concentration of the waste water entering and
exiting the container of BoniFibers H.
They are happy just as long as they can reuse the exiting (cleaned) water,
or discharge it to either the municipal sewers or the local streams with the
approval of the local Pollution Control Authorities.
But, following are results that some of our customers have reported. The
variation in the results is due to the variety of the kind of oils being
recovered.
OIL CONCENTRATION
in water entering
BoniFibers H |
OIL CONCENTRATION
in water leaving
BoniFibers H |
PERCENTAGE
REMOVAL OF OIL |
| 150 ml/l |
3.5 ml/l |
97.7 % |
| 180 ml/l |
4.6 ml/l |
97.4 % |
| 20 ml/l |
0 ml/l |
100.0 % |
| 5000 ml/l |
4 ml/l |
99.9 % |
| 129 ml/l |
6.5 ml/l |
95.0 % |
| 200 ml/l |
2 ml/l |
99.0 % |
| 80 ml/l |
10 ml/l |
87.5 % |
| 405 ml/l |
0 ml/l |
100.0 % |
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SUSPENDED SOLIDS |
| 231 ppm |
1.4 ppm |
99.4 % |
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