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Oil carryover is unavoidable if you have compressors that use oil in the compression chamber. The lubricant will mix with the condensation and create oily water that must be properly handled to avoid violating environmental regulations.

Just one litre of used oil can contaminate up to one million litres of freshwater.

This is the reason that environmental regulations strictly prohibit the discharge of oily wastes and chemicals, including the condensate drained from a compressed air system.

Compressed air condensate must be treated in accordance with water resource legislation to achieve prescribed safety levels before it can be disposed of in the wastewater system. Condensate from compressed air can be safely treated with an oil or water separator.

For more information on the range of oil and water separators products available, download our free brochure.

Oil & Water Separator FAQs +

Oil carryover is unavoidable if you have compressors that use oil in the compression chamber. The lubricant will mix with the condensation and create oily water that must be properly handled to avoid violating environmental regulations.

Just one litre of used oil can contaminate up to one million litres of freshwater.

This is the reason that environmental regulations strictly prohibit the discharge of oily wastes and chemicals, including the condensate drained from a compressed air system.

Compressed air condensate must be treated in accordance with water resource legislation to achieve prescribed safety levels before it can be disposed of in the wastewater system. Condensate from compressed air can be safely treated with an oil or water separator.

For more information on the range of oil and water separators products available, download our free brochure.

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