Oily Wastewater
Combines adsorption and liquid/solid separation to treat oil- and grease-laden wastewater to reusable or dischargeable quality.
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Organo-Clay Technology
Adsorption media that pulls oil, grease, and hydrophobic organics out of water — combined with liquid/solid separation to treat streams conventional methods cannot handle economically.
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The Technology
Clay that grabs what water repels.
Organo-clay is a naturally occurring clay whose surface has been organically modified so that it strongly attracts hydrophobic compounds — oil, grease, and other organics that do not dissolve in water. As contaminated water passes through the media, those compounds adsorb onto the clay and are held there, while the clarified water passes on.
Because the removal mechanism is adsorption rather than filtration alone, organo-clay captures emulsified and dissolved-phase hydrocarbons that a simple screen or skimmer would miss. Jenfitch combines the adsorption media with coagulation and flocculation and liquid/solid-separation chemistry, so suspended solids drop out in the same program — a two-stage approach for streams where filtration or skimming falls short.
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Where it fits in the train
Organo-clay is most valuable as a polishing and pretreatment step — ahead of granular activated carbon or membranes, where a slug of oil would foul or blind the downstream media. It protects and extends the life of that more expensive equipment.
How organo-clay works
Organo-clay media are engineered to absorb oil, grease, and hydrocarbons while our coagulation and separation chemistry drops out suspended solids — a two-stage approach for streams where simple filtration or skimming falls short.
The Hard Streams
Built for oil-and-grease-laden water.
Oily wastewater, produced water, and lagoon water carry contaminants that resist conventional treatment. Free oil skims, but emulsified and dissolved hydrocarbons stay in the water and carry through to discharge or foul downstream equipment.
Organo-clay adsorption combined with liquid/solid separation brings these streams down to reusable or dischargeable quality — and does it economically enough to run as a standalone step or as pretreatment protecting carbon and membranes.
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Built for the hard streams.
Produced-Water Polishing
Removes emulsified and dissolved hydrocarbons from oil & gas produced water that skimming and coarse filtration leave behind.
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Pretreatment for Membranes & Carbon
Strips oil upstream of granular activated carbon or membranes, preventing fouling and extending the life of that media.
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Targeted at hydrophobic contaminants.
- Free, emulsified, and dissolved oil that skimmers and coarse filters leave in the water.
- Grease and fats from industrial and process wastewater.
- Hydrophobic organics and hydrocarbons that resist conventional filtration.
- Suspended solids, dropped out by the paired coagulation and separation chemistry.
Best used as a polishing or pretreatment stage — ahead of membranes or activated carbon — to protect and extend the life of downstream media.
Questions
Organo-clay, explained.
What does organo-clay actually remove?
Oil, grease, and hydrophobic organics — including emulsified and dissolved-phase hydrocarbons that skimming and coarse filtration leave behind. The clay’s organically modified surface adsorbs these compounds and holds them out of the water.
How is it different from activated carbon?
Organo-clay is optimized for oil and grease, which can quickly blind activated carbon. In practice the two work together: organo-clay strips the oil first as a pretreatment step, protecting the carbon and extending its life so it can polish the remaining dissolved organics.
What streams is it best suited to?
Oily wastewater, oil & gas produced water, and lagoon water — the hard-to-treat streams where filtration or skimming alone is not economical. It can run standalone or as pretreatment ahead of membranes and carbon.
Does it handle suspended solids too?
Yes. Jenfitch pairs the adsorption media with coagulation and liquid/solid-separation chemistry, so suspended solids drop out in the same program while the clay captures the hydrophobic organics.