Oil recovery apparatus and method

Patent · Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6127993

Lowe, J G

An oil recovery apparatus and method, particularly for removing oil and grease from the discharge of dishwashing machines or the like, provides a small size assembly employing the same principle as in U.S. Pat. No. 4,051,024. This apparatus and method employs single rotating discs of plastic or plastic coated material and each disk has a pair of scraper blades arranged to scrape opposite sides of the rotating blade. Exterior of the container for the oil recovery apparatus is at least one filter basket adapted to receive the flow into the strainer container of large particles of food and other waste such as cigarette butts and the like. Each filter is disposed for the ready cleaning of accumulated matter from the basket. There is shown plural filters, valve controls, auxiliary heating and disc support means to be more fully described.

• Assignee: Lowe Engineering Co
• Patent Number(s): US 4268396
• OSTI ID: 6127993
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 3 Jul 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
DISHWASHERS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
RESTAURANTS
GREASES
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
WASTE OILS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
CONTROL
EQUIPMENT
LUBRICANTS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
320305* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Industrial Waste Management