Q-VAC 100 Portable Skimmer Fits the Bill Removes Oil Residue from Engine Cleaning in Southern Climate Research on the World Wide Web lead an employee of Devall's Fleeting Service to the website of the Abanaki Corporation. A tug boat and barge company located in Hackberry, Louisiana, Devall's was interested in steam cleaning their engines but needed a way to deal with the oil residue that the process would leave. While considering different proposals for oil separator systems, Devall's decided to contact Abanaki for information regarding their solution for oil removal problems - the patented Abanaki oil skimmer. Abanaki recommended the Tote-It 2 Portable Oil Skimmer. This single assembly unit is a dependable and effective means of removing oil from water and is especially well suited for parts washing.
Oil skimming works on the principle of surface tension.
Oil and other hydrocarbon liquids are picked up as the belt passes through the surface of the contaminated liquid. After traveling over the head pulley, the belt passes through tandem wiper blades where oil is scraped off both sides and discharged. Devall now steam cleans their engines in a large concrete tub that collects the run-off water. The waste is then pumped into a 500 gallon holding tank located outside of its facility. Recovered oil is discharged into 55 gallon drums and then hauled away by a local oil company.