ECO-SLIK PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.

ECO-SLIK PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Liquids tend to be immiscible when the force of attraction between the molecules of the same liquid is greater than the force of attraction between the two different liquids. Oil and water don't mix because oil is made up of non-polar molecules while water molecules are polar in nature. Oil always floats to the top of water because it is less dense than water. Water molecules are more attracted to each other than to oil molecules. Because water molecules are electrically charged, they get attracted to other water molecules and exclude the oil molecules. This eventually causes the oil molecules, or lipids, to clump together. The oil, even a little drop, will spread out over the water surface and break up into many little blobs.

 An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually applied to marine oil spills but spills may also occur on land. Oil spills create many problems throughout the world. The impact on the ecosystem in an area can be severe. Many plants and animals suffer or are killed within a short time after the spill occurs.

Oil spills generally cause a very localised problem but can be catastrophic to local marine wildlife such as fish, birds and sea otters. Oil cannot dissolve in water and forms a thick sludge in the water. Since most oils float, the creatures most affected by oil are animals like sea otters and seabirds that are found on the sea surface or on shorelines if the oil comes ashore. During most oil spills, seabirds are harmed and killed in greater numbers than other kinds of creatures.

THE SOLUTIONS Many methods are adopted to separate the oil from the water.

 Since oil lighter than water a simple mechanical separator device can be created to separate oil from the water. While this is a simple process in theory and has been effectively demonstrated at the laboratory level, translating it into the commercial scale is extremely cumbersome and space consuming. 

 A centrifugal water–oil separator is a device designed to separate oil and

 water by centrifugation. One known disadvantage of these separators is that they tend to have low powered suction. For example, when the pump end is dry and the impeller is rotating at high speeds, it is simply not powerful enough to lift the oily water mixture into the separator.

For this reason, these  Detergents are attracted to both water and oil, helping them all join together

separators must always be primed before use.  and form something called an emulsion. This is possible when handling the oil problem posed by kitchen wastes at a domestic level. But in the industrial or commercial scale this is prohibitively expensive and therefore impractical.

THE SOLUTIONS Many methods are adopted to separate the oil from the water.  

Since oil lighter than water a simple mechanical separator device can be created to separate oil from the water. While this is a simple process in theory and has been effectively demonstrated at the laboratory level, translating it into the commercial scale is extremely cumbersome and space consuming.

 A centrifugal water–oil separator is a device designed to separate oil and water by centrifugation. One known disadvantage of these separators is that they tend to have low powered suction. For example, when the pump end is dry and the impeller is rotating at high speeds, it is simply not powerful enough to lift the oily water mixture into the separator. For this reason, these separators must always be primed before use.

Detergents are attracted to both water and oil, helping them all join together separators must always be primed before use.  and form something called an emulsion. This is possible when handling the oil problem posed by kitchen wastes at a domestic level. But in the industrial or commercial scale this is prohibitively expensive and therefore impractical.

THE ECO-SLIK OPTION Eco-Slik is an organic oil solvent developed by Ecohealth Products Pvt Ltd. When mixed into an oil-water mix, it acts on the bonding system converting the oil into asoap-like material that easily dissolves in water. Being organic, it is absolutely safe and non-toxic. Water is a polar liquid and oil is non-polar. Their molecules are not attracted to each other.

Non-polar covalent bonds are a type of chemical bond where two atoms share a pair of electrons with each other. Polar covalent bonding is a type of chemical bond where a pair of electrons is unequally shared between two atoms. 

Eco-Slik adds electrons to the non-polar oil, making it water soluble. Normally, the oil content in polluted waters is between 10 to 20%. Eco-Slik has to be dosed at the rate of 100 to 150 ml for every litre of oil content in the mix. When briskly agitated, the bonds of the oil re-arrange themselves and the oil dissolves in the water to form a soapy mix.

All oils are not the same. Different oils, whether diesel for a truck or heating oil for a house or oil for an engine, all spread out at different rates. But essentially, their mode of action is standard. Based on this, the dosing requirements can also vary. Exact dosing can be arrived at only after titration of a typical sample. This method can be used for separating diesel and lubricating oils from engine room water and ship bilge by removing the waste particles and impurity from them (flow drawing given below). This can also be used to treat oil-rich kitchen waste water in hotels, hostels, canteens, etc.