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LAKASA Oil Interceptor

LAKASA Oil Interceptor is required wherever lubricating oil, cutting oil, kerosene, gasoline, naptha, paraffin, trisod phosphate and numerous other light density and volatile liquids are present in the drainage. In commercial establishments such as service stations, garages, auto-repair shops, dry cleaners, laundries industrial plants or process industries having machine shops, metal treating process rooms, chemical process or mixing rooms, etc, there is always the problem of flammable or volatile liquids entering the drainage system which can contaminate the sewer line and cause a serious fire or explosive condition. The discharge of oily wastewater, which consists of high degree of BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand), COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), FOG (Fat, oil and grease), and other organic wastes into natural waterways has disastrous impacts on aquatic life and the environments.

LAKASA Oil Interceptor is a preliminary treatment for oily (hydrocarbon) wastewater discharged from sources such as service & repair workshop, carwash bays etc. The effluent from the interceptor should be channeled to sewer line for further process and treatment. LAKASA Oil Interceptor Interceptor is designed to allow introduction of any liquid types for separation as long as there is sufficient specific gravity differential to permit gravitational separation. When the liquid temperature is about 20ºC, the Water Specific Gravity is 0.998; whereas, the Oil Specific Gravity is 0.92
 
It is also take into account that the water flow is intermittent and variable and the oil or any combination is non-emulsified oil/water mixtures. The design also allows the intercepted oil to be automatically drawn-off for storage in a continuous operation. Sediment should be removed from sediment bucket at regular intervals. To eliminate pressure build-up inside the interceptor, a vent connection on side of the body allows the venting of interceptor.
 
Oil in Water Coalescing Media - How It Works

LAKASA Oil Interceptor contains a coalescing medium or media. This media provides a suitable surface for oil droplets to meet and grow, or coalesce, into larger droplets. As oil droplets grow in size the buoyancy of the droplets increases. The droplets rise towards the surface of the water due to the fact that the specific gravity of oil is less than the specific gravity of water. In this way the oil will form a layer that can be skimmed manually or to be channeled into a separate storage tank, pending for proper disposal.

 
Coalescing plates offer high efficiency and low operating and maintenance costs because there are no moving parts and no replacement parts are needed or spent absorbents generated.

Notes to follow to generate good effluent

1. Sizing of interceptor meets the requirement. Water flow rates are within the specification. Adequate water retention time will ensure proper separation of oil/ water mixture.
2. Perforated bucket at sludge chamber should be inspected and cleaned on a regular basis. Sludge and deposits present in the oil will significantly reduce the effectiveness of the interceptor.
3. Hydrocarbons entering the separator will be in a free non-emulsified state and capable of being separated from water by gravity separation.
4. Detergent will emulsified the oil and allow it to enter the sanitary sewer system because detergents have a definite affinity for hydrocarbons. Wash water from truck washing racks must be routed directly to a sanitary sewer or treated with special equipment.

Environmental Quality Act, 1974 (will not applicable to the following)
Processing, manufacturing, washing or servicing of any other products or goods :

1. That produce effluent of less than 60 cubic metres (13,000 imperial gallons) per day;
2. That the effluent of which does not contain those contaminants listed as parameters (vi) to (xvi) in the first column of the Third Schedule;
3. Where the total load of biochemical oxygen demand of the effluent fixed at 20 degree centigrade for 5 days or suspended solid or both, shall not exceed 6 kilogrammes per day (concentration 100 miligrammes per litre);
4. In any housing or commercial development or both of less than 30 units, without affecting the generality of the (iii) above.

1. Manual draw off of oil. A routine inspection of oil interceptors should be undertaken at least once every 3 months by the inspection technician. Using a dipstick, the amount of accumulated oil and solids shall be measured to determine if a clean-out is required. Servicing and clean-out of oil to a separate storage tank pending for proper disposal whenever is necessary.   2. Automatic draw off of oil. During the first 2 weeks of operation, check the oil storage tank for oil build up to determine the frequency it needs to be emptied. If water is found entering the draw-off sleeve into the oil storage tank during normal working condition, adjust the draw off level upwards from 2 mm to 5 mm.

Installation

1. Place at a firm & balance concrete base.
2. Inlet & outlet is connected accordingly and properly.
3. Interceptor is to be filled up with clean water until it reaches static water level.
4. Connect a ventilation pipe to the interceptor. This is to eliminate pressure build-up inside the interceptor.
5. For automatic oil draw off by gravity flow, connect the interceptor to an oil storage tank for receiving and storing oil pending for proper disposal. For manual draw off of oil, seal up the connection.
6. The LAKASA Oil Interceptor is ready for operation.
 

 
Sizing of Lakasa Oil Interceptor

In order to work effectively, the amount of wastewater flowing into the interceptor needs to be calculated. An estimate of the peak water flow during the washing process, the pattern of water flow (continuous flow throughout the day or just intermittent water flow, on and off for every interval period). The Volume as well the Pattern of water flow is the key contributor to the high or low Water Retention Time (WRT) achieved.

1) Calculation by number of fixtures
Peak flow rate	Total nos. of hose outlet, equipments etc. that continuous discharging to drain line at a particular time
Example	A carwash bay, with total 2 water hoses are used for car washing during peak washing session. Each hose power is about 8 GPM (example). Thus the estimated peak water flow is 8 GPM x 2 = 16 GPM.
Scenario 1 (Very busy working environment) If continuous water flow thru-out the day. ▸  To achieve Retention Time of 30 minutes : 16GPM x 30 min = 480 gallons. ▸  To propose model LK3250A (250 GPM), which has a volume capacity of approx.. 500 gallons Scenario 2 (Not busy working environment) If Waterflow continuously for 5 minutes at every interval of 30 minutes. ▸  To achieve Retention Time of 30 minutes : 16GPM x 5 = 80 Gallons ▸  To propose model LK3075A (75 GPM), which has a volume capacity of approx.. 103 gallons
2) Calculation by area (open area, subject to rainfall, example : Car Park)
Rainfall estimation in Peninsular Malaysia : Article Extract Graphical method in term of scattered plots between the radar-derived rainfall data and the gauge rainfall data were used to perform the linear regression in order to develop the radar-derived rainfall calibration models.
Rainfall Waterflow	Total area (length x width in meter) x rainfall Length 30m, width 15m, rainfall : 25mm / hour (assumed average figure) Rainfall water flow = 30 x 15 x 25 ÷ 3600 = 3.125 liter/sec
• To achieve WRT of 30 minutes : 3.125 x 30 X 60 = 5625 litres = 1240 gallons • To propose model LK3450A (450 GPM), which has a volume capacity of 1240 gallons.

Sizing of Oil Storage Tank

1. Estimate the volume of oil into the interceptor
2. Frequency of maintenance routine (once a month, twice a month, etc)
3. Calculate the tank size required to cater for the total accumulated oil during the period.
 

Note : Select higher capacity of storage Tank should the application anticipate high volume of waste oil and / or require longer maintenance interval.