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You can use a strainer with very fine holes to hold the dirt and iron as the water and oil flow through it. Use a magnet to remove the iron from the dirt. Filter the water and oil through filter paper. The water will pass through the filter paper and the oil will not. This is one way to separate them.

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How do you separate engine oil that has contaminaated a barrel of rainwater?

To separate engine oil from a barrel of rainwater, you can allow the mixture to sit undisturbed for some time, enabling the oil to rise to the surface due to its lower density. Once the oil has formed a layer on top, use a siphon or a pump to carefully remove the oil without disturbing the water beneath. Additionally, you can use absorbent materials, such as oil-absorbent pads or booms, to soak up residual oil on the water’s surface. Always ensure proper disposal of the contaminated oil according to local regulations.


What is an agar probe?

Agar probes are use in applications where there is an oil/water interface that needs to be monitored. Often in such interfaces an emulsion occurs (a mixture of oil and water droplets). Such emulsions make it difficult to determine between the emulsion and the pure water/ pure oil strata, using standard methods such as a float level. Agar probes emit microwaves, which are readily absorbed by water but not by oil. By measuring the level of microwave energy absorbed by the surrounding fluid the agar probe can be use to determine whether it is in a water, oil or emulsion strata. A typical application would be in the oil and gas production. The purpose here is to separate and remove pure water used in processing from waste oil. Since this water can be recycled for reuse in processing or even pumped back into the environment, it is important that only pure water and not oil or an oil/water emulsion is pumped from the seperator tanks. Agar probes are a reliable way of ensuring this.


How do you re-season cast iron pans?

In order to reseason a cast iron pan, one will first need to wash the pan with soapy water using a nylon brush. Next, wipe a coat of vegetable oil on the pan and bake the pan for an hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.


Oil and water?

This question does not have enough information. If you put oil and water in a jar and shake it, the oil and water would not mix. There is a fine line between the two.


How Alfa Laval oil separator works?

It works due to the oil having a lower specific gravity then water, in other words oil is lighter then water, if you mix oil and water in a jar and leave it over a period of time the mix will separate and the oil will float to the top because it is lighter, this is caused by gravity. in a separator this process is speed up by filling the bowl full of oil/water/impurities of different specific gravities and spinning it at high speed this results in a large centrifugal force acting on the fluid several times greater the natural gravity of earth, this means the fluid separates faster with the heavy impurities thrown to the outer edge of the bowl with the water next then the oil. The oil then leaves the center of the bowl cleaner then it was when it entered. Due to this separation you have a oil water interface the water can also get taped off here if you have a large water content in the oil. the impurities will just build up unless the bowl is self cleaning meaning in a set period of time it goes through a cleaning cycle that makes a opening at the extremities of the bowl allowing the impurities to exit and collect in a sludge tank. I hope this helps

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What is purifier in ships?

Purifier is the one who purified oil and water in a tank .it separate the oil from dirt to become clean it cleans the oil or water


How do you separate water oil and iron nails?

First, use a magnet to get the iron nails out because iron is a magnetic material and will be attracted to the magnet. Now what you have left is the water and oil. Fortunately, oil is less dense than oil and it will float on top of the water. Use a separating funnel to tap the water out from the bottom and collect it in a container. You can also use a spoon to get the oil out from a container which contains the oil and water since oil floats on the surface.


How do you separate a mixture of oil water sugar and sand?

First, use a funnel to separate the sand and sugar from the oil and water mixture. Then, you can use a separation technique such as decantation or centrifugation to separate the oil from the water. Finally, you can use a process like distillation or filtration to separate the oil from the water.


How do you separate iron filings contaminated with oil?

According to Holt Science & Technolgy (Phisical science text book)pass a magnet over the mixture and the iron filings will be attracted to it.


Is fat water soluble?

No. That is why oil and water separate.


Name a few natural resources?

Iron, Calcium, Sand, Dirt, and Oil are a few natural resources


How do oil and water separate?

Oil and water separate because oil will float to the top and water will sink to the bottom. The reason oil wil float to the top because oil is non polar while water is compound polar. Separation by decantation and filtration.Separation by decantation and filtration.


Why is water alonE nOt sufficient for RemoviNG oily dirt?

Oil is a lipid that is hydrophobic (water does not interact with it) and will form a perfect barrier between aqueous compartments; causing the oil to float on top of the water, which will spread the oil around when trying to clean it up.


Is it possible to separate oil from water with electricity?

Yes, it is possible to separate oil from water using a method called electrocoagulation. In this process, an electrical current is applied to the mixture, causing the oil droplets to coagulate and separate from the water. The separated oil can then be skimmed off the surface.


Can you separate oil from water using spoon?

No, you cannot separate oil from water using a spoon. Oil and water do not mix, so they will not combine easily. To separate them, you can use a method like allowing them to settle and then manually removing the oil layer with a tool like a pipette.


How do you separate water?

put oil onit


How we can separate oil from water?

Allow the mixture to sit until the oil and water have separated. Then pour off the oil.