Fats, oil and grease collection
AssigneeECO CLARITY Ltd.
InventorChristopher Charles Clemes
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Abstract
A FOG (Fats, Oil and Grease) collector (100, 100′) includes at least one floating member (110, 110′) which is configured operatively to float in an effluent containing zone. The FOG collector has at least one heating arrangement (112) configured to warm effluent (150) in the effluent containing zone, thereby liquifying, at least partially, FOG (152) in the effluent. The FOG collector has collecting arrangement (114, 114′) configured to draw in at least some of the warmed effluent including the liquified FOG out of the effluent containing zone for further treatment, processing and/or separation.
Claims13
A Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) treatment system, comprising:
- a reservoir defining an effluent containing zone;
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- a FOG collector provided in the reservoir in the effluent containing zone, the FOG collector comprising:
- a plurality of floating members which are configured operatively to float in the effluent containing zone;
- a plurality of heaters configured to warm effluent in the effluent containing zone, thereby liquifying, at least partially, FOG in the effluent, wherein the plurality of floating members and the plurality of heaters are arranged in a plurality of groups, each group including at least one of the floating members coupled to at least one of the heaters;
- a collecting arrangement configured to draw in at least some of warmed effluent including liquified FOG out of the effluent containing zone for further treatment, processing and/or separation, wherein the collecting arrangement includes a weir or overflow arrangement to draw in the liquified FOG from the effluent containing zone;
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- a fluid inlet configured to direct fluid towards the collecting arrangement, wherein the fluid inlet is configured to receive warm fluid and direct the warm fluid around the collecting arrangement, wherein the fluid inlet terminates in an arrangement of ducting or nozzles provided within the collecting arrangement and directed outwardly towards the weir or overflow arrangement, thereby simultaneously to warm the effluent and liquify the FOG further and to clean or flush the collecting arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.