Hybrid-scavenger, separator system and method

A method for separating a comparatively heavy species from a comparatively light species, the method comprising:

• providing a separator system, receiving an influent and separating the influent into a comparatively lighter species and a comparatively heavier species;
• overdriving the separator system, outputting at least one effluent stream, by operating away from a design point corresponding thereto, the design point existing in a mathematical space representing a set of values of operational parameters corresponding to and controlling operation of the separator system;
• providing at least one scavenger, receiving the at least one effluent stream comprising predominantly one of the comparatively heavier species and the comparatively lighter species;
• remediating, by the at least one scavenger, a degraded performance of the separator system, arising due to the overdriving of the separator system, by removing an additional quantity of one of the comparatively heavier species and comparatively lighter species from the at least one effluent stream.

A method comprising:

• providing a separator system, receiving an influent and separating the influent into a comparatively lighter species and a comparatively heavier species;
• overdriving the separator system, outputting at least one effluent stream, by operating away from a design point corresponding thereto, the design point existing in a mathematical space representing a set of values of operational parameters corresponding to and controlling operation of the separator system;
• providing at least one scavenger including first and second scavengers, at least one of which is a laminar-annular-velocity-distribution centrifuge;
• receiving, by the at least one scavenger, the at least one effluent stream comprising predominantly one of the comparatively heavier species and the comparatively lighter species;
• remediating, by the at least one scavenger, a degraded performance of the separator system, arising due to the overdriving of the separator system, by removing an additional quantity of one of the comparatively heavier species and comparatively lighter species from the at least one effluent stream;
• operating the first scavenger to receive the comparatively lighter species output by the separator and to rectify the comparatively lighter species to a value of purity corresponding to a preselected market price;
• and
• operating the second scavenger to remove from the comparatively heavier species traces of the comparatively lighter species down to a value preselected for optimizing at least one of
• maximizing the amount of disposal of the comparatively heavier species permitted by a government-issued permit, and
• maximizing the longevity of a re-injection disposal site by reduction of the fraction of contained contaminants corresponding to the comparatively lighter species.