- Process Design
- Bio-Solid Wastes
- Oily Sludge from Events
- Other Waste Streams
WM Dolphin Services was awarded the 3-phase processing operation in a Texas City refinery. The WM Dolphin team differentiated themselves during the competitive bidding process with their proven expertise and modernized process.
The WM Dolphin team went to work on the upgraded process design, which includes state-of-the art equipment to add capacity while increasing efficiency and optimizing separation. The engineering and fabrication teams successfully designed and built the system to tie in directly to the existing piping. Timing was critical to prevent disruption of the client’s wastewater treatment operations. While all preparation and pre-fabrication occurred at our Lufkin, Texas headquarters, the system fit seamlessly into the job site upon arrival, allowing WM Dolphin Services to have the new process installed and operational within 48 hours of arriving onsite.
Our improved operation delivered immediate results. The increased capacity and process flexibility nearly doubled the post-processing solids content of the waste stream and eliminated waste solidification surcharges at the disposal facility. In addition, WM Dolphin Services is the first contractor to successfully process the site’s “river-mud” stream. Finally, WM Dolphin Services is assisting with event work, including a complex and ever-changing sludge stream from a large wastewater tank cleanout.
While the equipment upgrade contributed to the site’s increased capacity, the improved processing flexibility is due mostly to WM Dolphin’s operational expertise and attention to detail. Controlling variables such as spin rate, feed rate, and chemical dosage is critical to process optimization, i.e. dryer solids, cleaner water, and cleaner recovered oil.