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Aqua-Guard’s RotoX technology used to recover ultra heavy oil from ponds around the world.

For almost 30 years, Aqua-Guard has been working in the international oil industry recovering floating hydrocarbons from oil/water separation ponds. After successfully operating Aqua-Guard’s patented RBS TRITON™ oil skimming technology in their separators for years, clients came to Aqua-Guard with a new problem to solve.

Problem:
Many large pits and oil settling ponds remain idle for months or years exposed to the open environment. During this time, the oil mixture becomes so weathered and solid that the only solution is to excavate which is nearly impossible in large volumes or is very expensive.
One of Aqua-Guard’s existing clients asked us if we could design a solution to this re-occurring problem.  Aqua-Guard accepted the challenge and after a year of R&D, testing and operation on-site, the new RotoX technology was born.

Solution:
Aqua-Guard’s RotoX technology now used to recover ultra heavy oil from ponds around the world.

The RotoX works in conjunction with Aqua-Guard’s patented RBS TRITON™ oil skimming technology by macerating large oil solids into a slurry.  The slurry is then pumped for processing.  Aqua-Guard’s clients are now able to process and potentially reuse much of this recovered ultra heavy oil which has been a burden to the oil companies and the environment for years.

After the successful operations in heavy oil ponds the U.S. Coast Guard contracted Aqua-Guard to build a ROTOX system for testing in the high Arctic.  See the results of these tests here ROTOX.

RBS TRITON™ ROTOX heavy oil skimmer Specifications

Capacity m³/h	Capacity bbl/h	# Recovery Modules	Open Water	Protected Water	Calm Water	Industrial Solutions
150			–	YES	YES	YES

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