API separator refers to a facility developed by the Committee on Disposal or Refinery Wastes of the American Petroleum Institute for separation of oil from wastewater in a gravity differential and equipped with means for recovering the separated oil and removing sludge.

Ref: 86395/2006-09-14


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Facility (Facility means a contiguous facility, a pipeline ...)
API (American Petroleum Institute)


Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): Separators, separators

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