摘要 |
<p>A water purifying apparatus adapted to be inserted into the downstream pipework of a pedestal basin or sink. The apparatus includes an inlet portion to receive unseparated water containing oil and/or other hydrocarbons flowing from the basin or sink into a main body member. The main body member defines an enclosure, said enclosure including a pathway to which unseparated water and oil is to pass there through. The enclosure pathway is characterized by defining a contact area therein said pathway to which the unseparated water and oil contact a durable polymeric surfactant, upon which such contact with the durable polymeric surfactant, oil and hydrocarbons will adhered to such durable polymeric surfactant, with the separated water then being allowed to continue through the enclosure to an outlet portion adapted to direct water having had the oil and/or hydrocarbons separated, to then pass through to the exclusion of the durable polymeric surfactant with the oil and hydrocarbons retained thereon.</p> |