{"id":34,"date":"2026-06-02T10:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/?sbc_system=cpi-oil-water-separator"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:43:04","slug":"cpi-oil-water-separator","status":"publish","type":"sbc_system","link":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/?sbc_system=cpi-oil-water-separator","title":{"rendered":"CPI Oil-Water Separator"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">System Overview<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CPI separator uses a pack of closely spaced corrugated plates to dramatically reduce the distance an oil droplet must rise before coalescing and being skimmed. This delivers API-421 performance in a fraction of the footprint of a conventional gravity separator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design &#038; Construction<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carbon-steel or stainless tank, removable plate packs for cleaning, oil-skimming weir, sludge hopper, and optional gas blanket for hydrocarbon service. Available open-top or pressurised.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is a CPI preferred over an API separator?<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When footprint is constrained and the duty is free-oil removal. The plate pack achieves the same separation in a much smaller vessel.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about emulsified oil?<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CPI removes free and dispersed oil. For emulsified oil below the gravity-separation limit, a downstream coalescer or flotation stage is added.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corrugated-plate interceptor for gravity separation of free oil and settleable solids from produced and industrial water to < 10 ppm \u2014 compact, no moving parts.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"sbc_equipment_category":[8],"sbc_application":[14],"sbc_industry":[21,18],"sbc_engagement_model":[29,28],"sbc_region_market":[],"class_list":["post-34","sbc_system","type-sbc_system","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sbc_equipment_category-phase-separation","sbc_application-phase-separation-oil-water","sbc_industry-industrial-water-treatment","sbc_industry-oil-gas","sbc_engagement_model-fabrication","sbc_engagement_model-turnkey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sbc_system\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sbc_system"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sbc_system"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sbc_system\/34\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"sbc_equipment_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fsbc_equipment_category&post=34"},{"taxonomy":"sbc_application","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fsbc_application&post=34"},{"taxonomy":"sbc_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fsbc_industry&post=34"},{"taxonomy":"sbc_engagement_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fsbc_engagement_model&post=34"},{"taxonomy":"sbc_region_market","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/molecularsieve.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fsbc_region_market&post=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}