How can industrial degreasing enterprises leverage technological innovation to advance industrial environmental protection?

Article Summary: Qingdao Brator Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in industrial oil-water separation and comprehensive oily wastewater treatment for coal chemicals, petrochemicals, metallurgy, new energy, and oilfield storage. Based in Qingdao West Coast New Area, it integrates process R&D, patented equipment manufacturing, engineering contracting, installation, and O&M services, holding multiple qualifications and 39 proprietary patents through long-term collaboration with CAS institutes and universities.

1. Industrial Oily Wastewater Treatment: The First Line of Defense

The treatment of industrial oily wastewater serves as the first line of defense for the stable operation of wastewater systems across sectors such as coal chemicals, petrochemicals, iron and steel metallurgy, new energy, and oilfield storage facilities. Challenges such as clogging, incomplete oil removal, significant fluctuations in water quality, high O&M costs, and secondary pollution have long hindered the long-term, stable operation of industrial environmental protection systems. As a high-tech enterprise specializing in industrial oil-water separation and comprehensive oily wastewater treatment, Qingdao Brator Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. has cultivated deep industry expertise. Focusing on the niche sector of industrial oil removal—and driven by technological innovation and practical engineering implementation—the company provides integrated oil removal solutions that are efficient, energy-saving, stable, and resource-recovery-oriented for major industrial projects.

2. A High-Tech Enterprise in Industrial Oil-Water Separation

Located in the Qingdao West Coast New Area, Brator Environmental is a technology-driven enterprise integrating process R&D, intelligent manufacturing of patented equipment, general engineering contracting, installation and commissioning, and O&M services. It holds multiple qualifications, including High-Tech Enterprise, Science and Technology-based SME, and Innovative SME.

2.1 Industry-Academia-Research Collaboration and 39 Proprietary Patents

Since its inception, the company has consistently adhered to a collaborative innovation model involving industry, academia, and research. It maintains long-term, in-depth partnerships with top institutions such as the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CAS), the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (CAS), China University of Petroleum, Chang'an University, and Shandong University of Science and Technology. By continuously advancing physical oil removal technologies and overcoming technical bottlenecks associated with complex operating conditions, the company has secured 39 proprietary patents. It possesses a robust system for R&D and the commercialization of research findings, establishing a unique technological competitive edge in the field of industrial physical oil removal.

3. Iterative Upgrading of the CPI Oil Removal System

Leveraging years of experience in industrial wastewater treatment, Brator Environmental has independently optimized and upgraded the CPI (Corrugated Plate Interceptor) coalescing oil removal system. This initiative addresses the shortcomings of traditional oil-water separators—such as large footprints, susceptibility to clogging, low separation precision, and poor resilience against load fluctuations—resulting in a core product capable of handling highly challenging industrial oily wastewater. By optimizing the inclination angle of corrugated plates, precision flow channel structures, and coalescence layer designs, the equipment revolutionizes oil-water separation mechanisms. It efficiently captures and coalesces finely suspended oil, dispersed oil, and viscous heavy oil, making it precisely suited for complex, high-oil, high-viscosity, and highly fluctuating wastewater streams—such as coking residual ammonia water, coal gasification wastewater, petrochemical electric desalting wastewater, and oily wastewater from oilfields.

3.1 Pure Physical Gravity Coalescence: Green Treatment with Half the Footprint

The equipment utilizes a purely physical gravity-based coalescence process, eliminating the need for large chemical dosages and avoiding secondary pollution or energy waste, thereby truly realizing green treatment and the resource recovery of waste oil. Compared to traditional API oil separators, Brator's CPI equipment reduces the required footprint by over 50%. It features short retention times and exceptional resilience against fluctuations in water quality and flow rates. It effectively protects downstream core equipment—such as ammonia stripping towers, heat exchangers, packed towers, and biochemical systems—while significantly lowering O&M costs and failure rates. It is perfectly suited for the complex operating conditions of coal-chemical projects in Northwest China, characterized by wide temperature variations and high salt and phenol concentrations, and is a preferred choice for EPC projects by central enterprises like Saiding and for large-scale chemical industrial parks.

4. Comprehensive Equipment Portfolio to Meet Diverse Engineering Needs

Beyond the core CPI corrugated plate oil separator, the company specializes in the R&D and manufacturing of a full range of industrial oil separation equipment. This portfolio includes "fine" oil-water separators, horizontal oil-water separators, tank-within-tank, hydrocyclone oil separators, micro-bubble flotation units, and vehicle-mounted integrated separation systems. These units can be used independently or combined flexibly to meet requirements across all scenarios, from small-scale retrofits and large new construction projects to mobile emergency treatment. All equipment features a modular, prefabricated design that ensures easy assembly, disassembly, and cleaning, as well as hassle-free maintenance. They can be integrated with intelligent IoT monitoring systems to enable remote data monitoring and real-time equipment status control, aligning with the operational standards of modern smart chemical industrial parks.

Brator Tank-within-Tank integrated oil-water separation equipment

Brator micro-bubble flotation oil separation unit

5. Deeply Committed to Project Execution: Building an Industry Benchmark through Reputation

For years, Brator Environmental Protection has upheld the business philosophy of "technology-driven, quality-first, and service-oriented." Going beyond mere equipment sales, the company provides a comprehensive, one-stop service chain—including project feasibility studies, process design, intelligent equipment manufacturing, installation and commissioning, general contracting, and lifelong operation and maintenance. With a deep focus on core sectors such as coal chemicals, petrochemicals, iron and steel/power, new energy, oil depots and terminals, and oilfield gathering and transportation, the company has successfully delivered hundreds of industrial wastewater oil-removal projects. Thanks to stable equipment performance, advanced technological innovation, reliable project execution, and rapid local support, Brator has earned high recognition and established long-term partnerships with major state-owned enterprises, listed industrial companies, and industrial parks.

6. Outlook: Empowering Green Transition Under Dual Carbon Goals

Guided by "Dual Carbon" policies, the industrial environmental protection sector is rapidly upgrading toward energy efficiency, resource recovery, intelligent operation, and long-term sustainability. Looking ahead, Qingdao Brator Environmental Protection Technology will continue to specialize in the niche market of industrial oil-water separation. By refining core technologies and product quality, leveraging innovation to solve industrial oil-removal challenges, and empowering corporate green transitions through high-quality engineering services, the company safeguards stable compliance, energy conservation, and resource recovery in industrial wastewater treatment, thereby contributing to the high-quality development of industrial environmental protection.

Core Business & Applications

Core Business: R&D and manufacturing of industrial CPI corrugated plate oil-removal equipment, integrated oil-water separation systems, and dissolved air flotation (DAF) oil-removal equipment; process design, general contracting, installation, commissioning, and O&M services for industrial oily wastewater treatment.

Applications: Oily wastewater treatment projects across sectors such as coal chemicals, coal coking, petrochemicals, oilfield gathering and transportation, iron and steel metallurgy, new energy, oil depots and terminals, and industrial parks.