Thermomechanical cuttings cleaner

The thermomechanical cuttings cleaner (TCC) is a patented technology mainly used by service providers in the oil and gas industry to separate and recover the components of oil-contaminated drilling waste.[1] A TCC converts kinetic energy to thermal energy in a thermal desorption process which efficiently transforms drilling waste into re-usable products.[2] Using kinetic energy instead of indirect heating allows for very short retention times and as a consequence the quality of the separated components is not affected by the treatment. Thus the recovered water, base oil and solids can be re-used after the treatment process.[3]

References
  1. "The clean team". European Oil & Gas. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. "Thermal separation technology". Norway Exports - Oil & Gas. 2007. p. 100. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. Mazerov, Katie (26 September 2011). "Bulk tanks, thermal systems advance environmental efficiency of cuttings handling". Drilling Contractor. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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