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Apparatus for handling mixtures

US4721565A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 12, 1986
Grant dateJan 26, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 12, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB04C9/00
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The instant invention provides structure for removing "globs" of oil from water from a feed withdrawn from subsurface deposits. The "globs" are homogenized into the feed with a static mixer. The oil is subsequentially removed by conventional liquid separation means.

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