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Method of treating polluted oil-in-water emulsions or microemulsions

US4865742A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 1988
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10M175/06
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of treatment of polluted emulsions or micro-emulsions (10) of oil in water, said method making use of tangential filtering through at least one membrane (1) constituted by a porous microfiltration structure which is constituted by titanium oxide, at least on the surface thereof. The method can be used to regenerate emulsions or micro-emulsions of oil in water.

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