Method and apparatus for separating oil and water
US5326469A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D17/0208
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Oil and water separation apparatus comprising a reaction chamber having an inlet through which a mixture of oil and water may be introduced. A reaction that extends upwardly from an intake opening therein located in the reaction chamber and out of the chamber. The apparatus also has an ozone generator and a conduit through which ozone may be channeled from the ozone generator into the upwardly extending reaction tube. A pump is provided for pumping water and oil upwardly through the reaction tube entrained with ozone and out of the reaction chamber. A filter is provided for oil oxidized to particulate form by the ozone.
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