Method for removing organic material in oilfield produced water and a removal device therefor
US7662295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2209/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for removing dissolved organic substances from an oily water obtained as a by-product from an oilfield, characterized in that an oily water obtained as a by-product from an oilfield by separating a crude oil from a crude oil/brine mixture is brought into contact with an adsorbent to adsorptively remove organic substances dissolved in the water containing oil suspended therein and that the adsorbent is regenerated.
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