Process and device for the separation of oil/water mixtures
US8246843B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D17/0217
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention describes a process for the separation of an oil/water mixture into an oil rich phase and a water rich phase using an inline separation device, an inlet, a vortex generating chamber, a central separation chamber, and an outlet and providing an oil rich phase discharge pipe and a water rich phase discharge pipe. The process further also comprising a) the provision of an additional tangential or axial inlet into the vortex generating chamber or the central separation chamber and introducing an additional amount of oil/water mixture tangentially and/or axially into the vortex generating chamber or the central separation chamber, or b) adjusting the vortex generating means to control the rotation of the vortex, or a combination of a) and b). The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the above process and to the use of such a device in the separation of oil/water mixtures.
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