Treatment of hydrocarbon fluids with ozone
US8728281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B21/066
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for separating contaminants from wellbore cuttings that includes a processing chamber, a heat source connected to the processing chamber adapted to vaporize hydrocarbons and other contaminants disposed on the material, a condenser operatively connected to an outlet of the process chamber and adapted to condense the vaporized hydrocarbons and other contaminants, and an ozone source operatively connected to the condenser.
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