Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for separating hydrocarbons from water
- Patent Title (中): 从水中分离碳氢化合物的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12170028Application Date: 2008-07-09
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Publication No.: US07862730B2Publication Date: 2011-01-04
- Inventor: Greg McEwen , Joe Sherwood
- Applicant: Greg McEwen , Joe Sherwood
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Osha Liang LLP
- Main IPC: B01D21/00
- IPC: B01D21/00 ; B01D17/00 ; B01D17/04 ; B01D17/028 ; C02F1/00

Abstract:
A system for separating hydrocarbons from water, the system including an inlet for receiving a fluid, the fluid including a water phase and a hydrocarbon phase, and a separation tank having a first partition and a second partition, wherein the first partition is configured to receive the fluid from the inlet. Furthermore, the system includes a first outlet configured to receive the water phase from the first partition, a second outlet configured to receive the hydrocarbon phase from the second partition, and a support structure configured to receive the water phase from the first outlet and the hydrocarbon phase from the second outlet. Also, a method of separating a fluid into a water phase and a hydrocarbon phase, the method including injecting the fluid containing the water phase and the hydrocarbon phase into a separation tank. The method further includes separating the water phase from the hydrocarbon phase, wherein the separating includes transmitting the fluid through a plurality of baffles, collecting the water phase, and collecting the hydrocarbon phase.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090014392A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING HYDROCARBONS FROM WATER Public/Granted day:2009-01-15
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