Treatment of concentration industrial wastewaters originating from oil shale and the like by electrolysis polyurethane foam interaction

Patent · Tue May 29 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5756673

Tiernan, J E

This patent describes a method of removing pollutants from concentrated synthetic fuel wastewater. It comprises: mixing open-celled polyurethane foam shapes with the wastewater in a container, applying an electric current through the wastewater and producing laminar flow conditions of the wastewater through the foam shapes.

• Assignee: The Regents of the Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
• Patent Number(s): US 4959359; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-148721A
• OSTI ID: 5756673
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 26 Jan 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS
WASTE WATER
WASTE PROCESSING
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
LAMINAR FLOW
OIL SHALES
PLASTIC FOAMS
POLYURETHANES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COLLOIDS
CURRENTS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUID FLOW
FOAMS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID WASTES
LYSIS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYAMIDES
POLYMERS
PROCESSING
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SHALES
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
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