Process for removing oil from oily waste water streams
Patent
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OSTI ID:6414219
An improved process for removing oil from oily waste water streams, particularly from aqueous refinery streams wherein the oil is present as a stable oil-in-water emulsion, which comprises passing the stream through a filter bed of particulate, unprocessed pvc or its copolymers mixed with a granular, inert and preferably porous filler material such as particles of coke or carbon. The improvement substantially increases bed life and has unexpectedly resulted in higher oil-absorption capacity of the filter bed.
- Assignee:
- Exxon Research And Engineering Co
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4248705
- OSTI ID:
- 6414219
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
02 PETROLEUM
020800* -- Petroleum-- Waste Management
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
ABSORPTION
CARBON
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
COKE
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
EMULSIONS
FILTERS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
OILS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
POLYMERS
POLYVINYLS
POROUS MATERIALS
PROCESSING
PVC
REMOVAL
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE OILS
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
020800* -- Petroleum-- Waste Management
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
ABSORPTION
CARBON
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
COKE
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
EMULSIONS
FILTERS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
OILS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
POLYMERS
POLYVINYLS
POROUS MATERIALS
PROCESSING
PVC
REMOVAL
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE OILS
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER