SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING HYROCARBON CONTAMINATED WATER

• US 20130306573A1
• Filed: 07/19/2012
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jacob G. Appelbaum
• Original Assignee: Jacob G. Appelbaum
• Inventors: Appelbaum, Jacob G.
• Application Number:
  US13/552,831
• Publication Number:
  US 20130306573A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/748.01
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 19/008 Processes for carrying out reactions under cavitation conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 19/085 Electron beams only
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/0869 Feeding or evacuating the reactor
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/0871 Heating or cooling of the reactor
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/0875 Gas
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/001 Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/305 with electrons
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/34 with mechanical oscillations
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/74 with air aeration of stretches of water C02F7/00
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 11/08 Wet air oxidation
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2101/32 Hydrocarbons, e.g. oil
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2305/023 Reactive oxygen species, singlet oxygen, OH radical
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 50/00 Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from lower carbon number hydrocarbons, e.g. by oligomerisation

Abstract

A system or method for removing undesired organic material or particulates, such as crude oil, from water, cavitate the mixture with air; irradiate the jet sprayed cavitated mixture with an electron beam or an electron beam sustained non-thermal plasma discharge to create ozone and free radicals within air-oil-in-water-emulsion; and filter the water from the irradiated mixture.

Claims

1. A method for removing petroleum from water, comprising:

cavitating the petroleum/water mixture with air bubbles;

irradiating the cavitated petroleum/water mixture with an electron beam to create ozone within air bubbles; and

filtering the water from the irradiated mixture.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the petroleum/water mixture is cavitated by:

introducing air into the petroleum/water mixture to create air bubbles in the petroleum/water mixture;

agitating the bubblified petroleum/water mixture to reduce bubble size;

eject bubblified petroleum/water mixture a jet spray so that jet spray is irradiated with the electron beam sustained non-thermal plasma discharge.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the jet spray is generated by an expansion nozzle.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the jet spray is generated by a nozzle and pressurized gas.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cavitated petroleum/water mixture is irradiated with an electron beam sustained non-thermal discharge.

6. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

irradiating the agitated bubblified petroleum/water mixture with an electron beam sustained non-thermal discharge.

7. A method for treating solid waste, comprising:

processing the solid waste, using a digester, to create wet sludge; and

cavitating and irradiating the wet sludge with an electron beam to dewater the sludge.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the cavitated wet sludge is irradiated with an electron beam sustained non-thermal discharge.

9. A method for treating solid waste, comprising:

cavitating and irradiating the solid waste with an electron beam;

processing the irradiated solid waste, using a digester, to create wet sludge; and

cavitating and irradiating the wet sludge with an electron beam to dewater the sludge.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the cavitated solid waste is irradiated with an electron beam sustained non-thermal discharge.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the cavitated wet sludge is irradiated with an electron beam sustained non-thermal discharge.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cavitated wet sludge is irradiated with an electron beam sustained non-thermal discharge.