METHOD FOR SEPARATING WATER FROM EMULSIONS CONTAINING OIL AND DEVICE FOR SAME

• US 3,840,468 A
• Filed: 03/29/1972
• Issued: 10/08/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hillinger H, Rogenhofer H
• Original Assignee: Hillinger H, Rogenhofer H
• Inventors: ROGENHOFER H, HILLINGER H
• Application Number:
  US05/239,190
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• US Class Current: 516/195
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 1/225 with blades or scrapers
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 33/06 with mechanical means, e.g. by filtration
• CPC Class Codes: C10G 7/04 Dewatering

Abstract

1. METHOD OF SEPARATING WATER FROM EMULSIONS OF USEDUP OIL, EMULSIFIERS AND WATER, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CAUSING SAID EMULSION TO FALL IN A VERTICAL PATH, FORCING THE FALLING EMULSION TO BE SEPARATED TO FORM TIN FIL, MAINTAIN SAID THIN FALLING FILM OF EMULSION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATING TURBULENCE THEREIN, HEAING THE FILM AS IT FALLS TO EVAPORATE THE WATER CONTAINED IN THE EMULSION REMOVING THE WATER VAPOR THUS PRODUCED AND PERMITTING THE RESIDUAL OIL AND EMULSIFIERS TO FALL OUT OF THE LOWER END OF SAID PATH.

Claims

1. METHOD OF SEPARATING WATER FROM EMULSIONS OF USEDUP OIL, EMULSIFIERS AND WATER, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CAUSING SAID EMULSION TO FALL IN A VERTICAL PATH, FORCING THE FALLING EMULSION TO BE SEPARATED TO FORM TIN FIL, MAINTAIN SAID THIN FALLING FILM OF EMULSION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATING TURBULENCE THEREIN, HEAING THE FILM AS IT FALLS TO EVAPORATE THE WATER CONTAINED IN THE EMULSION REMOVING THE WATER VAPOR THUS PRODUCED AND PERMITTING THE RESIDUAL OIL AND EMULSIFIERS TO FALL OUT OF THE LOWER END OF SAID PATH.