Alliedsignal Inc.

Joe E Payne

Mansour Mashayekhi

Roger L Haley

C Conrad Kempton

A process and apparatus for the filtration of a creosote process stream laden with insoluble materials is provided. The apparatus comprises a filtration apparatus of a shell-and-tube configuration having filter material within for the separation of the xylene from the insolubles; the apparatus is comprised within a creosote filtration system which further includes a means for periodically backflushing the filtration system to reduce clogging of the filter material. The process and apparatus herein also finds use for filtration of other materials, including tars, pitches, and wastewaters.

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Maumelle, AR, United States of America

Joe E Payne