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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2018
Applicant:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Amana Jemal Kedir, Dhahran, SA;
Bassam Tawabini, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/32 (2006.01); C02F 1/66 (2006.01); C02F 1/76 (2006.01); C02F 1/72 (2006.01); C02F 1/78 (2006.01); C02F 103/06 (2006.01); C02F 101/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/66 (2013.01); C02F 1/32 (2013.01); C02F 1/76 (2013.01); C02F 1/722 (2013.01); C02F 1/78 (2013.01); C02F 2101/34 (2013.01); C02F 2103/06 (2013.01); C02F 2305/023 (2013.01); Y02W 10/37 (2015.05);
Abstract
A process for decontaminating a contaminated aqueous liquid comprising methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) involving pretreating the contaminated aqueous liquid with chlorine and/or a hypochlorous acid salt and irradiating the aqueous liquid with an ultraviolet wavelength to produce a radical molecular species that degrades the MTBE. MTBE is degraded into at least one degradation byproduct including tert-butyl formate (TBF), tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), acetone, carbon dioxide, and water.