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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2013
Applicants:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Organic Fuels Algae Technologies, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Frank Seibert, Austin, TX (US);
Stacy S. Truscott, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen William Briggs, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/58 (2006.01); B01D 61/00 (2006.01); C02F 9/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/40 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); B01D 61/24 (2006.01); B01D 17/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/38 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/58 (2013.01); B01D 17/085 (2013.01); B01D 61/00 (2013.01); B01D 61/246 (2013.01); C02F 9/00 (2013.01); B01D 2311/04 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2649 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2676 (2013.01); C02F 1/004 (2013.01); C02F 1/385 (2013.01); C02F 1/40 (2013.01); C02F 1/44 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/365 (2013.01); C02F 2303/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes a method and system for separating oil from water and particulate contaminants from a oil/water/solid mixture, comprising: a solid removal system for removing small, medium and large solids from a oil/water/solid mixture to form a oil and water stream and a membrane contactor system for separating the oil from the water in the oil and water stream.