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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2017
Applicant:
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, SA;
Inventors:
Sara Livazovic, Thuwal, SA;
Suzana Nunes, Thuwal, SA;
Assignee:
KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Thuwal, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 71/10 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); B01D 67/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/36 (2006.01); B01D 3/14 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 71/10 (2013.01); B01D 61/145 (2013.01); B01D 67/0013 (2013.01); C02F 1/444 (2013.01); B01D 3/145 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2103/365 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of separating hydrocarbons in an aqueous mixture comprising exposing the aqueous mixture to a cellulose/ionic liquid membrane, wherein the aqueous mixture includes hydrocarbons, and removing the hydrocarbons from the aqueous mixture as the aqueous mixture flows through the cellulose/ionic liquid membrane, wherein the hydrocarbons do not flow through the cellulose/ionic liquid membrane. A filter system, comprising a cellulose/ionic liquid membrane used as the filter to separate hydrocarbons from an aqueous mixture.