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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2021
Applicant:

1501367 Alberta Ltd., Delta, CA;

Inventor:

Ronald J. Seguin, Delta, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/02 (2006.01); B01D 17/12 (2006.01); B01D 17/04 (2006.01); C02F 9/00 (2023.01); C02F 1/24 (2023.01); C02F 1/40 (2023.01); C02F 1/56 (2023.01); C02F 1/38 (2023.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/0217 (2013.01); B01D 17/0205 (2013.01); B01D 17/0214 (2013.01); B01D 17/047 (2013.01); B01D 17/12 (2013.01); C02F 9/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/24 (2013.01); C02F 1/385 (2013.01); C02F 1/40 (2013.01); C02F 1/56 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2209/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a method of treating fluid such as tailings from tailings ponds resulting from oil sands production. A fluid treatment separator has a separation chamber having an oil outlet and a water chamber having a water outlet below the height of the oil outlet. A fluid passage connects between the separation and water chambers. The fluid passage is below the height of the water outlet. A centrifuge flow separator is in the separation chamber. A centrifuge flow diffuser is oriented to direct mixed fluids into the centrifuge flow separator. Preferably, the centrifuge flow diffuser is a ring diffuser and the centrifuge flow separator is a centrifuge cone. A fluid treatment system includes a fluid treatment separator and a phase separator and may include multiple fluid treatment separators and phase separators connected in series.


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