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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
George F Clough, Macclesfield, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210 / ; 210 76 ; 210 82 ; 210391 ; 210420 ; 210D / ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for the removal of oil from an oil in water emulsion, the apparatus comprising a vessel, means for passing the emulsion in an upward direction through the vessel and means for draining the vessel, a coalescer located in the vessel, the coalescer having a first face and a second face, means for moving the coalescer from a first position in which its first face is on the underside of the coalescer to a second position in which the second face is on the underside of the coalescer and vice versa, outlet means for the treated emulsion and means for removing coalesced oil droplets from the treated emulsion.