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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stuart H. Brown, Severna Park, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/700 ; B01D 3/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/700 ; B01D 3/502 ;
Abstract
Liquid waste generated aboard a maritime vessel is separated into oily and non-oily components for separate treatment to obtain flow streams having different waste contents. Those of the flow streams having waste content reduced by the treatment are discharged overboard while the other flow streams having concentrated waste content are subject to incineration.