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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manabu Yanou, Tokyo, JP;
Michio Kanno, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Itakura, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 6/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 6/100 ;
Abstract
A crude oil processing method is provided wherein a membrane module is immersed in the crude oil contained in a processing tank and the crude oil is pressurized or driven by gravity for gravitational filtration, thereby to pass through the membrane, with the dehydrated oil that has passed being taken out through an oil collecting pipe. According to this method, a high degree of separation and removal of water content from the crude oil can be carried out regardless of the properties of the crude oil, and muddy matter can also be separated and removed.