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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
John D. Lynn, Center Valley, PA (US);
John D. Lynn, Center Valley, PA (US);
Recovery Technology LP, Pottsville, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a process for treating an oily mixture consisting of hydrocarbons, solid particles, and water. The steps of the process include placing the oily mixture into a reactor chamber, purging the reactor chamber with an inert gas, and creating a steam bath within the inert gas filled reactor chamber, the steam surge freeing hydrocarbon matter from the solid particles. The process further includes elevating reactor chamber temperature to a boiling point temperature corresponding to the hydrocarbons in the oily mixture, the elevated temperature vaporizing the hydrocarbons are vaporized within inert atmosphere. The reaction chamber is vented and the off-gas is processed into a hydrocarbon product while the de-oiled solid particles are discharged from the reaction chamber as a raw material or for disposal.