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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Kevin W. Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Robert L. Sloan, Katy, TX (US);
Harry D. Smith, Jr., Montgomery, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kevin W. Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Robert L. Sloan, Katy, TX (US);
Harry D. Smith, Jr., Montgomery, TX (US);
Assignee:
Total Separation Solutions, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Cesium solutions are treated in a cavitation device to increase their temperature and facilitate the removal of water from them. The context is normally an oil well fluid or a mining solution. The concentrated solutions can be reused, in the case of oil well fluids, or more easily handled for recovery of the elemental cesium or cesium in the form of a salt. Thermal energy is saved by using the concentrate or the water vapor to heat various streams within the system.