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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2001
Applicants:
Galip Akay, Newcastle upon Tyme, GB;
John Vickers, Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria, GB;
Inventors:
Galip Akay, Newcastle upon Tyme, GB;
John Vickers, Sellafield, Seascale, Cumbria, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 17/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for the separation of oil and water, in particular through the action of a polymeric material on oil/water emulsions (including oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions).