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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Robert Pfeffer, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jose Quevedo, Monroe Township, NJ (US);
Assignee:
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/24 (2006.01); C02F 9/00 (2006.01); B01D 15/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); C02F 101/30 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/24 (2013.01); B01D 15/02 (2013.01); B01J 20/2808 (2013.01); B01J 20/28047 (2013.01); C02F 1/281 (2013.01); C02F 9/00 (2013.01); C02F 2101/30 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for removing a contaminant from a fluid system comprises contacting the fluid system with an inversely fluidized material, for example a particulate aerogel, thereby removing at least a portion of the contaminant from the fluid system. The method can be used to remove oil or other organic materials from wastewater streams. It can be conducted in a fluidized bed, which includes nanoporous particles and a fluidizing medium, wherein the nanoporous particles have a density lower than that of the fluidizing medium.