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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Brian Christopher Moore, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Hope Matis, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Leonard Kostedt, IV, Niskayuna, NY (US);
David M. Polizzotti, Trevose, PA (US);
Matthew Alan Petersen, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeffrey Lynn Schworm, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Anthony Yu-Chung Ku, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for removing organic contaminants from water may be used, for example, to treat produced water from a steam assisted heavy oil recovery operation. The treated produced water may be re-used to create steam. Alternatively, the produced water may be a blowdown stream treated to facilitate further treatment in a thermal crystallizer. The treatments may include pH adjustment or separating de-solubilized organics or both. Other treatments may include one or more of oxidation, sorption and biological treatments. The treatments may be used alone or in various combinations. One exemplary combination includes reducing the pH of produced water, separating de-solubilized organics from the produced water, and oxidizing the produced water or contacting the produced water with activated carbon.