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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Smartflow Technologies, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Jason Bell, Pleasant Dale, NE (US);
Mark Vander Hoff, Apex, NC (US);
Todd Benson, Cary, NC (US);
Marc Pugh, Sanford, NC (US);
Assignee:
SMARTFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 37/00 (2006.01); C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01); C10G 33/06 (2006.01); C11C 3/00 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); B01D 61/16 (2006.01); B01D 63/08 (2006.01); C11B 13/00 (2006.01); B01D 17/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/44 (2006.01); C02F 11/12 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/02 (2013.01); B01D 37/00 (2013.01); B01D 61/142 (2013.01); B01D 61/16 (2013.01); B01D 63/084 (2013.01); C10G 3/00 (2013.01); C10G 33/06 (2013.01); C10L 1/026 (2013.01); C11B 13/00 (2013.01); C11C 3/003 (2013.01); B01D 17/10 (2013.01); B01D 2311/04 (2013.01); B01D 2315/10 (2013.01); C02F 1/444 (2013.01); C02F 11/121 (2013.01); C02F 2101/325 (2013.01); Y02E 50/13 (2013.01); Y02P 30/20 (2015.11); Y02W 30/74 (2015.05);
Abstract
The present invention provides for methods and systems that effectively separate dispersed FOG from emulsions and/or free-floating FOG from a waste stream to provide dewatered emulsions and/or separated fats, oils and greases from emulsions thereby providing value added separated product while reducing disposal of solid or liquid waste matter into landfills or water treatment facilities.