Systems and methods for reduction of metal contaminants in fluids
OwnerRobert L. Kelsey, Qiwei Wanginventors
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Abstract
Wastewater steams may include one or more metal contaminants. In various embodiments, a wastewater stream may be sent to a fluid treatment system to reduce the amount of metal contaminants in the wastewater stream. In some embodiments, a fluid treatment system may include a first vortex nozzle unit positioned in an opposed relation to a second vortex nozzle unit. Contacting the wastewater stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the wastewater stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit may precipitation of one or more metal contaminants in the wastewater steam.
Claims33
A treatment system for removal of metal contaminants from a fluid, comprising:
- a reservoir;
- a fluid treatment system;
- the fluid treatment system comprising a first vortex nozzle unit and a second vortex nozzle unit positioned in substantially opposed relation to the first vortex nozzle unit so that a fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit contacts a stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit;
- a conduit coupling an outlet of the reservoir to an inlet of the fluid treatment system;
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- a fluid treatment conduit coupling an outlet of the fluid treatment system to the reservoir;
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- wherein contacting the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit removes at least a portion of one or more metal contaminants from the fluid.
A method for removing one or more metal contaminates from a fluid, comprising:
- introducing a fluid stream to a reservoir;
- the fluid stream comprising one or more metal contaminates;
- introducing a fluid stream to a fluid treatment system, the fluid treatment system comprising a first vortex nozzle unit and a second vortex nozzle unit positioned in substantially opposed relation to the first vortex nozzle unit;
- flowing a first portion of the fluid stream through the first vortex nozzle unit;
- flowing a second portion of the fluid stream through the second vortex nozzle unit;
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- contacting the first portion of the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the second portion of the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit;
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- wherein contacting the fluid stream exiting the first vortex nozzle unit with the fluid stream exiting the second vortex nozzle unit removes at least a portion of one or more of the metal contaminates in the fluid stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.