Removing oil from waste water with sulfur
AssigneeAmoco Production Company
InventorLoyd W. Jones
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Abstract
This invention relates to water pollution control and concerns system for removing dispersed oil from water by contacting the oily water with sulfur to cause the oil to coalesce or agglomerate. In a preferred embodiment, the water containing the dispersed oil is passed through a bed of granular media presenting a surface area of solid phase sulfur to coalesce the dispersed oil. The coalesced oil is then separated from the water.
Claims4
An oil-coalescing filter cartridge for removing oil from oily water comprising a cylinder with a longitudinal bore therethrough, said cylinder being made of porous fibrous material supporting a solid phase yellow sulfur.
An apparatus for removing oil from oily water comprising:
- a source of oily water;
- a water cleanup housing;
- a cylinder in said housing and having a longitudinal bore therethrough, said cylinder being made of porous, fibrous material, supporting a solid-phase yellow sulfur;
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- means connecting said oily water from said source to said housing so that said oily water is directed through the wall of said cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.