Process for treating organics contaminated water
AssigneeRadecca, Inc.
InventorGary W. Beall
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Abstract
A method is provided for removing organic contaminants from an aqueous composition contaminated therewith. The method comprises passing the composition through a first column packed with an organoclay, to adsorb substantial quantities of high molecular weight and/or emulsified components of said organic contaminants, and passing the effluent from said first column through further separating means for separating substantial quantities of the low molecular components of said organic contaminants which remain in the effluent from said first column, and recovering the effluent from said separate means as product.
Claims13
A method for removing organic contaminants from an aqueous composition contaminated with mixtures of said organic contaminants, comprising:
- passing the composition through a first column packed with an organoclay, to adsorb substantial quantities of high molecular weight and/or emulsified components of said organic contaminants;
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- passing the effluent from said first column through further separating means consisting of activated carbon, air stripping means and combinations of the same for separating substantial quantities of the low molecular weight components of said organic contaminants which remain in the effluent from said first column;
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- recovering the effluent from said further separating means as product.
An improved method for separation of high molecular weight organic contaminants from an aqueous composition contaminated therewith, comprising:
- passing the composition through a first column packed with an organoclay to absorb the bulk of said contaminants;
- and
- passing the effluent from said first column through a second column packed with porous activated carbon to remove substantial quantities of the remaining traces of said contaminants.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.