Processing methods for the oxidation of organics in supercritical water
AssigneeModar, Inc.
InventorMichael Modell
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Abstract
A method of oxidizing an organic material in an oxidizer includes forming a mixture of the organic material with water and a fluid including oxygen under conditions near supercritical pressure. At the inlet of the oxidizer, the mixture is caused to undergo reaction under supercritical conditions for water, characterized by a temperature of at least about 400.degree. C. and a pressure of at least about 220 atmospheres in the oxidizer.
Claims37
The method of oxidizing an organic material in an oxidizer, which comprises:
- forming a mixture of said organic material with water and a fluid comprising oxygen under conditions near supercritical including a pressure at least about 220 atmospheres, and
- at the inlet of said oxidizer, causing said mixture to undergo reaction under supercritical conditions for water, characterized by a temperature of at least about 400.degree. C. and a pressure of at least about 220 atmospheres in said oxidizer.
The method of oxidizing an organic material, which comprises:
- forming a mixture of said organic material with water and a fluid comprising oxygen under conditions near supercritical including a pressure of at least about 220 atmospheres,
- at the inlet of said oxidizer, causing said mixture to undergo reaction under supercritical conditions for water, and
- conducting said reaction under conditions to provide an effluent stream at a temperature above about 450.degree. C. to cause inorganics therein to precipitate.
The method of removing inorganics from oxidized organic materials which comprises
- providing for the precipitation of inorganic salts by contacting said oxidized materials with a fluid at a temperature of at least about 450.degree. C. and a pressure of at least 220 atmospheres, and
- separating said inorganic salts therefrom.
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