Apparatus for removing hydrocarbons and contaminates

A floating hydrocarbon removal mobile unit comprising:

• a. a first floating support vessel comprising:
• i. a hopper for receiving input material;
• ii. a rotating material moving device disposed in the hopper for ensuring continuous flow of input material through the hopper;
• iii. a controller for controlling the speed of the rotating material moving device;
• iv. a plurality injection ports adjacent the rotating material moving device within the hopper for introducing a first fluid to the input material forming a first slurry;
• v. a separation tank for receiving the first slurry, agitating the first slurry, and allowing particulate to settle, forming a separated contaminate and a particulate effluent, wherein the separation tank comprises:
• 1. an initial separation section for receiving the first slurry;
• 2. a separation tank pump in the initial separation section, wherein the separation tank pump is connected to a fluid supply loop and an injection port for injecting fluid into the first slurry as it flows from the rotating material moving device, and the separation tank further has a separation tank outlet port in fluid communication with a scalper screen;
• 3. an agitator port for recirculating the first slurry from the initial separation section through the fluid supply loop;
• 4. at least one contaminate recovery section in fluid communication with the initial separation section;
• 5. an extractor associated with each of the contaminate recovery sections for soaking up hydrocarbons in the contaminate;
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• 6. a separator disposed between the initial separation section and each contaminate recovery section;
• vi. at least one scalper screen for receiving the particulate effluent and separating the particulate effluent into a first hydrocarbon extracted particulate with a diameter greater than 1000 microns and a second slurry;
• vii. at least one scalper tank wherein each scalper tank comprises a scalper agitator forming a suspension from the second slurry;
• viii. at least one de-silting hydrocyclone for receiving the suspension and removing a second hydrocarbon extracted particulate with a diameter greater 75 microns, forming a third slurry;
• ix. a desilting screen for receiving the second hydrocarbon extracted particulate;
• x. a desilting tank containing a desilting agitator for receiving the third slurry and forming an agitated third slurry;
• xi. a plurality of clay extractors for receiving the agitated third slurry and removing a third hydrocarbon extracted particulate with a diameter greater than 10 microns, forming a fourth slurry;
• xii. a clay screen for receiving the third hydrocarbon extracted particulate;
• xiii. a clay slurry tank with a clay agitator for receiving the fourth slurry;
• and
• xiv. a heating device disposed within the clay slurry tank and in fluid communication with at least one of the desilting tank, the scalper tank, and the initial separation section.