摘要:
A process removing ionic liquid from a process stream is described. The process stream is introduced into a coalescer to form an ionic liquid stream and a first treated process stream which has less ionic liquid than the process stream. The first treated process stream is introduced into a separator to form a second treated process stream. The second treated process stream has less ionic liquid than the first treated process stream. The separator is selected from a filtration zone comprising sand or carbon, an adsorption zone, a scrubbing zone, an electrostatic separation zone, or combinations thereof.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for separating water from an oil-water influx are provided. The apparatus includes a separation vessel having an inlet, an oil collection portion at its upper end, and a water collection portion at its lower end. Multiple high voltage tubes, each containing an electrode, are located within the oil collection portion. These high voltage tubes are staggered in length and held in place by perforated plates. The oil-water influx flows through the inlet of the vessel into the high voltage tubes, where it is subjected to an electrostatic field. The electrostatic field causes water droplets in the influx to coalesce and form a water out-flux which flows downwardly into the water collection portion of the vessel. The remaining stream of dehydrated oil flows upwardly to the upper outlet end. The oil collection portion of the separation vessel may be oriented vertically or at an angle.
摘要:
Low-water content organic phases can be difficult to achieve at high fluxes when water is present in an emulsified form, such as in a water-in-oil emulsion. Processes for de-emulsifying a fluid stream containing emulsified water, such as water-in-crude oil emulsions, include introduction of the fluid stream into a vessel that defines a coalescence zone. The vessel is configured to provide for simultaneous application of a centrifugal force and an electric field to the fluid stream within the coalescence zone. The simultaneous application of the centrifugal force and the electric field to the fluid stream provides for the coalescence of a portion of the emulsified water into a bulk aqueous phase. Continuous phases of the organic component and the bulk aqueous phase form in the coalescence zone and are separately removed from the vessel. The bulk aqueous phase is removed from the underside of the vessel.
摘要:
Acoustophoretic devices for separating particles from a non-flowing host fluid are disclosed. The devices include a substantially acoustically transparent container and a separation unit, with the container being placed within the separation unit. An ultrasonic transducer in the separation unit creates a planar or multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave within the container, trapping particles disposed within the non-flowing fluid and causing them to coalesce or agglomerate, then separate due to buoyancy or gravity forces.
摘要:
The present invention provides a subsea separation system for separating a product stream, comprising: a bulk separation unit (1), an oil polishing unit (2), and a water polishing unit (3), the bulk separation unit (1) comprises an inlet (4) for the product stream, a first outlet (5) for a water phase, a second outlet (6) for an oil phase, and a third outlet for a gas phase (15); the oil polishing unit (2) comprises an inlet (7), a first outlet (8) for a clean oil phase, and a second outlet (9) for a reject stream, and the inlet is in fluid communication with the second outlet (6) of the bulk separation unit (1); the water polishing unit (3) comprises an inlet (11) in fluid communication with the first outlet (5) of the bulk separation unit, a first outlet (12) for a reject stream, and a second outlet (13) for a clean water phase, wherein a first conduit connects the second outlet (9) of the oil polishing unit upstream of, or to, the water polishing unit (3), and a second conduit connects the first outlet (12) of the water polishing unit upstream of or to, the oil polishing unit (2), and wherein the first and/or second conduit comprises a pressurizing device (14, 16) for increasing the pressure of a reject stream.
摘要:
A plant for treatment of a waste water stream comprising fat includes pre-treatment apparatus for removal of liquid oil and gross contaminants, a flow-through assembly for electrocoagulation treatment of a liquid, a floc-separation apparatus arranged for removal of a flocculated fat-containing layer from the aqueous dispersion to provide clarified aqueous solution for disposal and a controller arranged to control voltage and/or current across the electrodes and the flow of the waste water stream through the components of the plant. Also disclosed are methods for using the plant to provide efficient separation with minimised power consumption as flow and contaminant level vary.
摘要:
A system and method for enhancing separation of a denser phase liquid from a lighter phase liquid within a multiphase stream. In one example, a cyclonic coalescer has a tubular housing and a plurality of coaxial flow chambers extending in the axial direction of the housing. A swirling element is associated with each of the plurality of coaxial flow chambers. The swirling elements are constructed and arranged to impart a tangential velocity of the stream flowing through the associated flow chamber.
摘要:
An electrostatic coalescer that includes an outer wall defining a flow path for receiving a process fluid comprising primarily a gas, a power source, a plurality of electrode plates coupled to the power source to generate an electrical field across the flow path wherein each of the plurality of electrode plates is coated with an insulation material and at least one insulating member is disposed between two adjacent electrode plates.