公开(公告)号：US20200299592A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16808716

申请日：2020-03-04

Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Inventor： Bhupender S. Minhas ,  Ivy D. Johnson ,  Jessica Wittmann ,  Jessica E. Gil ,  Magaly C. Barroeta ,  Jason M. McMullan ,  Sarah E. Feicht ,  F. Pierce Hubbard, JR. ,  Won M. Kim

IPC: C10G32/02 ,  C10G53/02 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B03C5/02

Abstract: A method includes introducing a crude oil process stream into an electro-kinetic separator (EKS), passing the crude oil process stream through an electric field generated by the EKS, and removing at least a portion of salt and solid particles from the crude oil process stream as the crude oil process stream passes through the electric field. A product stream is discharged from the EKS with reduced salt and solid particle count as compared to the crude oil process stream.