公开(公告)号：US20170321131A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15497505

申请日：2017-04-26

Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Inventor： Ashok Uppal ,  Babak A. Jajuee ,  Tarek A. Elsolh ,  Jason M. McMullan

IPC: C10G33/02 ,  C02F1/48 ,  B01D17/06

CPC classification number: C10G33/02 ,  B01D17/06 ,  B03C11/00 ,  C02F1/469 ,  C02F1/4696 ,  C02F1/4698 ,  C02F1/48 ,  C02F2101/325 ,  C02F2103/365 ,  C02F2201/4617

Abstract: An electro-kinetic agglomerator for resolving crude oil and water emulsions containing charged particles by the application of a direct current voltage potential. The electro-kinetic agglomerator comprises a shaftless auger with a charged conductive rod positioned in the center of the shaftless auger and a charged porous drum surrounding wherein the electro-kinetic agglomerator has a DC voltage gradient such that the charged particles are attracted to the conductive rod.