E - Fixed Constructions – 02 – B
Patent
E - Fixed Constructions
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B
E02B 15/04 (2006.01) B01D 17/02 (2006.01) B01D 61/14 (2006.01) C02F 1/44 (2006.01) C02F 1/68 (2006.01) E03F 5/16 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2192964
There is disclosed a system for separating oil and other immiscible contaminants from a liquid body containing the contaminants such as a water body. The system includes the use of a plurality of microporous hollow fibers (16, 18) which may be arranged in any number of arrangements such as bundles, intersecting arrangements, divergent patterns or in a mat-like arrangement or a combination of the foregoing. The hollow fibers are in communication with a source of suction (28) in order to draw the contaminant via the pores into the fibers for subsequent storage in a suitable container (20, 22). By incorporating acceptable means of density control a substantial amount of the hollow fiber surface area may be exposed to the contaminant thus increasing the extraction efficiency of the contaminant from the water body. The unit optionally may be self-contained. This system provides a substantial advantage over existing arrangements in that extraction efficiency is greatly enhanced in any number of environments.
Système de séparation de l'huile et d'autres contaminants non miscibles d'avec un liquide tel que de l'eau les contenant et recourant à de multiples fibres microporeuses creuses (16, 18) pouvant se présenter sous diverses formes telles que faisceaux, ensembles réticulés, ensembles divergents, nattes ou leurs combinaisons. Lesdites fibres sont soumises à une dépression (28) qui attire les contaminants via les pores dans les fibres lesquelles sont ensuite stockées dans une enceinte appropriée (20, 22). Des moyens adéquats de contrôle de la densité assurant la mise en contact d'une partie importante des contaminants avec la surface des fibres permettent d'accroître le rendement d'extraction des contaminants. Le système qui peut éventuellement être de type "intégré" offre de substantiels avantages par rapport aux réalisations existantes en ce que le rendement d'extraction se trouve largement accru dans nombre de types d'environnements.
G-Tec Inc.
Mcfadden Fincham
LandOfFree
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