Method and apparatus for purifying aqueous streams contaminated

Details Method and apparatus for purifying aqueous streams contaminated Method and apparatus for purifying aqueous streams contaminated

1974-11-18

1976-12-28

Spear, Jr., Frank A.

Liquid purification or separation

With alarm, indicator, register, recorder, signal or...

Responsive to fluid flow

210 23F, 210321R, B01D 3100, B01D 1300

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active

040000656

ABSTRACT:
Aqueous streams contaminated with minor amounts of organic materials are separated into an aqueous fraction which is concentrated with respect to the organic contaminants and a water fraction relatively free of the organic contaminants by a method which includes a unique combination of reverse osmosis (RO) and ultrafiltration (UF). The organic contaminants include substances having molecular weights of less than 10,000 which are soluble in the aqueous stream initially but have limited solubility ranges and are precipitated therefrom upon concentration. The contaminated aqueous stream is circulated from the high pressure compartment of a RO unit to the high pressure compartment of an UF unit, then to the low pressure compartment of the UF unit, and then back to the high pressure compartment of the RO unit. The contaminants are concentrated in the high pressure compartment of the RO unit, and a portion thereof is precipitated or otherwise rendered amenable to removal along with the UF concentrate upon passing the RO concentrate from the high pressure compartment of the RO unit to the high pressure compartment of the UF unit. Soluble organic contaminants remaining in the aqueous stream are removed in the UF permeate and are recycled back to the high pressure compartment of the RO unit for further concentration and precipitation, followed by recycling to the high pressure compartment of the UF unit for removal.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3228876 (1966-01-01), Mahon
patent: 3617550 (1971-11-01), Elata et al.
patent: 3836457 (1974-09-01), Gross et al.
patent: 3839201 (1974-10-01), Miller

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