In-line treatment of hydrocarbon fluids with ozone

Details In-line treatment of hydrocarbon fluids with ozone In-line treatment of hydrocarbon fluids with ozone

2007-10-23

2011-11-29

Bhat, Nina (Department: 1771)

Mineral oils: apparatus

Combined vaporizing and condensing

C422S610000, C422S615000, C422S616000, C202S185100

Reexamination Certificate

active

08066851

ABSTRACT:
A system for treating recovered fluids in-line that includes a thermal reactor for separating contaminated drill cuttings into drill cuttings and contaminants by applying heat to the contaminated drill cuttings so as to vaporize contaminants from the contaminated drill cuttings; a first condenser in fluid connection with the thermal reactor for condensing the vaporized contaminants; a separator in fluid connection with the first condenser for separating the condensed vapors into an oleaginous liquid and an aqueous liquid, wherein at least a portion of one of the aqueous liquid and oleaginous liquid is fed back into the first condenser via a feedback line; and an ozone generator operatively coupled to the feedback line, wherein at least the portion of the fed back liquid is ozonated by the ozone generator and fed into the condenser is disclosed.

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