Non-dispersive process for oil recovery

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9782726
APP PUB NO 20130270187A1
SERIAL NO

13918766

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A method of recovering one or more insoluble oils from a liquid source using one or more membrane or membrane contactors, comprising the steps of: pumping the liquid source comprising the one or more oils to the membranes or membrane contactors, contacting the liquid source with a first surface of the membrane or membrane contactors, coalescing the one or more oils within the liquid source onto the first surface of the membrane contactors, pumping one or more recovery fluids through the membrane or membrane contactors in contact with the second surface of the membrane or membrane contactors, and removing a first stream of oil coalesced from the second surface of the membranes or membrane contactors.

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THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM210 WEST 7TH STREET AUSTIN TX 78701

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Briggs, Stephen William Austin, US 8 88
Kipp, Peter B Houston, US 13 73
Seibert, Frank Austin, US 12 137
Truscott, Stacy S Austin, US 7 48

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