Patent classifications
B01D2221/08
Water treatment apparatus and method
A mobile water treatment plant includes a container (10) having: a plurality of tanks, including a clarifying tank fitted with a multiplicity of inclined plates defining a multiplicity of channels there between, an upstream tank from which water is arranged to be fed to the clarifying tank and a downstream tank to which water is arranged to be fed from the clarifying tank; means for introducing a neutralizing agent into water in the upstream tank; at least one storage space within the interior space of the container for accommodating the neutralizing agent. The container is of generally cuboidal shape having a length greater than its width and having sides, ends, a top and a bottom and has corner fittings positioned to enable standard equipment for handling freight containers to engage the container and the overall width of the container is substantially the same as the width of a standard freight container.
Apparatus and method for recycling blackwater and greywater at oil and gas well sites
A mobile water treatment system and method, of which the system includes a bioreactor including an aerator tank configured to receive an influent fluid, a conical clarifier positioned in the aerator tank, the conical clarifier defining a downwardly-facing opening. An interior of the conical clarifier is in communication with the aerator tank, external to the conical clarifier, via the downwardly-facing opening. The bioreactor also includes a plurality of aeration vents positioned proximal to a bottom of the tank and configured to direct air into the aerator tank, but not toward a bottom of the conical clarifier, and an effluent outlet positioned in the conical clarifier. A relatively clean effluent fluid, in comparison to the influent fluid in the aerator tank, exits from the conical clarifier via the effluent outlet.
Waste disposal methods
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for collecting, storing, separating, and disposing of waste material from an oil and gas well site in order to enhance payload efficiency. An embodiment of a method, for example, may include introducing a waste material into an enhanced-payload mobile vessel positioned at the oil and gas well site, the waste material selected to include one or more of a sludge waste material, a solids-laden wastewater material, and a dry waste material. The method may further include transporting the waste material when positioned in the enhanced-payload mobile vessel along roadways to an off-site waste management facility. Additionally, the method may include dumping the waste material from the enhanced-payload mobile vessel by a site-based lifting mechanism into a receiving vessel at the off-site waste management facility thereby to dispose of the waste material at a reduced transportation cost.
IN-GROUND STORMWATER COLLECTION AND PRETREATMENT FILTRATION SYSTEMS
A stormwater management inlet prefilter for system use in green infrastructure which typically includes either biofiltration (e.g. bioretention, tree planters, gravel wetlands) or infiltration (e.g. leech fields, dry wells, infiltration trenches and basins) that both provide recharge of stormwater runoff to groundwater aquifers and treated discharge to surface waters. The system can be used as an edge of curb system, a drop inlet, or inline. The system can be used both in retrofit or new installations and extends the operating life and reduces the maintenance burden of stormwater management systems by filtering out trash and debris at the inlet. The system enables the simplified maintenance of stormwater management systems at the inlet in an accessible location with no special equipment required. Installation is simple and comparable to common catch basins and grates. Preferably, the system is made of pre-cast concrete, HDPE, and stainless steel and is resistant to rust and rot from corrosive winter runoff. No special equipment necessary and maintenance is simple and utilizes standard vacuum trucks for catch basin cleaning by use of a pressure washer and vacuum equipment.
Separator System and Method
A separator system and method may provide a four-way separator that may separate a material and remove a hazardous material. The hazardous material may include gas and sand that may be removed by the four-way separator. The separator system and method may further provide a main unit that may include three chambers or recirculation hoppers, an auger sand extractor, and a strap tank. The separator system and method may provide a faster rig-up time and may be exclusively driven by hydraulics.
Centrifuge collection of minerals in flowing water
An apparatus for collection of heavier particles such as gold flowing in a river includes a support frame with legs for mounting in the river spaced from the bed with a series of drum mounted on the support frame one behind the other for rotation about an axis transverse to the river flow. The drums have a plurality of blades mounted so that flow of water in the river causes a rotation of the drum, a plurality of water entry openings and a plurality of discharge openings in the drum with the drum shaped such that rotation causes a centrifugal action such that the heavier particles remain within the drum against escape from the drum while lighter particles and water are discharged.
MARINE EXHAUST GAS SCRUBBING & BALLAST WATER DISINFECTION SYSTEM
A combination marine exhaust gas scrubber and ballast disinfection system using seawater/water surrounding a ship to reduce/scrub smoke-stack emissions and produce a disinfected seawater/water for ballast, which can then be periodically or continually discharged back into the seawater/water body without concern for the spread of non-invasive species.
DE-SANDING A DIGESTER
Provided is a method and system for separating components of a solid and liquid mixture. In an embodiment, the method includes de-sanding a treatment system. Digesters, clarifiers, wastewater apparatuses, self-contained processing tanks, process tanks, and the like, accumulate sand and other undesired inorganic components that ultimately prevent filtering, cleaning, and processing of the solid and liquid mixtures therein. The mixture in the treatment system may initially include sand, water, and biosolids. The mixture may be routed into a pressurized tank to separate the inorganic solids and liquid components based on their density and buoyancy. A de-sanded mixture may then proceed through the remaining cleaning process.
HYDROGEN SULFIDE MITIGATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS
The methods and embodiments described herein involve installation of a gas sparging manifold into crude oil storage tanks, which facilitates removal of hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S) from bulk crude oil. Hydrogen sulfide stripped from the crude oil is scavenged via a forced-draft scavenging gas into a scavenging duct, and passes through an in-line filter. An alternative embodiment can be adapted for mobile use in a tank trailer/tank car capable of being towed by a tractor truck or locomotive.
Mobile wastewater treatment system
A mobile wastewater treatment system wherein a mobile carrier has mounted thereon a wastewater treatment plant. The wastewater treatment plant has a flow equalization tank, an aeration tank, a clarifying tank, a disinfection stage, and a pumping tank. The mobile carrier can be a trailer, a skid, a shipping container, or the like.