Claims
- 1. A filter for separating hydrocarbon contaminant from a liquid containing water and said hydrocarbon contaminant, the filter comprising:an outer cylindrical permeable cover having a top edge and a bottom edge; an inner cylindrical permeable tube having a top edge and a bottom edge; an annular bottom connecting the bottom edge of the outer cover to the bottom edge of the inner tube; an annular top connecting the top edge of the outer cover to the top edge of the inner tube; a probe connected to one of the annular top or the annular bottom at a middle position between the inner tube and the outer cover, the probe comprising two spaced apart elements, each element being connected to a wire lead, each wire lead being connected to a control panel; and an organophilic clay being disposed in a space defined by the inner tube, the annular top and the annular bottom, the organophilic clay surrounding the probe.
- 2. The filter of claim 1, wherein the elements each comprise a metallic hollow circle.
- 3. The filter of claim 2, wherein the elements are made from stainless steel.
- 4. The filter of claim 2, wherein the elements are made from Hasteloy/Incanel.
- 5. The filter of claim 2, wherein the elements are aligned parallel to a radius defined by a common axis of the outer cover and the inner tube and which extends between the two elements.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/706,130, filed Nov. 3, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/352,457, filed Jul. 13, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,235,201, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/081,976, filed May 14, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,935,444.
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