Novel Particulate Separations by Electrostatic Coalescence

Information

• NSF Award
• 8560670

Owner

• EXPORTech Company Inc

• Award Id

  8560670

• Award Effective Date

  2/1/1986 - 38 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  7/31/1986 - 38 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 39,997.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The technical feasibility of using a mixed-liquid-electrostatic-coalescence method for the separation of micronized particles of differing surface characteristics will be investigated. The proposed method uses emulsified water as a getter selective to hydrophilic particles suspended along with hydrophobic particles in organic liquids such as kerosene and fuel oil. In the ElectroCoalesce process, the emulsion is broken electrostatically with the aid of de-emulsifying agents, and the immiscible liquids and their associated particulates are then separated by first coalescing the water-dydrophilic-particulate pulp electrostatically and then removing the water droplets and entrained particulates by differential settling. The application proposed is different from any other electrostatic coalescence method studied to date in that the hydrophobic particles remain suspended in the organic-liquid phase.

• Program Officer

  Ritchie B. Coryell

• Min Amd Letter Date

  2/7/1986 - 38 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  2/7/1986 - 38 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  EXPORTech Company Inc

• City

  NEW KENSINGTON

• State

  PA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  242 SCHREIBER INDUSTRIAL DISTRIC

• Postal Code

  150680588

• Phone Number

  4123374415

• First Name

  Robin

• Last Name

  Oder

• Email Address

  roder@magneticseparation.com

• Start Date

  2/1/1986 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Energy Research & Resources

• Code

  306000