Separation of oil-in-water emulsion using two coalescers of different geometry

Radmila M Sećerov Sokolović; Dragan D Govedarica; Dunja S Sokolović

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.109

Separation of oil-in-water emulsion using two coalescers of different geometry

J Hazard Mater. 2010 Mar 15;175(1-3):1001-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.109. Epub 2009 Nov 10.

Authors

Radmila M Sećerov Sokolović¹, Dragan D Govedarica, Dunja S Sokolović

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia. radost@uns.ac.rs

PMID: 19962828
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.109

Abstract

The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of the coalescer geometry on steady-state bed coalescence. Oil-in-water model emulsions, encompassing 14 oils of different properties, were separated using two commercial bed coalescers, marked "04" and "H". Experiments were carried out over a wide range of oil properties and fluid velocities. Operation of coalescer "04" was characterized by an extremely low working velocity, determined by its construction. For the same reason, coalescer "H" exhibited better performances.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adsorption
Emulsions*
Environmental Monitoring
Equipment Design
Models, Chemical
Oils / chemistry*
Rheology / methods*
Temperature
Waste Disposal, Fluid / methods*
Water / chemistry*
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Water Purification / methods*

Substances

Emulsions
Oils
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Water