US 11,814,303 B2
Utilizing concentrated solar power for water-oil separation
Malik Abdulqader M. AlShareef, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/654,641.
Prior Publication US 2023/0286832 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. C02F 1/24 (2023.01); C02F 1/40 (2023.01); C02F 1/14 (2023.01); B01D 17/02 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01)
CPC C02F 1/24 (2013.01) [B01D 17/0205 (2013.01); C02F 1/14 (2013.01); C02F 1/40 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2201/009 (2013.01); C02F 2301/046 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for water-oil separations, the system comprising:
a water-oil separation vessel including:
a contaminated water inlet, a decontaminated water outlet, and an oil outlet;
a separation chamber; and
a bubble distributor disposed within the separation chamber;
a contaminated water feed pipe fluidly connecting a contaminated water source to the contaminated water inlet of the water-oil separation vessel;
a water circulation loop, comprising:
a fluid conduit for withdrawing decontaminated water from the water-oil separation vessel via the decontaminated water outlet;
a heat exchange tube configured for heating water withdrawn via the decontaminated water outlet;
a concentrated solar collector for directly or indirectly heating water in the heat exchange tube to produce steam; and
a fluid conduit configured for transporting the produced steam from the heat exchange tube to the bubble distributor; and
a fluid conduit for recovering separated oil.