| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R59212/01 |
| Title: |
Intensified Integrated Oil/Water - Gas/Liquid Separations and Produced Water Treatment |
| Principal Investigator: |
Akay, Professor G |
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| Department: |
Chemical Engineering & Advanced Material |
| Organisation: |
Newcastle University |
| Scheme: |
LINK |
| Starts: |
01 October 2002 |
Ends: |
31 March 2006 |
Value (£): |
297,361
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Chemicals |
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R&D |
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| Panel History: |
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09 Jul 2001
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STI 1
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Deferred
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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This proposal is based on our recent studies relating to the simultaneous intensification of oil-water separation and toxin removal by using our recently disclosed intensive demulsifier / absorber. The proposed technology is particularly important in sub-sea, downhole and topside crude oil-water separation and the treatment of the produced water. It is also important in at-source emulsion and gas/liquid separations and the cleaning of the separated phases. In all cases the demulsifier/absorber can be re-cycled between the demulsification and cleaning processes. The intensification (reduced processing time and equipment size) will be further enhanced by increasing the selectivity/accessibility of the demulsifier/absorbers by ligand modification or by developing novel equipment in which the flow induced phase inversion phenomenon, high pressure and electric field are utilised. The mechanism of demulsification will be evaluated in the first instant and the results will be applied to the design of demulsifier polymers with desired physical and chemical structure which will include the preparation of ionic, non-ionic demulsifiers made selective by ligand modification for the absorption of surface active materials for demulsification/ toxins. The surface area of the absorbers will be increased by 5-20 fold compared with the currently available MCPs we are able to produce, and there will be a profile of pore size in order to facilitate the accessibility of the active sites. These techniques will be applied to various emulsions and gas/liquid dispersions to achieve at source separation and cleaning of the separated phases.
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http://www.ncl.ac.uk |