US Patent:
20060111600, May 25, 2006
Inventors:
Lorrie Mecham - Mountain Home ID, US
International Classification:
C07C 7/00
Abstract:
A fuel or other process fluid is cleansed by a) combining the fluid with water and an oxidizer; b) mixing the combination in a mixer having a volume V; c) separating the mixed combination into hydrophobic and hydrophilic phases; d) filtering the hydrophobic phase through a filter; e) removing water from the filtered hydrophobic phase to produce the cleaned fluid; and accomplishing steps a-d in a continuous manner that produces an output of the cleaned fuel at an average rate of at least 10V/hour. A centrifuge can optionally reduce water content of the cleaned fluid to no more than 5 ppm, more preferably no more than 1 ppm, and most preferably no more than 0.5 ppm.