GAINESVILLE, Ga., May 28, 2002 -- Kirk Abbott, director of engineering with MYCELX Technologies Corporation, will address advances in oil and hydrocarbon removal technology at the ILTA 2002 conference on June 10 in Houston, Texas.
Abbott's presentation is based on the paper New Technology for In-Process Treatment & Discharge of Tank Bottoms & Tank Farm Run-Off, which he co-authored with Hal Alper, president of MYCELX Technologies.
Abbott will discuss the salient properties of curable polymeric surfactant (CPS) infused filters, which remove residual organics in a single-pass at high flow rates without desorption or significant pressure drop. Tank bottoms and tank farm run-off are often a complex mix of oils, fuel and other organic compounds in various stages of emulsification.
Typical waste stream treatments, such as gravity separation devices (Oil Water Separator), coagulation/flocculation and dissolved air-flotation with additional de-watering and sludge treatment, often are not sufficient to reduce the total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH).
"The use of CPS infused filters to remove residual organics from process streams can significantly reduce the overall per gallon cost to treat and dispose the impacted water," Abbott said.
Field costs and cost savings will be presented and discussed for waste streams containing benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xlyenes (BTEX), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs), chlorinated solvents, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), gasoline and crude oil.
Additional information about CPS infused filters can also be obtained at the company's website at www.mycelx.com.
