Global Patent Index - EP 2970781 A1

EP 2970781 A1 20160120 - PROCESS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING HEAVY METALS FROM OILY SOLIDS

Title (en)

PROCESS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING HEAVY METALS FROM OILY SOLIDS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN, PROZESS UND SYSTEM ZUR ENTFERNUNG VON SCHWERMETALLEN AUS ÖLHALTIGEN FESTSTOFFEN

Title (fr)

PROCESSUS, PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR ÉLIMINER LES MÉTAUX LOURDS À PARTIR DE SOLIDES HUILEUX

Publication

EP 2970781 A1 20160120 (EN)

Application

EP 14775015 A 20140304

Priority

  • US 201313804172 A 20130314
  • US 201313804430 A 20130314
  • US 201313804662 A 20130314
  • US 2014020289 W 20140304

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014158808A1] Oil is recovered from a mercury containing oily solids by mixing the solids with at least a treating agent selected from selected from flocculants, sulfidic compounds, demulsifiers, and combinations thereof, and optionally a solvent, forming a mixture. The mixture is then separated to recover a first phase containing treated oil having less than 50% of the original amount of mercury in the oily solids, and a second phase containing treated solids having a reduced concentration of mercury. In one embodiment, the oily solids are selected from drilling muds; oily sediments coating inside of pipelines; sediment deposits on crude oil tanks, vessels, and separators; surface coating on equipment; slop oil from upstream operations; oily solids from heavy oil processing operations; abradants; solids recovered from processes for removing mercury from hydrocarbon materials; filter-aid materials from mercury removal operations; spill clean-up materials; and mixtures thereof.

IPC 8 full level

C10G 21/12 (2006.01); C10G 1/04 (2006.01); C10G 21/14 (2006.01); C10G 29/20 (2006.01); C10G 29/28 (2006.01); C10G 31/08 (2006.01); C10G 31/09 (2006.01); C10G 31/10 (2006.01); C10G 33/04 (2006.01); C22B 7/00 (2006.01); C22B 43/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10G 1/047 (2013.01); C10G 21/14 (2013.01); C10G 29/28 (2013.01); C10G 31/08 (2013.01); C10G 31/09 (2013.01); C10G 31/10 (2013.01); C10G 33/04 (2013.01); C22B 43/00 (2013.01); C10G 2300/205 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014158808 A1 20141002; AU 2014241840 A1 20150730; BR 112015019151 A2 20170718; CA 2898231 A1 20141002; CN 105189707 A 20151223; EP 2970781 A1 20160120; EP 2970781 A4 20161123; RU 2015143630 A 20170427; SG 11201506737X A 20150929

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2014020289 W 20140304; AU 2014241840 A 20140304; BR 112015019151 A 20140304; CA 2898231 A 20140304; CN 201480013468 A 20140304; EP 14775015 A 20140304; RU 2015143630 A 20140304; SG 11201506737X A 20140304