Patent ID: 9524483
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: C02F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing produced or frack flow back water to produce fresh, non-contaminated or potable water, said method comprising: recording and verifying the contents of water carried in a plurality of mobile vehicles, each said vehicle carrying a load of contaminated produced water or frack flow back water from a hydrocarbon well; discharging said water to a pre-processing basin where it is mixed and homogenized with water from twenty or more of said plurality of vehicles; removing hydrocarbons from said water; processing said water from said preprocessing basin, said processing including: providing an electro-coagulation reactor, an oxidation reactor, an ultrafilter, and a nanofilter; electro-coagulation of water in said electro-coagulation reactor and oxidizing the contaminants in said water in said oxidation reactor; filtering said water through said ultrafilter and said nanofilter to convert the water to fresh, non-contaminated or potable water; recycling and/or disposing of contaminants removed from said water in said electro-coagulation, oxidizing, and filtering processes; and recycling said processed water, wherein said processing further comprises providing a source point at which potential air pollution gases are removed from said water, during the oxidizing, and further including a recycling system for recycling or using said gases.