Patent ID: 8097172
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: C02F,C07B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for recovering organic compounds from plant waste water, comprising: a feed gas stream; a makeup water stream including recoverable organic compounds; a water heater coupled to the makeup water stream and a recycle water stream; a saturator, coupled to the feed gas stream and the water heater, to separately provide: a pump coupled to the recycle water stream; a first valve, coupled to the feed gas stream and the saturator, to provide a portion of the feed gas stream to the saturator; and a bypass valve, coupled to the feed gas stream and the saturated feed gas stream, to selectively divert a remaining predetermined portion of the feed gas stream around the saturator, wherein, when the remaining predetermined portion of the feed gas stream is selectively diverted around the saturator and mixed with the saturated feed gas stream in a gas conduit while said first valve continues to provide a predetermined portion of feed gas stream to said saturator, the saturator operating temperature increases and the amount of organic compounds recovered from the makeup water increases.