Patent ID: 6069002
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B01D,B08B

Abstract:
A method for using a biological system to recover a hydrocarbon volume and minimize wastes from a sludge oil in an oil storage tank, which includes the steps of:sampling the sludge oil in the storage tank to determine a biological system for treating and recovering the hydrocarbon volume;introducing a treatment solution comprising a volume of water, nitrogen, phosphorus, and microorganisms into the storage tank to break down the sludge oil into, in part, the hydrocarbon volume;heating the treatment solution;vigorously mixing and agitating the contents of the storage tank including the sludge;breaking down the sludge with the microorganisms for separation of the hydrocarbon volume; andremoving the hydrocarbon volume from the storage tank as a useable and processable hydrocarbon fluid.