Patent ID: 8992755
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: B01D,B03C

Abstract:
1. A separation device for an emulsion containing a dispersed phase dispersed in a first continuous phase, comprising: an emulsion reservoir delimited between a first wall and a second wall facing the first wall, the reservoir having a first surface on the first wall; a plurality of first electrodes, fixed to the first wall at the first surface of the emulsion reservoir; at least one second electrode fixed to the second wall; a collection zone included in the reservoir, delimited by parts of the first wall and the second wall that are included in the surfaces defined by the plurality of first electrodes and the at least one second electrode respectively, the collection zone including porous walls delimiting sides thereof; means for selectively activating pairs of the first and second electrodes to create a first electric field moving inside the reservoir about the collection zone, said first electric field moving the dispersed phase to the collection zone; and means for applying a second electric field to the dispersed phase in the collection zone, said second electric field causing the dispersed phase to coalesce into a second continuous phase on the first surface of the first wall.