Patent ID: 6027653
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B01D,C02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of removing, containing and collecting orcanic contaminants from a fluid column, comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of volumes of polymer-based filtration media, each volume comprising an amount of a polymer material disposed within a filtering container, said polymer having a property of acting to absorb and solidify organic compounds coming into contact with the polymer-based filtration media, the polymer-based filtration media establishing distinct chambers of distinct organic compound absorption units;providing an amount of coalescing material within the filtering container and distributing it therein as a plurality of layers;placing a volume of the polymer-based filtration media in a stratified arrangement within the filtering container wherein said polymer-based filtration media is disposed between alternate layers of coalescing material;passing a feed stream of organic contaminants carried within a fluid column through the filtering container; anddischarging as a processed feed stream the fluid exiting from the second container for release into the environment.