Patent ID: 6398951
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B01D,C02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A filter for separating hydrocarbon contaminant from a liquid containing water and said hydrocarbon contaminant, the filter comprising:an outer cylindrical permeable cover having a top edge and a bottom edge; an inner cylindrical permeable tube having a top edge and a bottom edge; an annular bottom connecting the bottom edge of the outer cover to the bottom edge of the inner tube; an annular top connecting the top edge of the outer cover to the top edge of the inner tube; a probe connected to one of the annular top or the annular bottom at a middle position between the inner tube and the outer cover, the probe comprising two spaced apart elements, each element being connected to a wire lead, each wire lead being connected to a control panel; and an organophilic clay being disposed in a space defined by the inner tube, the annular top and the annular bottom, the organophilic clay surrounding the probe.