Patent ID: 7785470
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. A process for treating flowback water including the steps of: fluidly connecting a source of flowback water to a backwash filter, filtering said flowback water and directing the outlet of the backwash filter to a first inlet of an ozone injector device, fluidly connecting a source of ozone to a second inlet on said ozone injection device, fluidly connecting an outlet of said ozone injector device to an inlet of an ozone contact tank, fluidly connecting an outlet of said ozone contact tank to a first inlet of an inline static mixer, conveying a source of aluminum sulfate to a second inlet of said inline static mixer, conveying the flowback water from an outlet of said inline static mixer to a manifold within a main reactor tank whereby hydrodynamic cavitations are created within said main reactor tank, positioning ultrasonic transducers with said main reactor tanks to create acoustic cavitations within said main reactor tank, positioning at least one anode and at least one cathode within said main reactor tank.