Simultaneous removal of oil and gases from liquid sources using a hollow fiber membrane

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2017-05-09

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Peter B. Kipp
Frank Seibert
Stephen William Briggs
Stacy S. Truscott

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United States Patent and Trademark Office

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The present invention includes an apparatus and method for removing oil from a oil-containing liquid comprising oil and gas comprising: a source of oil-containing liquid; and a membrane contactor system in fluid communication with the source of oil-containing liquid, the membrane contactor system comprising one or more membrane contactors having a first and a second surface, wherein the first surface coalesces oil and removes gas from the oil-containing liquid, and the oil and gas are collected on the second surface from the oil-containing liquid.

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