MICROWAVE PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR BREAKING EMULSIONS

摘要

An oil and water emulsion breaking system having a reactor including aninner vessel connected to an inlet and an outlet of the reactor and allowingmicrowaves to pass therethrough, a packed bed of activated carbon retainedwithinand across the inner vessel along at least part of a length thereof andconfigured forcirculation of the emulsion therethrough, and a microwave applicatorconfigured todirect microwaves to the packed bed through the inner vessel.