CPC C02F 1/24 (2013.01) [B01D 17/0205 (2013.01); C02F 1/14 (2013.01); C02F 1/40 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2201/009 (2013.01); C02F 2301/046 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A system for water-oil separations, the system comprising:
a water-oil separation vessel including:
a contaminated water inlet, a decontaminated water outlet, and an oil outlet;
a separation chamber; and
a bubble distributor disposed within the separation chamber;
a contaminated water feed pipe fluidly connecting a contaminated water source to the contaminated water inlet of the water-oil separation vessel;
a water circulation loop, comprising:
a fluid conduit for withdrawing decontaminated water from the water-oil separation vessel via the decontaminated water outlet;
a heat exchange tube configured for heating water withdrawn via the decontaminated water outlet;
a concentrated solar collector for directly or indirectly heating water in the heat exchange tube to produce steam; and
a fluid conduit configured for transporting the produced steam from the heat exchange tube to the bubble distributor; and
a fluid conduit for recovering separated oil.
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