Methods of filtering hydrocarbons from an aqueous mixture

Sara Livazovic (Inventor), Suzana Pereira Nunes (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

A method of separating hydrocarbons in an aqueous mixture comprising exposing the aqueous mixture to a cellulose/ionic liquid membrane, wherein the aqueous mixture includes hydrocarbons, and removing the hydrocarbons from the aqueous mixture as the aqueous mixture flows through the cellulose/ionic liquid membrane, wherein the hydrocarbons do not flow through the cellulose/ionic liquid membrane. A filter system, comprising a cellulose/ionic liquid membrane used as the filter to separate hydrocarbons from an aqueous mixture.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Patent numberWO2018055602A1
StatePublished - Mar 29 2018

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