IP Library Granted Patent US 12698227
Granted Patent B2
US 12698227 · App. 18/682,956 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Apparatus and method for treating oil-containing sludge with metal-friched biochar

Inventors: Lei Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Beidou Xi (Shenzhen, CN); Shaofeng Li (Shenzhen, CN); Yangyang Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Xiaoshu Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Yan Shao (Shenzhen, CN); Jiancong Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Jin Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Jinsheng Wang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN POLYTECHNIC
C02F11/02C02F3/005C02F3/12C02F11/08C02F2101/32
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Patent No.
US 12698227
App. No.
18/682,956
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

It discloses an apparatus and a method for treating oil-containing sludge, wherein, a pressurized chamber is the main structure, and a mixture of carbonic acid in water, iron-rich biochar and polyaspartic acid is sprayed in pulses by a nano-aeration device inside the pressurized chamber. The carbonic acid is decomposed into supercritical CO 2 by the nano-aeration device, reducing the viscosity of petroleum hydrocarbons in the oil-containing sludge synergistically with the polyaspartic acid. The iron-rich biochar promotes dissolution of petroleum hydrocarbons from the oil-containing sludge, thus enhancing the drive-off ratio of oil phase, and improving the decomposition of residual oil organics. In the treatment of oil-containing sludge according to the present invention, high temperature retting of the separated sludge with bacterial bran increases the degree of humification of the sludge, the treated sludge contains petroleum hydrocarbon below 1%, and can be directly available to plants.

Claims (11)

1 . A method for treating oil-containing sludge, wherein the method is implemented with an apparatus;

the method comprises: adding oil-containing sludge into a pressurized chamber ( 3 ), spraying a liquid containing carbonic acid and switching on electric field, thereafter passing an oxygen-containing gas into the pressurized chamber ( 3 ), to achieve three-phase separation of oil, water and mud of the oil-containing sludge.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that, voltage of electric field is controlled to be 0.3-1.2 V throughout reaction by external power supply ( 6 ).

3 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that, the liquid containing carbonic acid is delivered by water pump ( 1 ) to nano-aeration device ( 4 ) for aeration.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that, the liquid containing carbonic acid further comprises polyaspartic acid and a co-solvent, and the co-solvent is iron-rich biochar.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that, when electric field is turned on and the reaction is carried out until the oil-containing sludge has a petroleum hydrocarbon content of 1-5%, and then the aeration is stopped, thereafter oil outlet ( 5 ) is opened and the pressurized chamber ( 3 ) is discharged, after which gas inlet device ( 11 ) is opened and air or oxygen is continuously introduced into the pressurized chamber ( 3 ) to the end of the reaction.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that, after the reaction by feeding air or oxygen in the pressurized chamber ( 3 ) for 0.5-5 h, water outlet ( 13 ) is opened to discharge the water, and bacterial bran is added in the pressurized chamber ( 3 ) and retting is carried out at high temperature for 40-100 h.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises the pressurized chamber ( 3 ) in which electric field is connected, said electric field comprises cathodic electrode ( 7 ), anodic electrode ( 8 ) and external power supply ( 6 ), and the cathodic electrode ( 7 ) and the anodic electrode ( 8 ) are arranged inside the pressurized chamber ( 3 ), and are connected by the external power supply ( 6 ) outside the pressurized chamber ( 3 ).

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein nano-aeration device ( 4 ) is provided at top of the pressurized chamber ( 3 ), feeding port ( 2 ) is provided at side wall, and oil outlet ( 5 ) is provided at upper part of other side wall and water outlet ( 13 ) is provided at lower part.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the nano-aeration device ( 4 ) comprises aeration pipe ( 41 ) and aeration pipe holder ( 42 ), which fixedly mounting the aeration pipe ( 41 ).

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the aeration pipe ( 41 ) comprises liner hose ( 411 ) having ventilation holes opened at peripheral wall, breathable fabric ( 412 ), polytetrafluoroethylene aeration membrane ( 413 ) and breathable protective layer ( 414 ).