IP Library Granted Patent US 11,624,166
Granted Patent B2
US 11,624,166 · App. 17/364,885 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Toothed drum type oil recovery device

Inventors: Seong-Jin Kim (Seoul, KR); Myoung-Woon Moon (Seoul, KR); Seo-Hyun Cho (Seoul, KR); Young-A Lee (Seoul, KR); Chang-Hwi Sim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
E02B15/103B01D17/0214B01D17/045C02F1/40E02B15/048C02F2101/32C02F2103/007
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Patent No.
US 11,624,166
App. No.
17/364,885
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a toothed drum type oil recovery device, which includes: a recovery drum having a center coupled to a rotary shaft and having a plurality of tooth units formed around an outer circumference thereof, wherein one side of the recovery drum is disposed in the water to which oil is spilled so that the oil is recovered by the tooth unit at one side of the recovery drum according to the rotation; and a separation unit containing an oil separating liquid and disposed at the other side of the recovery drum, wherein when the tooth unit moves onto the oil separating liquid at the other side of the recovery drum according to the rotation of the recovery drum, the oil separating liquid is introduced into a space between the tooth units adjacent to each other by means of a capillary action to separate the oil from the tooth unit.

Claims (13)

1. A toothed drum type oil recovery device, comprising:

a recovery drum having a center coupled to a rotary shaft to rotate together with the rotary shaft and having a plurality of tooth units formed around an outer circumference thereof, wherein one side of the recovery drum is disposed in the water to which oil is spilled so that the oil is recovered by the tooth unit at one side of the recovery drum according to the rotation; and

a separation unit containing an oil separating liquid and disposed at a other side of the recovery drum, wherein when the tooth unit moves onto the oil separating liquid at the other side of the recovery drum according to the rotation of the recovery drum, the oil separating liquid is introduced into a space between the tooth units adjacent to each other by means of a capillary action to separate the oil from the tooth unit.

2. The toothed drum type oil recovery device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the tooth unit is made of a hydrophilic material, and the oil separating liquid is water.

3. The toothed drum type oil recovery device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the tooth unit is made of a porous material that absorbs water therein.

4. The toothed drum type oil recovery device according to claim 2 ,

wherein a nanostructure having at least one shape selected from the group consisting of nano-hair, nano-fiber, nano-pillar, nano-rod and nano-wire shapes is formed on a surface of the tooth unit.

5. The toothed drum type oil recovery device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the tooth unit is formed so that a front inclination angle of a front tooth surface thereof and a rear inclination angle of a rear tooth surface thereof are different from each other.

6. The toothed drum type oil recovery device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the tooth unit is formed to have a height of 1 mm to 6 mm and a width of 1 mm to 6 mm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2021
From: KIM, SEONG-JIN; MOON, MYOUNG-WOON; CHO, SEO-HYUN; LEE, YOUNG-A; SIM, CHANG-HWI
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0017338 · Feb 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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