METHOD OF BED FLUID TREATMENT AND UNIVERSAL FLOATER TO THIS END Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC C02F1/40 C02F9/04 C02F103/36 

FIELD: process engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to treatment of whatever effluents and may be used in oil production and processing industries, petrochemical industry, etc. Proposed device represents treatment system comprising intake chamber communicated with flotation assembly inlet and settling assembly as well as with unit distributing inert gas and gas-water mix communicated with flotation unit outlet and settling unit inlet. Note here that settling unit is composed of tight modules of thin-layer settlers while flotation unit is composed of a system of tight modules of flotation chamber with impeller-type dispersers. Note also that foam product collector assembly is equipped with inert gas feeder and communicates with flotation unit inlet, settling unit inlet and aforesaid distributing unit to make closed-circuit circulation system.

EFFECT: higher safety and efficiency.

17 cl, 4 dwg