AIR: The Separation of Hydrocarbons from Sand Using Ionic Liquids - Technology Translation Plan - Option 1

正在开发的技术涉及一种使用离子液体（IL）从沙子或其他类型的矿物质中分离油，沥青或焦油的新方法。目前用于从砂中分离或提取烃的方法是昂贵的，并导致与废弃产品和污染水的处理相关的环境问题。所提出的工作的智力价值在于这类溶剂在环境温度下获得非常清洁的分离而不产生废工艺水的能力，从而实现了大量的节能和减轻主要的环境问题。将离子液体应用于从砂或其他矿物中分离油所涉及的科学和工程不仅是环境灾难后清洁砂和油的新颖且潜在的极其有效的方式，而且还适用于其他领域，例如从焦油砂中提取沥青和沥青，从钻井泥浆中分离油以及从油井操作中清洁砂。因此，拟议的活动对社会有许多潜在的好处，主要涉及能源和环境。理工科学生和商业实习生之间的互动也应该指导创新的艺术和新公司的发展。

The technology being developed involves a novel method to separate oil, bitumen or tar from sand or other types of mineral matter using ionic liquids (ILs). The processes presently used to separate or extract hydrocarbons from sand are expensive and result in environmental problems associated with the disposal of waste products and contaminated water. The intellectual merit of the proposed work lies in the ability of this class of solvents to obtain a very clean separation at ambient temperatures without the generation of waste process water, thus achieving large energy savings and alleviating major environmental problems. The science and engineering involved in applying Ionic liquids to the separation of oil from sand or other minerals is not only a novel and potentially extremely effective way of cleaning sand and olis after an environmental disaster, but also applies to other areas, such as extracting bitumen and asphalt from tar sands, separating oil from drilling muds and cleaning sand from oil well operations. Thus, there are numerous potential benefits of the proposed activity to society, mostly related to energy and the environment. The interaction between science and engineering students and business interns should also instruct both in the art of innovation and the development of new companies.