Liquid-liquid separations in a conventional hydrocyclone

The performance of a conventional hydrocyclone for separation of immiscible liquids was investigated experimentally. The results are particularly useful for evaluation of multi-cyclone process design of same system. The effect of materials of constructions of the hydrocyclone on the separation efficiency was also tested. Significant differences in performance were noted depending on the preferential wettability characteristics of the solid surfaces for the liquids being separated.