The invention discloses an electrochemical method of oil removal by
polymer flooding oil
recovery wastewater, which comprises the following steps of: 1,
electrolysis; 2,
sedimentation. In the process of the
electrolysis, tiny oil droplets in the
wastewater lose electrons due to
discharge on the surface of an
anode, charges on the surface of the oil droplets are reduced, and
electric potential of interface xi is decreased; and residual
polymer pieces in the
wastewater after the
electrolysis are oxidized and degraded,
viscosity of the wastewater is decreased, and water film intensity on the interface of oil / water is reduced. Therefore, the tiny oil droplets after the electrolysis are liable to be converged into large oil droplets and are rapidly separated from the wastewater under the action of
cathode hydrogen. As treated by the method,
crude oil in wastewater produced in oil extraction by
polymer flooding displacement is quite easy for removal with no need for large use of
sedimentation tanks, thus saving construction fund for oilfield; the invention has simple process, requires no
drug, saves resource and cost and conforms to
green chemistry process, quality of the wastewater after the oil removal is obviously
crystal-clear; in addition, the device is convenient and safe in operation, easy to control and realize
automation, extensively adapted to the amount of water, and convenient for popularization and application.