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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172983 | Controllable filler prefloculation using a dual polymer system A method of preparing a stable dispersion of flocculated filler particles for use in papermaking processes comprises sequential addition of high and low molecular weight flocculating agents to an aqueous dispersion of filler particles followed by shearing of the res... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163059 | Coating oil comprising by-products from the manufacture of fatty acid alkyl esters and/or biodiesel A coating oil composition and methods of using the composition for dust control is provided. The coating oil comprises utilizing a by-product from the manufacture of biodiesel and/or fatty alkyl esters, wherein the by-product comprises C6-C24 s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153057 | Method and device for preventing corrosion in hot water systems Disclosed is a method of controlling a real-time oxidation-reduction potential in a hot water system to inhibit corrosion in the hot water system. The method includes defining one or more operational protective zones in the hot water system. One or more of the opera... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147652 | Paper machine belt conditioning system, apparatus and method A belt conditioning method, apparatus and paper machine employing the method and apparatus are provided. The belt method and apparatus include multiple conditioning devices using chemicals to condition water impermeable surfaces of paper machine belts, such as trans... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8134712 | Apparatus and method for estimation of ore quality using color correlations An apparatus and method for estimating ore quality using color correlations is disclosed. The apparatus and method quantify ash or grade concentration in process streams arid/or samples in real time, allowing for the optimization of ore processing operations, The ap... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133356 | Method of monitoring microbiological deposits A method for monitoring one or more deposits including microbiological deposits on a surface immersed in an aqueous medium of a process is disclosed. The method comprises: (a) providing a QCM that is in contact with an aqueous medium, wherein said QCM has a top side... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133351 | Deinking a cellulosic substrate using magnesium hydroxide A composition and method for deinking is disclosed. The composition and method contain an activated magnesium hydroxide or a magnesium hydroxide. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133350 | Deinking a cellulosic substrate using magnesium silicate A composition and method for deinking is disclosed. The composition and method contain an activated magnesium silicate or a magnesium silicate. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130106 | Method of detecting sugar in industrial process boiler systems This invention provides a method for detecting sugars in boiler condensate and/or boiler feedwater in industrial processes. The method includes measuring an oxidation-reduction potential at one or more locations in the process with one or more devices capable of mea... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123042 | Methyl isobutyl carbinol mixture and methods of using the same Methods and compositions for separating materials are provided. The present invention provides a method of separating a first material from a second material such as mixing the first material and the second material in a slurry with a beneficiation composition. The ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8110163 | Complexation and removal of heavy metals from flue gas desulfurization systems A method for the reduction of the emission of mercury into the environment from the burning of fossil fuels with the use of polydithiocarbamic compounds. The polydithiocarbamic compounds are used for the capture of mercury from the resulting flue gases using a flue ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106229 | Organically modifid silica and use thereof Organosilane-modified nanoparticles of silica, having a particle size of no more than 1 micron, in which the organosilane resides throughout the entire volume of the nanoparticles and not just at the surfaces of the nanoparticle. The nanoparticles may be in a colloi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105988 | Corrosion inhibitors for a fluid One or more methods for inhibiting corrosion in a fluid that contain a composition with a specified generic formula are disclosed. The fluid can be contained in an oil or gas pipeline or refinery. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105987 | Corrosion inhibitors for an aqueous medium One or more methods for inhibiting corrosion in an aqueous medium that contain a composition with a specified generic formula are disclosed. The aqueous medium can be contained in an oil or gas pipeline or refinery. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101045 | Modifying agent for yankee coatings The invention provides a composition of matter useful for producing very soft high grades of tissue paper. The composition of matter comprises an adhesive composition that includes a glycerol-based polyol. The glycerol-based polyol prevents the composition from beco... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097687 | Multifunctional azo initiators for free radical polymerizations: uses thereof The invention provides compositions of matter, methods of their synthesis, and methods of their use in polymerization reactions. The compositions include polyfunctional initiators used to make star polymers when polymerized with monomers. The polyfunctional initiato... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092649 | Method of decreasing the rate of photoyellowing with thiocyanic acid A method of decreasing the rate of photoyellowing in paper containing mechanical pulp comprising: applying an aqueous solution containing an effective amount of one or more salts of thiocyanic acid on the surface of a paper sheet in a papermaking process. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092618 | Surface passivation technique for reduction of fouling The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the formation of foulant deposits on petroleum processing equipment. The invention involves a first mixture comprising an acid phosphate ester. The first mixture is applied to the surface of the petroleum... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088250 | Method of increasing filler content in papermaking The invention provides a method of producing paper with a higher proportion of mineral filler particles than is otherwise be possible without the expected loss in paper strength. The method allows for the use of the greater amount of filler particles by coating at l... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088213 | Controllable filler prefloculation using a dual polymer system A method of preparing a stable dispersion of flocculated filler particles for use in papermaking processes comprises sequential addition of a first flocculating agent to an aqueous dispersion of filler particles followed by shearing of the dispersion, followed by ad... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084525 | Use of organophosphorus compounds as creping aids A modified creping adhesive composition comprising at least one adhesive component and at least one modifier component, said modifier component comprising an organophosphorus compound is disclosed and claimed. A method of creping a paper web comprising: applying to ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8071667 | Compositions comprising (poly) alpha olefins A release aid comprising one or more (poly)C5-C20 alpha olefins and one or more surfactants for use in releasing a paper web from the fabric in through air drying processes and/or from the Yankee dryer, compositions comprising the release aid a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068033 | Method of detecting contamination in industrial process boiler systems This invention provides a method for detecting contamination of a boiler condensate and/or a boiler feedwater in industrial fermentation processes. The method includes measuring an oxidation-reduction potential at one or more locations in the fermentation process wi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8067629 | Dispersant antifoulant for acrylonitrile A styrene sulfonate polymer which is highly effective at preventing fouling of equipment used in the manufacturing process of acrylonitrile. The styrene sulfonate polymer is particularly effective when introduced into the quench column, the recovery stage and the wa... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066847 | Creping adhesives comprising blends of polyaminoamide epihalolhydrin resins and polyamides A composition comprising one or more polyaminoaminde epihalohydrin resins and one or more polyamides in a ratio of about 1:99 to about 99:1 based on polymer actives and use of the composition for creping paper webs. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8052788 | Method of producing silica sols with controllable broad size distribution and minimum particle size Colloidal silica having a controllable broad particle size distribution and a controllable minimum particle size is disclosed and claimed. Particles below a predetermined size are excluded from the product colloidal silica of the invention. A method for continuously... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8034189 | Processes for surface cleaning Described and claimed are apparatuses and systems for surface cleaning comprising a pump and an applicator connected to the pump through which one or more cleaning agents can be applied to the surface at an operating pressure that is about 600 PSI or less and an ope... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025726 | Sulfur containing silica particle A silica containing composition is disclosed. The composition comprises a compound having the following formula: (SiO2)x(OH)yMzSaF: wherein M is at least one of the following metal or metalloid cations: boron, m... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021518 | Method of applying a super-absorbent composition to tissue or towel substrates The invention provides a method of increasing the absorbency of an absorbent article. The method includes introducing a super-absorbent polymer composition to a paper web in a papermaking process to increase the absorbent capacity of an absorbent article made in the... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017910 | Method for predicting hydrocarbon process stream stability using near infrared spectra A method of predicting the stability of a hydrocarbon process stream is disclosed and claimed. The method includes obtaining samples from one or more process streams and measuring the actual stability and the near infrared spectral absorbance of those samples. A cla... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017014 | Method for improving flux in a membrane bioreactor The invention pertains to a method(s) of improving flux in a membrane bioreactor by adding an effective amount of catonic, amphoteric, and zwitterionic polymers, or a combination thereof. The membrane bioreactor impacted by the addition of these polymers is made up ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012758 | Method of monitoring microbiological activity in process streams An apparatus and method for monitoring microbiological activity in a process stream by measuring dissolved oxygen is disclosed. Bulk microbiological activity and surface associated biological activity are measured using this apparatus and method. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008430 | High molecular weight polymers containing pendant salicylic acid groups for clarifying bayer process liquors A high molecular weight, water-soluble polymer comprising pendant salicylic acid groups and having a weight average molecular weight of at least about 2,000,000 daltons and use of the polymer for clarifying red mud-containing liquors generated in the Bayer process f... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003707 | Metal-rich siliceous compositions and methods of producing same A modified sol-gel method to create metal-rich siliceous material, such as colloidal silica or aluminosilicate particles is disclosed. Initially, the metal salt of choice is added to a silicic acid solution or a silicic acid solution containing aluminum salt. The al... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998352 | Method and device for cleanup and deposit removal from internal hot water system surfaces Disclosed is a method of inhibiting and/or removing deposits from internal surfaces in a hot water system. The method includes controlling a real-time oxidation-reduction potential in a hot water system to alter the dynamic between deposit constituents and the bulk ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7989403 | Corrosion inhibitors containing amide surfactants for a fluid A method of inhibiting corrosion in a fluid is disclosed. The method comprises: adding to the fluid an effective corrosion inhibiting amount of a synergist, a synergist when H2S is present in the fluid, or no synergist when H2S is present in th... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989401 | Block copolymers for recovering hydrocarbon fluids from a subterranean reservoir The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods that may be used for enhanced oil recovery, for modifying the permeability of subterranean formations and for increasing the mobilization and/or recovery rate of hydrocarbon fluids present in the formati... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985318 | Method of monitoring and inhibiting scale deposition in pulp mill evaporators and concentrators A method of monitoring and inhibiting scale precipitation and deposition from spent liquor in pulp mill evaporators and concentrators is disclosed. The method includes connecting a black liquor deposition monitor to a pulp mill evaporator or concentrator and measuri... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981979 | Siloxane cross-linked demulsifiers A composition comprising one or more siloxane cross-linked demulsifiers wherein said siloxane cross-linked demulsifiers are prepared by reacting one or more alkylphenol-formaldehyde resin alkoxylates, one or more polyalkylene glycols, or a mixture thereof, with up t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981679 | Method of monitoring bulk (total) microbiological activity in process streams An apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling microbiological activity in a process stream by measuring dissolved oxygen is disclosed. ... | 07/19/2011 |
