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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120006725 | DEVICE FOR REGENERATION OF OILS The invention relates to a device and method for regenerating oil (17) containing a contamination in the form of a liquid. The oil (17) is brought in contact with a point source (3) consisting of at least one point source (3), where the point... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110100878 | PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OIL RESIDUES COMING FROM THE OIL INDUSTRY The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of oil residues coming from the oil industry which comprises the recovery of the oil fraction of residues by extraction with solvents having a low environmental impact (ethyl acetate/toluene) and subsequent fi... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20100264060 | PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS IN OIL A process for removing color contaminants and non-color contaminants from oil comprising the step of passing an oil feed through a permeable transition metal oxide membrane, wherein said oil that has passed through said transition metal oxide membrane has less color con... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100252485 | Methods and Apparatus for Removal of Degradation Byproducts and Contaminants From Oil for Use in Preparation of Biodiesel Methods, particles, and devices are disclosed for filtration of oil for use of the oil in the preparation of biodiesel. Disclosed particles may comprise a substantially inert porous particle with a coating comprising a polymer having amine, amino, and/or imine group(s).... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20090314687 | Device for Regeneration of Oils The invention relates to a device and method for regenerating oil (17) containing a contamination in the form of a liquid. The oil (17) is brought in contact with a point source (3) consisting of at least one point source (3), where the point... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20080296205 | Waste Plastic Liquefaction Plant and Waste Plastic Liquefaction Process An oil reclaiming system for plastic waste capable of producing oils and carbonized residues in a shorter period of time and at a higher yield and capable of providing oils and carbonized residues of higher qualities, wherein granite is disposed in a furnace.... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080053903 | Process for extracting oil from tar sand and shale A process for extracting oil substances such as bitumen from materials such as tar sands and shales. The process may include placing the material and water in an enclosed conduit and applying heat to the water and material. The pressure inside the conduit may be increas... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070084755 | Salt bath refining A process for heating thermally unstable or difficult to heat liquid feeds, e.g., used lubricating oil (ULO) to dehydrate and/or recover distillable components therefrom, is disclosed. The liquid feed is heated by direct contact heat exchange with molten salt, preferabl... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20070039853 | Method for regenerating used oils by demetallization and distillation The present invention refers to a method for the regeneration of used petroleum oils which comprises the following steps: (a) demetallization of the used mineral oil by means of chemical treatment of said oil with an aqueous solution of a chemical reagent containing ani... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20060070912 | Method for utilizing hydrocarbon waste materials as fuel and feedstock The fuel properties of petroleum hydrocarbon waste having an API gravity varying from about 5 to 30 are improved by heating the hydrocarbon to a temperature of about 35° C. to 90° C. and mixing the heated hydrocarbon stream with a suitable solvent to reduce the viscos... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060037887 | Food supplements from freeze-dried bovine tissues & method of ordering food supplements A system and method for recycling used hydrocarbon-based carrier liquid removes contaminants from the used carrier liquid and monitors and electrical property of the output carrier liquid so that the carrier liquid can be reused in a predefined application, such as an e... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20050133412 | Apparatus and process for treatment of waste oils An apparatus and a process for reclaiming fuel oils from waste oils. The apparatus and process is characterized in that waste oils are thermally cracked by combination of high pressure and vacuum in a sequence at high temperature. However, rapid thermal cracking is perf... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050109676 | Method for removing contaminants from thermally cracked waste oils A method for removing contaminants from thermally cracked waste oil is disclosed. The thermally cracked oil is mixed with methanol at an elevated temperature and pressure to accelerate the whole extraction process and to obtain better productivity and better quality of ... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050040077 | Lubricating oil reconditioning device and process Apparatus and process for improved contaminant removal from engine lubricating oil are provided. The invention is adapted for use with an existing engine oil lubrication system and continuously processes a side stream that after processing is returned to the engine oil.... | 02/24/2005 |
| 20050006282 | Upgrading of pre-processed used oils A process to further upgrade a pre-processed used lubricating oil by: (a) contacting the partially upgraded used oil in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrodemetallization catalyst; (b) contacting the effluent of step (a) in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrotreatin... | 01/13/2005 |
