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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887629 | Process for the preparation of paper, paperboard and cardboard The core of the present invention resides in supplying pigment in a kind of “basic grade”, preferably as a solid, and milling in an aqueous phase in situ in a satellite milling plant to obtain the desired whiteness and grain size. As a result of this invention, ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7094737 | Sugar cane additive for filtration control in well working compositions An additive for controlling filtration loss from a well working fluid in contact with a permeable formation, which comprises sugar cane ash, or sugar cane ash and a cellulose-like material, or sugar cane ash, a cellulose-like material and an oleaginous liquid, where... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083703 | Filler and a process for the production thereof A filler comprising cellulose or lignocellulose fibrils on which light-scattering material particles have been deposited, and a process for the manufacture thereof. In the filler according to the invention, an alkyl derivative of cellulose, such as CMC, has been sor... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7025822 | Asphalt mastic utilizing petroleum refinery waste solids An asphalt mastic is prepared by combining comminuted waste solids from a petroleum refinery with liquid asphalt that is either a hot asphalt or an asphalt emulsion. The resulting composition is similar in performance to Trinidad Lake Asphalt and is useful either on... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6685771 | Introducing an additive to portland cement The present invention provides methods and systems of incorporating a mineral based particulate into Portland cement including agglomerating a particulate material and an agglomerating material to produce an additive, introducing the additive into a raw f... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6669773 | Fly ash/mixed plastic aggregate and products made therefrom The present invention is directed at a synthetic lightweight aggregate composition comprising fly ash and a mixture of two or more polymer components. More specifically, the present invention is also directed at a lightweight concrete which cures to a har... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6638354 | Precipitated silicas, silica gels with and free of deposited carbon from caustic biomass ash solutions and processes Disclosed are amorphous precipitated silicas, silica gels, and amorphous carbons derived from biomass and methods of producing them with and without adhered or deposited amorphous carbons produced by acidifying a caustic silicate solution produced by caus... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6613138 | Manufactured granular substrate and method for producing the same A manufactured granular substrate composition suitable for use as a carrier for active chemical agents. The composition includes one or more mineral components having a bulk density greater than about 70 pounds per cubic foot. The composition also contain... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6589654 | Construction material and method Construction material from granular material reclaimed from the ash of a municipal waste combustor wherein the ash is subjected to sorting and separating recovered metals, the granular material including particles having a maximum particle diameter of 5 t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6476287 | Sulfite treatment of spent industrial wastes A method of treating metal-contaminated spent foundry sand, or other industrial waste, by combining the sand with a sulfite to produce insoluble metal sulfur oxide complexes that do not leach from the sand. The treated waste may also be processed to reduc... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6409817 | Fine-celled foam composition and method having improved thermal insulation and fire retardant properties Disclosed is a rigid fine-celled light-weight foam composition and a method of producing it which has improved retention of liquids by absorption/adsorption which improves the thermal insulation and fire retardant properties of the fine-celled foam partic... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6375735 | Precipitated silicas, silica gels with and free of deposited carbon from caustic biomass ash solutions and processes Disclosed are amorphous precipitated silicas, silica gels, and amorphous carbons derived from biomass and methods of producing them with and without adhered or deposited amorphous carbons produced by acidifying a caustic silicate solution produced by caus... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6231660 | Manufactured granular substrate and method for producing the same A manufactured granular substrate composition suitable for use as a carrier for active chemical agents. The composition includes about 65 wt % or more of one or more mineral components having a bulk density greater than about 70 pounds per cubic foot. The... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5968251 | Production of carotenoid preparations in the form of coldwater-dispersible powders, and the use of the novel carotenoid preparations Carotenoid preparations in the form of coldwater-dispersible powders are produced by a) preparing a molecular-disperse solution of a carotenoid, with or without an emulsifier and/or an edible oil, in a volatile, water-miscible, organic solvent at elevated... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5871574 | Method for collecting tomato pigment and its application A tomato pigment is obtained by centrifuging a treated mass of tomato, collecting the liquid portion thereof, passing it through a microfilter, recovering the retentate, preferably mixing this retentate with an organic solvent with stirring, and removing ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5788758 | Method for manufacturing blue pigment The present invention is intended to provide a method for manufacturing a natural blue pigment that can be used in food products and the like, and the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a blue pigment, comprising the steps of combinin... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5718954 | Substance including natural organic substance fine powder Materials containing fine natural organic material particles are disclosed. As the fine particles, superfine silk fibroin particles are produced by a process comprising a first step of comminuting silk fibroin into coarse particles with dry mechanical com... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5496404 | Process of recycling paint waste A process for utilizing waste by combining of the waste with a mineral based solid material forming an additive. This additive is included as an ingredient in the manufacture of Portland cement with the additive being added to the cement clinker after hea... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5281267 | No growth bottom paint or coating A natural composition for preventing the growth of barnacles, grass, worms and the like on the hull of a boat or ship. The natural, powdered crustacean shell-based composition makes it easy to remove slime and scum formation and is safe to use on all boat... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5199981 | Pigment compositions including intaglio printing ink waste A pigment composition is disclosed, obtained from intaglio or engraved steel die printing ink wastes. The wastes containing pigment, ink resins, extenders, and other minor components, are dried, ground and sieved to give a dry pigment composition. This pi... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5190583 | Aqueous coating composition and the use thereof for coating to be protected from light, especially ultraviolet radiation An aqueous coating composition is provided which reflects light, especially UV radiation, and can be colored as desired. It is prepared from a synthetic resin dispersion and inorganic pigments having a particle size ranging between 7 and 10 nm, with the e... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5167711 | Low-temperature ashing of hazardous plastic waste System and method for low temperature treatment of organic wastes containing potentially toxic concentrations of metals is described which comprises forming the waste material into pellets of preselected size, mixing the pellets with inert material, incre... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5147458 | Structured pigment from high TiO2 /Fe2 O3 kaolinite reject material A low brightness pigment and method is provided from a heretofore rejected waste kaolin stream. Kaolin processing rejects are high in iron-stained TiO2. After separating the stained TiO2 from the high brightness kaolin and concentrat... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4992199 | Process for paint detackifying and sedimentation A composition for use as a paint detackifying and sedimentation agent is disclosed, which includes 60 to 80% by weight of alumina Al2 O3) in pseudoboehmite or boehmite form, either in X-ray amorphous form or with a crystallite size o... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4971629 | Method of preparing aggregated pigments from clays Aggregation of kaolin particles by wet processing using a hydrothermal technique is described. Calcined clay is first digested in a solution containing NaOH and the obtained sodium silicate solution is separated. Aggregation of uncalcined clay particles b... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4919722 | Method of manufacturing a granular building material from refuse A method of manufacturing a granular building material from refuse. Cylindrical granules, having a diameter of 8 mm and a length from 10 to 20 mm, are formed by granulation under a pressure of 600 bar of a homogeneous first powder mixture of 952 kg of cru... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4249954 | Pozzolanic product produced from bagasse ash A product adapted for use as a filtration material, absorption material, or as a pozzolanic material in the production of concrete, is produced from unprocessed sugar mill boiler ash by crushing and optionally screening the unprocessed ash and then grindi... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4070202 | Method and apparatus for separating solid materials A rotary drum air separation system separates mixed solid materials into a light fraction and a heavy fraction with substantially no stagnation of material in the air drum. It further provides for processing high volume urban solid waste without first siz... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4012231 | Process for the manufacture of fillers from solid waste Described is a process for the production of fillers from solid waste which is first ground, magnetically freed from iron particles, supplied with sewage sludge or water, fractionated into portions of different size and treated in a fermentation process f... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3991005 | Structural material and method A composition comprising an intimate bonded mixture of (a) 30-90 parts by weight of a particulate reinforcement filler formed of the pyrolysis or incineration residue of industrial or municipal solid waste products, and (b) 10-70 parts by weight of a resi... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3959007 | Process for the preparation of siliceous ashes A process and apparatus for the incineration of organic material, and particularly agricultural waste products, to produce useable energy, consists of exposing the material to elevated temperature in an excess of air in a cylindrical furnace which termina... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3957528 | Process for the production of aggregates for concrete by utilization of the residues from the combustion of predominantly organic material A process for the production of the aggregates for concrete by utilization of the residues from the combustion of predominantly organic material comprising the steps of burning said material, melting the non-combustible residues of said material, chilling... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3951907 | Elastomeric and plastomeric materials containing amorphous carbonaceous silica A composition of matter is disclosed which includes rubber, plastomer and elastomer materials, that is, natural and synthetic rubbers and polymeric materials commonly referred to as plastics containing as a filler material a carbonaceous siliceous materia... | 04/20/1976 |