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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7670474 | Method of reducing/regenerating oil or preventing oxidization/degeneration thereof A method of reduction reclamation of an oil or prevention of oxidation degradation of the oil of the present invention includes: using an electrolytic cell 13 having an anode 11 and a cathode 12 made of a hydrogen storage material, and inside of... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7497939 | Method for producing vegetable oil fuel A method for producing vegetable oil fuel with low viscosity, including a transesterification step P1 with respect to vegetable oil with triglyceride structure having unsaturated fatty acid, an ozone treatment step P2 with respect to unsaturate... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7431818 | Electrochemical fuel deoxygenation system A fuel system for an energy conversion device includes a deoxygenator system with an electrochemical conversion system to remove oxygen from fuel through conversion of the oxygen to water. The electrochemical conversion system is located within a fuel flow. On the f... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7372005 | Water storage device having a powered anode A water heater having a powered electrode and a method of controlling the water heater. The water heater includes a tank to hold water, a heating element, an electrode, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a variable voltage supply, a voltage sensor, ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 6825367 | Electrochemical hydrogenation of vegetable oils A method of electrochemically hydrogenating an oil, the method comprising reacting unsaturated fatty acids in the oil with hydrogen in the presence of a formate electrocatalyst. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6478947 | Treatment method of waste oil or waste edible oil Glycerin is effectively produced from a waste oil by a method comprising adding a strongly alkaline reducing water obtained by electrolyzing water containing sodium chloride to a waste oil selected from the group consisting of a waste edible oil, a fossil... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6344132 | Apparatus for sterilizing a water-soluble lubricant An apparatus for sterilizing a water-soluble lubricant which comprises a container in which an anode and a cathode are arranged and supplied with a voltage, a partition arranged so as to divide said container into a cathode section, into which a water-sol... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6338788 | Electrochemical oxidation of sulfur compounds in naphtha An embodiment of the invention is directed to an electrochemical process for removing polymerizable sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon feed by (a) combining a solvent and electrolyte with a feed comprising hydrocarbon and polymerizable sulfur compounds t... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6280637 | Treatment of liquid waste An electrocatalytic process for treating liquid waste material containing at least one environment-polluting substance, comprising causing the liquid waste material to be treated to pass between and to contact at least one pair of spaced apart electrodes,... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6218556 | Synthesis of a low trans-content edible oil, non-edible oil, or fatty acid in a solid polymer electrolyte reactor An electrochemical process for hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid, mixtures of two or more fatty acids, or the unsaturated fatty acid constituents of an edible or non-edible oil's triglycerides is performed using a solid polymer electrolyte reactor. ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6136178 | Method and apparatus for separating oil from water in wastewater containing an emulsified oil Wastewater containing a surfactant and an oil content that has been emulsified by the action of the surfactant can be freed of the oil content by a method including feeding the wastewater into the anode compartment, for electrolysis, of a diaphragm electr... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5942101 | Method for decreasing the conradson carbon number of petroleum streams The present invention provides for a process for electrochemically decreasing the Conradson carbon number of petroleum streams by contacting a Conradson carbon containing petroleum stream and an aqueous electrolysis medium with a low hydrogen overpotentia... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5911869 | Method for demetallating petroleum streams (LAW639) The present invention provides for a process for electrochemically demetallating petroleum streams by contacting a hydrocarbon-soluble metals containing petroleum stream and an aqueous electrolysis medium with a low hydrogen overpotential metal cathode at... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5876589 | Method and apparatus for separating oil from water in wastewater containing an emulsified oil Wastewater containing a surfactant and an oil content that has been emulsified by the action of the surfactant can be freed of the oil content by a method including feeding the wastewater into the anode compartment, for electrolysis, of a diaphragm electr... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5855764 | Method for demetallating petroleum streams The present invention provides for a method of decreasing the metals content of metal containing petroleum streams by forming a mixture of the petroleum fraction containing those metals and an aqueous electrolysis medium containing electron transfer agent... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5843301 | Electrodynamic-chemical processing for beneficiation of petroleum residue A process and system for converting petroleum residue ("resid") into a liquid product and a solid product. The resid is first mixed with a solvent having a generally nonpolar molecular character. A strong electric field is then applied to the mixture to a... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5776351 | Method for regeneration and closed loop recycling of contaminated cleaning solution An oxidation process for regeneration and closed loop recycling of cleaning solutions contaminated with used surfactants, fats, oils, greases, and inorganic and organic contaminants converts the contaminated cleaning solution into a reusable cleaning solu... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5702588 | Soap fiber extraction process A method of separating soap fibers from the liquid phase component of grease to prepare the fibers for microscopic analysis includes the steps of admixing a sample of the grease with a solvent to remove the liquid phase component from the fibers and provi... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5665221 | Electrical apparatus for controlling liquid contaminants A device is placed in a container containing flowing fluid to neutralize fluid contaminants and prevent their deposition on the walls of the container. The device includes a weak electrical current generator having an electric half-cell that forms an elec... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5593598 | Method and apparatus for closed loop recycling of contaminated cleaning solution An advanced oxidation process and apparatus for closed loop treating and recycling of cleaning solutions contaminated with used surfactants, fats, oils, greases, and inorganic and organic contaminates converts the contaminated cleaning solution into a reu... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5534124 | On-site electrochemical dehalogenation process and system An electrochemical process and system for dehalogenating halogenated hydrocarbons. The process facilitates on-site processing and transformation of waste oils, PCB oils in electrical transformers and chlorinated solvents to salts. The system includes a tw... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5529684 | Method for demetallating refinery feedstreams The present invention provides for a method of decreasing the metals content of metal containing petroleum streams by forming a mixture of the petroleum fraction containing those metals and an essentially aqueous electrolysis medium, and passing an electr... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5443700 | Method for treating waste water containing oil composed of esters, and treating apparatus thereof A method for treating waster water containing oil composed of esters, which makes reactivation of spent adsorbent possible or unnecessary, and facilitates treatment of waste adsorbent. In order to realize the above method, oil composed of esters is adsorb... | 08/22/1995 |
| 4872959 | Electrolytic treatment of liquids An improved electrolytic system for treating aqueous solution which passes the solution along an inner helical insulator wrapped around a centrally located anode solid rod and an enclosing inner cathode tube, then along a cathode tube wrapped or spaced wi... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4728403 | Process for the regeneration of cleaning and degreasing baths and device for application of the process The invention is relative to a method for the regeneration of neutral to alkaline cleaning and degreasing baths in an electrolysis cell powered by direct current. This method consists essentially in that soaps and emulsified constituents of the baths coag... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4075071 | Method for the treatment of essential oils and wood particles containing essential oils A process for the treatment of essential oils per se and wood containing essential oils to convert a substantial portion of the oils to wood sugars and to change the structure of wood to render the same susceptible to bacterial action. It is to be noted t... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4048031 | Method and apparatus for purifying emulsions and contaminated water with electolysis An arrangement is provided for moving at least one aluminum anode with respect to a cathode, to maintain a fixed determined distance between the anode and cathode. An emulsion or contaminated water to be treated is run in the region between the electrodes... | 09/13/1977 |
