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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419608 | Treating method and equipment for coke-cooling wastewater The present invention falls within the field of purifying oil-laden wastewater, which provides a method for purifying coke-cooling wastewater in a delayed coking process in petroleum chemical field. The method comprises the following steps: (a) cooling the coke-cool... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7341102 | Flue gas injection for heavy oil recovery A variety of methods for thermal recovery of natural gas and bitumen from a formation containing the latter. In general, the methods incorporate a series of existing, but previously uncombined technologies. A modified flue gas from the steam generators conventionall... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7279017 | Method for converting heavy oil residuum to a useful fuel A method for enabling the use of heavy oil residuum by conversion to a useful product. The method, in one embodiment, involves the use of a heavy oil residuum which is substantially non flowable. The viscosity of the residuum is reduced by heat or a combination of h... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7195084 | Systems and methods for storing and handling drill cuttings Vessels for selectively holding drilling cuttings material and methods employing such vessels; the vessels, in at least certain aspects, having a body with a hollow container with an interior space for receiving drilling cuttings material and from which the material... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7128767 | Method to upgrade low rank coal stocks The ash content of raw coals, lignite, and other carbonaceous materials is reduced by leaching the high-ash material with an aqueous acidic waste product produced by a Fischer-Tropsch reaction. The acidic aqueous waste is mixed with coal and process conditions are d... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7098249 | Highly stabilized colloidal system for improving the physical, mechanical and chemical properties of building materials A highly stabilized colloidal system is disclosed comprising (a) 30 to 45 volume percent of a liquid phase comprising C15–C20 saturated hydrocarbons, C18–C25 unsaturated hydrocarbons and paraffinic mineral oil; and (b) 55 to 70 volume percent of a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080960 | Apparatus and method for transporting waste materials An apparatus for transporting solid waste drill cuttings material produced in the drilling of an oil or gas well, the apparatus including: a waste supply apparatus; a feeder to transport the material; a pneumatic conveying apparatus to which the material is transfer... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6977179 | Method and apparatus for measuring the heating value of a single or multi-component fuel gas A method for determining the heating value of a fuel gas or fuel gas mixture in which the chemiluminescense intensity of at least one chemical bond in a known volume of the fuel gas or mixture is measured. Based upon the results of the measurement(s), the amount of ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6936092 | Positive pressure drilled cuttings movement systems and methods Methods for moving drilled cuttings, the methods, in certain aspects, including conveying with air under positive pressure, drilled cuttings to flow conduit apparatus; applying air under positive pressure to the flow conduit apparatus to continuously move the drille... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6860911 | Synfuel composition and method of using same The present invention re lates to a liquid synfuel additive composition which is used as an additive to coal fines to enhance the complete combustion of the coal after turning it into a synthetic fuel. The composition is a chemical change agent in that it converts t... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6740133 | Chemical change agent for coal and method of using same An acqueous synfuel composition to be used as an additive for coal and like combustible materials to cause chemical bonding with the coal or materials to transform it into a substance legally defined by United States Air Quality Regulations as a synfuel. The composi... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6471732 | Water-in-oil type emulsion fuel oil A water-in-oil type emulsion fuel oil is prepared by dispersing and emulsifying in heavy oil a water/carbon mixture prepared by dispersing carbon fine particles in water with a dispersant and a protective colloid. The emulsion fuel oil includes 100 vol % ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6331575 | Preparation of high activity catalysts; the catalysts and their use A process for the preparation of a catalyst useful for conducting carbon monoxide conversion reactions, especially a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, use of the catalyst for conducting such reactions, especially Fischer-Tropsch reactions, and the composition pro... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6293975 | Fuel composition A composition for use as a fuel comprising: less than about 10% by weight water; greater than about 35% by weight solids and from about 30 to about 65% by weight of liquid hydrocarbons; the solids comprising inorganic solids and combustible organic solids... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6248140 | Fuel composition recycled from waste streams A fuel composition comprising less than about 10 percent-by-weight water, greater than about 30 percent-by-weight solids and from about 30 to about 70 percent-by-weight of a combustible nonaqueous, generally water insoluble liquid, the composition having ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6066679 | Slurry hydrocarbon synthesis with cyclic co purge and catalyst rejuvenation Partially deactivated catalyst in a slurry hydrocarbon synthesis process is rejuvenated employing a cyclic rejuvenation process in which syngas or CO flow into the slurry is stopped to stop the hydrocarbon synthesis reaction, the CO purged out of the slur... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5925233 | Use of alkanesulfonic acids as asphaltene-dispersing agents The present invention relates to the use of secondary alkanesulphonic acids as asphaltene dispersing agent in crude oils and products derived therefrom, wherein a chain length of 8 to 22 C atoms is present. The secondary alkanesulfonic acids are employed ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5902359 | On-line and/or batch process for production of fuel mixtures consisting of coal/asphaltenes, fuel oil/heavy crude oil, surfactant and water (CCTA), and the obtained products An on-line and/or batch process to obtain a liquid mixture consisting of coal/asphaltenes-fuel oil/heavy crude oil-surfactant-water, through dispersion of a coal-water mixture, using a mechanical element defined as a static mixer or a tank with shaking.... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900112 | Method of reducing the viscosity of a black liquor using thiocyanate salt A method of recycling sodium-based salts used for digesting wood in a digester during the manufacture of pulp and paper. The method comprises collecting a black liquor from the digester, concentrating the black liquor, and adding a salt to the black liquo... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5788721 | Fuel composition A fuel composition comprising less than about 10 percent-by-weight water, greater than about 35 percent-by-weight solids and from about 30 to about 70 percent-by-weight of a combustible nonaqueous, generally water insoluble liquid, the composition having ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5685153 | Efficient utilization of chlorine and/or moisture-containing fuels and wastes A process for enhancing the fuel form, raising the energy content, and lowering the level of impurities of low rank coals and/or carbonaceous wastes, like Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF), and sewage sludge, by providing the low rank... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5611824 | Fullerene jet fuels This invention involves a process for achieving more energetic fuels by ug high density fullerenes and fullerene derivatives, mixed with liquid hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon derivative fuels. The advantages of the these materials are that they constitute a ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5503643 | Substituted fullerenes as flow improvers The fuel oil-substituted fullerene compositions of the invention are useful for improving the cold flow properties of fuels. Typically the substituted fullerenes have the general formula CFn (GRy)x, where CFn is a fullerene, n is the... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5439489 | Method and apparatus for producing a fuel composition A process for producing a fuel composition from a waste stream containing a liquid, organic component, water and a mixture of inorganic and organic solids wherein the waste stream is separated into an oil fraction, a water fraction and a solids fraction, ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5296005 | Process for converting coal into liquid fuel and metallurgical coke A method of recovering coal liquids and producing metallurgical coke utilizes low ash, low sulfur coal as a parent for a coal char formed by pyrolysis with a volatile content of less than 8%. The char is briquetted and heated in an inert gas over a prescr... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5234475 | Hydrocarbon fuels having one or more fullerenes therein as indentification media A hydrocarbon fuel is provided with one or more fullerene additives such as, for example, C60, C70, C74, C76, C78, C82, and C84 fullerenes, to serve as an identifying means for the fuel. The particular fullerene additive or additives may varying from the ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5207891 | Composition of matter for oligomeric aliphatic ether asphaltenes as asphaltene dispersants A composition of matter useful as an asphaltene dispersant, comprising a mixture of: (a) poly[P,P'-(propylene oxide-400)phosphite) poly[di(propylene oxide--400)diol)]]-P,P diasphalenate; (b) poly[P,P'-(propylene oxide-400)phosphite -poly[di(propylene oxid... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5202056 | Composition of matter for oligomeric aliphatic ethers as asphaltene dispersants A composition of matter useful as an asphaltene dispersant, comprising a mixture of: (a) poly[di(propylene oxide-400)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-400) alcohol; (b) poly[di(propylene oxide-1000)phosphite]-g-poly(propylene oxide-400) alcohol; (c) poly[... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5123931 | Coal recovery process A method for the beneficiation of coal by selective agglomeration and the beneficiated coal product thereof is disclosed wherein coal, comprising impurities, is comminuted to a particle size sufficient to allow impurities contained therein to disperse in ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5096461 | Separable coal-oil slurries having controlled sedimentation properties suitable for transport by pipeline Slurries of water-saturated coal and liquid hydrocarbon carriers having the properties of low apparent viscosity, controlled sedimentation and easy separation, which properties render the slurries transportable over long distances in conventional oil pipe... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5008035 | Fluidization of heavy slurries A process for fluidizing oily heavy slurries chosen from slurries of catalyst fines in hydrocarbon, coke slurries in hydrocarbon, and asphalt residues in hydrocarbon which comprises: (1) heating, with effective mixing, the oily heavy slurries to at least ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4978367 | Radiation enhancement in oil/coal boilers converted to natural gas A fuel composition for co-combustion with natural gas in a furnace having a radiant energy zone and a convective energy zone comprising a slurry of micronized coal in No. 2 fuel oil, the ratio of coal to fuel oil being such that the co-combustion with nat... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4949743 | Fluidization of heavy slurries A process for fluidizing oily heavy slurries chosen from slurries of catalyst fines in hydrocarbon, coke slurries in hydrocarbon, and asphalt residues in hydrocarbon which comprises: (1) heating, with effective mixing, the oily heavy slurries to at least ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4950307 | Preparation of a high-solids concentration low rank coal slurry A method for preparing a high-solids concentration low rank coal slurry by dehydrating the coal, treating the dehydrated coal with a rehydrating inhibitor such as a (C3 -C12) straight chain hydrocarbon, and adding a surfactant to the... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4933086 | Partial oxidation of sewage sludge Municipal sanitary sewage sludge is disposed of by an improved partial oxidation process without polluting the environment. Aqueous slurries of sewage sludge are upgraded by being sheared without heating, concentrated if necessary, and then mixed with a s... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4842616 | Method for homogenizing a mixture of aqueous residual liquid or solid fuels The invention relates to a method which makes it possible to produce homogeneous mixtures of industrial wastes such as polluted waters, hydrocarbon wastes and various coal grades, as well as combustible industrial wastes. An essential feature is that the ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4832831 | Method of refining coal by hydrodisproportionation Volatile, carbonaceous material is refined by hydrodisproportionation to produce a slate of co-products by heating the carbonaceous material in the presence of hydrogen donor rich reducing atmosphere and quenching the reaction vapor produced. The slate of... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4787915 | Method of varying rheology characteristics of novel coal derived fuel system The rheology of a fluidic, substantially combustible non-polluting liquid/solid slurried fuel system derived in substantial part from hydrodisproportionation of coal is varied by addition of fluidic aqueous mixtures and lower chain alcohols to alter the r... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4780109 | Coal water suspensions involving carbon black Disclosed is a composition and method from making coal water slurries containing carbon black. A composition disclosed comprises: 65 to 85% by weight coal particulates; 0.2 to 2% by weight, based on the total weight of dry coal, of carbon black, and optio... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4759267 | Energetic fluid product and its application to the supply of combustible matter to a reaction chamber An energetic fluid product containing finely divided solid combustible matter suspended in at least one liquid phase and capable of being made to circulate in a line for supplying a treatment chamber, and a device for the preparation and a particular appl... | 07/26/1988 |
