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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914683 | Particles of spilled oil-absorbing carbon in contact with water Hydrogen generator coupled to or integrated with a fuel cell for portable power applications. Hydrogen is produced via thermocatalytic decomposition (cracking, pyrolysis) of hydrocarbon fuels in oxidant-free environment. The apparatus can utilize a variety of hydroc... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7718071 | Treatment of contaminated fluids An apparatus for use in the treatment of contaminated fluid is provided. The apparatus includes a body portion, made from a mixture of a waste adsorbent material and a binder material, for use in the removal of contaminants. The adsorbent material may be a nanosorbe... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7338924 | Oil-in-water-in-oil emulsion An oil-in-water-in-oil emulsion (O/W/O) comprising a first oil-in-water emulsion dispersed in a second oil, and a method of preparing the same. The O/W/O emulsion can be used as a drive fluid in an enhanced oil recovery process. The O/W/O emulsion of this invention ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332091 | Process for treating storm water An insert for a storm water treatment system includes an elongated baffle member that is configured to be mounted within a substantially upright storm water drain basin so as to separate the interior space of the drain basin into a first compartment that communicate... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314141 | Folding belt filter A belt filter for effecting separation of liquid from solids where, at the collection zone, a filter belt or belts is changed shape so as to provide a supporting shape to bold liquid, which is then fed into a nipping zone. In an embodiment there is a single belt use... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7244359 | Inorganic ion sorbent method A process and medium for decontamination of water containing anionic species including arsenic and chromium, wherein compounds comprising divalent and trivalent metal oxides and sulfides are used to form surface complexes with contaminants under pH conditions within... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229560 | Sack-based processes for recovering oil floating on water One or more water- and oil-porous containers or sacks are made of a pair of mesh sheets affixed together and stiffened around their perimeter. The sacks can be partially filled with a multitude of tubular bodies made of an oil-entrapping polymer, which have their lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7186673 | Stability enhanced water-in-oil emulsion and method for using same A method for enhancing the stability of a water-in-oil emulsion pretreating at least a portion of the oil prior to emulsification. The pretreatment step may consist of adding polymers to the oil, biotreating the oil, photochemically treating the oil, or combinations... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7138055 | Water pollution prevention and remediation apparatus A fluid pollution prevention system for preventing the discharge of hazardous waste from a bilge of a marine vessel, and removal of the same from the bilge. The system includes an absorber for absorbing hazardous waste from a fluid in the bilge. The system further i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128789 | Surface bonded entangled fibrous web and method of making and using An absorbent, low-linting fibrous structure comprising an entangled web of synthetic fibers, wherein fibers of at least one of said top surface and said bottom surface are surface bonded, such as by thermal or adhesive bonding. The web is absorbent, has low density,... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121339 | Solids-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion and a method for preparing same A solids-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion and a method for preparing the solids-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion. The oil-in-water emulsion is formed by combining oil, water, solid particles and a pH enhancing agent and mixing until the solid-stabilized oil-in-water... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112712 | Dressing A dressing and a method of manufacturing a dressing. The dressing comprising an absorbent support fabric (2), and a polyester fiber sheet (1) attached to one surface of the absorbent support fabric to provide a wicking path such that exudates contactin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097768 | Coconut mesocarp-based biofilter material and its use in a wastewater treatment system A biofilter material for biofiltering a fluid is disclosed. This biofilter material comprises fragments of coconut mesocarp. A wastewater treatment system is also disclosed and comprises a filter bed and a water distribution system. The filter bed comprises fragment... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094338 | Method of making and using a filter in the form of a block of agglomerated copolymer fragments One of the exemplary filter systems described includes a bracket and a filter module that can be suspended from the bracket by a plurality of flexible supports. The bracket can support the filter system beneath the grate of a storm drain without the need for the fil... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074336 | Inorganic ion sorbents and methods for using the same A process and medium for decontamination of water containing anionic species including arsenic and chromium, wherein compounds comprising divalent and trivalent metal oxides and sulfides are used to form surface complexes with contaminants under pH conditions within... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048878 | Process of forming oil-absorbent bodies A process for forming an oil-sorbent composition of matter with bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) utilizes a low-temperature extrusion process. The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitud... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7000457 | Methods to control and/or predict rheological properties Methods to predict the rheological properties of composition comprising a filler in a matrix are described. The present invention further involves determining the difference between the work of cohesion and the work of ahhesion for a filler and a matrix in order to ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998050 | Method of treating fats and oils The present invention provides a method of treating fats and oils containing low concentrations of aromatic halogen compounds and other contaminants by contacting the fats or oils with an adsorbing agent. The adsorbing agent contains a porous body and a non-protonic... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6945316 | System for cleaning tubes of heat exchangers and cleaning bodies therefor In a system for cleaning tubes of heat exchangers flown through by a fluid medium, in particular crude oil, having a temperature in excess of 120° C., wherein, for cleaning a tube, deposits such as dirt particles or the like adhering to its inner wall are detached ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6764603 | Material for extracting hydrophobic components dissolved in water A method for the extraction of hydrophobic constituents, such as benzene, toluene, xylene and/or chlorinated hydrocarbons, from an aqueous solution, involving the steps of contacting said solution with a porous, preferably dimensionally stable granular or powdery ma... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6506307 | Process for sorbing liquids using tropical fibers A process is described for sorbing hydrophobic liquids using a plurality of dried, washed fibers originating from a tropical plant material having naturally hydrophobic fibers. The dried, washed fibers have been washed sufficiently to extract a substantia... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6383394 | Recycling process and apparatus The invention relates to a method for rendering waste sorbent material recyclable. The method includes collecting polymer-based sorbent materials containing one or more solvents, treating the waste material in a centrifugal treatment system for removing t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6200364 | Process for eluting precious metals from activated carbon A process is disclosed for the recovery of gold and/or silver values from activated carbon, wherein they are adsorbed as cyanide complexes. The process uses an eluant containing sugar. The process allows the eluant to pass through fresh carbon twice, ther... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6030536 | Disposal method for fuel oil and crude oil spills A method for easily decomposing viscous, solidified spilled fuel oil or crude oil containing sea water and other disposal inhibiting substances. Titanium dioxide particles are added to viscous spilled fuel oil recovered in drums in a weight ratio of at le... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027652 | Process for sorbing liquids using tropical fibers A process is described for using tropical fibers to recover spilled oil, gasoline, kerosene, hydrocarbons, pentachlorophenol, creosote or other hazardous liquids from land or water. The sorbent fiber material is produced from agricultural byproducts from ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5965030 | Reusable mat for removing liquid contaminants This invention relates to a method for removing liquid contaminant from surfaces, especially for removing spilled oil from the surface of water. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for removing liquid contaminant from a surface by applyi... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5738793 | Method for removing benzenes from water A method for tailoring naturally occurring zeolite materials with silane compounds and using such silane tailored naturally occurring zeolite solid sorbent materials to remove benzenes and alkyl benzenes (BTEX) from contaminated water streams is described... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5707528 | System and process for treating organic-contaminated aqueous waste streams A method and system for removing miscible organic compounds from contaminated water is disclosed. The system of the present invention comprises a polisher for filtering out trace amounts of suspended solids, a system of columns connected in series and con... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5702610 | Sheet materials for solid phase extractions and solid phase reactions A sheet article for solid phase extraction or solid phase reaction comprises at least one sorptive polymer pulp, and optionally at least one of sorptive and reactive particulate. The article can be used in a method of separating an analyte from a fluid co... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5562963 | Absorbent pads for containment, neutralization, and clean-up of environmental spills containing chemically-reactive agents A pad for cleaning up liquid spills is described which contains a porous surface covering, and an absorbent interior containing chemically reactive reagents for neutralizing noxious chemicals within the spilled liquid. The porous surface and the absorbent... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5538646 | Method and system for removing oil from oil-absorbent material A method and system for removing oil from an oil absorbent material. The method comprises placing untreated oil containing material in a centrifuge, centrifuging the material to remove and recover a quantity of pure oil, soaking the material in a low-pH o... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5516809 | Method for obtaining an elastomer product with high petroleum and its by-products absorption power Methods for obtaining an elastomer product capable of absorbing petroleum and its by products including the steps of forming a mixture of waste vulcanized rubber, resin and organic solvent, grinding the mixture in a mill in the presence of manganese to pr... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5490940 | Method for forming mineral solids-oil floccules A method is disclosed for removing spilled oil from shorelines, other solid surfaces, or from the surface of a body of water by adding to the surface a mixture of fine hydrophilic mineral solids dispersed in an aqueous liquid that interacts with the oil t... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5468536 | Sorbent articles A microfibrous sorbent article is provided. The microfibrous sorbent article comprises an elongate boom having a substantially oval cross-section. The boom is formed of multiple adjacent microfibers layers, the layers being bonded to each other by entangl... | 11/21/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5429741 | Sludge conditioning Methods are described for treating sludge, e.g. biological and/or chemical sludge, with processed cellulose material combined with another material, e.g. a surface active agent, a detergent, a surfactant, a polymer and/or an organic polymer. Cellulose fla... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5423991 | Method to recover petroleum from slicks and spills This invention comprises an apparatus or mechanism and a method of using it to recover petroleum from a floating slick or spill by means of absorbing the petroleum in powder particles principally comprising a reaction product of polyurethane, a catalyst, ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5369011 | Method and apparatus for collecting and detecting bacteria This invention relates to a method for collecting, concentrating and detecting microorganisms from difficult-to-separate environmental samples e.g. oil well samples and the like, for the purpose of their analysis or identification; and apparatus for perfo... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5364535 | Method for separating oily pollutants from water runoff A pad for absorbing oily pollutants from water is releasably attached in a catch basin for floating on the surface of the water in the basin. When the pad is saturated with oily pollutants, it is removed and replaced by a new pad. A plurality of catch bas... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5360654 | Sorbent articles A microfibrous sorbent article is provided. The microfibrous sorbent article comprises an elongate boom having a substantially oval cross-section. The boom is formed of multiple adjacent microfibers layers, the layers being bonded to each other by entangl... | 11/01/1994 |
