Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide a wearable hat that contains an interchangeable advertising media location positioned on an exterior portion thereof. The interchangeable advertising media location is generally configured to receive an advertising media logo that may be quickly and easily removed and replaced with a different advertising media logo. The respective advertising media logos may be removable secured to the advertising media location via magnetic securing means, Velcro®, or other means of removably securing an advertising object to an article of clothing.
Abstract: In a method of removing acidic compounds, color, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and for removing or converting hydrocarbons containing heteroatoms from used oil distillate, phase transfer catalysts are employed to facilitate the transfer of inorganic or organic bases to the substrate of the oil distillate. An inorganic or organic base, a phase transfer catalyst selected from the group including quaternary ammonium salts, polyol ethers and crown ethers, and used oil distillate are mixed and heated. Thereafter, contaminants are removed from the used oil distillate through distillation.
Abstract: In a method of removing acidic compounds, color, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and for removing or converting hydrocarbons containing heteroatoms from petroleum distillates, phase transfer catalyst is employed to facilitate the transfer of inorganic or organic bases to the substrate of the distillate. An inorganic or organic base, a phase transfer catalyst selected from the group including quaternary ammonium salts, polyol ethers and crown ethers, and used oil distillate are mixed and heated. Thereafter, contaminants are removed from the used oil distillate through distillation. A solvent is then mixed with the resulting distillate to extract contaminants therefrom. The solvent is recovered and distilled to separate the contaminants therefrom, and is then reused. The petroleum distillate having the contaminants separated therefrom is coalesced to remove any remaining solvent therefrom, with the recovered solvent being reused.
Abstract: Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other contaminants are removed from petroleum distillates by mixing a solvent with petroleum distillate to extract the contaminants therefrom. The solvent is recovered and distilled to separate the contaminants therefrom, and is then reused. The petroleum distillate having the contaminants separated therefrom is also distilled to remove any remaining solvent therefrom, with the recovered solvent being reused.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 10, 1999
Date of Patent:
November 20, 2001
Assignee:
Miami University
Inventors:
Jeffrey H. Sherman, James W. Hershberger, Richard T. Taylor