Patents Assigned to Bastech, LLC
  • Biodegradable float aid for mining beneficiation
    Patent number: 8505736
    Abstract: A biodegradable floatation aid for use in the froth floatation process for ore beneficiation has been developed to replace the current petroleum based hydrocarbons. The product described is an ester of C-8 through C-20 alcohols and C-2 through C-12 diols or triols, reacted with C-12 through C-22 carboxylic acids or C-2 through C-36 dicarboxylic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Bastech, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Crane Friel, Debbie Tulkoff Petree