Patents Assigned to Lobo Liquids, LLC
  • Critical and supercritical cleaning of hydrocarbon-containing materials
    Patent number: 7175716
    Abstract: A method for cleaning materials containing solids and/or liquids is disclosed which involves contacting the materials with an extracting fluid including Xe, NH3, lower aromatics, nitrous oxide, water, CO, CO2, H2O, lower alcohols, lower alkanes, lower alkenes, or mixtures or combinations thereof under conditions of temperature and pressure sufficient to maintain the fluid at, near or above its critical point and to products derived therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Lobo Liquids, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Tunnicliffe, Raymond Mt. Joy