Patents by Inventor BASEL FATHI ABU-SHARKH

BASEL FATHI ABU-SHARKH has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride
    Patent number: 8591852
    Abstract: The method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride provides an environmentally friendly method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride without the production of waste and hazardous byproducts. The method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride is initiated with a volume of brine, which is ammoniated with gaseous ammonia to form ammoniated brine. Limestone is heated to produce calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. The ammoniated brine is reacted with the carbon dioxide to produce sodium bicarbonate, ammonium chloride and a brine effluent. The sodium bicarbonate is then calcined and decomposed to produce soda ash and gaseous carbon dioxide. The calcium oxide is reacted with the ammonium chloride to produce calcium chloride, water and ammonia. The ammonia is recycled to be used in the initial step of ammoniating the brine. The water and the brine effluent are also recycled and used to provide the brine in the initial step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventor: Basel Fathi Abu-Sharkh
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING SODA ASH AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE
    Publication number: 20130216467
    Abstract: The method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride provides an environmentally friendly method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride without the production of waste and hazardous byproducts. The method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride is initiated with a volume of brine, which is ammoniated with gaseous ammonia to form ammoniated brine. Limestone is heated to produce calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. The ammoniated brine is reacted with the carbon dioxide to produce sodium bicarbonate, ammonium chloride and a brine effluent. The sodium bicarbonate is then calcined and decomposed to produce soda ash and gaseous carbon dioxide. The calcium oxide is reacted with the ammonium chloride to produce calcium chloride, water and ammonia. The ammonia is recycled to be used in the initial step of ammoniating the brine. The water and the brine effluent are also recycled and used to provide the brine in the initial step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: IDEA INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
    Inventor: Basel Fathi ABU-SHARKH
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING SODA ASH AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE
    Publication number: 20130039824
    Abstract: The method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride provides an environmentally friendly method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride without the production of waste and hazardous byproducts. The method of producing soda ash and calcium chloride is initiated with a volume of brine, which is ammoniated with gaseous ammonia to form ammoniated brine. Limestone is heated to produce calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. The ammoniated brine is reacted with the carbon dioxide to produce sodium bicarbonate, ammonium chloride and a brine effluent. The sodium bicarbonate is then calcined and decomposed to produce soda ash and gaseous carbon dioxide. The calcium oxide is reacted with the ammonium chloride to produce calcium chloride, water and ammonia. The ammonia is recycled to be used in the initial step of ammoniating the brine. The water and the brine effluent are also recycled and used to provide the brine in the initial step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventor: BASEL FATHI ABU-SHARKH