Patents by Inventor Peter Olaitan AIYEDUN

Peter Olaitan AIYEDUN 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).

  • Recovery of crude oil from a crude oil adsorbent and simultaneous regeneration of the adsorbent
    Patent number: 11065602
    Abstract: A method of recovering crude oil from crude oil drenched adsorbent and simultaneously regenerating the adsorbent to render it suitable for re-use in crude oil adsorption. The method includes contacting crude oil drenched adsorbent, in the form of solid nanofibrous expanded polystyrene drenched with adsorbed crude oil, with a non-polar solvent, thereby obtaining regenerated crude oil lean adsorbent and crude oil rich solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: University of South Africa
    Inventors: Samson Oluwagbemiga Alayande, Enock Olugbenga Dare, Akinola Kehinde Akinlabi, Peter Olaitan Aiyedun, Titus A. M. Msagati
  • RECOVERY OF CRUDE OIL FROM A CRUDE OIL ADSORBENT AND SIMULTANEOUS REGENERATION OF THE ADSORBENT
    Publication number: 20190217274
    Abstract: A method of recovering crude oil from crude oil drenched adsorbent and simultaneously regenerating the adsorbent to render it suitable for re-use in crude oil adsorption. The method includes contacting crude oil drenched adsorbent, in the form of solid nanofibrous expanded polystyrene drenched with adsorbed crude oil, with a non-polar solvent, thereby obtaining regenerated crude oil lean adsorbent and crude oil rich solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Samson Oluwagbemiga ALAYANDE, Enock Olugbenga DARE, Akinola Kehinde AKINLABI, Peter Olaitan AIYEDUN, Titus A. M. MSAGATI