Patents by Inventor Tariq SIDDIQUE

Tariq SIDDIQUE 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).

  • BIOSORBENTS FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM WASTE/OIL SAND PROCESS-AFFECTED WATER (OSPW) AND CONSOLIDATION OF OIL SANDS TAILINGS
    Publication number: 20170210641
    Abstract: Methods of using modified keratin to remove trace metals and/or napthenic acids from a waste water stream are described. The waste water stream may be mature or fine fluid tailings from oil sands operations, and the methods may include the removal of trace metals, naphthenic acids with simultaneous consolidation of the tailings. The keratin may be modified to unfold the keratin, disrupt disulphide bonding, add functional groups, and/or maintain or stabilize the unfolded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
    Inventors: Aman ULLAH, Tariq SIDDIQUE