Including Organic Agent Patents (Class 210/728)
  • Patent number: 11879095
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally relate to methods and compositions comprising one or more polymers which gradually increase in charge, thereby providing for an increase in viscosity in an aqueous solution or aqueous composition, such as when present in a desired aqueous environment. Use of such compositions and methods comprising one or more polymers which gradually increase in charge, thereby providing for an increase in viscosity in an aqueous solution or aqueous composition during enhanced oil recovery may result in an increase in oil production relative to methods and/or compositions which do not comprise one or more polymers which gradually increase in charge, thereby providing for an increase in viscosity in an aqueous solution or aqueous composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: KEMIRA OYJ
    Inventors: Leena Nurmi, Sirkku Hanski, Susanna Toivonen, Louis Rosati
  • Patent number: 11519559
    Abstract: Nanoparticles may be used in the formulation of long chain poly-alpha-olefins, commercially known as Drag Reducer Additives (“DRA”). These nanoparticles may be embedded in the original DRA formulation and/or added at some point in the pipeline application so they can then be used to destroy the DRA polymer by cleaving, interrupting, or restructuring the DRA or otherwise breaking its bonds or to agglomerate or coagulate the polymer so it can be removed mechanically or chemically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Hyatt
  • Patent number: 11408867
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for measuring sulfate in an aqueous sample, including: introducing an aqueous sample containing an amount of sulfate to a barium dye complex, thereby creating a solution; adding a clarifying agent to the solution, thereby causing the solution to be clarified; and measuring the amount of sulfate in the aqueous sample by measuring a change in color of the solution, the change in color caused by the barium dye complex mixing with the sulfate. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HACH COMPANY
    Inventor: Daniel Gustav Mieritz
  • Patent number: 11352263
    Abstract: A solution and method of creating such for producing silicon nanowires or silicon nano-plates. The solution comprising distilled water, Potassium Hydroxide (KOH), at least one catalyst, Sodium Methyl Siliconate (CH5NaO3Si), Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA), which act as a first chelating agent, Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate (C5H10NS2Na), which acts as a second chelating agent, and Dimethylacrylic Acid, which acts as a buffer that is able to regulate the amount of silicon nanowires or plates formed and to prevent agglomeration. The concentration of the Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate in the solution is greater than concentration of the EDTA in the solution for forming a plurality of thick and short nanowires, and the concentration of the Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate in the solution is less than the concentration of the EDTA in the solution for forming a plurality of thin and long nanowires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: GIORA TOPAZ POWDER COATING (2007) LTD.
    Inventor: Giora Topaz
  • Patent number: 11124436
    Abstract: A floating dispenser for floatingly delivering a dispersant or dispersants to a body of water with the floating dispenser floating in an upright condition when a dispersant is present in a dispenser cartridge of the floating dispenser with the dispenser self inverting 180 degrees in response to consumption of the dispersant in the dispenser cartridge to thereby provide a visual alert that one should replace the dispenser cartridge in the dispenser with a fresh dispenser cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: KING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Joseph A. King, Jeffrey D. Johnson, Lyle Enderson, Paul Freeberg, Donald Dalland, Terry Goeman
  • Patent number: 10895349
    Abstract: Nanoparticles may be used in the formulation of long chain poly-alpha-olefins, commercially known as Drag Reducer Additives (“DRA”). These nanoparticles may be embedded in the original DRA formulation and/or added at some point in the pipeline application so they can then be used to destroy the DRA polymer by cleaving, interrupting or restructuring the DRA or otherwise breaking its bonds or to agglomerate or coagulate the polymer so it can be removed mechanically or chemically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Hyatt
  • Patent number: 10882058
    Abstract: A solid-jacket screw centrifuge is disclosed. The centrifuge has a rotatable drum with a horizontal axis of rotation which encloses a bowl with a rotatable screw, an inlet for introducing material to be centrifuged into the bowl, at least one liquid and at least one solid discharge, where at least the solid discharge is assigned a non-rotatable housing surrounding it, at least radially bounding a discharge chamber, where the discharge chamber is designed as a drying chamber for the solid matter and has axial walls and one or more walls in the radial direction. The housing extends axially parallel to the axis of rotation at most into the conical region of the drum or the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: GEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
    Inventors: Poul-Erik Aagaard, Torben Kristensen
  • Patent number: 10570035
    Abstract: A method of removing fines and coarse particles from tailings comprises forming a slurry comprising water and oil sands and separating bitumen from tailings comprising fines and coarse particles. Functionalized nanoparticles each comprising a core of carbon nitride and functionalized with one or more exposed cationic groups are mixed with the tailings. The functionalized nanoparticles and the fines interact to form agglomerates comprising the functionalized nanoparticles and the fines attached to the one or more exposed cationic groups. The agglomerates are removed from the tailings to form an aqueous solution having suspended therein fewer fines and coarse particles than are suspended within the tailings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Oleg A. Mazyar, Devesh Kumar Agrawal, Radhika Suresh, Oleksandr V. Kuznetsov, Valery N. Khabashesku
  • Patent number: 10442710
    Abstract: Polysaccharide agents for removing solids from an aqueous suspension and methods for using the polysaccharide agents to remove solids from an aqueous suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: Pristana Water LLC, The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Rajani Srinivasan, Anuradha Mishra, John McKinney
  • Patent number: 10266790
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to corn dry-milling, and more specifically, to methods for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct produced in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol and a system therefore. In one embodiment, a method for producing a high protein corn meal from a whole stillage byproduct includes, in a corn dry-milling process for making ethanol, separating the whole stillage byproduct into an insoluble solids portion and a thin stillage portion. The thin stillage portion is separated into a protein portion and a water soluble solids portion. Next, the protein portion is dewatered then dried to define a high protein corn meal that includes at least 40 wt % protein on a dry basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Fluid Quip, Inc.
    Inventor: Chie Ying Lee
  • Patent number: 10260031
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to optimize dewatering process in a production facility. A process separates components in a mixture by using a separation device and a dewatering device. The process receives the mixture of liquids and solids, and separates out suspended solids from the mixture of liquids and solids by using the separation device, wherein a liquid with insoluble solids stream is created. The process dewaters the liquid with insoluble solids stream by using the dewatering device to produce a liquid with small particles stream and insoluble solids having particle sizes that are greater than about 20 microns to about 1000 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: ICM, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles C. Gallop, Kurt A. Dieker
  • Patent number: 10253472
    Abstract: A method for transforming existing ground of a given site into a more stable foundation ground is provided. The method includes the steps of defining an outlined area about a surface of the existing ground, excavating soil throughout the outlined area to a depth extending through layers of different soil types; conditioning the excavated soil by mixing together layers of different soil types homogeneously, including in some cases soil imported from an external source; returning the conditioned soil to the outlined area to fill the excavated depth, and compacting the conditioned soil returned to the outlined area, thereby forming the stable foundation ground of high structural capacity and low compressibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Inventors: Maurice Garzon, Lavih Garzon
  • Patent number: 10113007
    Abstract: This disclosure describes providing techniques to treat large-size solids obtained from a slurry or a mash in dextrin production process as can be used in an alcohol production process. This disclosure describes a process for separating a large-particles stream from a liquid stream containing small particles of a process stream using a first mechanical separation device. The process further includes adding water to the large-particles stream to create a lower-solids stream in a cook tank. In an embodiment, the process may grind the large particles from the large-particles stream. In another embodiment, the process may adjust conditions (temperature, pH, processing aids addition) of the lower-solids stream in the cook tank and incubating for a predetermined amount of time. The process further includes separating components from the lower-solids stream by using a second mechanical separation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: ICM, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott D Kohl
  • Patent number: 10011717
    Abstract: Powder blends are described comprising blends of particulate water soluble high molecular weight polymer flocculants. The polymer flocculants can include polyethylene oxide, polyDadmac, Dadmac-acrylamide copolymers, copolymers thereof and combinations thereof. The powder blends allows the use of fine powders while reducing potential air quality and safety issues. The powder blends can be used for waste water purification, fiber dewatering, and the like. The powder blends can be diluted by a water dilution flow prior to entering a waste water stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: PSMG, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Holt
  • Patent number: 9956748
    Abstract: A gas-barrier laminate (10) of a structure in which a first inorganic barrier layer (3), a water-trapping layer (5) and a second inorganic barrier layer (9) are provided in this order on a plastic base material (1), wherein the water-trapping layer (5) is a layer in which a granular moisture-absorbing agent is dispersed in a matrix of an ionic polymer, the granular moisture-absorbing agent being capable of absorbing moisture to a degree lower than that attained by the matrix, and an organic layer (7) is provided between the water-trapping layer (5) and the second inorganic barrier layer (9), the organic layer (7) serving as an underlying layer for forming the second inorganic barrier layer. The water-trapping layer has excellent barrier property against water and is, at the same time, effectively suppressed from swelling despite it has absorbed moisture. The water-trapping layer is, further, effectively suppressed from losing its activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinpei Okuyama, Yusuke Obu, Shunya Nangou, Naru Kawahara
  • Patent number: 9950938
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improved apparatus and methods for cleaning swimming pools or similar bodies of water. The apparatus includes a device selectively engageable with an elongated pole, which can be disengaged from the pole and thrown into the pool water where it will dispense surfactant during the cleaning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: Bruce Warrington
  • Patent number: 9944547
    Abstract: A composition, and its method of manufacture, is provided for the settling of solids suspended in liquids passing through a reactor housing containing the composition whereupon the composition can dissolve and enter into the liquid and then contact the suspended solids in the liquid. A system and method of for treating water or sewage is further provided. The system can include a screening tank, a septic tank, a flocculant and mixing reactor, a primary clarifier, a secondary clarifier, a sludge dewatering tank, a surge tank, one or more filter tanks and a disinfection tank. The method can include the steps of receiving water or sewage to be treated and passing it through a screening tank and septic tank, a flocculant reactor, a primary clarifier, a secondary clarifier, a sludge dewatering tank, a surge tank, one or more filter tanks and a disinfection tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Clearflow Group Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Hanna, Alberto Valdes
  • Patent number: 9890066
    Abstract: Disclosed are combinations of one or more cationic starch(es) and aluminum salts to produce a composition for detackifying paint at lower doses than those required using conventional treatments while providing improved handling and a more “green” environmental profile. The compositions may be utilized in methods of detackifying and dispersing solvent borne paints and/or coagulating/flocculating and dispersing waterborne paints during the treatment of paint spray booth water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CHEMTREAT, INC.
    Inventor: Robert J. Guerrini
  • Patent number: 9856158
    Abstract: A method of removing fines and coarse particles from tailings comprises forming a slurry comprising water and oil sands and separating bitumen from tailings comprising fines and coarse particles. Functionalized nanoparticles each comprising a core of carbon nitride and functionalized with one or more exposed cationic groups are mixed with the tailings. The functionalized nanoparticles and the fines interact to form agglomerates comprising the functionalized nanoparticles and the fines attached to the one or more exposed cationic groups. The agglomerates are removed from the tailings to form an aqueous solution having suspended therein fewer fines and coarse particles than are suspended within the tailings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Oleg A. Mazyar, Devesh Kumar Agrawal, Radhika Suresh, Oleksandr V. Kuznetsov, Valery N. Khabashesku
  • Patent number: 9828737
    Abstract: Described herein are tools, systems and methods for conditioning, strengthening and/or improving in situ soil geotechnical or agricultural properties while at least temporarily reducing soil density, energy requirements, and tool wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventor: Darin R. Kruse
  • Patent number: 9822023
    Abstract: The disclosed technology regards a method and system for removing sodium chloride from production water or fracking water produced in an oil well operation, or other wastewater. Generally, the method includes adding a calcium chloride feed to the source water to create a mixture in an amount so that the calcium chloride present in the mixture is at least 31% w/w of the mixture. The mixture is then agitated, and settled to allow sodium chloride crystals to precipitate out of the mixture, leaving a calcium chloride mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Clean Water LLC
    Inventors: Donald W Booth, Tony L Anderson
  • Patent number: 9745501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the well drilling field in petroleum industry, in particular to an additive composition suitable for viscosity reduction of oil-based drilling fluids, an oil-based drilling fluid and use thereof. The double-block copolymer mainly consists of a block A and a block B, wherein, the block A is composed of structural units represented by formula (1), the block B is composed of structural units represented by formula (2), and the number-average molecular weight of the block A is 1,500-10,000. The double-block copolymer provided in the present invention can be used as a viscosity reducer in oil-based drilling fluids, especially can be used as a viscosity reducer in high-density clay-free oil-based drilling fluids, and can greatly decrease the apparent viscosity and plastic viscosity of oil-based drilling fluids in high-temperature and high-pressure reservoir while maintaining appropriate shearing force, so as to increase the drilling rate and reduce drilling difficulties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
    Inventors: Guancheng Jiang, Shuanglei Peng, Yinbo He, Zhengqiang Deng, Lili Yang, Fan Liu, Deli Gao, Xinliang Li, Yawei Shi, Kai Wang, Chunlei Wang, Guangchang Ma, Li Zhao, Gang Qu
  • Patent number: 9592471
    Abstract: A method for recycling waste water containing slurry from a semiconductor treatment process; including: Filtration in which waste water containing the fresh slurry is continuously introduced into a circulation tank, during which time the mixed waste water is continuously extracted from the circulation tank, the extracted waste water is guided through an ultrafilter device and is concentrated by removing the fluid to form concentrated waste water and the concentrated waste water is introduced into the circulation tank and mixed with the contents of the circulation tank; and concentration in which the addition of fresh waste water to the circulation tank is essentially stopped when the mixed waste water is continuously extracted from the circulation tank, said extracted mixed water waster being introduced through the ultrafilter device and is concentrated by removing the fluid to form concentrated waste water and the concentrated waste water is introduced into the circulation tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: HIGHQ-FACTORY GMBH
    Inventor: Franz Brummer
  • Patent number: 9493367
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems for removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising a particle functionalized by attachment of at least one activating group or amine functional group, wherein the modified particle complexes with the particulate matter within the fluid to form a removable complex therein. The particulate matter has preferably been contacted, complexed or reacted with a tethering agent. The system is particularly advantageous to removing particulate matter from a fluid waste stream following mining or ore processing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Soane Mining, LLC
    Inventors: David S. Soane, William Ware, Jr., Robert P. Mahoney, Nathan Ashcraft
  • Patent number: 9428639
    Abstract: Flocculant compositions containing a cellulosic compound, a superabsorbant polymer, and a flocculant, are useful for preventing the formation of an aqueous phase during the shipping of fly ash slurries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: PROFILE PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Kevin S. Spittle, Gary L. Bowers
  • Patent number: 9227164
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing solid or liquid water-conditioning/treating agents into a body of water (such as a pool, hot tub, or the like) comprises a hollow body adapted to receive water treating agent which can be solid (tablet form), granular, powder or liquid. The dispenser has an overall specific gravity such that, when the dispenser is substantially empty of water-conditioning/treating agent(s), the dispenser will float, but when the dispenser contains water-conditioning/treating agents, the dispenser will sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: FLOATRON INC
    Inventor: Mark Sherman
  • Publication number: 20150144573
    Abstract: A method of treating a suspension of particles in a fluid including the steps of promoting flocculation of the particles, and dewatering the flocs to form a cake with a solids content, an improvement including the step of exposing the suspension to chemicals of the protein family. The suspension can include a suspension of biological sludge in water. The suspension can be a suspension of non biological material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Sujit Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20150144572
    Abstract: Powder blends are described comprising blends of particulate water soluble high molecular weight polymer flocculants. The polymer flocculants can include polyethylene oxide, polyDadmac, Dadmac-acrylamide copolymers, copolymers thereof and combinations thereof. The powder blends allows the use of fine powders while reducing potential air quality and safety issues. The powder blends can be used for waste water purification, fiber dewatering, and the like. The powder blends can be diluted by a water dilution flow prior to entering a waste water stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Jason Holt
  • Publication number: 20150090667
    Abstract: Methods for clarifying water, reducing turbidity of water, and removing phosphate from water include adding a water treatment composition having an aluminum-containing coagulant, and a natural non-charged polysaccharide, such as guar. The aluminum-containing compound can include polyaluminum chloride, aluminum chlorohydrate, polyaluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminate, polyaluminum sulfate, polyaluminum silicate chloride, polyaluminum silicate sulfate, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: HALOSOURCE, INC.
    Inventors: Francis Kneib, Everett J. Nichols, James R. Scott, Ryan Wietholter
  • Publication number: 20150060367
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coagulation processing method capable of adding a sufficiently-dissolved coagulant aqueous solution to being processed water and materializing high-efficiency coagulation processing, a coagulation processing unit, and a water processing apparatus. A coagulation processing unit includes a coagulant aqueous solution storage tank 1 to have a stirrer 5 and store a coagulant aqueous solution, a particle size distribution measurement device 50 to measure the particle size distribution of the coagulant aqueous solution in the coagulant aqueous solution storage tank 1, a coagulation tank 11 to mix being processed water with an added coagulant aqueous solution and form a coagulation, a coagulation removing section 9 to remove the coagulation from the being processed water containing the coagulation, and a control section 6 to control the stirrer 5 so that a median size in the particle size distribution of the coagulant aqueous solution may be not more than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Satoshi ISHII, Kenji OKISHIRO, Hiroshi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150053622
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for reducing oil in water emulsions in coking processes. One exemplary method comprises: providing an aqueous stream with an oil in water emulsion; providing a treatment composition, wherein the treatment composition comprises at least one cationic polyacrylamide; and contacting the aqueous stream with the treatment composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Guixi Zhang, Jason Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150053621
    Abstract: Provided are a method for treating water and a flocculant used in the method. The method includes the steps of adding a first polymer compound formed by multiply binding a first repeating unit into water to be treated, and adding a second polymer compound formed by multiply binding a second repeating unit into the water. The first repeating unit includes a first linked main chain which constructs a main chain via repeatedly bound one another, and an adsorption site directly or indirectly bound to the first linked main chain so as to adsorb organic compounds contained in the water to be treated. The second repeating unit has a similar structure to the first repeating unit except that the number of carbon atoms in the second linked main chain is different from that in the first linked main chain. The flocculant includes the first and second polymer compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji OKISHIRO, Satoshi ISHII, Hiroshi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150041406
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for utilizing encapsulated tracer dyes in difficult liquids such as wastewater or with highly reactive treatment chemicals such as aluminum-based coagulants. In difficult liquids or highly reactive treatment chemicals even so-called “inert” tracers end up reacting and their fluorescence changes. As a result they are inconsistent and cannot be used to measure the amount of treatment chemical present. But by encapsulating the tracer dyes, even non inert tracer dyes become inert and they can reliably be used to measure the amount of treatment chemical present even if highly reactive or in a difficult liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Lan Xiao, Yanjiao Xie
  • Publication number: 20150034563
    Abstract: Dewatering agents and methods of dewatering wastewater slurries are provided. Also disclosed are methods for improving the separation of solids from water. The water may be produced water, raw water, or wastewater, for example. The dewatering agents can be in solutions and the dewatering agent solutions may include flocculants, soy based components, and surfactants. The soy based components can include, for example, soy flour and soy protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Prasad Duggirala, Weiguo Cheng, Darlington Mlambo
  • Patent number: 8945394
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for removing fine particulate matter from a fluid, comprising a separator that separates an inflow fluid stream into an overflow fluid path and an underflow fluid path, where the underflow fluid path is treated with a tethering material that attaches to the coarse particulate matter to form tether-bearing anchor particles and where the overflow fluid path is treated with an activating material so that the activating material interacts with the fine particulate matter to form activated particles. After these treatments, the underflow fluid path containing the tether-bearing anchor particles is commingled with the overflow fluid path containing the activated particles, so that a removable complex is produced that can be removed in a settling facility, thereby removing the fine particulate matter from the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Soane Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick D. Kincaid, Robert P. Mahoney, David Soane
  • Patent number: 8906239
    Abstract: The suspended solids content of a Bayer process stream is reduced by contacting the stream with silicon-containing polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Qi Dai, Donald Paul Spitzer, Howard I. Heitner, Huann-Lin Tony Chen
  • Publication number: 20140319070
    Abstract: A composition for treating an aqueous suspension of mineral particles includes at least one water soluble polymer and at least one calcium salt, magnesium salt or both a Calcium salt and a Magnesium salt. The composition is in powder form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Cedrick Favero, Morgan Tizzotti, Trong Dang-Vu
  • Publication number: 20140284519
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the purification of water and/or dewatering of sludges and/or sediments, to the use of a surface-treated calcium carbonate for water purification and/or dewatering of sludges and/or sediments, as well as to the use of a surface-treated calcium carbonate for reducing the amount of polymeric flocculation aids in water and/or sludges and/or sediments and to a composite material comprising a surface-treated calcium carbonate and impurities originated from different sources obtainable by said process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel E. Gerard, Hans-Georg Hartan, Joachim Schoelkopf, Michael Skovby, Patrick A.C. Gane
  • Publication number: 20140263071
    Abstract: A method for collecting metals from a solution, in which method solid insoluble or sparingly soluble bisphoshonate of formula I is mixed with the solution, whereby metals possibly present in the solution react with the bisphosphonate, and the bisphosphonate together with the metals reacted with it is separated from the solution. The method can be used for collecting metals e.g. from waste water or from household water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CHEMEC OY AB
    Inventors: Petri Turhanen, Sirpa Peraniemi, Jouko Vepsalainen
  • Publication number: 20140263082
    Abstract: Polymer flocculants are described comprising blends of high molecular weight polyethylene oxide and high molecular polyacrylamides. When introduced in desired amounts and with desired molecular weight ranges, excellent flocculation function is found that can be used to reduce polymer consumption to obtain a desired purity of clarified waste water. It has been found that the desirable polymer blends can be effectively added upstream from locations in which polyethylene oxide would generally be added so that the polymer blend can effectively mix with the slime flow to reduce or eliminate the need for excess polymer use to compensate for less effective mixing with the slime flow. Suitable waste treatment systems are described to provide for the delivery of the flocculants in the waste treatment process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PSMG, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Holt
  • Publication number: 20140217034
    Abstract: Composition for conditioning sludge, comprising a mineral compound that is lime and an organic compound that is a cationic organic coagulant having an average molecular weight less than or equal to 5 million g/mol and greater than or equal to 20,000 g/mol, the said cationic organic coagulant being chosen from the group of linear or branched polymers based on diallyldialkyl ammonium salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: S. A. Lhoist Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: Laurent Biotteau, Gaetan Blandin, Hubert Charbonnier, Tamer Ozturk
  • Publication number: 20140166586
    Abstract: Lysine-based polymers, particularly copolymers of lysine and maleic acid, are useful as coagulants for clarification of wastewaters, including produced waters from oils sands mining operations. They can be advantageously used in combination with commercial coagulants, and in combination with flocculants. Such combinations may include dry blends. Also described are methods of preparation of lysine homopolymers and copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventor: C. Steven Sikes
  • Publication number: 20140158633
    Abstract: Powder blends are described comprising blends of particulate water soluble high molecular weight polymer flocculants. The polymer flocculants can include polyethylene oxide, polyacrylamide, copolymers thereof and combinations thereof. The powder blends allows the use of fine powders while reducing potential air quality and safety issues. The powder blends can be used for waste water purification, fiber dewatering, and the like. The powder blends can be diluted by a water dilution flow prior to entering a waste water stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Jason Holt
  • Publication number: 20140124452
    Abstract: Methods for reducing mercury content from a mercury-laden aqueous stream comprise contacting the aqueous stream with a tannin coagulant, a sulfide, such as a polyorganic sulfide, and an optional cationic flocculent. The invention is particularly well suited to reduce mercury content in mercury-containing wastewater streams of the type generated during oil and natural gas production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gerald Cecil Walterick, JR., Deborah Gereaghty
  • Publication number: 20140076822
    Abstract: A method for enhancing filtration performance in separating solids from liquids in an aqueous dispersion comprising a solids phase and a liquid phase in a two step process having a physical separation step and a filtration step comprising adding at least one filtration aid promoter and at least one synthetic polymer to the aqueous dispersion during and/or before the physical separation step resulting in concentrate and filtering the concentrate. The method may be applied in mining operations for dewatering mining slurry. Also, a composition applied in such method comprising at least one filtration aid promoter and at least one synthetic polymer. The filtration aid promoter comprises natural polymers, semi-natural polymers, coagulants and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Michael J. Bluemle, Lawrence J. Andermann, JR., Jeffrey H. Peltier
  • Patent number: 8663496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-layered compacted solid water-purification product, comprising at least one first layer and at least one second layer, characterized in that the first layer comprises at least one flocculating system and at least one dispersion system, the second layer comprises at least one disinfectant which liberates free chlorine on contact with water and at least one excipient for the disinfectant, whereby said excipient releases the disinfectant into the water at a controlled rate such that the combination of excipient and disinfectant releases 0.1 to 100 mg/l of free chlorine per hour. The invention further relates to the method for production of such a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Eurotab
    Inventors: Paul Branlard, Philippe Desmarescaux, Murielle Moneron
  • Publication number: 20140053872
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to purge fluids, methods of using the purge fluids, and systems to be used for recycling the purge fluids. In some aspects, the purge fluid may be used to clean or purge an automated spray coating apparatus, such as a paint gun. The purge fluid may include a solvent and water. After the purge fluid is utilized for purging or cleaning certain system components, the purge fluid may be treated, subjected to a liquid-solid separation technique, and reused as a purge fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Paul Balent, Gordon M. Carter, Samuel P. Mooney, David W. Scheimann, Shayne B. Hare, Joseph P. Miknevich, Joseph P. Miknevich
  • Publication number: 20140008305
    Abstract: A method includes the steps, adding divalent calcium to an aqueous medium containing sulfate anions in solution and forming insoluble calcium sulfate in the aqueous medium; adding a water-soluble chitosan to the aqueous medium and forming a chitosan sulfate complex; adding a water-soluble anionic polymer to the aqueous medium to form aggregates comprising the chitosan sulfate complex with the anionic polymer; andremoving the aggregates from the aqueous medium to remove the sulfate anions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: HALOSOURCE, INC.
    Inventors: Everett J. Nichols, James R. Scott
  • Patent number: 8596346
    Abstract: A method of flocculating coal fines from produced water that includes the steps of: (A) mixing at least: (i) produced water, wherein the produced water comprises suspended coal fines; (ii) one or more oil-soluble phosphate esters; and (iii) water-immiscible solvent; wherein the mixing is in proportions to obtain an oil-in-water emulsion; (B) allowing or mechanically causing the oil-in-water emulsion to substantially break into: (i) a first fluid having a continuous phase comprising at least some of the water from the produced water; and (ii) a second fluid having a continuous phase comprising at least some of the water-immiscible solvent; and (C) mechanically separating the first fluid and the second fluid. Optionally, the step of mixing further includes mixing with a crosslinker for the one or more phosphate esters to form a gel for suspending the separated coal fines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Gersbach, Glen Clifford Fyten
  • Patent number: 8585992
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards methods and compositions for treating slurry to better dewater alumina trihydrate precipitated from the Bayer process. The method comprises using a product comprising the combination of at least two surfactants together with an optional coupling agent to treat the alkaline slurry with certain amount of alumina trihydrate present. Synergistic effects between binary combinations of nonionic and anionic surfactants result in more efficient dewatering aids for alumina trihydrate slurry when combinations of such surfactants are applied. A coupling agent may be used in formulations to reduce viscosity of such surfactant combinations, allowing the practical application of such products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Nalco Company
    Inventors: Paul Qi Wang, Steven Qun Dong