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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Yongsoon Shin, Richland, WA (US);
George T. Bonheyo, Sequim, WA (US);
Eric M. Winder, Sequim, WA (US);
Assignee:
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/24 (2006.01); C08B 3/16 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01); A62D 3/02 (2007.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); C02F 3/34 (2006.01); E02B 15/04 (2006.01); C09K 3/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); A62D 101/20 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/24 (2013.01); A62D 3/02 (2013.01); B01J 20/2803 (2013.01); B01J 20/3206 (2013.01); B01J 20/3217 (2013.01); B01J 20/3246 (2013.01); C02F 1/286 (2013.01); C02F 3/348 (2013.01); C08B 3/16 (2013.01); C09K 3/32 (2013.01); E02B 15/041 (2013.01); E02B 15/042 (2013.01); A62D 2101/20 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are aggregators that can be cellulosic particles having high oil sorption capacity, high hydrophobicity, high buoyancy in water, and an aggregation quality that can support environmental remediation of hydrocarbon spills (e.g., crude oil spills) by various cleanup strategies including burning, skimming, or bioremediation. Also disclosed are methods of making the materials and methods of using the materials for environmental remediation.