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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017

Filed:

May. 11, 2015
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Zaki Yusuf, Dhahran, SA;

Bandar Fadhel, Dhahran, SA;

Ahmad D. Hammad, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/22 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); C02F 1/40 (2006.01); C09K 3/32 (2006.01); E02B 15/00 (2006.01); B01D 17/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01); E02B 15/10 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01); C02F 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/22 (2013.01); B01D 17/0202 (2013.01); B01J 20/28004 (2013.01); B01J 20/28016 (2013.01); B01J 20/28019 (2013.01); B01J 20/305 (2013.01); B01J 20/3231 (2013.01); B01J 20/3293 (2013.01); C02F 1/286 (2013.01); C02F 1/288 (2013.01); C02F 1/40 (2013.01); C09K 3/32 (2013.01); E02B 15/00 (2013.01); B01J 20/3206 (2013.01); B01J 2220/4825 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/007 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01); E02B 15/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to methods for making completely biodegradable, hydrophobic, oleophilic plant based materials which are useful in adsorption of petroleum products. The materials have an average diameter of from 1 to 5 mm, and an ash content of from 10% to 30%. The non-paraffin coating is an animal fat product, preferably produced by dissolving a pure animal fat and using this as the coating material.


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