C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 09 – K
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
09
K
252/23, 182/7
C09K 3/32 (2006.01) C02F 1/68 (2006.01) C10F 7/00 (2006.01) E02B 15/04 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1160201
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A process is provided for preparing a novel highly oil absorbent peat product useful to control oil spills for oil spill clean-up. The process involves first preparing an initial mixture by mixing peat with an alkaline earth metal basic product, e.g., a magnesium/calcium hydroxide lime substitute material, e.g., at a ratio of 15:1 to 45:1. Then, that mixture is partially dried by heating either directly in an oven or a microwave oven or indirectly by a heat exchanger for a predetermined period of time, e.g., at a maximum temperature of 300°F. for a maximum time of 15 minutes. Then, a further mixture is prepared by mixing addi- tional such basic material with the partially dried peat; and further heating the further mixture during a second stage until the peat has the desired moisture content magnesium/calcium hydroxide lime substitute material with the partially dried peat, e.g., at a ratio of 10:1 to 20:1. The further mixture is then heated, either directly in an oven or a microwave oven or indirectly by a heat exchanger, e.g., at a maximum temperature of 300 F. for a maximum time of 15 minutes until the peat has the desired moisture content, e.g., 5 - 10%. This novel product can absorb some 20 times its own weight of oil which makes it very advantage- ous for cleaning up oil spills either on land or on water. Also, the oil in the present absorbent used to clean the oil spills may be easily removed.
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Borden Ladner Gervais Llp
Moores William D.
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