Donald F Clemens

US Patent:

44378637, Mar 20, 1984

Filed:

Feb 5, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/346161

Inventors:

Brooks M. Whitehurst - New Bern NC
Donald F. Clemens - Greenville NC

International Classification:

C10L 132

US Classification:

44 51

Abstract:

A process and product for a peat fuel composition which comprises dispersing peat loaded at about 30-50% by weight of the composition and normally containing 20-50% H. sub. 2 O in a fuel oil mix which is 40-50% No. 6 and 10-20% No. 2 fuel oil. Alternatively, the final oil mix may have a viscosity between No. 6 fuel oil and No. 5 fuel oil or between 350 and 150 in seconds, Universal Saybolt (minimum) stability.

US Patent:

44447949, Apr 24, 1984

Filed:

Jun 8, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/386353

Inventors:

Brooks M. Whitehurst - New Bern NC
Donald F. Clemens - Greenville NC

International Classification:

A23K 114
C12P 1902
C12P 1914
C12P 1902

US Classification:

426 52

Abstract:

Alkali metal glucoheptonate is produced from sweet potatoes by reducing the size of sweet potatoes to particles of about 1/16 inch, slurrying the sweet potato particles, adding a-amylase to the slurry, boiling the slurry and filtering to separate a liquid syrup and a protein-containing pulp residue, cooling the liquid syrup and adding glucoamylase, boiling the resulting liquid syrup, and adding an alkali metal cyanide to the liquid syrup and heating to produce the alkali metal glucoheptanate. The alkali metal glucoheptanate is suitable for use as a water conditioning chelant and the protein-containing pulp residue is suitable for use as animal food.

US Patent:

48884219, Dec 19, 1989

Filed:

Sep 18, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/098317

Inventors:

Brooks M. Whitehurst - New Bern NC
Garnett B. Whitehurst - New Bern NC
Donald F. Clemens - Greenville NC

International Classification:

C07H 2300

US Classification:

536121

Abstract:

This invention discloses processes and resulting products for the manufacture of metal heptonates from saccharides via a Kiliani-Fisher reaction and subsequent reaction with the desired metal. Manganese, iron, copper zinc and magnesium heptonates are each made by a slightly different process but the resulting metal chelates provide a soluble form of the metal for agricultural, industrial, environmental and construction uses. The amount of metal chelated is directly related to the percentage of fructose in the initial monosaccharide mixture. For cations with no color, the chelating agent can be decolorized with H. sub. 2 O. sub. 2 to give a lighter colored product providing the NH. sub. 3 concentration is reduced below 0. 35% prior to the decolorizing step.