Robert Christopher Rees

US Patent:

20090261041, Oct 22, 2009

Filed:

Jul 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

12/373753

Inventors:

Qingchun Hu - Lompoc CA, US
George A. Nyamekye - Snowflake AZ, US
Robert H. Rees - Santa Maria CA, US
Niels S. Mastrup - Santa Maria CA, US
Larisa Tihomirov - Lompoc CA, US
Walter N. Pavlakovich - Santa Maria CA, US

Assignee:

World Minerals Inc. - Santa Barbara CA

International Classification:

B01D 37/02

US Classification:

210665, 210193

Abstract:

Filter-aid materials are disclosed herein, and processes, systems, and methods using such filter-aid materials for filtering and removing particles and/or constituents from a fluid, wherein the filter-aid material comprises at least one filterable composite adsorbent comprising at least one adsorbent component formed in-situ on at least one filtration component. Further disclosed herein are filter-aid materials and processes, systems, and methods using such filter-aid materials for filtering and removing particles and/or constituents from a fluid, wherein the filter-aid material comprises at least one filterable composite adsorbent comprising at least one adsorbent component formed in-situ on at least one filtration component, and wherein the filter-aid material further comprises an at least one additional filtration component mixed with the at least one filterable composite adsorbent.

US Patent:

20120172195, Jul 5, 2012

Filed:

Mar 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/421915

Inventors:

Qingchun Hu - Lompoc CA, US
George A. Nyamekye - Snowflake AZ, US
Robert H. Rees - Santa Maria CA, US
Niels S. Mastrup - Santa Maria CA, US
Larisa Tihomirov - Lompoc CA, US
Walter N. Pavlakovich - Santa Maria CA, US

International Classification:

B01J 20/32
B82Y 40/00
B82Y 30/00

US Classification:

502 1, 977773, 977896, 977902, 977832

Abstract:

Filter-aid materials are disclosed herein, and processes, systems, and methods using such filter-aid materials for filtering and removing particles and/or constituents from a fluid, wherein the filter-aid material comprises at least one filterable composite adsorbent comprising at least one adsorbent component formed in-situ on at least one filtration component. Further disclosed herein are filter-aid materials and processes, systems, and methods using such filter-aid materials for filtering and removing particles and/or constituents from a fluid, wherein the filter-aid material comprises at least one filterable composite adsorbent comprising at least one adsorbent component formed in-situ on at least one filtration component, and wherein the filter-aid material further comprises an at least one additional filtration component mixed with the at least one filterable composite adsorbent.