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US2593128A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for sulfuric acid recovery

Assignee: California Research LLC
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Filing: 1948-05-06
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Granted: 1952-04-15
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Expires: 1968-05-06
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard H Felter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 05:28
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B17/00; C01B17/69; C01B17/90; C01B17/92

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
THE METHOD OF TREATING SULFURIC ACID SLUDGES FORMED IN THE TREATMENT OF PETROLEUM FRACTIONS WITH CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID AND CHARACTERIZED BY A SULFURIC ACID CONTENT ABOVE ABOUT 80% BY WEIGHT AND BY A WEIGHT RATIO OF SUFURIC ACID TO WATER ABOVE 93:7 WHICH COMPRISES COOLING THE SLUDGE TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 0* F. AND 30* F. TO PRODUCE A SOLID PHASE COMPRISING CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID HAVING A CONCENTRATION GREATER THAN 93 PER CENT AND A LIQUID PHASE AND THEREAFTER SEPARATING THE PHASES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 83 words
THE METHOD OF TREATING SULFURIC ACID SLUDGES FORMED IN THE TREATMENT OF PETROLEUM FRACTIONS WITH CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID AND CHARACTERIZED BY A SULFURIC ACID CONTENT ABOVE ABOUT 80% BY WEIGHT AND BY A WEIGHT RATIO OF SUFURIC ACID TO WATER ABOVE 93:7 WHICH COMPRISES COOLING THE SLUDGE TO A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 0* F. AND 30* F. TO PRODUCE A SOLID PHASE COMPRISING CONCENTRATED SULFURIC ACID HAVING A CONCENTRATION GREATER THAN 93 PER CENT AND A LIQUID PHASE AND THEREAFTER SEPARATING THE PHASES.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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