Materials release agents, methods of making and using
OwnerForrest Walker Smithinventor
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Abstract
A release agent and method of use for preventing the adhesion of materials to equipment in various industries including construction, mining, and asphalt. The release agent can include oil, surfactant, and in increased level of free fatty acids that can combine with alkali and/or alkaline earth metals in the materials to form a metal/fatty acid salt that prevents adhesion and material build up.
Claims20
A material release agent for use in reducing adhesion of material to equipment, the material release agent comprising:
- Free Fatty Acids (FFAs) in a percentage by weight in a range of approximately 2% to approximately 17%;
- surfactant in a percentage by weight in a range of approximately 3% to approximately 25%;
- and
- oil remainders in a percentage by weight of approximately 60% to approximately 94%, wherein the percentage by weight of the FFAs, the surfactant, and the oil remainders is at least 95%.
A method for protecting a surface from material adhesion, the process comprising coating the surface with a material release agent, wherein the material release agent comprises:
- oil remainders in a percentage in a range of approximately 60% to approximately 94%;
- surfactant in a percentage in a range of approximately 3% to approximately 25%;
- and
- Free Fatty Acids (FFAs) in a percentage by weight in a range of approximately 2% to approximately 17%, wherein the percentage by weight of the FFAs, the surfactant, and the oil remainders is at least 95%.
A material release agent for use in reducing adhesion of material to equipment, the material release agent comprising:
- Free Fatty Acids (FFAs) in a percentage by weight in a range of approximately 2% to approximately 17%;
- surfactant in a percentage by weight in a range of approximately 3% to approximately 25%;
- and
- oil remainders in a percentage by weight of approximately 60% to approximately 94%, wherein the material release agent is free of additional components which increase the polarity of the material release agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.