Flame retardant composition employing oil sand tailings
AssigneeConocoPhillips Company
InventorXiaoyi Gong
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Abstract
A flame retardant composition comprising at least one polymeric material and at least one inorganic filler, where at least a portion of the filler comprises particles derived from oil sand tailings. Such flame retardant composition can be employed in the manufacture and use of flame retardant plastics, fibers, and/or paints.
Claims50
A flame retardant composition comprising at least one polymeric material and at least one filler, wherein at least a portion of said filler comprises a plurality of particles from oil sand tailings.
A method for preparing a flame retardant composition, said method comprising:
- (a) blending a polymeric material and a filler to thereby form a mixture;
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- (b) heating at least a portion of said mixture, wherein at least a portion of said filler comprises a plurality of particles from oil sand tailings.
A method for preparing a flame retardant composition, said method comprising:
- (a) extracting a hydrocarbon-containing material from an oil sand deposit;
- (b) processing said hydrocarbon-containing material to thereby produce a separated bituminous material and oil sand tailings, wherein said oil sand tailings comprise a plurality of particles;
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- (c) combining at least a portion of said particles with at least one polymeric material to thereby form said flame retardant composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.