Microwave-Based Recovery Of Hydrocarbons And Fossil Fuels
AssigneeGreentech Energy Solutions Ltd.
InventorsFrank G. Pringle, Carl Everleigh, Julian Forthe
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for decomposing and extracting compositions for the recovery of petroleum-based materials from composites comprising those petroleum-based materials, comprising subjecting the compositions and/or composites to microwave radiation, wherein the microwave radiation is in the range of from about 4 GHz to about 18 GHz. The present invention also provides for products produced by the methods of the present invention and for apparatuses used to perform the methods of the present invention.
Claims14
An apparatus for extracting a petroleum-based material from a composite comprising petroleum-based material, comprising:
- a microwave radiation generator, wherein said generator is capable of applying microwave radiation characterized as having at least one frequency component in the range of from about 4 GHz to about 18 GHz;
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- at least one container to collect said extracted petroleum-based material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.