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5609668 Spill clean-up process  
The present invention is an improved process for absorbing and decontaminating an organic chemical spill comprising the steps of: partially composting plant material; mixing approximately 80% of...
5603836 Method of using a diatomaceous earth containing adsorbent  
An adsorbent composition containing sugar, vinegar, and diatomaceous earth is disclosed. The sugar, vinegar, and diatomaceous earth are preferably added together in about equal amounts by volume or...
5588901 Cleaning method and apparatus utilizing sodium bicarbonate particles  
A method and apparatus for effecting the continuous reliable supply of sodium bicarbonate particles to a blasting nozzle employing pressured air or water for conveying such particles into contact...
5584939 Method for cleaning rail cars  
Cleaning methods for rail cars that haul freight, such as covered hoppers, open hoppers, box cars, tank cars, autoracks, locomotives, flat cars, remove the residue from materials transported by the...
5582651 Method for cleaning bulk bags  
A method for cleaning bulk bags which have been utilized to transport dry bulk, the method including the steps of providing a first bulk bag to be cleaned; mounting the bulk bag on a frame through...
5580392 Contact lens cleaning compositions with particles of variable hardness and processes of use  
Compositions and methods for treating a contact lens are disclosed. In one embodiment, the composition comprises an ophthalmically acceptable liquid aqueous medium and a plurality of particles...
5578135 Chemo-mechanical stripping of paint from plastic parts  
A process for stripping of used parts or reject parts, in particular of polycarbonate (PC) or of a polycarbonate blend, preferably with polybutylene terephthalate (PBT/PC), for the purpose of...
5575705 Slurry blasting process  
An improved slurry blasting process is disclosed wherein a liquid carrier medium such as water contains a dispersed water-soluble particulate abrasive to enhance blast cleaning efficiency and...
5573598 Method of cleaning pressing and/or curing apparatus  
A method of cleaning a pressing and/or curing apparatus includes providing a cleaning mat on the interior of the apparatus and subjecting the cleaning mat to elevated temperature and/or pressure....
5571337 Method for cleaning and drying a semiconductor wafer  
A method for drying articles with flat surfaces such as a semiconductor wafer. The method includes steps of immersing a semiconductor wafer in a liquid such as water, and displacing the liquid with...
5571335 Method for removal of surface coatings  
A method for removing a surface coating by impinging an area of impingement of the surface coating with photon energy while simultaneously impinging the area of impingement with a cryogenic...
5567245 Method for separating vinylidene chloride polymer from other polymers  
A method for separating a polymer such as polypropylene from a layered plastic material that includes a layer of polypropylene together with a layer of vinylidene chloride is provided. The layered...
5548036 Preparation of polymers of aspartic acid and their use  
Process for the preparation of polymers of aspartic acid by reacting (a) maleic anhydride and (b) ammonia and/or primary or secondary amines without diluent in the (a):(b) molar ratio of 1:0.1 to...
5545073 Silicon micromachined CO.sub.2 cleaning nozzle and method  
An apparatus and method for cleaning a workpiece with abrasive CO 2 snow operates with a nozzle for creating and expelling the snow. The nozzle includes an upstream section for receiving CO 2 in...
5542982 Method of removing coating films  
Improved methods of removing coating films from resin substrates includes first treating the resin substrates in an aqueous alkali solution with a concentration of 0.1 wt % or more at a temperature...
5534077 Method and an apparatus for the disposal of foam materials containing propellants and more particularly of foam materials such as polyurethane employed as insulating material for refrigeration devices  
In order to more especially to be able to dispose of appliance having foam materials containing propellant in a manner compatible with the environment such the same are introduced into a chamber...
5531634 Method of using an abrasive material for blast cleaning of solid surfaces  
A method for blast cleaning a solid surface using an abrasive composition of calcium carbonate, wherein the abrasive-blasting operation uses blasting apparatus including a blasting pot, a blasting...
5529589 Fiber media blasting material, method of recycling same, and equipment for discharging same  
The invention relates to an improved blasting media which has a lattice fiber structure which is used as a carrier for other desired components. Desired abrasive component(s), polishing...
5525139 Process for bioremediation of soils  
The present invention is an improved bioremediation process comprising the steps of: (a) inoculating cotton gin trash or an equivalent plant material with soil from a contaminated site; (b)...
5525093 Cleaning method and apparatus  
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the blast cleaning of the surface of an object using solid carbon dioxide pellets as the abrasive projected by a gaseous carbon dioxide propellent. The...
5520571 System and method of removing contaminants from solid surfaces and decontaminating waste  
A method and system for removing a surface layer contaminated with radioactive and/or hazardous material and subsequently treating the waste to remove contaminants and provide an essentially...
5518552 Method for scrubbing and cleaning substrate  
A substrate scrubbing and cleaning method in which a substrate is carried to a rotatable scrubbing arrangement, and both surfaces of the substrate are scrubbed by the rotatable scrubbing...
5514218 Soil washing process using polymeric sorbents  
Contaminated material is decontaminated using a process in which fractions of the contaminated material are sequentially exposed to a polymeric sorbent to enhance removal of contaminants. The...
5512106 Surface cleaning with argon  
Argon gas and nitrogen gas are mixed together and cooled by a cooler to a liquefying temperature of argon gas specific to its pressure, to form argon fine droplets in the mixed gas. The gas is then...
5512071 Water soluble blast media containing surfactant  
A blast media for stripping contaminants from a solid surface comprises water soluble abrasive particles and a surfactant which reduces the amount of water soluble residues of blast media remaining...
5509971 Process for removing coatings from hard surfaces  
A process for removing coatings from hard surfaces includes blasting the surfaces with a free-flowing particulate blast media entrained in a pressurized fluid, the blast media containing a major...
5509969 Abatement process for contaminants  
A process for cleaning a surface contaminated with an organic, acidic or basic contaminant. In the process, a liquid-state composition including an agent selected form the group consisting of an...
5507874 Method of cleaning of an electrostatic chuck in plasma reactors  
The present invention provides a method for removing particulate contaminants from an electrostatic chuck pedestal for a semiconductor workpiece by physical removal employing a soft material...
5507685 Method for surface finishing of difficult polish surfaces  
A method for finishing a surface of a workpiece, having the steps of agitating the workpiece with a first mixture including a first plurality of discrete, homogeneous compressed felt chunks having...
5505787 Method for cleaning surface of external wall of building  
A method for cleaning a surface of an external wall of a building includes applying a cleaning fluid containing a strippable film forming agent to the surface of an external wall of a building,...
5505749 Abrasive coating remover  
A blast media for removing coatings from hard surfaces such as steel includes a major amount of a granular relatively soft abrasive having a Mohs hardness of less than 4 and a minor portion of a...
5499639 Apparatus and method for cleaning exchanger tubes  
An apparatus and method for cleaning the tubes of a heat exchanger of a type having at least one header that defines a manifold chamber having a plurality of tubes extending therefrom, the tubes...
5496413 Vehicle cleaning & Waxing preparation and method of use  
A method of cleaning and waxing of an aircraft's (or other vehicle's) exterior surfaces through a single application of a composition and use of simple wiping cloths. The composition is applied by...
5492497 Sublimable particle blast cleaning apparatus  
A particle blast cleaning apparatus for use with sublimable blast media, a source of compressed gas, and a discharge nozzle. The apparatus includes a mixing device for mixing the sublimable media...
5490940 Method for forming mineral solids-oil floccules  
A method is disclosed for removing spilled oil from shorelines, other solid surfaces, or from the surface of a body of water by adding to the surface a mixture of fine hydrophilic mineral solids...
5472369 Centrifugal accelerator, system and method for removing unwanted layers from a surface  
A cryoblasting process having a centrifugal accelerator for accelerating frozen pellets of argon or carbon dioxide toward a target area utilizes an accelerator throw wheel designed to induce,...
5462605 Apparatus and method for treating sensitive surface, in particular of sculpture  
An apparatus for treating, for example cleaning, sensitive, in particular highly contoured surfaces such as those of sculptures of wood, plaster, bronze and the like, comprises a mixing head (1)...
5460655 Hydrophilic foam article and surface-cleaning method for clean room  
A novel method and a novel article for cleaning a metal, glass, or plastic surface without scratching or scoring the surface. The novel method includes wiping the surface with the novel article,...
5457261 System and method for removing contaminants from solid surfaces and decontaminating waste  
A method and system for removing a surface layer contaminated with radioactive and/or hazardous material and subsequently treating the waste to remove contaminants and provide an essentially...
5447571 Cleaning method for pulverized coal injection system equipment using coke breeze  
A method of cleaning, either continuously or intermittently, a pneumatically operated pulverized coal system by injecting into this system a stream of generally uniformly sized coke breeze...
5443768 Abrasive and purge compositions  
This invention relates to an abrasive composition comprising (a) a major amount of at least one abrasive powder, (b) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polymer of a diene, a...
5443652 Method and apparatus for cleaning contaminants from plastics  
A method and apparatus for the cleaning of plastic flakes to be recycled. Water is added to the plastic flakes and high shear agitator is provided so that dirt, paper and other contamination are...
5441763 Method of corrosion protecting steel structural components  
A method of corrosion protecting steel structural components, such as motor vehicle structural frames and engine cradles, the method comprising: a steel shot blast mechanical cleaning of the steel...
5439527 Method for fixing blast/cleaning waste  
A method for blast cleaning metal and fixing the hazardous waste generated by blast cleaning. An abrasive cement in a sufficient amount is combined with the blast cleaning process, thereby reducing...
5431740 Carbon dioxide precision cleaning system for cylindrical substrates  
An apparatus for cleaning cylindrical surfaces includes a plurality of cleaning stations. Each cleaning station is designed to receive a substrate and includes a plurality of nozzles. The inlet end...
5427623 Cleaning of machines for the production and processing of plastics  
A cleaning preparation for machines for processing plastics, consisting of or containing a powder-form acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene polymer containing 20 to 80% by weight water which has been...
5424012 Method for purging thermoplastic extruders  
Methods and additives for purging thermoplastic extruders and associated apparatus are included which involve the addition of a purging additive to a follower thermoplastic resin which additive...
5423919 Method of cleaning tubes or conduits  
Described is a method and cleaning composition for cleaning tubes or other vessels, comprising a ceramic particulate spherical or conical in shape in an amount of 1-20 wt % of the total...
5421898 Method and element for controlling release of a disinfectant from a substrate  
This present invention provides an element for controlling release of a quaternary disinfectant in aqueous solutions comprising a substrate coated with the residue of an aqueous composition of a...
5417608 Blast cleaning apparatus and method with laterally moving conveyor  
This invention relates to a blast cleaning apparatus and method which includes a laterally moving conveyor with openings therethrough, and particularly a laterally moving wire mesh conveyor. The...