US Patent Issued to ECOLAB USA on Sept. 8 for "Enhanced foam fractionation of oil phase from aqueous/oil mixed phase via increased viscoelasticity" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,140, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).

"Enhanced foam fractionation of oil phase from aqueous/oil mixed phase via increased viscoelasticity" was invented by Victor Fuk-Pong Man (Saint Paul, Minn.), Michael Charles DeNoma (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Steven E. Lentsch (Saint Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides improved methods for purifying and/or removing oily particles, and/or contaminants suspended or dissolved in water. In particular the process relates to an additive composition that has the appropriate surfactant characteristics for effectively removing an oi...