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PATENT ASSIGNEE'S COUNTRY USA
UPDATE 12.99
PATENT ASSIGNEE Safety-Kleen Corp (Elgin; Ill)
PATENT CLAIMS Method comprising cleaning & recycling mixt of
- Cleaning solvent contg aromatic solvents (<20%) & remain
der aliphatic solvents & having flash point 100-250F &
- Treating compn consisting of 2-Et-1,3-hexandiol (0.5-5 pph
rel. to solvent compn)
- Cleaning mechanical parts with above mixt until mixt under
goes reduced visual clarity & attains suspended particle
concn > 500 ppm
- Clarifying mixt by adding clarifying agenr (0.01-5 pph) &
water (0.01-5 pph), thereby providing clarified mixt
- Reusing clarified solvent mixt until particle concn again rea
ches > 500 ppm
- Separating a supernatant solvent mixt layer contg said
treated & clarified solvent mixt from a lower layer rich in
impurities
- Distn supernatant solvent mixt layer
- Recycling distilled mixt
- Repeating said reusing, clarifying, sepn., & distn steps
- Periodically determining residual level of treat. compn in
solvent mixt
- Adding additional treat compn to solvent mixt after distn
step to maintain concn in 0.5-5 pph amount
PATENT PHOTOCOPY Available on request

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