Article: Texas, Ohio Inventors Develop Fluid Catalytic Cracking Recovery Process

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 9 -- Terry L. Goolsby of , Texas, and Melissa Hayes of Brook Park, Ohio, have developed a process for recovering waste fluid catalytic cracking equilibrium catalyst.

According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the partial recovery of discarded, spent, or waste fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) equilibrium catalyst by use of a separation device located off site, away from any FCC Process unit or Petroleum Refining area, whereby the separation of recoverable material is achieved by means of both magnetic properties exhibited from contaminated metals deposited on individual catalyst particles and inertial or ...

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