Claims
- 1. A method of manufacturing an absorbent and time release material comprising the steps of:
providing a pulp from a fibrous material; forming said pulp into a block; drying said block in a controlled atmosphere; impregnating said dried block with a preselected substance; grinding said impregnated block to form a powdered material
- 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said pulp comprises cloth fibers.
- 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said pulp comprises cellulose fibers.
- 4. A method according to claim 3, wherein said cellulose fibers are dried paper pulp.
- 5. A method according to claim 3, wherein said cellulose fibers are short strand wood fibers.
- 6. A method according to claim 3. wherein said cellulose fibers are long strand wood fibers.
- 7. A method according to claim 3, wherein said cellulose fibers are wood fibers from the processing of wood fiber fluff.
- 8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said substance is selected from the group comprising paraffin wax, beeswax, wax derived from animal products and wax derived from vegetable products.
- 9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said substance is selected from the group comprising petroleum wax, motor oil and grease.
- 10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said pulp includes powdered material selected from one or more of the following waste material: railway ties, telephone poles, creosote, powdered coal, calcium oxalare-solids, krofta fines, or bark.
- 11. An absorbent and time release material produced according to the method of claim 1.
- 12. A material according to claim 11 used for suppressing fires.
- 13. A material according to claim 11 used for land reclamation.
- 14. A material according to claim 11 used for soil enhancement.
- 15. A material according to claim 11 used as a traction agent.
- 16. A material according to claim 11 used to recover petroleum products resulting from a spill.
Priority Claims (1)
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2,250,339 |
Oct 1998 |
CA |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] THIS APPLICATION IS A CONTINUATION OF PCT APPLICATION NO. PCT/CA99/00900 FILED SEP. 29, 1999, DESIGNATING THE UNITED STATES.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/CA99/00900 |
Sep 1999 |
US |
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09833606 |
Apr 2001 |
US |