US Patent Issued on Feb. 18 for "Method for cleaning up oil spills using multi-layered carbon fiber-based absorbents" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,436, issued on Feb. 18.

"Method for cleaning up oil spills using multi-layered carbon fiber-based absorbents" was invented by Mohammad Nezar H Khdary (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Nezar Hassan M. Khdary (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for cleaning up oil spills using multi-layered carbon fiber-based absorbents is disclosed. The method for cleaning up oil spills requires an oil-contaminated area including a quantity of oil, a first storage vessel, an oil extraction machine, a heating element, and a multi-layered carbon fiber absorbent. The multi-layered modified carbon fiber absorbent is distributed to the o...