What does Sulnox’s Algerian patent cover?

The patent covers Sulnox’s improved oil/water separation methodology for fuel oil reclamation. The methodology incorporates the company’s patented Berol 6446 product.

What problem is Sulnox’s fuel oil reclamation technology intended to address?

Sulnox’s technology is intended to help address “ship slops”, a hydrocarbon-rich industrial waste produced during activities including tank cleaning, fuel purification and ballast water operations. Slops typically contain around 70% water in what would otherwise be useful heavy fuel oil.

How do traditional ship-slops separation processes compare with Sulnox’s process?

The company says traditional separation processes often require high heating temperatures and long separation times, and that the recovered heavy fuel oil frequently retains water content above 5%. Sulnox says augmenting an existing separation plant with its process can accelerate separation and require lower heating temperatures.

What outcomes does Sulnox say its reclamation process can deliver?

Sulnox says its process can reduce processing times, increase plant capacity and lower energy consumption and the CO2 footprint through lower heating temperatures. It also says the recovered water is less contaminated and that recovered oil typically has around 1.5% or less water content.

Why is Algeria relevant to Sulnox’s fuel oil reclamation technology?

Sulnox describes Algeria as a strategically significant North African and Mediterranean market with substantial petroleum and natural gas reserves, alongside refining and export infrastructure. The company also points to major Mediterranean ports including Algiers, Oran and Skikda, which together handle more than 50 million tonnes of cargo annually and several thousand vessels.

What opportunity does Sulnox identify in Algeria’s maritime sector?

Sulnox says Algeria’s port activity represents an opportunity for slops management, supported by local requirements for the collection, treatment and disposal of marine pollutants under international conventions such as MARPOL. The source links this opportunity to the country’s major ports and hydrocarbon infrastructure.

What is Sulnox’s view of the demulsifier market outlook?

The source says the global demulsifier market is estimated to grow from approximately US$2.5 billion in 2025 to around US$3.3 billion by 2032. It attributes that estimate to tightening environmental regulation and increasing pressure on operators to adopt more sustainable waste management practices, citing VMR.

How extensive is Sulnox’s patent portfolio after the Algerian grant?

Sulnox says the Algerian patent is the latest in a series of grants covering its reclamation technology. The company says its portfolio now spans more than 100 markets across fuel conditioning and fuel oil reclamation.

What does Sulnox do and what solutions does it provide?

Sulnox describes itself as a greentech company delivering lower fuel costs and emissions with zero capex. Its solutions include fuel conditioning and fuel oil reclamation, with the Algerian patent relating to oil reclamation and its demulsification methodology.

What did Sulnox CEO Ben Richardson say about the Algerian patent?

Ben Richardson said the patent was an important extension of Sulnox’s intellectual property in a western Mediterranean location and more broadly in Africa. He also said Algeria’s oil and gas production, refining and export infrastructure created an opportunity for Sulnox’s oil reclamation and emulsification solutions.

What does Sulnox say it aims to support as it expands its patent portfolio?

Ben Richardson said Sulnox aims to support maritime and energy-sector operators across the supply chain in reducing costs, improving fuel quality and addressing emissions. This statement was made as the company described its continuing expansion of its global patent portfolio.

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Sulnox Receives Algerian Patent for Fuel Oil Reclamation Technology

Published Thursday, 07 May 2026

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Company: Sulnox Group PLC
Listings: AQSE:SNOX, OTCQX:SNOXF
Announcement type: Regulatory approval
Published: Thursday, 07 May 2026
Source announcement: sulnoxgroup.com

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Measure	Figure	Period	Compared with
Demulsifier market	approximately US$2.5 billion	2025	Not stated
Demulsifier market	around US$3.3 billion	2032	approximately US$2.5 billion in 2025

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Announcement Summary

Sulnox announced that Algeria granted a patent covering its fuel oil reclamation technology.

The patent covers improved oil/water separation, or demulsification, incorporating Sulnox’s patented Berol 6446 product.
The technology is described for treating ship slops, hydrocarbon-rich industrial waste from tank cleaning, fuel purification and ballast water operations.
Slops typically contain around 70% water; the company says recovered oil typically has 1.5% (or less) water content, while traditional processes frequently leave above 5%.
Sulnox says adding its process to an existing separation plant reduces processing times, heating temperatures, energy consumption and CO2 footprint.

The grant is the latest in a series; Sulnox’s portfolio spans more than 100 markets across fuel conditioning and fuel oil reclamation.

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Sulnox announced that a patent had been granted in Algeria covering its fuel oil reclamation technology. The patent protects an improved oil/water separation, or demulsification, methodology incorporating Sulnox’s patented Berol 6446 product.

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Company: Sulnox Group PLC
Title: Algeria Patent Granted for Fuel Oil Reclamation
Published: Thursday, 07 May 2026
Source site: sulnoxgroup.com

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