Algeria patent granted for fuel oil reclamation in International Shipping News 08/05/2026 Sulnox, the greentech company delivering lower fuel costs and emissions with zero capex, is pleased to announce the grant of a patent in Algeria covering its fuel oil reclamation technology – extending the Company’s intellectual property (IP) into a strategically significant North African and Mediterranean market. The intellectual property protects an improved oil/water separation, or ‘demulsification’, methodology developed by Sulnox, incorporating its patented Berol 6446 product. This development has considerable potential for supporting the maritime industry in tackling its perennial problem of “ship slops”, a hydrocarbon-rich industrial waste produced across various parts of a ship’s operations, including tank cleaning, fuel purification and ballast water operations. Slops typically contain around 70% water in what would otherwise be useful heavy fuel oil (HFO). Managing and recovering value from this material is both a regulatory requirement and a commercial opportunity for port operators and shipping companies worldwide. Traditional separation processes often require high heating temperatures and long separation times to allow gravity to drag out the water from the oil in a separation tank. Even then, the recovered HFO frequently retains water content above 5%, reducing its market value and appeal. Augmenting an existing separation plant with the Sulnox process brings the following outcomes: · Accelerated separation, significantly reducing processing times and increasing plant capacity · Lower heating temperatures required, reducing energy consumption and CO2 footprint · Water recovered is less contaminated and may be disposed of easily and safely · Oil recovered has typically around 1.5% (or less) water content, materially improving its value and saleability The global demulsifier market is estimated to grow from approximately US$2.5 billion in 2025 to around US$3.3