Abstract: Process for the purification, treatment and steam cracking of a secondary hydrocarbon stream in combination with a primary hydrocarbon stream, wherein the secondary hydrocarbon stream is vaporized before introduction within the convection section of a steam cracker furnace in combination with at least a portion of the said primary hydrocarbon stream.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for scavenging hydrogen sulphide and/or mercaptans in hydrocarbon streams, the composition comprising at least one oxazolidine compounds and at least one alkanolamine allowing boosting the effect of the oxazolidine compound.

Abstract: The disclosure relates in its first aspect to a process of conversion of a gaseous stream comprising methane into hydrogen (51) and carbon (25), the process is remarkable in that it comprises a step (a) of providing a first gaseous stream (3, 7); a step (b) of bromination and synthesis in which the first gaseous stream (3, 7) is put in contact with a second stream (53) comprising bromine resulting in the formation of a third stream (15) comprising methyl bromides and hydrogen bromide, and of a fourth stream (25) comprising carbon including graphite and/or carbon black; a step (c) of separation performed on the third stream (15) to recover a hydrogen bromide-rich stream (41) which is then oxidized in a step (d) to produce a stream (51) comprising hydrogen. The second aspect relates to the installation for performing the process of the first aspect and the third aspect concerns the use of bromine in such process.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a composite material suitable for use as EMI shielding material, remarkable in that it comprises a component A being a polymer resin being at least one amorphous polymer resin and/or at least one semi-crystalline polymer resin selected from polyethylene resin and/or polypropylene resin; from 15.0 to 60.0 wt. % of component B being at least one metal-coated particle based on the total weight of the composite material; and from 0.5 to 5.0 wt. % of component C being one or more dispersants based on the total weight of the composite material; wherein one or more dispersants are selected from fatty acids, fatty acid derivatives, ethylene bis stearamide, functionalized waxes, maleic anhydride-grafted polymers and any mixture thereof; wherein the blend of components A, B and C shows a density ranging from 0.8 to 2.0 g/cc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device comprising an (i) electrolysis cell comprising (ia) a negative electrode compartment for the reduction of water (H2O) into dihydrogen (H2) and (ib) a supercapacitive flow compartment as a positive electrode compartment, wherein said electrolysis cell is in fluidic communication with a carbonation reactor. The present invention also relates to a process comprising the production of dihydrogen (H2) by electrolysis and applications thereof.

Abstract: In various aspects, the present disclosure provides an example autonomous microsystem for immersion into a fluid. The autonomous microsystem includes electronics, a power source, and a packaging system that surrounds the electronics and the power source. The electronics can be configured to sense and record one or more environmental conditions. The packaging system may include a deformable shell that defines an internal space and a plurality of filler particles disposed in the internal space and configured to control a density of the autonomous microsystem in relation to the fluid. The filler particles may comprise a low-density material having a bulk density greater than or equal to about 100 kg/m3 and less than or equal to about 1,000 kg/m3 and have a packing density greater than or equal to about 1011/m3 and less than or equal to about 1021/m3.

Abstract: Said method is implemented via a power generation unit comprising at least one combustion turbine configured to generate, at defined site conditions, without cooling or heating of the incoming air stream, a defined site electrical or/and mechanical power lower than a predefined maximum required electrical or/and mechanical power. The method comprises the following steps cooling the incoming air stream when the power requested by the consumer system is greater than the defined site power of the power generation unit at the defined site conditions, and is lower than or equal to the predefined maximum required power; heating the incoming air flow when the power requested by the consumer system is lower than the defined site power of the power generation unit at the defined site conditions.

Abstract: Fibers can include a polypropylene composition, which can include a metallocene random copolymer of propylene and a comonomer that is an alpha-olefin different from propylene. The metallocene random copolymer can have a comonomer content of from 1.2 wt % to 1.8 wt %, a molecular weight distribution of at least 1.0 and of at most 4.0 obtained without thermal or chemical degradation, and a melting temperature Tmelt of at most 140° C. A nonwoven can include the fibers, and a laminate can include the nonwoven. The fibers can be produced by polymerizing the propylene and comonomer in presence of a metallocene-based polymerization catalyst to obtain the metallocene random copolymer. The polypropylene composition can be melt-extruded to obtain a molten polypropylene stream, which can be extruded from capillaries of a spinneret to obtain filaments. A diameter of the filaments can be rapidly reduced to obtain a final diameter.

Abstract: A method for optimizing an existing generator system based on photovoltaic cells and provided with an existing photovoltaic panel or a group of existing photovoltaic panels, each panel having a first plurality of cells of a first type interconnected in series or in series/in parallel. The method includes: determining an operating voltage of the panel(s); producing additional panel module(s) having a second plurality of thin-film cells of a second type and having a different band gap width than the cells of the panel(s), the additional module(s) being configured to supply an operating voltage equal, within ±10%, to the voltage of the panel(s); positioning the additional module to overlap on or under the panel or one of the panel(s), the module being connected in parallel to the panel(s), or positioning several additional modules to overlap on or under several panels, the several modules being connected in parallel to panels.

Abstract: A process to produce olefins including: (a) Providing a hydrocarbon stream containing at least 10 wt % of pyrolysis plastic oil; (b) Optionally contacting the effluent obtained in step a) with silica gel, clays, alkaline or alkaline earth metal oxide, iron oxide, ion exchange resins, active carbon, active aluminium oxide, molecular sieves, alkaline oxide and/or porous supports containing lamellar double hydroxide modified or not and silica gel, or any mixture thereof; (c) performing a selective hydrogenation step; (d) contacting the stream obtained in step c) with a cracking catalyst to crack the olefins and/or paraffins into olefins having 2 to 4 carbon atoms (e) separating from the effluents obtained at the step d) a first stream containing olefins and saturated hydrocarbons having at most 3 carbon atoms, and a second stream containing hydrocarbons having 4 or more carbon atoms and (f) recovering from said first stream the ethylene and propylene.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the use of a composite material as electro-thermal material in a process for the production of an electrical heating panel, wherein the electrical heating panel comprises at least one device selected from a plate, a sheet or a film, wherein said device has one or more layers wherein at least one layer is a heating layer made of a composite material comprising a first polymer which is one or more amorphous polymers or one or more semi-crystalline polymers selected from polyethylene and/or polypropylene; and from 2.0 to 20.0 wt. % of carbon particles and wherein the heating layer or at least one heating layer has a thickness ranging from 100 ?m to 4.0 mm. The disclosure also relates to the use of such electrical heating panel in a motor vehicle.

Abstract: Mounting components of photovoltaic (PV) modules and PV module assemblies are described, including PV module couplings and PV module mounting chassis. In an example, a PV module includes a PV module coupling having a toe portion extending from a PV module frame, and a PV module mounting chassis includes a toe slot to receive the toe. The toe and toe slot construction allows for the PV module frame to be assembled to the PV module mounting chassis without using tools, and thus, permits a PV module assembly to be quickly constructed during installation of a PV module system. Furthermore, the toe and toe slot construction accommodates thermal expansion and other environmental loads seen after installation, while providing a grounding connection for the PV module assembly.

Abstract: A lubricant for marine engine, notably for a two-stroke marine engine. More particularly, a lubricant for a marine engine including at least one lubricant base oil and at least one di-alkylaminopolyalkylamine.

Abstract: The invention relates to drawn articles selected from fibres, tapes, yarns, staple fibres and continuous filaments, the articles comprising a polypropylene having a melt flow index in the range from 0.1 to 4.9 g/10 min as determined according to ISO 1133, condition L, at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg; a xylene soluble fraction of at most 0.8 wt %, relative to the total weight of the polypropylene as determined in accordance with ASTM D542-98; a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn ranging from 2.0 to 5.0; and a melting temperature Tm of at most 155° C. as determined according to ISO 3146. The invention also relates to the process to produce such drawn articles.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process to perform an endothermic dehydrogenation and/or aromatization reaction of hydrocarbons, said process comprising the steps of providing at least one fluidized bed reactor comprising at least two electrodes and a bed comprising particles; putting the particles in a fluidized state to obtain a fluidized bed; heating the fluidized bed to a temperature ranging from 480° C. to 700° C. to conduct the reaction; and obtaining a reactor effluent containing hydrogen, unconverted hydrocarbons, and olefins and/or aromatics; wherein the particles of the bed comprise electrically conductive particles and particles of a catalytic composition, wherein at least 10 wt. % of the particles are electrically conductive particles and have a resistivity ranging from 0.001 Ohm·cm to 500 Ohm·cm at 500° C. and wherein the step of heating the fluidized bed is performed by passing an electric current of through the fluidized bed.

Abstract: A method of predicting state of power (SOP) for a battery includes estimating first state parameter bounds of the battery using an internal observer process; obtaining a current value based upon the first state parameter bounds, system constraint variables, a scaling factor and a reference current using a modified reference governor process; performing adaptive parameter bounding to obtain second state parameter bounds using the current value; determining a constraint variable based upon the second state parameter bounds and whether the constraint variable is within the system constraint variables the using an interval prediction process; and generating a modified scaling factor based upon whether the constraint variable is within the system constraint variables. Using the modified scaling factor, the obtaining, performing, determining and modifying are repeated to generate a final current value. The SOP is estimated based upon the final current value.

Abstract: A method for assessing a state of health of a battery having a plurality of heterogeneous cells includes subjecting the cells of the battery to a plurality of diagnostic current pulse cycles; identifying extreme cells based upon the cycles; estimating model parameters of the extreme cells; and estimating upper and lower bounds for the estimated model parameters. Estimating model parameters includes performing a recursive least squares analysis on the extreme cells. Estimating the upper and lower bounds for the estimated model parameters includes performing a sparse Gaussian process regression using the estimated model parameters.

Abstract: The present invention is related to expandable vinyl aromatic polymers comprising comminuted coke, said comminuted coke having an average stack height (Lc) of carbon crystallites at least 4 nm, a volume median particle diameter (D50) comprised between 1 and less than 5 ?m and being characterized by a span (D90?D10)/D50 below 2.5 Molded parts produced from the expandable vinyl aromatic polymers prove low thermal conductivities for a low foam density.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a diester of formula (I) in a lubricant composition for a vehicle equipped with a hybrid engine, to reduce friction when the engine is used at low speed and/or when cold.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for determining the solar distribution in an area, the comprising: a phase for collecting data to form a training database, a phase for training a model on the basis of the training database to obtain a trained model, the input of the trained model being an image of an area seen from the sky and the output being a global cartography of the irradiance projected on each surface of the area imaged on the input image, a phase for operating the trained model comprising: a step of receiving an image of an area seen from the sky, and a step of determining by the trained model a global cartography of the irradiance projected on each surface of the area imaged on the received image.