Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for generating an electromagnetic field inside a reactor to trigger an exothermic reaction. The design and implementation of the electromagnetics are based on the requirements of a particular exothermic reaction or reactor. For example, the triggering mechanism of a particular exothermic reaction or reactor may require a magnetic field with a specific magnitude, polarity, and/or orientation.

Abstract: A processing system for producing a product material from a liquid mixture includes an array of one or more power jet modules adapted to jet the liquid mixture into one or more streams of droplets and force the one or more streams of droplets into the processing system adapted to process the one or more streams of droplets into the product material. A method for producing a product material from a liquid mixture on a processing system includes moving each of the one or more power jet modules and be connected to an opening of a dispersion chamber, opening one or more doors of the one or more power jet modules, processing the one or more streams of droplets inside a reaction chamber, closing the one or more doors of the power jets modules and moving each of the one or more power jet modules in a second direction.

Abstract: A modular anti-microbial aerosol atmospheric effect delivery system includes an air compressor, a haze solution reservoir, and an artificial snow solution reservoir in a system enclosure and an electronically controlled haze module and artificial snow module mounted above an attendee room. The haze module is connected to the air compressor and the haze solution reservoir by a hose system. The artificial snow module fluidly is connected to the air compressor and the artificial snow solution reservoir by the hose system. The artificial snow solution reservoir contains an artificial snow solution including sodium lauryl sulfate and citric acid. The haze solution reservoir contains a haze solution propylene glycol or tri-ethylene glycol, and at least one anti-microbial component selected from hydrogen peroxide and citric acid.

Abstract: Provided are a device and a method for purifying an organic amine solution. The device includes an ion exchange bed having an upper feeding port, through which the ion exchange bed is communicated with an inert gas cylinder, a fifth liquid storage tank and a second liquid adding pump; a lower feeding port, through which the ion exchange bed is communicated with a first liquid adding pump; a lower discharging port, through which the ion exchange bed is communicated with a second liquid storage tank, a third liquid storage tank and a fourth liquid storage tank; and an upper discharging port, through which the ion exchange bed is communicated with the fourth liquid storage tank.

Abstract: Apparatus for undertaking a chemical reaction includes an elongate housing and a receptacle. The elongate housing may include a cooling means, and end fittings, which may include ports where fluids may be introduced and/or removed. In use of the apparatus, a chemical reaction product is formed within the receptacle. Subsequently the receptacle containing the chemical reaction product is withdrawn from the elongate housing.

Abstract: System and methods for plasma treatment of a fluidized bed of particles are disclosed. The systems include an energy coupling zone configured to generate a plasma from microwave radiation and an interface element configured to propagate the plasma from the energy coupling zone to a reaction zone. The reaction zone is configured to receive the plasma, receive a plurality of reactant particles in a fluidization plane direction from a fluidization assembly positioned below the reaction zone, and form a product in presence of the plasma. The fluidization plane is substantially perpendicular to the propagated plasma.

Abstract: An air purification includes a body portion, having a first installation space, a second installation space and a third installation space; a positive/negative ion module, removably mounted in the first installation space and controlled to generate positive ions and/or negative ions; a plasma module, removably mounted in the second installation space and controlled to generate plasmas; and a power supply module, removably mounted in the third installation space and configured to supply power for the positive/negative ion module and the plasma module.

Abstract: A venting system includes a frame and a register cover attached to the frame. The register cover includes a plurality of alternating open areas and air diverting fins vertically orientated on the register cover. Three open areas among the plurality of open areas are disposed proximate a central portion of the register cover. A tool engagement feature is located at the central portion of the register cover and includes a plurality of concave surfaces formed on at least four of the air diverting fins among the plurality of air diverting fins. The tool engagement feature further includes a forwardly projecting knuckle arranged at a center of each of the three open areas disposed at the central portion of the register cover.

Abstract: The ammonia synthesis system of the present invention includes an ammonia synthesis reaction unit that synthesizes ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen; an ammonia cooler that cools an ammonia-containing gas discharged from the ammonia synthesis reaction unit; a gas-liquid separator that separates ammonia liquefied by the ammonia cooler from a circulated gas; and an ammonia synthesizing gas supplying unit that supplies nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas, the circulated gas being supplied to the ammonia synthesis reaction unit, the circulated gas supplied to the ammonia synthesis unit having an ammonia gas concentration of 3% by volume or more. The method for producing ammonia of the present invention includes reacting nitrogen and hydrogen using a circulated gas having an ammonia gas concentration of 3% by volume or more and using an ammonia synthesis catalyst under a condition of a reaction pressure of 10 MPa or less to produce ammonia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multi-bed catalytic reactor with a cylindrical shape comprising a mixing device mounted between two catalyst beds in the reactor, said mixing device comprises connected pipe segments forming mixing section and discharging section.

Abstract: An air purification system for a passenger cabin of a transport vessel. The air purification system comprises an elongated air compartment having a panel, with a plurality of openings along the panel. Air filters reside within the openings to receive air from inside the cabin. The system also includes a plurality of air tubes. Air moves through the air tubes, aided by a source of compressed air, to motive flow valves. The motive flow valves create suction to draw air into the air compartment from the passenger cabin. The system also includes at least one UV-C light source. The UV-C light source resides within the air compartment, and disinfects the air moving through the air compartment. A plurality of air outlets are also placed along the panel, with each outlet configured to release air at selected points to provide a distribution of disinfected air into the passenger cabin.

Abstract: A sanitizing device includes an enclosed chamber, an ionic air mover and a closed recirculation path. The chamber is designed to contain the object to be sanitized. For example, if the object is a mobile phone (or other portable electronics or small objects), the chamber may have the same approximate shape as the mobile phone. The chamber may contain a lid that is opened to allow insertion of the mobile phone into the chamber and then closed with a good seal to create an enclosed chamber with low leakage. The ionic air mover performs two functions. It creates an air flow through the use of corona discharge. It also ionizes oxygen to create ozone that will be used to sanitize the object of interest.

Abstract: An air decontamination apparatus for a common HVAC system includes a plurality of venturi holes. The plurality of venturi holes are configured to be positioned in the common HVAC system for forcing airflow in the common HVAC system through the plurality of venturi holes. Each of the plurality of venturi holes including an antimicrobial coating. Wherein, the air decontamination apparatus is configured to kill bacteria and viruses in the airflow in the common HVAC system via the antimicrobial coating on each of the plurality of venturi holes.

Abstract: Techniques regarding electrically heating a reactor are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a reaction tube positioned within a reactor body. The apparatus can also comprise a plurality of electric heating elements positioned within the reactor body and adjacent to the reaction tube. The plurality of electric heating elements can be arranged parallel to each other and perpendicular to the reaction tube.

Abstract: At a center portion of a ceiling wall of a furnace body having a lateral wall between the ceiling wall and a bottom wall, there is a burner that combusts downwards. A reforming reaction tube is provided in a circumference of the burner to carry out a steam reforming treatment on a source gas. A discharging portion is an opening at an upper side portion of the lateral wall for discharging combustion gas of the burner. A cylindrical outer wall is disposed at an outer side portion of the lateral wall. In an outside space formed between the lateral wall and the outer wall, there is a steam generating heat exchanger generating steam or a mixture gas of a source gas and steam. At a lower side portion of the outer wall, there is outside discharging opening discharging the combustion gas which flows through the outside space.

Abstract: LNG reformer system may include a reformer configured for reforming raw material gas including LNG gas and water vapor into hydrogen through a catalytic reaction thereof; a hydrogen PSA extracting the hydrogen in reformed gas produced in the reformer; a CO2 PSA fluidically connected to the hydrogen PSA and configured for extracting carbon dioxide in off-gas discharged from the hydrogen PSA; a first heat exchanger fluidically connected to the CO2 PSA and configured for cooling a fluid including carbon dioxide extracted in the CO2 PSA by LNG supplied from an LNG tank toward the reformer; a CO2 separator fluidically connected to the first heat exchanger and configured for separating the carbon dioxide from a fluid that passed through the first heat exchanger, the fluid including carbon dioxide; and a CO2 tank fluidically connected to the CO2 separator and storing the carbon dioxide separated in the CO2 separator.

Abstract: A plant and process for producing a hydrogen rich gas are provided, said process comprising the steps of: reforming a hydrocarbon feed in a reforming step thereby obtaining a synthesis gas comprising CH4, CO, CO2, H2 and H2O; shifting said synthesis gas in a shift configuration including a high temperature shift step; removal of CO2 upstream hydrogen purification unit, such as a pressure swing adsorption unit (PSA), and recycling off-gas from hydrogen purification unit and mix it with natural gas upstream prereformer feed preheater, prereformer, reformer feed preheater or ATR or shift as feed for the process.

Abstract: An upper-air disinfection system is achieved with a plurality of upper air emitters powered by a DC voltage power bus including data conductors. An upper air emitter with one or more concentrated light sources, quartz lenses, and one or more reflectors.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems to form calcium carbonate comprising vaterite, comprising dissolving lime in an aqueous base solution under one or more precipitation conditions to produce a precipitation material comprising calcium carbonate and a supernatant solution, wherein the calcium carbonate comprises vaterite.

Abstract: A reactor system for producing modacrylic polymer having a main tank with at least one feed inlet, a mixing element inside the main tank, a secondary tank connected to the main tank with an overflow channel, a reaction terminator feed and a level meter for the secondary tank, an outlet at the bottom of the secondary tank, a level control valve that controls the outlet, a collection area connected to the outlet, and a control unit configured to control the level control valve to determine output amount to be transferred to the collection area from the secondary tank according to data received from the level meter in order to keep the level in the secondary tank constant. The temperature in the main tank and the secondary tank is continuously measured and the main tank and the secondary tank temperature difference is arranged such that it does not exceed ±5° C.