Abstract: A system and a method for renal replacement therapy includes a blood treatment unit connected to a blood circuit and a dialysis fluid circuit, the system further including a control unit configured to control the system according to control instructions during a treatment, so as to determine a system parameter value and an indication of membrane fouling of the membrane, and activate an automatic anti-fouling measure that includes a temporary change of the flow rate in the blood circuit and a temporary decrease of the ultrafiltration rate wherein a timing of the temporary change and a timing of the temporary reduction are synchronized.

Abstract: The invention concerns a high strength polyethylene fibre, which is prepared by melt spinning polyethylene having a high density through a spinnerette, by cooling the fibre coming out from the spinnerette and by stretching the fibre obtained at 50.degree.-150.degree. C. The polyethylene used in the melt spinning is a homopolymer of ethylene having a weight average molecular weight M.sub.w between 125000-175000 g/mol, a number average molecular weight M.sub.n between 26000-33000 g/mol, polydispersity (M.sub.w /M.sub.n) below 5 and the density higher than 955 g/dm.sup.3. The stretching degree in the drawing step is at least 400%.

Abstract: The carbamate content of cellulose carbamate products is reduced by treating such products with solutions of a base, which solution also contains one or several alkali metal salts, particularly carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, borates and acetates.

Abstract: A non-woven fibre product in which the fibre material consists, totally or in part, of fibres which are able to form bonds with natural or artificial fibres of the same or different type, and in which said fibres capable of forming bonds are cellulose carbamate fibres.

Abstract: The carbamate content of cellulose carbamate products is reduced by treating such products with solutions of a base, which solution also contains one or several alkali metal salts, particularly carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, borates and acetates.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a cyclic process for producing an alkali solution of cellulose carbamate, for precipitating the cellulose carbamate from the alkali solution and for recovering and recycling the chemicals.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a cyclic process for producing an alkali aqueous solution of cellulose carbamate, for precipitating the cellulose carbamate from the alkali solution and for recovering and recycling the remaining chemicals. The process comprises the following steps: (a) an alkali solution of cellulose carbamate is prepared by dissolving cellulose carbamate in an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, (b) the solution obtained in step (a) is contacted with a precipitation aqueous solution containing sodium carbonate, whereby the cellulose carbamate is precipitated and can be removed, (c) from the solution in step (b) sodium carbonate is crystallized and is returned to the precipitant solution in step (b), and (d) mother liquor containing sodium hydroxide, obtained, i.e. remaining from, step (c), is returned to step (a) for dissolving cellulose carbamate. The crystallizing in step (c) is accomplished in two or several steps by cooling.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a procedure for manufacturing cellulose carbamate by reacting isocyanic acid and cellulose at elevated temperature. In the procedure, cellulose, to which biuret or a mixture of biuret and urea has been admixed or absorbed, is heated at a temperature over 170.degree. C. for a sufficient time to produce a quantity of isocyanic acid sufficient for formation of the cellulose carbamate and for accomplishing the reaction between cellulose and isocyanic acid. The heating is accomplished at 170.degree.-250.degree. C., preferably at about 220.degree. C. The biuret quantity is 3-50% by weight of the cellulose weight and the urea quantity is 0-95% by weight of the cellulose weight.

Abstract: The production of cellulose carbamate fibers or films by reacting cellulose with urea to form cellulose carbamate which is dissolved in alkaline solution to form a spinning solution which is spun through an acid precipitation bath is improved by subjecting the cellulose carbamate prior to dissolution in alkaline solution to irradiation of about 0.05-10 Mrad. After dissolution in alkaline solution the same may be subjected to further mild irradiation.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of viscose by adding to cellulose pulp, manufactured by alkali cooking without prehydrolysis or by acid cooking without alkali extraction, steeping lye and an organic compound, steeping the pulp to form alkali cellulose, aging the alkali cellulose, xanthating the aged alkali cellulose with carbon disulfide to obtain cellulose xanthate and dissolving the cellulose xanthate to obtain viscose.