Abstract: Combustible compositions in the form of homogeneous water-in-oil and/or organic emulsions, deriving from heterogeneous fatty waste and containing solid particles in suspension are prepared by carrying out a dynamic homogenisation operation and an emulsification operation in the presence of an emulsifying agent and/or a base such as an alkali or alkaline-earth metal hydroxide. These combustible compositions can be used for combustion in a variety of furnace types.

Abstract: A method of treating gas containing water in order to remove at least part of the water from the gas, including feeding the natural gas to be treated by a first line, with a liquid fraction containing at least an aqueous phase is fed via a second line in the presence of a solvent into a contact zone, so as to bring the gas into direct contact with the liquid fraction over at least a portion of the contact zone. The solvent is a non-hydrocarbon compound other than water, and simultaneously, the gas is cooled in the presence of the solvent in order to condense at least one liquid phase consisting essentially of water in a mixture with the solvent.

Abstract: The present invention presents an antigenic peptide whose amino acid sequence comprises a fragment of the caseinomacropeptide (CMP) sequence, which peptide is characterized in that it carries at least one epitope of CMP. These peptides exhibit no or little cross-reactivity with K-casein. When these peptides are used as immunogens, they make it possible to obtain specific anti-CMP antibodies. Also disclosed is a process for detecting the presence of cow's milk CMP in milk and milk products, using the above antibodies. Further presented are diagnostic reagents for the assay of CMP, which reagents are characterized in that they comprise at least one peptide, antigenic composition, or anti-CMP antibody of the present invention.

Abstract: A method of treating a gas, for example, natural gas containing at least one hydrocarbon and at least one acid gas to remove the acid gas from the natural gas and to produce at least one concentrated acid gas, wherein the gas is subjected to at least two stages of absorption using polar solvents having different properties.

Abstract: A gas containing at least two constituents A and B having different temperatures is fractionated by carrying out at least the two cooling and contacting phases as follows:a) during a first stage, said gas is at least partly cooled to cause condensation of at least a first liquid fraction and said gas is brought into contact with said liquid fraction in at least a first zone of contact and heat exchange Z1, and at least a liquid fraction enriched in constituent A and at least a gaseous fraction are collected at the outlet of said first zone of contact and heat exchange Z1,b) during a second stage, said gaseous fraction from stage a) is at least partly cooled to cause condensation of at least a second liquid fraction and said gaseous fraction is brought into contact with said second liquid fraction in at least a second zone of contact and heat exchange Z2, and at least a liquid fraction enriched in constituent B and at least a gaseous fraction are collected at the outlet of said second zone.

Abstract: A process for simultaneously exchanging material and for exchanging heat, material change being effected between a gas phase and at least one liquid phase by contact and passage in opposite directions of the gas phase and of the at least one liquid phase and heat exchange being effected between a compartment (I) and another compartment (II). In compartment (I) a plurality of spacer plates defining material exchange passages are arranged and the material exchange is effected by causing the at least one liquid phase to flow over a substantially vertical or inclined wall of a corrugated spacer plate having perforations and by causing at least a fraction of the gas phase to traverse simultaneously said perforations in a substantially ascending direction to contact said at least one liquid phase. The heat exchange is effected by circulating a heat exchange fluid in the compartment (II) which has a common wall with the compartment (I).

Abstract: A method and device for separating a continuous phase from at least one dispersed phase, with the phases having different densities. A mixture of the phases to be separated is supplied into a device including at least one cylindrical chamber vertically disposed and at least one static helically-shaped member is accommodated in the chamber. At least one face of the helically-shaped member is formed by a helicoidal surface. A maximum free path of a dispersed phase particle in a radial direction prior to colliding with the helically-shaped member is less than one quarter of a peripheral diameter of the member and, preferably, less than one tenth of an internal diameter of the chamber. The method and apparatus are capable of separating an aqueous phase from an organic phase such as, a petroleum fluid, with the mixture to be separated also possibly including a gaseous phase and a solid phase.

Abstract: The benzene content of hydrocarbon gasolines is accomplished by (a) fractionating at least one hydrocarbon gasoline into a light fraction A, with an increased benzene content, and a heavy fraction B, with a reduced benzene content; (b) contacting the light fraction A at a temperature below room temperature with a gas containing at least a fraction of olefins in which the number of carbon atoms is from 2 to 5 per molecule so that at least a fraction of said olefins is absorbed in light fraction A; at the end of stage (b), separating a residual gas with a reduced olefin content from a liquid fraction C, with an increased olefin content; (d) passing the fraction C from stage (c) into an alkylation reactor so that at least a fraction of the benzene is alkylated by at least a fraction of the olefins; (e) fractionating the mixture emerging from stage (d) so as to produce, firstly, a gas phase chiefly comprising gases which were not converted during stage (d) and, secondly, a liquid phase, at least partly containing

Abstract: Described are a process and an apparatus for transporting and treating a natural gas.The process according to the invention comprises contacting in a zone G.sub.1 the gas issuing from a production well (1) with a liquid phase coming at least in part from recycling (4) and containing water and at least one anti-corrosion additive and/or at least one anti-hydrate additive which is at least partly water-miscible and vaporizing in the pure state or in azeotrope form; transporting the additive-charge gaseous phase in a conduit (5), cooling it at E.sub.1, separating at B.sub.1 an aqueous phase from the non-condensed gas which is collected by way of a conduit (10) and recycling the additive-charged aqueous phase to the contact zone G.sub.1 by way of the line (9, 4).The process and apparatus are for the transportation of natural gas over long distances in particular.