Abstract: An extraction method and a countercurrent liquid-liquid extraction column extracts a hydrogen peroxide containing oxidized working solution of an anthraquinone process. The extraction column includes a plurality of sieve trays, wherein at least one of said sieve trays is a valve sieve tray including a downcomer and at least one floating valve that includes a liftable opening member covering a valve hole in the valve sieve tray and can be lifted by the light phase below the sieve tray. A more stable operation of sieve tray extraction columns is possible by using a floating valve so that the flow rate of the oxidized working solution of an AO process and the daily production of hydrogen peroxide can be increased.

Abstract: A method comprises obtaining (101) media content information and obtaining (103, 109) information indicating a degree of speech in the audio portion. The media content information comprises the media content and/or information determined by analyzing the media content and the degree of speech is determined based on an analysis of an audio portion of the media content. The method further comprises determining (107, 113) an extent to which the audio portion should be used to determine one or more light effects to be rendered while the media content is being rendered and determining (117) these light effects. The extent is determined based on the degree of speech and the light effects are determined based on an analysis (115) of the audio portion in dependence on the extent and based on an analysis of a video portion of the media content.

Abstract: A control system for configuring a plurality of lighting devices is disclosed. The control system comprises a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of lighting devices, a configuration module configured to: for each lighting device of the plurality of lighting devices, group different segments of the plurality of individually controllable segments into different lighting control groups, and communicate, via one or more communication units, grouping information to each respective lighting device to cause the respective lighting device to store the respective grouping information in its memory, the grouping information being indicative of the respective lighting control groups into which the different segments have been grouped, and a control module configured to: communicate, via the one or more communication units, a broadcast command to the plurality of lighting devices, the broadcast command defining respective light settings for the respective lighting control groups.

Abstract: In a cyclic anthraquinone process for producing hydrogen peroxide, which comprises a distillation unit with vapor compression for concentrating hydrogen peroxide, aqueous condensate from the distillation unit is passed over a bed of a cation exchange resin in its protonated from to provide a purified condensate, and the purified condensate is used as extractant for extracting hydrogen peroxide in the anthraquinone process, as column reflux for the distillation unit or as a diluent for diluting an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution.

Abstract: An electronic device is configured to determine apart (161) of a light effect for a first period and determine a succeeding part (186) of the light effect for a second period succeeding the first period. The electronic device is further configured to determine a likelihood that a second original light command specifying a part (162) of a light effect for the second period will not arrive at its destination and transmit an original first light command or determine and transmit an alternative first light command in dependence on the likelihood and/or the determined succeeding part of the light effect. The original first light command specifies the part of the light effect and the alternative first light command is determined based on the part and the succeeding part of the light effect and specifies a portion of the light effect for both the first period and the second period.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) membrane having a predetermined porosity via salt dilution induced phase separation, in which a liquid polymer solution (P) containing polyanions (A) and polycations (C) dissolved in an aqueous medium at an overcritical salt concentration is exposed to an aqueous medium.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device which is operable in two modes. In a first operating mode the flux of a lighting effect having a specified chromaticity is rendered based on the maximum (luminous) flux at which the chromaticity can be rendered by the lighting device. This can cause the maximum (luminous) flux across a range of colors that the lighting device can render to vary greatly. For example, a white color may be rendered at a far greater intensity than a primary color. In a second operating mode the specified chromaticity is rendered based on a predetermined maximum (luminous) flux for that specified chromaticity, or a color range that it is comprised in, or a predetermined maximum (luminous) flux for one or more color channels that are used in combination to render the light effect. This reduces the differences in maximum (luminous) flux of lighting effects rendered across the range of colors that are rendered by the lighting device.

Abstract: An electronic device is configured to identify a dynamic light scene (81) to be rendered, determine one or more current, previous and/or planned light settings (91, 92) for one or more lights (22, 23), determine a target dynamic light scene (83) based on said identified dynamic light scene and said one or more light settings, and render said target dynamic light scene on at least one light (22, 23).

Abstract: A method comprises obtaining (101) media content information and obtaining (103, 109) information indicating a degree of speech in the audio portion. The media content information comprises the media content and/or information determined by analyzing the media content and the degree of speech is determined based on an analysis of an audio portion of the media content. The method further comprises determining (107, 113) an extent to which the audio portion should be used to determine one or more light effects to be rendered while the media content is being rendered and determining (117) these light effects. The extent is determined based on the degree of speech and the light effects are determined based on an analysis (115) of the audio portion in dependence on the extent and based on an analysis of a video portion of the media content.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device which is operable in two modes. In a first operating mode the flux of a lighting In effect having a specified chromaticity is rendered based on the maximum (luminous) flux at which the chromaticity can be rendered by the lighting device. This can cause the maximum (luminous) flux across a range of colors that the lighting device can render to vary greatly. For example, a white color may be rendered at a far greater intensity than a primary color. In a second operating mode the specified chromaticity is rendered based on a predetermined maximum (luminous) flux for that specified chromaticity, or a color range that it is comprised in, or a predetermined maximum (luminous) flux for one or more color channels that are used in combination to render the light effect. This reduces the differences in maximum (luminous) flux of lighting effects rendered across the range of colors that are rendered by the lighting device.

Abstract: In a cyclic anthraquinone process for producing hydrogen peroxide, which comprises a distillation unit with vapor compression for concentrating hydrogen peroxide, aqueous condensate from the distillation unit is passed over a bed of a cation exchange resin in its protonated from to provide a purified condensate, and the purified condensate is used as extractant for extracting hydrogen peroxide in the anthraquinone process, as column reflux for the distillation unit or as a diluent for diluting an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution.

Abstract: A system comprising: a controller configured to apply at least one illumination setting to at least one illumination source, thereby causing the illumination source to emit light according to the applied illumination setting; electronic storage accessible to the controller; and a locking device configured to generate a lock command pertaining to the applied illumination setting, wherein the system is configured to mark the illumination setting as locked in the electronic storage in response to the lock command; wherein the controller is configured to receive a control command pertaining to the applied illumination setting, and modify the applied illumination setting according that control command unless the illumination setting is marked as locked when it is received, wherein the illumination setting is not modified in response to that control command in that event.

Abstract: A system comprising: a controller configured to apply at least one illumination setting to at least one illumination source, thereby causing the illumination source to emit light according to the applied illumination setting; electronic storage accessible to the controller; and a locking device configured to generate a lock command pertaining to the applied illumination setting, wherein the system is configured to mark the illumination setting as locked in the electronic storage in response to the lock command; wherein the controller is configured to receive a control command pertaining to the applied illumination setting, and modify the applied illumination setting according that control command unless the illumination setting is marked as locked when it is received, wherein the illumination setting is not modified in response to that control command in that event.

Abstract: An electronic device (1) is configured to determine information indicating or affecting a variation in delay, e.g. variations in one or more delay components (21-26), between a content frame being rendered, e.g. by a mobile device (12), and a light effect synchronized to the content frame starting to be rendered. The electronic device is further configured to select one or more light effects to be rendered simultaneously with a content item based on the determined information and cause one or more light sources (16, 17) to render the selected one or more light effects simultaneously with the content item.

Abstract: An electronic device is configured to identify a dynamic light scene (81) to be rendered, determine one or more current, previous and/or planned light settings (91, 92) for one or more lights (22, 23), determine a target dynamic light scene (83) based on said identified dynamic light scene and said one or more light settings, and render said target dynamic light scene on at least one light (22, 23).

Abstract: An electronic device is configured to determine apart (161) of a light effect for a first period and determine a succeeding part (186) of the light effect for a second period succeeding the first period. The electronic device is further configured to determine a likelihood that a second original light command specifying a part (162) of a light effect for the second period will not arrive at its destination and transmit an original first light command or determine and transmit an alternative first light command in dependence on the likelihood and/or the determined succeeding part of the light effect. The original first light command specifies the part of the light effect and the alternative first light command is determined based on the part and the succeeding part of the light effect and specifies a portion of the light effect for both the first period and the second period.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connected device system that is adapted to form a low-bandwidth wireless mesh network (2) between a plurality of devices (3, 4, 5, 6). The connected device system (1) comprises multiple output devices (3, 4, 5) for outputting human-perceptible stimuli and a controller device (6) for controlling the stimulus outputs of the multiple output devices via the wireless mesh network. The controller device is adapted to switch a group of the multiple output devices from a first control mode, in the stimulus outputs are controlled by control messages of a first type, to a second control mode, in which the stimulus outputs are controlled by control messages of a second type. The control messages of the second type are transmitted to the output devices of the group at a higher rate than the control messages of the first type.

Abstract: In a wireless mesh network, a battery operated node can select a parent node via which messages are routed to further nodes. The parent node can initially be selected based on signal strength. The node receives acknowledgements for messages sent, if they arrive. The node calculates a reliability indicator of the parent node based on the number of messages for which an acknowledgement has been received. If the reliability indicator exceeds a predetermined threshold the node selects a new parent node, based on second selection criteria. For example, the node with the next greatest signal strength.

Abstract: A method of controlling luminaires of a lighting system based on a current mode of an entertainment device, the method comprising: whilst the entertainment device is in an active mode: controlling one or more of the luminaires associated with the entertainment device to render an entertainment effect, receiving a lighting instruction identifying a plurality of the luminaires and a lighting effect to be rendered by them, determining that at least a first of the plurality of luminaires is one of the luminaires currently rendering the entertainment effect, controlling at least a second of the plurality of luminaries, which is not currently rendering the entertainment effect, to render the lighting effect whilst the first luminaire continues to render the entertainment effect, and electronically storing an indication of the lighting effect; and in response to the entertainment device switching to an inactive mode, controlling the first luminaire to render the lighting effect using the electronically stored indica

Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled device (1, 1?), a system (25, 25?) comprising such controlled device (1, 1?) and a controller device (21), a method for setting up such controlled device (1, 1?) and a software product for a set up processor (3, 3?) of such controlled device (1, 1?). In order to allow the controlled device (1, 1?) to persistently stay within the framework of the system (25, 25?) over its power cycles while avoiding or at least reducing a need for a costly element like a NVRAM on the side of the controlled device (1, 1?). Rather than providing costly NVRAM in the controlled device (1, 1?), the controlled device (1,1?) is just provided with fixed information which allows the controlled device (1,1?) to receive or obtain the variable control data from the controller device (21) as an outside source.