Abstract: A process for the removal and recovery of mercury and, if desired, other heavy metals from incinerator waste water produced by washing waste gases from incinerators, which comprises adding to the waste water a reducing agent or a combination of oxidizing and reducing agents, subjecting the thus added waste water to stripping treatment in the presence of ferrous ion to obtain a mercury vapor-containing gas and simultaneously form spinel type crystalline compounds and then cooling said gas to separate and recover the mercury. If desired, said spinel type crystalline compounds are also removed from the mercury-free waste water.

Abstract: A process for separating and recovering carbonic acid gas from a methane-rich gas containing the same by a pressure swing means comprising contacting the methane-rich gas with an adsorbent for carbonic acid gas at a high pressure to obtain a refined methane gas and then desorbing the carbonic acid from the carbonic acid gas-adsorbed adsorbent at a low pressure to obtain a substantially pure carbonic acid gas.

Abstract: A felt for paper manufacture and the method for producing the felt. At least two fabrics having a single weave or double combination weave structure are piled to form a ground fabric. A lap is fed on the ground fabric and the lap and fabrics of the ground fabric are combined with each other by needling.