Abstract: There is provided a sheet processing apparatus with improved visibility of a sheet bundle discharged without post-processing thereto. The CPU circuit receives the conveyed sheet, drives and controls the sheet-returning paddle, the rack part, the rear end regulation part, the alignment plate and the like and forms sheet bundle comprising of a plural number of sheets as received. Further, the CPU circuit drives and controls the alignment plate when discharging the sheet bundle S from the processing tray, the sheet bundle S exceeding the number of sheets which can be post-processed by the stapler. Therefore, the sheet bundle S which includes sheets equal to the allowable number of sheets for post-processing of the sheet processing unit is discharged to the second discharge position which is different from the first discharge position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stacking device for continuously forming stacks (12a-e) of bags (18a), which bags are continuously fed in at least one bag strand (16a,d-e), which comprises at least one bag row (14a) and which is endless or cut through after each series of a defined number of bags, the stacking device comprising: at least one stack base (24a-e, 24?a-b), which is moved back and forth in a stacking motion (22a-e, 22?a) parallel to a stack layer direction (20a) at least during the formation of a stack (12a-e); a bag-feeding means (26a-d), which lays the at least one bag strand (16a,d-e) on the stack base (24a-e, 24?a-b) in such a way that the bag strand (16a,d-e) bends at least substantially because of the stacking motion (22a-e, 22?a) after each series of a number of bags that forms a stack layer (28a,c-d) and forms zig-zag-shaped stack layers (28a,c-d) or that the bag strand (16a,d-e) is layered at least substantially because of the stacking motion (22a-e, 22?a) with matching bag orientation into st

Abstract: A sheet processing device can prevent a folded sheet bundle from being opened upon accumulation to prevent a reduction in accumulation amount thereof. The sheet processing device includes a pair of pressing rollers pressing a folding loop of a folded sheet bundle in a thickness direction, a support unit mounted to a device frame and supporting a plurality of rows of the pressing roller pairs such that intervals therebetween in the row direction are reduced stepwise, and a gripper member that makes the folding loop of the folded sheet bundle pass through the support unit in a direction that the intervals of the plurality of rows of pressing roller pairs in the row direction are reduced stepwise. The folded sheet bundle passes through the support unit by the gripper member to cause the folding loop to be sequentially pressed by the plurality of rows of pressing roller pairs.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for spooling flexible cord, having a spooler body with a central attachment cavity, an arbor connected to said spooler body, a plurality of projections emanating outward from a surface of said arbor, whereby said system is constructed and arranged to rotate and spool said cord.

Abstract: A conveyance system includes a camera to generate an image of an area of interest; a dispatch system including a facial recognition unit and a profile unit, the facial recognition unit detecting facial features of a user in the image; the dispatch system determining if the facial features match a profile stored in the profile unit, the dispatch system scheduling car service in response to the facial features matching the profile stored in the profile unit; a system interface including a system interface camera, the system interface camera to generate a second image of the user at the system interface; the facial recognition unit detecting facial features of the user in the second image; the dispatch system determining if the facial features of the user in the second image match the profile stored in the profile unit.

Abstract: An article transport facility is provided in which, when a fire breaks out on a floor below, smoke etc. can be prevented from entering floors above through an opening. An opening, which a raised and lowered member can move through in a vertical direction, is formed in an intermediate floor portion located between the floor above and the floor below. A fire door for opening and closing the opening is provided. A gas ejection device having an ejecting portion for ejecting gas is provided at a lower position than the fire door. The ejecting portion ejects gas horizontally toward an area directly below a gap formed at an edge of the fire door when the opening is closed by the fire door.

Abstract: In an elevator apparatus, a reference position switch is a usually closed switched that is opened by a car moving to a reference position. A detected body is installed inside a hoistway. A detected body detector that detects the detected body is disposed on the car. A car position detecting portion stores as detected position information of the detected body an amount of movement of the car from where the detected body is detected until the car is detected by the reference position switch by a learning run that is implemented in advance. After completion of the learning run, the car position detecting portion detects the car position based on information from the detected body detector, the stored detected position information, and information from a movement detector that outputs a signal that corresponds to an amount of movement of the car.

Abstract: The invention concerns the automatically detection and analysis of jerks arising when an elevator car starts its ride carrying out a determination of an elevator run sequence by an elevator controller, measuring an elevator car movement with a sensor at a predetermined phase of the elevator run sequence, and determining an elevator car sway from the sensor data, further comparing the determination result with a pre-set criteria, and being followed by outputting the comparison result.

Abstract: An elevator safety device for an elevator car, which includes one or more hydraulically-powered braking assemblies mounted on the cross-rail or safety plank of the elevator car and designed to selectively brake on a pulley carried by a guide rail of the elevator car upon detection of a safety condition. The safety device may be used with traction-type or hydraulic-type elevators.

Abstract: An embedded safety elevator includes a van body, a motor, a battery, a driving wheel, a transmission rod, an embedded elevating device, and an inwardly concave spiral guide rail. The embedded elevating device is embedded in the guide rail and can move up and down along the guide rail; the embedded elevating device is fixed on the van body to drive the van body to move up and down, the motor and the battery are mounted on the van body and are connected with the driving wheel, the driving wheel is connected with the transmission rod, and the transmission rod is further connected with the embedded elevating device. The motor is started to drive the driving wheel to rotate, the driving wheel drives the transmission rod to rotate, the transmission rod transmits the power to the embedded elevating device for driving the embedded elevating device to spirally elevate.

Abstract: An elevator car has at least one centrally closing automatic elevator car door including at least one first door leaf supported on a door supporter via at least one first door hanger and at least one second door leaf supported on the door supporter via at least one second door hanger, which first and second door hangers are configured to be driven by a door drive in opposite directions; a door lock including a first lock part arranged at one of the door hangers and interacting with a second lock part of the door lock located at a fixed structure of the elevator car, whereby at least one of said lock parts is movable, and an electric lock indicator switch having a first switching element located at the second door hanger and a second switching element connected to a fixed structure of the elevator car, one of those switching elements being movable, which electric lock indicator switch has a lock indicating position when the movable switching element contacts the other one after the elevator car door is locked.

Abstract: A composite lifting beam and methods are provided. Such a lifting beam includes at least one beam element. A plurality of plate elements are mounted to the at least one beam element and are spaced apart along a length of the at least one beam element. The plurality of plate elements provide a first connection arrangement for connecting the beam to a lifting apparatus, and a second connection arrangement for connecting the beam to a load.

Abstract: A specialized lifting strap designed to conform to the shape of the object being lifted. The lifting strap utilizes on or more strap elements which wrap, wholly or in part, around the object to be lifted and handles which the lifter may use to grip and apply lifting force to the object via the lifting strap.

Abstract: A portable electronic vehicle jack is provided. The present invention provides a vehicle lifting device including a telescoping hydraulic cylinder disposed inside a portable housing, wherein a piston is extendable and retractable therefrom. The piston includes an engaging member configured to engage a vehicle and sustain the load. An electrically driven hydraulic pump is operably connected to the hydraulic cylinder and includes a reservoir having a hydraulic fluid therein. The hydraulic pump is configured to displace the hydraulic fluid into and out of an expandable chamber within the hydraulic cylinder. Displacement of the hydraulic fluid into the expandable chamber exerts an upward force onto the piston, which drives the piston upwards along a vertical axis. A remote control having one or more switches is provided for activating the electrical drive of the hydraulic pump and displacing the hydraulic fluid to either extend or retract the piston.

Abstract: An industrial truck with an interchangeable battery block and a battery compartment receiving the battery block, wherein the battery compartment has a floor with roller receivers, each of which can mount a roller module, wherein the roller receivers each have a central cut-out and two opposite-lying bearing sections for the roller module, wherein each of the bearing sections has a trough-shaped half shell, the base of which borders the central cut-out between the bearing sections.

Abstract: The present invention is a high reach lifting big bale fork attachment for attachment to a wheel loader, a large front end loader for an agricultural tractor, a large construction loader, a large forklift or other big bale handling equipment. The high reach lifting big bale fork attachment has a rear coupler slide assembly slidingly connected to a sliding mast assembly having two spaced mast I-beams each beam having a straight rear rail and an arced front rail. When attached to a wheel loader or bale handling equipment, the invention provides improved elevation and offset capabilities to the wheel loader or other bale handling equipment in lifting, moving, tilting, and depositing or retrieving one or more vertically stacked bales onto or from a place of deposit such as the ground, hay barn or shed, or a preexisting bale stack in an agricultural setting. When equipped with the invention, the bale handling equipment can place or retrieve bales higher and further forward and over higher obstacles.

Abstract: A unique roadworthy boom trailer comprises a roadworthy wheeled chassis, four independently-adjustable trailer-leveling motorized legs attached to the bottom of the chassis, pneumatic-tool compressor built in the chassis, turret assembly attached to the top of the chassis, and on-site-extendable-interchangeable quick-release assemblies of boom, ladder, and catwalk rotatably attached to the turret assembly. The ladder assembly has safety rungs for safety cables to be hooked thereon. The catwalk assembly has adjustable telescopic safety handrails. The unique roadworthy boom trailer can work with suspension-cable-or-truss-type bridges, low-or-high-power-line bridges, short-or-tall-supporting-column bridges, single-or-multiple-lane bridges, and regular-or-rail-road bridges. The catwalk assembly can have multiple additional catwalk assemblies attached thereto to extend its width or length to generally equal the width or length of a bridge, respectively.

Abstract: The aerial lift platform includes a control station, a floor including a positioning zone for an operator maneuvering the control station, and a railing. The platform includes a protection device located on a surface of the railing. The zone and the protection device each extend on either side of a plane perpendicular to the first surface of the railing. A width of the protection device, measured perpendicular to the plane, is larger than 30 cm. The protection device is movable between: —a retracted position, in which a protrusion height of the protection device relative to the railing, measured perpendicular to the floor, has a value below 10 cm, and —a protection position, in which the protrusion height has a value above 30 cm. The railing includes an opening for accessing the platform, which can be at least partially obstructed by closing elements.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a tool, system of tools, or method of utilizing tools to quickly, safely, ergonomically and effectively lift any number of objects including but not limited to manhole covers and car tires. The user is aided by the tool containing any number of picks that may be directionally adjusted, manually or automatically, latches to connect the tool to attachments (such as tripods, power lifting belts, vehicles, and other tools), additional support handle bars located at or about the center of gravity which may be adjusted from one location to another to guide the body into a lifting posture to reduce back strain and accident potential, pre-molded or moldable sections on the tool or its handlebars to aid the user in gripping the tool, a gyroscope and other features for making the jobs of utility workers and service workers safer, more efficient, and easier.

Abstract: A pressure filling method for pressure filling a container that has been sealed against a filling element includes connecting a container's interior to a vacuum, evacuating its contents, and flushing it with gas, at least some of which has been recovered during container processing and that has already been used during container processing.

Abstract: A valve block assembly for a bottle attachment apparatus for handling liquids has a valve block, an intake valve insert and/or an exhaust valve insert, and a valve receptacle assigned to the respective valve insert. The valve insert is inserted in a replaceable and sealing manner in the valve receptacle. The valve insert has a stop portion, a fastening portion distinct therefrom and a sealing portion distinct from both. The associated valve receptacle has stop, fastening, and sealing portions matching the equivalent portions of the valve insert. When the valve insert is installed correctly both the stop portions and the sealing portions bear on one another in a planar manner.

Abstract: An exhaust line assembly for a bottle attachment apparatus for handling liquids has an outrigger-type mount, an exhaust line which is disposed and guided in the mount and which terminates in a tip, and a mounting lug which has a closure cap attached to the end thereof and which is fastened to the exhaust line assembly, the tip of the exhaust line being closable by way of the closure cap. The mounting lug at that end thereof which is fastened to the exhaust line assembly is articulated so as to be pivotable by a rotary joint which has a physically present axis of rotation.

Abstract: An exhaust valve assembly for a bottle attachment apparatus for handling liquids has a valve housing which forms a valve chamber having an inlet and an outlet, an exhaust valve body disposed on the inlet in the valve chamber, and a safety valve body disposed on the outlet in the valve chamber. The exhaust valve body is biased toward an exhaust valve seat, counter to the flow direction of the liquid and the safety valve body is biased toward a safety valve seat in the flow direction of the liquid. The safety valve seat is integrally molded on the valve housing.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for emptying containers, including first and second holding devices which are suitable for holding first and second regions of containers that are to be emptied, wherein the second region is a distance from the first region, including a movement device which is suitable for moving the first holding device towards the second holding device to compress the container located between the first holding device and the second holding device, and including a withdrawal device which has a flow connection to the interior of the container and via which liquid located in the container can be withdrawn as a result of compression of the container, including a drive device for driving the movement device, and including a control device which controls the relative movement of one holding device relative to the other holding device as a function of an internal pressure inside the container.

Abstract: A system for illuminated tap handles includes at least one tap handle, at least one charging unit, at least one control device (remote control), and a plurality of web enabled computing devices. The at least one tap handle provides illumination through a transparent handle casing, where the illumination is provided by a LED light strip. The LED light strip can be controlled and operated by the plurality of web enabled computing devices and a remote control device. The at least one charging unit provides a wireless internet network for the plurality of web enabled computing devices, and sends out text messages to the plurality of web enabled computing device through the wireless network and a personal-area network.

Abstract: A hand-held device for use in attended fueling environments that is powered by an intrinsically safe battery pack. The battery pack has an integrated current-limiting protection circuit that ensures that the energy generated in the form of sparks or heat is maintained at a level below the minimum ignition energy of the explosive atmosphere.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a system for monitoring a fluid dispensing system having a storage tank and a piping system having a maximum output flow rate threshold. The system includes a dispenser configured to dispense fluid from the fluid dispensing system during a dispensing time interval, a metering device in fluid communication with piping system, the metering device configured to measure a plurality of sample flow rates over time in response to fluid passing through the metering device, a gauge for measuring a volume of fluid dispensed from the storage tank during the dispensing time interval and a processor for executing a monitoring application which generates an alert within a substantially real-time period in response to an event of interest, the monitoring application comparing the maximum output flow rate threshold to the plurality of sample flow rates over time to generate the alert when one of the sample flow rates exceeds the maximum output flow rate threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a MEMS sensor are disclosed. In a first aspect, the system is a MEMS sensor that comprises a substrate, an anchor region coupled to the substrate, at least one support arm coupled to the anchor region, at least two guiding arms coupled to and moving relative to the at least one support arm, a plurality of sensing elements disposed on the at least two guiding arms to measure motion of the at least two guiding arms relative to the substrate, and a proof mass system comprising at least one mass coupled to each of the at least two guiding arms by a set of springs. The proof mass system is disposed outside the anchor region, the at least one support arm, the at least two guiding arms, the set of springs, and the plurality of sensing elements.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor includes a first layer on which a first displacement limiting part and a second displacement limiting part are formed; a third layer on which a mass body part and a support part are formed; and a second layer connecting the first layer and the third layer to each other, wherein at least a portion of the first displacement limiting part is directly opposed to the mass body part, and at least a portion of the second displacement limiting part is directly opposed to the support part.

Abstract: A device includes a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) wafer and a conductive shielding layer. The CMOS wafer includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) element, at least one back-end-of-the-line (BEOL) element and at least one dielectric layer. The FEOL element is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, the dielectric layer is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, and the BEOL element is disposed on the dielectric layer. The conductive shielding layer is disposed on the dielectric layer, in which the conductive shielding layer is electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a substrate; a piezoresistive element which is disposed on the side of the surface on one side of the substrate; a wall section which is disposed to surround the piezoresistive element in a plan view of the substrate, on the side of the surface on one side of the substrate; via wiring which is disposed on the side of the surface on one side of the substrate; and a covering layer which is disposed away from the via wiring in the plan view on the side opposite to the substrate with respect to the wall section and configures a cavity portion along with the substrate and the wall section.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) semiconductor device has a first and second semiconductor die. A first semiconductor die is embedded within an encapsulant together with a modular interconnect unit. Alternatively, the first semiconductor die is embedded within a substrate. A second semiconductor die, such as a MEMS die, is disposed over the first semiconductor die and electrically connected to the first semiconductor die through an interconnect structure. In another embodiment, the first semiconductor die is flip chip mounted to the substrate, and the second semiconductor die is wire bonded to the substrate adjacent to the first semiconductor die. In another embodiment, first and second semiconductor die are embedded in an encapsulant and are electrically connected through a build-up interconnect structure. A lid is disposed over the semiconductor die. In a MEMS microphone embodiment, the lid, substrate, or interconnect structure includes an opening over a surface of the MEMS die.

Abstract: A process and system for a process for releasing hydrogen from a hydrogenated organic carrier. The process including providing a reactor system comprising a first reaction zone and a second reaction zone, the first reaction zone having a first reaction condition and the second reaction zone having a second reaction condition, wherein the first reaction condition and the second reaction condition are different. A ballast system and method are also disclosed. The ballast system includes at least one vessel containing metal hydride capable of selectively storing hydrogen from the hydrogen-containing stream and one or both of selectively providing hydrogen to one or both of a hydrogen load or the dehydrogenation system.

Abstract: An autothermal reforming catalytic structure for generating hydrogen gas from liquid hydrocarbons, steam and an oxygen source. The autothermal reforming catalytic structure includes a support structure and nanosized mixed metal oxide particles dispersed homogenously throughout the support structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method of synthesis of unsolvated mixed cation borohydrides of a general formula MxM?y(BH4)z, where M and M? stand for metal cations, x, y, and z are stoichiometric coefficients. The method of synthesis according to the present invention is characterised in that the precursors having a general formula M[An]u and [Cat]vM?(BH4)w are used for the synthesis, where [An] stands for a weakly coordinating anion; [Cat] stands for weakly coordinating cation; u, v, and w are the stoichiometric coefficients; and the synthesis is carried out under an inert to the reagents atmosphere—according to the general reaction equation: x M[An]u+y [Cat]v M?(BH4)w?MxM?y(BH4)z+xu [Cat][An] where z=yw, xu=yv; MxM?y(BH4)z is the product of the reaction.

Abstract: Hydrochloric acid is produced by capturing hydrogen chloride contained in an exhaust gas resulting from a gas-phase chemical reaction process involving a dehydrochlorination reaction, the hydrochloric acid is guided into one or some refinery columns of a plurality of refinery columns arranged in parallel so that iron ions are removed from the hydrochloric acid, in accordance with deterioration of iron ion removal capability in the one or some refinery columns, the removal of the iron ions from the hydrochloric acid is switched to another one or some of the refinery columns, while the hydrochloric acid is guided into the other one or some refinery columns so that the iron ions are removed from the hydrochloric acid, the deteriorated iron ion removal capability is regenerated.

Abstract: A process of synthesizing Mg—Se nanocrystals is provided, the process including reacting a first precursor including magnesium and a second precursor including selenium in the presence of a ligand compound in an organic solvent to form a nanocrystal of MgSe or an alloy thereof, wherein the organic solvent and the ligand compound do not include an oxygen functional group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a supported catalyst that can be used to produce a carbon nanotube aggregate with high bulk density, a method for preparing the supported catalyst, a carbon nanotube aggregate produced using the supported catalyst, and a method for producing the carbon nanotube aggregate. According to the present invention, the bulk density of the carbon nanotube aggregate is easily controllable. Therefore, the carbon nanotube aggregate is suitable for use in various fields.

Abstract: Installation of a shield around a Siemens reactor prior to harvesting polysilicon rods produced therein allows the upper, bell jar-like shell to be removed for cleaning, while protecting the polysilicon rods from contamination and increasing safety of nearby personnel. The polysilicon rods are harvested while the shield is present.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a continuous process for preparing a silica product, comprising: (a) continuously feeding an acidulating agent and an alkali metal silicate into a loop reaction zone comprising a stream of liquid medium; wherein at least a portion of the acidulating agent and the alkali metal silicate react to form a silica product in the liquid medium of the loop reaction zone; (b) continuously recirculating the liquid medium through the loop reaction zone; and (c) continuously discharging from the loop reaction zone a portion of the liquid medium comprising the silica product. Silica products and dentifrice compositions comprising the silica products are also disclosed. A continuous loop reactor is also disclosed.

Abstract: Compositions comprising nanoparticles (e.g., nanocrystals) of stishovite silica are described. Such nanoparticles may be made by (1) subjecting a mesoporous silica starting material (e.g., SBA-16 or KIT-6) to a pressure of less than about 20 GPa (e.g., about 12 GPa); (2) heating the mesoporous silica starting material while under pressure to an elevated temperature of less than about 1000° C. (e.g., a temperature of between about 300° C. and about 400° C.); and thereafter isolating the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may be used in a work tool that is configured and adapted for cutting, drilling, abrading, polishing, machining, or grinding, among other uses.

Abstract: An organotemplate-free synthetic process is disclosed for the production of GME framework type zeolites by hydrothermal conversion of FAU framework type zeolites with sodium cations. The resulting zeolite product is substantially free of non-GME framework type material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a continuous process for producing ammonium sulfate crystals, wherein said process comprises: i) feeding to a series of crystallization sections, which crystallization sections are heat integrated in series, a solution of ammonium sulfate; ii) crystallizing ammonium sulfate crystals from said solution of ammonium sulfate; iii) purging a fraction of the solution of ammonium sulfate from each of said crystallization sections;and iv) discharging ammonium sulfate crystals from each crystallization section, characterized in that: a fraction of said solution of ammonium sulfate is purged from at least one crystallization section to at least one other crystallization section; and an apparatus suitable for producing ammonium sulfate crystals.

Abstract: Provided is an underwater holding-type lithium recovering apparatus 1000 including: an underwater holder 100 installed on an offshore sea bed; a lithium adsorbent 200 held in the underwater holder 100 and adsorbing lithium ions contained in seawater; a moving ship 300 installed with a cleaning tank 320 cleaning the lithium adsorbent 200 transferred from the underwater holder 100 and a desorbing tank 330 desorbing lithium ions adsorbed in the lithium adsorbent 200 transferred from the cleaning tank 320, and moved to a coastline when lithium ions of a reference value or more are filled in the desorbing tank 330; and a transfer pump 400 transferring lithium ions filled in the desorbing tank 330 to a reservoir 500 installed at the coastline.

Abstract: Provided is a lepidocrocite-type titanate capable of suppressing the interference with the curing of a thermosetting resin and a resin composition having excellent wear resistance. A lepidocrocite-type titanate has a layered structure formed by chains of TiO6 octahedra, wherein part of Ti sites is substituted with ions of two or more metals selected from the group consisting of Li, Mg, Zn, Ni, Cu, Fe, Al, Ga, and Mn and runs of at least one metal selected from alkali metals other than Li are contained between layers of the layered structure.

Abstract: A manifold used to terminate drainage pipes within sump basins designed to separate and remove gasses, including radon. The device provides a physical termination for a drainage pipe within the sump basin and has at least one dedicated exit for the gasses and at least one dedicated exit for the ground water and other drainage material that emanate from said drainage pipe. The exit from which gas emanates can be connected to vent pipes where any dangerous gasses, such as radon, can be directed away. The invention enables the lowering of radon levels within building structures by diverting the gasses emanating from drainage pipes within a sump basin without requiring the entire sump basin to be sealed, allowing easier inspection and maintenance of the equipment within the sump basin. Another key goal of this invention is to allow radon mediation utilizing an existing sump basin without the need to replace or retrofit the entire said sump basin.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an ultraviolet (UV) irradiation apparatus includes a treatment tank, a UV irradiation member, a UV sensor, and a sludge discharge unit. The sludge discharge unit, is connected to a discharge hole provided at a position lower than a horizontal plane passing through the UV sensor, and is provided to discharge, to outside of the treatment tank, through the discharge hole, sludge that accumulates inside the treatment tank when the treated water sasses through the inside of the treatment tank.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an ultraviolet irradiation device includes a barrel, an inflow pipe, an outflow pipe. An ultraviolet irradiation tube is placed through the barrel. The ultraviolet irradiation tube irradiates an inflow of water to be treated with ultraviolet light. The water to be treated flows into the barrel through the inflow pipe. The water to be treated flows out of the barrel through the outflow pipe. The inflow pipe and the outflow pipe are arranged to allow the water to be treated to form into a swirl flowing along an inner wall of the barrel.

Abstract: A method and formulations for treatment of wastewater by combination of a flocculant and surfactant are described herein. The co-addition of the flocculant with an anionic, cationic or non-ionic surfactant produces improved separation of contaminants from wastewater to yield pure or highly pure water. An optimal ratio between the flocculant and the surfactant applied allows for reduction of the amount of flocculant required to treat the wastewater.

Abstract: This water treatment system includes a water intake section 8 for taking in a raw water containing a water-soluble polymer; a stirring unit 1 for stirring the raw water flowing into the unit from the water intake section 8; a separating unit 2 for separating a solid from the raw water after the stirring; a viscosity measuring section (5,6,50) for measuring the viscosity of the raw water flowing in the stirring unit 1, and that of the raw water after the stirring; and a control unit 4 in which on the basis of a result measured through the viscosity measuring section and a predetermined target viscosity, a control is made about the amount of an additive to be charged into the stirring unit 1, and/or the stirring intensity of the stirring unit. Thus, the viscosity of the raw water is adjusted.