Patents Issued in September 6, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180250619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a System and Method that uses kinetic energy means to purify massive amounts of air in an economic and efficient manner and to separate and collect the contamination present in the atmospheric air without using any other type of energy that would increase the contamination instead of diminishing it. This invention is a System and Method to diminish effectively the atmospheric contamination known as smog by transferring the kinetic energy generated by any moving vehicle, particularly those vehicles in the public transportation such as buses and wagons of subways, trains and taxis, to purifying means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: VICTOR MANUEL CELORIO
  • Publication number: 20180250620
    Abstract: A device for removal of a liquid from a gas-liquid mixture, comprising an inner tube with an upstream gas-liquid mixture inlet and a downstream gas outlet, a swirl body arranged within said inner tube, at least one opening in the wall or at the end of the inner tube downstream the swirl body for a recycle flow, and a conduit from the at least one opening in the wall of the inner tube to at least one recycle return opening in the swirl body. The swirl body comprises a hub part and one or more swirling elements connected thereto, the hub part comprises a cylindrical shaped main hub and a downstream end hub, and the at least one recycle return opening is arranged in the end hub. The one or more swirling elements are continuous and directly connected to the main hub and the end hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Geir VINGELVEN, Marcel MICHAELIS, René MIKKELSEN
  • Publication number: 20180250621
    Abstract: A supply air arrangement for a mobile device includes: at least one inlet; at least one air duct; at least one outlet; and a filtering arrangement comprising at least two filtering elements. A first filtering element and a second filtering element that is formed separately from the first filtering element are arranged in the air duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Tobias Scholz, Oliver Kurtz, Ulrich Stahl, Anette Arnold, Volker Braeunling, Judith Hemmerling
  • Publication number: 20180250622
    Abstract: Disclosed are an air conditioner and a control method therefor. The air conditioner includes: a main body; a filter configured to filter impurities externally introduced into the main body; a fan configured to introduce the impurities into the main body through the filter; a sensor configured to detect a filter state value for determining a state of the filter; and a processor configured to determine that a replacement time of the filter arrives when an impurity purification capacity calculated on the basis of the filter state value detected in real time by the sensor is lower than a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jun Hyoun KWON, Jung Ho KIM, Seong Ryeol MYEONG, Baek YOUN, Gwan Taek KIM, Dae Yeon KIM, Mu Jung KIM, Tae Wi KIM
  • Publication number: 20180250623
    Abstract: Multiple staged filters are provided herein. A filter may include a plurality of panels that each include a filtering front surface and a flat back surface, the filtering front surface having a first row of vertically extending protrusions spaced apart from one another to form vertical channels, a second row of vertically extending protrusions spaced apart from one another to form vertical channels, and one or more rows of filtering protrusions, where the one or more rows are vertically spaced apart from one another and extending between the first and second rows of vertically extending protrusions. Further, each row of filtering protrusions may include filtering protrusions that are spaced from one another to form filter channels having a size that is configured to receive and retain objects of a given size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Brian Edward Richardson
  • Publication number: 20180250624
    Abstract: A filter arrangement for a mobile device includes at least one first filter element and at least one second filter element, which are arranged in an air duct of the mobile device. The at least one first filter element is a pleated filter and the at least one second filter element is an adsorption filter. The at least one first filter element and the at least one second filter element are separate and mounted in the air duct so as to be mutually spaced. The at least one first filter element includes at least one nonwoven layer. The at least one second filter element is a honeycomb filter including a plurality of channels which are delimited by channel walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Tobias Scholz, Oliver Kurtz, Ulrich Stahl, Anette Arnold, Volker Braeunling
  • Publication number: 20180250625
    Abstract: A filter element is provided with a support frame provided with a first end disk section and a second end disk section. A folded filter medium is connected to the support frame and arranged between the first end disk section and the second end disk section of the support frame. The first end disk section or the second end disk section has a face facing away from the filter medium. The support frame is provided with a fluid guiding channel that guides, when a fluid flow passes through the filter medium, the fluid along the face facing away from the filter medium. A filter assembly with such a filter element and a filter receptacle in which the filter element is exchangeably arranged is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Frank Pflueger
  • Publication number: 20180250626
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to downsize facilities for removing hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in gas and reduce facility cost. Syngas g containing hydrogen sulfide and oxygen as target components for removal or reduction in concentration is contacted with a first material containing transition metal 41 and subsequently with a second material containing transition metal 42 in a first mode. The syngas g is contacted with the second material containing transition metal 42 and subsequently with the first material containing transition metal 41 in a second mode. The first mode and the second mode are alternately executed. In the first mode, iron oxide of the first material containing transition metal 41 reacts with the hydrogen sulfide to become iron sulfide that is reactable with the oxygen and iron sulfide of the second material containing transition metal 42 reacts with the oxygen to become iron oxide that is reactable with the hydrogen sulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji FUJIMORI, Tetsuya ISHII
  • Publication number: 20180250627
    Abstract: A plant for the membrane permeation treatment of a gaseous feedstream comprised of at least methane and carbon dioxide for producing a methane-enriched gaseous stream, comprises: a first membrane separation unit able to receive the gaseous feedstream and to produce a first carbon dioxide-enriched permeate and a first methane-enriched retentate, a second membrane separation unit able to receive the first retentate and to produce a second carbon dioxide-enriched permeate and a second methane-enriched retentate, a gas-gas ejector able to increase the pressure of the first permeate to a pressure of between 2 and 6 bar, more preferably between 3 and 4 bar, and a third membrane separation unit able to receive the first permeate compressed in the ejector and to produce a third methane-enriched retentate and a third CO2-enriched permeate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Golo ZICK, Guenael PRINCE, Nicolas PAGET
  • Publication number: 20180250628
    Abstract: The present application provides a method of treating flue gas in a duct with an injection system, the flue gas comprising an acid gas and/or one or more metal components, the injection system comprising at least one injection nozzle in communication with an air supply and a supply of sorbent; wherein the method comprises supplying air and sorbent through the nozzle to the duct such that the penetration of the sorbent into the duct is represented by the formula: Y=(Dna(pnVn2/pfVf2)0.5(x/Dn)0.33)/Df where ‘Y’ is the fraction of duct penetration depth of the sorbent when the duct length is ‘x’, ‘Dn’ is the diameter of the nozzle, Df is the depth of the duct, ‘pn’ and ‘pf’ are the densities of the air supply and flue gas, respectively Vn? and ‘Vf’ are the velocities of the air exiting the nozzle and the flue gas, respectively, and where ‘a’ is between 0.3 and 1.0 and where Y is between 0.3 and 0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Michael B Klump, Guisu Liu, Baiyun Gong, Alan Chadwick, Craig Paquette, Joseph J Aletto, Brian C Smith
  • Publication number: 20180250629
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust-gas treatment equipment including: a reaction container filled with a gas capture material that captures a particular gas component, the reactor container emitting gas obtained by removing the particular gas component from supplied gas by reaction of the supplied gas with the gas capture material; a temperature measuring element disposed in the reaction container, the temperature measuring element measuring a temperature of the gas capture material in the reaction container; a moving unit that freely moves the temperature measuring element in a direction that is parallel to a flow of the supplied gas flowing in the reaction container; and a control unit that estimates a deterioration state of the gas capture material using temperatures of the gas capture material at a plurality of different positions in the reaction container, the temperatures being measured by the temperature measuring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei YOSHIKAWA, Masato KANEEDA, Hidehiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180250630
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an exhaust gas-purifying catalyst comprising: moving a gas-flow control tool from a first position where the gas-flow control tool faces the first end face with the slurry in the reservoir interposed therebetween and is spaced apart from the slurry in the reservoir to a second position where the gas-flow control tool faces the first end face with a distance from the first end face shorter than that in the first position, in a period during which the slurry flows from the first end face's side toward the second end face's side, the gas-flow control tool being configured to generate a distribution of linear velocities of gas flows when the gas-flow control tool faces the first end face and gas is passed therethrough toward the first end face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Cataler Corporation
    Inventors: Shoko Fukuyo, Minoru Ito
  • Publication number: 20180250631
    Abstract: A gaseous emissions treatment component is made by extruding a green ceramic mix through a die to form an extrusion having a honeycomb substrate with elongate cells extending its length and with the cells bounded by walls dividing adjacent cells from one another. Molten metal for use in induction heating of the component is placed in selected cells and is solidified by cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Robin Crawford, John Douglas
  • Publication number: 20180250632
    Abstract: A method for the removal of nitrogen oxides from exhaust, flue or off gas by selective catalytic reduction in presence of ammonia as a reductant, comprising the steps of contacting the exhaust gas together with the ammonia or a precursor thereof with an SCR catalyst comprising a Fe-AEI zeolite material essentially free of alkali metal ions (Alk), having the following molar compositions: SiO2:o Al2O3:p Fe:q Alk wherein o is in the range from 0.001 to 0.2; wherein p is in the range from 0.001 to 0.2; wherein Alk is one or more of alkali metal ions and wherein q is below 0.02.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Nuria Martín García, Manuel Moliner Marín, Avelino Corma Canós, Joakim Reimer Thøgersen, Peter Nicolai Ravnborg Vennestrøm
  • Publication number: 20180250633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of extraction of sulphur-containing compounds such as mercaptans, COS, H2S or CS2 from a hydrocarbon cut. This selective extraction is carried out by bringing the hydrocarbon cut in the liquid phase into contact with an alkaline solution, for example caustic soda. The process in accordance with the invention is an improved process for the regeneration of alkaline solution which can be used to reduce the quantity of alkaline solution necessary in the regeneration section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: AXENS
    Inventors: Jean-Michel BESNAULT, Mai Phuong DO, Sebastien FERRERO
  • Publication number: 20180250634
    Abstract: Forward osmosis methods and apparatus using a supported osmotic agent to establish or enhance an osmotic forward bias are disclosed. A supported osmotic agent may be assisted by osmotic agents not attached to a support and/or a pressure differential between an influent and effluent chamber and/or a temperature gradient and/or other means to increase the osmotic pressure in an effluent chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: James M. Harris
  • Publication number: 20180250635
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a water treatment system includes a first chamber which accommodates water to be treated, a second chamber which accommodates a working medium which induces an osmotic pressure and an osmosis membrane which separates the first chamber and the second chamber from each other. The working medium is an aqueous solution which contains an acid having a hydroxy group in a side chain, or a metal salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomohito IDE, Kenji SANO, Akiko SUZUKI, Toshihiro IMADA
  • Publication number: 20180250636
    Abstract: A discharge member with a filter enables a filtrate to be dripped into a dripping container while filtering a suspension, and enables an excessive portion to be suctioned when the dripped amount is excessive, thereby to allow a fixed amount of a filtrate to be injected into the dripping container. The discharge member may enable suctioning operation at the time of suctioning an excessive portion to be conducted without deteriorating its dripping performance and filtering performance. The filter provided in the discharge member is a composite filter in which a pre-filter including a continuous porous foam that is softened at least in a wet state is arranged on a filtration surface side of a membrane filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: EIKEN KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Shindome, Waka Natsume
  • Publication number: 20180250637
    Abstract: A filter assembly adapted for insertion into an inner chamber of a pressure vessel, wherein the assembly includes: a spiral wound membrane module (2) comprising at least one membrane envelope (4) and feed spacer sheet (6) concentrically wound about a central permeate tube (8) extending along an axis (X) forming an inlet scroll face (30) and outlet scroll face (32) and a cylindrical outer peripheral surface (38), an end cap (33) having a surface (72) covering a portion of the inlet scroll face (30) and at least one opening (76) in the end cap surface (72) near the permeate tube for permitting fluid to flow through the inlet scroll face (30) and into the feed spacer sheet (6) of the module (2), and a brine seal (65) having a radially extending flexible lip (70) defining a maximum outer diameter adapted to engage the inner chamber of the pressure vessel; wherein the brine seal is sealed to the end cap (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Steven D. Jons
  • Publication number: 20180250638
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filtration system (10) for liquid, particularly raw water, comprising at least one filtration module (20) for filtering the liquid, a first inlet pipe (21) for feeding liquid to the filtration module (20), a second inlet pipe (22) for feeding liquid to the filtration module (20) and at least one outlet pipe (26) for discharging filtrate from the filtration module (20). A cleaning branch (80) is arranged between the first inlet pipe (21) and the second inlet pipe (22), and at least one dosing feeder (81, 82, 83) for adding a cleaning chemical is connected to the cleaning branch (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian STAAKS, Peter BERG
  • Publication number: 20180250639
    Abstract: A repair method for a separation membrane including a step of applying a colloidal solution to a surface of a separation membrane formed on a support. The colloidal solution has a predetermined pH. In colloidal solution, repair material particles are dispersed in an aqueous solvent. The repair material particles have an electrical charge that is opposite to an electrical charge of the support at the predetermined pH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro YAMAZAKI, Takeshi HAGIO, Kenichi NODA
  • Publication number: 20180250640
    Abstract: Provided are a porous film having excellent surface smoothness and a method for producing the same. The surface roughness of a porous film of polyvinylidene fluoride, polyethersulfone, polyimide and/or polyamide-imide is Ra 30,000 ? or less. The opening diameter of the porous film is preferably from 100 nm to 5000 nm. The method for producing a porous film preferably includes a step for kneading a varnish containing fine particles and at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, polyether sulfone, polyamic acid, polyimide, polyamide-imide precursor, and polyamide-imide. The varnish preferably has a viscosity at 25° C. of 0.1-3 Pa·s, a solids fraction concentration of 10-50 mass %, and a fine particle average particle size of 10-5000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsukasa SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20180250641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming a polyarylene ether sulfone polymer by converting a reaction mixture (RG) comprising a dihalogen component (A1), a dihydroxy component (B1) and potassium carbonate (C1) having a volume-average particle size of <25 ?m. The present invention further relates to the polyarylene ether sulfone polymers obtainable by said method, to products obtainable from said polyarylene ether sulfone polymer and to membranes formed from said polyarylene ether sulfone polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin WEBER, Christian Maletzko, Joerg Erbes, Tobias Kortekamp, Bastiaan Bram Pieter Staal, Thomas Heil
  • Publication number: 20180250642
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for aerating a wine prior to tasting same, the wine being contained in a bottle comprising a neck sealed by a cork. The method involves, after removal of the cork, bringing the wine into contact with a volume of air for a period before tasting it, the volume of air being defined as that required for the wine to open up, which depends on the properties of the wine, closing the bottle again so as to isolate the wine and the defined volume of air from the outside, homogenizing the content of the bottle, and waiting for a defined period P0? prior to tasting same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Michaël Paetzold
  • Publication number: 20180250643
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a wine aerating device, including: a funnel-shaped container comprising a bottom that is provided with an outlet aperture having a predetermined size, wherein said funnel-shaped container is at least partially filled with a multitude of substantially spherical elements for breaking up and diverting a flow of wine streaming from the top to the bottom of said funnel-shaped container, each of said substantially spherical elements having a size significantly smaller than the size of said outlet aperture, and wherein a non-spherical element having a size greater than the size of said outlet aperture is placed upon said outlet aperture to partially block it, thereby preventing said spherical or nearly-spherical elements to pass through said outlet aperture while allowing the passage of wine through said outlet aperture and increasing the wine's turbulent motion and oxigenation while coming out of said funnel-shaped container. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Carlo Benati
  • Publication number: 20180250644
    Abstract: Mixer systems 200 are provided. A representative mixer system 200 includes a power circuit 105 that powers the mixer apparatus 200; a motor 110 that is electrically coupled and powered by the power circuit 105; and a rotating structure 115 that is mechanically coupled to the motor 110, which rotates the rotating structure 115. The rotating structure 115 includes container chambers 230a,b that a container 240a,b is aligned therein, wherein the rotation of the container 240a,b mixes substances that are contained in the container 240a,b to have a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: DreaMau LLC
    Inventor: Quy That Ton
  • Publication number: 20180250645
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sample pretreatment module and a sample pretreatment method using the same. The sample pretreatment module including: a body having a chamber for accommodating a sample therein; a cap coupled to one end of the body; a dotting substrate provided to have at least some portion of it dotted with the reagent and be inserted into the chamber; a discharge tip movably coupled to the other end of the body for discharging a sample accommodated in the chamber; a permanent magnet provided to be inserted in the chamber and mix the sample by rotating owing to a magnetic force acting in accordance with a change in a magnetic field externally applied; and a moving unit movably provided in the cap and pressing the sample in the chamber according to the movement to discharge the sample to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: NANOENTEK, INC.
    Inventor: Yu-Rae KIM
  • Publication number: 20180250646
    Abstract: The invention provides a redispersible powder and aqueous dispersions comprising nanoparticles of water insoluble organic compounds. The invention further provides methods for preparing the redispersible powder and the aqueous dispersion, wherein the methods comprise preparation of an oil-in-water microemulsion and solvent removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shlomo MAGDASSI, Hadas NETIVI, Katrin GOSHEN
  • Publication number: 20180250647
    Abstract: A lithography based method for the manufacture of diamond composite materials in which green bodies are prepared by a layer-by-layer construction with resulting green bodies de-bound and sintered to achieve a dense high hardness material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Johan SUNDSTROM, Malin MARTENSSON
  • Publication number: 20180250648
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalyst dumping spool assembly for unloading used catalyst from an inside of a reactor, comprising: a reactor, and a catalyst dumping spool comprising a first end operatively connected to the reactor, the first end having a catalyst inlet through which the used catalyst is introduced into, a second end having a catalyst discharge outlet whereby the used catalyst exits the catalyst dumping spool, wherein a first device for controlling used catalyst transfer into the catalyst inlet is positioned proximate the first end, and a second device for controlling the used catalyst transfer from inside the catalyst inlet through the catalyst discharge outlet is positioned proximate the second end, and further wherein the catalyst dumping spool further comprise a gas fluidization inlet and a water fluidization inlet located between the first and second devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff William Johns, Douglas Gayle McDaniel, Anthony Terrell Tanner, Edward Earl Eden, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180250649
    Abstract: An automated apparatus and method for producing a 68Ga radiopharmaceutical is provided. The apparatus can direct fluid flow through a radiopharmaceutical generator, a vessel in a temperature controlled reactor, and a solid phase extraction cartridge to produce a final radiopharmaceutical product without human intervention under a clean environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: David ALEXOFF, Dohyun KIM, Hank KUNG
  • Publication number: 20180250650
    Abstract: System for processing material to generate syngas in a modular architecture may include a plurality of primary reactor chambers and a shared secondary reactor chamber. Each primary reactor chamber includes electrodes protruding into the chamber, the electrodes operable to generate an arc capable to generate first-stage gas from breakdown of the material when electricity is applied to the electrodes. The secondary reactor chamber is operable to receive the first-stage gas generated by the plurality of primary reactor chambers and to receive water vapour. The gas generated within the plurality of primary reactor chambers combine and interact with the water vapour to form second-stage gas. Turbulence can be generated within the secondary reactor chamber to improve mixing of the first-stage gas with the water vapour. Powering of each of the primary reactor chambers can be done with a different phase of power from a multi-phase input to ensure balanced power utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: RESPONSIBLE ENERGY INC.
    Inventors: Gordon Gerald Donald FRASER, Graham Campbell HOUZE, Robert Christian JENSEN
  • Publication number: 20180250651
    Abstract: A method of removing barium from a liquid includes adding a two-dimensional metal carbide water contaminant adsorbent to water to adsorb contaminants, such as barium (II), from the liquid. The two-dimensional metal carbide water contaminant adsorbent is in the form of at least one MXene, having the formula Mn+1Xn, where n=1, 2 or 3, M is an early transition metal, such as scandium (Sc), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), yttrium (Y), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo) or the like, and X is either carbon or nitrogen. The MXene may be Ti3C2. The liquid may be, for example, at least one water by-product from at least one oilfield reservoir, such as produced water, co-produced water or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: SARPER SARP, MUATAZ A. HUSSIEN, NIDAL HILAL, AHMED MOHAMMED FARD, MARWAN K. KHRAISHEH, TARIK RHADFI, HUGHES PREUD'HOMME
  • Publication number: 20180250652
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to CCS sorbents, particularly for CO2/H2O displacement desorption process. The sorbents include an aluminum oxide support that includes two alkali metal salts impregnated on the support. The two alkali metals include a potassium metal salts and a second alkali metal salt which is not potassium. The second metal salt disrupts poisoning effects that degrade sorbent lifetime. The sorbents demonstrate improved CO2 loadings and better H2O/CO2 ratios, as well as improved stability. Compositions and methods of making are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Patrick P. McCall, Hans Thomann, Jeannine Elizabeth Elliott, Vinh Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180250653
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to CCS sorbents, particularly for CO2/H2O displacement desorption process. The sorbent includes an aluminum oxide support and an alkali metal salt impregnated on the support, and a silicon modification of the sorbent to reduce water uptake by the sorbent and make it more hydrophobic. The silicon modification can be an organosilyl moiety added after the initial sorbent is complete, or a silica source added to the aluminum oxide structure, typically via impregnation. The sorbents demonstrate better H2O/CO2 ratios. Compositions and methods of making are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Patrick P. McCall, Hans Thomann, Jeannine Elizabeth Elliott, Vinh Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180250654
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to CCS sorbents, particularly for CO2/H2O displacement desorption process. The sorbent includes an aluminum oxide support and an alkali metal salt impregnated on the support. The support can be prepared by creating and extruding a dough to create an extrudate, which is then drying and calcined to form the support. Calcination temperatures can be between about 120° C. and 500° C., preferably about 200° C. to about 400° C. The sorbents demonstrate improved CO2 loadings and better H2O/CO2 ratios, as well as improved stability. Compositions and methods of making are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Patrick P. McCall, Hans Thomann, Jeannine Elizabeth Elliott, Vinh Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180250655
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to CCS sorbents, particularly for CO2/H2O displacement desorption process. The sorbents include an aluminum oxide support that includes alkali metal salts within the support, in the form of pseudo alkali aluminate. The sorbents also include alkali metal salt impregnated on the support. The sorbents demonstrate improved CO2 loadings and better H2O/CO2 ratios, as well as improved stability. Compositions and methods of making are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Chuansheng Bai, Majosefina Cunningham, Patrick P. McCall, Hans Thomann, Jeannine Elizabeth Elliott, Vinh Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20180250656
    Abstract: Functionalized material, methods of producing the functionalized material, and use thereof for separation processes such as but not limited to use for separating and extracting a dissolved organic foulant, charged contaminant or oily matter or any combination thereof from water, such as produced water, are provided. In an embodiment, the functionalized material is a mineral material, such as mica, silica (e.g. an SiO2 microsphere) or a metal oxide, and the outer surface of the material is functionalized with an alkyl chain or a perfluorinated species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Himanshu MISHRA, A.S.F. FARINHA, Shahnawaz SINHA
  • Publication number: 20180250657
    Abstract: A ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide containing a composite oxide of ceria and zirconia is provided, in which primary particles having a particle diameter of 1.5 to 4.5 ?m account for, on a particle number basis, at least 50% of all primary particles in the ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide, and the molar ratio of cerium to zirconium in the ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide is between 43:57 and 55:45.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira MORIKAWA, Kae KONISHI, Toshitaka TANABE, Akihiko SUDA, Masahide MIURA, Isao CHINZEI, Hiromasa SUZUKI, Akiya CHIBA, Kosuke IIZUKA
  • Publication number: 20180250658
    Abstract: A honeycomb catalytic body including: a honeycomb structure having porous partition walls, and a catalyst layer including a vanadium catalyst, wherein a cell density of the honeycomb structure is in a range of 8 cells to 48 cells per square centimeter, an amount of the vanadium catalyst to be loaded is in a range of 150 g/L to 400 g/L, and a catalyst charging ratio represented by Equation (1) mentioned below in a cut face of the honeycomb catalytic body is from 50% to 100%. the catalyst charging ratio (%)=(the sectional area of the catalyst layer loaded onto the partition wall inner portions)/(the sectional area of the pores before the catalyst is loaded)×100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD
    Inventors: Shiori NAKAO, Shogo HIROSE
  • Publication number: 20180250659
    Abstract: A catalyst for treating fuel combustion exhaust, the catalyst comprising the following components: (i) an oxide support comprising silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, or combination of silicon and aluminum oxides; (ii) cerium oxide, zirconium oxide, or a combination of cerium and zirconium oxides in contact with said oxide support; and (iii) nanoparticles comprising elemental palladium or platinum in contact with at least component (ii), wherein said palladium or platinum is present in an amount of 0.1-4 wt. % by weight of the particles, and wherein surfaces of said nanoparticles of elemental palladium or palladium are exposed and accessible to said fuel combustion exhaust. Methods of producing and using the catalyst are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Eleni KYRIAKIDOU, Todd J. TOOPS, Jae-Soon CHOI, Michael J. Lance, James E. PARKS II
  • Publication number: 20180250660
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing the nano-porous oxide-noble metal composite material by deoxidation, comprising dissolving the noble metal ion or fine particles, the oxide salt to be dissolved and the target oxide salt in the pure water in a proportion to form the mixed solution, adding the surface active agent, and stirring magnetically; dropping the precipitant gradually to form the precipitate, stirring for 4 h, separating and cleaning the precipitate, and drying, grinding and calcining at a high temperature; corroding fully and dissolving part of the oxide with an etchant, preserving the noble metal and the target oxide, separating, cleaning, drying at 80° C., and heat treating at a high temperature to obtain the nano-porous oxide-noble metal composite material. The present invention has the technological advantages of simple operation, low energy consumption, environmental protection and suitable for batching, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: GUIJING LI, WENJIE FENG, JINXI LIU, XUEQIAN FANG
  • Publication number: 20180250661
    Abstract: A method in which flue gas or exhaust gas containing harmful carbon monoxide, organic compounds (VOC) and NOx is contacted with a layered catalyst. A first layer of the catalyst comprises an oxidation catalyst. An underlying layer of the catalyst comprises a NH3-SCR catalyst for the simultaneous removal of the carbon monoxide and NOx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Francesco Castellino, Viggo Lucassen Hansen
  • Publication number: 20180250662
    Abstract: Methods, catalysts, and corresponding catalyst precursors are provided for performing dewaxing of diesel or distillate boiling range fractions. The dewaxing methods, catalysts, and/or catalyst precursors can allow for production of diesel boiling range fuels with improved cold flow properties at desirable yields. The catalysts and/or catalyst precursors can correspond to supported base metal catalysts and/or catalyst precursors that include at least two Group 8-10 base metals supported on the catalyst, such as a catalyst/catalyst precursor including both Ni and Co as supported metals along with a Group 6 metal (i.e., Mo and/or W). The support can correspond to a support including a zeolitic framework structure. The catalyst precursors can be formed, for example, by impregnating a support including a zeolitic framework structure with an impregnation solution that also includes a dispersion agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Chuansheng BAI, Paul PODSIADLO, Stephen J. McCARTHY
  • Publication number: 20180250663
    Abstract: To provide methods for efficiently producing an 8-membered oxygen ring zeolite and an AEI-type zeolite at a low cost, with an organic structure-directing agent that is inexpensive and easily available industrially without using an expensive organic structure-directing agent, such as a cyclic quaternary ammonium salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke HOTTA, Manabu TANAKA, Takahiko TAKEWAKI, Takeshi MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20180250664
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for selective olefin (e.g., ethylene) oligomerization comprising metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are generally provided In some embodiments, a MOF comprises a plurality of metal ions, each coordinated with at least one ligand comprising at least two unsaturated N-heterocyclic aromatic groups arranged about an organic core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Mircea Dinca, Eric D. Metzer, Carl K. Brozek
  • Publication number: 20180250665
    Abstract: A catalyst-containing ceramic dust filter for off-gas or exhaust gas cleaning is prepared by a method comprising the steps of making a water-based impregnation slurry, which comprises a catalytically effective amount of at least one catalytically active metal and an oxide support, to form a catalytically active metal oxide support, impregnating the filter substrate with the impregnation slurry, spraying from the inside to control the amount of liquor while leaving the outer few millimeters of the filter wall dry, and drying the impregnated filter. The impregnated filter is preferably dried by using microwave energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Haldor Topsøe A/S
    Inventors: Francesco Castellino, Michael Boe
  • Publication number: 20180250666
    Abstract: Disclosed is biomanufacturing apparatus (1) comprising a housing (20), a substantially enclosed bioreactor chamber (30) inside the housing and a further substantially enclosed region (36) inside the housing containing electrical parts and/or electronic control components, the chamber (30) including: a tray (40) for supporting a bioreactor, a tray support (45) including a mechanism (44,47) for rocking the tray in use the tray (40) including a heater (42) for contacting a bioreactor and heating the same, and the apparatus further comprising secondary heating (53) for heating air surrounding the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Praveen Paul, Manoj Ramakrishna, Anoop Bhargav, Haresh Digambar Patil, Sebastian John, Manish Uddhaorao Choudhary, Pradeep Kumar, Nivedita Phadke
  • Publication number: 20180250667
    Abstract: In order to improve the ergonomics of a sampling pipette, the invention provides a control member intended to occupy a nominal central position in which a spring brings a locking member into the locking position thereof of the system for adjustment of the volume to be sampled, the member being able to be axially displaced towards each of the two following positions: a low position for ejecting a cone, in which the control member presses on the cone ejector, the movement from the nominal central position to the low position being carried out against the springs; and a high position for unlocking the braking ring, the movement of the control member from the nominal central position to the high position driving a disengagement element to move the locking member against the spring, until release of the braking ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: GILSON SAS
    Inventors: Bruno Dudek, Stéphane Guichardon
  • Publication number: 20180250668
    Abstract: A flow control and processing cartridge used in a nucleic acid analysis apparatus includes a cartridge body and a reaction chip. The cartridge body includes plural chambers for storing at least one sample and plural biochemical reagents and buffers, and plural channels connected with the plural chambers. The reaction chip is in conjunction with the cartridge body and includes plural detection wells, at least one main fluid channel connected with the detection wells and adapted to dispense the sample into the detection wells, and at least one gas releasing channel connected with the detection wells and adapted to release gas from the detection wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Qian Liang, Hao Yu