Abstract: A fuel filter assembly includes a filter housing that forms a cavity, and a center stack. The center stack is positioned within the cavity and includes an axial aperture in the top portion, the axial aperture having a circumferential surface, and a fuel filter. The fuel filter includes a filter center support. The fuel filter also includes a sword positioned along a surface of the filter center support, an end cap, a filter element attached to an undersurface of the end cap, a water separator at a filter base of the fuel filter, and a pin attached to the water separator. When the fuel filter is positioned within the filter housing, the sword engages with a slot of a center stack of the fuel filter housing and the pin aligns with a channel of the housing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a filter element from removing contaminants from water comprised of first filter media particles having a first particle size and second media particles having a second particle size and methods for making such a filter element. The first media particles are adhered to surfaces of the second media particles. A binder connects the second media particles with one another so that interstitial spaces are formed between second media particles. A portion of the smaller first filter media particles are positioned within the interstitial spaces. According to one embodiment of the disclosure water flows through the filter element at a flux greater than about 1.5 ml/min/cm2 has a pressure drop less than 20 psi.

Abstract: A separating stage for inertial separation of components contained in a fluid flowing through, in particular paint particles and/or paint agglomerates includes at least one separating segment, which has at least one acceleration section for the fluid on the inlet side, in which the fluid is accelerated in a through-flow direction, and a first impaction surface for components contained in the fluid is downstream of the acceleration section. A separating unit having at least one separating stage, a kit, a transport cart, a coating facility, and a method for producing a separating unit are also provided.

Abstract: An air filter device includes an air filter and a filter case having a filter housing for housing the air filter. The filter case has a pipe part enclosing an outer circumference of a second end of a filler pipe. The second end of the filler pipe defines a fuel filler opening and is opposite to a first end of the filler pipe connected to a fuel tank of a vehicle. A distance between the pipe part and the fuel filler opening is less than a distance between the filter housing and the fuel filler opening. The pipe part is configured to be inserted into a fixed member fixed to a vehicle body. The pipe part has a flange that extends radially outward from the pipe part and is spaced apart from the filter housing in an axial direction.

Abstract: A filter assembly comprises a filter element and a housing. The filter element comprises a filter media, and an alignment feature positioned on at least a portion of an outer surface of the filter media. The alignment feature comprises an alignment channel. The housing defines a housing internal volume. At least a portion of the filter element is positioned within the housing internal volume. The housing comprises an alignment protrusion extending axially from a housing inner surface towards the filter element so as to mate with the alignment channel. The alignment feature comprises a ring member positioned circumferentially around the filter media at a filter media first end proximate to the housing, and a filter baffle extending from the ring member. The filter baffle is circumferentially positioned on at least a portion of the outer surface of the filter media and defines the alignment channel.

Abstract: A filter housing includes a first end, an opposite second end and a peripheral side wall, all defining, in a combination with each other, a hollow interior of the housing. An air inlet is provided adjacent the first end and an air outlet is provided in the second end. The air inlet and air outlet are in open communication with the hollow interior. One or more openings are provided through the second end, being disposed between the air outlet and the peripheral side wall. A filter cleaning apparatus includes the filter housing, a hollow filter within the hollow interior and a nozzle within the hollow filter. The nozzle is designed to purge contaminates from the filter with pressurized fluid supply. The contaminates can be removed through one or more openings. The apparatus can be used as an air intake pre-cleaner or as a main air filter for internal combustion engine.

Abstract: Examples of systems, apparatus and methods for separating oxygen from air are provided herein. The system comprises a separating column that includes an oxygen separating compound packed in the column for selectively and reversibly binding oxygen from the air and for releasing the selectively bound oxygen upon being heated, a heater thermally coupled to the separating column, a heat removal apparatus and an air flow controller.

Abstract: A separation membrane sheet that causes a specific fluid component to selectively permeate therethrough, comprises: a first porous layer; and a resin composition layer formed on the first porous layer. The resin composition layer has a filtration residue fraction of greater than or equal to 20% and less than or equal to 90%; and contains a resin having an ionic group or a salt thereof, and has an ion exchange capacity of greater than or equal to 1 millimole equivalent per 1 g of a dry resin in a filtration residue.

Abstract: A ship desulfurization device includes an absorber including an absorber body unit defining an interior space having a longitudinal direction and having an exhaust gas introducing port on an end portion of the absorber body unit with respect to the longitudinal direction, the exhaust gas introducing port in communication with the interior space; and an exhaust gas introducing device for introducing exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust gas generation device to the absorber body unit. When L is a maximum length of the interior space of the absorber body unit with respect to the longitudinal direction, and W is a maximum width of the interior space of the absorber body unit with respect to a lateral direction that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, a ratio (W:L) of the maximum width W to the maximum length L is within a range of 1:X, where 1.1<X?6.0.

Abstract: A honeycomb rotor recovery and concentration device recovers carbon dioxide gas from flue gas and the like. A carbon dioxide sorption honeycomb rotor is rotated in a casing that is separately sealed at least into a sorption zone and a desorption zone, and the honeycomb in the sorption zone is brought into contact with a raw material gas containing carbon dioxide in a wet state to sorb carbon dioxide gas. A desorption circulation circuit circulates from an outlet to an inlet of the desorption zone. Water supplied to a heater in the circuit is evaporated to form saturated steam, which is supplied to the desorption zone. In the desorption zone, carbon dioxide gas is desorbed by contact with the saturated steam. The design may make it possible to use low-temperature exhaust heat, and this may achieve reduction in size, high performance and high efficiency at the same time.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for purifying a gaseous, liquid or aerosol composition, containing at least one pollutant consisting of a volatile inorganic compound (VIC), a siloxane and/or a functional volatile organic compound (Pollution Trap Concept or P.T.C. System).

Abstract: A bio-filter system is disclosed. The disclosed bio-filter system comprises: a transfer pipe for collecting and transferring N2O generated in any one tank from among an anaerobic tank, an anoxic tank, and an aeration tank; a bio-filter unit including a carrier for removing, by means of microbial reaction, the N2O discharged from the transfer pipe; and a sewage supply member for spraying sewage into the carrier in order to provide nourishment for microorganisms to the carrier.

Abstract: A multi-stage treatment system for removal of target vapor compounds from a contaminated air stream consisting of an initial bioscrubber stage utilizing a plurality of filter media derived from foamed glass immediately followed by a biofilter stage utilizing a plurality of media derived from the calcareous exoskeleton of a bivalve mollusk (shell media).

Abstract: An electrical connector is secured to an elongated conductive element, and extends in a longitudinal direction between a first connection end and a second end from which the elongated conductive element extends. The electrical connector comprises a longitudinal passage in which the longitudinal conductive element partially extends up to the first connection end. The elongated conductive element is secured to the electrical connector at this first connection end.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an SCR-active material, comprising a small-pore zeolite, aluminum oxide and copper, characterized in that it contains 5 to 25 wt-% of aluminum oxide in relation to the entire material and that the copper is present on the aluminum oxide in a first concentration and on the small-pore zeolite in a second concentration.

Abstract: An Atmospheric Storage Tank designed to be an alternative to the existing RO pressure storage tank; it functions on water pipeline pressure. It eliminates the disadvantage of subjecting the RO system to back pressure on feed water which reduces the efficiency of the system and it also will have higher probability of leakage. It requires a Pumping Gadget to pump the water when it is installed below the faucet. It is primarily designed, although not exclusively, to be used together with the ZERO WASTE RO system under patent application PCT/SG2015/000124 where there waste water tank to store the pipeline water and when combined, we can have an economical and simplified RO water filter system with less maintenance.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a dialysis unit that is modular and portable, with improved functionality. In one embodiment, the dialysis system comprises a top unit that is detachably affixed to a base that comprises a reservoir for fluid storage. Among numerous other features, the portable, modular dialysis system of the present invention has improved power door locking, zoned leak detection, fluid handling, and mechanical design features that enable improved modularity.

Abstract: Provided are electrodialysis systems for removing silica from a desalinated water stream and methods for removing silica from a desalinated water stream. For example, described are bipolar membrane electrodialysis devices for removing silica from water comprising one or more anion exchange membranes; one or more bipolar membranes; and a pair of electrodes comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode. Also described are electrodialysis systems comprising: one or more electrodialysis devices for the removal of dissolved ions and one or more bipolar membrane electrodialysis devices, wherein a product inlet stream of the one or more bipolar membrane electrodialysis devices comprises the product outlet stream of the one or more electrodialysis devices.

Abstract: An electrodeionization filter includes: a housing having a water inlet and a water outlet; a first electrode installed inside the housing in a spiral shape; a second electrode installed inside the housing in a spiral shape so as to be spaced apart from the first electrode; and an ion exchange module installed between the first electrode and the second electrode for adsorbing or desorbing ionic substances contained in water introduced by an application of electricity. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode has a structure in which a center portion thereof is denser than a peripheral region thereof. Accordingly, the lifespan of the electrodes of the electrodeionization filter can be increased, and the assembly of the electrodes and related parts can be easily facilitated.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a hollow fiber liquid filter device provided with exhaust fiber membranes. The hollow fiber liquid filter device comprises a shell, a liquid inlet end, a liquid outlet end, a melt-blown fiber filter element, a hollow fiber liquid filtering part and a hollow fiber gas filtering part, wherein the liquid inlet end and the liquid outlet end are respectively connected to the upper end and the lower end of the shell, the melt-blown fiber filter element is arranged on the inner side of the shell, the hollow fiber liquid filtering part and the hollow fiber gas filtering part are respectively arranged on the inner side of the melt-blown fiber filter element, a liquid inlet is formed in the liquid inlet end, and ,a liquid outlet is formed in the liquid outlet end.

Abstract: A method for controlling scale and/or fouling on a separation membrane. The method comprises forming a thermally, physically, electrically or chemically degradable coating layer on the membrane; using the membrane under conditions that result in the formation of scale and/or fouling species on the membrane; and removing at least some of the scale and/or fouling species from the membrane by thermally, physically, electrically or chemically degrading the coating layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cleaning a filter element made of a porous material. The method comprises directing ultrasound to the filter element, and directing after a predefined time from starting of the ultrasound an impulse to a filtrate reservoir causing filtrate inside the filtrate reservoir to be forced inside the filter element in order to remove particles from the surface of the filter element. Pressure of the impulse is between 4 to 8 times higher than the forward pressure and also that the reverse flux, measured in volume per area time, caused by the impulse is at the minimum 2 to 8 times the feed flux. The invention also relates to a filtering device comprising a filter element made of a porous material.

Abstract: A nanofiltration membrane with a high flux for selectively removing hydrophobic endocrine disrupting chemicals and a preparation method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps: immersing a porous support layer into a first solution, removing excess droplets from a surface of the support layer after taking the support layer out of the first solution, and then immersing the support layer attached with the first solution into a second solution for an interfacial polymerization reaction, followed by washing after completion of the reaction to obtain the subject nanofiltration membrane. The first solution is an aqueous solution containing a polyamine monomer and an acid binding agent, and the second solution is an organic solution containing an acid chloride monomer and a metal-organic framework.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe thin-film composite membranes comprising a of the present disclosure further describe methods of preparing membranes, methods of manufacturing membranes, methods of separating chemical species, methods of using the membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration, pervaporation, and the like.

Abstract: Described is a polyethylene membrane and in particular an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene member that provides a high air permeability and is hydrophobic. The membranes have small pores and are suitable for sterilization by exposure to gamma radiation. The membranes can be made by methods that involve one or more of stretching the membrane and grafting hydrophobic monomers onto the membrane surface. A perfluorinated monomer, such as perfluoro-n-octyl acrylate, can be grafted to one or more surfaces of the membrane. The membrane have a high flow rate compared to unstretched or ungrafted membranes.

Abstract: A support is a porous ceramic support for supporting a zeolite membrane. The hydraulic conductivity of the support is less than or equal to 1.1×10?3 m/s. In the support, the total content of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal in a surface part within 30 ?m from a surface in a depth direction perpendicular to the surface is less than or equal to 1% by weight.

Abstract: There is provided an inline saturator system and method for gas exchange with an aqueous-phase liquid. The system comprises a pressure vessel, configured to receive a first liquid and a first gas from external sources and to discharge a second liquid and a second gas from the pressure vessel, and a gas infusion device situated within the pressure vessel. The gas infusion device is configured to receive the first liquid and first gas, to facilitate gas exchange therebetween, producing the second liquid and the second gas, and to discharge the second liquid and second gas into the pressure vessel. The system further includes a recirculation system configured to direct a portion of liquid within the pressure vessel back into the saturator device, where injection of the redirected liquid into the gas infusion device forces the first liquid into the gas infusion device for the gas exchange.

Abstract: A rotary bucket mixing device is disclosed. The rotary bucket mixing device includes a main body, a rotating disk assembly, a power gear assembly and a first idler assembly. The power gear assembly receives a power to drive the rotating disk assembly to rotate and thereby rotating a mixing bucket disposed on a supporting assembly of the rotating disk assembly and mixing the contents in the mixing bucket. The first idler assembly controls a rotational speed. The rotary bucket mixing device of the present disclosure provides a better support to the mixing bucket and therefore the safety during the mixing process is enhanced.

Abstract: A dispensing device, comprising a plurality of microfluidic pumps, microfluidic valves, and a microfluidic mixer chip, for receiving and mixing microfluidic amounts of a plurality of fluids having differing viscosities, is disclosed. The device includes a plurality of pathways for moving fluids from associated reservoirs to the microfluidic mixer chip. A mix controller controls the microfluidic pumps and valves so that the fluids, having different viscosities, can be accurately mixed at specified microfluidic amounts or volumes according to a specified microfluidic recipe, and the microfluidic mixture dispensed from the device. The device can be in communication with a software application implemented on a mobile compute device, such as a smartphone, and receive instructions for implementing the specified microfluidic recipe from the software application such that the operation of device components is at the direction of the software application executed on the mobile compute device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods whereby raw materials are extracted, refined to a point where pure natural-product compounds are isolated and then packaged into formulation cartridges, which are then used in an extract formulator to produce reproducible natural-product extracts based on predetermined formulations.

Abstract: A method comprising: (a) bringing water and oil to a temperature above the melting point of the oil; (b) combining oil and water in a ratio (W/W) between 2:1 and 5.7:1 (c) adding 0.5% to 2% W/W of Canna arrowroot powder relative to total weight of oil and water; (e) mixing to form an emulsion.

Abstract: In an apparatus for fluid catalytic cracking a riser having a top and a bottom for fluidizing and cracking a hydrocarbon feed stream by contact with catalyst exits an outlet at the top of the riser. A downer in communication with the outlet of the riser receives cracked hydrocarbon product and catalyst. A swirl duct in communication with the downer has a discharge opening below the outlet for discharging said cracked hydrocarbon product and catalyst. A stream of hydrocarbon feed and a catalyst is passed upwardly in a riser. A stream of gaseous hydrocarbon products and catalyst is directedly downwardly and then the stream of gaseous hydrocarbon products and catalyst are directed to flow in an angular direction to separate gaseous hydrocarbon products from the catalyst.

Abstract: To provide a reducing gas supplying apparatus and a method for manufacturing a processed target object, which are capable of supplying a reducing liquid without causing it to scatter. The reducing gas supplying apparatus 1 includes a chamber 10 defining a space where soldering is performed on a target object T, a vaporizer 20 for generating a reducing gas FG to be supplied into the chamber 10 by receiving a reducing liquid FL to be converted into the reducing gas FG and vaporizing the reducing liquid FL, an intermediate container 30 for temporarily reserving the reducing liquid FL before the reducing liquid FL in a reducing liquid bottle 80 is introduced into the vaporizer 20, a transport tube 51, a supply tube 41, a transport part 58 for delivering the reducing liquid FL in the bottle 80 into the intermediate container 30, and a supply part 48 for delivering the reducing liquid. FL in the intermediate container 30 into the vaporizer 20.

Abstract: A rotary feeder having a stationary, cylindrical housing having disposed therein a number of injection nozzles, and within which rotate a plurality of vanes about a central axis, wherein pairs of adjacent vanes of the plurality of vanes define wedge volumes, wherein the housing extends a width along the central axis, wherein each of the vanes has a length along the central axis, and wherein the injection nozzles are positioned across the width of the housing, such that a spray pattern of a gas injected via the number of injection nozzles spans substantially the entire length of the vanes.

Abstract: A continuous flow catalytic reactor, an assembling method therefor and an application thereof includes a reaction vessel, a filler packaged in the reaction vessel and a charged catalytic component; the charged catalytic component is fixed to the filler under an action of a direct-current electric field. The continuous flow catalytic reactor may be applied to continuous flow reactions such as a monosaccharide epimerization reaction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chemical reactor comprising reformer tubes for reforming a first feed stream comprising a hydrocarbon gas and steam. The chemical reactor comprises one or more reformer tubes arranged to being heated by an electrically driven heat source. The reformer tube comprises a first inlet for feeding said first feed stream into a first reforming reaction zone of the reformer tube, and a feed conduit arranged to allow a second feed stream into a second reforming reaction zone of the reformer tube. The second reforming reaction zone is positioned downstream of the first reforming reaction zone. The feed conduit is configured so that the second feed stream is only in contact with catalyst material in the second reforming reaction zone. The invention also relates to a process of producing CO rich synthesis gas at low S/C conditions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for controlling gas phase polymerization reactors. A method for controlling a fluidized bed reactor can include forming a fluidized bed in a reactor followed by discharge of polymer product from the reactor to a product discharge tank. The polymer product can then be discharged from the product discharge tank to a blow tank and the pressure of the blow tank is measured. The pressure measured in the blow tank can then be used to control the reactor by changing one or more reactor operating inputs based on the measured blow tank pressure.

Abstract: The present application discloses a molecular sieve-based catalyst modification apparatus. The apparatus comprises a feed unit 1, a modification unit 2 and a cooling unit 3 connected in sequence; the feed unit comprises a catalyst feed unit 11 and a modifier feed unit 12, a catalyst and a modifier are introduced into the modification unit 2 respectively by the catalyst feed unit and the modifier feed unit and are discharged from the modification unit after sufficient reaction in modification unit, and then enter the cooling unit 3 for cooling. The present application further discloses a use method for the molecular sieve-based catalyst modification apparatus. The use method comprises: introducing a catalyst and a modifier into the modification unit 2 respectively through the feed unit 1; wherein the catalyst is modified by the modifier in the modification unit 2, and then discharged to the cooling unit 3 to cool until the temperature is lower than 50° C.

Abstract: A processing system and method of producing a particulate material from a liquid mixture are provided. The processing system generally includes a system inlet connected to one or more gas lines to deliver one or more gases into the processing system, one or more power jet modules adapted to jet a liquid mixture into one or more streams of droplets and to force the one or more streams of droplets into the processing system, and a reaction chamber adapted to deliver the one or more streams of droplets in the presence of the one or more gases and process the one or more streams of droplets into the particulate material.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for compact and easily maintainable waste reformation. Some embodiments include a rotary oven reformer adapted and configured to provide synthesis gas from organic waste. Some embodiments include a rotary oven with simplified operation both as to reformation of the waste, usage of the synthesized gas and other products, and easy removal of the finished waste products, preferably in a unit of compact size for use in austere settings. Yet other embodiments include Fischer-Tropsch reactors of synthesized gas. Some of these reactors include heat exchanging assemblies that provide self-cleaning effects, efficient utilization of waste heat, and ease of cleaning.

Abstract: A composition of matter includes a liquid and nanoparticles suspended in the liquid. The nanoparticles each include silica, alumina, and an organosilicon functional group having a molecular weight of at least 200. A method includes functionalizing a surface of nanoparticles with an organosilicon functional group and dispersing the nanoparticles in a liquid to form a suspension. The functional group has a molecular weight of at least 200. The nanoparticles each include silica and alumina at a surface thereof.

Abstract: Described herein are a new process for the preparation of microcapsules, and microcapsules obtainable by this process. Perfuming compositions and consumer products including the microcapsules, in particular perfumed consumer products in the form of home care or personal care products, are also described.

Abstract: A method of separating a vesicle from a sample may include forming a fusant by fusing a first lipid membrane structure and the vesicle, where the vesicle may include a lipid bilayer membrane, and where the first lipid membrane structure may include a vesicular membrane-fusogenic lipid, and fusing the fusant and a second lipid membrane structure positioned at a predetermined field on a substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations, substrates, and arrays. In certain embodiments, substrates and arrays comprise a porous layer for synthesis and attachment of polymers or biomolecules. Also disclosed herein are methods for manufacturing and using the formulations, substrates, and arrays, including porous arrays. Also disclosed herein are formulations and methods for one-step coupling, e.g., for synthesis of peptides in an N->C orientation. In some embodiments, disclosed herein are formulations and methods for high efficiency coupling of biomolecules to a substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides an automated modular system and method for production of biopolymers including DNA and RNA. The system and method automates the complete production process for biopolymers. Modular equipment is provided for performing production steps with the individual modules arrange in a linear array. Each module includes a control system and can be rack mounted. One side of the array of modules provides connections for power, gas, vacuum and reagents and is accessible to technicians. On the other side of the array of modules a robotic transport system is provided for transporting materials between module interfaces. The elimination of the requirement for human intervention at multiple steps in the production process significantly decreases the costs of biopolymer production and reduces unnecessary complexity and sources of quality variation.

Abstract: A reaction chamber component includes a body made of a 5000-series aluminum alloy material and an oxide film layer disposed on a surface-to-be-covered of the body.

Abstract: A carbon allotrope composite field effect artificial aurora generating device includes an extremely low frequency power supply cabinet, a carbon allotrope composite field effect device and a cuboid-shaped water tank. The carbon allotrope composite field effect device is formed by alternately and in parallel superimposing, in a form of parallel capacitors, a plurality of planar electrode plates made of a foamed nickel deposited with a carbon allotrope composite and a plurality of planar separators made of an insulating material. A first output wire of the extremely low frequency power supply cabinet is connected to odd-numbered planar electrode plates of the plurality of planar electrode plates through a first conductive rod, and a second output wire of the extremely low frequency power supply cabinet is connected to even-numbered planar electrode plates of the plurality of planar electrode plates through a second conductive rod.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for photochemically synthesizing tetrachloromethane in an industrial scale using a plurality of arrays or channels of light emitting diodes. A wavelength output by an SLM lamp is customized to bias the photochemical reaction towards a target reaction and target product and away from a side reaction and side product. The higher yield of the target product improved efficiency and reduces the need for complex purification for removal of the side product.

Abstract: A device and method is provided for converting oxygen within air into ozone. The device has a portable housing with an air inlet and an enhanced ozone air outlet. A lamp housing is positioned within the portable housing and has a plurality of UV lamps for emitting UV radiation, the plurality of UV lamps extending from one end of the lamp housing to the other in a generally parallel configuration. The device also has a blower positioned within the portable housing for moving the air into contact with UV radiation from the plurality of UV lamps. The device further includes a plurality of baffles positioned within the lamp housing for dispersing the air as the air moves through the lamp housing. The device can be used to eliminate odors and contaminants found in the air, as well as to eliminate oils and contaminants found in water and to kill insects.

Abstract: To provide a hydrocarbon adsorbent having high hydrocarbon adsorbing properties even after exposed to a high temperature/high humidity reducing atmosphere. A hydrocarbon adsorbent, which includes a FAU type zeolite having a lattice constant of at least 24.29 ? and containing copper. Such a hydrocarbon adsorbent may be used for a method for adsorbing hydrocarbons to be exposed to a high temperature/high humidity environment, and may be used particularly for a method for adsorbing hydrocarbons in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, such as an automobile exhaust gas.