Abstract: The overhead transport vehicle includes: a winding drum configured to lift and lower a lifting part by winding and paying out a plurality of suspending members; at least one guide roller around which the suspending members paid out from the winding drum are wound; a body part supporting the winding drum and the guide roller; at least one position adjusting part configured to move a portion of each suspending member connected to the lifting part in a lifting direction by moving a relative position of the guide roller with respect to the body part; and a control part configured to control movement of the guide roller by the position adjusting part, based on information on an inclination of the lifting part.

Abstract: A fuel unit assembly-lifting adapter is configured to couple with a vehicle lift in order to engage, raise, and lower a fuel unit assembly. The fuel unit assembly-lifting adapter includes an elongated fuel unit assembly-engaging portion terminating into a first end and a second end and a lift-engaging portion comprising a first member extending from the first end of the fuel unit assembly-engaging portion, and a second member extending from the second end of the fuel unit assembly-engaging portion, wherein the first member and the second member are configured to detachably engage a vehicle lift such that the fuel unit assembly-engaging portion may raise and lower the fuel unit assembly in response to movement of the vehicle lift.

Abstract: An electric hydraulic floor jack includes a variable plunger structure provided on a motor base and an oil pump base. The variable plunger structure includes a piston hole formed in the oil pump base and communicating with an oil chamber and an oil inlet passage, a plunger sleeve provided at a port of the piston hole, a plunger slidably provided in the plunger sleeve, a U-shaped piston slidably provided in the piston hole, a valve trim slidably provided on the piston, a spring provided in the piston hole and sleeved on the valve trim, and an eccentric wheel provided on an output shaft of a speed reducer. The plunger is driven by the eccentric wheel in cooperation with the spring to continuously make a linear reciprocating motion, thereby continuously opening and closing the check valve, and pumping oil into the cylinder to push the piston rod for lifting work.

Abstract: An advanced material handling vehicle is provided. Specifically, the advanced material handling vehicle can include one or more sensors coupled to a body of the material handling vehicle and electrically coupled to a processor. The processor executes instructions related to a perception system that monitors a location of the advanced material handling vehicle and controls one or more tasks and functions of the material handling vehicle based on sensor data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a construction vehicle (1). A battery module (40; 240; 340) is provided to supply electricity to at least one electric motor (80, 87) of the construction vehicle (1). A fastening structure (70; 270) of the battery module (40; 240; 340) is designed to be removably fastened to a first longitudinal member (10-1), in a fastening position located beneath the cab (29) in the vertical direction (C-C) of the construction vehicle (1), and the battery module (40; 240; 340) in the fastening position is accessible from an outer side of the construction vehicle (1) so that said module can be brought into or out of the fastening position from the outer side of the construction vehicle (1).

Abstract: Containers housed with random angular orientation of their thread in a first plurality of seats present circumferentially in a first rotatable carousel, caps are housed with random angular orientation of their thread in a second plurality of scats present circumferentially in a second rotatable carousel, ae current image is acquired of the thread of the container in transit through a first framing field and a current image of the thread of the cap in transit through a second framing field, a current value is calculated of the angular position of the thread of the cap in transit through the second framing field and a current value of the angular position of the thread of the container in transit through the first framing field by comparing their current image with an optical reconstruction thereof preliminarily learned, and the screwing operation is programmed with the calculated value of the current angular position.

Abstract: A portable lifting apparatus, including a gripping portion and a lifting portion secured to the gripping portion and extending along a lifting portion longitudinal axis between a lifting portion forward end and a lifting portion rearward end, the lifting portion including a wedge portion having a pair of arm members laterally spaced about the lifting portion longitudinal axis to provide an inner space between, the pair of arm members extending apart at an acute angle and with an arm spacing between, the arm spacing increasing towards the lifting portion forward end, each arm member having an arm inward face facing the inner space, each arm inward face including an upwardly directed arm prying surface, and a backing portion defining a downwardly directed support surface extending over each of the pair of arm prying surfaces, and spaced from each of the pair of arm prying surfaces by a clearance distance.

Abstract: A system for producing filled plastic containers from sterilized plastic preforms, includes a transport device for transporting the plastic preforms and plastic containers produced from the plastic preforms by forming, along a predetermined transport path through the system, a forming apparatus for forming the sterilized plastic preforms into plastic containers, and a filling apparatus for filling the plastic containers during their at least sectional transport substantially along a circular line about a central axis of the filling apparatus. The forming apparatus and the filling apparatus have a maximum distance from one another in relation to their respective central axes of 5.5 m, preferably of 5.3 m, and the forming apparatus has a maximum number of 24 forming stations or of 6.0 m, preferably of 5.6 m, and the forming apparatus has more than 24 forming stations.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a water dispenser comprising a preferably cooled carbonator for dispensing carbonated water. The water dispenser comprises a thermoblock, in particular a boiler, for dispensing warm water. The carbonator is connectible to a pressurized CO2 gas container. The water dispenser comprises at least one dosing valve, in particular a switching valve, through which carbon dioxide can be fed into the thermoblock.

Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element, wherein a protuberant block element is arranged on an inner surface of the chamber, and the block element divides an interior space of the chamber into a first space and a second space; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; and a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole.

Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion. An outer surface of the rotatable element includes a first area and a second area, and the dual-mode fluid connector operates in a serve mode when the rotatable element is rotated to a status where the first area faces upward.

Abstract: A dual-mode fluid connector includes: a hollow connecting element, comprising a chamber inside the hollow connecting element; a material tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a cleaning tube, positioned on the hollow connecting element and connected through the chamber; a head portion, positioned on one terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a connecting opening, wherein the connecting opening can be detachably connected to a material container; a rear portion, positioned on another terminal of the hollow connecting element and having a through hole; and a rod, inserted into the chamber via the through hole; a bended plate, sleeved on the rear portion; and a rotatable element, covered on the rear portion and the bended plate, and engaged with the rod.

Abstract: An article of manufacture for providing a cake beverage dispenser useful for birthdays and other celebrations according to the present invention is disclosed. The beverage dispenser includes an external container for holding beverages, the external container having a shape of a decorated cake associated with a celebration, an internal cavity in the external container for storing the beverage, and a dispensing spout. The dispensing spout has a beverage channel, an external end, and an opening and closing valve. The dispensing spout is coupled to the external container connecting the internal container.

Abstract: A MEMS device comprises a first membrane structure having a reinforcement region formed from one piece of the first membrane structure, wherein the reinforcement region has a larger layer thickness than an adjoining region of the first membrane structure. The MEMS device includes an electrode structure, wherein the electrode structure is vertically spaced apart from the first membrane structure.

Abstract: The present application discloses an anchor structure for application to a microelectromechanical system device comprising a cap layer, a device layer and a substrate layer. Such an anchor structure enhances the stress tolerance of the microelectromechanical system device. The anchor structure comprises a first anchor portion, a second anchor portion and a flexible member located in the device layer. The first anchor portion and the second anchor portion are connected to two sides of the flexible member, respectively. The first anchor is secured to the cap layer by a first bonding portion, and the second anchor is secured to the substrate layer by a second bonding portion.

Abstract: A method includes bonding a supporting substrate to a semiconductor substrate of a wafer. A bonding layer is between, and is bonded to both of, the supporting substrate and the semiconductor substrate. A first etching process is performed to etch the supporting substrate and to form an opening, which penetrates through the supporting substrate and stops on the bonding layer. The opening has substantially straight edges. The bonding layer is then etched. A second etching process is performed to extend the opening down into the semiconductor substrate. A bottom portion of the opening is curved.

Abstract: A MEMS device includes a substrate which has a first main surface and a second main surface facing the first main surface, and in which a silicon substrate, a silicon carbide layer having conductivity, and a silicon layer are sequentially stacked from a second main surface side toward a first main surface side, a cavity recessed over the silicon layer, the silicon carbide layer, and the silicon substrate from the first main surface of the substrate to the second main surface side of the substrate, a MEMS electrode which is arranged in the cavity, is composed of the silicon layer and the silicon carbide layer, and is spaced apart from a bottom surface of the cavity to the first main surface side, and an isolation joint which divides the MEMS electrode in a plan view and mechanically connects and electrically isolates both sides of the divided MEMS electrode.

Abstract: Electronic test probes formed in a batch have a plurality of multi-material layers wherein at least one of the materials is a sacrificial material and at least one other material is a structural material.

Abstract: Provided is a material for use in a hydrogen storage structure, a hydrogen storage single tube, and a material composition for a hydrogen storage structure used for the preparation of the material for use in the hydrogen storage structure and the hydrogen storage single tube. The hydrogen storage single tube is provided with a honeycomb- shaped high pressure hydrogen storage structure with a micron-sized pore diameter and is lightweight. A hydrogen storage structure having a pore diameter of 150 ?m and a pipe wall thickness of 35 ?m has an ultimate pressure of >200 MPa, a Rockwell hardness of 86-89, a high temperature resistance of >1900° C., a low temperature resistance of <?260° C., low thermal conductivity, high temperature thermal insulation, and strong acid and alkali resistance. In a high density hydrogen work atmosphere and a complicated dynamic environment, the high pressure hydrogen storage structure is very stable.

Abstract: A thermal inverter for generating from a parent compound a first fluid of first molecules (H2) with a first molecular weight and a second fluid of second molecules (O2) with a second molecular weight. The molecular weight of the first molecules is less than the molecular weight of the second molecules. In a reaction device the parent compound is decomposed into a mixture compound of the first and second molecules. The thermal inverter has a gas separator device having a mixture inlet at a bottom section for the mixture compound of the first and second molecules and first and second outlets at a top section. The first outlet providing substantially the first molecules and the second outlet providing substantially the second molecules. The gas separator device has guiding elements which guides the molecules from the mixture inlet towards the first and second outlets in a coiled path which is confined by a sidewall.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for using partial oxidation to produce an end product from hydrocarbon gases, such as flare gas. There are provided methods and systems to minimize the amount of compression work needed for an air breathing engine reformer in a gas-to-liquid system and method by one or more of: (a) reducing the amount of nitrogen; (b) increasing back-pressure of the engine reformer from standard 1 or 2 bar, to up to 5 bar; (c) use of a turbo-expander to recover much of the compression work, thus lowering the cost, among other efficiencies, to operate a plant; and (d) utilizing an intensified synthesis loop to achieve acceptable methanol synthesis at lower overall pressure. In an embodiment, the end product is methanol.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for feeding firing units of a steam reformer with a second fuel gas and a first flue gas, wherein the first flue gas is generated in an external combustion chamber arranged outside the steam reformer and upstream of the steam reformer by combustion of a first fuel gas with air and, together with the second fuel gas, introduced into the firing units of the steam reformer for firing, wherein the first flue gas has a residual oxygen content sufficient for the firing. The disclosure also relates to a steam reforming plant for performing such a process.

Abstract: Combining multiple subsystems involving biomass processing, biomass gasification of the processed biomass where a synthesis gas is produced then converted to hydrogen fuels or other transportation fuels for use in coupled transportation systems sized to consume all the transportation fuel produced. Carbon in the biomass is converted to CO2 in the conversion process and a portion of that CO2 is captured and sequestrated for long term storage as CO2 or as carbon black.

Abstract: A process for preparing a fluorinating reagent from a calcium-containing compound is disclosed. The process bypasses the requirement to form hydrofluoric acid. The fluorinating reagent can be used to prepare high-value fluorochemicals.

Abstract: A packed bed catalyst in a pressurized vessel/reactor during contact with a dioxide species precursor enhances catalytic conversion of the precursor to the dioxide species, compared with the same catalytic conversion performed in a non-pressurized vessel/reactor.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing SC-BNNS and SC-BCNNS. A thermal plasma is provided at a plasma zone of a reaction chamber having an outlet opposite the plasma zone, a condensation zone and a growth zone downstream. The gas flows in the chamber have a laminar flow which provides a controlled residence time in a nucleation temperature field. A plasma-source gas flow is provided and has a plasma-source gas, and a sheath gas flow including nitrogen-containing gas to provide an excess of nitrogen. A boron source is provided to the thermal plasma through a probe to provide boron atomic species. A carbon source is provided for the production of SC-BCNNS. The process includes a controlled quenching step in the condensation zone followed by two-dimensional nucleation of SC-BNNS or SC-BCNNS in the growth zone, and the pressure in the chamber is maintained between 20 to 200 kPa.

Abstract: A method for recovering raw and auxiliary materials in the production of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide is described. The method includes one or more different recovery sections A, B, C, D and/or E, corresponding to the recovery and post-treatment of the raw and auxiliary materials such as triethylamine, a fluoride ion, an ester solvent, and a crystallization liquid respectively used in the production of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide. The method for recovering raw and auxiliary materials of the present application enables the production of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide to have significantly improved economic efficiency and environmental protection.

Abstract: A method for producing a haloamine solution with reduced amounts of halogen oxyanions including (a) the on-site generation of a halogen-containing oxidant, such as a solution and (b) reacting on-site the halogen-containing oxidant with a nitrogen source, to thereby produce the haloamine solution.

Abstract: A lithium manganese iron phosphate positive electrode active material, preparation method, a positive electrode plate, a secondary battery and an electrical apparatus are disclosed. The method comprises: mixing and grinding an iron source, a solid base and optionally a source of doping element M After grinding, impurities are removed to obtain a nanoscale iron-containing oxide; mixing the obtained nanoscale iron-containing oxide with a solvent, a lithium source, a manganese source, a phosphorus source, optionally a source of doping element N, optionally a source of doping element Q and optionally a source of doping element R in a predetermined ratio and then grinding. After grinding, granulating to obtain a powder; and sintering the powder to obtain the lithium manganese iron phosphate positive electrode active material. A lithium manganese iron phosphate positive electrode active material having both good electrochemical performance and high tap density can be obtained.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for continuously synthesizing carbon nanotubes using a plasma treated catalyst. The method for continuously synthesizing carbon nanotubes comprises: a plasma treating step of preparing metal nanoparticles by plasma treating metal salts in an H2 or NH3 atmosphere; a first mixture preparing step of preparing an emulsion mixture by mixing a solvent and a surfactant; a second mixture preparing step of preparing a second mixture by mixing the emulsion mixture and a carrier gas; and a reacting step of forming carbon nanotubes by introducing the second mixture and metal nanoparticles into a heated reactor. Accordingly, the catalyst can be prepared by reducing metal salts at a relatively low temperature and in a shorter time, the yield of the carbon nanotubes can be increased, and the diameter of the carbon nanotubes can be uniformly controlled, thereby enabling an economical and mass production of carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A method for removing contaminants from a graphene product uses an accelerated neutral atom beam to remove product contaminants without disruption of the product's crystalline lattice and morphology to enable usage in high purity devices/systems such as exemplified in semi-conductor and like high purity needs applications.

Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a self-standing graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide film having a thickness between 0.4 and 4.0 ?m, including the successive steps of A) preparing an aqueous dispersion including 0.1 to 30 g·L?1 of graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide, B) depositing the aqueous dispersion on a flat substrate coated with a polymeric film dissolvable in organic solvents and unsolvable in water, so as to form a wet film having a thickness comprised between 1 ?m and 3.5 mm, C) drying the wet film, D) separating the polymeric film from the flat substrate, E) placing the polymeric film in a support frame, F) showering the polymeric film with an organic solvent to dissolve the polymeric film, G) separating the graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide film from the frame to obtain the self-standing graphene oxide or reduced graphene oxide film.

Abstract: There is described a carbon material comprising sp2 and sp3 hybridised carbon. Also described is a method of making a carbon material the method comprising: exposing a substrate to a flux of at least 1011 carbon ions per cm2 of substrate per 1 ms, a majority of the carbon ions having a kinetic energy of at least 10 eV. Further, electrodes comprising the carbon material are described. The electrodes may operate as an anode in Li ion battery characterised with improved specific capacity and operation life-time.

Abstract: A method of the producing nanocrystalline silicon particulate from a silicate source includes removing contaminants, such as organics and heavy metals, and alumina from the silicate source by treating the silicate source with first and second acidic leaching solutions to form a first intermediate product. The first intermediate product is then reduced by reacting with a magnesium vapor to provide porous magnesiated silicon particulates as a second intermediate product. The second intermediate product is treated with a third leaching solution to remove magnesium and magnesium containing compounds form the second intermediate to thereby provide a third intermediate. The third intermediate is treated with a fourth leaching solution for removing remnant silica to thereby provide nanocrystalline porous silicon particles.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a metal-doped porous silica that can be blended into an article, for example, a cosmetic product such as a perm treatment agent, and kept stably dispersed therein. The metal-doped porous silica of the present invention as a means for resolution is surface-modified with a vinylpyrrolidone unit-containing polymer. As specific examples of vinylpyrrolidone unit-containing polymers, a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and the like can be mentioned.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the extraction of lithium from liquid resources such as natural and synthetic brines, leachate solutions from clays and minerals, and recycled products.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition including a particle, the particle includes a carbonate species of a first divalent metal and carbonate specie of a second divalent metal; wherein the particle is amorphous; wherein the first divalent metal and the second divalent metal are in an oxidation state of +2; and wherein the first divalent metal and the second divalent metal is each independently selected from: Ca, Zn, Fe, Cu, Co, Ni, Mn, Mg and Cr. Further provided is a composition including a divalent metal carbonate including any derivative thereof, and at least one stabilizing agent, wherein the divalent metal is selected from: Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Mg, and Ni, optionally being characterized by BET between 20 and 200 m2/g. Pharmaceutical or nutraceutical compositions including the composition of particles disclosed, are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an amorphous tungstic acid fusion formed by agglomerating primary particles of tungstic acid, wherein the amorphous tungstic acid fusion has a grape-bunch-shaped structure formed therein as the primary particles of tungstic acid are interconnected. According to one embodiment of the present invention, eco-friendly and low-cost process technology can be provided that attains a reduction in process cost and a significant decrease in air and water pollutant emissions by not proceeding with an ATP process.

Abstract: A method of preparing iron oxide nanoparticles using an herbal mixture comprising Capparis spinosa, Cichorium intybus, Solanum nigrum, Cassia occidentalis, Terminalia arjuna, Achillea millefolium, and Tamarix gallica. The method produces crystalline ?—Fe2O3 nanoparticles which are superparamagnetic. The iron oxide nanoparticles are used in a method of killing or inhibiting the growth of a bacteria and/or fungus, particularly in the form of a biofilm. The nanoparticles are also used in a method of treating colon cancer.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of metal oxide materials, and discloses a synthesis method of cobalt hydroxide and cobalt hydroxide. The synthesis method includes: (1) stirring and heating ammonium citrate, introducing a protective gas, adding a cobalt salt and a mixed alkali liquor to allow a reaction, and adjusting a pH to obtain a cobalt hydroxide slurry; and (2) subjecting the cobalt hydroxide slurry to alkali-leaching, filtering, and slurrying a resulting filter residue; and washing a resulting slurry with a detergent, and drying the resulting slurry to obtain the cobalt hydroxide. In the present disclosure, ammonium citrate is used as a base solution, and a cobalt solution and a mixed alkali liquor are added to synthesize a cobalt hydroxide slurry in one step under a protective atmosphere.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing nickel sulfate from ferronickel, including: S1: in a high-pressure oxygen environment, mixing crushed ferronickel with sulfuric acid, introducing a carbon monoxide gas to allow a reaction, and conducting solid-liquid separation (SLS) to obtain a filtrate and a filter residue; S2: adding an oxidizing agent and a precipitating agent successively to the filtrate, controlling a pH of the filtrate, and conducting SLS to obtain a nickel-containing filtrate and an iron hydroxide precipitate; and S3: subjecting the nickel-containing filtrate to extraction and back-extraction to obtain a nickel sulfate solution. In the present disclosure, the carbon monoxide gas is introduced under high-pressure acidic conditions to first react with nickel and iron to form nickel tetracarbonyl and iron pentacarbonyl, and the nickel tetracarbonyl and iron pentacarbonyl are oxidized by oxygen and then smoothly react with sulfuric acid to form nickel sulfate and iron sulfate.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a high-performance lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide (LNMCO) cathode material for power batteries and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of lithium-ion battery (LIB) materials. The preparation method of an LNMCO cathode material of the present disclosure combines a melting and mixing method, a spray drying method, a sol-gel method, and a high-temperature solid-phase method to achieve thorough mixing of various components of a precursor, such that a prepared product has a uniform particle size, excellent electrochemical performance, and high cycling stability. The method has simple operation steps, low raw material cost, small time consumption, and high production efficiency, and can realize industrialized large-scale production. The present disclosure also provides an LNMCO cathode material prepared by the method, which has high specific charge/discharge capacity, thermal stability, and cycling stability.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material having at least one secondary particle comprising an agglomerate of primary macro particles, a method for preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same are provided. A positive electrode active material has improved capacity retention by controlling a BET change in an electrode rolling process.

Abstract: A process water distillation system comprises an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor configured to generate a desired pressure in at least a region of the system and to convey steam from the evaporator into the condenser during operation of the system. The condenser is in thermal contact with the evaporator so that, at least during certain phases of operation of the system, thermal energy released during condensation of steam conveyed into the condenser is transferred to a fluid in the evaporator. The system further comprises a concentrate collection area configured to receive concentrate produced during operation of the system and an energy source configured to supply energy to the process water distillation system. A control device is configured to control the supply of energy from the energy source to the system (10) in dependence on the progress of the distillation process in the system.

Abstract: An evaporator for solar desalination and a preparation method thereof and use thereof are provided. The evaporator has a porous skeleton, interconnected channels, and a hydrophobic decoration. The interconnected channels are formed from gaps of the porous skeleton, and the hydrophobic decoration is positioned on the surface of the porous skeleton. The evaporator is for sustainable solar water evaporation even in highly salty water. Specifically, the continuous evaporation for 24 h without salt precipitation in 20 wt % NaCl solution can be realized.

Abstract: A surface-modified activated carbon includes activated carbon, a plurality of sulfonate groups, and a plurality of metal atoms. The sulfonate groups are chemically bonded to the activated carbon, and the metal atoms are independently chemically bonded to the sulfonate groups. The surface-modified activated carbon has a net positive charge. A method for producing a surface-modified activated carbon includes mixing activated carbon with a sulfur-containing compound including sulfonate groups, chemically bonding the sulfonate groups the activated carbon to produce sulfonated activated carbon, combining the sulfonated activated carbon with a solution containing metal atoms, and chemically bonding the metal atoms to the sulfonate group.

Abstract: A UV reactor irradiates a flow of fluid with UV radiation. The reactor comprises: a fluid conduit defined by a heat conducting conduit body comprising one or more heat conducting walls for permitting a flow of fluid therethrough; a UV-LED operatively connected to a PCB and oriented for directing radiation into the fluid conduit. The PCB comprises a heat conducting substrate having a first surface. The conduit body is in thermal contact with the first surface of the heat conducting substrate. Heat is dissipated from the UV-LED via the heat conducting substrate, the thermal contact between the first surface of the heat conducting substrate and the heat conducting conduit body, and from the one or more heat conducting walls of the heat conducting conduit body to the fluid flowing through the fluid conduit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for purifying a liquid to be treated, the method being capable of reducing the content of metal impurities in the liquid to be treated containing tetraalkylammonium ions, and further, being capable of suppressing cracking of the resin even when a strongly acidic cation exchange resin is used. The method includes: an impurity removal step of passing a liquid to be treated that contains tetraalkylammonium ions and metal impurities through a container filled with a cation exchange resin of a hydrogen ion form or a tetraalkylammonium ion form to reduce the content of the metal impurities in the liquid to be treated, wherein the degree of cross-linking of the cation exchange resin is from 16% to 24%.

Abstract: To appropriately infer changes over time in transmembrane pressure to perform an appropriate membrane filtration operation, without being bound by typical approach regarding the diffused air volume control.

Abstract: A water savings system and method for reducing the amount of water needed for adiabatic cooling including the use of a softener and a reverse osmosis device, in which tap water, softened if necessary, is delivered to a reverse osmosis device and softened water alone, reverse osmosis reject water, or softened water combined with reverse osmosis reject water is delivered to spray nozzles for cooling, and reverse osmosis pure water is stored and used periodically to flush the coils to inhibit and/or prevent corrosion from dissolved salts and other solids in the spray water.