Abstract: The present sweetener includes a scavenger system for removing hydrogen sulfide and/or mercaptan from a fluid gas stream and/or fluid liquid stream. The present sweetener comprises 1) 99.9 to 80 wt. % a scavenger system comprising 3 to 30% of at least one mixed acetal in at least one scavenger solvent and 2) 0.1 to 20 wt % of at least one oxidation inhibitor. The present sweetener reduced solids formation potential in the spent scavenger and/or increases performance.

Abstract: A carbon dioxide (CO2) capture system and method for removing CO2 from an inlet gas including a first fluid stream inlet providing for the flow of a first fluid stream, such as an inlet gas containing CO2, and a second fluid stream inlet providing for the flow of a second fluid stream, such as steam, an outlet providing for the flow of a CO2 depleted stream from the CO2 capture system, an outlet providing for the flow of a CO2 stream from the CO2 capture system and a concentrator in fluid communication with the first fluid stream. The system further including a first contactor and a second contactor. Each of the first contactor and the second contactor defining therein a first fluidically-isolated, sorbent-integrated, fluid domain for flow of the first fluid stream and CO2 adsorption and a second fluidically-isolated fluid domain for flow of the second fluid stream to assist in desorption.

Abstract: A process for producing a material that absorbs carbon dioxide from atmospheric air, comprising: using a material that has a core and terminal primary amine end groups; and epoxy end capping of the terminal primary amine end groups to give secondary amine end groups.

Abstract: A method for treating an industrial gas stream that includes acid gases includes contacting the industrial gas stream with an aqueous liquid absorption medium in a gas/liquid absorber. The aqueous liquid absorption medium includes at least a tertiary alkanolamine having the General Formula (I) in an amount for 10 wt % to 90 wt % and water in an amount from 10 wt % to 90 wt %, based on a total weight of the aqueous liquid absorption medium.

Abstract: A Carbon Sequestering Exhaust Filtration System that utilizes air conditioning to accelerate the cooling of Hydrogen atoms from exhaust fumes to more quickly pass through said pipe's inner lining to drip off the porous outer encasement which facilitates air flow for heat dispersion from the internal pipe. Said pipe then attaches to an exhaust fume filtration port which contains replaceable, biodegradable Carbon particulate filtering bags for an environmentally sustainable exhaust fume filtering attachment that expels purified air outside.

Abstract: An air polisher photonic target chamber for cleaning an airflow having entrained targets with photons, having an input aperture positioned to receive the airflow into the target chamber, an output aperture positioned to exhaust the airflow from the target chamber, with an internal target chamber airflow extending between the input and output apertures, a target chamber interior having a target chamber reflectance, at least one discrete unshadowed portion with an area having a homogenous material reflectance, and at least one discrete shadowed portion with an area having a homogenous reflectance and a homogenous shadow, where the areas together comprise the total interior area of the target chamber, and a chamber structure causing the chamber to have a relative improvement in the variance from ideal.

Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorbent containing a cyclic amine compound (A) and a porous material (B), wherein the cyclic amine compound (A) has 35% by mol or more of a primary amino group with respect to total amino groups; a method for capturing carbon dioxide using the carbon dioxide absorbent; and a carbon dioxide separation and capture apparatus.

Abstract: A treatment process for removing and/or remediating contaminants in a contaminated gas, includes generating vapor containing hydroxide ions, mixing the vapor containing hydroxide ions with a gas containing carbon dioxide (CO2), and allowing the mixture of the vapor containing hydroxide ions and the gas to react. The step of generating vapor containing hydroxide ions involves boiling an aqueous solution containing ammonium hydroxide. The aqueous solution containing ammonium hydroxide can be enhanced to a higher hydroxide concentration and a higher pH by dissolving at least one other hydroxide compound in the aqueous solution.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a method of geological CO2 storage via in-situ mineralization of trona, the method comprising injecting a mixture comprising CO2 and H2O in a geological formation comprising trona, wherein the H2O dissolves a portion of trona to form sodium carbonate in solution, and the CO2 reacts with the sodium carbonate to form sodium bicarbonate. Embodiments described herein further relate to a method of reactive absorption of CO2 and its simultaneous mineralization in trona comprising, mining of trona rock via solution mining to form a trona solution, reacting an input gas mixture comprising CO2 with the trona solution to form sodium bicarbonate. Embodiments described herein further relate to capture of carbon dioxide directly from air and storing it into solution mined trona as sodium bicarbonate.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a carbon capture apparatus designed to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) from exhaust gases emitted by residential or commercial sources. This apparatus includes at least one channel formed from olivine. Each channel has a proximal opening positioned near an emissions flue to receive the exhaust gases. As the gases traverse through the olivine channels, CO2 is absorbed and sequestered, significantly reducing its concentration in the exiting gases. The apparatus can feature multiple configurations, including cylindrical or hexagonal channels, and may incorporate a shroud to ensure a sealed interface with the flue. This design allows for effective retrofitting to existing structures and contributes to greenhouse gas mitigation efforts.

Abstract: A plant and a related method for the regeneration of fluorinated compounds, particularly sulfur hexafluoride, includes an inlet section designed to receive a gas mixture with the fluorinated compound to be regenerated, an outlet section designed to convey out the regenerated gas, and a fluid dynamic circuit that connects the inlet section to the outlet section and includes filtering elements. The filtering elements have a separation unit where the gas mixture is brought to a temperature and pressure that cause the fluorinated compound to condense while keeping the other components of the mixture in the gaseous state. The condensed fluorinated compound represents the regenerated compound to be conveyed toward the outlet section.

Abstract: An ethylene oxide gas removal method is a method for removing ethylene oxide gas emitted into a predetermined partition space). The method includes: a first step of suctioning EO-containing air that contains ethylene oxide emitted into the partition space and supplying the EO-containing air to a concentration device; a second step of removing a water content from the suctioned EO-containing air, and thereafter adsorbing and concentrating ethylene oxide by an adsorbing material, in the concentration device; a third step of desorbing the concentrated ethylene oxide from the adsorbing material and sending the ethylene oxide to a removal device; and a fourth step of decomposing and removing ethylene oxide gas by the removal device.

Abstract: Provided is a method for effectively using a polyalkylene carbonate as an organic binder in the production of ceramic components. Specifically, provided is a method for recovering or producing a cyclic carbonate, comprising recovering a cyclic carbonate contained in a decomposition gas generated by thermal decomposition of a polyalkylene carbonate.

Abstract: A two or particularly three-phase process, and corresponding apparatus, desulfurizes sour hydrocarbon gas, e.g., natural gas, generally better than known, using a fixed-bed, two-phase processes in terms of the amount of H2S scavenged and the breakthrough time of H2S. The three-phase process is effective in scavenging H2S at ambient temperature and pressure, using a copper salt catalyst impregnated on alumina or other generally inert support, which is regenerable.

Abstract: A two or particularly three-phase process, and corresponding apparatus, desulfurizes sour hydrocarbon gas, e.g., natural gas, generally better than known, using a fixed-bed, two-phase processes in terms of the amount of H2S scavenged and the breakthrough time of H2S. The three-phase process is effective in scavenging H2S at ambient temperature and pressure, using a copper salt catalyst impregnated on alumina or other generally inert support, which is regenerable.

Abstract: A two or particularly three-phase process, and corresponding apparatus, desulfurizes sour hydrocarbon gas, e.g., natural gas, generally better than known, using a fixed-bed, two-phase processes in terms of the amount of H2S scavenged and the breakthrough time of H2S. The three-phase process is effective in scavenging H2S at ambient temperature and pressure, using a copper salt catalyst impregnated on alumina or other generally inert support, which is regenerable.

Abstract: Provided is a forward osmosis membrane module composed of a plurality of hollow-fiber forward osmosis membranes. The forward osmosis membranes are each provided with a separation function layer on a surface of a hollow-fiber support membrane having a porous support body. The membrane surface area of the forward osmosis membrane module is 0.1 m2 or more. The porous support body is such that the porosity of a dense layer up to 1.0 ?m from the interface with the separation function layer is 40% or less. The average thickness of the separation function layer is 2.0 ?m or less, and the variation coefficient of the average thickness of the separation function layer is 30% or less in the radial direction and longitudinal direction of the forward osmosis membrane module.

Abstract: A water purifier having a composite filter is able to discharge residential water in addition to being able to take in raw water and output purified water, and is integrated with a reverse osmosis filter member (spiral filter member).

Abstract: A booster unit (40) and a reverse osmosis filtration system (100). The booster unit (40) includes: a booster pump (45), wherein the pump fluid outlet (4512) is connected to a fluid outlet port (P2); and a housing. The housing includes an outer housing (41) and an inner housing (42) at least partially mounted in the outer housing (41). The booster pump (45) is provided in an inner cavity of the inner housing (42). A fluid channel is formed between the outer housing (41) and the inner housing (42); a fluid inlet of the fluid channel is connected to a fluid inlet port (P1) of the booster unit (40), and a fluid outlet of the fluid channel is connected to a pump fluid inlet (4511) of the booster pump (45). The reverse osmosis filtration system (100) comprises the booster unit (40).

Abstract: A method for synthesizing a hydrophilic graphene-modified polyurethane foam membrane, is described. The method includes functionalizing graphene oxide particles with tartronic acid to form a functionalized product having a hydrophilic functional group; and reacting the functionalized product with a polyurethane to form the hydrophilic graphene-modified polyurethane foam membrane. The hydrophilic graphene-modified polyurethane foam membrane has a water adsorption capacity of at least 20 g/g. The hydrophilic graphene-modified polyurethane foam membrane is adapted for a use selected from the use group consisting of oil and water separation, water treatment, desalination, and pharmaceutical filtration.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a series of terpolymers, comprising hydrophobic, anionic, and cationic repeat units; and their use in anti-fouling coatings and highly fouling-resistant membrane filters whose selectivity can be controlled through the modulation of the polymer composition. Also provided are methods of purifying compositions such as peptides and proteins, or methods of decontaminating or removing an organic solute from water using the membrane filters of the invention.

Abstract: Methods of preparing a porous robust support to host an ultra-thin enzyme-assisted membrane, and a new membrane system that can be used for gas filtration purposes to remove/separate carbon dioxide or other gases from a gas mixture such as those from power production or enhanced oil recovery or fuel production or air and recycle/collect/utilize carbon dioxide are disclosed herein. A method may include protecting the surface with a blocking material and polishing the protected surface, coating a thin layer of silica nanospheres onto the polished surface, coating a silica sol-gel and surfactant solution onto the nanospheres, and then removing the surfactant and blocking material to generate a well-defined porous structure with nanochannels.

Abstract: Disclosed is a membrane with one or more dry-process porous layers that comprise (1) a polyolefin and (2) a product formed by reacting two components, which may be a compound with one or more carboxy groups and a compound with one or more epoxy groups. The product may be a reaction network, a three-dimensional reaction network, or a cross-linked network The resulting membrane has improved strength, reduced splittiness, or both improved strength and reduced splittiness. The membrane may be used in a battery, capacitor, HVAC, filtering device, or textile. Methods for making the membrane are also disclosed.

Abstract: An object is to realize a novel reverse osmosis membrane (more specifically, reverse osmosis composite membrane) that is capable of suppressing biofouling. The object is attained with use of a reverse osmosis composite membrane which is obtained by chemically modifying a surface thereof with a compound that has an amino group and that is obtained by modifying the amino group with two molecules of ?-picolyl group and has a dipicolylamine structure.

Abstract: Described are filter materials including a polyol ligand, such as n-methylglucamine, and/or a polyphosphonic acid ligand, which are highly effective for filtering metals or metal ions from fluids. The filter materials can be particularly useful to filter basic and acidic fluid compositions, such as those used for wet etching, removing photoresist, and cleaning steps in microelectronic device manufacturing.

Abstract: A carbonation machine includes a carbonation head to sealingly couple to a bottle filled with liquid to be carbonated; a piping to introduce and compress carbon dioxide into a space within the bottle above a top surface of the liquid to a predetermined pressure level when the bottle is coupled to the carbonation head; a stirrer to stir the liquid to enhance absorption of carbon dioxide in the liquid when the bottle is coupled to the carbonation head; and a manually operated valve mechanism configured to be moved to any position between a closed position to an open position for user-controlled release of pressure within the space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing oil-containing silica capsule particles having a core containing an oil and a shell containing silica as a constitutional component, including: step 1: a step of emulsifying an oil mixture liquid containing a surfactant, water, an oil, and a silica precursor, with an in-line emulsifier/disperser, so as to provide an emulsion liquid; and step 2: a step of forming oil-containing silica capsule particles by using the emulsion liquid obtained in the step 1, in a batch type agitation tank.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for enhancing dissolution of gas in liquid. The apparatus comprises an outer structure and at least one inner structure, at least one gas inlet for injecting gas to a gas space between the outer and inner structures, a wall of the inner structure having holes with the gas arranged to flow through the holes into the inner structure, at least one liquid inlet for feeding liquid into the inner structure to provide a swirl flow arranged to capture gas bubbles of the gas from an inner surface of the wall to form a liquid-gas mixture, and the inner structure designed such that volume of space inside the inner structure increases in the direction of the liquid flow, and at least one outlet for discharging the liquid-gas mixture out from the apparatus. Further, the invention relates to the use of the apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for polymerizing a compound in a gas phase reactor. The method includes at least passing a liquid catalyst to a catalyst inlet of a manifold assembly, passing a carrier gas to a carrier gas inlet of the manifold assembly, combining the liquid catalyst and the carrier gas in the main channel of the manifold assembly, and passing the combination of the liquid catalyst and the carrier gas to the reaction chamber. The present disclosure is also directed to manifold assemblies for communication with reaction chambers.

Abstract: A liquid dispersion device according to the present invention includes at least one liquid flow member attachable to a rotary shaft. The liquid flow member includes at least one tubular suction portion extending along the rotary shaft and including a suction port at a lower end thereof and at least one ejection portion extending in a direction inclined with respect to the suction portion and having one end that is in communication with an upper end of the suction portion and another end that includes an ejection port.

Abstract: A hollow shaft impeller (100) having a hollow impeller housing (120), a magnet (108), an impeller cap (102), an impeller retainer (106), and a plurality of impeller blades (134). The impeller housing has a hub (130) that defines an interior volume (128) and an impeller bore that provides access to the interior volume. The magnet may be sized to be disposed within the interior volume. The impeller cap may be removably coupled to the hollow impeller housing proximate to the impeller bore. The impeller retainer may be removably coupled to the magnet and sized to be disposed within the interior volume. The plurality of impeller blades may project from the hub. Optionally, fins (140) may be disposed on each of the plurality of impeller blades.

Abstract: A solvent mixing system includes a mixing tee, a centrifugal mixing path, and a low frequency blending mixer. The mixing tee has at least two solvent input ports and a solvent output port in fluid communication with one another. The centrifugal mixing path has a mixing path inlet in fluid communication with the solvent output port of the mixing tee. The centrifugal mixing path includes at least one coiled segment between the mixing path inlet and a mixing path outlet. The low frequency blending mixer is in fluid communication with the outlet of the centrifugal mixing path.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of cleaning a food processor including providing a food processor base that includes a rotary power driver having a rotatable shaft. A bowl is mounted on the base. A food processing blade attached to the shaft within the bowl. A cleaning accessory is placed in the bowl above the food processing blade. A cleaning fluid is introduced into the bowl, and the food processing blade with the rotatable shaft agitate the cleaning fluid in conjunction with the cleaning accessory.

Abstract: A device for determining the temperature of a mixed material in a rotary mixer includes a stationary housing and a mixing container that can be moved on a circular path into different rotational positions about a main axis of rotation. A mixed material receptacle in form of a solid of revolution has a bottom and a side wall, and an axis of symmetry arranged obliquely to the plane of the circular path and orthogonally to the bottom. The mixing container is rotatably mounted about the axis of symmetry and the device in an idle state has no material to be mixed and in an operating state in which the mixing container is filled with material to be mixed, rotates on the circular path, with a non-contact measuring radiation detector being arranged in a stationary manner on the housing, which is directed towards the circular path.

Abstract: Mixing containers and methods of use thereof. An exemplary container described herein comprises a first layer comprising two first internal bars, said two internal bars parallel or substantially parallel to one another, a second layer comprising two second internal bars, said two second internal bars parallel or substantially parallel to one another and perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to said two first internal bars, whereby said first layer is positioned above said second layer within said container.

Abstract: A method of for mixing gases is described. The gases may include a first and a second gas wherein a gas mixing system accepts the gases and operates in a plurality of modes of operation to produce a discharge gas including a mixture thereof, and the second gas may be supplied without the first gas, and the first gas may be supplied without the second gas. The gas mixing system may be integrated with a gas processing system to produce a biogas-related product. The gas mixing system may be a compressor, a jet compressor, an ejector, an eductor, venturi jet pump, eductor-jet pump, and/or a thermocompressor, that uses a first stream of high-pressure gas to entrain a relatively lower pressure second gas, mixes the two, and discharges a third gas mixture that is of a sufficiently elevated pressure to be supplied to other areas of a production facility.

Abstract: An autoclave vacuum system uses two vacuum sources to selectively impart a vacuum. In an exemplary embodiment, the vacuum sources are different types, wherein the first vacuum source is a vacuum pump, and the second source is a Venturi vacuum. The autoclave vacuum system uses a valve system for controlling whether the first and/or second vacuum sources are fluidly coupled to the vacuum enclosure. The valve system allows the autoclave vacuum system to assume a plurality of different configurations chosen such that a constant desired pressure is attained in the autoclave. The valve system may be triggered by a control system configured to recognize and act upon autoclave requirements such as temperature, pressure, duration of use, and number of cycles.

Abstract: A feedstock supply device according to one aspect of the present disclosure produces a reactive gas from a solution in which a solid feedstock has been dissolved in a solvent or from a dispersion system in which a solid feedstock has been dispersed into a dispersion medium. This feedstock supply device comprises: a container having a first wall surface forming an internal space; a spray nozzle for spraying the solution or the dispersion system into the internal space; and a wall structure provided to the internal space and having a second wall surface extending in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A hybrid slurry reactor for performing photocatalytic reactions is provided. The hybrid slurry reactor includes a photoreactor, including a conduit, having a transparent portion, a light-emitting diode (LED) array disposed within the conduit; wherein the conduit is configured such that photons from an external source enter the conduit through the transparent portion and the LED array is directed to emit photons into the conduit.

Abstract: A continuous process for producing a material of a battery cell using a system having a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separators and a reactor is provided. A mist generated from a liquid mixture of two or more metal precursor compounds in desired ratio is dried inside the drying chamber. Heated air or gas is served as the gas source for forming various gas-solid mixtures and as the energy source for reactions inside the drying chamber and the reactor. One or more gas-solid separators are used in the system to separate gas-solid mixtures from the drying chamber into solid particles mixed with the metal precursor compounds and continuously deliver the solid particles into the reactor for further reaction to obtain final solid material particles with desired crystal structure, particle size, and morphology.

Abstract: Hollow particles which comprise a resin-containing shell and a hollow portion surrounded by the shell, wherein a void ratio is 50% or more; wherein the shell contains, as the resin, a polymer in which 60 to 100 parts by mass of a crosslinkable monomer unit is contained in 100 parts by mass of all monomer units; wherein the hollow particles have at least one kind of reactive group selected from a hydroxy group and an amino group on a surface thereof and the hydroxyl value is 0.20 mmol/g or more or the amine value is 0.20 mmol/g or more, or wherein the hollow particles have at least one kind of reactive group selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a carboxylic anhydride group and a sulfo group on a surface thereof and the acid value is 0.20 mmol/g or more.

Abstract: A method for transporting a material (which may be a viscous fluid) in a conduit defined by a conduit-defining surface comprises: flowing a first fluid and a second fluid in a flow direction within the conduit; contacting the first and second fluids to one another at a contact region to thereby facilitate a reaction creating a reaction product in an interface region that extends downstream from the contact region, wherein the reaction product is an elastic-solid; and transporting the material in the flow direction within the conduit. At locations downstream of interface region, the reaction product creates a barrier between the viscous fluid and the conduit-defining surface.

Abstract: A structured body for heating system for carrying out heating of a pressurized feed gas is provided, where the heat is provided by resistance heating by means of electrical power.

Abstract: A method for controlling lingerature of a chemical reaction. Changes in mass of a chemical reaction are monitored and are used to calculate a lingerature of the system. The reaction can be maintained at a desired lingerature (?) by selective addition or removal of heat or by adjusting the surface area the reactants are exposed to during the reaction. The disclosed method is useful for reactions that occur at non-equilibrium conditions where any measured lingerature would presume steady-state conditions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of generating a signal for adjusting a parameter of a process for ethylene oxide production comprising the steps: Acquiring (100) process data of the process for ethylene oxide production, Predicting (200) a future value for the parameter based on the process data, Comparing (300) the future value to a predefined reference and based on a result of said comparison Generating (400) the signal for adjusting the parameter.

Abstract: A method of registering a location of a dispenser array in relation to a microfluidic array is provided. One of the dispenser array and the microfluidic array can be movable in relation to the frame, and the other can be fixed relative to the frame. Their relative positions can be identified by a set of coordinates. Identification of a fiducial marker can occur in a manner permitting the fiducial reference to appear in a first position of a field of view of a first camera when the dispenser array or the microfluidic array is in an alignment position. Quantities related to a vector displacement from the alignment position to a fixed position on the microfluidic array or the dispenser array can be identified. Quantities determined can be used to guide positioning of the dispenser array relative to the microfluidic array.

Abstract: The approach disclosed herein is a process for non-equilibrium chemical and materials processing using the combination of non-equilibrium plasma, non-equilibrium multi-functional catalysis, a precisely programed heating and quenching (PHQ), and supersonic reaction quenching to dynamically change the chemical equilibrium and increase the yield and selectivity of the products. An important feature of the disclosed approach is to realize an efficient and high selectivity synthesis method of chemicals and materials by using non-chemical equilibrium, non-equilibrium catalysts, and non-equilibrium of excited states via active control of molecule excitation by low temperature hybrid plasma, dynamics of chemical reactions by programed heating and supersonic quenching, and the design of non-equilibrium catalysts by thermal shocks and plasma coupling to enable distributed and electrified chemical synthesis of hydrogen, ammonia, valued carbon and other chemical products at atmospheric conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for rapid synthesis of materials. In some embodiments, a system may comprise a material processing apparatus for processing a material, the material processing apparatus comprising a material passage structure in communication with a material feeding inlet, the material passage structure located within a reaction chamber, and the material feeding inlet configured to receive a material and transfer the material to the material passage structure; and a heat source in communication with the reaction chamber, the heat source comprising one or more of: plasma, flame, combustion sources, resistive heaters, heated liquid baths, electromagnetic radiation, and/or induction heaters, wherein the material passage structure is located within, surrounding, or adjacent to the heat source, such that the material passage structure is heated by the heat source and the material is converted to a product within the material passage structure.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a wastewater adsorbent, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The method comprises: mixing a carbon black powder and an ammonium salt solution, heating same for a hydrothermal reaction, followed by filtering, and washing the obtained filter residues with acid to obtain an ammonium-salt-modified carbon black; mixing and grinding a nickel-cobalt-manganese mixed salt and a sodium salt to obtain a mixture, mixing the mixture with an organic acid solution, evaporating same to remove water, subjecting same to a heating reaction in an inert atmosphere, and subjecting the reacted material to acid pickling to obtain a nickel-cobalt-manganese-sodium mixed salt; and mixing the nickel-cobalt-manganese-sodium mixed salt, the ammonium-salt-modified carbon black and a binding agent, and compacting, drying and heating same to obtain a multimetal-carbon-based adsorbent.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to particulate hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated substrates, methods of making particulate HA-coated substrates, and methods of using particulate HA-coated substrates. Thus, the disclosure provides chromatography media composed of a particulate substrate (such as polymer beads or other particulate substrates) that is coated with HA. Also provided is a chromatography media (optionally contained within a column) comprising a HA-coated substrate (e.g., a plurality of beads or another particulate substrate that is coated with HA). The beads or particulate substrate can be a porous or non-porous substrate.