Including Ion Exchange Or Other Chemical Reaction Patents (Class 210/638)
  • Patent number: 9421282
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for adsorbing I-125 on a support for treating cancer and a method of preparing an I-125 seed using the same. Since a method of preparing iodine according to the present invention uses an intermediate having phosphate-based, oxalate-based, or arsenate-based anions introduced thereinto, the intermediate has a substitution effect of iodine 3 to 5 times higher than that of a typically used intermediate having chlorine anions introduced thereinto. According to the substitution effect, control of a radiation dose may be possible during the manufacturing of an iodine seed and an iodine seed may be prepared within a shorter period of time. Also, since an amount of residual radioactive iodine may be decreased as a result of a large amount of adsorption, an amount of radioactive iodine (I-125) waste may be decreased, and the effect thereof may be also high environmentally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Kang Hyuk Choi, Kwang Jae Son, Jin-Hee Lee, Sung-Soo Nam, Sun Ju Choi
  • Patent number: 9415370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polymers by polycondensation catalyzed by transition metals. These polymers are of great importance in, in particular, the fast-growing field of organic semiconductors. The polymers obtained by the process of the invention can be prepared with greater reproducibility and in higher purity than polymers obtained according to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Niels Schulte, Esther Breuning, Hubert Spreitzer
  • Patent number: 9408370
    Abstract: Systems and methods remove and manage heavy metals. In one implementation, an exemplary method can be applied to food processing and food consumption to remove heavy metals such as mercury, lead, uranium and cadmium before absorption by a living organism. The exemplary method exposes the food to a heavy-metal binding ligand, such as a concentrated protein or phytic acid, to form a heavy-metal chelate, and then allows the chelate to separate from the food. In another implementation, an exemplary probe possesses innovative molecular layers on its surface to detect and quantify heavy metals by attracting and binding traces of the heavy metals on a ligand layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Inventor: Anne Schwartz
  • Patent number: 9403740
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for separation and recovery of an olefin from a mixture of a paraffin and an olefin, contains a separation membrane containing a porous substrate and a zeolite layer that is formed on a surface and/or in a surface layer of the substrate, the zeolite layer being a hydrophilic zeolite layer that has an Si/Al ratio of 1.3 Si/Al 3.5 and a separation factor ?, which is expressed by a value of a water/IPA weight ratio of a permeated component divided by that of a feed component in a pervaporation test at a temperature of from 40 to 75° C. of a water-isopropanol mixture containing from 15 to 30% by weight of water, of 10 a 4,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Sawamura, Kentaro Shinoya, Mai Tani, Suguru Fujita, Masashi Okada
  • Patent number: 9394186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the application of a heterogeneous photocatalysis process for the treatment of industrial wastewater contaminated with recalcitrant compounds and the operating conditions of a pilot plant for implementing said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE
    Inventors: Fiderman Machuca Martinez, Jose Angel Colina Marquez
  • Patent number: 9375658
    Abstract: A porous, non-particulate, convectively permeable polysaccharide matrix has a surface on which there is fixed a grafted-on polymer derived from at least one ethylenic monomer compound having functional groups, wherein the polysaccharide matrix is prepared by grafting a porous, non-particulate, convectively permeable polysaccharide starting matrix with the at least one ethylenic monomer compound in the presence of an organic acid having at least one carboxylic acid group and/or at least one acidic XH group, where X=—O, —S, or —N, and of a transition metal or lanthanide compound. The polysaccharide matrix has a high protein binding capacity. A process for preparing the polysaccharide matrix and a method for using the polysaccharide matrix for material separation also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Heinrich Hoerl, Wolfgang Demmer, Rene Faber, Christian Brumm
  • Patent number: 9371242
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the recovery or removal of one or more crystallizable compounds from an aqueous solution containing, apart from the said crystallizable compounds, one or more organic or inorganic scale-forming or scale-inducing materials having a lower solubility in water than the said crystallizable compounds, said process comprising subjecting the said solution to at least one eutectic freeze crystallization step with recovery of ice and said one or more crystallizable compounds in crystalline form, recycling at least part of the mother liquor formed in the said eutectic crystallization step and subjecting the said recycle to a treatment with seed crystals for said scale forming or scale inducing compounds, removing at least part of the solid material obtained in said treatment step and recycle of the aqueous liquid thus obtained to the eutectic freeze crystallization step or to the feed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
    Inventors: Jacob Van Spronsen, Geert-Jan Witkamp
  • Patent number: 9359558
    Abstract: A method of operating a carbon to liquids system is provided. The method includes receiving a flow of syngas and reacting, in a reactor, the syngas and a catalyst in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction to produce a product including steam, wherein the reactor includes a polymeric material that is configured to permit the permeation of the steam therethrough. The method also includes recycling the permeated steam to a vessel positioned upstream from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vitali Victor Lissianski, Surinder Prabhjot Singh, Dhaval Ajit Bhandari
  • Patent number: 9353165
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for purifying recombinant, cell culture derived alpha1-protease inhibitor and removing a colored species that co-purifies with the recA1PI protein. Also described are methods for reducing the iron in cell culture derived alpha1-protease inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Grifols, S.A.
    Inventors: David Ownby, Thomas P. Zimmerman, Jennifer A. Hunt, Charles Miller, Senthil Ranganathan, Tonny Dessources
  • Patent number: 9352988
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for preparing novel biodegradable nanoparticles based on complexation of poly-gamma-glutamic acid (?-PGA) or its cross-linked derivatives with bivalent lead ions. The final products are stable in aqueous media at low pH, neutral and mild alkaline conditions. The size of the complexes depends on the pH, concentrations and the ratios of ?-PGA and lead ions The ?-PGA nanoparticles made from biodegradable biopolymers with high flocculating and heavy metal binding activity of the present invention may be used for various water treatment applications in aqueous media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventors: Janos Borbely, Ildiko Schriffertne Denyicska, Reka Melinda Molnar, Magdolna Bodnar
  • Patent number: 9347028
    Abstract: Process for extracting unwanted acidic compounds from a drinkable liquid which includes: arranging, in a first tank (2), a liquid (L) has at least one unwanted acidic compound; conveying the liquid (L) to a membrane separation unit (3); separating, in the membrane unit (3), the liquid (L) into a retentate (R) and a permeate (P) mainly containing the unwanted acidic compound; adjusting the conductivity of the permeate (P) at a minimum threshold value greater than 200 ?S susceptible to dissociate at least a fraction of the unwanted acidic compound into corresponding ions; flowing the permeate (P) through an electrodialysis unit (6), extracting at least part of said ions, to obtain one concentrate (C), containing the aforesaid ions, and one deacidified permeate (Pd) substantially without such ions; mixing the deacidified permeate (Pd) with the retentate (R) to obtain the deacidified final drinkable liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ENOLOGICA VASON S.P.A.
    Inventors: Albano Vason, Enrico Bocca
  • Patent number: 9315802
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for isolating RNA from the soluble fraction of urine. The methods can be used for detecting the presence or absence of an RNA, or quantifying the amount of an RNA. The methods are useful for diagnosing an individual suspected of having a disease by detecting the level of RNA associated with the disease in the soluble fraction of urine. The methods are also useful for prognosing an individual diagnosed with a disease by detecting the level of RNA associated with the disease in the soluble fraction of urine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Heather Sanders, Hai-Rong Li
  • Patent number: 9266755
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Hughes, Charles J. Lord, III, Bruce B. Randolph, Joe B. Cross, Sumod Kalakkunnath, Mike K. Corbett, Roger K. Goenner, Larry E. Reed
  • Patent number: 9254355
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for the regeneration of spent dialysis solutions. The present invention further relates to systems and methods for continuously regenerating spent dialysis solution during dialysis. The present invention further relates to systems and methods for conducting dialysis that further include using chemical and physical separators in conjunction with ion exchange cartridges and/or adsorption cartridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Harold F. Sandford
  • Patent number: 9242036
    Abstract: There is provided a sorbent for removing metabolic waste products from a dialysis liquid, the sorbent comprising a layer of immobilized uremic toxin-treating enzyme particles intermixed with cation exchange particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC
    Inventors: Christian Gert Bluchel, Yanmei Wang, Kim Cheng Tan
  • Patent number: 9176107
    Abstract: A method for analyzing gas dissolved within a fluid filled asset includes extracting the fluid from the fluid filled asset, circulating the fluid though a first fluid loop, and passing the extracted fluid along a first side of a gas permeable membrane. Gas is extracted from a second side of the gas permeable membrane and the extracted gas is circulated through a second fluid loop. The first fluid loop and the second fluid loop are separated by the gas permeable membrane. The method further includes controlling a pressure differential across the gas permeable membrane to a predetermined pressure differential and providing the extracted gas to a gas analysis unit located within the second fluid loop. The chemical makeup of the extracted gas is periodically determined using the gas analysis unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LumaSense Technologies Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Jeffrey, Anastasia Rude, Brett Sargent, Eric Wertz, Jeffrey Headrick, Terry M. Stapleton, Prabhu Soundarrajan
  • Patent number: 9156004
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, there is a method of forming a nanochannel including depositing a photosensitive film stack over a substrate and forming a pattern on the film stack using interferometric lithography. The method can further include depositing a plurality of silica nanoparticles to form a structure over the pattern and removing the pattern while retaining the structure formed by the plurality of silica nanoparticles, wherein the structure comprises an enclosed nanochannel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Steven R. J. Brueck, Deying Xia, Yuliya Kuznetsova, Alexander Neumann
  • Patent number: 9126149
    Abstract: A method and system for treating water in order to desalinate the water where the system and method includes a reverse osmosis or distillation unit for producing a first concentrate and at least partially desalinated water. The first concentrate stream is directed to a first demineralization unit which utilizes nanofiltration membranes to treat the first concentrate stream so as to produce a permeate and a second concentrate stream. The second concentrate stream is directed to a second demineralization unit that includes an ion exchange device which in turn treats the second concentrate stream by producing a stream of at least partially demineralized water and third concentrate stream. The stream of at least partially demineralized water is mixed with the stream of at least partially desalinated water produced by the reverse osmosis or distillation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support
    Inventors: Abdelkader Gaid, Michel Coeytaux
  • Patent number: 9121105
    Abstract: A method for the cathodic electrocoating of a tin-coated steel sheet in a treatment solution that does not contain any Cr compound, F or nitrite nitrogen. A tin oxide layer that is not subjected to a cathodic electrocoating treatment yet and is arranged on a tin-coated steel sheet is thinned to a specified thickness or less by a cathodic electrocoating treatment in an aqueous solution containing sodium carbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate or an aqueous sulfuric acid solution immersion treatment, and the tin oxide layer is subjected to a cathodic electrocoating treatment in an aqueous solution of an alkaline metal sulfate containing a zirconium compound having a specified composition. In this manner, a coating film is formed on the tin oxide layer at a specific adhered amount in terms of Zr content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Kadowaki, Hironori Nakayama, Yuji Abe
  • Patent number: 9089897
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing nanoparticles using an ion exchange resin and a liquid reducing process. The method includes (a) capturing a nanoparticle precursor from a solution in which impurities are mixed using an ion exchange resin, (b) washing and layer-separating the breakthrough ion exchange resin, (c) separating only the ion exchange resin in which the nanoparticle precursor is captured from the layer-separated ion exchange resin, and (d) putting the separated ion exchange resin into a mixture solution in which a reducing agent and a dispersing agent are mixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SOONCHUNYANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: In Hyoung Rhee, Hyun Jun Jung
  • Patent number: 9080234
    Abstract: Processes for the surface-modification of flyash and industrial applications thereof are described in this invention, which involve surface-sensitization, surface-activation, and subsequent Cu or Ag coating of as-received flyash particles in a conventional electroless bath. These new surface-modification processes offer efficient and cost-effective alternatives to conventional processes which modify the surface of flyash particles with a costlier Sn—Pd catalyst-system. Flyash processed with the inventive processes is also suitable for a greater number of industrial applications relative to that processed with the costlier Sn—Pd catalyst-system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Satyajit Vishnu Shukla, Krishna Gopakumar Warrier, Baiju Vijayan Kizhakkekilikoodayil, Thachan Shijitha
  • Patent number: 9067801
    Abstract: A method or process for treating wastewater containing high organics, silica, boron, hardness, and suspended and dissolved solids. The method includes degasifying the wastewater for the removal of dissolved gases and thereafter chemically softening the wastewater. After the chemical softening step, the wastewater is directed through a media filter or membrane which removes additional solids and precipitants. Thereafter the wastewater is directed through a sodium ion exchange that further softens the wastewater. The effluent from the ion exchange is directed through a cartridge filter and the effluent from the cartridge filter is directed through one or more reverse osmosis units. At a selected phase of the process, prior to the wastewater reaching the reverse osmosis unit or units, the pH of the wastewater is raised and maintained such that the pH of the wastewater reaching a reverse osmosis unit is at a pH greater than 10.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies Support
    Inventor: LNSP Nagghappan
  • Patent number: 9045339
    Abstract: The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepare by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chlorite and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: CDG ENVIORNMENTAL, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Ellsworth McWhorter, Peter Kazlas, Madhu Anand, John Peter Hobbs, Aaron A. Rosenblatt, Robert H. Shay, Barzin Keramati
  • Patent number: 9045340
    Abstract: The present invention is for extremely pure solutions of chlorine dioxide, methods for making such solutions and to compositions and methods for storing, shipping and using such solutions. Generally, the chlorine dioxide solutions of the invention are aqueous solutions containing about 2500 ppm or less of total impurities. The chlorine dioxide solution can be prepare by passing dilute highly pure chlorine gas through a bed of substantially solid sodium chlorite and contacting the resulting chlorine dioxide gas with a liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: CDG ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Ellsworth McWhorter, Peter Kazlas, Madhu Anand, John Peter Hobbs, Aaron A. Rosenblatt, Robert H. Shay, Barzin Keramati
  • Publication number: 20150144557
    Abstract: A purifier for removing metal, such as chromium, from an organic solvent is disclosed. The purifier comprises a housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the fluid inlet; a volume of ion-exchange resin disposed within the housing downstream of the fluid inlet; and a filtration member downstream of the volume of ion-exchange resin, the filtration member comprising at least one microporous membrane having a substantially neutral surface and a microporous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane downstream of the at least one microporous membrane. A method for removing metal, including chromium, from an organic solvent using a purifier of the invention is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Entegris, Inc.
    Inventors: Saksatha Ly, Wai Ming Choi
  • Publication number: 20150144556
    Abstract: The antiscalant compound is a dianionic polyelectrolyte (DAPE), namely, poly[disodium 3-(N,N-diallylamino)propanephosphonate]. The cationic polyelectrolyte (CPE) polydiallyl(diethylphosphonato)propylammonium chloride is synthesized by cyclopolymerization of the monomer. The CPE contains a pendant having a three-carbon spacer separating the diethylphosphonate and NH+. Upon acidic hydrolysis of the phosphonate esters, the CPE was converted into a pH-responsive polyzwitterionic acid (PZA), poly[3-(N,N-diallylammonio)propanephosphonic acid], which was converted to DAPE poly[disodium 3-(N,N-diallylamino)propanephosphonate] and to a zwitterionic/anionic polyelectrolyte (ZAPE) poly[sodium 3-(N,N-diallylammonio)propanephosphonate]. The solution properties of the polymers were correlated to the structurally similar polyzwitterion (PZ) having monoethylphosphonate and NH+ groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicants: KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MENERALS
    Inventors: SHAIKH ASROF ALI, IZZAT WAJIH KAZI, FAIZUR RAHMAN
  • Patent number: 9039899
    Abstract: Separation processes using osmotically driven membrane systems are disclosed generally involving the extraction of solvent from a first solution to concentrate solute by using a second concentrated solution to draw the solvent from the first solution across a semi-permeable membrane. Enhanced efficiency may result from using low grade waste heat from industrial or commercial sources. Pre-treatment and post-treatment may also enhance the osmotically driven membrane processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: OASYS WATER, INC.
    Inventor: Robert L. McGinnis
  • Publication number: 20150136696
    Abstract: A process for treating water used in a coal tar process is described. The process involves treating the water with extraction with an extraction agent or adsorption with an adsorbent. The extraction agent includes at least one of amphiphilic block copolymers, cyclodextrins, functionalized cyclodextrins, and soluble cyclodextrin-functionalized polymers, and the adsorbent includes insoluble cyclodextrin-functionalized polymers, exfoliated graphite oxide, thermally exfoliated graphite oxide or intercalated graphite compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
  • Publication number: 20150129495
    Abstract: We provide a system and method for reverse osmosis treatment of water, including seawater and brackish water. Methods and systems of embodiments of the invention may include, for example, ultrafiltration followed by biofoulant removal, both of which precede reverse osmosis. In preferred embodiments the system is run at a low flux. For example, a flux of 6-8 GFD may be used with seawater. Additional embodiments may provide the above process in conjunction with a reverse-osmosis membrane cleaning system. The membrane cleaning system is a “clean in place” system that includes use of the natural pressure differential in the reverse osmosis system to remove biofoulants and their precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Ravi Chidambaran
  • Publication number: 20150132681
    Abstract: A curable composition comprising: (i) 2.5 to 50 wt % crosslinker comprising at least two acrylamide groups; (ii) 20 to 65 wt % curable ionic compound comprising an ethylenically unsaturated group and an anionic group; (iii) 15 to 45 wt % solvent; and (iv) 0 to 10 wt % of free radical initiator; wherein the molar ratio of (i):(ii) is 0.1 to 1.5. The compositions are useful for preparing ion exchange membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Bastiaan VAN BERCHUM, Jacko HESSING, Harro ANTHEUNIS
  • Publication number: 20150122733
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of cancers. Specifically, the invention pertains to a method for the extracorporeal treatment of one or more body fluids in two stages, characterized by removing a body fluid from a living body diseased with a type of cancer, passing the body fluid through a first stage, applying an anti-angiogenesis, anti-tumorigenesis, anti-metastasis, or chemotherapeutic treatment to at least one antigen in the body fluid. More specifically, the treatment comprises creating an antibody-antigen moiety during passage through the first stage, passing the treated body fluid through a second stage, removing the antibody-antigen moiety from the body fluid during passage through the second stage, and returning the purified body fluid to the body. The invention is further characterized by targeting an antigen in the body fluid, with an antibody to allow and facilitate removal thereof in the second stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Mitchell S. Felder
  • Patent number: 9015003
    Abstract: An Anti-Terrorism water quality monitoring system for continuously monitoring a potable water treatment system and related potable water distribution network that provides potable water to a municipality, city, housing development or other potable water consumer. The system includes the collection of data from the water distribution system and from the water treatment facility and from advanced separation processes which are integrated into analytical instruments. The data collected are stored in a remote database on a remote server computer or bank of computers and accessible by Homeland Security or its designated agency. Preferred parameters of monitoring include the turbidity and disinfectant such as chlorine, hypochlorous acid, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, ozone, chlorine dioxide, chloramines, hydrogen peroxide, peracetic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Hach Company
    Inventor: Thomas D. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20150101984
    Abstract: The present specification discloses a water purification system, a water reformulation system, a method of purifying and/or treating water, and a method of reformulating water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: David Beeman, Joshua Ingram
  • Publication number: 20150090660
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a filtration apparatus comprising a tubular inorganic porous membrane and a light source disposed within the lumen of the membrane for use in, for example, enhancing oxidation of organic molecules and enhancing foulant removal. In one aspect, the invention relates to a filtration apparatus comprising a tubular porous membrane and a displacement body disposed within the lumen of the membrane. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Aaron Dotson
  • Publication number: 20150076064
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to processes for extracting iron and/or calcium from geothermal brines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: John L. FEATHERSTONE, George Furmanski
  • Publication number: 20150076061
    Abstract: A process for treating coking wastewater contains the steps of passing the coking wastewater in such an order through coagulation, particles removal, and ion-exchange resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY
    Inventors: Chad J. Cai, Jenny Z. Zhang, Zhaohui Yan, Xianrui Wang
  • Patent number: 8980095
    Abstract: A process for producing ultrapure water, in which a stream of water is purified in a reverse osmosis device, wherein the water stream is subject to pretreatment including splitting the water stream into at least two partial streams, partial exchange of cations present in at least one of the partial streams for H+ ions by a cation exchanger operated in the H+ mode, and complete exchange of the anions present in at least one further of the partial streams for OH? ions by a softener operative in parallel to the cation exchanger, and treating the partial streams treated by the cation exchanger and the softener by at least one anion exchanger operating in the OH? mode, and wherein the water stream obtained from the pretreatment is fed into the reverse osmosis device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: BWT Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jürgen Johann
  • Publication number: 20150068978
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an intermediate filtering membrane comprising: a filtering membrane having a charged or polar surface; and a transiently coupled charged compound, wherein the charged compound has an opposite charge to the membrane charge. Likewise, provided herein are methods and kits utilizing the intermediate membrane for various filtering membranes operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Gilad Lando, Dikla Zadaka-Amir, Andrew Norman Shipway, Steve Daren
  • Patent number: 8974676
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Hughes, Charles J. Lord, III, Bruce B. Randolph, Joe B. Cross, Sumod Kalakkunnath, Mike K. Corbett, Roger K. Goenner, Larry E. Reed
  • Patent number: 8968572
    Abstract: In a device and a process for purifying water which is contaminated with sulphate ions and heavy metal ions, the water is collected in a water reservoir and a substance having basic activity in water is fed to the water reservoir in such a manner that a precipitant having heavy metal ions is precipitated from the water, wherein at least a subquantity of water is taken off from the water reservoir and is separated into pure water which is substantially freed from sulphate ions and heavy metal ions and dirty water which is enriched with sulphate ions and heavy metal ions. The dirty water is at least in part recirculated to the water reservoir, as a result of which a concentration of sulphate ions in the water reservoir is achieved such that a precipitant having sulphate ions is precipitated from the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Michael Riebensahm
  • Publication number: 20150053615
    Abstract: A system and method for water treatment, including a pre filter for filtrating sediment and removing debris from received water; an ionization and oxidation unit for sanitizing water received from the pre filter; an ultraviolet (UV) light unit for sanitizing water received from the ionization and oxidation unit with ultraviolet (UV) light; a reverse osmosis (RO) unit including a series of membranes for removing impurities from water received from the ultraviolet (UV) light unit; a remineralization filter for reinfusing water received from the reverse osmosis (RO) unit with trace minerals and salts; and an alkalinization and ionization with integrated (UV) light filtration unit for performing an electrodialysis process on water received from the remineralization filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Water for Athletics, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Walet, Emile J. Pierre
  • Patent number: 8961787
    Abstract: Method and systems, for processing biological material, that contain a biological material in a vessel; add an aggregating agent to the material in the vessel and allow the material to separate into two or more distinct submaterials; extract one or more of the submaterials from the vessel; automatically transport one or more of the submaterials remaining in the vessel to a filtration device; and collect a resulting target retentate into a target retentate receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nichole Lea Wood, Reginald Donovan Smith, Hongyi Zhou, Liming Yu, Brian Polizzotti, Peter Miller
  • Publication number: 20150041394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying water using a hybrid material based on carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles of clay, preferably laponite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Maksym Loginov, Mykola Lebovka, Eugene Vorobiev
  • Publication number: 20150034555
    Abstract: Generally, the present disclosure provides a process for treating de-oiled oilfield produced water or de-oiled process affected water from hydrocarbon production. In particular, such water is treated with a regenerable polymeric ion exchange resin to remove water soluble ionic surfactants. The treating can involve ion-exchanging ionic polymeric membrane foulants with non-fouling soluble ionic species that can be removed by polymeric membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Brian C. Speirs, Bruce K. Bartlett, Amitava Sarkar, Olusola B. Adeyinka
  • Publication number: 20150034556
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing soluble silica efficiently from accompanied water, produced from wells containing calcium ion, soluble silica, and sulfate ion, and not clogging a reverse osmosis membrane in the reverse osmosis membrane treatment process after that, includes adding a magnesium salt to mix with the accompanied water under alkaline conditions to produce insoluble silica and calcium sulfate. A microfiltration (MF) membrane treatment process includes treating a first reaction solution obtained in said magnesium salt adding process, with a microfiltration membrane to separate insolubilized silica and calcium sulfate by filtration. An acid adding process includes adding an acid to and mixing with filtrate obtained in the MF membrane treatment process to render a pH value of the filtrate on the range from 5 to 9 and a negative Langeliar saturation index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: JFE ENGINEERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Fujiwara, Eri Watanabe, Yohei Tomida, Koji Fuchigami, Takeshi Tsuji, Yasuhiro Minamizato, Yasuto Ando, Yoshitaka Moriyama
  • Patent number: 8945389
    Abstract: There is proposed a separation method for mixtures of materials, using a cellulose hydrate membrane having a porous double structure which consists of micropores having a diameter in the range from >100 nm to 20 ?m and ultrapores which have a diameter of <100 nm and which are not accessible to Blue Dextran having an average molecular weight Mw of 2 000 000, wherein the fraction of the volume of the ultrapores is more than 15% of the entire pore volume accessible to water, and wherein, in a preferred embodiment, sulfonic acid ligands are bonded to the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH
    Inventors: René Faber, Wolfgang Demmer
  • Publication number: 20150027950
    Abstract: A method is described to treat atherosclerosis by extracorporeally treating a patient's blood. A patient's blood is treated extracorporeally using a moiety that targets an antigen in the blood. The moiety facilitates removal of the blood antigen. The cleansed blood is then returned to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Mitchell S. Felder
  • Publication number: 20150027949
    Abstract: A method for removing nitrate ions from a solution is presented. The method includes providing a polymer comprising a protonated amine moiety and an anion derived from an acid having a pKa value greater than about 1. The method further includes contacting the polymer with the solution to bind at least a portion of the nitrate ions in the solution with the polymer, and form a polymer-nitrate complex. The method furthermore includes separating at least a portion of the polymer-nitrate complex from the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hongchen Dong, Larry Neil Lewis, Stephen Robert Vasconcellos
  • Publication number: 20150021267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method of a granular oxide adsorbent for water treatment in which a metal oxide is bound to the surface of polymer particles, and more specially, to a preparation method of a granular oxide adsorbent, comprising the following steps: putting polymer particles in an acidic solution; adding polymer particles to a metal oxide aqueous solution and adjusting a pH; and washing and drying the obtained product. Accordingly, a granular oxide adsorbent prepared by the preparation method is provided and is utilized in water treatment and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Kwang-Ho Choo
  • Publication number: 20150021268
    Abstract: Systems and methods for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis having integrated electrodeionization capabilities are provided. In an embodiment, the dialysis system includes a carbon source, a urease source and an electrodeionization unit. The carbon source and urease source can be in the form of removable cartridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Yuanpang Samuel Ding, Ying-Cheng Lo, Joshua James Miller, Justin Rohde, Sujatha Karoor, Stephane Dupont