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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120043197 | TEREPHTHALIC ACID PURGE FILTRATION RATE BY CONTROLLING % WATER IN FILTER FEED SLURRY The process relates improving terephthalic acid purge filtration rate by controlling % water in filter feed slurry and to the recovery of a metal catalyst from an oxidizer purge stream produced in the synthesis of carboxylic acid, typically terephthalic acid, while util... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110311433 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF CONCENTRATED SULPHURIC ACID FROM OFF-GAS A process and system for production of concentrated sulphuric acid from sulphuric acid by stripping the sulphuric acid with dried air. The concentration of the sulphuric acid is 90-98% by weight, and the concentration of the concentrated sulphuric acid is 95-98.8% by we... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110188037 | CONCENTRATOR AND LOCATOR DEVICE OF A SOLUTE AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING AND LOCATING A SOLUTE Concentrator and locator device (1) of a solute comprising a substrate (2) and a plurality of prismatic lithographic micro-structures (4) orthogonally emerging from the substrate (2). The microstructures (4) are spaced from one another... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110132740 | METHOD FOR EVAPORATION AND POSSIBLE DISTILLATION OF FLUIDS USING A HEAT PUMP. The invention concerns a method for evaporation and possibly distillation of liquids by means of a heat pump. By using a heat pump (2), energy is taken from energy reservoirs (1) such as rivers, lakes, sea water, air, sun or ground heat. It is however diff... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110031101 | FLUID FRACTIONATION PROCESS AND APPARATUS The present invention relates to a fractionation process for producing at least two concentration fractions of a fluid including a solute, suspended or dissolved content using at least two fluidly connected evaporator units. The process includes the steps of: feeding a ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110005751 | PRODUCTION OF STEAM AND ITS APPLICATION TO ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY The invention relates to a method for producing steam comprising the successive steps of:
| 01/13/2011 |
| 20100326604 | ACCELERATED EVAPORATION PROCESS AND APPARATUS UTILIZING RE-CIRCULATING LOOPS A covered sample plate with wells holding samples to be dried. The cover has through holes that communicate with only a portion of each well. The covered plate is inserted into a cradle of an assembly of cradles that is rotated. The cradle assembly fits into a tub and w... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100314051 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CRYSTALLIZATION BY CONTROLLED EVAPORATION Methods and devices for controlled evaporation of solvent from a solution are provided. In one embodiment, the device can control evaporation of different solutions comprising solvents of dissimilar volatilities simultaneously. In another embodiment, control over the fl... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100247429 | MICROCHIP, MICROCHIP DEVICE AND EVAPORATION METHOD USING MICROCHIP Provided is a microchip capable of integrating liquid evaporation as an operation on the microchip. In the microchip 10 having a gas flow path 13 inside, liquid is dispersed by capillary action and pooled in a pool portion 12 at a bottom of the gas ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20090294548 | Air Humidifier and Evaporation Mat Contained Therein Devices for the evaporation of liquid, in particular water, have an evaporation mat which is wetted with the liquid and on which the liquid evaporates. The evaporation mat comprises a textile fabric (1) having fibres, wherein the surface of the fibres is coated w... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090287009 | METHOD FOR EVAPORATING COMPONENTS OF A LIQUID Mixtures containing high boiling and low boiling components, at least one component being dissociatable into ions, are separated effectively by heating by passing an alternating electrical current through the mixture. The process is particularly effective in the workup ... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090259068 | REACTION SYSTEMS FOR MAKING N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL) GLYCINE COMPOUNDS This invention generally relates to liquid phase oxidation processes for making N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (also known in the agricultural chemical industry as glyphosate) and related compounds. This invention, for example, particularly relates to processes wherein an N... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090218052 | DRYER CONFIGURATION FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYESTER PARTICLES A dryer system configured for use in a polyester polymer production process. In one embodiment, the dryer system can be utilized in a non-solid-state polymer production process to dry the polymer particles prior to crystallization.... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090014689 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SYNGAS AND ALCOHOLS This invention features methods and apparatus for producing syngas from any carbon-containing feed material. In some embodiments, a substoichiometric amount of oxygen is used to enhance the formation of syngas. In various embodiments, both oxygen and steam are added dur... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080311672 | Membrane based concentrators A sample concentrator for concentrating analytes in a solvent-containing liquid sample stream, including concentrator housing having a sample stream flow channel and a gas stream flow channel having an inlet and an outlet, a heater for gas in the gas stream conduit, and... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080251215 | Carbon Foam Evaporator A carbon foam evaporator is described which can be used in a wide variety of operating conditions. The evaporator utilizes a carbon foam with a bi-model pore distribution. The carbon foam is thermally stable up to temperatures of at least 300° C., is rigid, and has a c... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080196841 | WATER-BASED PRECIPITATION OF POLYMER SOLUTIONS A solid polymer is recovered from a solution by the addition of a water-based solution containing a surfactant. The solutions are mixed and heated, so that the organic solvent containing the polymer is driven off, and the solid polymer can be recovered. The solid polyme... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080058481 | Transfer Vessel Between Flash Tank and Purge Column A process is provided for recovering polymer solids from a polymerisation reactor effluent. The process comprises extracting the polymerisation effluent from a Slurry polymerisation reactor; passing the effluent, or a part thereof, to a flash vessel for flashing liquid ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080047671 | Process for the Recovery of a Polymer in Solution Process for the recovery of a polymer in solution Process for the recovery of a polymer in solution in a solvent, the combined material forming a homogeneous medium, according to which: a) a nonsolvent is added to the homogeneous medium so as to render it heterogeneous;... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20070193696 | Method for separating aluminium chloride from organochlorosilanes Aluminum chloride is removed effectively from compound mixtures containing organochlorosilanes such as are produced in the direct synthesis, by adding a diluent containing organochlorosilanes and optionally chloromethane to a solids content <15% and a concentration of c... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20060151122 | Method and apparatus for operating vaporization systems A method of operating a vaporization system including a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and an eductor having a suction inlet, a motive inlet, and an outlet is provided. The method includes vaporizing uranium hexaflouride in the first cylinder, channeling the vaporiz... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20050279500 | Water treatment method for heavy oil production using calcium sulfate seed slurry evaporation A process for treating produced water to generate high pressure steam. Produced water from heavy oil recovery operations is treated by first removing oil and grease. Feedwater is then acidified and steam stripped to remove alkalinity and dissolved non-condensable gases.... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050205215 | Apparatus for the evaporation of aqueous organic liquids and the production of powder pre-forms in flame hydrolysis processes An organic liquid evaporation system is disclosed. The organic liquid evaporation system comprises a housing having at least one inlet and at least one outlet. At least a first evaporator plate radially extending from a sidewall of the housing, and at least a second eva... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050145474 | Spinning disk evaporator Liquid organic material is controllably delivered to a receptacle located in the center of a heated surface capable of horizontally rotating about its central axis. As the heated surface rotates, material deposited within the central receptacle is forced outwardly and a... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050097748 | Heat treated devolatilizer nozzle A method is provided for perforating a steel plate, forming a devolatilizer nozzle from the steel plate, and heat treating the devolatilizer nozzle. The devolatilizer nozzle may have a yield strength of at least about 110 ksi, and a tensile strength of at least about 14... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050092444 | Process and apparatus for removing volatile substances from highly viscous media Evaporator apparatus (1) for the treatment of viscous media comprised of at least a feed chamber (2) having a perforated tray (3), a tube-bundle heat exchanger (4) connected thereto having perpendicularly arranged tubes (8) and a devol... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050045466 | Saline/sewage water reclamation system The present water reclamation system comprises a series of concentric thin shells. The shells mount within a housing that can be maintained under vacuum or low pressure. The shells rotate at high velocity. Contaminated liquid from outside the housing is injected into th... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050022939 | Heat exchanger and process for devolatilizng polymers using same Disclosed is a process for devolatilizing a polymer comprising passing the polymer through a devolatizer comprising a plate heat exchanger wherein the plates of the plate heat exchanger are heated by a plurality of heating tubes and wherein the heating tube comprises a ... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050022940 | Process for the removal of volatile compounds from mixtures of substances using a micro-evaporator A process for the removal of at least one volatile compound from a reactive or unreactive mixture of substances with the aid of at least one micro-evaporator, the micro-evaporator displaying channels for carrying the mixture of substances having a hydraulic diameter of ... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050011744 | Process for recovering caprolactam from aqueous caprolactam product using situ prepared alkali amino caproate The invention relates to a continuous process for recovering caprolactam from aqueous caprolactam product, said aqueous caprolactam product comprising (i) caprolactam, (ii) impurities, and (iii) water, said process comprising: adding alkali hydroxide to the aqueous capr... | 01/20/2005 |
