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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120024027 | WATER PURIFICATION MATERIAL, WATER PURIFICATION METHOD, PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER PRECURSOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER PRECURSOR There is provided a water purification material including: a composite metal hydroxide exhibiting a layered structure and including iron ions, calcium ions, and at least one of nitrogen ions and sulfur ions; and at least one of calcium hydroxide and ferric hydroxide, in... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110303611 | Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Disclosed is a cross-linked molecularly imprinted polymer including cross-linked chitosan having selective binding sites for phosphate ions, phosphate containing molecules, or a combination of both.... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110284471 | ALGINATE IMPROVEMENT A method is described use of hydrocolloids for removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from a continuous stream of liquid where chemical composition of the water inhibits the reactants for linking/cross linking hydrocolloids. The method is comprising the steps of en... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110203995 | Device for performing a chemical transformation in fluidic media A device is provided for performing chemical transformation in a fluid, with a flow distributor having at least one fluid medium inlet, at least one fluid medium outlet, and at least one confinement wherein the chemical transformation is performed; and a means for rotat... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110186522 | REMOVAL OF NUISANCE ANION AND ANIONIC MATERIALS USING POLYALKYLENEIMINES SUCH AS POLYETHYLENEIMINE The present invention features a method of removing one or more nuisance anionic materials, such as pharmaceuticals and dyes, from a solution, such as wastewater. Related aspects of the invention include an apparatus and kits for carrying out the methods of the inventio... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110155670 | METHOD FOR REMOVING HYDROFLUORIC ACID AND ORGANIC FLUORIDES FROM A FLUID STREAM A method is provided for removing HF and organic fluorides from fluid streams in which the fluoride species exist as impurities and, in particular, from hydrocarbon fluid streams containing no more than about 1.0% by weight total fluorides. The method consists of first ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110108488 | BORON-SELECTIVE RESINS The present invention relates to boron-selective resins containing glucamide structures, a method for production thereof and also use thereof for removing boron from liquids, preferably from seawater, drinking water or process waters in or from the electronics industry.... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110089114 | PROCESS FOR ABSORBING AND ADSORBING OIL DEGRADATION PRODUCTS FROM LUBRICATING OILS Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method of removing a compound from a lubricating fluid comprising contacting the lubricating fluid with a solid medium having acrylamide functionality to absorb or adsorb the compound.... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110089115 | METHODS FOR PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF SCALE FORMATION Disclosed herein are methods of preventing or reducing scale formation or corrosion by combining at least one scale-forming fluid comprising at least one scaling compound with at least one anti-scale material chosen from at least one scale-adsorbent agent. The methods m... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110056887 | REMOVAL OF OXO ANIONS FROM WATER The present invention relates to a process for removing oxo anions from water and aqueous solutions having a high proportion of silicate by means of a filter arrangement comprising at least one anion exchanger and at least one oxo anion-specific adsorber, and to a filte... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110049057 | Metal Immobilization Using Slag Fines A method for immobilizing metal in soil includes blending slag fines with soil to form a media. The slag fines immobilize metal present in the media and reduce leaching of the metal into water.... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110036778 | FILTER NETWORK The present invention relates to a filter unit for cleaning fluids, filter systems comprised of a plurality of said filter units, and the use of the filter unit or of the filter systems for filtering sludge and floating algae from water, or for purifying gases.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100294723 | DETECTION OF NEGATIVELY CHARGED POLYMERS USING WATER-SOLUBLE, CATIONIC, POLYTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES Novel methods allowing for the simple optical and electrochemical detection of double-stranded oligonucleotides are disclosed. The methods are rapid, selective and versatile. Advantageously, they do not require any chemical reaction on the probes or on the analytes sinc... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100288308 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ULTRAPURE WATER, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WASHING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MEMBERS An ultrapure water production system that can stably produce ultrapure water having a boron concentration of 1 ng/L or less or a metal concentration of 0.1 ng/L or less, a method for producing ultrapure water using the ultrapure water production system, and a method and... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100243573 | ION EXCHANGE RESINS COMPRISING INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS AND THEIR USE IN PERCHLORATE REMOVAL The invention includes ion exchange resins, methods of making ion exchange resins and their use in the removal of perchlorate from water. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a method for removing perchlorate from a water source by contacting the water with an ion... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100230360 | Anion adsorbent, water or soil cleanup agent and process for producing the same A novel anion adsorbent with extremely high anion adsorptive power, composed mainly of iron as a metal excellent in biosafety, is provided. The anion adsorbent contains, as an active ingredient, amorphous ferric hydroxide produced under such conditions that a ferrous sp... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100181257 | Extraction Of Anions From Solutions And Mixtures Using Hyperbranched Macromolecules Hyperbranched macromolecules and methods are described for selectively filtering contaminants such as anions from water and non-aqueous solutions, particularly in the presence of competing contaminants including other anions. The hyperbranched macromolecules may contain... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100181258 | THE FERRIC AND MANGANESE BINARY OXIDE BASED ADSORBENT, AND THE METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION AND APPLICAITON OF THE ADSORBENT The present invention relates to a ferric and manganese binary oxide (FMBO) based adsorbent, its preparation and application method. The FMBO based adsorbent comprises a ferric and manganese binary oxide (FMBO) and a carrier. The mass ratio of FMBO to the carrier is bet... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100116748 | METHOD OF MAKING MACROPOROUS ANION EXCHANGE RESINS Methods of making macroporous anion exchange resins are described. The macroporous anion exchange resins are in the form of particles such as beads that contain a hydrophilic, crosslinked, (meth)acrylic-type polymeric material. Additionally, methods of purifying a negat... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100000946 | PRODUCTION OF A FERMENTATION PRODUCT A process of separating suspended solids from a fermentation liquor by subjecting the liquor to a solids-liquid separation stage, wherein the fermentation liquor is produced in a fermentation process for the production of a fermentation pro... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090294366 | REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention p... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090274634 | Novel crosslinked polymeric substrates methods of preparation and end use applications of the substrates A composition of matter wherein the composition comprises a siliceous substrate having silanols on the surface and a polymer selected from the group consisting essentially of a water soluble polymer, a water soluble copolymer, an alcohol soluble polymer, an alcohol solu... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090272693 | Utilization of polysaccharides to eliminate anions of heavy metals from water Water contaminated with anions of heavy metals, e.g., arsenic values, is purified by contacting same with a composition containing at least one polysaccharide, such as starches or vegetable gums.... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090218290 | MACROMOLECULAR KETOALDEHYDES Methods of producing macromolecular compositions and using same are provided. The method includes preparing a resin material; forming an acetyl group on the resin material; and oxidizing the acetyl group via a one-step reaction including reacting a sulfoxide and an acid... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090188869 | Multi-layered macromolecules and methods for their use Multi-layered macromolecules wherein the layers are covalently bonded together and wherein the macromolecules are covalently bonded to solid particulate substrates, methods for the preparation of such compositions, and methods for their uses in a multitude of end use ap... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090084730 | Optionally Modified And Optionally Insoluble Starches For Eliminating Natural Organic Contaminants From Liquids Modified and insoluble starches are utilized for eliminating natural organic substances/contaminants from liquids and in particular from liquids used for food applications, such as drinking water, beverages, fruit juices or syrups, as well as natural water, industrial p... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090084731 | BIOGENIC TEMPLATE FOR ENHANCED SORPTION OF CONTAMINANTS A method of manufacturing a remediation material is disclosed. The method includes providing a biogentic material as a substrate, preparing the surface of the substrate for a chemical reaction, and performing template-driven surface derivitization on the surface of the ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090028770 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRON OXYHYDROXIDE AND ADSORBING MATERIAL COMPRISING IRON OXYHYDROXIDE The present invention provides a method for advantageously producing an iron oxyhydroxide exhibiting excellent capability of adsorbing harmful substances, such as a phosphrous components and endocrine disrupting chemicals, which are contained in industrial wastewater, e... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090020478 | PROCESSES FOR THE REGENERATION OF AN ANION EXCHANGER LOADED WITH HEXACHLOROSTANNATE Processes comprising: providing an anion exchanger at least partially loaded with hexachlorostannate; and contacting the at least partially loaded anion exchanger with a 1 to 10 wt. % hydrochloric acid solution to regenerate the anion exchanger.... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080290036 | Method of synthesizing zirconium-loaded fibrous adsorbent materials having phosphoryl groups and removal of objectionable substances using the adsorbents A zirconium-loaded fibrous adsorbent material having phosphoryl groups which is produced by first grafting a reactive monomer having phosphoryl groups onto a polymeric substrate and then loading zirconium. One or more methods of using the zirconium-loaded fibrous adsorb... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080221218 | Receptor The present invention relates to synthetic receptors, products and methods which are useful in relation to the binding of phosphates for example in water purification and renal dialysis systems.... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080185341 | Water treatment by dendrimer-enhanced filtration Described herein are compositions and methods useful for the purification of aqueous fluids using dendritic macromolecules. The process involves using dendritic macromolecules (dendrimers) to bind to or chemically transform solutes, and a filtration step to produce flui... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080169242 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING AND ANALYZING ANIONIC COMPOUNDS Systems, methods and compositions for the purification, separation and analysis of anionic compounds, including polyanionic compounds are disclosed.... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080135488 | Removing Fluorosurfactant from Aqueous Fluoropolymer Dispersion Using Sorbent Pouches A process for reducing the fluorosurfactant content of an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion by filling a container with fluoropolymer dispersion, inserting into the container a fabric pouch containing a fluorosurfactant sorbent so that the sorbent contacts the fluorosurf... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080128361 | Reduction of Sulfate Ions in Alcohols A method is described for reducing sulfate ions in a first alcohol, including contacting a first alcohol comprising sulfate ions with an anion resin to reduce the concentration of sulfate ions present in the first alcohol and form a treated alcohol.... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080078722 | Method For Purifying Aqueous Alkaline Solution A method for purifying an aqueous alkaline solution, which comprises: bringing a fibrous activated carbon into contact with an aqueous alkaline solution-to remove a metal component other than alkali metals and alkaline earth metals from the aqueous alkaline solution.... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080047901 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POINT OF USE TREATMENT OF SUBSTRATE POLISHING FLUIDS Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and an apparatus for treating waste effluents from substrate polishing processes, such as from an electrochemical mechanical polishing (ECMP) process. In one embodiment, a method for treating a waste effluent mixtu... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080047902 | MEDIA FOR THE REMOVAL OF HEAVY METALS AND VOLATILE BYPRODUCTS FROM DRINKING WATER Water purification media contain an activated carbon having at least one of specific a particle size, surface area, and porosity; and a microcrystalline and/or amorphous titanosilicate at least partially coating the activated carbon. Methods of making the media of micro... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080023404 | CONCRETE FILTERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS There are disclosed a water filter, a method and a system for producing potable water. In an embodiment, the water filter includes a pervious concrete section having an input portion and an output portion. Input portion provides unfiltered water to the section. Output p... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070215552 | Systems and methods for removal of contaminates from an aqueous media in the absence of modified nitrate levels Systems and methods are provided for the removal of contaminates from an aqueous medium using an anion exchange based material. The systems and methods include an optimized relationship between the removal of the contaminate and unmodified discharged levels of nitrate. ... | 09/20/2007 |
