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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4119509 | Method and apparatus for isotope separation from a gas stream This invention relates to a method and apparatus for isotope separation and in particular to separating the desired isotope from the gas in which it is contained by irradiating it with a laser and thereby selectively providing kinetic energy to the isotop... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4118296 | Method for mass separation of a gaseous mixture A method of separation of one gaseous species from another gaseous species in a gas mixture containing a plurality of gases of different masses. The species are first separated from one another by thermal diffusion using laser radiation to effect such sep... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4113589 | High intensity energy transfer technique An apparatus is disclosed for exothermically obtaining hydrogen or hydrogen peroxide from water vapor. The apparatus includes a mass of reactant which is heated to a high temperature at which it can combine with the oxygen in water vapor exothermically. T... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4105517 | Solar photolysis of water A cyclic process for the solar photolysis of water includes a first stage in which water is reduced in the presence of a Eu+2 photo-oxidizable reagent producing hydrogen and spent oxidized Eu+3 reagent. The spent reagent (Eu+3 | 08/08/1978 |
| 4097348 | Method and apparatus for producing hydrogen A method and apparatus for producing hydrogen for use as an ingredient as hydrogen-based fuels which comprises introducing a quantity of gaseous HCl and subjecting said gas to the heat and radiation of a fusion reaction to dissociate into H2 an... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4097384 | Process for uranium isotope separation Separation of U235 and U238 isotopes by converting a mixture of these isotopes to organic compounds or to silicon compounds and then irradiating the isotope compounds selectively to change their chemical (and/or physical) properties,... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4096046 | Method and apparatus for the separation or enrichment of isotopes Method for separation or enrichment of isotopes bound to anisotopic materials and forming a mixture of isotope compounds by irradiating the mixture of isotope compounds with a first light source to photochemically convert the mixture to a second mixture o... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4094751 | Photochemical diodes Photochemical diodes are provided which use light to drive both endoergic and exoergic chemical reactions such that optical energy is converted into chemical energy. The photochemical diodes are typically suspended in a bulk volume matrix of the constitue... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4095115 | Ozone generation apparatus and method The invention provides a method and apparatus for generating large quantities of singlet oxygen and/or ozone at unexpectedly high efficiencies. An electron beam generated by a hollow cathode plasma discharge device (HCD) is spread by disclosed means over ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4087921 | Microwave drying apparatus An apparatus for use in drying various kinds of finely divided materials utilizing microwave heating means for heating a rotating drum through which the material to be dried is drawn by suction. The apparatus includes means for separating the dried materi... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4088553 | Method for separating boron isotopes A method of separating boron isotopes 10 B and 11 B by laser-induced selective excitation and photodissociation of BCl3 molecules containing a particular boron isotope. The photodissociation products react with an appropri... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4087342 | Method of simultaneously carrying out plurality of photochemical reactions A photochemical reaction system is provided in which a single polychromatic light source is used to simultaneously irradiate a plurality of photochemical reactions with different regions of the spectrum. In this system, the reactions are carried out in se... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086152 | Ozone concentrating Apparatus and methods are disclosed for producing ozone by treating an oxygen-containing gas such as air with electrons or negative gas ions and repeating the treatment as by recirculation to produce at high energy efficiency a concentration of ozone suff... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4082633 | High mass isotope separation process and arrangement An isotope separation arrangement for separating a preselected isotope from a mixture of chemically identical but isotopically different molecules by either photon-induced pure rovibrational or vibronic selective excitation of the molecules containing the... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4072590 | Method for separating isotopes from gaseous mixtures To separate isotopes from a gaseous mixture containing isotopes and a chemical reaction partner, the reaction between the partner and the isotope to be separated can be directed by a laser beam having a narrow band of wave lengths molecularly exciting the... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4070861 | Solar reactor combustion chamber A solar reactor combustion chamber is disclosed which includes a concrete or other suitable housing having a reactor chamber and a combustion chamber therein. A solar intensifier, such as a parabolic reflector, is mounted on top of the reactor housing. Th... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4063895 | Methane analyzer A reactor for removing contaminants such as reactive hydrocarbons from the gas being sampled by gas component determination apparatus is disclosed. A confined path is disposed adjacent a high purity quartz lamp capable of generating low order wavelengths.... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4062348 | Photochemical thermal-energy process and generator A system and an apparatus expose a trapped gas to light, the gas being one which is dissociated by the light from a molecular state to an excited atomic state and which generates heat on reconversion of the excited atomic gas to its molecular state upon c... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4061555 | Water photolysis apparatus A nickel cathode has a nickel oxide layer on its surfaces. A plurality of spaced apart grooves are in the nickel oxide layer and extend into the nickel. The cathode can be utilized in a water photolysis apparatus which also includes an N type photocatalyt... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4053576 | System for obtaining hydrogen and oxygen from water using solar energy A system for producing and separating hydrogen and oxygen from water in which water is pumped through a preferentially permeable walled vessel heated to a high temperature by a solar energy concentrator. The water dissociates at high temperatures. Lower m... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4049516 | Photochemical process for the production of halogeno-alkanes In a photochemical process, halogeno-alkanes are produced by irradiation of an ethylenic compound and of an excess amount of bromhydric acid, the reaction being advantageously carried out in the presence of a certain amount of the halogeno-alkane compound... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4045359 | Apparatus for photon excited catalysis The yield of photonically excited gas phase reactions is increased by extracting excess energy from unstable, excited species by contacting the species with the surface of a finely divided solid.... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4045315 | Solar photolysis of water Hydrogen is produced by the solar photolysis of water in a first photo-oxidation vessel with a transparent wall in the presence of a water soluble photo-oxidizable reagent and an insoluble hydrogen recombination catalyst. Simultaneously oxygen is produced... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4043886 | Photochemical reactor and irradiation process A photochemical reactor and processes for irradiation of fluid reactants for production of products by radiation catalysis are provided. The reactor is particularly adapted for radiation catalysis of fluids which are substantially opaque to radiation and ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4042334 | High temperature chemical reactor A high temperature reactor comprises a tube which defines a reactor chamber; means for introducing the inert fluid into the reactor tube to provide a protective blanket for the inside surface of the tube; means for introducing reactants into the chamber, ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4039411 | Isotope separation using vibrationally excited molecules A system for isotope separation or enrichment wherein molecules of a selected isotope type in a flow of molecules of plural isotope types are vibrationally excited and collided with a background gas to provide enhanced diffusivity for the molecules of the... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4038028 | Sewage sludge-irradiation device A sewage sludge-irradiation device for irradiating sewage sludge with radiation having a sterilizing effect. A conveyor system embodies at least two conveyor devices, at least one of which conveyor device is supplied with a layer of sewage sludge. The con... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4036181 | High temperature fluid-wall reactors for transportation equipment A fuel converter for a transportation vehicle includes a fuel container for a hydrocarbon fuel, an auxiliary container for water or for an inert fluid which is substantially transparent to radiant energy, an electrical power source, and a high temperature... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4032419 | Method and apparatus for separating uranium isotopes A uranium compound in the solid phase (uranium borohydride four) is subjected to radiation of a first predetermined frequency that excites the uranium-235 isotope-bearing molecules but not the uranium-238 isotope-bearing molecules. The compound is simulta... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4030890 | Solar power system An apparatus and method for separating hydrogen and oxygen from water molecules. A solar reflecting means reflects solar energy onto a water containing tank to boil water contained therein and form steam. The steam is transferred either to a turbine-gener... | 06/21/1977 |
| 4019064 | High intensity ionic bombardment reactor for thermochemical treatment processes A high intensity ionic bombardment reactor for submitting a member to a thermochemical treatment process of the type comprising a current duct or conductor forming a support for said member and having the form of a cylindrical metal rod, and an insulant f... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4013415 | Plasma-chemical reactor for treatment of disperse materials A plasma-chemical reactor for treatment of disperse materials comprises a vertical working chamber. The top portion of the working chamber includes means to feed the disperse material into the reactor. The working chamber is provided with means for feedin... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4012301 | Method and apparatus for the initiation of chemical reactions Laser radiation is employed to initiate and promote chemical reactions by creating states of molecular vibrational mode excitation exceeding those appropriate to the translational temperature of the medium in one or more of the reactants. In favorable cas... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4010090 | Process for converting naturally occurring hydrocarbon fuels into gaseous products by an arc heater A process for converting naturally occurring hydrocarbon fuels into gaseous products characterized by the steps of introducing a hydrocarbon gas into the arc chamber of an arc heater having an operating temperature therein sufficiently high to produce fre... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4000049 | Method and device for preparing sulphonic acids derived from paraffinic hydrocarbons The instant invention relates to a method for preparing paraffin-sulphonic acids by photochemical sulphoxidation of paraffinic hydrocarbons. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out this method. The invention relates more particlarly to a method... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3993458 | Method for producing synthetic fuels from solid waste Organic solid wastes represented by the general chemical formula CX HY OZ are reacted with steam at elevated temperatures to produce H2 and CO2. The overall process is represented by the reaction reaction ... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3969204 | Method for separating gaseous mixtures of isotopes Molecules to be separated from a mixture of matter of a chemical component are excited in a manner known per se by narrow-band light sources, and a chemical reaction partner for reacting with these molecules is admixed while supplied with energy by electr... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3969631 | Gas production apparatus This invention relates generally to the production of gases, and more particularly to the production of tritium gas in a reliable long operating lifetime systems that employs solid lithium to overcome the heretofore known problems of material compatibilit... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3956132 | Apparatus for preparing mineral water An apparatus comprising a container for reserving drinking water, unweathered perlite or a like mineral immersed in the water in the container and a high-frequency generating means including a high-frequency generator and a generator plate thereof with at... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3945804 | Ammoxidation apparatus A process for vapor phase ammoxidation of hydrocarbons which comprises reacting vapors of ammonia and said hydrocarbon in the presence of a molten salt eutectic mixture of V2 O5 and K2 O, said molten salt being atomized in... | 03/23/1976 |
