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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083837 | Biological process for purifying air in confined rooms and apparatus thereof A deputation process and corresponding apparatus for purification of the air of a closed environment characterized by indoor pollution, in which, in order to reduce the pollution, a water tank is provided that contains a multiplicity of active biomasses designed to ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7951227 | Composition and method for dust suppression wetting agent This disclosure teaches a composition and process which makes it possible to remove floating particulates or prevent the dissemination or particulates, by the misting of a solution that readily captures any particulate material in the air. More specifically, the pre... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942951 | Apparatus and method for providing heated effluent gases to a scrubber A low-maintenance scrubber inlet device is provided for delivering effluent gases to gas scrubbers. The scrubber inlet device may comprise an interior volume configured to receive effluent gases and direct the effluent gases into the scrubber while maintaining the t... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7896954 | Fluid storage and purification method and system A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. A solvent mixture comprising an ionic liquid and a cosolvent is provided within the vessel. The fluid is contacted with the solvent mix... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7771514 | Apparatus and method for providing heated effluent gases to a scrubber A low-maintenance scrubber inlet device is provided for delivering effluent gases to gas scrubbers. The scrubber inlet device comprises a scrubber interface device in fluid communication with an inlet manifold. The inlet manifold is configured to receive effluent ga... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7736420 | Contact methods for formation of Lewis gas/liquid systems and recovery of Lewis gas therefrom The invention relates to an improvement in apparatus and process for the formation of a complex of Lewis acidic or Lewis basic gases in a reactive liquid of opposite character and for the breaking (fragmentation) of said complex associated with the recovery of the L... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7708807 | Device for recovering material to be measured and method for recovering material to be measured Device for recovering a material to be measured comprising a reservoir filled with a sample holding material impregnated with a sample liquid in which a material to be measured is dissolved and an adsorbing column for adsorbing the material to be measured, wherein t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7368001 | Vapour recovery systems in a storage tank filling pipe A vapor recovery system for use during filling of a tank installation with a volatile liquid. The tank has a fill-pipe for the introduction of the liquid into the tank wherein the exit to which fill-pipe is normally below the liquid level in the tank. The vapor reco... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347889 | Ultrasonic solution separator An ultrasonic solution separator including an ultrasonic atomization chamber supplied with a solution containing a target material; an ultrasonic oscillator producing mist from the solution in the ultrasonic atomization chamber with ultrasonic oscillation; a power s... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329308 | Air handling and chemical filtration system and method The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling humidity and temperature in gases or air streams used in semiconductor processing systems. These systems and methods can be used in combination with systems and methods for contaminant detection an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326284 | Contamination control system and air-conditioning system of a substrate processing apparatus using the same An air-conditioning system of a substrate processing apparatus includes an air inlet line for providing air to a clean room. A contamination control apparatus for removing contaminants in the air is connected to the air inlet line. A controller controls temperature ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316741 | Ceramic colorants in the form of nanometric suspensions Described herein are ceramic colorants consisting of suspensions of particles of nanometric dimensions, their production and use. ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7267747 | Plant and method for vacuum distillation of hydrocarbon liquids A vacuum distillation system and method utilizing a low capacity vacuum producing ejector operated in parallel with a primary ejector during the Winter months enables significant reduction in the absolute pressure of a vacuum distillation column. Operation of a vacu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258725 | Gas supplying method and system Gas supplying method and system in which effective component gas in exhaust gas can be separated and purified efficiently to be resupplied regardless of variation in the flow rate or composition of the exhaust gas and consumed gas can be replenished efficiently. In ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7220294 | Method for storing hydrogen, hydrogen clathrate compound and production method thereof An organic compound capable of forming a hydrogen molecular compound such as a hydrogen clathrate is brought in contact with hydrogen gas in a pressurized state. It enables relatively light-weight and stable storage of hydrogen at or near the ordinary temperature an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7208648 | Minimizing corrosion in a methanol-to-olefin effluent processing system The present invention is directed toward reducing corrosion in a methanol-to-olefin (MTO) effluent processing system, and particularly in the condensate removal system thereof, by injecting a neutralization agent into one or more target regions of the MTO effluent p... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192486 | Clog-resistant gas delivery system Processing gases reactive with each other are provided in parallel to a processing chamber through separate delivery lines including mass flow controllers devoted to each line. The parallel delivery lines meet in a mixing manifold located proximate to the processing... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7144568 | Method and device for carrying out a reaction in liquid medium with gas evolution Described is a process and a device for carrying out a reaction in liquid medium during which evolution of gas occurs. The process can be applied in particular to a reaction employing a peroxide such as hydrogen peroxide and, in particular, to the reduction of chlor... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135604 | Process for separating carbon dioxide from an oxygenate-to-olefin effluent stream The present invention is a process for removal of carbon dioxide from a reactor effluent stream comprising water, carbon dioxide and olefin(s), where a portion of the carbon dioxide is removed in a quenching step with a quench medium and more carbon dioxide is remov... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125437 | Method and apparatus for enhanced particle collection efficiency A method and apparatus for particle collection (30) that is characterized by co-aerosolizing fluids (62) into an air stream (34) containing the particles to be analyzed to significantly enhance their collection and identification efficiency is p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102049 | Process for operating a quench device in an oxygenate-to-olefin production unit The present invention is a process for producing olefin(s) from oxygenates that is more effective than previously known processes at removing carbon dioxide from the effluent stream by operating a quench tower at a pH greater than 7.0. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7029589 | Universal method and apparatus for conversion of volatile compounds A method or process of treating a contaminated fluid (10) having at least one contaminant having a property selected from the group consisting of being volatile, hazardous, tacky and a combination thereof is provided. The method comprises contacting the conta... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022295 | Installation for carrying out a three phase chemical reaction under pressure A gas siphon type reactor (10) is used to carry out a three phase chemical reaction under pressure, such as the reduction of uranyl nitrate to uranous nitrate by hydrogen, in the presence of a catalyst made up of platinum on a silica carrier. The control of t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005555 | Process for separating and recycling oxygenate(s) to an oxygenate-to-olefin reactor The present invention is a process for producing olefin(s) from oxygenate(s). The process removes oxygenate(s) including carbon dioxide in the bottoms of the quench stream and recycles the oxygenate(s) back to the reactor. Carbon dioxide is removed from the quench b... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6969414 | Waste stream separator A waste stream separator separates liquid and solid waste from a conveying air stream. The liquid and solid waste are first separated from the air steam by gravity and filtration in a removable primary waste barrel. The air is then drawn through a secondary waste ba... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964699 | Rocket motor exhaust scrubber A wet scrubber having a series of chambers for capturing and cooling exhaust gases generated during static test firing of rocket motors. Exhaust gas enters an inlet to a first chamber and is cooled and slowed by a spray solution. HCL gas is condensed and absorbed by... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6905663 | Apparatus and process for the abatement of semiconductor manufacturing effluents containing fluorine gas Apparatus and process for the abatement of fluorine and fluorine-containing compounds from gases containing same, such as effluent gas streams from semiconductor manufacturing operations, wherein a fluorocompound abatement medium is injected into the fluorocompound-... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6837918 | Process for the manufacture of nanoparticle organic pigments A process and apparatus collects pigment nanoparticles by forming a vapor of a pigment that is solid at room temperature, the vapor of the pigment being provided in an inert gaseous carrying medium. At least some of the pigment is solidified within the gaseous strea... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6767387 | Apparatus and method for removing particles from gas expelled during heat treatment process A gas treatment device comprises an oxygen-mixed unit, a treatment unit, a working fluid and a sprayer. The sprayer has an inner wall and a plurality of nozzles circumferentially arranged on the inner wall. The nozzles are used for outputting the working fluid to fo... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764755 | Channelized sorbent media, and methods of making same A channelized sorbent material comprises porous sorbent particles characterized by an average pore diameter. Each sorbent particle has at least one interior channel of an average transverse dimension (i.e. transverse diameter) that is at least ten times larger than ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6680030 | Stripping process with horizontal baffles A baffle-style stripping arrangement for an FCC process having substantially horizontal stripping baffles is disclosed. The stripping baffles comprise a perforated section and a downcomer section which generates transverse movement of catalyst across the ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6652624 | Self-cleaning nozzles of wet scrubber A self-cleaning nozzle that can be used for wet scrubbers comprises an electromagnetic coil that, when energized, causes an outlet orifice of the nozzle to enlarge so that pollutant particles clogging the nozzle fall down the orifice unclogging it. The co... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6641635 | Liquid based air filtration system An air filtration system uses a liquid to remove impurities from the air. A specialized chamber allows the air and liquid to contact each other in close proximity, so that the liquid can pick up not only particulate matter, but fumes and toxic gasses as w... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6635094 | Soot filter cake disposal The present invention provides a method for the recovery of elemental carbon or soot produced during the partial oxidation reaction of a hydrocarbonaceous fuel and oxygen. An effluent stream of raw synthesis gas or syngas with entrained carbon soot is pro... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6623537 | Removal of soot in gasification system The raw syngas generated in a partial oxidation gasifier also includes carbon soot which is removed and recovered from the syngas by scrubbing with water. The scrubbing water contains one or more high temperature surfactants which allow greater soot conce... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613127 | Quench apparatus and method for the reformation of organic materials Methods and apparatus for processing and cooling a hot gaseous stream exiting a gasification reactor vessel at temperatures in excess of 1300° C. where the gas will come into contact with a corrosive aqueous liquid, including methods and apparatus for co... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6602323 | Method and apparatus for reducing PFC emission during semiconductor manufacture A method of reducing PFC emissions during a semiconductor manufacturing process that includes a set of sub-processes each of which produces at least one PFC includes the steps of exhausting PFC's produced by each sub-process to a common line to form a com... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6596054 | Method for carbon monoxide reduction during thermal/wet abatement of organic compounds A method and system for retrofitting an integrated scrubber to provide maximum oxygen content in a controlled decomposition oxidation (CDO) abatement process. The system includes a thermal/wet integrated scrubber, and a compressed air supply for supplying... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6551381 | Method for carbon monoxide reduction during thermal/wet abatement of organic compounds A method and system for retrofitting an integrated scrubber to provide maximum oxygen content in a controlled decomposition oxidation (CDO) abatement process. The system includes a thermal/wet integrated scrubber, and a compressed air supply for supplying... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547855 | Mass transfer system A mass transfer machine removes dissolved gases or volatile organic compounds from air or a liquid. The mass transfer machine includes a vessel capable of containing a liquid and having a liquid inlet and an air inlet at a near end. It further includes a ... | 04/15/2003 |
