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Class 210/176 - Thermal diffusion


Subclass of Class 210 - Liquid purification or separation
Definition: Apparatus which separate a liquid mixture into two or more
No. of patents: 17
Last issue date: 10/28/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7442353Heat recirculating cooler for fluid stream pollutant removal
A process by which heat is removed from a reactant fluid to reach the operating temperature of a known pollutant removal method and said heat is recirculated to raise the temperature of the product fluid. The process can be utilized whenever an intermediate step rea...
10/28/2008
7314572Methods of and apparatus for low-angle-tray settling with multi-zone configuration
Settleable-particles are separated from a dirty flow of settleable-particles and fluid by trays having a planar section configured with opposed ends and opposed sides, and an entrance edge and an exit edge on opposed ends. The section has opposed side edges, and an ...
01/01/2008
7001531Sustained release coolant additive composition
A coolant additive composition comprising a sustained release component and an additive component, the additive component is effective to provide at least one benefit to a coolant when released into the coolant, the sustained release component includes a polymeric m...
02/21/2006
6913690Debris removal system
An automatic debris removal system for screening an effluent stream. The automatic debris removal system comprises a support frame positioned proximate the effluent stream, a bucket positionably connected to the frame, and a camming system attached to the support fr...
07/05/2005
6685842Thermophoretic particle removing system
A method and apparatus for carrying out a method for thermophoretically removing particles from a particulate containing liquid the method including providing a heated turbulent flowing particulate contain liquid through a first conduit; redirecting a por...
02/03/2004
6413781Thermophoretic pump and concentrator
The method and apparatus of the invention create a dynamic Soret effect for propelling a target chemical constituent along a pathway. A moving temperature profile impressed upon the pathway produces consecutive alternating warmer and cooler zones along th...
07/02/2002
6398959Aerobic treatment of liquids to remove nutrients and control odors
The present invention is drawn to a unique apparatus and method for treating and reusing the wastewater discharged from agricultural animal farms. The apparatus and method of the present invention may be readily-sized and configured depending upon the amo...
06/04/2002
6123860Method for separating cell populations by thermophilic characteristics
The method for removing a thermophilic group of cells from a source of mixed cells, such as blood, comprises the steps of obtaining a sample, testing the sample to determine the temperature gradient required to cause migration of the thermophilic cells fr...
09/26/2000
5158690Thermophoretic filtering of liquids
A thermophoretic filter cell for the filtering of particles from a liquid is constructed in a particular manner so that the liquid introduced into the filter acts as the heat sink. The cell is designed so that the thermophoretic velocity of the particles ...
10/27/1992
4746426Liquid-phase thermal diffusion isotope separation apparatus and method having tapered column
A thermal diffusion counterflow method and apparatus for separating isotopes in solution in which the solution is confined in a long, narrow, vertical slit which tapers from bottom to top. The variation in the width of the slit permits maintenance of a st...
05/24/1988
4729833Method of concentrating aqueous solution containing volatile substance
An aqueous solution can be concentrated in respect to a volatile substance ontained therein by maintaining the aqueous solution on both sides of a porous membrane which has a pore size of 0.05 to 150 microns and giving a temperature difference between the ...
03/08/1988
4430271Energy transfer
This invention relates to a process for neutralizing detergent acid mixes containing unreacted sulfating agent such as sulfuric acid with an alkaline component such as sodium hydroxide. The neutralization process is highly exothermic and contains as a by-...
02/07/1984
4376046System with asymmetric microporous membrane for the circulation or movement of solutions
Disclosed herein is a system for causing the circulation or movement of a solution comprising a conduit for the solution, a solution of conical shaped particles and an asymmetric microporous membrane disposed in the conduit so that the solution can only p...
03/08/1983
4233153Continuous method and apparatus for separating solvent from solute
A method and apparatus for continuously separating a volatile solvent from a solution of the solvent and a relatively non-volatile solute at a temperature substantially below the boiling point of the solvent. The apparatus includes opposed, slightly space...
11/11/1980
4230577Tank for cleaning and chemical treatment of boiler feedwater
A boiler feedwater conditioning tank for removing mud, iron and any other settleable solids from boiler feedwater and adding soluble chemicals to the same, wherein the feedwater is mixed and heated by passing the mixture down and around and up into and th...
10/28/1980
4153546Method and apparatus for separating solvent from solute
A method and apparatus for separating a volatile solvent from a solution of the solvent and a relatively non-volatile solute. A temperature gradient is provided across solvent-absorbing and gas-entraining matrix material infiltrated with the solution, res...
05/08/1979
4073726Removal of trinitrotoluene from aqueous media
There is provided a process for removing trinitrotoluene from waste water resulting from the manufacture of trinitrotoluene, the process comprising forming an admixture of the waste water and an amino group containing compound of the formula (Cn
02/14/1978
 
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