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| 8123953 | Use of PVPP to remove contaminants from produced water of an oil or gas well In accordance with the present invention there is provided a method of removing acidic and/or aromatic contaminants, such as benzene, xylene, toluene, phenols and polyphenols, from produced water of an oil or gas well. The method comprises the step of contacting the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7385040 | Antibody purification The present invention relates to a method of separating antibodies from contaminants in a solution, which method comprises contacting the solution with a chromatography resin comprised of a support to which multi-modal ligands have been immobilised, wherein a multi-... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7332091 | Process for treating storm water An insert for a storm water treatment system includes an elongated baffle member that is configured to be mounted within a substantially upright storm water drain basin so as to separate the interior space of the drain basin into a first compartment that communicate... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311845 | Adsorbing material for blood and plasma cleaning method and for albumin purification The invention relates to an adsorbent material, a method for cleaning blood and plasma and purifying albumin, and to a method for producing said adsorbent material. The inventive adsorbent material is embodied in the form of a highly cross-linked and porous spherica... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309438 | Mitigation of environmental pollution A process for mitigating the pollution caused by a potential polluting agent comprises binding the potential polluting agent with a product obtained by calcining skeletal material and hydrating the calcined skeletal material. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304017 | Sorbent for use in process of solid phase extraction A sorbent comprising a spherical, highly porous polymer with specific hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties, specific pore volume and its distribution, as well as a method of solid phase extraction using said sorbent. The sorbent is produced by suspension polymerizatio... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270753 | Surfactant-like polymer gel and a method for separating material using same The present invention relates to a polymer gel having a surfactant-like micelle structure obtained by polymerization or condensation polymerization of an ionic surfactant and an organic or inorganic compound having polymerizable moiety, which is capable of adsorbing... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258796 | Use of a granulate for the removal of liquid, gaseous and/or dissolved constituents from a process stream The invention pertains to the use of a granulate for the removal of liquid, gaseous and/or dissolved organic constituents from a process stream, said granulate consisting of dimensionally stable, porous synthetic particles with an extracting agent having a boiling p... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7229559 | Dual-action decontamination method Hydrophobic polymer particles (e.g., granules or fragments) employed as filter media, e.g., for filtering runoff water, include an antimicrobial compound on exterior surfaces and can reduce proliferation of microbial organisms as well as sorb chemical contaminants f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223473 | Porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles for chromatographic separations and process for their preparation Novel material for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation, and separations devices containing the chromatographic material. In particular, the disclosure describes porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles having a chromatographically-enhancing p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7175913 | Porous hybrid particles with organic groups removed from the surface A material for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation, and separation devices containing the chromatographic material. In particular, porous inorganic/organic hybrid materials are provided with a decreased concentration of surface organic groups.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165444 | Concentrating column and sample processing device useful for elemental analysis of trace metals A concentrating column useful for elemental analysis of trace metals consists mainly of column body, filtration membranes 6 fixed at the fluid inlet end and the outlet end of the column body, and column packing 8 packed inside the column body, wherein ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160689 | Pretreatment instrument of saliva and pretreatment method of saliva In a pretreatment instrument and a pretreatment method of saliva, used for identification and quantitation of Streptococcus mutans in saliva by the immunochromatographic method utilizing an antigen-antibody reaction, the instrument includes a swab and a mixin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160449 | Proline chiral columns with broad chiral selectivity A general chiral column with a multipleproline-based chiral stationary phase. Embodiments include chiral stationary phases of the following formula: wherein n is any integer of 2 or greater, and analogs and isome... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141160 | Chiral columns with broad chiral selectivity A general chiral column with a multipleproline-based chiral stationary phase. Embodiments include chiral stationary phases of the following formula: wherein n is any integer of 2 or greater, and analogs and isome... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128831 | Pollutant containment system A pollutant containment system for containing the spillage of fuels or other hydrocarbons or the like comprises a first layer (14, 60), a containment vessel (16) for receiving liquid passing through the layer (14) and channelling means (22 | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125490 | Porous filter A filter has a longitudinal axis with an inner diameter defined by a hollow longitudinally extending center. The filter has fingers extend radially outwardly arcuately from the longitudinal axis. The fingers have base ends near the longitudinal axis and outer edges ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125823 | Methods of making dual-action decontamination media Hydrophobic polymer particles (e.g., granules or fragments) employed as filter media, e.g., for filtering runoff water, include an antimicrobial compound on exterior surfaces and can reduce proliferation of microbial organisms as well as sorb chemical contaminants f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7041220 | Method of use for aldehyde removal Methods and a device for removing aldehydes from a waste stream are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the device provides for and the method uses a chemical or an aminated surface having primary amine functionality resulting from the amination of a support mater... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041221 | Method for removing oil spills The present invention provides methods and apparatus for removing oil and oil containment for oil spills using crushed glass. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037642 | Removing compounds from blood products with porous particles immobilized in a matrix Methods and devices are provided for reducing the concentration of low molecular weight compounds in a biological composition containing cells while substantially maintaining a desired biological activity of the biological composition. The device comprises highly po... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022813 | Process for purifying and reusing solvent used to remove extractables A process for treating biomedical devices, especially contact lenses, involves contacting polymeric devices containing extractables with a solvent that dissolves and thereby removes the extractables from the device, treating the solvent to remove extractables from t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014755 | Filtration and plug drain device for containing oil and chemical spills A filter/plug drain assembly for insertion into a drain so as to prevent the passage of selected contaminants through the drain is disclosed. The filter/plug assembly includes stacked layers of filter, filtering/plugging and plugging material. The filter/plug assemb... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991733 | Process for removing organics from ultrapure water In order to reduce a total organic carbon (TOC) in ultrapure water to a level less than 1 ppb, several cycles of ozone contact/UV irradiation treatments are carried out in sequence. Preferably, the first cycle further includes an ion exchange treatment which is appl... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957743 | Microbiological water filter A method and device for the filtration and/or purification of fluids water or other solutions containing microbiological contaminants, such as fluids containing including bacteria and/or viruses, where the fluid water is passed through a purification material compos... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951713 | Absorbing pathogen-inactivating compounds with porous particles immobilized in a matrix Methods and devices are provided for reducing the concentration of low molecular weight compounds in a biological composition, while substantially maintaining a desired biological activity of the biological composition. The device comprises highly porous adsorbent p... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949251 | Porous β-tricalcium phosphate granules for regeneration of bone tissue A porous β-tricalcium phosphate material for bone implantation is provided. The multiple pores in the porous TCP body are separate discrete voids and are not interconnected. The pore size diameter is in the range of 20-500 μm, preferably 50-125 μm. The porous β-... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939527 | Method for the purification of hydrogen peroxide solutions The invention relates to a novel chromatographic process for the further purification of hydrogen peroxide solutions, giving high-purity solutions which can be employed in semiconductor technology under today's high purity requirements. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6902726 | Reduction of odor gases from waste using plant-derived oils Plant-derived oils, carvacrol and thymol, when added to human or animal waste reduce the production of gas and short-chain volatile fatty acids, and the viability of total anaerobic bacteria and fecal coliforms. In an embodiment, carvacrol or thymol are combined wit... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6903146 | Prosthetic filler for a living body and method of manufacturing the prosthetic filler A prosthetic filler for a living body having excellent storage properties and handlability is disclosed. The prosthetic filler includes calcium phosphate granules and porous small chips made of an organic material for binding these calcium phosphate granules to each... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887386 | Method for recovering ionic products A continuous Liquid-Solids Circulating Fluidized Bed (LSCFB) preferably for use as an ion exchanger consists of two fluidized bed columns, a fluidized bed adsorber (downer) operating in conventional fluidized bed mode for adsorption of ions of interest and a fluidiz... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6878284 | Method and apparatus of treating water containing a nitrogen compound A method of treating water containing a nitrogen compound, and an apparatus of treating water containing a nitrogen compound at high speed without using a biologically unstable treatment causing eutrophication in lakes and swamps. The waste water is introduced into ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875415 | Resin preconditioning methods using carbon dioxide and methods for purifying hydrogen peroxide Provided are a preconditioned resin and methods of preparation thereof as well as methods for purifying hydrogen peroxide solutions. The method includes preconditioning an anion exchange resin, wherein an anion exchange resin bed is provided and carbon dioxide gas i... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6841077 | Separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon containing liquid A novel filtration media employing polymeric absorbents comprising a material selected from the group consisting of styrene, pentadiene, cyclopentadiene, butylene, ethylene, isoprene, butadiene, propylene and mixtures thereof; and a filtration enabler intimately mix... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6790365 | Process for adsorbing and removing endogenous cannabinoid There are provided an adsorbent which can effectively adsorb and remove endogenous cannabinoid in fluid, and a process for removing endogenous cannabinoid in fluid by means of the adsorbent. The adsorbent of endogenous cannabinoid comprising an adsorbent for endogen... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6790364 | Process for stripping amine borane complex from an electroless plating solution A process for separation and environmentally benign disposal of amine borane complexes includes adsorbing amine borane complex onto a solid support, treating the adsorbed amine borane complex with an oxidizing agent in situ on the adsorbent thereby forming decomposi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783686 | Method for removing the gasoline additive MTBE from water using molecularly imprinted polymers A method and product for removing at MTBE molecules from a solution, such as a contaminated aquifer, includes exposing the solution to a plurality of molecularly imprinted polymer beads (MIPS) that have receptor sites on the surfaces thereof that include imprints th... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6749655 | Filtration of flux contaminants A two-stage filtration system is coupled with an oven, such as a solder reflow oven, to remove a vapor stream from the oven and to remove organic compounds that have volatilized from a solder flux and other contaminants from the vapor stream. The filtration system i... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746695 | Pharmaceutical preparations of bioactive substances extracted from natural sources This invention relates to methods of extracting and purifying bioactive substances from various plants and herbs. More specifically the invention relates to methods of extracting and separating bioactive substances from various plants and herbs, such as Kava root, B... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6712978 | Process for manufacturing an adsorbent for reducing the concentration of fibrinogen and/or fibrin, an adsorbent and method of producing an adsorber from the adsorbent A process for manufacturing an adsorbent for reducing the concentration of fibrinogen and/or fibrin in blood or blood plasma in which a carrier material, which is preferably a copolymer derived from (meth)acrylates and or (meth)acrylic acid amides, is activated by a... | 03/30/2004 |
