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| 8052763 | Method for removing dissolved solids from aqueous waste streams A method for removing dissolved solids from a waste stream, such as that produced in flue gas scrubbing, through an evaporation-crystallization process operated at relatively low temperature. A waste stream is directed into an evaporator and heated at a temperature ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8021441 | Method of vaporizing solid organometallic compound A method of vaporizing a solid organometallic compound in which the method comprises filling the solid organometallic compound into a container, introducing a carrier gas to the container and taking out the gas containing the organometallic compound, wherein the sol... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7972390 | Methods for controlling crystal growth, crystallization, structures and phases in materials and systems This invention relates to novel methods for affecting, and/or directing various crystal formation, structure formation or phase formation/phase change reaction pathways or systems by exposing one or more components in a holoreaction system to at least one spectral e... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7927385 | Processing of fine silicon powder to produce bulk silicon A method for using substantial quantities of silicon powders as charge and processing it to produce a high quality silicon ingots suitable for photovoltaic use is disclosed. In a fused silica crucible, silicon feedstock containing more than about 5% by weight silico... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7901466 | Method for preparing a suspension containing phosphate The invention relates to a method for preparing a suspension containing phosphate stepwise directly from raw materials, from phosphoric acid of fertilizer quality, a base and organic additives. In accordance with the method, the phosphoric acid is preneutralised wit... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901467 | Process for treatment of metal surfaces A process for treating the working surfaces of equipment used in the production and processing of polycarbonate is disclosed. The thermal treatment in an oxidative atmosphere results in resin and molded articles having improved optical quality. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887603 | High purity copper sulfate and method for production thereof High purity copper sulfate having a purity of 99.99% or higher and in which the content of transition metals such as Fe, Cr, Ni is 3 wtppm or less; and a method for producing such high purity copper sulfate which includes the steps of dissolving copper sulfate cryst... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883551 | Process for carrying out crystallization The present invention is directed to a crystallization process and apparatuses for such processes. In a first aspect, the process of the invention comprises a step wherein a liquid comprising a solvent and material dissolved therein, is subjected to crystallization ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879115 | Method for using a static electric field to induce crystallization and to control crystal form Applying a strong static DC electric field to supersaturated aqueous glycine solutions resulted in the nucleation of the γ polymorph attributed to the electric-field induced orientation of the highly polar glycine molecules in large preexisting solute clusters, hel... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875086 | Separation of fullerene Cand Cusing crystallization The present invention is a method for simultaneously separating two highly pure fullerenes from a mixture of fullerenes via crystallization, by (i) adjusting the amount of solvent in the mixture fed to a first crystallizer to obtain a phase equilibrium behavior so a... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7771494 | Process for selective removal of water and impurities from N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine Processes for the preparation, concentration and recovery an N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product from aqueous process streams including contacting mother liquor generated in the precipitation of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product crystals with a selective membrane to... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771493 | Process for crystallising amorphous plastic granulates A process for crystallizing amorphous polymers whose Tg lies below the crystallite melting point. According to this process, amorphous or partially crystalline polymer grains are exposed in water for a period of at least 30 seconds to a temperature in the polymer cr... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766980 | Method for the preparation of precipitates The present invention concerns a method for the controlled precipitation of organic molecules which comprises the use of apparatus that is normally used in the field of photography. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766979 | Phase transformation in molecular solids This invention relates to a method for phase transformation in molecular solids and the use of high-energy mills of said method. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7540884 | Method for performing the purifying separation of crystals out their suspension in a mother liquor A process for purifying removal of crystals from their suspension in mother liquor by means of a washing column having forced transport in which the process chamber is encased by a metal wall which, on its side facing away from the process chamber, is heated at leas... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7427382 | Cold-walled vessel process for compounding, homogenizing and consolidating semiconductor compounds A method is provided for compounding, homogenizing and consolidating compounds. In one embodiment, the charge components are mixed in a controlled addition process, then the newly-formed compound is heated to become totally molten, followed by a rapid quench at room... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7357835 | Production of crystalline materials by using high intensity ultrasound A crystalline material sufficiently pure for use in pharmaceuticals may be made by forming a saturated solution of the material, changing the temperature of the solution so it becomes supersaturated, and subjecting the solution to irradiation by high intensity ultra... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354615 | Method for producing mixed crystal of disodium 5′-guanylate and disodium 5′-inosinate Disclosed herein are a process for producing mixed crystals of disodium 5′-guanylate and disodium 5′-inosinate which comprises precipitating mixed crystals of disodium 5′-guanylate and disodium 5′-inosinate (I+G mixed crystals) by adding an aqueous mixed sol... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350402 | Method and apparatus for determination of medical diagnostics utilizing biological fluids A method for measuring changes in the composition of fluids, for medical diagnostics or quality control of fluids, comprising: One) placing a drop of fluid upon a quartz crystal; Two) generating ultrasonic vibratio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350403 | Method and apparatus for determination of food quality and authenticity A method for analysis of a multi-component fluid is provided based on the features of the dynamics of the self-organization processes in drying drops. An electro-acoustic resonator is utilized, with a drop of multi-component fluid placed on one end of the resonator.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347613 | Apparatus for continuous blending The present invention provides a continuous blender having a drive unit assembly with a shell assembly mounting assembly and a shell assembly structured to be removably coupled to the shell assembly mounting assembly by one or more clamps. The drive unit assembly ma... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338756 | Method of preparation of direct dispersions of photographically useful chemicals A process for making a direct dispersion of a photographically useful material comprising: mixing (i) an aqueous phase and (ii) a liquid organic phase under conditions of shear or turbulence to form a dispersion of the organic phase dispersed in the aqueous phase; w... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323016 | Regulation of a wash column in a melt crystallization process The present invention relates to the use of an optical line detector for regulating the position of the wash front and/or of the build-up front of the crystal bed of a wash column in a melt crystallization process and a corresponding regulation method. The line dete... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7291295 | Method for precipitating finely divided solid particles A method for precipitation of finely divided solid particles comprising a) Dissolving a compound C in a fluid A to provide a solution A; b) Thermostatization of said solution A to a temperature ranging between −50°0 C. and 200° C.;... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288125 | Crystal growing kit and method A kit and method for growing crystals for educational purposes. The kit consists of a small plastic petri dish, and a paper substrate with short and long slits precut therein that act as seed, respectively, for the formation of single and multiply crystals. The disk... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285259 | Sintering resistant catalyst material and a method for the preparation thereof Preparation of sintering resistant hexaaluminates, AAl11O18, wherein A is an alka-line earth or rare earth metal, and more particularly lanthanum, by a combination of sol-gel and microemulsion techniques using a water soluble salt of A, and a method of forming spher... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276788 | Hydrophobic foamed insulators for high density circuits A conductive system and a method of forming an insulator for use in the conductive system is disclosed. The conductive system comprises a foamed polymer layer on a substrate. The foamed polymer layer has a surface that is hydrophobic, and a plurality of conductive s... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7250152 | Supercritical fluids processing: preparation of protein microparticles and their stablilisation A process for the co-precipitation of a substance with a stabilizer therefor, by a gas anti solvent process comprising introducing into a particle formation vessel a supercritical fluid pure or mixed with a modifier; and a solution comprising said substance and said... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247175 | Method of purifying a pesticide The present invention describes a method of purifying a pesticide that includes: a) melting a pesticide, wherein the pesticide includes at least one active ingredient and at least one impurity capable of inhibiting crystallization; b) coating the pesticide on a subs... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244402 | Microfluidic protein crystallography The use of microfluidic structures enables high throughput screening of protein crystallization. In one embodiment, an integrated combinatoric mixing chip allows for precise metering of reagents to rapidly create a large number of potential crystallization condition... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229860 | Method for manufacturing a thin film transistor using poly silicon A manufacturing method of a thin film transistor. An amorphous silicon thin film is formed on an insulating substrate, and is crystallized by a lateral solidification process with illumination of laser beams into the amorphous silicon thin film to form a polysilicon... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228713 | Multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling and freezing processes and apparatuses for solution separation and seawater desalination Multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing processes for solution separation and seawater desalination are implemented through multi-stage vacuum distilling, cooling, and freezing systems. The systems are set to their initial state for implementing constan... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227983 | Automated macromolecular crystal detection system and method An automated macromolecular method and system for detecting crystals in two-dimensional images, such as light microscopy images obtained from an array of crystallization screens. Edges are detected from the images by identifying local maxima of a phase congruency-ba... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214540 | Method for screening crystallization conditions in solution crystal growth A method of screening protein crystal growth conditions on a nano or meso scale comprises providing a micro-electromechanical chip with a plurality of micro-chambers in the micro-electromechanical chip. A protein solution is placed into the micro-chambers by an auto... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192919 | Sustained release compositions for delivery of pharmaceutical proteins The present invention provides sustained release compositions that can be manufactured easily while providing long duration of the pharmaceutically useful protein being delivered. The compositions comprise insoluble complexes of the pharmaceutically useful protein a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189328 | Method for extraction of dissolved trace materials from solution A method for separating dissolved materials, including organic and inorganic solids and volatile constituents, from a liquid or aqueous solvent is disclosed. The method first extracts water from the flow stream being treated using a crystallization apparatus which f... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175886 | Apparatus and method for micron and submicron particle formation An apparatus is described for micron and submicron particles formation of a substance using the GAS process, comprising a particles formation vessel (22) and means for introducing a solution of the substance and a supercritical fluid into the particles format... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7122083 | Apparatus and process used in growing crystals This invention relates to a novel system for making uniform crystals. The system, by virtue of the nature of its crystal product, is useful in various chemical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biotechnology applications. The invention features physically separated... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122642 | Method for producing crystal polymorphs and crystal polymorphs produced thereby A method to prepare new or unexpected polymorphs of materials which have not been observed, or to obtain a known polymorph under different conditions than those in which it is usually made, by using a laser to cause nucleation and crystal growth to occur in a supers... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122249 | Abrasion-resistant agglomerate mineral substance granule, powder comprising such granules and production method therefor Granule comprising an agglomerate of particles of a mineral substance. The agglomerate is coated with a monolithic outer layer, which provides it with improved abrasion resistance. Powder comprising granules according to the invention. Process for manu... | 10/17/2006 |
