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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4233153 | Continuous 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 |
| 4207184 | Process for the purification of industrial effluents A process for purifying industrial effluents, wherein said effluents are brought into contact with a polymer adsorption material which is in the form of a solvated, preferably hydrated, gel.... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4203835 | Waste water treatment method using activated carbon A method for effectively treating waste water discharged from the ammoxidation process for the production of acrylonitrile which comprises treating waste water or a preliminary oxidized liquid of said waste water with activated carbon in an adsorption and... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4202765 | Hydroxylamine purification via cation exchange A process for separating hydroxylamine from an aqueous solution containing hydroxylammonium salts in mixture with salts of predominantly monovalent cations whose corresponding free bases have base dissociation constants greater than 10-7. Said ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202766 | Process for removing oil particles from waste water containing the same A process for the separation of oil from waste water containing the same in the form of fine particles, comprising introducing a hydroxide or oxide of calcium or a mixture thereof into the waste water for adsorbing the oil on the hydroxide or oxide and/or... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4200536 | Underdrain for filter tanks An underdrain assembly for a filter tank includes a plurality of spirally shaped hollow tubular elements of substantially equal length having capped terminal ends and equally spaced perforations in lower sides thereof. The elements are equally spaced apar... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4199447 | Coalescence of oil in oil/water emulsions This invention relates to a method for the removal of oil from an oil in water emulsion by passing the emulsion through a fibrous structure comprising fibres having finely divided particles having an average size of one micron or less and which exhibit ol... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4198295 | Process for increasing the exchange yield in ion exchange processes A process for increasing the exchange yield in ion exchange processes is disclosed wherein at least one reaction fraction stored with the previous carrying out of the same exchange reaction, a solution of the exchanging ions supplied from outside and wate... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4197195 | Method for minimizing the organic waste in aqueous product streams produced in liquid-liquid extraction processes A method is provided for minimizing the organic waste found in an aqueous process stream of products and refined products from a liquid-liquid extraction process. The aqueous process stream contains small quantities of interfering substances in the form o... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4197201 | Apparatus for the filtration of a suspension or emulsion In the described embodiment of the invention, apparatus is provided for continuous filtration of a suspension or emulsion comprising a tank containing a bed of particulate filtration medium and an inlet arrangement within the filtration bed to introduce t... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4196081 | Apparatus for emergency water purification A method and apparatus for the purification of water in emergency situations is provided, comprising a manually operated pump having a discharge port connected to a plurality of series-connected treatment filters. Each filter is chosen for its ability to ... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4193868 | Ion exchange method and apparatus An ion exchange apparatus having a plurality of channels or manifolds used for liquid distribution and collection purposes within an end of a container adjacent to an ion exchange resin bed can be improved by using a check valve permitting flow in one dir... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4193867 | Operation of a two-phase reactor A regenerative base ion exchange process involving the step of passing a liquid upwardly through a bed of particulate solid base ion exchange resin in a chamber of a two-phase reactor to regenerate said resin, wherein the rate of liquid flow is such that ... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4191644 | Regeneration of mixed resin bed used for condensate polishing A process is disclosed in which a spent mixed anion/cation exchange resin bed is hydraulically separated into cation, anion and interface resin cuts. The interface resin cut is further classified by various physical separation techniques. Cation and anion... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4190535 | Means for separating lymphocytes and monocytes from anticoagulated blood This invention relates to a method for isolating platelets, lymphocytes, and monocytes from anticoagulated blood. The method involves centrifuging at high force a sample of uncoagulated blood with a water-insoluble thixotropic gel-like material having a s... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4190533 | Filter method A filtration method and apparatus for removing contaminants from liquids, including a deep bed filter comprised of either a single media layer or of two or more vertically superimposed, substantially distinct, contiguous layers of filter material. In the ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4190534 | Waste water filtration and sludge removal system A waste water filtration and sludge removal system for filtering and removing sludge materials suspended in water resulting from steel pickling and cleaning operations and the like. The system includes a trough-like filtering tank having weep holes along ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4189381 | Waste water treatment Waste water containing over 2 ppm Mo and at least one heavy metal impurity selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd, and also containing cyanide ion (CN) is treated by passing waste water having an adjusted pH value ranging from ab... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4186085 | Suspension of powdered carbonaceous adsorbent in a hydrocarbon solvent and its use in waste water treatment A novel composition is formed by suspending a carbonaceous adsorbent in a branched hydrocarbon solvent. In addition, said powdered carbonaceous adsorbent suspended in a hydrocarbon solvent, preferably a branched hydrocarbon solvent, is an effective adsorb... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4186100 | Inertial filter of the porous metal type A porous filter is formed of sintered metal particles and is characterized by having sintered metal particles of relatively large size throughout and a thin subsurface area adjacent the upstream surface containing sintered metal particles of relatively sm... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4184948 | Water softening method using thermally regenerable ion exchange resin Certain thermally regenerable ion exchange resins are operated in a novel process to soften and demineralize aqueous solutions. The process includes countercurrent thermal regeneration of the resin.... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4182677 | Modified rubber, its use as hydrocarbon absorber Process for absorbing hydrocarbons or organic solvents, particularly in solution or suspension in water at a low concentration, by means of an absorption mass consisting of rubber particles of from 0.1 to 3 mm, subjected to a treatment with an organic or ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4182676 | Method and system for purifying liquid A method and system combining filtration and ion-exchange structures for removing contaminants from liquids. In overall concept, contaminated liquid is passed through filtering mediums to remove particulate matter from the incoming contaminated liquid. Or... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4181649 | Method of separating peptides Peptides are separated by passing a solution of peptides and an eluent through a column containing a crosslinked hard type starch gel whereby peptides and/or other components are non-fractionally or fractionally separated.... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4177140 | Method for removing a weak acid from an aqueous solution A method for removing a weak acid from an aqueous solution containing said acid is disclosed. The method comprises contacting said aqueous solution with an anion exchanger containing both strongly basic and weakly basic groups, said exchanger having a mat... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4177145 | Two-way filter-drier for heat pump systems A filter-drier that provides two-way or bi-directional flow for a heat pump or other refrigeration system is described. This filter-drier contains a spring-loaded check valve at each end of an adsorption space containing an adsorbent such as activated alu... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4177139 | Process for treating particles of adsorbent used to remove phenol from waste water A process for regenerating an adsorbent made of active carbon or aluminum oxide is characterized by resizing an undersized fraction of adsorbent before a regeneration process to maintain a given nominal particle size of adsorbent in an adsorber. In the re... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4176056 | Cyclic operation of a bed of mixed ion exchange resins An advantageous industrial procedure for the removal of ions from an aqueous feed solution is accomplished in a system having a column containing a bed of mixed anion and cation exchange resins wherein the bed is capable of moving upward or downward en ma... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4174282 | Liquid treatment apparatus A liquid precoat filter has a multitude of elongated replaceable filter elements that have one of their ends supported on tubes that project upwardly from a tube sheet. The individual filter elements are releasably connected to the tubes by couplings that... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4172783 | Condensate purification process by use of dilute clear lime solution There is provided an improvement in the method of regenerating the anion portion of a mixed anion/cation exchange resin bed used for purification of condensate water. The improvement comprises utilizing a clear dilute lime solution substantially free of n... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4172031 | Separation of oil from water Water containing traces of oil is cleaned by passing through a porous bed containing oleophilic bodies and oil imbibing bodies. Oil is collected on the surface of the oleophilic bodies and removed from the oleophilic bodies by the oil imbibing bodies. Suc... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4170551 | Waste oil recovery unit Waste oil on board ship is disposed of usefully by burning in the ship's steam raising boiler. Apparatus for rendering the waste oil burnable comprises a tank with waste oil and fuel oil and fuel oil inlets, a tank heater, a drain pipe and filter for sepa... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4169052 | Process for absorbing hydrocarbons or organic solvents Surfaces and media contaminated with fatty materials such as hydrocarbons, vegetable or animal oils or fats, organic solvents and other organic compounds may be cleaned by spreading thereon leather particles and/or fibers. A preferred embodiment comprises... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4166037 | Activated carbon filter having plural layers An adsorbtion filter for water including a housing containing a plurality of layers of granules of different types of activated carbon material with the carbon material of a respective layer having substantially the same mesh size, apparent density and ad... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165289 | System for the clarification of waste water and utilization of waste products A solid and liquid waste disposal and treatment plant, and a method for operating the plant is described. Solid waste received in the plant is incinerated in one or more rotary drums disposed in a closed furnace chamber. The solid waste incineration takes... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4165273 | Device for producing deeply desalted water A device is proposed for producing deeply desalted water. The device comprises a dielectric housing in which cooled electrodes and ion-exchange membranes are located. The electrodes are rods located parallel with respect to one another in vertexes of at l... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4164469 | Method of cleaning phenol-containing waste waters A method of cleaning phenol-containing waste waters as derived from coke-producing, chemical and other industrial processes comprises treating the waste water, generally without any preconcentration of the phenol content thereof or other prior treatment, ... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4163715 | Method for treatment of waste water In removing color components and COD components from waste water, the waste water is treated with an inorganic adsorbent, the mixture thus obtained is subjected to a sedimentation treatment to separate the adsorbent adsorbed the color and COD components a... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4163718 | Complexing agents for phenolics Phenolics are complexed with acylated polyamines to form materials which are essentially water-insoluble. This phenomenon makes acylated polyamines particularly useful in removing phenolics from aqueous waste streams.... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4162216 | Process for removal of suspended solids from liquid A process for removal of solids from a liquid containing suspended solids by flowing the liquid through a filter bed of discontinuous polyurethane particles in a filtration vessel. For renewal of the filter bed, deposited solids are removed from the disco... | 07/24/1979 |
