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20080230473 | Extracorporeal Blood Filter System - A blood filter system used for the sequential filtering of blood while actively removing air bubbles and debris comprising a filter housing with unique conical, or cylindrical shape, a flared inlet port, a unique up and down blood flow path, a multi-stage sequential filter assembly, an active air purge assembly and a unique downspout assembly with outlet port. The filter housing is adapted so that blood passes from the inlet port through the multi-stage sequential filter assembly to the outlet port following an up and down flow path, while its unique shape and angled filters effectively direct any air bubbles and debris up and out of the blood stream toward the active air purge assembly where they are removed. | 09-25-2008 |
20080245732 | Methods of using waste waters produced by water purification processing - Water contaminated with sodium, calcium or magnesium salts or chloride, sulfate or carbonate salts is processed to produce a clean water stream and a waste water stream. The clean water stream is analyzed to determine if the sodium content is too high for potable use and, if so, the clean water stream is applied to soil to improve rain catchment for pond sealing. | 10-09-2008 |
20080251454 | DENSE GAS MEANS FOR EXTRACTION OF A SOLUTE FROM SOLIDS - The present invention provides methods and systems for the extraction of solutes from solid matter using dense gases in a mechanical auger separation system. | 10-16-2008 |
20080290027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SOLUTE FROM A SOLID SOLUTE-BEARING PRODUCT - The process and apparatus are for removing a solute from a solute-bearing solid product by means of a solvent which remains in liquid state throughout the entire oil extraction process. In one embodiment, the solvent is normally in gazeous state at ambient temperature and pressure values, but is used mainly in liquid state within the method and apparatus of the present invention by maintaining such pressure and temperature values within the apparatus so that the solvent will remain in this liquid state. | 11-27-2008 |
20090014385 | PLATE FIN FLUID PROCESSING DEVICE - A device for processing fluids includes a number of fin layers with a number of plates separating the fin layers so that a fluid flow passage is defined through each fin layer. A first fluid inlet is in communication with a first end portion of the fluid flow passage, a first fluid outlet is in communication with a second end portion of the fluid flow passage, a second fluid inlet is in communication with the second end portion of the fluid flow passage and a second fluid outlet in communication with the first end portion of the fluid flow passage. The fluid flowing through the second inlet is subjected to a shearing action by the fin layers so that mass transfer to the fluid flowing through the first inlet occurs. The device may be used for both liquid-liquid processes, such as extraction, or gas-liquid processes, such as adsorption, absorption or desorption and reactions. | 01-15-2009 |
20090026136 | METHOD OF REMOVING OIL FROM A MIXTURE OF TOOL STEEL SWARF GRANULAR MATERIAL AND OIL - A method of removing oil from a mixture of tool steel swarf granular material and oil. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 01-29-2009 |
20090127192 | Liquid-liquid extraction method and apparatus - A method and apparatus for extracting organic chemicals from water. In particular an apparatus and procedure to effect the liquid-liquid extraction of semi-volatile organic compounds from water in original sampling bottles by rotating a mixture of solvent(s) and/or solvent and salt with sample water for a prescribed period of time at a prescribed rate. | 05-21-2009 |
20090283473 | PLANT MATERIALS EXTRACTION METHOD - A process for preparing plant extracts is provided. Plant materials, including tropolones, lignins and polar molecules, are mixed with a liquid polar solvent to form an extraction mixture, which is maintained under extraction conditions effective to extract lignins, polar molecules and at least 50% of the tropolones into the polar solvent to form a pregnant polar solvent liquid phase. The pregnant polar solvent phase is separated from the solid plant materials, and mixed with a substantially immiscible nonpolar solvent under conditions effective to partition the tropolones and lignins substantially into the nonpolar solvent and to partition the polar molecules substantially into the polar solvent to form a partitioned nonpolar solvent phase comprising lignins and tropolones, and a partitioned polar solvent phase comprising the polar molecules, and separating the polar solvent phase from the nonpolar solvent phase to obtain a polar plant extract and a nonpolar plant extract. | 11-19-2009 |
20090301967 | WAFER-SHAPED HOLLOW FIBER MODULE FOR IN-LINE USE IN A PIPING SYSTEM - A wafer-shaped hollow fiber module adapted for in-line use in a piping system. The piping system may include two standard bolted flange connections, and at least one wafer-shaped hollow fiber module sealed between the two standard bolted flange connections. The wafer shaped hollow fiber module includes: a cylindrical housing having an open end and a closed end having a first sealing surface and an inlet port; at least one side port through the cylindrical housing; an end cap united to the open end having a second sealing surface and an outlet port. | 12-10-2009 |
20090321352 | LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION - A liquid-liquid extraction process that uses counterflowing liquid phases, especially in conjunction with a reciprocating plate extraction column, wherein one of the liquid phases has a lower density than the other and is at least partially saturated with a dispersible gas, requires less plate stack height or a smaller column diameter when plate-to-plate spacing is non-uniform rather than uniform and such non-uniform plate-to-plate spacing includes greater plate-to-plate spacing proximate to raffinate liquid discharge than proximate to feed of the lower density liquid phase. | 12-31-2009 |
20100038312 | METHOD OF REMOVING OIL FROM A MIXTURE OF TOOL STEEL SWARF GRANULAR MATERIAL AND OIL - A method of removing oil from a mixture of tool steel swarf granular material and oil. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 02-18-2010 |
20100051543 | FINE CHANNEL DEVICE AND A CHEMICALLY OPERATING METHOD FOR FLUID USING THE DEVICE - A fine channel device including a fine channel provided with at least two inlet ports for feeding fluid, inlet channels communicated with the inlet ports, a confluent portion communicated with the inlet channels, a branch portion communicated with the fine channel, from which at least two outlet channels are branched to feed predetermined amounts of fluid, and outlet ports communicated with the outlet channels. The fine channel is provided with a plurality of partition walls arranged along a boundary formed by at least two kinds of fluid fed from the inlet ports so as not to cause mutual contamination of fluid. Furthermore, the plurality of partition walls are spaced apart at intervals in a flowing direction of fluid. | 03-04-2010 |
20100108600 | METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF WATER-CONTAINING MATERIAL - A method and apparatus for treatment of a water-containing material. The method includes: (A) bringing a liquid of a substance in a gaseous state under normal temperature and pressure conditions into contact with a water-containing material; (B) obtaining a liquid layer through solid-liquid separation from a treated product resulting from (A); (C) vaporizing and extracting at least a portion of the substance that is in the gaseous state under normal temperature and pressure conditions as gas from the liquid layer obtained from (B); and (D) collecting a lower layer resulting from liquid-liquid separation conducting on a liquid layer resulting from (C). The method and apparatus achieve efficient treatment of a water-containing material and allow the material after the treatment to be recycled as a resource. | 05-06-2010 |
20100243566 | Process for Recovering Products from Fermentation - The present invention provides a process and an apparatus for transferring a solute from a first fluid to a second fluid immiscible in each other. | 09-30-2010 |
20100300967 | BREAKER FLUIDS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A method of cleaning a wellbore drilled with a drilling fluid that forms a filter cake that includes emplacing a breaker fluid into the wellbore, the breaker fluid comprising: an aqueous fluid; a fragmentation agent; and an amphoteric chemotrope; and shutting in the well for a period of time sufficient to initiate breaking of the filter cake is disclosed. | 12-02-2010 |
20100314315 | Apparatus of extracting aromatic compounds from plants using a solvent in sub-zero temperature and process thereof - An extracting apparatus includes a first flask for containing raw material and solvent for dissolving the raw material to form a solution; second flasks each disposed in a cooling bath and containing a quantity of aromatic compounds absorbent fluid; a third flask disposed in a third cooling bath; and thermometers each disposed in each of the first, second, and third cooling baths. The first flask is connected to the first one of the second flasks after removing from the first cooling bath. The second flasks are interconnected. The third flask is connected to the last one of the second flasks. The solution evaporates to flow vapors through the second flasks sequentially, vaporized aromatic compounds of the solution are absorbed by the aromatic compounds absorbent fluid, and vaporized solvent of the solution reaches the third flask to be condensed and collected therein. An extracting process is also provided. | 12-16-2010 |
20110147305 | LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION TOWER HAVING CENTER FEED INLET AND PROCESS - This invention relates to a liquid-liquid extraction tower comprising a feed inlet and a plurality of stages and an area for collection of the extract; at least one stage comprising a mixing zone having a driven center horizontal impeller positioned between a pair of horizontal annular shroud baffles having open centers, the impeller having a center impeller plate; wherein the feed inlet is positioned adjacent the center impeller plate. This invention also relates to an improved liquid-liquid extraction process comprising symmetrically introducing the feed adjacent the center impeller plate. | 06-23-2011 |
20110192794 | ADVANCED FILTRATION DEVICE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a filtration module and/or a novel method of making a frameless filtration module for water or wastewater treatment that can produce filtrate that is free of particles, reduce precipitated hardness, colloids and organic compounds. The designed apparatus, which is either encapsulated or in cassette form, can be assembled and disbanded easily to suit diverse process requirements. The module configuration and assembly also helps in clean-in-place, repair or replacement activities to be performed in situ. | 08-11-2011 |
20110210067 | USE OF POROUS HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE FOR PRODUCING CLARIFIED BIOMEDICAL CULTURE MEDIUM - Use of a porous hollow fiber membrane for producing a clarified biomedical culture medium by a method including a filtration step of distributing a biomedical culture medium over the porous hollow fiber membrane, a tube wall of the hollow fiber membrane being constituted of a blend of a hydrophobic polymer and polyvinylpyrrolidone. A content of the polyvinylpyrrolidone is not lower than 0.2% by mass and not higher than 3% by mass relative to a total mass of the porous hollow fiber membrane, and, when the tube wall is divided in a membrane-thickness direction equally into three regions, a content of the polyvinylpyrrolidone in an outer circumferential region including an outer face is higher than a content of the polyvinylpyrrolidone in an inner circumferential region including an inner face, and an average pore size in the inner face is larger than an average pore size in the outer face. | 09-01-2011 |
20110272353 | PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING CONSTITUENTS FROM ORGANIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a process for extracting constituents from organic material, comprising the step of extracting with a monophasic mixture of 50% by volume to 90% by volume of methanol and 50 to 10% by volume of water and optionally 0% by volume to 40% by volume of a further solvent or solvent mixture. | 11-10-2011 |
20110284462 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR SEPARATING TWO SOLUTIONS MIXED IN DISPERSION INTO TWO SOLUTION PHASES IN A LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION SEPARATION CELL - The invention relates to a method and arrangement for separating two solutions mixed in dispersion into two solution phases in a liquid-liquid extraction separation cell ( | 11-24-2011 |
20110315630 | EXTRACTION CONTAINER, EXTRACTOR, AND EXTRACTION METHOD - Simplified liquid-solid and liquid-liquid separations after centrifugal extraction are used to extract a target substance from a substance mixture into a solvent. An extraction container has a closed-end cylindrical shape, and is rotated around a central axis by an extractor rotor driven by a motor. The extraction container includes: an opening provided in a bottom portion thereof; and a valve (valve ball) provided at the opening, and opened or closed by a pressure difference between above and below the valve. In extraction, a substance mixture and a solvent are put into the extraction container. The extraction container is repeatedly subjected to normal rotation, pausing, reverse rotation, and pausing to thereby extract a target substance from the substance mixture into the solvent and to separate the liquids into upper and lower layers. Then, an air pressure hose nozzle is connected to an opening in an upper portion of the extraction container, and an inside of the extraction container is pressurized to open the valve at the bottom portion. Thus, the liquids are sequentially discharged from the liquid in the lower layer. | 12-29-2011 |
20120037563 | BOTTOM CONTROL TYPE SPECIMEN FILTERING CONTAINER AND FILTERING METHOD THEREOF - A bottom control type specimen filtering container consists of a seal plug ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120080375 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING FILTERED LIQUIDS - A method for producing filtered liquid, in particular sterile water, in a filtration device with at least one membrane unit during in each case a production cycle delimited by membrane backwash cycles of each membrane unit, in the production process at least one respective production liquid volume of a production cycle is temporarily stored before release for consumption until a verification of sterility has been obtained for the temporarily stored production liquid volume. In the device a membrane backwash system and a sterile-air test device are assigned to each membrane unit and at least one temporary store having a capacity corresponding at least to the production liquid volume arising during the production cycle is connected downstream. | 04-05-2012 |
20120091059 | PASSIVE CHIP-BASED DROPLET SORTING - An apparatus for passive sorting of microdroplets including a main flow channel, a flow stream of microdroplets in the main flow channel wherein the microdroplets have substantially the same diameter and wherein the flow stream of microdroplets includes first microdroplets having a first degree of stiffness and second microdroplets having a second degree of stiffness wherein the second degree of stiffness is different than the first degree of stiffness. A second flow channel is connected to the main flow channel for the second microdroplets having a second degree of stiffness. A separator separates the second microdroplets having a second degree of stiffness from the first microdroplets and directs the second microdroplets having a second degree of stiffness into the second flow channel. | 04-19-2012 |
20120125842 | Microfluidic System And Corresponding Method For Transferring Elements Between Liquid Phases And Use Of Said System For Extracting Said Elements - The invention relates to a microfluidic system including a unit for extracting elements from one liquid phase to at least one other liquid phase, a use of said system for performing said extraction, preferably for gelling polymer capsules coating such elements by cross-linking, and a method for extracting said elements. Said system comprises a substrate in which a network of micro-channels is etched, including a unit ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120234755 | FLOW CHANNEL STRUCTURE, AND MIXING METHOD, EXTRACTION METHOD, AND REACTION METHOD FOR FLUIDS - To promote mixture of fluids on a plurality of stages, flow channels include a plurality of merging portions which penetrate from a top surface to a back surface of a substrate. An end of each of the sub channels is disposed so as to overlap the main channel at each of positions separated along the direction in which the main channel extends, and each of the merging portions communicates the main channels and the ends of the sub channels with each other, thereby changing a flow direction of the second fluid flowing through the sub channels to the thickness direction of the substrate, and merges the second fluid with the first fluid flowing through the main channels. | 09-20-2012 |
20120292252 | TUBULAR SURFACE COALESCERS - Disclosed are tubular surface coalescers, systems, and methods for coalescing a mixture of two phases, namely a continuous phase and a dispersed phase. The disclosed tubular surface coalescers, systems, and methods include or utilize one or more layers of media material having a distinct mean pore size and wettability applied to a surface of a porous tubular support structure. | 11-22-2012 |
20120292253 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MICROFLUIDIC MEMBRANELESS EXCHANGE USING FILTRATION OF EXTRACTION OUTLET STREAMS - A device, system and method for exchanging components between first and second fluids by direct contact in a microfluidic channel. The fluids flow as thin layers in the channel. One of the fluids is passed through a filter upon exiting the channel and is recycled through a secondary processor which changes the fluid's properties. The recycled fluid is reused for further exchange. The filter excludes blood cells from the recycled fluid and prevents or limits clogging of the filter. The secondary processor removes metabolic waste and water by diafiltration. | 11-22-2012 |
20120305480 | HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a heat transfer composition consisting essentially of from about 62 to about 78% by weight trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234ze(E)) and from about 22 to about 38% by weight of 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a). The invention also provides a heat transfer composition comprising from about 20 to about 40% by weight R-152a, from about 5 to about 55% R-134a, and from about 5 to about 75% by weight R-1234ze(E). | 12-06-2012 |
20130043186 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING LIQUID MIXTURE, AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATING LIQUID MIXTURE - There are disclosed a method for separating a liquid mixture in which a permeation performance enhances, and a composition of the liquid mixture containing a hydrocarbon liquid and an alcohol liquid at supply and a composition after membrane permeation are changed by a separating operation, and a device for separating a liquid mixture. The liquid mixture containing the hydrocarbon liquid and the alcohol liquid is used as a supply mixture liquid, and at least part of the supply mixture liquid is, in a liquid state, brought into contact with a membrane supply side of a separation membrane, and discharged in a vapor state through a membrane permeation side of the separation membrane, whereby a composition of a mixture vapor which is balanced with the supply mixture liquid becomes different from a composition of a vapor on the membrane permeation side. | 02-21-2013 |
20130180917 | HIGH FLUX MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES WITH VIRUS AND METAL ION ADSORPTION CAPABILITY FOR LIQUID PURIFICATION - Microfiltration membranes achieve high retention of bacteria and viruses by pore-size exclusion by the diameters of the fibers in the scaffold layer. The membranes have a high permeation flux as compared with conventional commercial micro filtration membranes under the same applied pressure. Ultra-fine nanofibers (fiber diameters from 3 nanometers to 50 nanometers and lengths from about 100 nanometers to about 5000 nanometers) are infused into, or deposited onto the surface of fibrous filtration media. Negatively charged ultra-fine nanofibers can include polysaccharide nanofibers prepared by a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)INaBrINaCIO oxidation system in aqueous solution. Ultra-fine polysaccharide nanofibers having a large number of carboxylate groups are produced. (0.7-1.0 mmol/g cellulose) The carboxylate groups are negatively charged, and can interact with positively charged polymers/molecules by forming a complex. Such ultra-fine polysaccharide nanofibers have positive charges, that are effective for the removal of bacteria and viruses through adsorption. | 07-18-2013 |
20130270183 | Hydrocarbons Environmental Processing System Method and Apparatus - A system, components of the system and methods for processing, combinations of hydrocarbons, water, solids and contaminants, to separate extract, recover, filter and treat the constituent elements to enable the recovery of valuable hydrocarbons, the treatment of solids for environmentally sustainable discharge, the filtration and treatment of water for reuse, or environmentally sustainable discharge, and the extraction of contaminants. The integrated method and system incorporates alternative processing modes, each of which is optimized for the intake and processing of a materials stream which is predominately solids, or predominately water or predominately hydrocarbons, respectively. The system can dynamically adjust to accommodate variations in the composition of the intake materials stream in any particular mode. The system can be implemented in a portable, modular configuration which is cost effective, energy efficient and scalable to enable processing of any volume of materials. | 10-17-2013 |
20130306557 | Process for Upgrading Biomass Derived Products Using Liquid-Liquid Extraction - Disclosed is a process for the alteration of the ratio of the specific gravities of the oil and water phases resulting from the conversion of biomass to liquid products, the reduction of the conductivity and of metals of the product mixture, which each can aid in the removal of solids contained in the oil phase; and a liquid-liquid extraction method for partitioning desirable carbon containing compounds into the oil phase and undesirable carbon containing compounds into the water phase. | 11-21-2013 |
20140001121 | Method for Reclaiming Usable Products from Biosolids | 01-02-2014 |
20140008297 | SEPARATION METHOD AND SEPARATION DEVICE - A separation method performs steps continuously and leads a solvent in which a separation object component is dissolved and a remaining fluid out of settlers under a separated state. The method includes leading a light fluid with a smaller specific gravity within the fluid in which the specific component is dissolved at the dissolution step and the remaining fluid out of settlers through upper side leading paths, and leading a heavy fluid with a larger specific gravity within the fluid in which the specific component is dissolved and the remaining fluid out of the settlers through lower side leading paths. A flow rate of the light fluid is controlled such that the height position of an interface between the light fluid and the heavy fluid within the settlers is maintained between the height position of connection parts of the upper side leading paths and the height position of connection parts of the lower side leading paths to the settlers. | 01-09-2014 |
20140014578 | Oscillatory crossflow membrane separation - Oscillatory crossflow membrane separation apparatus and methods are disclosed for effluent treatment. The apparatus include a membrane module with a housing containing a membrane element, said module having an input for receiving effluent for treatment and a treated effluent output. A crossflow pump is connected for moving oscillating fluid through the membrane module and a feed pressure pump is connected with the membrane module for applying membrane operating pressure. A fluid oscillator is active with either pump for pulsating fluid received thereat. | 01-16-2014 |
20140076805 | Use of a Fiber Conduit Contactor for Metal and/or Metalloid Extraction - Processes are provided which utilize fiber conduit reactors/contactors to effect extraction of metal element/s, metal compound/s, metalloid element/s, and/or metalloid compound/s from a fluid stream. In particular, methods are provided which include introducing a first stream comprising an extractant and a second stream comprising a metal element, a metal compound, a metalloid element, and/or a metalloid compound into a conduit reactor proximate a plurality of fibers. The second stream is substantially immiscible with the first stream. The streams are introduced into the conduit reactor such that they are in contact and the extractant of the first stream interacts with the second stream to extract the metal element, a metal compound, a metalloid element, and/or a metalloid compound from the second stream into the first stream. The method further includes receiving the first and second streams in collection vessel/s and withdrawing separately the first and second streams from collection vessel/s. | 03-20-2014 |
20140110336 | FLUID PROCESSING METHOD INCLUDING EXTRACTION - A fluid processing method includes extraction that can extract material to be extracted continuously with high efficiency. A thin film fluid is formed between at least two processing surfaces disposed facing each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other such that at least one rotates relative to the other. A fluid processing extracts at least one kind of material to be extracted in at least one kind of the extraction solvent that can extract that material to be extracted. The fluid containing material to be extracted and a fluid for extraction that contains the extraction solvent are mixed in the thin film fluid formed between the processing surfaces, and a fluid processing process extracts the material to be extracted into the extraction solvent. | 04-24-2014 |
20140131275 | PROCESS FOR PHASE SEPARATION OR EXTRACTION AND DEVICE SUITABLE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a device for separating two immiscible phases and/or for extracting one phase with another phase (phase separation or extraction device), comprising at least one vessel for receiving the at least two phases, at least one pipe for supplying a fluid to the vessel, at least one pipe for discharging a fluid from the vessel, and at least one arrangement comprising a transparent disk for observing the separation operation or the extraction operation, wherein at least the side of the transparent disk that faces the phases to be separated or extracted consists of sapphire (sapphire glass) or mica ( mica disk), and to the use of such a device in the preparation of di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series. | 05-15-2014 |
20140183131 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN PROCESS WATER - The present invention relates to a method for removal of dissolved organic compounds, in particular bioaccumulative substances, in process water (eg. of the petrochemial industry) and to a system for carrying out the inventive method. Process water containing toxic and/or bioaccumulative substances is mixed in the mixing vessel ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140231347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOSED WATER CIRCULATION - System and method for a closed water circulation, comprising: a waterproof, outwardly delimited reservoir for collecting water, whereby a material is included and/or is placed in the reservoir, which is to be treated with water; a collection container, which is basically positioned on or near the bottom of the reservoir, whereby the collection container has at least one opening, through which the water can flow; a water extraction device to extract the water collected in the collection container from the reservoir; a conditioning device, designed to condition for reuse in the system the water extracted from the reservoir, and a recirculation device, designed to drive back into the reservoir the conditioned water. | 08-21-2014 |
20140246370 | EXTRACTION OF NOBLE METAL (IONS) BY MEANS OF IONIC LIQUIDS - The present invention relates to a process for the extraction of metals from an aqueous phase by means of specific ionic liquids. | 09-04-2014 |
20140263051 | LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTOR - An apparatus is provided for extracting compounds from mixtures based on their relative solubilities in different solvents. The mixture can be introduced into a cylindrical container in which the mixture is agitated as it flows past a plurality of plates mounted along a shaft. At least one plate is arranged at a nonzero angle with respect to a plane normal to the shaft and features a plurality of perforations. Agitation by the plates breaks the mixture into small, evenly dispersed droplets and a solvent is introduced into the container to extract the desirable compound and thus separate it from the undesirable compounds. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263052 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTING AND SEPARATING AQUEOUS AND/OR OILY LIQUIDS AND CRYOGENIC LIQUID - A device for collecting and separating liquids, preferably liquefied gas such as LNG, the device having a first container having a bottom wall with a first tubular discharge pipe passing therethrough and opening out into a first storage tank; a second container contained inside said first container, comprising a bottom wall above the level of said first discharge pipe(s), and a top side wall including at least one drain orifice in its base communicating with a lateral passage, and a bottom side wall extending to below the level of the top end of the first discharge pipe, and a said lateral passage between the side walls of the two containers; and a liquid collector duct opening out into the second container, and a second discharge pipe extending from above second container and opening out into a second LNG storage tank. | 09-18-2014 |
20140311976 | Extraction Processes - A process for treating a water-acid mixture includes contacting the water-acid mixture with a hydrocarbon solvent to remove at least a portion of the acid from the mixture to produce a treated liquid. The ratio of the hydrocarbon solvent to water-acid mixture is between 2:1 and 5:1. | 10-23-2014 |
20140332466 | Liquid-Liquid Contacting Tray With Concentric Inlet And Outlet Weirs - Disclosed is a liquid-liquid contacting tray, including: (i) a liquid-liquid contacting deck having a first side and a opposite second side, the deck comprising a perforated tray material; (ii) an outlet weir extending vertically from the first side of the contacting deck, the outlet weir defining an interior space of the outlet weir; (iii) an inlet weir extending vertically from the first side of the contacting deck, the inlet weir surrounding the outlet weir; and (iv) a tubular downcomer having a first end and a second end, the first end being in fluid communication with the interior space of the outlet weir, the downcomer extending away from the second side of the liquid-liquid contacting deck. | 11-13-2014 |
20140339160 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND KIT FOR THE EXTRACTION OF LIPID-SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS - A method of separating an aqueous portion from a heterogeneous sample containing said aqueous portion and a non-aqueous (lipid) portion, teaches passing a sample through glass wool, thus trapping the aqueous layer in the glass wool and eluting the lipid layer from the glass wool. | 11-20-2014 |
20140353250 | USE OF LONG CHAIN INTERNAL OLEFIN SULFONATES - The present invention provides a method for treating a formation containing crude oil hydrocarbons, comprising injecting an aqueous composition comprising an internal olefin sulfonate with a nominal carbon chain length between 24 to 44 into said formation and displacing said crude oil hydrocarbons toward one or more production wells. The invention further provides a method for treating a formation containing crude oil hydrocarbons, a method for improving the wettability of a subsurface surface in an subsurface formation containing crude oil hydrocarbons, and a method for separating crude oil hydrocarbons from crude oil hydrocarbons compositions. | 12-04-2014 |
20140374349 | SOLVENT EXTRACTION MIXER SETTLER APPARATUS - A mixer settler [ | 12-25-2014 |
20150101982 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS AND USE THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF OIL CONTAMINATIONS - An apparatus for the extraction of liquid hydrocarbons (MHC) has a mechanism for providing a process water composition (PWC) comprising a liquid emulsifier and water, an intake device ( | 04-16-2015 |
20150298992 | Process Water Treatment Using Liquid-Liquid Extraction Technology - The invention provides an efficient method to treating a nutrient rich process water, such as municipal, agricultural, and/or farm water. The process water is treated by first extracting one or more P- and/or N-based ionic species from the process water with an extractant phase, resulting in an ion-loaded extractant phase; and then stripping one or more ionic species from the ion-loaded extractant phase to obtain a stripped extractant phase and useful concentrated ionic products. The stripped extractant phase is preferably recycled. A continuous flow treatment process is provided. The process is also capable of inactivating pathogens and reducing odors. | 10-22-2015 |
20150300108 | VAPOR DISPLACEMENT METHOD FOR HYDROCARBON REMOVAL AND RECOVERY FROM DRILL CUTTINGS - A method comprises solubilizing hydrocarbons in drill cuttings with a liquid solvent. The method further comprises displacing the miscible fluid portion from by pressurized vapor. The method can utilize the pressurized vapor to heat the miscible fluid. The method can utilize the miscible fluid to cool the solvent. | 10-22-2015 |
20150314217 | A Liquid-Liquid Extraction System and Process for use Thereof - A liquid-liquid extraction system ( | 11-05-2015 |
20150321119 | FURAN-2,5-DICARBOXYLIC ACID PURGE PROCESS - Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid. | 11-12-2015 |
20150328561 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING BIO-OILS - Methods of separating a bio-oil are disclosed. The method comprises contacting a bio-oil with a supercritical alkane to dissolve non-polar compounds of the bio-oil in the supercritical alkane. The bio-oil is produced from a biomass by a thermochemical process. The non-polar compounds are removed from the bio-oil to produce a fractionated bio-oil comprising polar compounds. | 11-19-2015 |
20150375138 | EXTRACTION APPARATUS - An extraction apparatus comprises an extraction vessel configured to remove an extracted material from a source material in contact with a process fluid to form a mixture. The apparatus further comprises a separation chamber and a process fluid circulation conduit, the conduit comprising a separation portion configured to receive the mixture and permit a portion of the extracted material to separate from the mixture within the separation chamber. The apparatus further comprises a temperature regulator configured to permit re-circulation of a temperature regulation fluid and regulate the temperature of the process fluid. | 12-31-2015 |
20150375173 | COMPACT SPIRAL-WOUND FILTER ELEMENTS, MODULES AND SYSTEMS - The present invention provides compact spiral-wound filter elements having cassette-like performance. The invention further provides filtration systems (e.g., TFF systems) and processes (e.g., SPTFF processes) employing compact spiral-wound filter elements having cassette-like performance. | 12-31-2015 |
20160008736 | PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD | 01-14-2016 |
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