Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
210177000 | With treating fluid addition | 18 |
20090211960 | FLUID TREATMENT TANK AND A WELL FLUID PROCESSING SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A TANK - A fluid treatment tank for use in a well fluid processing system. The tank is divided into at least three compartments, including an oil treatment compartment for receiving oil from a separator vessel of the well fluid processing system so as to allow stabilization and/or final separation and treatment of the oil, a reject treatment compartment for receiving reject fluid from one or more water treatment units of the well fluid processing system so as to allow gravitational separation of heavier and lighter components of the reject fluid, and a water treatment compartment for receiving de-oiled water from one or more water treatment units of the well fluid processing system so as to allow degassing and/or final separation of the water. Also, a well fluid processing system including such a fluid treatment tank. | 08-27-2009 |
20100163472 | WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water purification. The system can include devices and methods for reducing scale accumulation in a water distillation system. | 07-01-2010 |
20100200484 | GREY WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - A grey water treatment system for use in conjunction with a water softener, including a grey water holding tank including a first inlet configured to receive grey water and a second inlet configured to receive spent brine from the water softener. The spent brine is mixed with the grey water in the holding tank to flocculate suspended solids in the grey water for subsequent removal. | 08-12-2010 |
20110042286 | INEXPENSIVE FOURTH WORLD PRIMITIVE WATER CLEANSER WITH KEY PARTS TRANSPORTABLE IN SUITCASE SIZE PACKAGING - This is a water cleansing system intended for very low technology primitive communities buildable for between $600 and $1,000 of parts with labor extra. A gravity feed system is contemplated with an initial filtering stage(s), a settling stage, a UV treatment stage, and an ozonator stage. Other filtering is useful and a stand-alone power system with solar power needing no infrastructure is contemplated to enhance purification. The objective is to improve water quality from the worst of conditions; and under some conditions to end up with clean water of a quality found in developed countries with mature water systems. | 02-24-2011 |
20110147291 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - A wastewater treatment apparatus that obtains treated water by adding a flocculant and magnetic powder to wastewater accumulated in a tank to thereby generate flocculated magnetic flocs, and recovering the magnetic flocs by means of a magnetic force to thereby remove the magnetic flocs from the wastewater, comprising: | 06-23-2011 |
20130126409 | PURIFICATION METHOD - The invention relates to methods and apparatus for purifying a radiolabelled compound. The method comprises (i) passing a crude reaction mixture comprising the desired radiolabelled compound and one or more contaminants in a solvent through a narrow bore vessel at elevated temperature such that the organic solvent and either the radiolabelled compound or one or more contaminants is vaporised forming a vaporised component, and (ii) collecting the resulting vaporised component by condensing into a collection vessel. | 05-23-2013 |
20130220905 | Water Production, Filtration and Dispensing System - A water production system with a thermal separation device that defines a cold region and a hot region, a fluid-air heat exchanger located remotely from the thermal separation device and exposed to air, and a fluid circulation loop that thermally connects the cold region of the thermal separation device to the fluid-air heat exchanger so as to cool the fluid-air heat exchanger and condense water from ambient air to produce water pure enough so that with further treatment it can be made potable. Also disclosed are filtration and dispensing features that are appropriate for a potable water supply. | 08-29-2013 |
20140042065 | TREATMENT STAGES FOR SELENIUM REMOVAL - Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency. | 02-13-2014 |
20140319040 | HYDROCHLORIC ACID PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A system includes an ion separation unit that may receive dilute hydrochloric acid and may generate a concentrated hydrochloric acid and a chamber fluidly coupled to the ion separation unit. The chamber may receive the concentrated hydrochloric acid and may separate the concentrated hydrochloric acid into a liquid concentrated hydrochloric acid and a vapor containing vaporized hydrochloric acid. The system also includes a scrubber fluidly coupled to the chamber. The scrubber may receive the vapor from the chamber, and the scrubber is may remove at least a portion of the vaporized hydrochloric acid from the vapor via a purified condensate to generate a purified vapor and the dilute hydrochloric acid. The system also includes a condenser fluidly coupled to the scrubber The condenser may receive the purified vapor from the scrubber to condense the purified vapor into the purified condensate, and to output the purified condensate to the scrubber. | 10-30-2014 |
20150129474 | TECHNIQUES FOR THERMALLY INSULATING A LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIC COLUMN - An apparatus for performing liquid chromatography includes a chromatography column, and an insulating member surrounding the chromatography column wherein the insulating member is formed from a vacuum chamber surrounding the chromatography column. Another apparatus for performing liquid chromatography includes a chromatography column, and an insulating member surrounding the chromatography column, wherein the insulating member includes aerogel. Also described is a method of insulating a chromatography column comprising forming a jacket surrounding the chromatography column, and creating a vacuum chamber in an area between the jacket and the chromatography column. | 05-14-2015 |
20160018367 | MATCHING THERMALLY MODULATED VARIABLE RESTRICTORS TO CHROMATOGRAPHY SEPARATION COLUMNS - Thermally modulated variable restrictors used in chromatography systems enable independent control of system pressure and linear velocity of a compressible mobile phase passing through a chromatography column. A method for configuring a chromatography system with independent control of system pressure and mass flow rate of a compressible mobile phase includes determining a type of chromatography separation column to be used in the chromatography system, matching a thermally modulated variable restrictor to the type of chromatography separation column for use together during operation of the chromatography system, and bundling the chromatography column with its matching thermally modulated variable restrictor for distribution as a single package. | 01-21-2016 |
20160039685 | RECOVERY OF RETROGRADE SOLUBLE SOLUTE FOR FORWARD OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT - Improved systems and processes for forward osmosis water purification or desalination are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment a process for purifying contaminated water is provided wherein a contaminated feed solution stream comprising water and with a first osmotic pressure is passed through a semipermeable membrane to a draw side having a draw solution stream with a second osmotic pressure on a draw side of the semipermeable membrane. The diluted draw solution stream is heated, agglomerated and cooled to produce a cooled single phase water rich stream that is purified to produce a water product stream. | 02-11-2016 |
20160101992 | MULTI-SEGMENTED TUBE SHEET - A method of manufacturing a tube sheet by forming a plurality of separate thin tube sheet segments; forming multiple holes in each sheet in a predetermined pattern, each hole for accommodating a tube sheet filter tube; aligning all of the plurality of tube sheet segments so that the hole pattern of each sheet aligns with the hole pattern in all other sheets of the plurality of tube sheet segments; and securing all of the tube sheet segments together to form a unitary tube sheet. A tube sheet construction that includes a plurality of separate thin tube sheet segments, multiple holes being provided in each sheet in a predetermined pattern, each hole for accommodating a tube sheet filter tube, all of the tube sheet segments being aligning so that the hole pattern of each sheet aligns, and fasteners for securing all of the tube sheet segments together. A media layer is provided between adjacent sheet segments. | 04-14-2016 |
210178000 | With mechanical agitator or movable separator | 5 |
20080251438 | Apparatus for fermenting and drying at high speed - An apparatus for rapid fermentation and drying is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a body; a dual jacket type treatment vessel formed in the body; a liquid waste retention basin communicated with the outside; an introduction section for introducing liquid waste stored in the liquid waste retention basin into the treatment vessel; an agitator agitating treated material in the treatment vessel; an energy recycling reaction means having a plurality of heat exchangers connected in series, at least one heater, and at least one catalyst reactor therein; a heater and a heat-exchanging section; a blower supplying the overheated steam discharged from the energy recycling reaction means to the heat-exchanging section of the treatment vessel; a steam/water separator having a heat-exchanging coil therein; an air supply duct having an air pre-heater therein; and a pipeline connected to the two heat-exchanging coils and having a circulation pump. | 10-16-2008 |
20090078632 | MODULAR OIL-BASED SLUDGE SEPARATION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM - A modular apparatus having certain processing equipment mounted on portable skids that are adaptable and versatile to permit customized arrangement for oil-recovery processing of a wide range of oil-base sludge compositions in a cost-efficient manner. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a modular apparatus optimally configured for oil recovery of sludge having a high concentration of low density solids, wherein the apparatus may include a pumping skid, a shaker skid, a heating skid, a chemical skid, a phase separator skid, a gas purification skid, a decanter skid, and an oil purification skid. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a modular apparatus optimally configured for oil recovery of sludge having a high concentration of high density solids, wherein the apparatus may include a pumping skid, a shaker skid, a heating skid, a first chemical skid, a decanter skid, a second chemical skid, a phase separator skid, a gas purification skid, and an oil purification skid. In still another aspect, the invention is directed to a modular apparatus optimally configured for oil recovery of sludge having a very low solids content, wherein the apparatus may include a pumping skid, a shaker skid, a heating skid, a chemical skid, a phase separator skid, a gas purification skid, and an oil purification skid. | 03-26-2009 |
20100270221 | PORTABLE POLYMER HYDRATION - CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A portable polymer hydration-conditioning or make-down system for conditioning a neat polymer with water is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a moveable housing supported by a plurality of wheels, a pump operable to pressurize the water, and an immersion heater operable to heat the water. The pump and immersion heater are disposed within the moveable housing. | 10-28-2010 |
20150008171 | PNEUMATICALLY/HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED FLUOROPOLYMER-HPLC CHROMATOGRAPHIC SYSTEM FOR USE WITH HARSH REAGENTS - The invention provides a high-performance liquid chromatography system, said system is controlled in temperature by running a fluid in sleeves that surround the different parts of the system. All parts in contact with the fluid are made in fluoropolymer, carbon-filled fluoropolymer, or carbon-fiber fluoropolymer. The system comprises at least one reagent reservoir; at least one mixing chamber, wherein the contents of the at least one reagent reservoir are combined; at least one pump that transfers the contents of the at least one reservoir to the mixing chamber; and at least one modular elution column, wherein the at least one modular elution column contains a temperature control means; a sample injection system connected to an injection loop or 3-way valve to inject the sample solutions in the modular elution columns, at least one manifold or X-Y moving stage to distribute the eluted volumes in different receptacles; at least one return line to automatically reinject selected elution fractions at the top of the column; wherein all moving components of the said system are fluid actuated. | 01-08-2015 |
20160185641 | MOBILE THERMAL TREATMENT METHOD FOR PROCESSING ORGANIC MATERIAL - An integrated mobile thermal treatment system and method is disclosed for processing organic material. In a first mode of operation, the system includes all process components necessary to thermally treat organic material to achieve cell lysing and cell formation integrated in a common skid-assembled unit. In a second mode of operation, the system additionally includes pre-slurrying, pressurization, selective solids separation, and/or post-dewatering process components to minimize feed volume by pre-slurrying, deliver feed at the necessary treatment pressure, thermally treat organic material to achieve cell lysing and cell formation integrated in a separate or common skid-assembled unit, and produce a dewatered sludge cake suitable for disposal or use as a fertilizer of fuel. | 06-30-2016 |