37th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150251895 | STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A stacked semiconductor structure includes a first substrate. A multilayer interconnect is disposed over the first substrate. Metal sections are disposed over the multilayer interconnect. First bonding features are over the metal sections. A second substrate has a front surface. A cavity extends from the front surface into a depth D in the second substrate. A movable structure is disposed over the front surface of the second substrate and suspending over the cavity. The movable structure includes a dielectric membrane, metal units over the dielectric membrane and a cap dielectric layer over the metal units. Second bonding features are over the cap dielectric layer and bonded to the first bonding features. The second bonding features extend through the cap dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the metal units. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251896 | COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (CMOS) ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) ultrasonic transducers (CUTs) and methods for forming CUTs are described. The CUTs may include monolithically integrated ultrasonic transducers and integrated circuits for operating in connection with the transducers. The CUTs may be used in ultrasound devices such as ultrasound imaging devices and/or high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) devices. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251897 | Inertia Sensors With Multi-Directional Shock Protection - A MEMS sensor including: a base structure; at least one component formed from the base structure which moves relative to the base structure; and one or more locking mechanisms for locking the at least one component in a predetermined stationary position in response to external stimuli exceeding predetermined thresholds in at least first and second directions, where the first direction is different from the second direction. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251898 | Embedded Circuit In A MEMS Device - A Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) microphone includes a base printed circuit board (PCB), the base PCB having customer pads; at least one wall coupled to the base; a lid PCB coupled to the at least wall, the lid having a port extending there through; an electrically conductive through-hole via extending through the wall electrically connecting the lid PCB to the base PCB; an integrated circuit embedded in the lid and coupled to the electrically conductive through-hole via; and a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) device coupled to the integrated circuit in the lid and disposed over the port. Sound energy is converted to an electrical signal by the MEMS device and transmitted to the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit processes the signals and sends the processed signals to the customer pads via the electrically conductive through-hole via. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251899 | SENSOR STRUCTURE FOR SENSING PRESSURE WAVES AND AMBIENT PRESSURE - In various embodiments, a sensor structure is provided. The sensor structure may include a first conductive layer; an electrode element; and a second conductive layer arranged on an opposite side of the electrode element from the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer may form a chamber. The pressure in the chamber may be lower than the pressure outside of the chamber. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251900 | SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH STRESS RELEASE CONFIGURATION - Among other things, one or more semiconductor arrangements and techniques for forming such semiconductor arrangements are provided herein. A semiconductor arrangement comprises a cap wafer, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) wafer, and a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) wafer. The cap wafer comprises a first spring structure and the MEMS wafer comprises a second spring structure. The first spring structure and the second spring structure relieve stress as portions of the semiconductor arrangement, such as a membrane and a poly layer, move. An ambient pressure chamber is formed between the CMOS wafer and the MEMS wafer as a thermal insulation air gap to protect the MEMS wafer from heat originating from the CMOS wafer. The ambient pressure chamber is connected to ambient air, such as for CMOS outgassing relief. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251901 | SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH STRESS RELEASE AND THERMAL INSULATION - Among other things, one or more semiconductor arrangements and techniques for forming such semiconductor arrangements are provided herein. A semiconductor arrangement comprises a cap wafer, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) wafer, and a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) wafer. The cap wafer comprises one or more spring structures, such as a first spring structure and a second spring structure. The first spring structure and the second spring structure relieve stress as portions of the semiconductor arrangement, such as a membrane and a poly layer, move. An ambient pressure chamber is formed between the CMOS wafer and the MEMS wafer, such as for CMOS outgassing relief. One or more thermal insulator structures are formed between the CMOS wafer and the MEMS wafer to protect the MEMS wafer from heat originating from the CMOS wafer. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251902 | MEMS DEVICE CHIP MANUFACTURING METHOD - A MEMS device chip manufacturing method including a grinding step of grinding a device forming area of a wafer to thereby form a recess and an annular reinforcing portion surrounding the recess, a MEMS device forming step of performing any processing including etching to the wafer after performing the grinding step to thereby form a plurality of MEMS devices partitioned by a plurality of crossing division lines in the device forming area, and a dividing step of dividing the wafer along the division lines after performing the MEMS device forming step to thereby manufacture a plurality of MEMS device chips. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251903 | MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGES HAVING STACKED ACCELEROMETER AND MAGNETOMETER DIE AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Methods for fabricating multi-sensor microelectronic packages and multi-sensor microelectronic packages are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes positioning a magnetometer wafer comprised of an array of non-singulated magnetometer die over an accelerometer wafer comprised of an array of non-singulated accelerometer die. The magnetometer wafer is bonded to the accelerometer wafer to produce a bonded wafer stack. The bonded wafer stack is then singulated to yield a plurality of multi-sensor microelectronic packages each including a singulated magnetometer die bonded to a singulated accelerometer die. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251904 | ROOM TEMPERATURE BONDING APPARATUS AND ROOM TEMPERATURE BONDING METHOD - A room temperature bonding apparatus includes a first beam source, a second beam source, and a press bonding mechanism. The first beam source emits a first activation beam that irradiates a first surface of a first substrate. Independently from the first beam source, the second beam source emits a second activation beam that irradiates a second surface of a second substrate. The press bonding mechanism bonds between the first substrate and the second substrate by contacting between the first surface and the second surface after the first surface is irradiated with the first activation beam and the second surface is irradiated with the second activation beam. Thus, a plurality of the substrates made of different materials is appropriately bonded. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251905 | Separating Hydrogen From Disassociated Water - In some implementations, a system for producing hydrogen and oxygen from water includes a target, an oxygen selective membrane, a cooling chamber, and a hydrogen selective membrane. The target heats to at least a temperature that thermally decomposes water, receives water vapor, heats the received water vapor to the temperature that thermally decomposes water to form a heated vapor, and passes the heated vapor to an oxygen selective membrane. The oxygen selective membrane separates, at or near the temperature that thermally decomposes water, oxygen from the heated vapor to form a hydrogen-rich vapor. The cooling chamber cools the hydrogen-rich vapor to at least a specified temperature. The hydrogen selective membrane separates hydrogen in the hydrogen-rich vapor to leave substantially water vapor. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251906 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A STEAM REFORMING PLANT - A method for operating a steam reforming plant wherein a hydrocarbon-rich feed is reacted with steam to form synthesis gas. The plant includes a steam reforming reactor and processing units to obtain a hydrogen-rich fraction after separation of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The plant also includes a pressure-swing adsorption plant to separate the hydrogen-rich fraction into product and residual gas. A recycle compressor is included and allows the plant to operate is two different modes. In the first mode, carbon dioxide separated from the synthesis gas is compressed and added to the hydrocarbon-rich feed. In the second mode, the recycle compressor is used to recycle residual gas from the pressure-swing adsorption plant to the hydrogen-rich fraction upstream of the pressure-swing adsorption plant. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251907 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS - A method and an apparatus for producing synthesis gas from a feedstock stream, in which the feedstock stream comprising hydrocarbon and steam is introduced into a reformer tube of a steam reformer to generate synthesis gas. The feedstock stream is mixed with H | 2015-09-10 |
20150251908 | HIGH STRENGTH, LOW SALT HYPOCHLORITE PRODUCTION - High strength, low salt solutions of alkali hypochlorite (e.g. sodium hypochlorite) can advantageously be produced in a system comprising a subsystem in which alkali hydroxide solution and chlorine are reacted to produce alkali hypochlorite and salt solids in a crystallizer, while drawing a vacuum in the crystallizer. In a system comprising a chlor-alkali plant, the alkali hydroxide solution and chlorine can be directly obtained (i.e. without concentrating) from the electrolyzer in the plant. A net energy savings in the system can be achieved and water consumption in the chlor-alkali plant can be substantially decreased by returning chlorinated condensate from the crystallizer to the recycle line in the chlor-alkali plant. Salt can be efficiently recovered by redissolving the salt solids produced in depleted brine and returning it directly to the electrolyzer. As a result, high strength, low salt hypochlorite can be produced without the need to evaporate caustic. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251909 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE - The invention describes the chemical technology for producing cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251910 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING CARBON NANOTUBES - A method for purifying carbon nanotubes (CNTs) includes heating the CNTs including metallic impurities and metallic oxide impurities; reducing the metallic oxide impurities by passing a reducing gas through the CNTs; removing the metallic impurities and the reduced metallic oxide impurities by passing a liquid halide through the CNTs using a carrier gas; and cooling the CNTs. Therefore, by simply passing liquid chloroform through CNTs using a carrier gas, a method for purifying CNTs can be provided so as to simply, economically, and effectively remove metallic impurities from the CNTs in a short time through one step. In addition, the purification effect can be further improved by removing the metallic oxide impurities as well as the metallic impurities through the reducing step. In addition, it is possible to improve the purification effect by further performing a step of removing a halogen or an acid-treatment purification step. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251911 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING GRAPHITE POWDER FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A method for easily producing a graphite powder for use as a lithium secondary battery negative electrode material with small specific surface area while reducing energy consumption, and achieving high graphitization efficiency, includes melt-mixing a coke powder and a carbon precursor binder so that an amount of fixed carbon included in the carbon precursor binder is 5 to 15 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the coke powder, to prepare a mixture, and pressing the mixture to prepare a compact, the coke powder being obtained by heating a green coke powder at 600 to 1450° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, the green coke powder having a cumulative particle size at 50% in a volumetric cumulative particle size distribution of 5 to 50 μm; heating the compact in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to effect carbonization and graphitization to obtain a graphitized compact; and grinding the graphitized compact. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251912 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAM-SHAPED GRAPHENE STRUCTURE BY BOILING, AND FOAM-SHAPED GRAPHENE STRUCTURE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a foam-shaped graphene structure and, more particularly, to a method for producing a foam-shaped graphene structure by boiling, and to a foam-shaped graphene structure using same. Provided is a method for producing a foam-shaped graphene structure by boiling, which includes the steps of: preparing a base substrate (S1); placing the base substrate in a reduced graphene oxide (RGO) colloid solution (S2); applying a heat flux to the base substrate using an exothermic body so as to cause boiling (S3); and generating the foam-shaped graphene structure on the base substrate as bubbles generated by the boiling become overlapped (S4). | 2015-09-10 |
20150251913 | GRAPHENE MACHINING METHOD - A graphene machining method includes irradiating a GCB (Gas Cluster Beam) onto graphene. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251914 | AMORPHOUS ACTIVATED CARBON MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing an amorphous activated carbon material includes heating a carbon precursor to a temperature effective to form a partially-dense amorphous carbon, and activating the partially-dense amorphous carbon to produce an amorphous activated carbon. To facilitate efficient activation of the amorphous carbon, the carbonization is controlled to produce an amorphous carbon material that, prior to activation, has a density of from 85% to 99% of a maximum density for the amorphous carbon. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251915 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON-CONTAINING PARTICLES FOR USE IN NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR USE IN THE BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND THE SILICON-CONTAINING PARTICLE - The present invention manufactures silicon-containing particles for use in a negative electrode active material of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery by obtaining the silicon-containing particles by a deposition method and performing a heat treatment on the silicon-containing particles under a reducing atmosphere at, for example, 400° C. to 1100° C. The silicon-containing particles manufactured by this method have an oxygen content ranging from 0.1 to 1.5 mass %. These silicon-containing particles enable manufacture of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has a high initial efficiency and an excellent cycle performance and exhibits a small volume variation upon charging and discharging. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251916 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MONOSILANE USING TRIALKOXYSILANE - Provided is a method for preparing monosilane, more particularly a method for economically preparing monosilane, which is useful for the composition of a thin semiconductor structure and multipurpose high-purity polycrystalline silicon, by preparing monosilane with high purity and high yield using trialkoxysilane. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251917 | METHOD OF PATTERNING PILLARS - The disclosed technology relates to methods of patterning elongated structures. In one aspect, a method of forming pillars includes providing a substrate and providing a plurality of beads on a surface of the substrate. Regions of the surface without a directly overlying bead are exposed. The method additionally includes selectively etching the exposed regions of the substrate between the beads such that a plurality of pillars is formed under areas masked by the beads. Selectively etching completely removes at least some of the beads. The pillars that are not covered by beads are etched, thereby leaving some pillars taller than others, with the pillar height pending on the amount of time a pillar was left exposed to etchant by a removed bead. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING AMMONIA PRODUCTION - Systems and methods for producing ammonia. The system can include a first ammonia converter, a second ammonia converter, a product separator, and an ammonia recovery unit. The first ammonia converter can be adapted to react a syngas to produce a first ammonia product and a first purge gas. The second ammonia converter can be in fluid communication with the first ammonia converter and can be adapted to react the first purge gas to produce an effluent. The product separator can be in fluid communication with the second ammonia converter and can be adapted to separate the effluent to produce a second ammonia product and a second purge gas. The ammonia recovery unit can be in fluid communication with the product separator and can be adapted to separate at least a portion of the second purge gas to produce a third ammonia product and a third purge gas. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251919 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MAKING METAL OXIDE-GRAPHENE COMPOSITES - Methods of making a metal oxide-graphene composite are disclosed. The method can include, for example, providing a composition including graphene oxide and at least one elemental metal dispersed in a liquid medium, and heating the composition in a sealed chamber at a temperature above a nominal boiling point of the liquid medium to form the metal oxide-graphene composite. Compositions useful for performing the process and composites obtained by the process are also disclosed. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251920 | FLUORINE FREE TUNGSTEN ALD/CVD PROCESS - A tungsten precursor useful for forming tungsten-containing material on a substrate, e.g., in the manufacture of microelectronic devices. The tungsten precursor is devoid of fluorine content, and may be utilized in a solid delivery process or other vapor deposition technique, to form films such as elemental tungsten for metallization of integrated circuits, or tungsten nitride films or other tungsten compound films that are useful as base layers for subsequent elemental tungsten metallization. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251921 | FOOD WASTE COLLECTOR SYSTEM WITH TREATMENT OF RECIRCULATING WATER TO REDUCE BACTERIA LEVELS - A food waste collector system includes a tank and a pump that recirculates water by pumping it from the tank and back into the tank, and a bacteria treatment method and system that treats the recirculating water to reduce bacteria. In an aspect, the bacteria treatment includes irradiation of recirculating water by ultraviolet light to sterilize bacteria. In an aspect, the bacteria treatment includes killing bacteria in the recirculating water with oxidizers. In an aspect, the bacteria treatment includes killing bacteria in the recirculating water with ozone. In an aspect, the food waste collector system includes an ultraviolet (UV) tube holder in which one or more UV tubes are disposed and through which the recirculating water is pumped. In an aspect, the UV tube holder has an inner wall surface with a catalytic surface coating that in conjunction with the UV light provides an oxidation process that generates the oxidizers. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251922 | SMART WATER FILTER SYSTEM - Various examples are provided for smart water filter systems. In one example, a smart water filter system includes a solenoid valve (or other electrically operated valve) in a water supply line of a faucet, and a filter bank coupled to the water supply line. Activation of the valve can stop the flow of unfiltered water through the faucet while allowing the flow of filtered water through the faucet. In another example, a smart water filter system includes a three-port solenoid (or electrically operated) valve coupled to a faucet, and a filter bank coupled to the water supply line and to a second inlet port of the three-port solenoid valve. Activation of the three-port valve can stop the flow of unfiltered water through the faucet while allowing the flow of filtered water through the faucet. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251923 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING A FLUID - A method comprising the steps of flowing a flow of relatively cold fluid along at least one photovoltaic solar panel being heated by solar energy towards and into a fluid treatment device, at least heating the flow of fluid in a fluid treatment device to divide the flow of fluid into a flow of a first fluid part and a flow of a second fluid part, flowing the flows of the first fluid part and the second fluid part from the fluid treatment device along the flow of relatively cold fluid. Before entering the fluid treatment device the flow of relatively cold fluid is preheated by the relatively warm photovoltaic solar panel and the relatively warm flow of the first fluid part and the relatively warm flow of the second fluid part. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251924 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WATER DESALINATION AND POWER GENERATION - In one embodiment, a water desalination and power generation system includes a power generation subsystem, a water desalination subsystem, and an ejector that links the power generation subsystem and the water desalination subsystem, the ejector being adapted to entrain working fluid steam that has exited the water desalination subsystem into working fluid steam that has exited the power generation subsystem to generate mixed steam that drives the water desalination subsystem. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251925 | SATURATOR AND WATER TREATING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A saturator, configured for use in a water treating apparatus, includes a chamber, in which a first flow path through which first fluid flows is formed, and a plurality of porous membranes disposed in the first flow path, a second flow path formed within the plurality of porous membranes, through which second fluid flows. The first fluid is dissolved in the second fluid, or the second fluid is dissolved in the first fluid. Accordingly, a contact area between the first fluid and the second fluid is enlarged, and thus, a dissolving speed increases. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251926 | Cerium (IV) Oxide with Exceptional Biological Contaminant Removal Properties - This disclosure relates to cerium (IV) oxide composition for removing biological and other contaminants from aqueous streams. It is particularly concerned with cerium (IV) oxide compositions for removing biological contaminants from groundwater and drinking water. Typically, the biological contaminants are bacteria, fungi and algae. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251927 | Cerium (IV) Oxide with Exceptional Arsenic Removal Properties - A cerium (IV) oxide composition having unexpectedly greater arsenic loading capacities than oxides of cerium (IV) of the prior art are disclosed. The arsenic loading capacities are greater at low level equilibrium levels of arsenic. The cerium (IV) oxide composition is more effective at removing arsenite and arsenate. Moreover, the cerium (IV) oxide composition has a greater capacity for the previously more difficult to remove arsenite. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251928 | ION EXCHANGE METHODS FOR TREATING WATER HARDNESS - The present invention includes a novel salt-free water softening method that utilizes an exchange medium (such as a gel exchange polymer, a macroporous exchange polymer, or an inorganic cation exchanger) that is pre-loaded with a polyvalent cation that has low solubility in aqueous phase at nearly neutral pH. The method of the invention does not require use of a sodium salt or mineral acid in the regeneration of the exchange medium. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251929 | SEAWATER DESALINATION METHOD USING ARRANGEMENT OPTIMIZATION OF REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE MODULES - Disclosed is a seawater desalination method. The method includes reading parameters representing properties of one or more membranes constituting a membrane combination to be applied to each membrane module; calculating water flux and salt flux of the membrane modules based on the read parameters; calculating a volumetric flow rate imbalance and a total permeate flow rate of the membrane modules based on the calculated water flux and salt flux; and determining a membrane combination having a minimum volumetric flow rate imbalance and a maximum total permeate flow rate based on the calculated volumetric flow rate imbalance and total permeate flow rate. Thus, it is possible to achieve arrangement optimization of reverse osmosis membrane modules. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251930 | Differential reverse osmosis method and apparatus - A system for treating water has a plurality of concatenated reverse osmosis (RO) units, each having a membrane. Water to be treated is fed to one side of the membrane at a pressure to overcome osmotic pressure across the membrane and to force permeate to the other side of the membrane. The water on the one side of the membrane retains dissolved solids to become concentrate. Concentrate from a downstream RO unit is directed to the other side of the membrane of the upstream RO unit to mix the directed concentrate from the downstream RO unit with the permeate of the upstream RO unit. The mixed concentrate and permeate from the upstream unit is then treated at the downstream RO unit. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251931 | Fracking Waste Water Recycling to Purified Steam for Energy Recovery - A method of recovering waste water from hydrocarbon production wells includes filtering contaminated water directly from a production site and filtering through a perfluorosulfonic acid containing membrane to produce purified steam while losing only about 1 atmosphere of pressure. The steam can be used for energy recovery or condensed and recycled into a subsequent production site. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251932 | Apparatus and Method for Harvesting and Dewatering of Microalgae Biomass - An apparatus and method for separating, harvesting and primary dewatering microalgae biomass from a microalgae solution by destabilization thereof with addition of kinetic energy thereto is disclosed. The method to overcome the energetic barrier preventing a fluid-solid separation comprises injecting the microalgae solution in an electrolytic system comprising an electrocoagulation reactor generally comprising an anode module and a cathode module, the anodes and the cathode(s) being adapted to be electrically connected to perform electrolysis, thus separating, harvesting and primary dewatering microalgae biomass. Such process is generally achieved by providing a DC electric current, between the anodes and the cathode(s), to perform the separation of the bio mass in the solution, in preparation the following process steps of for liquid/solid separation and primary dewatering. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251933 | WATER TREATMENT DEVICE AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD - A water treatment device generates a bubble in water to be treated inside a treatment tank, and treats the water to be treated through use of radicals that are generated by bubble electric discharge caused via the bubble. The water treatment device includes main electrodes for forming a main discharge area between a first main electrode and a second main electrode, auxiliary electrodes for forming a preliminary discharge area between a first auxiliary electrode and a second auxiliary electrode, and a bubble generator generating a bubble in water to be treated through use of an externally supplied gas. When a bubble generated by the bubble generator passes through the preliminary discharge area, discharge is caused via the bubble, and, when the bubble in an excited state subsequently passes through the main discharge area, the bubble causes discharge again to generate radicals. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251934 | MODULAR ENERGY RECOVERING WATER TREATMENT DEVICES - A modular device that is optimized for preliminary water treatment and energy generation and methods for operating the same are described. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251935 | WATER TREATMENT DEVICE - A water treatment system includes a water treatment unit and insulators. The water treatment unit is provided in an intermediate portion of a water passage allowing target water to flow, and produces bactericidal factors in the target water utilizing a discharge. The insulators are provided at an inflow side and an outflow side of the water treatment unit, respectively, and electrically insulate the water flowing to and out of the water treatment unit from the water treatment unit. The insulator at the inflow side sprays the target water to insulate the water. The insulator at the outflow side allows the target water to fall down from the water treatment unit to insulate the water. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251936 | Lagoon Biological Treatment Method & System - The disclosed lagoon biological treatment system helps existing wastewater treatment facilities meet stricter discharge permits mandated by the EPA utilizing a facility's existing wastewater treatment infrastructure. Influent is pumped into and processed in an aerated or non-aerated lagoon system, thus initially treating the wastewater to remove BOD5 (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) and TSS (Total Suspended Solids) down to approximately 20-30 mg/L. Then the wastewater is transferred to and processed in a nitrification reactor that is designed to maintain a minimum water temperature needed to further treat the wastewater to stricter EPA standards. Wastewater may also be further processed in a denitrifying reactor if necessary to meet local requirement. Finally, effluent water is sent to a settling lagoon for final clarification prior to discharge. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251937 | Method and an apparatus for simultaneous removal of thiosalts and nitrogen compounds in waste water - The present invention relates to a method and as apparatus for simultaneous removal of thiosalts and nitrogen compounds in waste water, wherein the amount of thiosalts in the waste water is larger than the stoichiometric demand for the autotrophic nitrogen removal. The apparatus comprises a bioreactor ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150251938 | Wastewater Overflow Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for treating a wastewater are provided. The wastewater treatment system and methods allows for effective treatment of wastewater during conditions that may cause increased wastewater flow to the system. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251939 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF SCALE CONTROL IN REGULATED EVAPORATIVE SYSTEMS - This invention pertains to a synergistic blend comprised of a polyamino acid and an anionic carboxylic polymer. The blend is able to effectively stabilize the calcium salts that lead to scale formation in evaporative systems. This blend shows high levels of efficacy in the acidic high conductivity waters found in many evaporative systems such as sugar and biorefining. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251940 | SLUDGE DEWATERING SYSTEM - A sludge dewatering system includes: a concentration apparatus that concentrates sludge while conveying the sludge on a top surface of a filter body; and a dewatering apparatus that subjects the sludge discharged from the concentration apparatus to pressure dewatering. The concentration apparatus includes: a filtering unit that subjects the sludge, which has been added with a first chemical agent, to gravity filtration; a chemical feeder that adds a second chemical agent to the sludge conveyed in the filtering unit; and a moving mechanism that moves the sludge, which has been added with the second chemical agent, in a direction intersecting a conveyance direction of the filter body. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251941 | Process and Apparatus for Refining Molten Glass - A process and an apparatus for refining molten glass. The apparatus includes a porous body having an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of pores through which molten glass can flow between the inlet and the outlet. The plurality of pores are defined by walls having wall surfaces that are configured to interact with the molten glass as the molten glass flows between the inlet and the outlet to help refine the molten glass. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251942 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE ROLL - A roll for use in glass manufacture, such as in the production of non-dusting TFT glass, includes a hollow silica cylinder. A rod extends through the interior of the silica cylinder. A cooling volume is contained within the cylinder and extends around the rod. End caps are mechanically fixed to the roll. Pulling flats are fixed in place by inner and outer end plates. A compression fitting secures at least the outer end plate to the roll. The rod may serve to reinforce the roll and may be secured to the shaft by a plurality of supports. The supports accommodate differences in thermal expansion. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251943 | MOBILE-DISPLAY COVER GLASS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a mobile-display cover glass less susceptible to damage from impact caused upon dropping of a mobile display. A mobile-display cover glass ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150251944 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SEPARATING GLASS RIBBONS - Apparatus and methods of separating a glass ribbon are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for severing glass ribbon includes a plurality of manufacturing components arranged into a travel path, a glass cutting device, and a severing zone positioned in a downstream direction from the glass cutting device, where the severing zone comprising a targeted separation region along the travel path. The apparatus also includes an acoustic transmitter positioned in a first direction from the targeted separation region, an acoustic receiver positioned in a second direction from the targeted separation region opposite the first direction, and a manufacturing component positioned along the travel path in the downstream direction from the targeted separation region. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251945 | OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION METHOD - An optical fiber manufacturing method includes a drawing step and a slow cooling step. In the slow cooling step, an optical fiber passes through a heating furnace having a temperature which is set such that in at least 70% of a region from a first position at which a glass outer diameter of the optical fiber becomes less than 500% of a final outer diameter to a second position at which a temperature T of the optical fiber becomes 1400° C., an actual temperature of the optical fiber is within ±100° C. of a target temperature Tt(n) for each position n. The target temperature Tt(n) is a temperature at which a fictive temperature Tf(n+1) of a core at a position n+1 determined by calculation using the recurrence formula “Tf(n+1)=T(n)+(Tf(n)−T(n))exp(−Δt(T(n)))” starting from a fictive temperature Tf(0) of the optical fiber at the first position n=0 is lowest. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251946 | OPTICAL GLASS - The invention provides a kind of high-precision molding optical glass, comprising 0.1-10 wt % of SiO | 2015-09-10 |
20150251947 | SHEET OF GLASS AND DEVICE INCLUDING SAID SHEET OF GLASS - A non-reinforced glass sheet, the chemical composition of which is of lithium aluminosilicate type, has a thickness of at most 2.0 mm. Furthermore, an electronic device, in particular a pocket or portable electronic device, includes, as protective glass, the non-reinforced glass sheet. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251948 | PREPARATION METHOD OF DOPED VANADIUM DIOXIDE POWDER - The present invention relates to a hydrothermal method for preparing a doped vanadium dioxide powder, the doped powder having a chemical composition of V | 2015-09-10 |
20150251949 | ARTICLE WITH GLASS LAYER AND GLASS-CERAMIC LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ARTICLE - A glass-ceramic composition is disclosed herein including: from about 60 mol. % to less than 72.0 mol. % Si02; from 0 about 10 mol. % to about 17 mol. % Al203; from about 3 mol. % to about 15 mol. % Na20; from about 1 mol. % to about 8 mol. % Li20; and from about 3 mol. % to about 7 mol. % Ti02. The glass-ceramic composition can be used to form one, two, or more, cladding layers of a laminated glass article, wherein the layer(s) of glass-ceramics material can be cerammed to form one or more glass-ceramic layers. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251950 | COATING METHOD WITH SILICA COATING, AND SILICA-COATED BODY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A coating method for a base material, including forming a silica coating having a desired and uniform thickness on the surface of the base material. A silica-coated body allowing the silica coating to sufficiently function as a reflective coating for ultraviolet rays to infrared rays even when the silica coating has a smaller thickness than those in the related art. A coating method for a surface of a base material with a silica coating, the method including at least: adding silica glass particles and an organic material capable of gelling by a thermal factor in an aqueous solution to water to produce a slurry; applying the slurry onto the surface of the base material to form an applied coating, followed by subjecting the applied coating to thermal treatment, to thereby obtain a gel coating; drying the gel coating to provide a silica particle layer; and heating the silica particle layer to fix the silica particle layer onto the surface of the base material, to thereby provide a silica coating. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251951 | Production Bricks from Mine Tailings Through Geopolymerization - Methods for utilizing copper mine tailings for production of eco-friendly bricks based on the geopolymerization technology and bricks so produced (FIG. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251952 | LOW-DENSITY HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE AND RELATED METHODS - A low-density, high-strength concrete composition that is both self-compacting and lightweight, with a low weight-fraction of aggregate to total dry raw materials, and a highly-homogenous distribution of a non-absorptive and closed-cell lightweight aggregate such as glass microspheres, and the steps of providing the composition or components. Lightweight concretes formed therefrom have low density, high strength-to-weight ratios, and high R-value. The concrete has strength similar to that ordinarily found in structural lightweight concrete but at an oven-dried density as low as 40 lbs./cu. ft. The concrete, at the density ordinarily found in structural lightweight concrete, has a higher strength and, at the strength ordinarily found in structural lightweight concrete, a lower density. Such strength-to-density ratios range approximately from above 30 cu. ft/sq. in. to above 110 cu. ft/sq. in., with a 28-day compressive strength ranging from about 3400 to 8000 psi. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251953 | LIMESTONE MASONRY VENEER, RESURFACING AND AESTHETIC OVERLAY COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USE - A limestone based masonry veneer composition is described that may be molded, blown, sprayed, troweled, or otherwise applied to interior and exterior surfaces. The composition provides an aesthetic resurfacing, cladding and/or overlay coating. The composition is capable of being pigmented, textured, sculpted—or otherwise formed into an aesthetic, realistic, architecture, suitable as a stone veneer, an example of which is Blown Stone®, by Stone Coat®. Texturing or sculpting may occur about 1 hour and up to about 12 hours after applying the composition. The final composition is hydrophobic and breathes. Air carbonation allows the formation of a predominantly very pure calcium carbonate or limestone when fully cured, which prevents mold and algae growth and allows for autogenous healing with an increase in unit weight over time, ensuring an overall high compressive strength that endures over time. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251954 | Artificial Stone and Method of Making Same - A lightweight artificial stone system comprises a plurality of artificial stones, each of the artificial stones formed of at least some portion of cement, expanded glass, the lightweight artificial stones having a density in the range of between about 30 and 70 pounds per cubic foot. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251955 | CERAMIC MATERIALS FOR GAS SEPARATION AND OXYGEN STORAGE - A manganese oxide contains M1, optionally M2, Mn and O. M1 is selected from the group consisting of In, Sc, Y, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu. M2 is different from M1, and M2 is selected from the group consisting of Bi, In, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu. These ceramic materials are hexagonal in structure, and provide superior materials for gas separation and oxygen storage. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251956 | MOLTEN GRAINS OF TITANIUM SUB-OXIDES AND CERAMIC PRODUCTS COMPRISING SUCH GRAINS - Molten grains include titanium suboxides of the formulation Ti | 2015-09-10 |
20150251957 | SILICON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY AND WEAR RESISTANT MEMBER USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a silicon nitride sintered body comprising a silicon nitride crystalline particle and a grain boundary phase, the silicon nitride sintered body having an area ratio of the grain boundary phase per 100 μm×100 μm unit area of 15 to 35% when an arbitrary cross section thereof is photographed. Further, it is preferable that the area ratio of the grain boundary phase per 100 μm×100 μm unit area is 15 to 25%. Furthermore, the silicon nitride sintered body is suitable for a wear resistant member. Due to above structure, there can be provided a silicon nitride sintered body and a wear resistant member having a high processability (workability) and an excellent sliding property. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251958 | 3-D Diamond Printing Using a Pre-Ceramic Polymer with a Nanoparticle Filler - According to some embodiments, a method includes depositing alternating layers of a ceramic powder and a pre-ceramic polymer dissolved in a solvent. Each layer of the pre-ceramic polymer is deposited in a shape corresponding to a cross section of an object. The alternating layers of the ceramic powder and the pre-ceramic polymer are deposited until the layers of the pre-ceramic polymer form the shape of the object. The method includes heating the deposited ceramic powder and pre-ceramic polymer to at least a decomposition temperature of the pre-ceramic polymer. The decomposition temperature of the pre-ceramic polymer is less than a sintering temperature of the ceramic powder. The method further includes removing excess ceramic powder that the pre-ceramic polymer was not deposited onto. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251959 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PART MADE OF CMC - A composite material part having a matrix made of ceramic, at least for the most part, is fabricated by a method comprising making a fiber preform from silicon carbide fibers containing less than 1 at % oxygen; depositing a boron nitride interphase on the fibers of the preform, deposition being performed by chemical vapor infiltration at a deposition rate of less than 0.3 μm/h; performing heat treatment to stabilize the boron nitride of the interphase, after the interphase has been deposited, without prior exposure of the interphase to an oxidizing atmosphere and before depositing matrix layer on the interphase, the heat treatment being performed at a temperature higher than 1300° C. and not less than the maximum temperature to be encountered subsequently until the densification of the preform with the matrix has been completed; and thereafter, densifying the preform with a matrix that is made of ceramic, at least for the most part. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251960 | DENSIFICATION OF CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH COPNA RESIN - In one example, a method for forming a densified carbon-carbon composite material comprises infiltrating a carbon fiber preform with a monomer mixture for a condensed polynuclear aromatic (COPNA) resin; polymerizing and crosslinking the monomer mixture within the carbon fiber preform to form a crosslinked COPNA by subsequently heating the carbon fiber preform infiltrated with the monomer mixture to a polymerization temperature of the COPNA resin; and carbonizing the crosslinked COPNA resin within the carbon fiber preform by heating the crosslinked COPNA resin to a carbonization temperature to form the densified carbon-carbon composite material, wherein the carbonization temperature is greater than the polymerization temperature. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251961 | CRITICAL CHAMBER COMPONENT SURFACE IMPROVEMENT TO REDUCE CHAMBER PARTICLES - Embodiments described herein generally relate to apparatus and methods for thermally treating chamber components for use in ultraviolet semiconductor processing chambers. Thermal treatment of chamber components comprising unitary ceramic or glass articles may reduce the probability of particle generation when the chamber components are exposed to corrosive environments, such as exposure to ultraviolet light and ozone/oxygen radicals. A method of thermally treating chamber components includes heating the unitary article at an acceptable ramp rate to a desired temperature for a desired time period and subsequently cooling the unitary article at the ramping rate. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251962 | FERTILIZER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING MICRONUTRIENTS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A granulated fertilizer having a primary nutrient and a micronutrient and related methods of making. The micronutrient is incorporated into the fertilizer mixture by dissolving a compound form of the micronutrient into a feed stream for the formulation of the fertilizer material, a water return stream for the scrubbing of waste gas, and/or a feed stream for back titration of the fertilizer material. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251963 | INORGANIC NUTRITIVE IRON COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to an inorganic liquid nutritive composition comprising at least one aqueous phase, a polyphosphate and at least one source of iron as micronutrient, having a P | 2015-09-10 |
20150251964 | PHOSPHORUS ZINC MANGANESE FERTILIZER - A starter fertilizer product combining manganese with P and Zn creates a previously unknown synergy in early plant growth and plant health. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251965 | Aerated compost tea brewer - An aerated compost tea brewer (ACTB) is an apparatus for brewing compost tea from an aqueous compost mixture using either or both air and water pumps to circulate and aerate compost tea. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251966 | INCREASING THE GRADE VALUES OF PLANT NUTRIENTS - Methods of increasing grade values of plant nutrients and compositions produced from said methods. A plant nutrient is combined with a colloidal micelle, the later having a particle sized between approximately 1 to 500 nm. This mixture is subjected to colloidal milling until it reaches a temperature of at least approximately 65° F. or milling is carried out above atmospheric pressure. In one instance, water is added to the mixture prior to milling, the results of which are spray dried forming a powder having increased plant nutrient values. In a second embodiment, the milled mixture is added to water for application to an agricultural product. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251967 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID HYDROCARBON PRODUCT FROM A FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS USING A SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCED FROM AN OXYGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANE BASED REFORMING REACTOR - A system and method for producing a liquid hydrocarbon product from a Fischer-Tropsch process using a synthesis gas feed produced in an oxygen transport membrane based reforming reactor. The system and method involve reforming a mixed feed stream comprising natural gas, hydrogen and the Fischer-Tropsch tail gas, in a reforming reactor in the presence of steam, radiant heat from oxygen transport membrane elements and a reforming catalyst to produce a reformed synthesis gas stream comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and unreformed hydrocarbon gas. The reformed synthesis gas stream is further reformed in an oxygen transport membrane based reforming reactor and conditioned to produce a synthesis gas product stream preferably having a H | 2015-09-10 |
20150251968 | Process for the Production of High-Purity Isobutene Through the Cracking of MTBE or ETBE and Integrated Process for the Production of the Relative Ether - Process for the production of high-purity isobutene starting from a stream prevalently containing MTBE (Methyl-Tert Butyl Ether) or ETBE (Ethyl-Tert Butyl Ether) which essentially comprises the following areas in sequence: a fractionation area for obtaining a stream of high-purity MTBE or ETBE; a cracking area of said stream of MTBE or ETBE for obtaining an outgoing stream prevalently containing isobutene and the relative alcohol, methanol or ethanol; a washing area with water of the stream leaving the cracking area for the recovery of the relative alcohol, in order to obtain a stream containing isobutene, the ether fed and light compounds and a stream substantially consisting of water and relative alcohol, with a relevant fractionation section for separating the washing water to be recycled to the same washing area from the relative alcohol; a fractionation area of the stream containing isobutene, the ether fed and light compounds for separating a stream of high-purity isobutene. The process can be possibly integrated with a process for the production of MTBE or ETBE. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251969 | CONVERSION OF OLIGOMERIC STARCH, CELLULOSE, OR SUGARS TO HYDROCARBONS - The present invention is directed to the one step selective conversion of starch, cellulose, or glucose to molecules containing 7 to 26 contiguous carbon atoms. The invention is also directed to the conversion of those intermediates to saturated hydrocarbons. Such saturated hydrocarbons are useful as, for example, fuels. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251970 | Method for Making a Catalyst Comprising a Phosphorus Modified Zeolite to be Used in an Alcohols Dehydration Process - A method of forming a phosphorus modified zeolite includes introducing phosphorus into a zeolite having at least one ten member ring in a structure thereof in an amount of from 0.5 to 30 weight percent, followed by a separation of solid from liquid if any. The method includes mixing the phosphorus modified zeolite with a component selected among binders, salts of alkali-earth metals, salts of rare-earth metals, and clays. The method includes making a catalyst body from the mixture by extruding the mixture into a desired shape. The method optionally includes a drying step, optionally followed by a washing step. The method includes a calcination step, optionally followed by a washing step and drying. An alcohol having at least 2 carbon atoms may be converted into a corresponding olefin in a dehydration process in the presence of the phosphorus modified zeolite. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251971 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVELY DEALKYLATING AROMATIC COMPOUNDS - A process for selectively dealkylating aromatic compounds includes providing a coal tar stream comprising aromatic compounds and hydrotreating the coal tar stream to reduce a concentration of one or more of organic sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen in the coal tar stream, and to hydrogenate at least a portion of the aromatic compounds in the coal tar stream. The process further includes hydrocracking the hydrotreated coal tar stream to further hydrogenate the aromatic compounds and to crack at least one ring of multi-ring aromatic compounds to form single-ring aromatic compounds. The single-ring aromatic compounds present in the hydrocracked stream are then dealkylated to remove alkyl groups containing two or more carbon atoms. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251972 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF NORMAL PENTANE FROM A FEEDSTOCK - A process for separation and treatment of a naphtha feedstock to increase overall octane in a gasoline blending pool by reducing or removing the normal pentane in the feedstock. The feedstock is passed into a divided wall column having an undivided top portion, an undivided bottom portion and a wall dividing a middle portion into two sections. The intermediate faction can include either all normal pentane, which can be utilized on other processes, or it can include a mixture of normal pentane and C | 2015-09-10 |
20150251973 | Purge Streams in Paraxylene Production - In a process for producing para-xylene, a hydrocarbon feed comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene is supplied to a para-xylene extraction system, where a para-xylene-rich stream is recovered from the feed to leave at least one para-xylene-depleted stream. At least a portion of the para-xylene-depleted stream is isomerized at least partially in the liquid phase to produce an isomerized stream having a higher para-xylene concentration than the para-xylene-depleted stream. At least a portion of the isomerized stream is then recycled to the para-xylene extraction system. To control ethylbenzene build-up in the process, a purge stream is removed from the para-xylene-depleted stream and/or the isomerized stream and is subjected to one or more chemical processing steps to produce benzene and/or para-xylene. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251974 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ALKYLAROMATIC COMPOUNDS USING AROMATIC COMPOUND FROM CATALYST REGENERATION - A process for producing alkylaromatic compounds is described. The process involves utilizing at least a portion of the aromatic compound used to regenerate the alkylation catalyst in a spent alkylation reaction zone as a reactant in the active alkylation reaction zone. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251975 | COMBINED REACTOR EFFLUENT AND REGENERANT RECIRCULATION FOR DETERGENT ALKYLATION PROCESS - A process for producing alkylaromatic compounds is described. The process involves utilizing at least a portion of the aromatic compound used to regenerate the alkylation catalyst in a spent alkylation reaction zone as a reactant in the active alkylation reaction zone. The process further includes utilizing a portion of the process stream leaving the alkylation zone as a recycle stream to the alkylation zone. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251976 | METHOD OF CONVERTING A COAL TO CHEMICALS - A method of processing a coal feed to produce aromatic hydrocarbon compounds includes providing a coal tar stream and converting the coal tar stream to a conversion product comprising at least olefins, paraffins, and aromatics. The process further includes separating the olefins and C | 2015-09-10 |
20150251977 | PROCESS FOR PROVIDING AROMATICS FROM COAL TAR - A process for providing aromatics from a coal tar stream. A coal tar stream is provided, and the coal tar stream is fractionated into at least a naphtha range stream. The naphtha range stream is hydrotreated, and the hydrotreated naphtha range stream is separated to provide at least a naphthene rich stream. The naphthene rich stream is reformed or dehydrogenated to convert the naphthene. The dehydrogenated naphthene rich stream may be combined with a portion of a reformed crude oil hydrocarbon stream. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251978 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING BENZENE FROM A REACTOR EFFLUENT - A process for separating benzene from a reactor effluent in which the reactor effluent is passed to a first separation zone to separate the effluent into a bottom benzene lean stream and an overhead stream. The bottom benzene lean stream does not need to be processed further to remove benzene. The overhead stream may be cooled and is passed to a second separation zone in which it is separated into a bottom benzene rich stream and a second overhead stream. The bottom benzene rich stream contains at least 80% of the benzene from the reactor effluent. The operating temperature of the first separation zone is greater than the operating temperature of the second separation zone. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251979 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE - The invention relates to a process for the production of ethylene oxide, comprising the steps of: producing ethylene by converting a stream comprising an oxygenate into a stream comprising ethylene and ethane; producing ethylene oxide by subjecting ethylene and ethane from the stream comprising ethylene and ethane to oxidation conditions resulting in a stream comprising ethylene oxide, unconverted ethylene and ethane; and recovering ethylene oxide from the stream comprising ethylene oxide, unconverted ethylene and ethane. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251980 | MULTIPHASE LOW MIXING PROCESSES - A process is described for improving the performance of certain multiphase reaction systems including a solid catalyst, one or more reactants in the gas phase and one or more reactants in the liquid phase, wherein a targeted maximum concentration of a reactant in the liquid phase is identified for providing improved value in terms of byproduct formation, catalyst deactivation and yields of desired products, and this targeted concentration is closely approached and preferably achieved, but not substantially exceeded, downstream in a continuous process or later in time from the initiation of a batch in a semibatch mode of operation of such processes. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251981 | METHODS, MATERIALS, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING ORGANIC ACIDS TO ALCOHOLS - Systems and methods are disclosed for synthesizing one or more simple alcohols from mixtures including organic acids, water, and a superparamagnetic catalyst exposed to fluctuating magnetic fields under ambient conditions. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251982 | METHOD TO PRODUCE ALCOHOLS FROM ORGANIC ACIDS - A method of producing an alcohol compound from an organic acid compound including the step of heating a solution of the organic acid compound in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst including transition metal supported upon a cross-linked functional polymer. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251983 | Recovery of CO2 in a Process for the Synthesis of Methanol - A process for producing methanol, where a hydrocarbon feedstock ( | 2015-09-10 |
20150251984 | PHENOL RESIN TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT - Methods and systems for purifying phenol. The method can include contacting a feed that includes phenol and an aldehyde containing compound with a first ion exchange material to produce a first treated product. The first treated product can have a pH that is less than a pH of the feed. The first treated product can contain less of the aldehyde containing compound than the feed. The first treated product can be contacted with a second ion exchange material to produce a second treated product. The second treated product can have a pH that is greater than the pH of the first treated product. Each of the first ion exchange material and the second ion exchange material can be a solid, a semi-solid, or a combination thereof. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251985 | NEW ALICYCLIC DIOL COMPOUND AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The alicyclic diol compound of the present invention is represented by the following formula (1). | 2015-09-10 |
20150251986 | Process for Producing Phenol - In a process for producing phenol and cyclohexanone, a cleavage feed containing greater than 40 wt % and no greater than 95 wt % cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide, and at least 5 wt % and less than 60 wt % cyclohexylbenzene is mixed with at least phenol, cyclohexanone, water, and sulfuric acid to produce a cleavage reaction mixture containing from 15 wt % to 50 wt % phenol, from 15 wt % to 50 wt % cyclohexanone, from 1 wt % to 10 wt % cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide, from 5 wt % to 60 wt % cyclohexylbenzene, from 0.1 wt % to 4 wt % water, and from 10 wppm to 1000 wppm sulfuric acid. The cleavage reaction mixture is then reacted at a temperature from 30° C. and to 70° C., and a pressure of at least 1 atmosphere for a time sufficient to convert at least 50% of said cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide in said cleavage reaction mixture and produce a cleavage effluent containing phenol and cyclohexanone. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251987 | ANTAGONISTS OF THE TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 1/2 COMPLEX - Provided are compounds, compositions and methods for treating Toll-like receptor 1/2 complex (TLRI/2) related inflammatory disorders. Small molecules, based on the benzotropolone scaffold, capable of influencing downstream signaling are disclosed as well as methods of making and modifying these molecules. Also provided are methods for treating a subject for a clinical condition associated with Toll-like receptor complex 1/2 activation, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a benzotropolone compound. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251988 | PROMOTION OF IMINE FORMATIN VIA CATIONIC RESIN CATALYST - Methods and systems for purifying a crude aniline. The method can include contacting a crude aniline that can include aniline, water, and cyclohexanone with a cation exchange resin to produce a cyclohexanone-lean product that contains less cyclohexanone than the crude aniline. The cation exchange resin can be a solid, a semi-solid, or a combination thereof. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251989 | METHODS FOR DECOLORIZING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BETAINES - The invention relates to a process for decolorizing a composition comprising a betaine comprising the steps of
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20150251990 | L-ORNITHINE PHENYL ACETATE AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - Disclosed herein are forms of L-ornithine phenyl acetate and methods of making the same. A crystalline form may, in some embodiments, be Forms I, II, III and V, or mixtures thereof. The crystalline forms may be formulated for treating subjects with liver disorders, such as hepatic encephalopathy. Accordingly, some embodiments include formulations and methods of administering L-ornithine phenyl acetate. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251991 | DTPA PRODRUGS, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to trisodium diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) prodrugs, such as, for example, DTPA di-ethyl esters. The invention further relates to compositions comprising DTPA prodrugs and methods of using the same. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251992 | RUBBER COMPOSITION - A rubber composition obtained by kneading at least one selected from the group consisting of (A1), (B1), (C1) and (D1), a rubber component and a filler, and a method of improving the viscoelastic property of vulcanized rubber, comprising a first step of kneading at least one selected from the group consisting of (A1), (B1), (C1) and (D1), a rubber component, a filler and a sulfur component and a second step of thermally treating the kneaded material obtained in the previous step.
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20150251993 | IOHEXOL POWDER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Iohexol particles, contrast agent compositions comprising iohexol particles, methods of preparing iohexol particles, and methods of administering iohexol particles are provided herein. The iohexol particles of the present invention substantially dissolve in water within about 60 seconds when tested using Modified United States Pharmacopeia Method 641. | 2015-09-10 |
20150251994 | AMINO ACID DERIVATIVES - There are provided amino acid derivatives of formula V and VI as defined herein which are pyrrolysine analogs for use in bioconjugation processes. | 2015-09-10 |