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20080202336 | Flexible Adsorbent Bodies - A flexible adsorbent body comprising, a thermoplastic polymer matrix and a porous adsorbing material, wherein said body possesses a flexural module of elasticity at 23° C. greater than about 10 MPa. | 08-28-2008 |
20080210089 | Gas Conditioning System - The present invention provides a gas conditioning system for processing an input gas from a low temperature gasification system to an output gas of desired characteristics. The system comprises a two-stage process, the first stage separating heavy metals and particulate matter in a dry phase, and the second stage including further processing steps of removing acid gases, and/or other contaminants. Optional processes include adjusting the humidity and temperature of the input gas as it passes through the gas conditioning system. The presence and sequence of processing steps is determined by the composition of the input gas, the desired composition of output gas for downstream applications, and by efficiency and waste minimization. | 09-04-2008 |
20080210090 | Extruded Porous Ceramic Fuel Cell Reformer Cleanup Substrate - A fuel cell reformer cleanup substrate is an extruded porous substrate of fiber-based inorganic materials. More particularly, the present invention enables an efficient fuel cell reformate cleanup filtration using a highly porous, and permeable honeycomb substrate having a washcoat that adsorbs impurities in the reformate stream upstream of a fuel cell. The porous substrate can be fabricated using an extrusion process and a number of washcoat compositions can be disposed within the porous substrate to provide adsorption of the reformate impurities. | 09-04-2008 |
20080257151 | WATER RETAINING DESSICATING DEVICE - A desiccating device includes a rigid container having an end sealed by a selectively permeable membrane, operative to admit water vapor into the container, but not allow water to pass out of the container. A desiccant separates water from water vapor that has entered the container. A removable impermeable membrane seals the container, and prevents water vapor from entering the container when the impermeable membrane is in place. A reinforcing member having apertures is placed above the selectively permeable membrane, enabling a thinner and weaker selectively permeable membrane. The container shape defines angles of less than 90 degrees, as in a triangle or other truncated rectangle, where the device may be placed in a corner, projecting into the area to be dried less than a rectangular or circular container. | 10-23-2008 |
20080271600 | Contact and adsorbent granules - The present invention relates to pellets or granules based on iron oxides and/or iron oxyhydroxides and iron(III) hydroxide, a unit suitable for the through-flow of a fluid medium at least partially filled with an adsorbent/catalyst in pellet form consisting essentially of iron oxide and/or iron oxyhydroxide embedded in an iron hydroxide matrix, processes for their production comprising filtering, drying and shaping steps and their processes of their use. | 11-06-2008 |
20080271601 | Contact and adsorbent granules - The present invention relates to a unit suitable for the through-flow of a fluid medium at least partially filled with an adsorbent/catalyst in pellet form consisting essentially of iron oxide and/or iron oxyhydroxides, solidified with oxides and/or (oxy)hydroxides of the elements Al, Mg and Ti, the pellets or granules based on iron oxides and/or iron oxyhydroxides and iron(III) hydroxide for the absorbent/catalyst, and processes for their production and their use. | 11-06-2008 |
20090000474 | GAS STORAGE MATERIALS AND DEVICES - The invention provides a porous metal-organic framework that can be used to store gases, such as hydrogen. Also provided is metal-organic framework comprising bifunctional metallic bridging groups and organic nodes having three or more points of connection, wherein the framework has one or more cavities suitable for containing one or more storage gas molecules. The invention further provides a metal-organic framework comprising organic functional groups directed into the one or more cavities that are capable of reacting with a storage gas. | 01-01-2009 |
20090071330 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF OPERATING A TRANS-FILL DEVICE - A method and system of operating a trans-fill device. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising generating an enriched gas stream from atmospheric air, and operating an intensifier which, when provided the enriched gas stream, produces a cylinder fill gas stream. The operating continues in the absence of the enriched gas stream being provided to the intensifier. | 03-19-2009 |
20090145297 | CO2 ABSORPTION BY SOLID MATERIALS - A system and method for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from a process gas stream is provided. An absorbent coated on a substrate ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090158927 | Method for Producing Spherical Activated Carbon - The invention relates to a method for producing spherical activated carbon, wherein polymer globules, which comprise thermally decomposing chemical groups, are carbonized. It is characterized by that during the carbonization, a supplier of free radicals is added to the polymer globules, the supplier of free radicals forming free radicals, which are different from the free radicals that are generated by the decomposition of the chemical groups. | 06-25-2009 |
20090293719 | FRACTAL STRUCTURED NANOAGGLOMERATES AS FILTER MEDIA - Systems and methods for achieving filtration are provided that utilize agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles. The agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles may be used as and/or incorporated into a HEPA filtration system to remove solid or liquid submicron-sized particles, e.g., MPPS, in an efficient and efficacious manner. The filtration systems and methods are provided that utilize agglomerates or granules in a size range of about 100-500 microns. The agglomerates or granules of nanoparticles exhibit a hierarchical fractal structure. In the case of agglomerates of nanoparticles, porosities of 0.9 or greater are generally employed, and for granules of nanoparticles, porosities that are smaller than 0.9 may be employed. Filter media formed from the agglomerates or granules may be formed from materials such as carbon black and fumed silica, and may be employed in baffled or non-baffled filtration apparatus. | 12-03-2009 |
20090314159 | GAS SEPARATION VESSEL WITH INTERNAL PARTITION - A gas separation vessel has a vessel shell and a partition therein. A first bed support is mounted between the partition and the shell, and a second bed support is mounted within the partition to define a second bed space. First and second ports on the vessel shell beneath the bed supports permit gas flow between the bed spaces and the exterior of the vessel shell. A separation medium is placed in the bed spaces. A feed gas is introduced into the vessel to flow through the first bed and then through the second bed to separate at least one component of the feed gas from the other intermixed gases. Output gas is then collected from the vessel. The vessel may have a L:D ratio of not more than 4:1. | 12-24-2009 |
20100089235 | DEODORIZING DEVICE AND KIT, AND METHODS FOR ODOR REMOVAL - A deodorizing device is provided featuring a collection mouthpiece having an intake port and an internal channel, and a pump unit attachable to the collection mouthpiece and operable to draw malodorous air into the intake port and through the internal channel when the collection mouthpiece is attached to the pump unit. Also provided are a pump unit, a filter cartridge, a mount, and methods of assembling and using the same. | 04-15-2010 |
20100116134 | HIGH RATE AND HIGH CRUSH-STRENGTH ADSORBENTS - High rate and high crush-strength adsorbent particles and collections of such particles, and particularly LiLSX particles, are provided. A binder is employed in the form of a colloidal solution during the method of manufacture. Suitable binders include various silica binders. The particles are made using the steps of mixing, agglomeration, calcination and in the case of certain adsorbents such as LiX and LiLSX, ion exchange and activation. When the adsorption rate is expressed in the form SCRR/ε | 05-13-2010 |
20100132547 | HIGH GAIN SELECTIVE METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK PRECONCENTRATORS - Novel metal organic framework (MOF) molecules and methods of synthesizing them are described. MOFs are organometallic crystalline structures that have high sorption capacity due to high surface area, tailorable selectivity, an inert nature, and thermal stability at high temperatures. MOFs may be used as sorbents in preconcentrators for analytical devices to provide orders of magnitude of improved sensitivity in analyte detection. MOFs are also useful as sorbents in new compact and portable micropreconcentrator designs such as a modified purge and trap system and a multi-valve microelectromechanical system (MEMS) to achieve high gain in analyte detection. Further, MOFs may be used as coatings for novel microstructure arrays in micropreconcentrators where the microstructures are designed to increase the surface area to volume ratio inside the micropreconcentrator while minimizing the pressure drop across the micropreconcentrator. | 06-03-2010 |
20100154635 | ALUMINIUM AMINOCAROBXYLATES AS POROUS METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS - The present invention relates to a porous metal organic framework comprising an at least bidentate organic compound coordinated to at least one metal ion, where the at least one metal ion is Al | 06-24-2010 |
20100162888 | MAT-SHAPED FOAM MATERIAL FOR CLEANING AND/OR FILTERING AIR - The invention relates to a matlike foam material stock which is suitable more particularly for purposes of air purification and/or air filtration and can be used preferably for installation in ceilings and ceiling systems, walls and wall systems, air-conditioning devices, ventilation shafts, as building material or the like. The matlike foam material stock comprises a gas-permeable, more particularly air-permeable, matlike three-dimensional support, the support being formed as an open-cell or open-pore foam, more particularly foam material, and an odorant- and/or noxiant-sorbing material being taken up or provided in the support, the odorant- and/or noxiant-sorbing material being designed as an odorant- and/or noxiant-sorbing, more particularly odorant- and/or noxiant-adsorbing, sorbent based on discrete sorptive particles, the sorptive particles being fixed on the support, more particularly on the walls of the cells or pores of the foam, more particularly foam material. | 07-01-2010 |
20100242727 | Safe gas sorbents with high sorption capacity on the basis of lithium alloys - A new lithium material with high surface area, a method of its production, and a process of using the given material in purification of hydrogen or inert gases stream from active impurities. The material is manufactured in a form of granules of 0.2-2.5 mm in diameter with the structure of a dendritic carcass and is characterized with high sorption capacity and resistance to chemical shocks. | 09-30-2010 |
20100263531 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPHERICAL ACTIVATED CARBON - The invention relates to a method for producing activated carbon, in particular spherical activated carbon, wherein particles are carbonized from an organic precursor substance, wherein. the activated carbon obtained from the particles is shock-chilled after carbonization, the temperature gradient being more than 100 K/min. | 10-21-2010 |
20110000370 | AGGLOMERATES OF PRECIPITATED SILICA, METHOD FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND THEIR USE AS FILTER MEDIUM FOR GAS FILTRATION - A micro-porous material having agglomerates of precipitated silica, according to the formula MeO | 01-06-2011 |
20110023711 | MONOLITH ADSORBENT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADSORBING SAMPLES WITH THE SAME - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a monolith adsorbent which can adsorb a target sample easily in a short time or regardless of whether the amount of the sample is small or large and extract the sample with a small amount of solvent, and easily secure the sample necessary for analysis, and a method and an apparatus for adsorption and retention using the same. The present invention, as the means for solving the problem, is a monolith adsorbent formed by allowing a monolith structure body to contain an adsorbing material such as activated carbon or graphite, exposing the adsorbing material on the surface of the structure body and further surface-treating the surface of the monolith structure body with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic compound or a resin. | 02-03-2011 |
20110030555 | POLYCONDENSATION NETWORKS FOR GAS STORAGE - The invention relates to a polycondensation network built up from at least one aromatic, bifunctional Friedel-Crafts-active compound (main monomer) and at least one aromatic heterocompound (comonomer), and to the preparation and use thereof as gas storage material. | 02-10-2011 |
20110079145 | Lower Reactivity Adsorbent and Higher Oxygenate Capacity for Removal of Oxygenates from Olefin Streams - An improved adsorbent useful in removing contaminants from various hydrocarbon streams comprises a zeolite, an alumina and an added metal component provided in the adsorbent by initially contacting primarily the zeolite with the added metal. In a specific application, an adsorbent comprising sodium-impregnated zeolite Y and alumina is used to purify an ethylene stream in order to remove CO | 04-07-2011 |
20110185899 | Methods for Abatement of Arsenic and Phosphorous Contaminants From Fuel Gases Prior to Gasification - Methods for abatement of antimony-containing, arsenic-containing and/or phosphorous-containing impurities in fuel gas that is derived from a carbonaceous source can include contacting the fuel gas with an absorbent comprising a capture compound. The capture compound has one or more alkali metals, one or more alkaline earth metals, or a combination of one or more alkali and alkaline earth metals. The fuel gas impurities are reacted with the capture compound, which can be used alone or dispersed on the adsorbent, at a temperature greater than or equal to approximately 300° C. to form solid capture products comprising antimony, arsenic, or phosphorous and the alkali or alkaline earth metal. | 08-04-2011 |
20110247493 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM GAS FLOWS CONTAINING WATER - The invention relates to adsorbents for removing impurities from water-comprising gas streams, in particular for use in fuel cell systems, wherein the adsorbents comprise oxides of elements selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Zn, Ni, Co, Mn, Mg, Ba, Zr, Ce, La or combinations of these elements, have a copper oxide content of at least 30% by weight and have pore volumes of less than 0.175 ml·g | 10-13-2011 |
20110259191 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PURGING UNWANTED SUBSTANCES FROM AIR - An air filter for purging unwanted substances from air, the air filter comprising: an acid-purging stage, wherein the acid-purging stage comprises an air-permeable skeleton which has an acid-neutralizing substance mounted thereto, wherein the air-permeable skeleton comprises fiberglass fibers, open cell polyurethane foam, etc. and the acid-neutralizing substance comprises sodium bicarbonate, and further wherein the sodium bicarbonate is secured to the fiberglass fibers, open cell polyurethane foam, etc. using an adhesive; and a solvent-purging stage, wherein the solvent-purging stage comprises solvent-purging granules captured between two air-permeable screens, and further wherein the solvent-purging granules comprise activated carbon granules. | 10-27-2011 |
20110296990 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPHERICAL ACTIVATED CARBON - The invention relates to a method for producing spherical activated carbon, wherein polymer globules, which comprise thermally decomposing chemical groups, are carbonized. It is characterized by that during the carbonization, a supplier of free radicals is added to the polymer globules, the supplier of free radicals forming free radicals, which are different from the free radicals that are generated by the decomposition of the chemical groups. | 12-08-2011 |
20120006195 | FABRICATION METHOD FOR GAS-ADSORBING DEVICE, GAS-ADSORBING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A gas-adsorbing member is charged in low gas-permeable container ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120067215 | REGENERABLE PLEATED FILTER MEDIUM - The present invention provides regenerable pleated media and filter elements and combinations thereof for use in a clean room environment for removal of airborne molecular contamination. Disclosed is a pleated filter media for a clean room environment wherein the pleated filter media comprises at least an adsorbent first layer of activated carbon or polymer wherein said activated carbon or polymer together with fibers and/or an adhesion agent is enclosed between two second layers of non woven with a grid positioned on at least one side of either of the second layers or incorporated in the first layer for preventing deformation of the pleated filter media when regenerated by a heated air flow above 100° C. at 1 atm. | 03-22-2012 |
20120073437 | VESSEL AND PROCESS PERTAINING TO AN IMPERMEABLE IMPINGEMENT PLATE - One exemplary embodiment can be a vessel. The vessel can include a body, an inlet, and an impermeable impingement plate. The body may include a substantially cylindrical structure orientated substantially horizontally, and first and second heads coupled at opposing ends of the substantially cylindrical structure. Generally, the body forms an interior space, and a lower portion of the body forms a trough having a length and a width. The inlet can communicate with the interior space of the vessel. Typically, the impermeable impingement plate has an impingement surface. The impermeable impingement plate may have a first side and a second side extending substantially the length of the trough. The first and second sides may be substantially parallel and spaced apart across at least a portion of the width of the trough. | 03-29-2012 |
20120137880 | System and Method for Removing Undesirables from a Gas - A system and method remove undesirables from a gas produced by a combustion chamber. The system includes a first addition point, wherein treatment materials are added to the gas in a first addition temperature zone. The system also includes a second addition point, wherein treatment materials are added to the gas in a second addition temperature zone. The second addition point is downstream of the first addition point. The first addition temperature zone is at a higher temperature than the second addition temperature zone. The treatment materials remove undesirables from the gas. | 06-07-2012 |
20120152115 | COMPOSITE ADSORBENT BEAD, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, GAS SEPARATION PROCESS AND GAS ADSORPTION BED - Composite adsorbent beads have a porous and non-adsorbent core comprising at least one inorganic material and a porous and adsorbent shell comprising at least one adsorbent layer comprising a porous adsorbent material on the surface of the core. The core preferably comprises agglomerated inorganic particles having a mean particle size equal to or smaller than the mean particle size of the surrounding agglomerated adsorbent particles. The beads preferably are manufactured by calcining together a non-sintered core and the adsorbent layer. The beads can be used at the outlet end of an adsorption column to improve performance. | 06-21-2012 |
20120174774 | Filtering Nanoparticles by Bonding With Microparticles - Disclosed are embodiments for methods and devices for filtering undesired particles from a medium by bonding the undesired particles to attachment particles. In some embodiments, the methods include receiving a plurality of attachment particles into a volume, where the volume contains a plurality of undesired particles and the medium. The method may also include contacting the plurality of attachment particles and the plurality of undesired particles contained in the medium, resulting in formation of bonded particles in the medium. Contacting may result in collisions, causing bonding between some undesired particles and some attachment particles. Some embodiments of the method also include removing at least a portion of the medium and bonded particles from the volume through a filter coupled to the volume with an exhaust, the filter configured to capture the bonded particles while allowing the medium to pass through. | 07-12-2012 |
20120186448 | SELF-IGNITION RESISTANT THERMALLY-ACTIVATED CARBON - Thermally-activated cellulosic-based carbon is rendered more thermally stable by exposure to a halogen and/or a halogen-containing compound. Such treated cellulosic-based carbon is suitable for use in mitigating the content of hazardous substances in flue gases, especially flue gases having a temperature within the range of from about 100° C. to about 420° C. | 07-26-2012 |
20120186449 | PREPARATION OF METAL-TRIAZOLATE FRAMEWORKS - The disclosure provides for novel metal-triazolate frameworks, methods of use thereof, and devices comprising the frameworks thereof. | 07-26-2012 |
20120198997 | METHOD OF SEPARATING OFF TRACE COMPONENTS FROM A FRACTION CONTAINING AT LEAST NITROGEN AND HELIUM - A method is described for separating off trace components from a fraction ( | 08-09-2012 |
20130008309 | GAS-ADSORPTION DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - Includes gas adsorption device ( | 01-10-2013 |
20130014644 | SILICATE MATERIALS, METHOD FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE, AND METHOD FOR USING SUCH SILICATE MATERIALS FOR ADSORPTIVE FLUID SEPARATIONS - Embodiments of crystalline, titanium silicate molecular sieves are described having a formula representing mole ratios of oxides of | 01-17-2013 |
20130036907 | NON-WOVEN FABRIC FOR FILTER, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides a multi-functional nonwoven fabric for filter that has excellent properties to adsorb various toxic/harmful substances such as odorous substances, VOCs, allergens, and pathogenic viruses, has antibacterial/antimold properties, and suppresses pressure loss to a minimal level, and the present invention also provides a method that can produce such a nonwoven fabric in a simple manner. Due to the simple steps of immersing the nonwoven fabric in an aqueous polypeptide solution and further treating it with a metal salt, it is possible to obtain a nonwoven fabric for filter having excellent adsorption properties in which the fiber surface of the nonwoven fabric is coated with insolubilized polypeptide that has been crosslinked with a metal. Also, a method that can produce such a filter in a simple manner was found. | 02-14-2013 |
20130036908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES - Apparatus and methods for reducing or eliminating undesirable air-borne substances, such as odors, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins, are provided. A filter containing nanocrystalline metal oxide or metal hydroxide particles may be installed within an air handling apparatus such as an existing HVAC unit located within a building, and particularly within a home, or a portable air processor or purifier. The air handling apparatus comprises a blower which pulls air containing various undesirable substances from within the enclosed environment and directs it through a filtering device containing the nanocrystalline particles. The undesirable substances are sorbed by the nanocrystalline particles thereby creating a deodorized stream of air that may then be directed back into various portions of the enclosed environment or vented to the atmosphere. | 02-14-2013 |
20130125748 | PARTICULATE AND OTHER GASEOUS EMISSIONS FILTER - Filters including activated carbon cloth are described herein. Embodiments include a filter medium including at least one activated carbon cloth layer, at least one fibrous material layer, and at least one support layer, and filter cartridges including these filter mediums as well as methods for using these filter mediums to filter exhaust from diesel automobiles and diesel trucks. | 05-23-2013 |
20130206003 | Air Dryer Cartridge and Method for Operating an Air Dryer Cartridge - An air dryer cartridge is provided for a compressed air supply system, in particular a compressed air supply system of a commercial vehicle, with a drying agent box which is filled with a drying agent. The drying agent box can be coupled in an axial direction to a connecting flange of the compressed air supply system. A seal, which is designed as a non-return valve and, in the fitted state of the air dryer cartridge, acts in a sealing manner between the drying agent box and the connecting flange, is arranged on the drying agent box. A method for operating the air dryer cartridge on the compressed air supply system is also provided. | 08-15-2013 |
20130312605 | GAS PHASE AIR FILTRATION - An adsorbent medium for removing gaseous contaminants from air comprises a porous self-supporting filter element produced by sintering particles of polyethylene having a molecular weight greater than 400,000 g/mol as determined by ASTM-D 4020 and an adsorbent. In one embodiment, the filter element comprises a body perforated by a plurality of holes extending in the direction of fluid flow in use and having a diameter of less than 10 mm. In another embodiment, the filter element comprises a panel wherein at least the surface of the panel presented, in use, to the incoming air comprises a plurality of projections. In a further embodiment, the filter element comprises a fibrous web having particles of the adsorbent secured to the web by the sintered polyethylene. | 11-28-2013 |
20130333564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING GAS - Systems and methods for producing a product gas are provided. In one embodiment, a plurality of gas separation assemblies separate adsorbable components from a gas source using a plurality of micro-pumps to create gas flow through the gas separation assemblies. Various embodiments include implementation of various pressure swing adsorbtion (PSA), vacuum swing adsorbtion (VSA), and vacuum pressure swing adsorbtion (VPSA) systems utilizing the gas separation assemblies with micro-pumps. In other embodiments, micro-pumps and micro-pump assemblies are arranged in various configurations capable of providing a range of pressures and flow rates. | 12-19-2013 |
20130340612 | High Rate Compositions - The present invention relates generally to compositions useful in adsorption and reactive processes comprising an adsorbent powder, such as a zeolite, and a binder mixed to form an agglomerate having a porosity of 0.30≦ε | 12-26-2013 |
20130340613 | ABSORBENT AND/OR ADSORPTIVE FILTER MEDIA - Filter media suitable for various applications and related components, systems, and methods associated therewith are described. The filter media may include a composite structure having a mixture comprising fibrillated fibers (e.g., lyocell) and functional particles. The filter media may exhibit favorable absorption and/or adsorption characteristics. | 12-26-2013 |
20140000456 | NITROUS OXIDE REGENERABLE ROOM TEMPERATURE PURIFIER AND METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140013941 | AIR FILTER OPERABLE FOR FILTERING CABIN AIR IN VEHICLES, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND OTHER WORK MACHINES - The invention relates to an air filter element of a passenger compartment for the driver's cab of agricultural and work machines, in particular with spraying and atomizing devices for pesticides and fertilizers, comprising an adsorption filter layer with activated carbon, a fine filter layer in particular for separating aerosols and a circumferential sealing for separating the raw side from the clean side during installation into a filter housing. | 01-16-2014 |
20140047977 | TANK WITH CONTAINMENT CHAMBER AND GAS SCRUBBER - The invention relates to a fluid storage tank having an interior volume and a floor and having an internal spill containment chamber comprising a vent gas scrubbing apparatus or scrubber. The chamber may be defined by a containment wall which completely separates the chamber from the tank interior volume. The containment wall may comprise an exterior portion which extends beyond the tank wall. The scrubber is disposed within the chamber and comprises a gas inlet passing through the containment wall into the tank interior volume, a gas outlet for venting scrubbed gases, and a gas scrubbing chemical storage and circulation system. | 02-20-2014 |
20140251133 | MACHINE TOOL MOUNTED MIST COLLECTOR WITH FILTER CLAMP - A system for removing cooling liquid from a mist. The system includes an intake, where the intake is configured to receive the cooling mist and a baffle filter including a plurality of overlapping and offset layers of baffles, the baffle filter configured to collect and output cooling liquid from the cooling mist. The system also includes a mesh positioned vertically above the baffle and configured to drip cooling liquid collected thereon onto the baffle filter and an air filter, where the air filter is configured to remove a portion of pollutants from the demisted air. The system further includes a filter clamp configured to hold the air filter in place and an exhaust, where the exhaust is configured to output the demisted air. | 09-11-2014 |
20140251134 | SUPERADSORBENT MATERIAL SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED FILTRATION APPLICATIONS - The present invention involves the use of nanoporous carbons derived from partially or fully demetalized metal carbides in personal protection equipment for the irreversible absorption/adsorption of both broad and specific targeted gases. These materials have been specifically processed to provide enhanced effective loadings against specific harmful volatile organic compounds. | 09-11-2014 |
20140260974 | CAPILLARY MICROEXTRACTOR OF VOLATILES (CMV) - A capillary microextractor of volatiles (CMV) allows the sampling of diagnostic volatiles that can be an explosive, explosive taggant, drug, poison, decomposition products thereof, a mixture of chemicals comprising an odor signature determined from detector dog trials, or volatile organic compounds indicative of a disease or other medical condition. The CMV has a thermally stable housing with orifices to allow the contact of a gas that contains one or more diagnostic volatiles with an absorbent that extracts and concentrates the diagnostic volatiles. After sampling, the CMV with the absorbed diagnostic volatiles can be placed in an ionized gas beam and introduced into a mass spectrometer or placed in a thermal desorption unit (TDU), where, upon heating, the diagnostic volatiles are released to an inlet port of an analytical instrument. Analytical instruments that can be used include gas chromatographs and ion mobility spectrometers for separation and mass spectrometers for unambiguous identification of the diagnostic volatiles. | 09-18-2014 |
20140290481 | VACUUM SYSTEM FOR NAIL SALON WORK STATION - A system for ridding the working area of a nail salon work station of fumes and nail dust. The system is self-contained within the particular work station and has a vacuum system that draws air in from the area surrounding and proximate the working area to remove the fumes and dust. A fan draws that air into a chamber containing a bag-type, particulate filter that filters out the nail dust. Downstream of the bag-type filter is a fume filter that receives the air from the bag-type filter, having been pressurized by the fan, and provides a filter of the fumes. The air, now having passed through a particulate filter and a fume filter is exhausted into the room at a location remote from the working area. The bag-type filter is inexpensive and readily replaced. | 10-02-2014 |
20140331861 | Mass Spectrometer Vacuum Interface Method and Apparatus - A method of preparing or operating a mass spectrometer vacuum interface comprising a skimmer apparatus having a skimmer aperture and an internal surface of the skimmer apparatus, comprising disposing an adsorbent or getter material on the internal surface. The internal surface has a deposition region where matter from plasma flows may be deposited and the material is disposed on part or all of the deposition region. The disposing step may be performed before a first use and/or intermittently, especially to refresh a previously disposed material. Providing such material serves to trap or collect deposition matter which might anyway be deposited but in such a way that subsequent liberation of that matter is prevented or at least reduced. | 11-13-2014 |
20150007722 | ADSORBER WITH HORIZONTAL AXIAL BED AND CLEARING SYSTEM OF PACKING - Installation for treating a fluid comprising, in a section of a horizontal shell ring ( | 01-08-2015 |
20150053080 | ADSORPTIVE FILTER MEDIUM - The invention relates to an adsorptive filter medium (i.e. a filter unit or filter structure) which is suitable for purifying gases and/or gas mixtures, preferably air, and also for removing chemical and/or biological poisons and/or pollutants from gases and/or gas mixtures, preferably air, and also to the use thereof. | 02-26-2015 |
20150128800 | OXYGEN SEPARATOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING OXYGEN - The invention relates to an oxygen separation device ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150300225 | Apparatus And Method For Removal Of Gas Phase Artifacts From Engine Exhaust During Testing - An apparatus and method for removal of gas phase artifacts from engine exhaust undergoing evaluation for the presence of particulate matter as collected on a particulate matter filter. More specifically, the disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for removal of gas phase artifacts from engine exhaust being tested and prior to the exhaust reaching a particulate matter (PM) filter. Such removal provides that the PM filter indicates relatively more accurate evaluation of the particulate matter present. | 10-22-2015 |
20160067648 | Air Filter for the Interior Air of Cabins of Vehicles, Agricultural, Construction, and Work Machines - The invention relates to an interior air filter element ( | 03-10-2016 |