| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 095148000 | And regeneration | 31 |
| 20090025557 | Domestic Appliance Comprising an Adsorption Unit and Method for Operating a Domestic Appliance of This Type - A domestic appliance including an adsorption unit and further including a process air conduit, wherein an adsorption container operates as a heat exchanger for heating a stream of air flowing in the process air conduit and being applied to the adsorption container, with the adsorption unit configured for alternate and reversible operation in a first operating state in which a stream of air flowing in the process air conduit is applied to the adsorption container and which adsorbs adsorptive evaporating in the phase transition container, and in a second operating state in which the adsorbing agent is heated by the heater and the adsorptive is desorbed, with desorbed adsorptive condensing in the phase transition container, the domestic appliance including an assembly operatively associated with the adsorption unit for applying a stream of air flowing in the process air conduit to the adsorption container in the second operating state. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090114094 | GREASE ABSORPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An improvement is provided in grease trap assemblies for grease traps to be positioned on the roof of commercial buildings such as restaurants. The improvement comprises a system for degreasing that uses, in combination, a grease absorbent material that is porous rock, preferably lava, and a grease digestible microbe capable of digesting fatty acids from cooking fats and oils. Each can as well be used alone, but best results are achieved with the combination. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090114095 | FILTER CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A filter cleaning system according to one aspect of the invention comprises a baghouse including a tubesheet having a plurality of openings extending therethrough. A plurality of filter cartridges is sealingly mounted to the tubesheet at respective openings. Each filter cartridge has an open end and pleated media for filtering particulates from gas flowing therethrough. The filter cartridge has particulates accumulate on the pleated media. A pulse cleaning system intermittently directs cleaning pulses of air into the open ends of the filter cartridges media at a supply pressure in the range of about 20 PSI to 60 PSI to dislodge accumulated particulates from the pleated media. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090139402 | Regenerative sulfur sorption - A substrate or method for the sorption of sulfur compounds with a high capacity includes providing a substrate that defines at least one layer of ultra-short-channel-length mesh, coating at least a portion of the substrate with a desired sorbent for sulfur sorption, and passing a flowstream through the substrate and in contact with the sorbent during sorption. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090193969 | CONTAMINANT REMOVAL FROM A GAS STREAM - A system employing a regenerable zinc-oxide based sorbent to remove one or more contaminants from an incoming gas stream. The contaminant-depleted gas stream can then be used for any subsequent application, while at least a portion of the contaminant-laden sorbent can be regenerated via a step-wise regeneration process. In one embodiment, sorbent regenerated via the step-wise regeneration process can comprise less sorbent-damaging compounds than traditional sorbents exposed to conventional regeneration processes. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090314160 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGENERATING A SORPTION DRYER OR CLEANER - An apparatus and method for regenerating a sorption dryer or cleaner by periodically heating the sorbing surface utilizing a number of heating elements distributed along the sorbing surface which are alternately switched on and off. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100005965 | PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF METAL CARBONYLS FROM A SYNTHESIS GAS STREAM - The invention provides a process for removal of metal carbonyls from a synthesis gas stream comprising metal carbonyls, the process comprising the steps of: (a) adsorption of metal carbonyls by contacting the synthesis gas stream with solid adsorbent comprising activated carbon and/or hydrophobic zeolite to obtain solid adsorbent enriched in metal carbonyls and a synthesis gas stream depleted of metal carbonyls; (b) desorption of metal carbonyls by contacting the solid adsorbent enriched in metal carbonyls with CO-containing gas comprising at least 0.5 volume % CO to obtain regenerated adsorbent depleted of metal carbonyls and CO-containing gas enriched in metal carbonyls, wherein the temperature at which metal carbonyl desorption takes place is higher than the temperature at which metal carbonyl adsorption takes place. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100095844 | Portable room air purifier - A portable room air purifier includes a hollow cylindrical air filter disposed within a housing and having an inner surface circumscribing a cylindrical air treatment space and an outer surface. A sorbant material is disposed on the inner surface of the air filter and a germicidal lamp is disposed within the cylindrical air treatment space to emit germicidal light within the space and incident upon the sorbant material on the inner surface of the air filter. A fan is disposed in the housing to draw air from the cylindrical air treatment space through the air filter such that the air enters the filter through the inner surface and exits the filter through the outer surface. The portable room air purifier preferably includes an electrical circuit configured to power the fan and the germicidal lamp when the housing is in an assembled condition, and to deactivate both the fan and the lamp when the housing is disassembled. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100180763 | Air Cleaner Having Regenerative Filter, and Method for Regenerative of Air Cleaner Filter - The invention relates to an air cleaner, and more particularly to an air cleaner which includes a regenerative deodorizing filter to purify and treat gaseous substances contained in air, thus enabling efficient regeneration of the regenerative deodorizing filter, and a method of regenerating the filter of the air cleaner. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110041690 | Method and apparatus for removing volatile contaminants from industrial plants - A method and apparatus for simultaneously removing alkali chlorides from an industrial process and purifying vaporizable contaminants such as mercury from a particulate material. Gases containing alkali chlorides are cooled to a temperature above the boiling point of the contaminants and below the boiling point of the alkali chlorides. Particulates rich in alkali chlorides are removed from the gas stream with a first dust collector. The gas stream cleaned of alkali chlorides is directed to a reaction area where particulate material containing mercury contaminants is inserted into the gas stream to vaporize the contaminants from the material and entrain the cleaned material in the gases. The gases are directed to a second dust collector to remove the entrained particulate material, after which a sorbent or chemical reagent is injected in the gases to interact with the contaminants and form a contaminant containing product that is entrained in the gases and thereafter separated from the gases. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110290114 | METHOD OF SEPARATING COMPONENTS FROM A GAS STREAM - This invention provides methods for separating gas components from a gas stream. The methods are particularly advantageous in that an environmentally friendly biomass absorbent is used to assist in the separation process. The invention is particularly suited to separate water soluble gas components from a gas stream. The water soluble gas components can be used to condition the biomass for additional use, such as a conditioned feed for a biofuel. In general, the conditioned biomass will have increased enzyme digestibility, making the conditioned biomass highly suitable as feedstock for biofuel production. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120097030 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRYING FUEL, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for drying fuel, e.g., in a motor vehicle, has a storage reservoir for a desiccant which absorbs moisture at temperatures below a regeneration temperature, and releases it again at temperatures above the regeneration temperature. Furthermore, a connection between the storage reservoir and a fuel tank storing the fuel is provided, the air situated above the fuel coming into operative connection with the desiccant via the connection. Using a heating device for heating the desiccant to a temperature above the regeneration temperature, the desiccant is able to be regenerated. The device for drying fuel enables removal of water contained in the fuel. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120145000 | Drying Process For Flue Gas Treatment - An apparatus and method for drying a moist gas is provided. The apparatus includes a revolving desiccant rotor with at least an adsorption sector and a regeneration chamber; the regeneration chamber comprising at least a first dry gas sector, a hot regeneration sector, and a second dry gas sector, and optionally a cold regeneration sector. The method includes at least an adsorption sector and a regeneration chamber; the regeneration chamber comprising at least a first dry gas sector, a hot regeneration sector, and a second dry gas sector, and optionally a cold regeneration sector. This method includes the steps of; contacting a moist gas stream with the desiccant in the adsorption sector, thereby producing a dry gas stream; contacting a first dry gas stream with the desiccant in the first dry gas sector, thereby producing a first wet gas stream; contacting a hot partially wet gas stream with the desiccant in the hot regeneration sector, thereby producing a warm wet gas stream; contacting a dry regeneration gas stream with the desiccant in the second dry gas sector, thereby producing a wet regeneration gas stream, and contacting a regeneration purge gas stream with the desiccant in the cold regeneration sector, thereby producing a warm purge gas stream. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120167765 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING XENON - An adsorbent comprising a zeolite having a pore diameter of not less than 4.5 angstroms and not more than 7.3 angstroms as a principal component, which can adsorb xenon under ordinary temperatures and pressures or under ordinary temperatures and low xenon partial pressure, is used. In the xenon recovery method of the present invention, the adsorbent is communicated with a xenon-containing equipment, and xenon is adsorbed on the adsorbent and xenon is detached from the adsorbent. Thereby, xenon can be recovered, with efficiency, directly from used equipment in which xenon is enclosed under ordinary temperatures and pressures or under ordinary temperatures and low xenon partial pressure. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120180660 | PVDF PYROLYZATE ADSORBENT AND GAS STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEM UTILIZING SAME - A polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) pyrolyzate adsorbent is described, having utility for storing gases in an adsorbed state, and from which adsorbed gas may be desorbed to supply same for use. The PVDF pyrolyzate adsorbent can be of monolithic unitary form, or in a bead, powder, film, particulate or other finely divided form. The adsorbent is particularly suited for storage and supply of fluorine-containing gases, such as fluorine gas, nitrogen trifluoride, carbo-fluoride gases, and the like. The adsorbent may be utilized in a gas storage and dispensing system, in which the adsorbent is contained in a supply vessel, from which sorbate gas can be selectively dispensed. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120192715 | METHOD FOR RECLAIMING AN EVAPORATED LIQUID FROM AN AIR STREAM AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method is provided for reclaiming an evaporated liquid from an air stream including transferring the evaporated liquid from a first quantity of air into a second quantity of air, wherein the second quantity of air is smaller than the first quantity of air. A device for performing the method is also provided. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120204720 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS - A method for reducing hydrocarbon emissions from automotive evaporative emissions control systems comprising steps of: contacting a vented fuel vapor stream from a fuel tank ( | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120210873 | EXHAUST GAS PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING EXHAUST GAS - An exhaust gas processing apparatus for processing a mixed gas discharged from a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus is provided with: an adsorption separation unit for separating a monosilane gas that requires abatement and a hydrogen gas that does not require abatement by allowing the mixed gas to pass through and then by mainly adsorbing the monosilane gas among a plurality of types of gases contained in the mixed gas; a heating unit for desorbing the monosilane adsorbed onto the adsorption separation unit; a silane gas abatement unit for abating a monosilane gas desorbed from the adsorption separation unit; and a hydrogen gas discharge unit for discharging a hydrogen gas separated from the mixed gas by the adsorption separation unit. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130192464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REGENERATION OF AN AIR DRYER - A regeneration controller for an air dryer on a vehicle includes a location identifier that determines a current location, a regeneration profile identifier that selects a regeneration profile based on the current location, and a regeneration initiator that initiates regenerations of the air dryer based on the regeneration profile. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130206006 | OFF GAS EXTRACTION AND CHEMICAL RECOVERY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - An off gas extraction system provides superior results to other systems for cleaning polluted soil. Off gas is extracted, followed by compression and condensation. Compression and condensation produce an off gas further treated to produce pollutant-free exhaust. A regenerative adsorber cleans the influent gas/air by adsorbing residual chemical vapor and concentrates the removed chemical vapor and reprocesses them. Conventional scrubbers are used on the back end of the system to produce a final exhaust as prescribed by environmental regulation. Methods of accomplishing the same are likewise taught including combinations and additions consistent with schemes as they evolve. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130239809 | SORBENT DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THEM - Certain aspects and examples are directed to sorbent devices and methods of using them. In certain embodiments, a sorbent device comprising a body comprising a sampling inlet, a sampling outlet and a cavity between the inlet and the outlet, the cavity comprising a serial arrangement of at least four different sorbent materials is described. In some embodiments, the sorbent materials are arranged from a material with a weakest sorbent strength to a material with a strongest sorbent strength with the weakest sorbent strength material adjacent to the sampling inlet. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140020559 | Systems And Methods For Regenerating Adsorbents For Indoor Air Scrubbing - Some embodiments of the disclosure correspond to, for example, a system for scrubbing a mixture of gases and/or contaminants from indoor air from an enclosed space to remove at least one gas and/or contaminant from the mixture of gases and/or contaminants. The system may include one or more adsorbent materials configured to be cycled between adsorption and regeneration of at least one of gas and/or contaminant from the mixture of gases and/or contaminants via a temperature swing adsorption cycle (for example), regeneration means configured to regenerate one or more adsorbent materials. The regeneration means may be configured at a regeneration temperature to regenerate the one or more adsorbent materials. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140123850 | METHOD FOR REGENERATION OF SOLID AMINE CO2 CAPTURE BEDS - A carbon dioxide capture system includes a solid sorbent material including an amine. A base solution is in communication with the sorbent material when the amine becomes deactivated. The base solution is removed from the sorbent material when the amine is regenerated by the base solution. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20150101483 | HIGH PERFORMANCE ADSORBENT MEDIA FOR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS - An adsorbent media has a pore volume/media volume of at least about 0.12 cc pore volume/cc media, a specific heat capacity of less than about 2.9 J/cc pore volume, and a pressure drop of less than about 4.0 inH | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150128801 | OXYGEN SEPARATOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING OXYGEN - The invention relates to a method of separating oxygen from an oxygen comprising gas, the method comprising the steps of: performing at least a first and a second period of oxygen separation, the first and the second period of oxygen separation each comprising the steps of guiding an oxygen comprising gas to the primary side of an oxygen separation device ( | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150290575 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PURIFYING NATURAL GASES - A method and systems for purifying natural gases are provided herein. The method includes layering a plurality of adsorbents in a column, where the plurality of adsorbents is layered in an order. The method includes injecting a feed gas stream into the column, where the feed gas stream includes multiple components. The method includes removing the multiple components from the feed gas stream and producing a purified gas. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160001217 | FILTER WITH OPTIMIZED FLUID FLOWS | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160016108 | CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a carbon dioxide capture apparatus having a temperature swing adsorption mode for selective separation of carbon dioxide from flue gases. The carbon dioxide capture apparatus comprises: a carbon dioxide sorption column including a carbon dioxide adsorption unit in which adsorption of carbon dioxide from flue gases occurs; a carbon dioxide desorption column connected to the carbon dioxide sorption column and including a carbon dioxide desorption unit in which desorption of the adsorbed carbon dioxide occurs; a carbon dioxide absorbent repeatedly adsorbing and desorbing carbon dioxide while circulating through the carbon dioxide sorption column and the carbon dioxide desorption column; and a heat exchange unit in which heat exchange occurs between the absorbent after carbon dioxide adsorption and the absorbent after carbon dioxide desorption. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160136563 | 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 reversible 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. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160187012 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDITIONING AIR IN AN ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENT WITH DISTRIBUTED AIR CIRCULATION SYSTEMS - A system for conditioning air in a building including a fan-coil unit arranged adjacent to or within an indoor space within the building and additionally configured to at least one of heat and cool the air of the indoor space, and a scrubber arranged adjacent to or within the indoor space, the scrubber configured during a scrub cycle for scrubbing of indoor air from the indoor space. The scrubber includes one or more adsorbent materials arranged therein to adsorb at least one predetermined gas from the indoor air during the scrub cycle, a source of outdoor air, and an exhaust, wherein the scrubber is configured during a purge cycle to direct a purging air flow received from the source of outdoor air over and/or through the adsorbent materials to purge at least a portion of the at least one predetermined gas adsorbed by the adsorbent materials during the scrub cycle from the adsorbent materials and thereafter exhausting the flow via the exhaust. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20170232386 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING A GAS LADEN WITH POLLUTANTS | 08-17-2017 |
