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| 20080305014 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus which stably supplies a vaporized gas of liquid raw material to a processing chamber includes liquid raw material tanks storing a liquid raw material, a carrier gas supply line supplying a carrier gas to one of the tanks, a raw material supply line pressure-feeding to this tank the liquid raw material of the other tank, a carrier gas supply line feeding a carrier gas to the tank, a raw material supply line feeding to the processing chamber a vaporized gas of the liquid raw material of the tank, a mass flow controller which controls the flow rate of the carrier gas, a mass flow controller detecting the flow rate of the vaporized gas of the liquid raw material, and a feedback device feeding back a detection result of the mass flow controller to the former mass flow controller. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090060798 | Automated Endoscope Reprocessor Germicide Concentration Monitoring System and Method - A method measures a property of a germicidal solution in an endoscope processor spectroscopically by placing a quantity of the solution into a cuvette and passing a light therethrough. A reservoir receives a quantity of the solution and bubbles are filtered out via a cross-flow filter prior to putting a sample therefrom into the cuvette for measuring. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090155129 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING UREA INJECTION OF SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a system for controlling urea injection of a selective catalyst reduction apparatus for controlling an injection amount by considering vaporization and resolution characteristics of a urea solution according to driving conditions. Also, the method for controlling urea injection of the selective catalyst reduction apparatus may include determining a necessary ammonia amount according to a predetermined driving condition, determining a necessary urea solution amount by applying an ammonia conversion coefficient of urea solution, and determining a final urea solution amount that is to be finally injected by applying a wall-wetted urea solution amount. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090155130 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION SYSTEM - A monitoring system for a selective catalyst reduction system according to the present invention includes a selective catalyst reduction system that reacts with ammonia and reduces NOx, a first NOx sensor that is disposed upstream of the selective catalyst reduction system and measures the amount of the NOx that flows into the selective catalyst reduction system, a second NOx sensor that is disposed downstream of the selective catalyst reduction system and measures the amount of the NOx that is reduced, an injector that is disposed between the first NOx sensor and the selective catalyst reduction system and injects a urea solution, and a control portion that calculates reduction efficiency based on signals that are detected from the first NOx sensor and the second NOx sensor, determines the necessary amount of the ammonia according to the reduction efficiency, and controls the injection amount of the urea solution through the injector. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090196799 | CATALYST WITHDRAWAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGULATING CATALYST INVENTORY IN A UNIT - Catalyst withdrawal apparatuses and methods for regulating catalyst inventory in one or more units are provided. In one embodiment, a catalyst withdrawal apparatus for removing catalyst from a FCC unit includes a vessel coupled to a flow control circuit. Another embodiment of a catalyst withdrawal apparatus includes a vessel, a delivery line, and control valve. The control valve is configured to control the amount of gas to the delivery line and entrained with the catalyst. Another embodiment of catalyst withdrawal apparatus includes a vessel coupled to a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a first conduit; a housing confining a coolant volume around a portion of the first conduit; and a sliding seal sealing the housing to the first conduit in manner that allows longitudinal expansion. A fluid catalyst cracking system coupled to a catalyst withdrawal apparatus and method for withdrawing catalyst from a unit are also disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090280036 | Catalytic combustors keeping contained medium warm in response to hydrostatic valve | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090280037 | Exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine - There is provided a technique which can reduce the NOx stored in an NOx storage reduction catalyst. In case where concentrated reduction is carried out so as to add a reducing agent to the NOx storage reduction catalyst in a concentrated manner when a shift has been made from a state in which reduction of the NOx stored in said NOx storage reduction catalyst is unable to be performed in spite of a request for reduction of the NOx into a state in which reduction of the NOx is able to be performed, the level of concentration upon addition of the reducing agent is changed based on the amount of the NOx stored in the NOx storage reduction catalyst and the temperature of the NOx storage reduction catalyst. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090304554 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING A SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE REACTION OF AN ANHYDROUS HYDRIDE REACTANT - The apparatus includes a liquid permeable pouch that defines a cavity for maintaining an anhydrous hydride reactant, wherein the cavity comprises a cross-section such that a point within the cross-section is separated from a perimeter of the liquid permeable pouch by no more than double the permeation distance, and a cartridge configured to receive the liquid permeable pouch and a liquid reactant such that at least a portion of the liquid permeable pouch is submerged in the liquid reactant. The system includes a plurality of pouches formed from two rectangular sheets of liquid permeable material, and each pouch has a width selected such that each point within a cross-section is separated from the sheets by no more than double the permeation distance. The method includes joining the sheets, forming one or more seals to define a cavity, disposing anhydrous hydride within the cavity, and sealing the opening. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100047134 | FLUIDIZED BED WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - A fluidized bed reactor for removing phosphorus and nitrogen from wastewater has a column comprising a number of sections. The diameter of the column changes stepwise between the sections. A flow velocity in excess of 100 cm/min is maintained in a lowermost one of the sections and lower flow velocities are maintained in subsequent sections. A struvite supersaturation ratio is controlled in part by recycling wastewater from an outlet of the column. Struvite pellets are removed periodically from the bottom of the column. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100086447 | Methods and systems for sterilization - The present disclosure relates to sterilization methods and systems that may be used within numerous contexts, such as health-care and manufacturing facilities. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100129265 | ALKYLATION SYSTEM WITH CATALYST TRANSFER - A system for alkylating hydrocarbons which includes an improved method of safely handling alkylation catalyst is disclosed. The process includes passing the alkylation catalyst from a settler vessel to a catalyst receiving vessel, via a catalyst cooler, for containment therein in the presence of a condensible gas. Also disclosed is a method for controlling the pressure in the catalyst receiving vessel by controlling the rate of removal of vapors. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100143201 | MAINTENANCE FREE OXIDIZER GENERATION AND APPLICATIO DEVICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL - A food and surface sanitizing apparatus has a compact corona discharge type ozone generator, having a permanently sealed small diameter, concentric anode, dielectric and cathode set which does not require dry air feed and which requires no maintenance. A dedicated cooling apparatus permits consistent ozone output over extended time of use. The apparatus is encapsulated in a housing along with an apparatus for dissolving a portion of the ozone in the stream of water passing through an arrangement of tubing. A sensor recognizes the presence of oxidizer in the water stream and adjusts the output of the ozone generator to maintain a predetermined level of dissolved ozone. A water flow quantifier enumerates the total volume of water processed. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100143202 | TARGET SUPPLY UNIT OF EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a target supply unit of an extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light by applying a laser beam to a target material to turn the target material into plasma, clogging of a target nozzle for supplying the target material to a laser beam application point is suppressed. The target supply unit includes: a target container for accommodating the target material; a target nozzle for injecting the target material supplied from the target container; and a reducing gas supply unit for supplying a reducing gas into the target container. Instead of using the reducing gas, a carbon-based material having a reduction action may be provided within the target container for causing reduction reaction. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100150784 | Device for Dissolving Solid Substances in Water - A device for dissolving solid chemical substances in water is provided with: a container, which has a bottom portion designed to contain an aqueous solution; a perforated loading chamber, which is set at the top of the bottom portion and is designed to contain a solid chemical substance; and a spraying device set within the loading chamber for directing at least one jet of water onto the solid chemical substance. In use, the solid chemical substance is set around the spraying device, and the jet of water is directed downwards and/or laterally so as not to wet the solid chemical substance set above the spraying device. In this way, there is obtained a relatively gradual dissolution of the solid chemical substance and a lower development of gaseous substances having an unpleasant smell. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100158760 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Methanol with Hydrocarbon Recycling - An apparatus and method of producing methanol includes reacting a heated hydrocarbon-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas in a reactor; to provide a product stream comprising methanol; and transferring heat from the product stream to the hydrocarbon-containing gas to heat the hydrocarbon containing gas. After removing methanol and CO | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110058986 | ISOLATOR - An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110076200 | CHEMICAL PLANT - It is made possible to scale up the throughput of a chemical plant using microreactors. The chemical plant has a liquid sending line communicating with a raw material tank at a bifurcation of raw material and a means for detecting the flow of raw material and a control valve for adjusting the flow located in the line. In each branch line to each of the multiple microreactors connected in parallel, there are provided a means for monitoring the flow rate of raw material and a means for adjusting this flow rate. A control apparatus monitors the flow rate in each liquid sending line and adjusts the quantity of liquid sent from each control valve and each pump to avoid the influence of an air bubble or deposit in each line. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110150709 | Denitrificaton Plant - The invention relates to a device for denitrifying the flue gases of a fossil fuel-fired steam generator, especially a steam generator boiler ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110165026 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING FLAME STABILITY AND TEMPERATURE IN A CLAUS THERMAL REACTOR - A system may include a sulfur recovery unit. The sulfur recovery unit may include an acid gas supply, which may supply acid gas, an oxygen supply, which may supply oxygen, a fuel supply, which may supply fuel. The fuel may have a higher heating value than the acid gas. Also, the sulfur recovery unit may include a thermal reaction zone, which may thermally recover sulfur from the acid gas by combustion of the fuel and the acid gas with the oxygen and through reaction of the acid gas with combustion products arising from the combustion. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110280768 | AMMONIA SUPPLY DEVICE, AMMONIA SUPPLY METHOD AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An ammonia supply device includes an ammonia absorber, a conductive element, a mixture, a tank and an electrode. The ammonia absorber is in powder or granular form. Ammonia is stored in the ammonia absorber and released from the ammonia absorber. The conductive element in paste or liquid form has a conductive property and a nonreactive property with ammonia. The mixture is made by mixing the ammonia absorber and the conductive element. The tank holds the mixture. The electrode includes a pair of first and second electrode elements for applying voltage to the mixture. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110293483 | FLUE GAS PURIFYING DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a flue gas purifying device that can efficiently decrease nitrogen oxides in flue gas. This object is solved by including: an exhaust pipe that guides flue gas discharged from a burning appliance; a urea-water injecting unit that injects urea water into the exhaust pipe; a catalytic unit arranged on a downstream side to a position where urea water is injected in a flow direction of flue gas and having a urea SCR catalyst; a first ammonia-concentration measuring unit that measures a concentration of ammonia in flue gas at a measurement position in a region where the catalytic unit is arranged; a second ammonia-concentration measuring unit arranged on a downstream side to the catalytic unit in a flow direction of the flue gas, to measure a concentration of ammonia in the flue gas having passed through the urea SCR catalyst; and a control unit that controls injection of urea water by the urea-water injecting unit based on measurement results acquired by the first and second ammonia-concentration measuring units. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120014839 | ACTIVE CO NEUTRALIZING DEVICE - An active CO neutralizing device includes a CO sensing unit, a control unit, an alarm unit and an ozone releasing unit and serves to detect a concentration of carbon monoxide in the air and to automatically release ozone to react with carbon monoxide when the detected concentration of carbon monoxide is in excess of a preset threshold so as to neutralize and thereby dilute carbon monoxide in order to minimize the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and allow more time for rescue. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120107182 | WATER GAS SHIFT FOR ACETYLENE CONVERTER FEED CO CONTROL - A process and apparatus are presented for the removal of carbon monoxide from ethylene streams. The removal of carbon monoxide before selective hydrogenation protects the catalyst in the selective hydrogenation reactor. Carbon monoxide levels are controlled with the water gas shift process to convert the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, with the carbon dioxide removed in an acid gas removal process. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120107183 | REDUCING CORROSION IN A TURBOMACHINE - A method and system for reducing corrosion in a turbomachine are provided. The method may include providing a process gas to a condenser, wherein the process gas contains a condensate having a pH level that is acidic. The condenser may be configured to remove at least a portion of the condensate from the process gas. Any condensate that is not removed is a remaining condensate. The method may further include increasing the pH level of the remaining condensate to above about 4 by mixing the process gas and the remaining condensate with an amount of pH modifier to form a mixture, and directing the mixture to a compressor coupled to the condenser, wherein the compressor is configured to compress the mixture. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120134881 | CENTRALIZED, TIME-SHARED VAPOR STERILIZATION SYSTEM - A system for conveying a sterilant vapor to a plurality of processing lines having articles moving therealong. The system includes a central source of a sterilant vapor. A conveying device is provided for conveying a sterilant vapor from the central source to a plurality of processing lines. A plurality of sensing devices are provided for sensing a plurality of operational parameters associated with the system and the plurality of processing lines. A controller is provided for receiving signals from the plurality of sensing devices. The controller is programmed to monitor continuously the plurality of sensing devices to determine if an event indicative of a malfunction has occurred with respect to the system or the plurality of processing lines. The controller is programmed to adjust the operation of the system in response to the event to maintain uninterrupted operation of one or more of the plurality of processing lines. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120219460 | OZONE GAS GENERATION UNIT AND OZONE GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a downsized ozone generation unit including control means having plurality of means for outputting an ozone gas, and the ozone generation unit. In the present invention, a gas pipe integrated block ( | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120230876 | AIR PURIFICATION APPARATUS - A method for purifying polluted air having particle phase pollutants and gaseous phase pollutants is provided. The method comprising: separately purifying and treating particle phase and gaseous phase pollutants present in the air; providing a dust cleaning apparatus, a catalytic filter core and a valve for controlling an airflow path within an air purification apparatus; controlling the airflow path for the air to bypass the catalytic filter core in a way that: if the amount of particle phase pollutants is above a predetermined value, the valve is moved to the open position to enable the air to bypass the catalyst filtering core; if the amount of particle phase pollutants is less than a predetermined value, the valve is moved to the closed position to force the air to pass through the catalyst filtering core. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120237402 | DETECTION DEVICE - A detection device for internal combustion engines exhaust gases post-treatment systems has a casing ( | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120288412 | Fuel Processing of Feedstocks Having Components Harmful to Hydrodesulfurization - A reformer system ( | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130017121 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEAANM Bisaiji; YukiAACI Mishima-shiAACO JPAAGP Bisaiji; Yuki Mishima-shi JPAANM Yoshida; KoheiAACI Gotemba-shiAACO JPAAGP Yoshida; Kohei Gotemba-shi JPAANM Inoue; MikioAACI Susono-shiAACO JPAAGP Inoue; Mikio Susono-shi JPAANM Umemoto; KazuhiroAACI Ebina-shiAACO JPAAGP Umemoto; Kazuhiro Ebina-shi JP - In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, an upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor ( | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130028794 | STERILISING AND DISINFECTION APPARATUS - A sterilisation and disinfection apparatus can include a sterilisation environment for receiving items to be sterilised, a source of hydrogen peroxide and means for feeding to said sterilisation environment a controlled flow of a gaseous dispersion of vaporised hydrogen peroxide, characterised by comprising sensing means the electro-conductivity of which varies in response to a variation of the concentration of vaporised hydrogen peroxide in the gaseous atmosphere to which said sensing means are exposed; said sensing means being exposed to said gaseous dispersion and configured to output a signal which is a function of the concentration of vaporised hydrogen peroxide in said gaseous dispersion. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130028795 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises a NOx selective reduction catalyst provided in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine; an upstream side oxidation catalyst which is a catalyst having an oxidizing ability provided in the exhaust passage upstream from the NOx selective reduction catalyst and which includes a carrier for carrying a noble metal for oxidation, the carrier being formed of a basic carrier; and a reducing agent supply until which supplies a reducing agent to an exhaust gas allowed to flow into the NOx selective reduction catalyst. Accordingly, even when the oxidation catalyst causes the SOx poisoning in the exhaust gas purification apparatus for the internal combustion engine having the oxidation catalyst and the NOx selective reduction catalyst provided in the exhaust passage, the reduction efficiency of NOx reduced by the aid of the NOx selective reduction catalyst is favorably maintained. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130034468 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, air-fuel ratio sensors each of which has a solid electrolyte, electrodes which respectively cover the two side surfaces of the solid electrolyte, and a diffusion resistance layer which covers one of electrodes are arranged. In operation, the greater the amounts of deposition of sulfur ingredients at the air-fuel ratio sensors, the smaller the amounts of change of the air-fuel ratios detected by the air-fuel ratio sensor and the longer the time period of change of the air-fuel ratios. The amounts of sulfur poisoning of the air-fuel ratio sensors are detected from the changes of the air-fuel ratios detected by the air-fuel ratio sensors. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130052086 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine is provided with an exhaust purification catalyst where NO | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130052087 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine of the present invention, a silver-alumina-based catalyst device and NO | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130058833 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - Provided is an exhaust gas purification system that can prevent adhesion of urea water in a dosing valve during DPF regeneration. An exhaust gas purification system | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130078153 | BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY FOR VHP UNIT WITH REMOVABLE DIFFUSER - A system for decontaminating an enclosure that defines a region. The system includes a decontamination unit for generating a vaporized sterilant. The decontamination unit includes a housing that defines a chamber therein. An inlet and an outlet of the housing fluidly communicate with the chamber. A bulkhead assembly connects the decontamination unit to the enclosure. The bulkhead assembly includes a barrier assembly for sealing an opening of the enclosure. The membrane traverses the opening of the enclosure. A first port and a second port allow the carrier gas to flow through the membrane. A frame assembly seals the barrier assembly into the opening of the enclosure. An outlet conduit defines a flow path for conveying the carrier gas from the decontamination unit to the region of the enclosure. A return conduit defines a flow path for conveying the carrier gas from the enclosure to the decontamination unit. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130115138 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine wherein a hydrocarbon feed valve ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130183200 | CONTINUOUS TAKE OFF TECHNIQUE AND PRESSURE CONTROL OF POLYMERIZATION REACTORS - A polymerization reactor system includes features for operating two or more reactors in series or parallel. The system includes a discharge line coupled to an outlet of a first polymerization reactor, a first conduit connecting the first polymerization reactor to a second polymerization reactor via the discharge line, a second conduit connecting the first polymerization reactor to a flashline apparatus via the discharge line, and a diverter valve coupling the first and second conduits to the discharge line. The diverter valve is configured to selectively open the discharge line to the first conduit and close the discharge line to the second conduit in a first valve state and to selectively open the discharge line to the second conduit and close the discharge line to the first conduit in a second valve state. The diverter valve is capable of switching between the first and second valve states. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130195724 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130195725 | OZONATED LIQUID PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - Ozonated liquid production and distribution system are described. The systems use multiple ozone gas generators to create ozone gas from ambient air. The ozone gas is injected into water or fluid by multiple injectors to form the ozonated liquid. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130202491 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine is provided with a hydrocarbon feed valve arranged in an engine exhaust passage and an exhaust purification catalyst for causing NO | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130202492 | CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - A chemical manufacturing system is used in chemical reactions involving a gas, gases or liquid which is turned into a gas, reacting with a solid or liquid, inside a closed reactor system. The chemical manufacturing system is designed to produce highly reactive materials on an industrial scale in a controllable fashion. The modular design and shape of the reactor system and the controls of the system account for the differentiation and improvements over conventional reactor systems. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130209317 | AFTER TREATMENT DEVICE OF ENGINE - The present invention discloses an after treatment device of an engine. The after treatment device of the engine includes a urea solution injection section | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130216436 | CATALYST DETERIORATION JUDGING SYSTEM - The deterioration judgment for an absorption reduction type NOx catalyst is performed quickly and correctly. A catalyst deterioration judging system includes a supply unit which supplies a reducing agent, a measuring unit which measures a NOx concentration in an exhaust gas at a position downstream from the catalyst, a control unit which regulates an amount of the reducing agent so that an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is a lean air-fuel ratio when the reducing agent is supplied from the supply unit, and a judging unit which judges deterioration of the catalyst on the basis of the NOx concentration measured by the measuring unit when the amount of the reducing agent is regulated so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is the lean air-fuel ratio when NOx is absorbed by the catalyst. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130224076 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING A PATIENT - A medical device ( | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130224077 | Distributed Ozone Disinfection System - A distributed ozone disinfection system has a central ozone generation system, and ozone and water mixing systems. Each of the ozone and water mixing systems is positionable in a water supply piping at a water supply inlet for a sink faucets or water outlets. The distributed ozone disinfection system has vacuum switches, separate from vacuum switches positionable downstream which are in turn separate from the ozone and water mixing systems, and a plurality of oxidation reduction potential (ORPs) meters. The ORP meters are positionable downstream and separate from the ozone and water mixing systems. Optionally, the ozone and water mixing system includes a vacuum switch coupled with a gas injection venturi device. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130259755 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a technology of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) which is harmful discharge gas discharged from an internal combustion engine or a combustor, and to an exhaust gas purification system which inputs solid ammonium salt such as ammonium carbamate or ammonium carbonate into a reactor, thermally decomposes and converts the solid ammonium salt into the ammonia by using engine cooling water, exhaust gas, or an electric heater, which are installed in the reactor, and reduces the nitrogen oxide included in the exhaust pipe on a selective catalytic reduction into nitrogen by injecting the ammonia by using a pressure regulator and a dosing valve. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130336844 | ISOLATOR - An isolator includes: a contamination-target chamber including an inlet and outlet having intake and discharge filters, respectively; and a decontaminating-gas-supply unit to supply decontaminating gas into the chamber without flowing through the filters, the unit including: an atomizer including first and second ports and a nozzle; a first pipe having one and the other ends connected to a compressor and the first port, respectively; a second pipe having one end connected to the second port and the other end open; a reservoir; a pump to take in decontamination solution from the reservoir; and a third pipe, having one end connected to the pump, thorough which the solution flows, the atomizer configured to, when injecting from the nozzle intake air from the first port, suction the solution, via the second pipe, by negative pressure produced in the second port; and inject the solution in an atomized state, mixing it with air. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130343958 | FUEL SYSTEM - A fuel system ( | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140030152 | NITROGEN-FREE OZONE GENERATION UNIT AND OZONE GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM - A gas pipe integrated block includes a plurality of internal pipe paths. The plurality of internal pipe paths are connected to a nitrogen-free ozone generator in which a photocatalytic material for generating ozone is applied to a discharge surface, a controller (an MFC, a gas filter, and an APC), a raw material gas supply port, and an ozone gas output port. Thereby, a raw material gas input pipe path extending from the raw material gas supply port through the APC to the nitrogen-free ozone gas generator, and an ozone gas output pipe path extending from the nitrogen-free ozone generator through the gas filter and the MFC to the ozone gas output port, are formed in an integrated unit. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140079593 | RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A renewable energy storage system that stores renewable energy, includes: an electrical power generator that converts renewable energy into electrical power; an electrical storage device that stores the electrical power; a hydrogen production device that produces hydrogen using the electrical power from the electrical power generator and/or the electrical power stored in the electrical storage device; a hydrogenation device that adds the hydrogen produced by the hydrogen production device to the unsaturated hydrocarbon; a saturated hydrocarbon storage device that stores the saturated hydrocarbon produced by the addition of the hydrogen to the unsaturated hydrocarbon; an unsaturated hydrocarbon storage device that stores the unsaturated hydrocarbon; and an unsaturated hydrocarbon supply controller that controls the supply of unsaturated hydrocarbon stored in the unsaturated hydrocarbon storage device to the hydrogenation device. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140086798 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING CARBON DIOXIDE IN FLUE GAS - A system for collecting carbon dioxide in flue gas includes a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from an industrial facility to outside, a blower that is installed at the downstream side of the stack and draws the flue gas therein, a carbon-dioxide collecting device that collects carbon dioxide in the flue gas drawn in by the blower, and a gas flow sensor arranged near an exit side within the stack. A drawing amount of the flue gas by the blower to the carbon-dioxide collecting device is increased until an flow rate of the flue gas from the stack becomes zero in the gas flow sensor, and when the discharged amount of flue gas from the stack becomes zero, drawing in any more than that amount is stopped, and the carbon dioxide in the flue gas is collected while the flue gas is drawn in by a substantially constant amount. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140086799 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING CARBON DIOXIDE IN FLUE GAS - A system for collecting carbon dioxide in flue gas includes a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from an industrial facility to outside, a blower that is installed at the downstream side of the stack and draws the flue gas therein, a carbon-dioxide collecting device that collects carbon dioxide in the flue gas drawn in by the blower, and a gas flow sensor arranged near an exit side within the stack. A drawing amount of the flue gas by the blower to the carbon-dioxide collecting device is increased until an flow rate of the flue gas from the stack becomes zero in the gas flow sensor, and when the discharged amount of flue gas from the stack becomes zero, drawing in any more than that amount is stopped, and the carbon dioxide in the flue gas is collected while the flue gas is drawn in by a substantially constant amount. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140127080 | DISTRIBUTED OZONE DISINFECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods that facilitate aqueous ozone disinfection on a distributed basis that is sufficient to be effective at dramatically reducing bacteria on materials washed with ozonated water. The system provided herein facilitates the distribution of ozonated water to multiple sinks while keeping the additional hardware and associated costs at each sink at a minimum. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140134054 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT STARTUP EMISSIONS CONTROL - An aftertreatment system including a method which provides a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst disposed in an exhaust stream of an engine; determines that an ammonia pre-load condition for the SCR catalyst is present; determines a first amount of ammonia pre-load in response to the ammonia pre-load condition; injects an amount of ammonia or urea into the exhaust stream in response to the first amount of ammonia; and adsorbs a second amount of ammonia onto the SCR catalyst in response to injecting an amount of ammonia or urea, where the second amount of ammonia is either the injected amount of ammonia or an amount of ammonia resulting from hydrolysis from the injected amount of urea. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140186221 | MOVING HANDRAIL DISINFECTING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER CONVEYOR - A moving handrail disinfecting device for passenger conveyor which enables a reduction in burden of maintenance, leading to improved maintenance performance of the device, wherein information concerning the device is centrally managed in a management center so as to enhance shareability of information, leading to improved maintenance performance of the whole system, is a moving handrail disinfecting device | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140199210 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A reduction in the accuracy of a failure determination of a filter due to a reduction in the detection accuracy of a PM sensor is suppressed. In order to achieve this, provision is made for a filter, an NOx selective reduction catalyst at the downstream side of the filter, a supply device for supplying a reducing agent to the NOx selective reduction catalyst, a PM sensor for detecting an amount of particulate matter in an exhaust gas at the downstream side of the NOx selective reduction catalyst, and a supply decrease part that makes an amount of supply of the reducing agent smaller in cases where at least one of the following conditions is satisfied than in cases where any of the conditions is not satisfied, wherein the conditions include: a condition in which the temperature of the NOx selective reduction catalyst is equal to or less than a threshold value; a condition in which the temperature of the exhaust gas is equal to or less than a threshold value; a condition in which the flow rate of the exhaust gas is equal to or larger than a threshold value; and a condition in which the amount of adsorption of the reducing agent in the NOx selective reduction catalyst is equal to or larger than a threshold value. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140212337 | Automated peptide production machine - A device capable of synthesizing a plurality of selected peptides by automatically mixing various amino acids, solvents, and activators and adding these to resins contained in a plurality of individual reaction vessels. A plurality of amino acids are contained in vessels within a carousel which is rotated into position where a syringe is inserted into a selected vessel to transport the amino acid within to a pre-reaction vessel for mixing with other selected amino acids which were previously drawn from the carousel. The mixture of amino acids is then transported to a reaction vessel containing the resin balls for growth of the selected peptide. The device includes a computer, controllable valves, at least one pump, pressurized gas such as nitrogen for transporting fluids, various vessels containing amino acids, solvents, activators, resins, and tubing connecting these elements. The computer is programmable to sample, mix selected components, and apply the mixture to resins for growing peptides. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140219874 | Device with Dilated Oxidation Zone for Gasifying Feedstock - A downdraft gasifier that utilizes a plurality of vertically positioned tubes to create a pyrolysis zone, an oxidation zone beneath the pyrolysis zone and a reduction zone beneath the oxidation zone. The shape of the tubes eliminates the need for a restriction (hearth), which limits the maximum achievable throughput. A rotating and vertically adjustable grate is located beneath, but not attached to, the reduction zone of the gasifier. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140234174 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A reduction in the accuracy of a failure determination of a filter due to a reduction in the detection accuracy of a PM sensor is suppressed. In order to achieve this, provision is made for a filter that is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine for trapping particulate matter contained in an exhaust gas, an NOx selective reduction catalyst that is arranged at the downstream side of the filter and reduces NOx by means of a reducing agent which is supplied thereto, a supply device that supplies the reducing agent to the NOx selective reduction catalyst from the upstream side of the NOx selective reduction catalyst, a PM sensor that detects an amount of the particulate matter in the exhaust gas at the downstream side of the NOx selective reduction catalyst, and a prohibition part that prohibits the use of a detected value of the PM sensor in cases where the reducing agent supplied from said supply device passes through the NOx selective reduction catalyst. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140241948 | REDUCTANT DELIVERY SYSTEM - An aftertreatment system for the transport of fluid reductant to an exhaust of a combustion engine is provided. The aftertreatment system includes a reductant tank configured to store the reductant. The reductant tank has an in-tank filter. A pump module is fluidly coupled to the reductant tank. The pump module includes a pump housing, a pump motor, a pump filter and a pump. The pump is connected downstream of the pump filter. A pressure sensor is connected downstream of the pump. A return conduit is configured to return a portion of the reductant from downstream of the pump to upstream of the pump. A pressure regulator is present within the return conduit. The pump housing is structured and arranged to enclose the pump filter, the pressure sensor, the return conduit, the pump motor and the pressure regulator. A reductant injector is fluidly coupled to the pump module. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140255256 | NITROGEN-FREE OZONE GENERATING UNIT - In the present invention, a nitrogen-free ozone generating unit integrates a plurality of functional means into a single package unit, the functional means including a nitrogen-free ozone generator that is cooled to a low temperature, an ozone power source, a MFC, an APC, a heat insulating cooling water inlet pipe, and a heat insulating cooling water outlet pipe. In the nitrogen-free ozone generator, a heat insulating layer made of a heat insulating material such as an insulator is formed to cover substantially the entire surface of an ozone generator outer frame. A cooling water system is configured to set the temperature of cooling water, which is supplied to the nitrogen-free ozone generator through the heat insulating cooling water inlet pipe, to 5° C. or less and to thereby cool the nitrogen-free ozone generator. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140271372 | GAS DECOMPOSITION REACTOR FEEDBACK CONTROL USING RAMAN SPECTROMETRY - A gas decomposition reactor for the decomposition of a gas into a mixture of solid and gaseous by-products is disclosed. The gas decomposition reactor includes a reactor vessel, a Raman spectrometer, and a processor. The reactor vessel has an inlet for receiving inlet gas and an exhaust outlet for releasing exhaust gas. The Raman spectrometer is connected with the exhaust outlet for determining a chemical conversion within the reactor chamber and generating a corresponding signal. The processor is connected with the Raman spectrometer to receive the signal from the Raman spectrometer. The processor is capable of comparing the signal with a set of values and calculating differences between the signal and the set of values. The processor is connected with the inlet to regulate a flow of the inlet gas. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140294678 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFICATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR ENGINE - An exhaust emission purification control device for an engine that accurately estimates an accumulated oxygen amount of a catalyst at a terminating time of a reduction treatment using a simple method. An exhaust emission purification control device for an engine includes a secondary air injector that injects secondary air within an exhaust path. An O | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140334982 | Apparatus for Treating a Gas Stream - An apparatus for treating a gas stream includes a plasma abatement device that has a reaction chamber and a plasma torch for generating a plasma stream for injection into the chamber for treating the gas stream. A first inlet conveys a gas stream into the plasma abatement device for treatment, and a second inlet, in a normal condition of the apparatus, is in flow communication with a source of reagent for conveying a reagent into the plasma device for improving the efficiency of the treatment. In a back-up condition of the apparatus, the second inlet is in flow communication with a gas stream source for conveying a gas stream into the device for treatment. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140341781 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION SYSTEM AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION METHOD - An exhaust gas purification system which feeds hydrocarbon by a post-injection under preset conditions to an upstream side of an exhaust gas purification device positioned on the exhaust path of an internal combustion engine, restoring the purifying capacity of the device or purifying the exhaust gas of the device. Under hydrocarbon feed conditions, if a combination of the exhaust gas temperature and exhaust gas flowrate or intake flowrate during control is deemed to be in a misfire region in which hydrocarbon which is fed to the exhaust path no longer combusts in the exhaust gas purification unit, the feed of hydrocarbon is stopped. As a result, it is possible to prevent deposit of hydrocarbon on catalysts or other exhaust gas purification units of the device, making it possible to constantly maintain the temperature of the unit in a controllable state. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140341782 | OZONE GAS GENERATION UNIT AND OZONE GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM - In the present invention, a gas pipe integrated block has a plurality of internal pipe paths. The plurality of internal pipe paths are connected to an ozone generator, control means, a raw gas supply port, an ozone gas output port, and cooling water inlet/outlet ports, to thereby form a unit in which a raw gas input pipe path and an ozone gas output pipe path are integrated. The raw gas input pipe path extends from the raw gas supply port through an automatic pressure controller to the ozone generator. The ozone gas output pipe path extends from the ozone generator through a gas filter, an ozone concentration meter, and a flow rate controller, to the ozone gas output port. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140356236 | DENITRIFICATION APPARATUS - There is provided a denitrification apparatus capable of reducing NOx from a combustion facility and preventing evaporation of a reducing liquid in a lance and an injection nozzle in the combustion facility in operation at a low load by adjusting concentration of a reducing agent, thereby achieving complete evaporation of the reducing liquid in an exhaust gas duct. The denitrification apparatus of the present invention includes: a nozzle for spraying a reducing liquid containing a reducing agent for reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas discharged from a combustion facility into the exhaust gas by using a flow of gas; a gas supply unit for supplying the gas to the nozzle; a reducing liquid supply unit for supplying the reducing liquid to the nozzle; and a concentration control unit for adjusting concentration of the reducing agent on the basis of a temperature of the exhaust gas and a supply amount of the reducing liquid by supplying a diluting liquid to the reducing liquid so that the reducing agent is not vaporized in the reducing liquid supply unit. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140356237 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - It is intended to maintain the purification ability as a whole. For this purpose, an exhaust gas purification apparatus comprises a three-way catalyst; an NH | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140363340 | CATALYST FEED CONTROL DURING CATALYST TRANSITION PERIODS - Techniques are provided for operating a reactor during a catalyst transition period. The instantaneous reaction rate during a catalyst transition period can be determined using real-time measured process variables, and material balance calculations to provide an instantaneous reaction rate in approximately real time. According to certain embodiments, a material balance can be performed on the reactor system using a continuous ideal stirred tank reactor to determine the fractions of each type of catalyst that are present in the reactor, as well as the overall weight percent of catalyst in the reactor. A controller can then calculate the overall instantaneous reaction rate based on the respective catalyst fractions and the overall weight percent of catalyst in the reactor. The catalyst feed rate can then be adjusted based on the determined instantaneous reaction rate to maintain the instantaneous reaction rate within desired limits during a catalyst transition period. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150118113 | REACTOR VESSELS WITH PRESSURE AND HEAT TRANSFER FEATURES FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN-BASED FUELS AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Reactor vessels with pressure and heat transfer features for producing hydrogen-based fuels and structural elements, and associated systems and methods. A representative reactor system includes a first reaction zone and a heat path, a reactant source coupled to the first reaction zone, and a first actuator coupled to cyclically pressurize the first reaction zone. A second reaction zone is in fluid communication with the first, a valve is coupled between the first and second reaction zones to control a flow rate therebetween, and a second actuator is coupled in fluid communication with the second reaction zone to cyclically pressurize the second reaction zone. First and second heat exchangers direct heat from products to reactants in the reaction zones. A controller controls the first and second actuators in a coordinated manner based at least in part on a flow rate of the second product from the second reaction zone. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150125349 | DRAIN SYSTEM FOR A STERILIZATION APPARATUS - A sterilization apparatus is disclosed for sterilization of objects. The sterilization apparatus includes a chamber for receiving the objects, the chamber including a sterilization medium inlet and outlet; an inlet flow control device for controlling a supply of a sterilization medium to the chamber; a drain system for controllable discharge of fluid from the chamber; and a control unit configured to control the inlet flow control device and drain system in accordance with a sterilization scheme. The drain system includes: a drain inlet connected to the sterilization medium outlet; a drain outlet connected to a vacuum system for evacuating the chamber; a first conduit connecting the drain inlet and outlet; and a proportional valve, arranged along the first conduit, controllable by the control unit to partly restrict fluid flow through the first conduit according to a continuous relation between a control parameter and a valve opening of the proportional valve. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150132187 | Exhaust Gas Purification Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engine - An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine is designed to prevent a decrease in the accuracy of measurement by a PM sensor ( | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150147234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID TRANSITIONING OF POLYOLEFIN PROCESSES FROM ONE PRODUCT TO ANOTHER - A gas-phase polyolefin reactor system for rapidly transitioning from one polyolefin product to another is disclosed. The reactor system comprises a control valve, a high-flow valve, a polyolefin reactor, a flow meter, a totalizer and an empirical model. During a transition, the empirical model predicts a required amount based upon an initial concentration and a selected ending concentration, the flow meter measures a flow rate, the totalizer determines a totalized amount when the flow rate of the first stream reaches the required amount based upon the measured flow rate and outputs the totalized amount to the empirical model, and the empirical model compares the required amount to the totalized amount and determines a transition endpoint. A method of rapidly transitioning the reactor system from one polyolefin product to another is also disclosed. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150314239 | EXHAUST GAS CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE (AS AMENDED) - It is possible to decrease the amount of NOx emitted into the air. The amount of ammonia adsorbed on an SCR catalyst is calculated by subtracting the amount of ammonium nitrate produced on the SCR catalyst from the amount of ammonia adsorbed on the SCR catalyst at the time of starting of an internal combustion engine, and the amount of NO | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150322836 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to allow a supply amount of a reducing agent to be an appropriate amount in an exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising a selective catalytic reduction catalyst which is arranged for an exhaust gas passage of the internal combustion engine and a supply device which supplies the reducing agent to the selective catalytic reduction catalyst. In order to achieve the object, the present invention resides in an exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising a selective catalytic reduction catalyst which is arranged for an exhaust gas passage of the internal combustion engine and a supply device which supplies a reducing agent to the selective catalytic reduction catalyst, wherein an amount of the reducing agent supplied from the supply device is adjusted on the basis of such a characteristic that a multiplied value, which is obtained by multiplying a flow rate of an exhaust gas allowed to flow into the selective catalytic reduction catalyst per unit time and a concentration of the reducing agent contained in the exhaust gas allowed to flow out from the selective catalytic reduction catalyst, correlates with a surplus reducing agent amount. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150322837 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In order to suppress ammonia from flowing out during regeneration treatment of a filter carrying an SCR catalyst, the prevent invention provides an exhaust emission control system, of an internal combustion engine, including a first stage catalyst having an oxidation function, a fuel supply device configured to supply fuel to the first stage catalyst, a filter provided in the exhaust passage downstream of the first stage catalyst and carrying a selective redaction type NOx catalyst, an ammonia supply device configured to supply ammonia to the filter, a filter-regeneration-treatment executing unit configured to execute filter regeneration treatment, and a control unit configured to supply, when the filter regeneration treatment is not executed, the ammonia in an amount corresponding to an amount of the NOx emitted from the internal combustion engine, and to supply, when the filter regeneration treatment is executed, the ammonia in an amount corresponding to an amount of the NOx obtained by subtracting, from the amount of the NOx emitted from the internal combustion engine, an amount of the NOx reduced by the fuel which passes through the first stage catalyst. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150322839 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The purpose is to prevent ammonia from flowing out of a NOx selective reduction catalyst when an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into a NOx storage/reduction catalyst decreases. An NSR catalyst, a NOx sensor, and an SCR catalyst are provided in an exhaust passage in sequence from an upstream side, and a control apparatus is further provided to determine an amount of ammonia supplied to the NOx selective catalytic reduction catalyst on the basis of a detection value of the NOx sensor. When the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the NOx storage/reduction catalyst is set at or below a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, an amount of ammonia supplied from an ammonia supply apparatus relative to the detection value of the NOx sensor is decreased so as to be smaller than when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is larger than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150328585 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an addition valve to add a precursor of ammonia or ammonia into an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, a sensor to detect NOx and ammonia at the upstream side of the addition valve, a channel cross section reducing part arranged at the downstream side of the addition valve, and a control device to limit the calculation of an amount of the precursor of ammonia or an amount of ammonia to be added from the addition valve based on a detection value of the sensor, or the calculation of a rate of NOx reduction based on the detection value of the sensor, in cases where a flow rate of exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage is equal to or more than a predetermined flow rate. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150343379 | ATMOSPHERE-CLEANING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - An object of this invention is to provide an atmosphere-cleaning device for vehicles that is capable of restoring the function of an ozone purifying body carried by a vehicle component. Mud, dust, snow-melting agents as well as SOx and NOx are scattered into the atmosphere as a result of being swirled up by a preceding vehicle or due to weather and climate conditions. When such extraneous substances adhere or the like to an ozone purifying body, the purification sites thereof are clogged and the ozone purification function deteriorates. Therefore, when a predetermined removal implementation condition is established, control is executed to inject cleaning liquid from an injector to enhance the fluidity of the extraneous substances and wash the extraneous substances away. The function of the ozone purifying body can thereby be restored. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150352496 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER - Incorporated in an exhaust pipe are an HC-SCR NO | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150353850 | GASIFIED GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A gasified gas production system of the present disclosure includes a gasification furnace which produces a gasified gas by gasifying a gasification raw material, a flow passage through which the gasified gas produced in the gasification furnace flows, a catalyst-holding unit which holds a catalyst which promotes reforming of tar included in the gasified gas inside the flow passage, and an oxidation agent supply unit which supplies an oxidation agent with a temperature of 200° C. to 900° C. to the catalyst. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150360196 | Control System for Gas Production - A system for producing a gas includes a reactor (pressure vessel) containing in its interior a feedstock and a set of electrodes. A computer is operatively interfaced to a power supply, the power supply providing power to the electrodes. Software stored in a non-transitory storage that is accessed by the computer, runs on the computer and accepts operator control commands. Responsive to the operator control commands, the software instructs the computer to control the power supply and form an electric arc between electrodes. The software controls a pump to flow the feedstock through a plasma of the electric arc. The electric arc converts at least some of the feedstock into a gas. The gas is collected for later use. The software reads a level sensor that is interfaced to the reactor. When the level sensor indicates a feedstock level is low, the software initiates flow of additional feedstock into the reactor by way of controlling a second pump. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150361851 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, a hydrocarbon feed valve ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150376518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMASS GRINDING AND FEEDING - A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven bio-refinery that may include a entrained-flow biomass feed system that is feedstock flexible via particle size control of the biomass. Some embodiments include a chemical reactor that receives concentrated solar thermal energy from an array of heliostats. The entrained-flow biomass feed system can use an entrainment carrier gas and supplies a variety of biomass sources fed as particles into the solar-driven chemical reactor. Biomass sources in a raw state or partially torrified state may be used, as long as parameters such as particle size of the biomass are controlled. Additionally, concentrated solar thermal energy can drive gasification of the particles. An on-site fuel synthesis reactor may receive the hydrogen and carbon monoxide products from the gasification reaction use the hydrogen and carbon monoxide products in a hydrocarbon fuel synthesis process to create a liquid hydrocarbon fuel. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160016114 | REMOVAL OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS FROM GAS, RELATED APPARATUS, PROCESSES AND USES THEREOF - One aspect of the invention relates to a method comprising a single-stage conversion of an atmospheric pollutant, such as NO, NO | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160024397 | Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis Process - Disclosed is a pyrolysis process that is capable of being with reduced coke and/or tar formation. The process can pyrolyze hydrocarbon feed that contains low- to mid-range levels of non-volatiles. Pyrolysis is carried out with a predetermined amount of the feed being in the liquid phase so as to minimize coke and/or tar formation in the pyrolysis reactor. The pyrolysis feed may also include a diluent, such as molecular hydrogen, that further acts to minimize coke and/or tar formation in the pyrolysis reactor. The amount of diluent in the pyrolysis feed can be adjusted to adjust or control dry point of the hydrocarbon in the pyrolysis feed. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160046490 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PEROXYMONOSULFURIC ACID AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING PEROXYMONOSULFURIC ACID - The invention provides a method for producing a peroxymonosulfuric acid solution with high stability, including the steps of mixing 35 mass % or more of hydrogen peroxide and 70 mass % or more of sulfuric acid to react them, cooling the reaction solution to 80° C. or lower within five minutes after initiation of the mixing step, and diluting the reaction solution with water four times or more as much as the reaction solution by mass. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160059186 | IMPURITIES REMOVAL SYSTEM - Provided are drain tank storing predetermined amount of drain from cooler; alkaline aqueous solution supply unit with aqueous solution adjustment tank receiving and storing part of drain in drain tank in predetermined amount, solid alkaline agent supplier supplying solid alkaline agent to produce alkaline aqueous solution, alkaline concentration controller controlling solid alkaline agent supplier to regulate alkaline concentration of alkaline aqueous solution, and pump supplying alkaline aqueous solution to exhaust gas entry side of cooler; and alkaline supply control unit with impurity sensor downstream of succeeding cooler, drain pH sensor obtaining detected pH of drain in drain tank, and supply controller controlling alkaline supply amount supplied to exhaust gas entry side of cooler based on detected impurity value to make detected pH to set value. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160067651 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM WATER-CONTAINING GAS AND IMPURITIES REMOVAL SYSTEM - Provided are a filler-integrated cooler having a cooler body with cooling space, gas inlet and outlet and communicated with bottom and top of the cooling space, a cooling pipe in the cooling space between the gas inlet and outlet to make cooling fluid from a cooling-fluid inlet go around in the cooling space and discharge the same through a cooling-fluid outlet and a filler vertically partitioning the cooling space into portions with the gas inlet and outlet, a nozzle arranged above in the cooling space, a drain circulator supplying drain in a drain reservoir at inner bottom of the cooling space through a drain outlet to the nozzles, using a pump, and an alkaline-agent addition unit to add an alkaline agent to drain. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160069237 | SELECTIVE DOSING MODULE CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods to selectively control plurality of dosing modules may include receiving data indicative of an exhaust flow rate. An amount of reductant to be dosed may be determined based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the exhaust flow rate. A decomposition delay time may also be determined and a first dosing module and a second dosing module may be selectively activated. The first dosing module may be selectively activated at a first time and the second dosing module is selectively activated at a second time. The second time is based on the first time and the determined decomposition delay time. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160084130 | REDUCING AGENT SUPPLYING DEVICE - A reducing agent supplying device includes a reaction container, an ozone generator, an air pump, an ozone-containing air pipe, a compressed air pipe, a switching device, and a switching controller. The reaction container defines a reaction chamber therein in which a reducing agent is reformed. The ozone generator generates ozone from oxygen in air. The air pump supplies air into the ozone generator. An ozone-containing air flows through the ozone-containing air pipe toward the reaction chamber. A portion of a compressed air flows through the compressed air pipe toward the reaction chamber. The switching device switches between an air pump mode, in which the ozone-containing air is supplied into the reaction chamber, and a supercharging mode, in which the compressed air is supplied into the reaction chamber. The switching controller controls the switching device based on a catalyst temperature, which is a temperature of the reducing catalyst, and an exhaust pressure, which is a pressure in the exhaust passage. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160096730 | Steam to Carbon Ratio Control Device - The present invention relates to a steam to carbon ratio control device including: a heat source, and an evaporation mixer and a steam separator interconnected by pipelines, said connecting pipelines of the evaporation mixer and the steam separator are provided with a temperature control device and a pressure control device, said evaporation mixer is provided with a natural gas inlet, a desalinated water inlet and a mixed gas outlet, the inlet of said heat source is connected with a end closer to the natural gas inlet of the evaporation mixer, the outlet of said heat source is connected to a end closer to the mixed gas outlet. Comparing with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the present invention is that it can accurately control the proportion of natural gas to steam and stably control the flow rates of natural gas and steam. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160107913 | COMBINED GASIFICATION AND VITRIFICATION SYSTEM - An optimized gasification/vitrification processing system having a gasification unit which converts organic materials to a hydrogen rich gas and ash in communication with a joule heated vitrification unit which converts the ash formed in the gasification unit into glass, and a plasma which converts elemental carbon and products of incomplete combustion formed in the gasification unit into a hydrogen rich gas. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160107952 | HIGH EFFICIENCY FUEL CELL - Fuel cell arrangement having an improved efficiency. The arrangement comprises one or more fuel cell units | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160114287 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM - An exhaust purification system for purifying exhaust gas from a combustion engine comprising: an exhaust pipe ( | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160151755 | Continuous Preparation of Calcined Chemically-Treated Solid Oxides | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160158721 | GAS DECOMPOSITION REACTOR FEEDBACK CONTROL USING RAMAN SPECTROMETRY - A gas decomposition reactor for the decomposition of a gas into a mixture of solid and gaseous by-products is disclosed. The gas decomposition reactor includes a reactor vessel, a Raman spectrometer, and a processor. The reactor vessel has an inlet for receiving inlet gas and an exhaust outlet for releasing exhaust gas. The Raman spectrometer is connected with the exhaust outlet for determining a chemical conversion within the reactor chamber and generating a corresponding signal. The processor is connected with the Raman spectrometer to receive the signal from the Raman spectrometer. The processor is capable of comparing the signal with a set of values and calculating differences between the signal and the set of values. The processor is connected with the inlet to regulate a flow of the inlet gas. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160158726 | COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS SYSTEM, REACTION PRODUCT, ARTICLE, COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS METHOD, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, PLASMA GENERATION DEVICE, AND POWER GENERATION DEVICE - A combustion synthesis system includes: a supplying unit that produces a composite by mixing particle powder containing Si, particle powder containing SiO | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160176788 | ONLINE MONITORING OF POLYMERIZATION INHIBITORS FOR CONTROL OF UNDESIRABLE POLYMERIZATION | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160250592 | AMMONIA GENERATION APPARATUS AND AMMONIA GENERATION CONTROL APPARATUS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160376207 | BUTADIENE SEQUESTRATION VIA SULFUR DIOXIDE CHARGED ZEOLITE BEDS - In an example, a method of butadiene sequestration includes receiving an input stream that includes butadiene. The method includes directing the input stream to a first sulfur dioxide charged zeolite bed for butadiene sequestration via a first chemical reaction of butadiene and sulfur dioxide to form sulfolene. | 12-29-2016 |
