| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 423580100 | Water | 50 |
| 20080219917 | HARMONIZED WATER AND AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - A composition of mater comprising a harmonized cluster of water molecules with Fibonacci chains between them and ordered water molecules based on hydrogen bonds that each water molecule interacts with three other water molecules having a magnetic spectra as shown in FIG. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080274039 | Integrated electrochemical and thermochemical renewable energy production, storage, distribution and recycling system - A first aspect of the present invention is a self-contained electrolysis process. The process includes utilizing a cryogenic cogeneration process to extract a liquid from an atmospheric medium, passing a current through the liquid, and separating at least one chemical element from the liquid. A second aspect of the present invention is a self-contained electrolysis apparatus. The apparatus includes cryogenic cogeneration means for extracting a liquid from an atmospheric medium, electrical means for passing a current through the liquid and separating means for separating at least one chemical compound from the liquid. A third aspect of the present invention is a method and system of removing at least one element from a chemical compound. The method and system include utilizing a cryogenic cogeneration process to remove the at least one element from the chemical compound. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080292536 | Generation of Hydrogen and Oxygen from Water and Storage Thereof with Silicides - In a process for photochemical and thermochemical generation of hydrogen and/or oxygen, water is contacted with at least one Si-containing compound selected from silicides, silicide-like compositions, and oxides of the silicides and silicide-like compositions. The Si-containing compound is selected from metallosilicides and non-metallic suicides of the formula RSi | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080292537 | Method for producing electrolyzed water - A method for producing of electrolyzed water involves, using an electrolyzing apparatus for water having a structural feature of dividing an electrolyzer into an anode chamber (D) and a cathode chamber (E) by a diaphragm ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090016952 | Reducing Ice and Process for Producing Reducing Liquid with Use of the Ice - A reducing ice that after dissolution, exhibits an oxidation-reduction potential of −10 to −2000 mV The pH value after dissolution is preferably ≦9, and the ice can consist of a member selected from among seawater, deionized marine deep water, mineral water, tapwater, purified tapwater, well water, rainwater, tea, coffee and juice. As the reducing ice even after dissolution has an extremely low oxidation-reduction potential, any liquid can be converted to a reducing liquid by addition of the reducing ice thereto. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090028781 | CATALYTIC REACTOR METHOD FOR GENERATING HIGH PURITY WATER VAPOR - A catalytic reactor apparatus produces high purity water vapor by reacting hydrogen and oxygen together within a catalytic reaction chamber. The reactants and an inert gas, such as argon gas or nitrogen, are supplied to the catalytic reaction chamber in a controlled fashion by a gas panel. The cylindrical catalytic reaction chamber is preferably constructed of titanium or stainless steel. The catalytic reaction chamber is filled with high purity ceramic pellets of a nonreactive material coated with a catalyst, such a noble metal catalyst. Screens at each end of the reaction chamber prevent the catalyst pellets from being transported outside reaction chamber. The interior of the reaction chamber has two perpendicular baffle plates traversing the length to increase contact area with the catalytic pellets for electrical charge and thermal transport during the reaction. The temperature of the reaction chamber is maintained below 350 C during operation. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090092540 | Method and apparatus of modifying bond angles of molecules - An apparatus and method for converting fluid molecules from a liquid state into a vapor state wherein the fluid has unnatural bond angles. The apparatus comprises a resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit, a chamber to contain the RC circuit and the fluid and a power source to provide power to the RC circuit. The RC circuit comprises an anode, a cathode and a plurality of substantially parallel electrically conductive plates. Current through the RC circuit generates a frequency that modifies the bond angles of molecules in a vapor state. Ignition of these molecules with unnatural bond angles reverts the molecules back to normal bond angles with a release of energy that can be utilized in many different applications without the release of toxic or noxious gases, greenhouse gases or any interaction with the atmosphere or the consumption of any atmospheric oxygen. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090162271 | CAVITATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A process for modifying a liquid, comprising introducing a liquid into a cavitation device and cavitating the liquid in the cavitation device. During cavitation the liquid makes contact with an electron emitting material to inject electrons into the liquid. In some embodiments, the electron emitting material is a quartz crystal and the cavitation process produces micro-clustered water. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090297431 | Multi-Stage Column Distillation (MSCD) Method for Osmotic Solute Recovery - A method and apparatus for separating draw solution solutes and product solvent from a draw solution using a plurality of distillation columns. In one embodiment, the draw solution is used in a Forward Osmosis (FO) water desalination process. In this embodiment, the draw solution is directed to the plurality of distillation columns in parallel while the energy stream (heat) is directed to the plurality of distillation columns in series such that the efficiency of heat use is improved and in turn the cost of the heat is reduced. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100034729 | Iron Composition Based Water Filtration System for the Removal of Chemical Species Containing Arsenic and other Metal Cations and Anions - An iron composition having a plurality of elemental components is disclosed. The major component is an iron component of at least about 68% to about 92% iron by weight. Other components by weight include manganese; cerium; carbon; phosphorous; sulfur; aluminum; silicon; chromium; copper; and zinc. Combined with layers of sand, brick chips and/or charcoal, the iron composition can be used to create a water filter for filtering inorganic arsenic species and soluble metal ions out of water. To enhance hydrous ferric oxide complexation and precipitation, the iron composition may be treated with food grade acids or a water mixture. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100047156 | MULTIPLE STAGE REVERSE OSMOSIS METHOD FOR REMOVING BORON FROM A SALINATED FLUID - The presently described subject matter provides a method for reducing boron concentration in a process of desalination of high salinity liquid including passing the high salinity liquid through a first pass reverse osmosis (RO) device to produce a first pass permeate, where at least part of the first pass permeate is treated with a scale inhibitor to obtain a modified first pass permeate being fed into at least one additional RO device to produce at least an additional pass permeate, where the at least one additional pass permeate includes a lower boron concentration than that in the high salinity liquid. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100086475 | Apparatus and Method of Making Transformed Water - The present invention provides an apparatus and method of producing transformed water without contact between the original transformed water and the water to be transformed. This is accomplished by organizing the original transformed water into a geometric contained arrangement such that a central cavity is created that substantially surrounds the water that is to be transformed. The water to be transformed is placed into a confined vessel such as a cylindrical container or a pipe inside the central cavity for about sixty seconds. This water then becomes transformed in the same likeness of the molecular clustering of the original transformed water. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100143239 | METHOD FOR PARALLEL OPERATION OF REACTORS THAT GENERATE MOISTURE - The method for parallel operation of moisture generating reactors according to the present invention operates so that an orifice, provided with an orifice hole having a predetermined opening diameter, is disposed on a mixed-gas inlet side of each of a plurality of moisture generating reactors connected in parallel with each other, and mixed gas G consisting of hydrogen and oxygen is supplied from a mixer to each of the moisture generating reactors through each orifice, and the flows of moisture generated by the moisture generating reactors are combined, and the resulting combined moisture is supplied to an apparatus that uses high-purity water. Thus, a need to increase the amount of high-purity water supply is met by allowing a plurality of moisture generating reactors to perform a parallel water generating operation by branching off a mixed gas consisting of H | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100150818 | Clarification of water and wastewater - A process and method for liquid-solid separation in raw water by chemical treatment, comprising adding into the water, separately or together, an effective amount of at least one aluminum polymer with an effective amount of an ammonium polymer, including at least one medium, high, or very high molecular weight ammonium polymer, to clarify said raw water to a settled turbidity standard, and including methods for blending and storing solution polymers. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100233071 | Water Having Anticancer Activity and Method for Making the Same - [Object] To provide water that is able to suppress proliferation of cancer cells by taking it in the human body through ingestion or injection thereof and is free of side effects and a method for making same. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100272629 | Method and system for providing a substance with receptive and/or transmissive properties for a signal - The invention relates to a method and a system for giving a substance ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100272630 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONVERTING NON-FRESH WATER TO FRESH WATER - A method of converting non-fresh water to fresh water, referred to as the “Rosenbaum-Weisz Process”, is disclosed. The Process utilizes high temperature electrolysis to decompose the treated non-fresh water into hydrogen and oxygen. The generated hydrogen and oxygen are then combusted at elevated pressure in a high temperature combustor to generate high pressure high temperature superheated steam. The combustion of hydrogen and oxygen at elevated high pressure will prevent air from entering the combustor thereby preventing the creation of nitrous oxide (“NOX”) that might otherwise be created as a result of the high temperature created by the combustion. The heat from the high pressure high temperature superheated steam is then removed by a high temperature heat exchanger system and recycled back to the high temperature electrolysis unit. The superheated steam will condense, as a result of the heat extraction by the heat exchanger system, to produce fresh water. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100296999 | Ozonated capacitive deionization process - Water from coal bed methane production which is suitable for almost nothing, is ozonated in a reactor to oxidize the iron content from +2 to +3, that is from ferrous to ferric, and to oxidize the manganese content from +2 to +4. The water after such first treatment is run through a separation means and then through a rotating filter, and then subjected to capacitive deionization, to yield clean water, which is then treated further to adjust he sodium content to render the water suitable for domestic and agricultural purposes. Some of the produced water is run back through the capacitive deionization cells when no voltage is applied to clean the cells for the next voltage application cycle. Some of the water produced may also be run back through the separation means to help clean out the crud. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100297000 | Product water from an ozonated capacitive deionization process - Unsuitable water from coal bed methane production, CBMPW, is ozonated in a reactor to oxidize iron and the manganese content,—iron from ferrous to ferric, and the manganese from +2 to +4—and kill microbes and destroy other organic material. The water after such treatment is run through a separation means and then a rotating filter, followed by capacitive deionization, to yield clean water, which is treated further to adjust the sodium content to render the water suitable for domestic and agricultural purposes. Some product water is returned through the capacitive deionization cells when no voltage is applied to clean the cells for the next voltage application cycle, and some product water may also be run back through the separation means to help clean out the crud. This product water is suitable for irrigation and can depending on local law be used for drinking either without or with further treatment. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110110847 | MAGNESIUM BUTYLISOPHTHALATE AS POROUS METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK - A method for storing, separating or controlled releasing of at least one substance, by up taking the at least one substance by a porous metal organic framework material formed by Mg | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110150751 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GREEN-ENERGY WATER AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method for manufacturing green-energy water, including: conducting water flow through a self-support visible-light photocatalytic reaction device, which decomposes the water into hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions; conducting the hydrogen ions and the hydroxide ions through an ion separation device, which separates the hydrogen ions and the hydroxide ions from each other; and conducting the separated hydroxide ions into an amount of water to form an amount of alkaline green-energy water and conducting the separated hydrogen ions into another amount of water to form an amount of acidulous green-energy water. The green-energy water manufactured in this way is environmentally friendly and can be used in cleaning purposes of photoelectric and semiconductor industries, processing of waste water, organic cultivation, organic agriculture, purification of water, sterilization of medical facility. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110176991 | ELECTRODIAPHRAGMALYSIS - Electrochemically-treated water having an electron deficiency is described, which may be attained by a process comprising the following steps:
| 07-21-2011 |
| 20110236298 | Adsorbent for Water Adsorption and Desorption - The present invention relates to methods for absorbing and/or desorbing water by contacting water with hybrid inorganic-organic material having high surface area, and pores with the size of molecules or nanometers. More specifically, the water adsorbent has facile adsorption-desorption even below 100° C., having high adsorption capacity, and having high desorption capacity when it is heated up to the temperature below 100° C. The adsorbent of the present invention can be applied to a humidifier, dehumidifier, cooler and heater. The present invention also relates to a technology to control humidity using the adsorbent. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120039792 | METHOD FOR GROUND WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT - Described is a method of water treatment including the steps of: a) Stripping water or dissolved gas by an inert gas b) Subjecting water to oxidation treatment to precipitate metals; and c) Removing precipitates from water. Oxidation treatment is a multi-stage oxidation treatment including the stages of: (1) contacting water with oxidant under pressure to precipitate metals from water; and (2) catalytic oxidation of water with oxidant, oxidation being catalysed by a catalyst, such as a zeolite catalyst, in a bed reactor or filter. Inert gas stripping is aimed at preventing growth of iron bacteria in the treatment system. Pressurised oxidation reduces the amount of oxidant injection required for catalytic oxidation. The method is particularly suited to removal of contaminants such as iron, manganese and arsenic from ground water. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120148481 | PROCESS FOR THE CO-PRODUCTION OF SUPERHEATED STEAM AND METHANE - A process for the co-production of superheated steam and methane includes reacting a gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a series of methanation regions to produce a product gas containing methane. The gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen flows, in passing through the series of methanation regions, successively through at least a first internally cooled methanation region and a second internally cooled methanation region, cooling the first and second internally cooled methanation region with water, which water is vaporized in the first internally cooled methanation region to produce steam and which steam is subsequently superheated in the second internally cooled methanation region to produce superheated steam. The internally cooled methanation regions include tubes filled with a methanation catalyst and a space surrounding the tubes. The gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen and/or product gas flows through the tubes and the water flows through the space surrounding the tubes. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120275989 | Process for Producing a Water Stream from Ethanol Production - In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing a water stream comprising the steps of hydrogenating acetic acid to form a crude ethanol product and separating at least a portion of the crude ethanol product in at least one column of a plurality of columns into a distillate comprising ethanol and a residue comprising the water stream. The water stream preferably is essentially free of organic impurities other than acetic acid and ethanol. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120294795 | HYDRAULIC DESALINATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A hydraulic desalination system, device and method includes lowering the pressure of liquid saltwater to the vaporization point by generating flow through piping and accompanying infrastructure that may include valves that impart friction and control flow, capturing the vapor, condensing the vapor using higher pressure supplied by the ambient surroundings producing freshwater, recovering the heat released during condensation by maintaining ambient temperatures greater than vapor temperatures, and then using the recovered heat to enhance and perpetuate vaporization in a cyclical manner. A novel spring-loaded pump for pumping fluids may facilitate the process. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130224102 | PROCESS FOR UTILIZING A WATER STREAM IN A HYDROLYSIS REACTION TO FORM ETHANOL - In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing a water stream comprising the steps of hydrogenating acetic acid to form a crude ethanol product and separating at least a portion of the crude ethanol product in at least one column of a plurality of columns into a distillate comprising ethanol and a residue comprising the water stream. The water stream preferably is essentially free of organic impurities other than acetic acid and ethanol. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130315817 | METHOD FOR REMOVING OXIDATIVE STRESS SUBSTANCES, METHOD FOR LOWERING OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIAL, FILTER MEDIUM, AND WATER - [Object] To provide a method for removing oxidative stress substances such as oxygen radical species from a liquid (for example, water) reliably when the liquid is used by a user. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130336877 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING FINELY DISPERSED PARTICLES FROM MINING WASTEWATER - Disclosed are systems and methods of removing particulate matter from a fluid, comprising: pre-activating the particulate matter to form a pre-activated particulate matter; providing an activating material capable of being affixed to the pre-activated particulate matter; affixing the activating material to the pre-activated particulate matter to form an activated particle; providing an anchor particle and providing a tethering material capable of being affixed to the anchoring particle; and attaching the tethering material to the anchor particle and the activated particle to form a removable complex in the fluid that comprises the particulate matter, wherein the particulate matter is derived from a mining operation. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140170059 | ELECTRODIAPHRAGMALYSIS - Electrochemically-treated water having an electron deficiency is described, which may be attained by a process comprising the following steps: | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140286854 | Treatment of Gas Well Hydrofracture Wastewaters - Discharge water from a coal mine, and/or water from an abandoned coal mine, is used as a source of sulfate ions to precipitate barium from gas well hydrofracture wastewater. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140308199 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID FUEL FROM GAS STREAM COMPRISING CARBON DIOXIDE - A process for producing liquid fuel and liquid water from a gas stream comprising carbon dioxide and water vapor. The gas stream can be ambient air. In the process, carbon dioxide and water vapor are adsorbed onto an adsorbent. The gases are desorbed from the adsorbent to create a reaction mixture for forming the liquid fuel, such as methanol. Excess water vapor is condensed to form liquid water, which can be used in a variety of ways. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140363364 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURIFICATION OF PRODUCED WATER - The present invention relates to a method for purification of produced water and to a system for carrying out the inventive method. Further, the invention relates to a purified produced water product obtainable according to the invention. A unique sequence of unit operations including the addition of dissolved calcium hydroxide and the subsequent precipitation thereof enable a particularly efficient removal of contaminating substances from produced water from the petrochemical industry. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140377166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING FINELY DISPERSED PARTICULATE MATTER FROM A FLUID STREAM - Disclosed are methods of removing particulate matter from a wastewater stream, comprising providing an activating agent capable of being affixed to the particulate matter in the wastewater stream; affixing the activating agent to the particulate matter to form activated particles residing in the wastewater stream; processing the activated particles in a thickener device to produce a population of thickened flocs in the fluid stream, wherein the thickened flocs comprise the particulate matter; contacting the thickened flocs with a re-activating agent to form re-activated particles comprising the particulate matter; providing a population of tether-bearing anchor particles, wherein the tether-bearing anchor particles have an affinity for the re-activated particles; attaching the tether-bearing anchor particles to the re-activated particles to form removable complexes that comprise the particulate matter, and removing the removable complexes, thereby removing the particulate matter from the wastewater stream. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150017089 | METHOD FOR NITROGEN RECOVERY FROM AN AMMONIUM COMPRISING FLUID AND BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM - A method is disclosed for nitrogen recovery from an ammonium including fluid and a bio-electrochemical system for the same. In an embodiment, the method includes providing an anode compartment including an anode; providing a cathode compartment including a cathode, wherein the compartments are separated by at least one ion exchange membrane; providing the ammonium comprising fluid in the anode compartment and a second fluid in the cathode compartment; applying a voltage between the anode and the cathode; and extracting nitrogen from the cathode compartment. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150044127 | HYDROPHOBISED CALCIUM CARBONATE PARTICLES - The present invention relates to a process for the reduction of pitch in an aqueous medium generated in a papermaking or pulping process, comprising the following steps: a) providing an aqueous medium comprising pitch generated in a papermaking or pulping process; b) providing a ground calcium carbonate and/or a precipitated calcium carbonate; c) providing a hydrophobising agent selected from an aliphatic carboxylic acid having between 5 and 24 carbon atoms; d) contacting the ground calcium carbonate and/or the precipitated calcium carbonate of step b) with the hydrophobising agent of step c) for obtaining a hydrophobised ground calcium carbonate and/or a hydrophobised precipitated calcium carbonate; and e) contacting the aqueous medium provided in step a) with the hydrophobised ground calcium carbonate and/or the hydrophobised precipitated calcium carbonate obtained in step d), to the use of a hydrophobised ground calcium carbonate and/or a hydrophobised ground calcium carbonate for reducing the amount of pitch in an aqueous medium as well as to a hydrophobised ground calcium carbonate and/or a hydrophobised ground calcium carbonate and a composite of hydrophobised ground calcium carbonate and/or hydrophobised ground calcium carbonate and pitch. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150064102 | Hydrogen Oxidation Catalyst, Use Thereof, And Method For Hydrogen Recombination - A hydrogen oxidation catalyst is provided, comprising a zeolite that contains at least one catalytically active noble metal or a compound thereof, wherein said zeolite is a hydrophobic zeolite. A use of the catalyst and a method for hydrogen recombination in nuclear power plants, reprocessing plants or fuel element repositories is also specified. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150110708 | Integrated Process for the Production of Hydrogen and Water - Process for producing a hydrogen-containing product and one or more liquid water products using catalytic steam-hydrocarbon reforming. In the process, a portion of the make-up water is heated by the reformate and another portion of the make-up water is heated by the combustion product gas prior to introducing the make-up water to a deaerator. Water in the combustion product gas is condensed to form a liquid water product. The process may be integrated with a thermal water desalination process. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150321914 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN BY REFORMING HYDROCARBONS USING STEAM, COMBINED WITH CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND STEAM PRODUCTION - A method for producing hydrogen by reforming hydrocarbons using steam, combined with carbon dioxide capture and steam production, which involves mixing the hydrocarbons to be reformed with steam in order to produce a feedstock for reforming, generating a syngas; the syngas produced is cooled, enriched with H2 and CO2, and then cooled; the condensates of the method are separated from the syngas in order to be used in the method, the saturated syngas being treated by adsorption with pressure modulation so as to produce hydrogen and a gaseous effluent containing CO | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150376030 | DESALINATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS USING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE AS RENEWABLE ENERGY - A system configured according to principles of the disclosure and process performed according to principles of the disclosure exploit a phase change cycle associated with cavitation on the suction side of (or inside) a pump to separate salt and/or impurities from water with exceptional efficiency. The exploitation involves enhancing the well-known process of cavitation by providing a large container in which the phase changes can occur safely, creating initial vapor inside the large container to start and perpetuate the process, using atmospheric pressure to drive water or recycled water into (or downstream of) the large container to force vapor compression and condensation inside the large container, and then providing a heat exchanger inside the large container to transfer heat released by condensation and vapor compression from its freshwater side to its vaporization side. A specialized pump configured to handle very low pressure conditions on its suction side more effectively and efficiently than other pumps may be used. The system and process may produce freshwater at about 0.01 gpm to about 1,080 gpm, or more. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160130160 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON IN WASTEWATER - The present invention relates to a process for reducing the total organic carbon (TOC) in an aqueous mixture M1 obtained as wastewater from a process for the preparation of an olefin oxide, the process for reducing the TOC comprising: (a) contacting the mixture M1 which contains at least one oxygenate having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms with an adsorbing agent and adsorbing at least a portion of an oxygenate at the adsorbing agent; (b) separating an aqueous mixture M2 from the adsorbing agent, the mixture M2 being depleted of the oxygenate adsorbed in (a); and (c) separating an oxygenate from the mixture M2 obtained in (b) by subjecting the mixture M2 to reverse osmosis in at least one reverse osmosis unit containing a reverse osmosis membrane obtaining an aqueous mixture M3 being depleted of this oxygenate. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160176737 | FRACKING WASTE-WATER FILTRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160200573 | ELECTROLYTIC WATER GENERATOR, ELECTROLYTIC WATER GENERATING METHOD AND ELECTROLYTIC WATER | 07-14-2016 |
| 423580200 | Heavy water | 6 |
| 20100021372 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF WATER ISOTOPOLOGUES FROM IMPURE WATER - Disclosed is a process and a system for recovery of isotopologues of water from an aqueous liquid stream containing dissolved impurities. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100178237 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF WATER ISOTOPOLOGUES - Disclosed is a process and a system for recovery of isotopologues of water from an aqueous vapour stream optionally containing acidic gases. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110027165 | Distributed pre-enrichment method and apparatus for production of heavy water - The present invention provides a process whereby pre-enrichment of water streams using a hydrogen source and a catalytic isotope exchange method at one or more remote sites to supply water with augmented deuterium concentration to a central heavy water. This central heavy water plant could be a Combined Electrolysis and Catalytic Exchange (“CECE”) heavy water production plant or a Girdler Sulfide heavy water plant. The deuterium content of water at the remote sites is increased and provides water stream(s) with augmented deuterium concentration to feed to the central heavy water production plant. This could be a first stage of the central CECE deuterium enrichment plant, increasing its capacity for heavy water production approximately in the ratio of its enrichment above natural deuterium concentrations. By relatively simple utilization of available deuterium enrichment capacity at the remote sites, advantages are achieved from a larger scale of heavy water production at the central production plant. The invention further provides systems and methods for adapting chlorate and chlorine dioxide systems which produce hydrogen to additionally produce deuterium-enriched water. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110027166 | Chlorate and chlorine dioxide systems adapted for the production of deuterium enriched water - The present invention provides a process whereby pre-enrichment of water streams using a hydrogen source and a catalytic isotope exchange method at one or more remote sites to supply water with augmented deuterium concentration to a central heavy water. This central heavy water plant could be a Combined Electrolysis and Catalytic Exchange (“CECE”) heavy water production plant or a Girdler Sulfide heavy water plant. The deuterium content of water at the remote sites is increased and provides water stream(s) with augmented deuterium concentration to feed to the central heavy water production plant. This could be a first stage of the central CECE deuterium enrichment plant, increasing its capacity for heavy water production approximately in the ratio of its enrichment above natural deuterium concentrations. By relatively simple utilization of available deuterium enrichment capacity at the remote sites, advantages are achieved from a larger scale of heavy water production at the central production plant. The invention further provides systems and methods for adapting chlorate and chlorine dioxide systems which produce hydrogen to additionally produce deuterium-enriched water. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110243834 | Advanced Tritium System and Advanced Permeation System for Separation of Tritium from Radioactive Wastes and Reactor Water - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for separating tritium from radioactive waste materials and the water from nuclear reactors. Some embodiments involve the reaction of tritiated hydrogen gases with water in the presence of a catalyst in a catalytic exchange column, yielding a more concentrated and purified tritiated water product. Some embodiments involve the use of a permeation module, similar in some respects to a gas chromatography column, in which a palladium permeation layer is used to separate tritiated hydrogen gas from a mixture of gases. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20130142724 | Using Heavy Water as a Contrast Agent for Hydrogen Magnetic Resonance Imaging - An imaging contrast agent is provided for hydrogen magnetic resonance imaging (H MRI). The agent uses replacement and chemical exchange of hydrogen (H) and deuterium (D) on obtaining MRI images for comparison. An isotonic physiologic saline solution with deuterium oxide (D | 06-06-2013 |
