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Method of synthesizing a novel absorbent titanosilicate material (UPRM-5)

Patent Number: 8440166
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A titanium silicate variant named UPRM-5 was prepared using tetraethylammonium hydroxide as a structure-directing agent (SDA). Successful detemplation was achieved via ion exchange with NH₄Cl. Effective functionalization was obtained after ion exchanging the detemplated material using SrCl₂and BaCl₂. Adsorption of CO₂at 25° C. in Sr- and Ba-UPRM-5 materials activated at different temperatures. For low partial pressures, the observed CO_{2 ...}

Dislocation site density techniques

Patent Number: 8440165
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A method includes operating a gas loading system with a source of one or more isotopes of hydrogen, a gas loading chamber containing a number of metallic nanoparticles, the metallic nanoparticles being selected to provide for a predetermined hydrogen cluster formation density, a vacuum system, and a valve system in communication with the gas loading chamber, the source of one or more isotopes of hydrogen and the vacuum system; providing the gas loading chamber with a first quantity of the ...

Method for continuously and proportional adding of lime

Patent Number: 8440164
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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This disclosure relates to a method for continuously and proportional adding of lime to a water flow through in a plant, wherein a number of slakers are used for batchwise slaking of burnt lime, and wherein lime slurry with a greater degree of fineness and prolonged sedimentation time is produced. A first slaker empties completely slaked and diluted lime slurry after the weight principle proportional to the water flow through of the plant, until a predetermined mass of slurry weight is ...

Slaked lime composition and its manufacturing process

Patent Number: 8440163
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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The invention relates to a slaked lime composition containing Ca(OH)₂particles of platelet crystalline morphology, called platelets, said platelets having a diameter D, this being the diameter of the circle circumscribing the platelet, a thickness e and an aspect ratio given by the ratio of said diameter of the platelet-circumscribing circle to said thickness, said composition having a platelet content of between 50 and 100% relative to the sum of the Ca(OH)_{2 ...}

Titanate and titania nanostructures and nanostructure assemblies, and methods of making same

Patent Number: 8440162
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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The invention relates to nanomaterials and assemblies including, a micrometer-scale spherical aggregate comprising: a plurality of one-dimensional nanostructures comprising titanium and oxygen, wherein the one-dimensional nanostructures radiate from a hollow central core thereby forming a spherical ...

Ammonium paratungstate hydrates and ammonium paratungstate decahydrate

Patent Number: 8440161
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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The invention is directed to ammonium paratungstate decahydrate containing at least 75% of crystals having a length of at least 200 μm and having a ratio of length to width of less than ...

Integrated sulfur recovery methods in power plants and low BTU gas fields

Patent Number: 8440160
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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This disclosure relates generally to processes for the production of elemental sulfur from Syngas, in the power plant, or Low BTU Gas fields and more particularly to processes the mixture of the 100% syngas or low BTU stream with the 100% SO2 recycle gas; with an additional stream comprising oxygen such as air, oxygen-enriched air, or substantially pure oxygen is added to the SO2 recycle stream prior entering the Claus reactor for producing elemental sulfur. The combination of innovation ...

Method for extracting ammonium salt and methanol from a liquid obtained from foul condensates in a cellulose pulp mill

Patent Number: 8440159
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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Desirable chemicals are recovered from a raw material that is formed in substantial amounts during the production of cellulose pulp from renewable lingo-cellulose material. An ammonia/ammonium-containing methanol/water mixture is acidified with an acid that has the ability of forming ammonium salt with the ammonium. The mixture is circulated and passed through an apparatus that has an indirect heat exchanger combined with an storage volume fitted with a gas collection ...

Pre-plating solutions for making printed circuit boards and methods for preparing the same

Patent Number: 8440158
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A pre-plating solution for making a printed circuit board includes carbon nanotubes of 0.01-3 wt %, a surfactant of 0.01-4 wt %, an alkaline substance of 0.01-1 wt % and a solvent. A method for preparing a pre-plating solution comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of carbon nanotubes; purifying the carbon nanotubes; treating the purified carbon nanotubes with an acid; mixing the treated carbon nanotubes, an alkaline substance and a solvent to form suspension; and adding surfactant ...

Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing cast silicon from seed crystals

Patent Number: 8440157
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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Methods and apparatuses are provided for casting silicon for photovoltaic cells and other applications. With these methods, an ingot can be grown that is low in carbon and whose crystal growth is controlled to increase the cross-sectional area of seeded material during ...

Reduction of oxides of nitrogen in a gas stream using molecular sieve SSZ-28

Patent Number: 8440156
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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The invention relates generally to molecular sieve SSZ-28 and its use in the reduction of oxides of nitrogen in a gas stream such as the exhaust from an internal combustion ...

Flow modulating substrates for early light-off

Patent Number: 8440155
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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An exhaust gas after-treatment system includes at least first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first region and a second region circumferentially surrounding the first region. The first region of the first substrate has a higher average cell density than the average cell density of the second substrate. The system can also include at least a third ...

Processes and uses of dissociating molecules

Patent Number: 8440154
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A process has been developed to selectively dissociate target molecules into component products compositionally distinct from the target molecule, wherein the bonds of the target molecule do not reform because the components are no longer reactive with each other. Dissociation is affected by treating the target molecule with light at a frequency and intensity, alone or in combination with a catalyst in an amount effective to selectively break bonds within the target molecule. Dissociation ...

Method for preparing manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate from waste batteries containing manganese and zinc

Patent Number: 8440153
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A method for preparing manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate from waste batteries containing manganese and zinc, and more particularly to a method for preparing manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate from waste batteries containing manganese and zinc. Zinc powder and activated carbon are added to a leached solution obtained from a continuous leaching process so as to remove heavy metals and organic materials from the leached solution, and then the leached solution is spray-dried to simultaneously ...

Process for recovering metals from a stream rich in hydrocarbons and carbonaceous residues

Patent Number: 8440152
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A process for recovering metals from a stream rich in hydrocarbons and carbonaceous residues by means of a treatment section, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: sending said stream to a primary treatment, effected in one or more steps, wherein said stream is treated in the presence of a fluxant agent in a suitable apparatus, at a temperature ranging from 80 to 180° C., preferably from 100 to 160° C., and subjected to liquid/solid separation in order to obtain a ...

Synthesis of zeolites from fly ash

Patent Number: 8435487
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A process with fusion pre-treatment for synthesizing geopolymers and zeolites from fly ash, in particular X-type zeolites with pores of large dimensions and high capacity that utilize sea water and low incubation temperatures. Fly ash is initially mixed with NaOH to obtain a mixture, which is pulverized and then melted at the temperature of 550° C. After cooling, the melted mass is pulverized, dispersed in sea water with fixed ratios and left under stirring at ambient temperature for 12 ...

Redox material for thermochemical water splitting, and method for producing hydrogen

Patent Number: 8435486
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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An improved redox material able to be used for thermochemical water splitting, and a method for producing hydrogen using this redox material are provided. The redox material for thermochemical water splitting comprises a redox metal oxide selected from the group comprising perovskite-type composite metal oxides, fluorite-type composite metal oxides and combinations thereof, and a metal oxide carrier. The redox metal oxide is carried on the metal oxide carrier in a dispersed state. The ...

Method for producing zinc oxide using ammonium bromide, exoergic filler, resin composition, exoergic grease and exoergic coating composition comprising the zinc oxide

Patent Number: 8435485
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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The present disclosure provides a zinc oxide particle that can be used more suitably than common zinc oxide in the application such as an exoergic filler and the like, and can be used in the other applications. A zinc oxide particle having a median size of 1 to 30 μm and D90/D10 of 4 or less is ...

Method for the preparation of LiVO

Patent Number: 8435484
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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The invention relates to a lithium vanadium oxide which corresponds to the formula Li_1+αV₃O₈(0.1≦α≦0.25). It is composed of agglomerates of small needles having a length l from 400 to 1000 nm, a width w such that 102O₅and a Li precursor into contact in amounts such that the ratio of the ...

Method for making ammonium metatungstate

Patent Number: 8435483
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A method for producing ammonium metatungstate from ammonium paratungstate includes preparing an ammonium paratungstate mixture including solid ammonium paratungstate and water. The mixture is contacted with a cation exchange material to lower a pH of the mixture to a pH range wherein metatungstate ion is stable and an insoluble tungstic acid is not formed. The pH of the mixture may be maintained in the pH range until the ammonium paratungstate mixture is converted into an ammonium ...

Mixed-metal oxides precipitated with supercritical CO

Patent Number: 8435482
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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Hopcalite-type catalysts for oxidation of CO are formed by preparing a mixed-metal oxide precursor by firstly preparing a solution of a mixture of metal precursor compounds in a solvent, followed by contacting the solution with a supercritical antisolvent to precipitate the mixed-metal oxide precursor. A mixed-metal oxide may then be prepared from the precursor by oxidation, for example by calcination. The mixed-metal oxide is then collected and optionally activated for use as a catalyst. ...

Material for solid oxide fuel cell, cathode including the material, and solid oxide fuel cell including the material

Patent Number: 8435481
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A material for a solid oxide fuel cell, the material including a lanthanum metal oxide having a perovskite-type crystal structure; and a ceria metal oxide, wherein the ceria metal oxide includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of metal oxides represented by Formula 1 below and metal oxides represented by Formula 2:

(1−a−b)Ce_1-xA_xO_2-δ+aB₂O₅+bBO₃ Formula ...

Method for synthesizing one-dimensional helical nanoporous structures and method for synthesizing glycine-derived surfactant for synthesizing helical nanoporous structures

Patent Number: 8435480
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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Disclosed herein are a method for synthesizing one-dimensional helical mesoporous structure, in which a self-assembled structure of a glycine-derived surfactant is used as a template at room temperature to synthesize the one-dimensional helical mesoporous silica structures having a uniform pore size and a method for synthesizing a glycine-derived surfactant for synthesizing the helical nanoporous structures, in which relatively expensive surfactant can be easily recovered using an organic ...

Process for treating carbon dioxide containing gas

Patent Number: 8435479
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A process is disclosed for recycling carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil-fuel power plant into useful carbonated species The process primarily comprises the steps of: a) burning the fossil fuel, thereby generating heat and a hot exhaust gas containing CO₂; and b) converting the heat into energy. The process is characterized in that it further comprises the steps of: c) cooling the exhaust gas; and d) biologically transforming the CO₂contained in the cooled exhaust ...

Enhancement of syngas production in coal gasification with COconversion under plasma conditions

Patent Number: 8435478
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A process and apparatus for enhancement of syngas production (CO and H₂) of a carbon based feedstock with CO₂conversion, which utilized CO₂as an oxygen resource and converts CO₂to CO through chemical reactions. The process includes a thermal plasma reactor and optionally a nonthermal plasma ...

Dispersions of submicron doped silicon particles

Patent Number: 8435477
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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Methods are described that have the capability of producing submicron/nanoscale particles, in some embodiments dispersible, at high production rates. In some embodiments, the methods result in the production of particles with an average diameter less than about 75 nanometers that are produced at a rate of at least about 35 grams per hour. In other embodiments, the particles are highly uniform. These methods can be used to form particle collections and/or powder coatings. Powder coatings and ...

Process for supplying a fuel cell with hydrogen by means of silanes or polysilanes

Patent Number: 8435476
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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Process for supplying a fuel cell with hydrogen, which includes the steps:—intermediate storage of (poly)silanes or (poly)silane solutions—transfer of the (poly)silanes to a reaction chamber—reaction or hydrolysis of the silanes or silane solutions in the reaction chamber with an aqueous solution to liberate H₂,—removal of the solid and/or liquid reaction products from the reaction chamber,—transfer of the H₂formed to the fuel cell. The invention also ...

Spherical organic polymer-silicon compound composite particles, hollow particles and their production methods

Patent Number: 8435475
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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The present invention is to provide hollow particles with a low degree of agglomeration and having a high roundness, and a process for producing them.

Hollow particles comprising a silicon compound, having an average particle size of from 5 to 65 nm and an average roundness of at least 0.90, and having a shell comprising the silicon compound and having a thickness of from 1 to 20 nm. Further, a method for producing hollow particles, which comprises adding sulfuric acid to a liquid ...

Surface-treated metal oxide particles

Patent Number: 8435474
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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The invention provides metal oxide particles surface-treated with at least one alkoxysilane compound, methods of making such, and toners comprising ...

Superconducting compound and method for producing the same

Patent Number: 8435473
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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Disclosed is a superconducting compound which has a structure obtained by partially substituting oxygen ions of a compound, which is represented by the following chemical formula; LnTMOPh [wherein Ln represents at least one element selected from Y and rare earth metal elements (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu), TM represents at least one element selected from transition metal elements (Fe, Ru, Os, Ni, Pd and Pt), and Pn represents at least one element selected from ...

Method of preparing nano-structured material(s) and uses thereof

Patent Number: 8435472
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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The present invention provides a method of preparing at least one nano-structured material of formula M₁M₂X_ncomprising the step of treating: at least one compound having the formula [CX₃(CX₂)_n(CH₂)_mCOO]_pM₁; and at least one compound having the formula [CX₃(CX₂)_n(CH₂)_mCOO]_pM₂; wherein each X is the same or ...

Method for wet flue gas desulfurization

Patent Number: 8435471
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A wet flue gas desulfurization process uses byproduct polyester streams such as those from the production of PLA and/or PGA consisting of hydroxy acids and other organic acids to catalyse the solubilization of calcium from limestone and to further catalyse the reaction of calcium with SO₂for desulfurization and thereby provide significant improvement in process ...

Method and arrangement for separation of COfrom combustion flue gas

Patent Number: 8435470
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A method for separating CO₂from combustion exhaust gas includes discharging the CO₂-containing combustion exhaust gas mass flow into the carbonator of a carbonate looping system having at least one carbonator and one calciner. Combining the CO₂of the combustion exhaust gas mass flow with a carbonate-forming sorbent inside the carbonator to form a carbonate. Sending the carbonate as a carbonate-solids mass flow is sent to the calciner. Burning the carbonate ...

Air pollution solution to the problem of opacity in coal fired power plant stack emissions

Patent Number: 8435469
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A method of controlling air pollution arising from sulphur trioxide and or sulphuric acid in coal combustion gases, combustion gases passing through the demister region of a wet flue gas desulphurization unit are exposed to a sulphide based reducing agent such as hydrogen sulphide, such that metal catalysts promoting the oxidation of ammonia leading to the formation of nitrosylsulfuric acid are poisoned and so prevented from catalysing the formation and discharge of sulphuric acid in ...

Processes for preparing highly pure lithium carbonate and other highly pure lithium containing compounds

Patent Number: 8435468
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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The invention generally relates to methods of selectively removing lithium from various liquids, methods of producing high purity lithium carbonate, methods of producing high purity lithium hydroxide, and methods of regenerating ...

Process for preparing ammonium metatungstate

Patent Number: 8435467
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A process for preparing ammonium metatungstate using ammonium paratungstate as raw material comprising: (A) leaching wet ammonium paratungstate with nitric acid to obtain a dilute solution of ammonium metatungstate; (B) concentrating the dilute solution of ammonium metatungstate to be a concentrated solution of ammonium metatungstate; and (C) spray-drying the concentrated solution of ammonium metatungstate to obtain powder of ammonium ...

Methods of metal extraction from ammoniacal solutions using oximes

Patent Number: 8435466
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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Provided are methods using ketoximes and/or aldoximes, including 3-methyl-5-alkylsalicylaldoxime and/or 3-methyl-5-alkyl-2-hydroxyacetophenone oxime, in reagent compositions for metal extraction/isolation. One such method is of extracting a metal from an aqueous ammoniacal solution. Metals that can be extracted include nickel, zinc and ...

Process for production of composition

Patent Number: 8431109
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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The invention provides a process for production of a composition comprising a perovskite structure compound, the process comprising: a first process to heat a hydrous oxide of at least one B group element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, and Sn at a temperature within a range of 80 to 300° C. in the presence of an aqueous medium so as to dehydrate the hydrous oxide; and a second process to heat a reaction product obtained in the first process and a hydroxide of at least ...

Cathode materials and methods for production

Patent Number: 8431108
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for producing materials having the formula Li[Ni_0.5Mn_1.5]O_4-δ wherein δ≧O, the materials obtainable by such method, and cathodes and batteries comprising such ...

Method for producing ammonium heptamolybdate

Patent Number: 8431107
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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A method for preparing ammonium heptamolybdate with the steps of:

- i) adding a molybdenum-containing organic phase to a liquid-liquid reextraction apparatus or to a desorption apparatus, and
- ii) directly cold-crystallization ammonium heptamolybdate by cooling the resulting reextraction or desorption solution.
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Method for generating micronized sulphur

Patent Number: 8431106
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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A method of producing micronized sulphur wherein elemental sulphur is dissolved in a solvent for sulphur to produce a sulphur-solvent solution and precipitation of the dissolved sulphur is effected or controlled by manipulation of at least one of pressure, temperature or water content in the solvent to produce the micronized ...

Method for producing process gas for the claus process

Patent Number: 8431105
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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With a method configured to generate process gas that contains hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide for the Claus process, hydrogen-sulfide containing feed gas is burned with pure oxygen by means of several burners opening out into a combustion chamber wherein the pure oxygen is fed into the combustion chamber through a central tube each, the feed gas through a tube arranged coaxially around the central tube and inert gas as purge gas via an annular duct coaxially surrounding the feed gas ...

Process for the production of chlorine dioxide

Patent Number: 8431104
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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The invention concerns a process for the production of chlorine dioxide comprising formation of chlorine dioxide in a reaction medium in at least one reaction vessel and withdrawing chlorine dioxide from said at least one reaction vessel, the process further comprising a step of treating reaction medium or at least one process stream originating directly or indirectly from said at least one reaction vessel with an adsorbent efficient for removing chlorinated organic compounds from said at ...

Method of manufacturing graphene, graphene manufactured by the method, conductive film comprising the graphene, transparent electrode comprising the graphene, and radiating or heating device comprising the graphene

Patent Number: 8431103
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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Provided are a method of manufacturing graphene, graphene manufactured by the method, a conductive thin film including the graphene, a transparent electrode comprising the graphene, and a radiating or heating device comprising the graphene. The method includes: preparing a graphene member including a base member, a hydrophilic oxide layer formed on the base member, a hydrophobic metal catalyst layer formed on the oxide layer, and graphene grown on the metal catalyst layer; applying water to ...

Rhenium boride compounds and uses thereof

Patent Number: 8431102
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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Described herein are rhenium boride compounds having desirable characteristics for a variety of applications, ranging from abrasives and cutting tools to protective ...

Method of treating an acid gas stream and an apparatus therefor

Patent Number: 8431101
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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Disclosed is a method of treating an acid gas stream through a series of process steps to provide an ammonium sulfphate stream. The method involves passing the acid gas stream to an incinerator to oxidize the H₂S to SO₂to yield an incinerator flue gas stream. The incinerator flue gas stream is passed to a sulphuric acid unit that produces H₂SO₄from the SO₂of the incinerator flue gas stream and to yield an aqueous sulphuric acid ...

CO-sequestering formed building materials

Patent Number: 8431100
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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CO₂-sequestering formed building materials are provided. The building materials of the invention include a composition comprising a carbonate/bicarbonate component. Additional aspects of the invention include methods of making and using the CO₂-sequestering formed building ...

Process and apparatus for purification of an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine

Patent Number: 8431099
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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The invention provides a process for purification of an exhaust gas comprising nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and particulate matters from an internal combustion engine comprising the step of contacting the exhaust gas with one or more catalysts on one or more cross corrugated wire mesh sheets (5) being arranged between two or more gas impermeable cross corrugated sheets (4). The exhaust gas is contacted with one or more catalysts being coated in different ...

Gas purification using photocatalytic vortex-suspended particles

Patent Number: 8431098
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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Embodiments of the technology disclosed herein include exemplary gas purifiers that use cyclonic separation and photocatalytic purification to oxidize contaminants in unpurified gas. One such gas purifier includes a vessel that defines a tapered cyclonic chamber. Unpurified gas enters the chamber and induces a gas vortex. Photocatalytic particles in the chamber become suspended in the vortex and mix with contaminants in the incoming gas. A light source activates the photocatalytic ...

Solute precipitation method and device

Patent Number: 8431097
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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A precipitator comprises a counter-current circulation between the reacting substances (8, 6, 7 →12) and a non-miscible and chemically inert organic confinement phase (10→9) to maintain the phase containing the reagent in an emulsion. The walls of the precipitator are hydrophobic to prevent the adhesion of the precipitate. The emulsion is maintained by a mobile stirrer body (2). The precipitate is removed continually by a scavenging flow rate device ...