Distillation: processes, separatory inventions 03/07

20070068791 - Automated water processing control system: A fully automated system for controlling water purification units based on distillation is provided. Control parameters and aspects in the system can include an overall power input fuse, a manual reset switch that resets the whole system to an initial state, a thermal overload switch, a product level switch, a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070068792 - System and method for acetic acid dehydration: Disclosed is a distillation system and method for recovering acetic acid from a feed stream containing acetic acid and water stream generated during terephthalic acid production. The invention includes a liquid-liquid extraction column and a dehydration distillation column utilizing azeotropic distillation or conventional to recover the acetic acid. The liquid-liquid... Agent: Spencer S. Chen

20070062800 - Method for dehydrating water-containing substance using liquefied matter: A dehydration method of a water-containing substance using a liquefied matter, including a step (1) of contacting a liquefied matter of a substance which is in a gas phase under a condition at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure with the water-containing substance, to dissolve contained water in the water-containing substance... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070045099 - Method and system for seaparating solids from liquids: A method and system for treating feedwater includes producing a stream of hot air in an evaporation chamber having an upper section and a lower section and dispersing droplets of feedwater into the stream of hot air. The droplets evaporate and solids in the feedwater precipitate. The precipitated solids are... Agent: Patrick R. Scanlon Preti Flaherty Beliveau Pachios & Haley LLP

20070045100 - Method and system for separating solids from liquids: A method and system for treating feedwater includes evaporating a portion of the feedwater in a first evaporation chamber so as to separate water vapor from the remaining feedwater. Droplets of the remaining feedwater are dispersed into a stream of hot air produced in a second evaporation chamber. The droplets... Agent: Patrick R. Scanlon Preti Flaherty Beliveau Pachios & Haley LLP