Gas separation: apparatus inventions 02/06

20060037476 - Hydrogen purification devices, components and fuel processing systems containing the same: Hydrogen purification devices, components thereof, and fuel processors, fuel processing systems, and fuel cell systems containing the same. The hydrogen purification devices include an enclosure that contains a separation assembly adapted to receive a mixed gas stream containing hydrogen gas and to produce a stream that contains pure or at...

20060037477 - Fabrication of an anisotropic super hydrophobic/hydrophilic nanoporous membranes: Anisotropic hydrophobic/hydrophilic nanoporous membranes and methods of forming anisotropic hydrophobic/hydrophilic nanoporous membranes are disclosed. The method of forming the nanoporous membrane includes growing a nanoporous oxide film on a substrate. A nanoporous membrane having a top side and a bottom side can then be formed by partially separating the nanoporous...

20060037478 - Carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption material and adsorption-desorption apparatus: An adsorption-desorption material having a high carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption capability, a low pressure loss, a high thermal diffusion efficiency, and high resistance to repeated stresses, e.g., expansion and shrinkage, as well as an adsorption-desorption apparatus including the adsorption-desorption material, is provided. The adsorbent is composed of a three-dimensional network skeleton...

20060037479 - Cyclone separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same: A cyclone separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The cyclone separating apparatus includes a cyclone body including a cyclone chamber and a dust collecting chamber, a cover unit connected to an upper portion of the cyclone body, a door unit openably mounted to a bottom...

20060032376 - Air purifier: An air purifier having a high level of air purifying power, especially an air purifier capable of efficiently removing airborne dust, smoke from cigarette or cigar or tobacco, harmful gas and the like, is disclosed. This air purifier comprises at least a discharge electrode (1) capable of producing ions upon...

20060032377 - Split flow process and apparatus: An acid gas removal plant includes an absorber that provides a rich solvent to two regenerators that independently generate a lean and a semi-lean solvent, wherein the semi-lean solvent is produced in one of the regenerators using heat and/or steam derived from the other regenerator. Further heat integration is particularly...

20060032378 - Scrubber and exhaust gas treatment apparatus: A scrubber removes dust from an exhaust gas. The scrubber includes a casing having an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet, an impeller housed in the casing and supported by a shaft, and a cleaning liquid supply tube for ejecting a cleaning liquid by which the dust contained...

20060032379 - Air filter monitoring system: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060027101 - Metal coated polymer electrolyte membrane having a reinforcement structure: A metal-coated, wire-reinforced polymer electrolyte membrane that is permeable only to protons and hydrogen is disclosed. The metal-coated, wire-reinforced polymer electrolyte membrane has a surface microsturcture that prevents cracking of the metal coating during hydration. The metal-coated, wire-reinforced polymer electrolyte membrane can be used in liquid-type fuel cells to prevent...

20060021508 - Ion generating apparatus and air cleaning apparatus using the same: An ion generating apparatus for generating anions and cations, which can selectively control generation of cations and anions while maximizing the amount of the generated ions, and an air cleaning apparatus using the same. The ion generating apparatus includes a power supply, a cation generator to generate cations and ozone,...

20060021509 - Air conditioner device with individually removable driver electrodes: An air transporting and/or conditioning device comprising a housing having an inlet grill and an outlet grill, an emitter electrode configured within the housing, a collector electrode configured within the housing and positioned downstream from the emitter electrode, a driver electrode removable from the housing independent of the collector electrode...

20060021510 - Method and apparatus for hydrogen production from greenhouse gas saturated carbon nanotubes and synthesis of carbon nanostructures therefrom: A method and apparatus for the production of hydrogen from carbon nanotubes saturated with hydrocarbon gas or greenhouse gas is described. The hydrogen that is produced is substantially free from carbon dioxide. Additionally, the method described is useful for converting the carbon elements of the hydrocarbon gas or greenhouse gas...