Gas separation: processes inventions 02/06

20060037472 - Fluid flow filter: A fluid filter for preventing the introduction of fluid contaminants into an associated device is disclosed. The filter has a housing having an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. The inlet chamber forms an inlet port of the fluid filter and the outlet chamber forms an outlet port of the...

20060037473 - Coating for a throttle body: A throttle body for an air intake system of an internal combustion engine, which includes a combustion chamber. The throttle body includes a body, a throttle plate and a coating. The body defines a throat through which air flows to the combustion chamber. The throttle plate, which is pivotally mounted...

20060037474 - Converting twist-lock tube sheet filter orifices to snap-band orifices: Embodiments include a method and apparatus for converting one or more twist-lock orifices of a tube sheet of a baghouse filter system to one or more snap-band orifices. In one embodiment, a machine is utilized to remove one or more tabs from a twist-lock orifice by use of a cutting...

20060037475 - Process and device for eliminating the particles contained in a stream of fluid: The present invention relates to a process and a device for eliminating particles from a stream of fluid, having a channel for turbulent flow of the fluid and a series of objects placed along the channel....

20060032371 - Adsorbent breather filter: The invention relates to a device for filtering contaminants, such as particulates and vapor phase contaminants, from a confined environment such as electronic or optical devices susceptible to contamination (e.g. computer disk drives) by improving performance and possibly incorporating multiple filtration functions into a unitary filter. The filter includes flow...

20060032372 - Grooved active and passive adsorbent filters: The invention relates to a device for filtering contaminants, such as particulates and vapor phase contaminants, from a confined environment such as electronic or optical devices susceptible to contamination (e.g. computer disk drives) by improving performance and possibly incorporating multiple filtration functions into a unitary filter. Filtration functions include a...

20060032373 - Method for removing harmful substance in bent gas: A method for removing harmful substances in a vent gas containing a halogen or halogen compound gas remaining in the pipeline of a cylinder cabinet, which comprises contacting the vent gas with a treating agent comprising an alkaline earth metal compound, an alkali metal compound, zeolite, and a carbonaceous material....

20060032374 - Hydraulic liquid pumping system: A system for concentrating gas, using the concentrated gas to pump liquid, and recycling the gas and liquid is disclosed. The system comprises a body of liquid, a down pipe in fluid communication with the body of liquid, a gas injection apparatus for introducing gas into the liquid that passes...

20060032375 - Method and apparatus for high efficiency multi-stage packed tower aeration with ph adjustment and reutilization of outlet air: Disclosed is an improve aeration system. The aeration system of the present invention more efficiently removes contaminates, such as hydrogen sulfide, from water. The increased efficiency is achieved by adjusting the pH level of the water in between sequential mass transfer media stages within the aerator. The present invention also...

20060027098 - Polyhydrosiloxane compounds and articles and use thereof: where R1, R2, R3, n, and m are as defined in the specification. The disclosure also provides an article including: a fused silica capillary column treated with a compound of the formula (I), and optionally coated with a stationary phase. The disclosure also provides a separation method, including chromatographing a...

20060027099 - Method and system for treating contaminants and odors in airborne emissions: A second-generation rotating biofilter employing microorganisms in a microbiological film (biofilm) “mineralizes” contaminants, such as VOCs and odoriferous contaminants. Contaminated fluid, such as air from manufacturing processes, is directed radially outward from a perforated pipe through porous foam attached to the pipe. The pipe serves as the axis upon which...

20060027100 - Device and method for generating micro bubbles in a liquid using hydrodynamic cavitation: A device and method for generating micro bubbles in a liquid. The method comprises the steps of: providing a flow-through channel containing at least two local constrictions of flow therein; passing the liquid at a velocity of at least at least 12 m/sec through a first local constriction of flow...

20060021502 - Cross-linked polybenzimidazole membrane for gas separation: A cross-linked, supported polybenzimidazole membrane for gas separation is prepared by reacting polybenzimidazole (PBI) with the sulfone-containing crosslinking agent 3,4-dichloro-tetrahydro-thiophene-1,1-dioxide. The cross-linked reaction product exhibits enhanced gas permeability to hydrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and methane as compared to the unmodified analog, without significant loss of selectivity, at temperatures from about...

20060021503 - Electrostatic precipitator particulate trap with impingement filtering element: A particulate trap has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. The particulate trap also has an electrostatic filtering device disposed within the housing, a filtering element disposed downstream of the electrostatic filtering device, and an unfiltered flow passageway from the electrostatic filtering device around the filtering element....

20060021504 - Analyte pre-concentator for gas chromatography: An analyte pre-concentrator for gas chromatography is disclosed generally comprising a tube having a restricted outlet and packed with an adsorbent, wherein the tube serves as the liner of a chromatographic injector, as an adsorbent trap coupled to a chromatographic column, and/or as an adsorbent trap coupled to a headspace...

20060021505 - Method for operating an air fractionization installation for obtaining oxygen on board an aircraft: The method serves for operating an air fractionization installation for obtaining oxygen on board an aircraft, with at least two molecular sieve chambers. A part mass flow of the oxygen obtained in the respective adsorbing molecular sieve chamber is supplied for flushing a desorbing molecular sieve chamber. The quantity of...

20060021506 - Method and apparatus for nox and hg removal: A cyclic process for the removal of NOx from a NOx containing feed gas, and optionally removal mercury vapour and/or sulfur dioxide is provided. A process is also provided by which an iron chelate absorbent may be thermally regenerated....

20060021507 - Particulate trap with selective blocking element: A particulate trap has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. The particulate trap also has a plurality of fluidly isolated filters stacked within the housing, between the inlet and the outlet. The stacked plurality of filters have a stack direction and a transverse direction and the flow of...