A method for inhibiting polymerization, gum formation and fouling of an atypical, high temperature ethylene fractionation train comprising treating the atypical, high temperature ethylene fractionation train with a composition including effective amounts of one or more quinone methides of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, —SH, —NH2, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclo, and aryl; or one or more phenylene diamines, optionally, in combination with one or more hindered phenols.
The present disclosure provides a method for reducing or removing azole-based compounds from a wastewater, such as a semiconductor wastewater. The method includes adding a solution comprising transition metal (II) ions to a wastewater that includes an azole compound; and allowing the transition metal (II) ions and the azole compound in the wastewater to form a transition metal-azole complex in the wastewater. The transition metal ions may be Cu2+ions and/or Zn2+ ions.
C02F 1/68 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition de substances spécifiées, pour améliorer l'eau potable, p.ex. par addition d'oligo-éléments
C02F 1/52 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par floculation ou précipitation d'impuretés en suspension
C02F 1/66 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par neutralisation; Ajustage du pH
C02F 101/38 - Composés organiques contenant de l'azote
C02F 103/34 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie chimique non prévue dans les groupes
The present disclosure provides a wastewater treatment system that includes at least one bioreactor tank growing a biomass therein. A nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, or microfiltration membrane is housed in the bioreactor tank. The membrane is in fluid communication with a liquid outlet to discharge a permeated-effluent. The membrane may be operated to filter a biologically-treated wastewater without substantially filtering the biomass growing in the bioreactor tank. For example, permeation through the membranes may be implemented only when the biomass is settled and the membranes are exposed to a substantially clear wastewater above the settled biomass. Alternatively, or in addition, the bioreactor tank may include a non-permeated-effluent outlet, and both non-permeated-effluent and membrane-permeated effluent may be produced simultaneously.
A diesel fuel composition having a diesel fuel blend and at least one additive is provided. A method for reducing biodiesel fuel filter blocking tendency (FBT) is provided, the method adding at least one fuel additive to a diesel fuel blend to obtain a diesel fuel composition. A method for reducing biodiesel fuel filter blocking tendency (FBT) is provided, the method adding a fuel additive combination to a diesel fuel blend to obtain a diesel fuel composition
C10L 1/196 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone dérivés de monomères contenant une liaison insaturée carbone-carbone et un groupe carboxyle ou leurs sels, leurs anhydrides ou leurs esters
C10L 1/197 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone dérivés de monomères contenant une liaison insaturée carbone-carbone et un groupe acyloxy d'un acide carboxylique ou carbonique saturés
C10L 1/222 - Composés organiques contenant de l'azote contenant au moins une liaison simple carbone-azote
C10L 1/232 - Composés organiques contenant de l'azote contenant de l'azote dans un hétérocycle
C10L 1/233 - Composés organiques contenant de l'azote contenant de l'azote dans un hétérocycle contenant de l'azote et de l'oxygène dans le noyau, p.ex. oxazoles
C10L 1/238 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions autres que celles faisant intervenir uniquement des liaisons non saturées carbone-carbone
C10L 1/2383 - Polyamines ou polyimines, ou leurs dérivés
A method of processing brine comprising lithium. The method may include providing a feed brine and a draw brine to a first forward osmosis (FO) module, the feed brine and/or the draw brine comprising lithium, and forming a feed brine concentrate and a dilute draw brine; and providing the dilute draw brine to a first nanofiltration (NF) module, and forming a first NF retentate, at least a portion of which is optionally recycled to the FO module, and forming a first NF permeate comprising at least a portion of the lithium. The method may additionally include providing a first brine to an initial NF module that is upstream of the first FO module, and forming the feed brine that is provided to the FO module, and forming an initial NF retentate, at least a portion of which is optionally recycled to the first FO module and/or the first NF module.
C22B 3/22 - Traitement ou purification de solutions, p.ex. de solutions obtenues par lixiviation par des procédés physiques, p.ex. par filtration, par des moyens magnétiques
B01D 61/00 - Procédés de séparation utilisant des membranes semi-perméables, p.ex. dialyse, osmose ou ultrafiltration; Appareils, accessoires ou opérations auxiliaires, spécialement adaptés à cet effet
An iron or aluminum-ore based composite and method of preparing the composite by (a) contacting a plurality of iron or aluminum ore particles with at least one water-soluble binding polymer to form an agglomeration, and (b) forming a composite.
A method for inhibiting melanoidin formation in a yeast propagation process, the method provides for adding a treatment composition to a molasses substance present in a yeast propagation process, wherein the treatment composition comprises a lecithin. A composition for a yeast propagation process, the composition having a lecithin, and a molasses substance.
An underdrain system for a media pressure vessel has a set of removable pipe sections located between an external header and the bottom of a vessel. Septa extend upwards from the removable pipe sections into the vessel. The header is attached to the bottoms of the removable pipe sections. Each pipe section, and its associated septum, may be removed individually. To clean the vessel, after media is removed from the vessel the pipe sections are removed sequentially while the header remains otherwise attached to the vessel. While a pipe section is removed, its associated septum is removed so that solids can be removed from the annulus between the septum and the vessel. In this way, media can be cleaned from the annuli without moving the external header or entering the vessel.
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C02F 1/28 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par absorption ou adsorption
B01J 8/02 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solides; Appareillage pour de tels procédés avec des particules immobiles, p.ex. dans des lits fixes
B08B 9/02 - Nettoyage de conduites ou de tubes ou des systèmes de conduites ou de tubes
B08B 9/08 - Nettoyage de récipients, p.ex. de réservoirs
B01D 24/14 - Filtration vers le bas, le récipient comportant des tuyaux collecteurs ou distributeurs ou des tuyaux perméables
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CLEANING MECHANISM AND UNDERDRAIN FOR MEDIA VESSEL AND METHOD OF CLEANING
An underdrain system for a media pressure vessel has a set of removable pipe sections located between an external header and the bottom of a vessel. Septa extend upwards from the removable pipe sections into the vessel. The header is attached to the bottoms of the removable pipe sections. To clean the vessel, the pipe sections are removed. While a pipe section is removed, its associated septum is removed so that solids can be removed from the annulus between the septum and the vessel. In this way, media can be cleaned from the annuli without moving the external header or entering the vessel. A cleaning mechanism includes an elongated member with a spray nozzle that may be moved within the vessel. The cleaning mechanism may be used to removed media adhered to the walls of the vessel, for example while the septa are removed.
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
B08B 9/093 - Nettoyage de récipients, p.ex. de réservoirs par la force de jets ou de pulvérisations
C02F 1/28 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par absorption ou adsorption
B01J 8/02 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solides; Appareillage pour de tels procédés avec des particules immobiles, p.ex. dans des lits fixes
B08B 9/02 - Nettoyage de conduites ou de tubes ou des systèmes de conduites ou de tubes
B08B 9/08 - Nettoyage de récipients, p.ex. de réservoirs
B01D 24/14 - Filtration vers le bas, le récipient comportant des tuyaux collecteurs ou distributeurs ou des tuyaux perméables
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UNDERDRAIN AND SEPTA FOR MEDIA VESSEL AND METHOD OF CLEANING
An underdrain system for a media pressure vessel has a set of removable pipe sections located between an external header and the bottom of a vessel. Septa extend upwards from the removable pipe sections into the vessel by up to 16 inches. The septa may have diameters of 6 inches or more. The header is attached to the bottoms of the removable pipe sections. Each pipe section, and its associated septum, may be removed individually. To clean the vessel, after media is removed from the vessel the pipe sections are removed sequentially while the header remains otherwise attached to the vessel. While a pipe section is removed, its associated septum is removed so that solids can be removed from the annulus between the septum and the vessel. In this way, media can be cleaned from the annuli without moving the external header or entering the vessel.
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
B08B 9/093 - Nettoyage de récipients, p.ex. de réservoirs par la force de jets ou de pulvérisations
C02F 1/28 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par absorption ou adsorption
B01J 8/02 - Procédés chimiques ou physiques en général, conduits en présence de fluides et de particules solides; Appareillage pour de tels procédés avec des particules immobiles, p.ex. dans des lits fixes
B08B 9/02 - Nettoyage de conduites ou de tubes ou des systèmes de conduites ou de tubes
B08B 9/08 - Nettoyage de récipients, p.ex. de réservoirs
B01D 24/14 - Filtration vers le bas, le récipient comportant des tuyaux collecteurs ou distributeurs ou des tuyaux perméables
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METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR TREATING DILUTION STEAM GENERATOR SYSTEMS
C23F 11/10 - Inhibition de la corrosion de matériaux métalliques par application d'inhibiteurs sur la surface menacée par la corrosion ou par addition d'inhibiteurs à l'agent corrosif dans d'autres liquides au moyen d'inhibiteurs organiques
C02F 5/12 - Traitement de l'eau avec des produits chimiques complexants ou des agents solubilisants pour l'adoucissement, la prévention ou l'élimination de l'entartrage, p.ex. par addition d'agents séquestrants en utilisant des substances organiques contenant de l'azote
C23F 11/02 - Inhibition de la corrosion de matériaux métalliques par application d'inhibiteurs sur la surface menacée par la corrosion ou par addition d'inhibiteurs à l'agent corrosif dans l'air ou les gaz par addition d'inhibiteurs en phase vapeur
C23F 14/02 - Prévention de l'entartrage ou des incrustations dans les appareils destinés à chauffer des liquides à des fins physiques ou chimiques par des moyens chimiques
C23G 1/18 - Nettoyage ou décapage de matériaux métalliques au moyen de solutions ou de sels fondus avec des solutions alcalines avec emploi d'inhibiteurs d'inhibiteurs organiques
C23G 1/26 - Nettoyage ou décapage de matériaux métalliques au moyen de solutions ou de sels fondus avec des solutions neutres avec emploi d'inhibiteurs
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COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR INHIBITION OF SCALING IN HIGH- SALINITY, TEMPERATURE, AND PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
A synergistic anti-scaling composition, the composition having a scale inhibitor; and a compatibility aid. A synergistic anti-scaling composition, the composition having a scale inhibitor combination, the combination providing (i) a polymer composition, and (ii) a phosphonate composition. A synergistic anti-scaling composition, the composition having a scale inhibitor combination providing (i) a polymer composition, and (ii) a phosphonate composition and a compatibility aid. A method for inhibiting scale formation, the method providing a synergistic anti-scaling composition, the composition having a scale inhibitor, and a compatibility aid; and providing the synergistic anti-scaling composition to an aqueous scaling environment.
A multistage nanofiltration (NF) system for filtering a solute from a feed solution where a downstream NF stage is more permissive to the solute than an upstream NF stage. In some examples, the nanofiltration system includes a plurality of nanofiltration stages in series, where each nanofiltration stage is more permissive to the solute than the nanofiltration stage that is immediately upstream.
A water treatment system has an ozonation unit (12), a biological sensor (16) and optionally a biological treatment unit (14). The biological sensor (16) measures the biodegradability of organic contaminants after ozonation. The biological sensor (16) may be a bio-electrochemical sensor that produces an electrical signal related to the metabolic activity of bacteria on an electrode of the sensor. The biological sensor (16) may be connected to a controller (18) adapted to adjust one or more operating parameters of the ozonation unit (12) or the biological treatment unit (16) or both. A method of treating water, and a method of controlling a water treatment process, using a biological sensor to measure the biodegradability of water are further described. The measurement may be used to adjust an upstream ozonation process or a downstream biological treatment process. The systems and methods may be used to remove refractory organic compounds or organic micro-pollutants from secondary or tertiary effluent from a municipal or industrial wastewater plant.
This specification describes systems and methods for removing a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), from wastewater. The systems and methods may be located onsite at an electronics manufacturing and produce a TMAH solution for reuse. The system includes a membrane filtration unit, an ion exchange unit and an electrodialysis unit, for example a three-compartment electrodialysis unit. The process includes filtering wastewater to preferentially remove contaminants other than the quaternary ammonium hydroxide. The filtered water is treated through ion exchange to produce a regeneration stream with an increased concentration of quaternary ammonium cations. The regeneration stream is treated through electrodialysis to form a quaternary ammonium hydroxide solution.
C02F 9/00 - Traitement en plusieurs étapes de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C02F 1/42 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par échange d'ions
C02F 1/44 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par dialyse, osmose ou osmose inverse
C02F 1/469 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par séparation électrochimique, p.ex. par électro-osmose, électrodialyse, électrophorèse
C02F 101/38 - Composés organiques contenant de l'azote
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METHODS OF ANALYZING AND MONITORING INDUSTRIAL FLUIDS FOR CORROSIVE IONS USING CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS
Provided herein are methods for real-time monitoring of one or more industrial fluids for ionic species that involve analyzing a sample of the one or more industrial fluids using a system including a capillary electrophoresis device and a processor; detecting, by way of a detector, one or more ionic species in the sample; and generating, in real-time, by way of the processor, an ionic species data profile for the sample.
An immersed membrane cassette has a high tank intensity achieved by one or more of: reduced module to module gap; using structural hollow tubing in at least parts of a frame in place of separate permeate and/or air pipes; and, using vertical permeate port connections. The cassette has a tank intensity over 650 m2/m2. The cassette may be combined with a fine screen. This specification also describes an immersed membrane module having a permeate port and/or connector on the top of a header. The permeate connection between the module and a permeate collection tube may be vertical, i.e. perpendicular to the length of the header. A piston seal may be used between the permeate port of the header and the permeate collection tube. The permeate collection tube may be a a horizontal structural member on the periphery of a frame that holds the module.
A functionalized polymeric composition having a backbone, and at least one compound having at least one thiol-functional group or at least one amino-functional group. A method of preparing a functionalized polymeric composition, the method (i) providing a backbone; and (ii) reacting the backbone with an amino-thiol compound to obtain a functionalized polymeric composition. A method for removing metals from an aqueous stream, the method (i) providing a functionalized polymeric composition; (ii) adding the functionalized polymeric composition to an aqueous stream comprising a plurality of metal contaminants; (iii) allowing the polymeric composition to react with the metal contaminants to form an insoluble complex; and (iv) allowing the insoluble complex to settle out of solution or remove the insoluble complex through filtration.
C02F 103/36 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie chimique non prévue dans les groupes provenant de la fabrication de composés organiques
C02F 103/02 - Eau non contaminée, p.ex. pour l'alimentation industrielle en eau
C02F 103/18 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'épuration des effluents gazeux par voie humide
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BYPASS CONTROL SLEEVE FOR SANITARY SPIRAL WOUND FILTER
A by-pass control sleeve has circumferential protrusions along its outer surface. The protrusions of the by-pass control sleeve may be distributed along the length of the sleeve with constant diameter sections of the sleeve therebetween. The protrusions may be asymmetrical and/or may have a steep and/or concave curved forward face. A method of making a by-pass control sleeve comprises molding the protrusions on an outer surface of the sleeve. A method of installing the by-pass control sleeve comprises sliding the sleeve onto an end of a spiral wound membrane element. A combination of the by-pass control sleeve fixed to the spiral wound membrane element may be installed in a pressure housing.
A method of minimizing popcorn polymer seed formation, the method adding a treatment composition to a monomer containing system. A method for inhibiting popcorn polymer growth, the method adding a treatment composition to a monomer containing system, wherein the treatment composition comprises a quinone methide, a quinone methide derivative, or a quinone methide analogue based compound, and wherein the system comprises popcorn seed or polymer.
Various implementations include a reversible flow sampler including a housing, a housing cover, and a shuttle. The housing defines a sampler chamber with an inlet and an outlet, a first opening, and a second opening. The shuttle is movably disposed within the housing and coupled to the housing cover. The shuttle has a first shuttle position and a second shuttle position. In the first shuttle position, the shuttle fluidly connects the first opening with the sample chamber inlet and fluidly connects the second opening with the sample chamber outlet. In the second shuttle position, the shuttle fluidly connects the second opening with the sample chamber inlet and fluidly connects the first opening with the sample chamber outlet.
Various implementations include a system and methods for capture and transfer of a liquid sample from a process to a sample analysis device. In particular, a sample of fluid can be contained in a non-pressurized line (302) and first and second air-operated valves (DV1, DV2)may prevent the fluid from flowing through the line. A third air-operated valve (DV3) may be positioned on a stub-out (304) of the non-pressurized line between the first and second air-operated valves. A sample line (306), also configured to contain a sample of the fluid, can extend between the third air-operated valve and a sample analysis device (206) to transfer the sample of fluid to the sample analysis device. A first pneumatic valve (PV1) can control air flow to the first and second air-operated valves; a second pneumatic valve (PV2) can control air flow to the third air-operated valve; and a third pneumatic valve (PV3) can control low-pressure air injected into the sample line.
A method for cleaning a water filtration membrane, the method having at least an alkaline cleaning step, wherein the method includes a first enzyme solution comprising a polypeptide having carbohydrase activity, and a second enzyme solution comprising a polypeptide having protease activity.
A method for monitoring and controlling unwanted polymer byproduct generated in a monomer production, storage, or handling process, for example polystyrene in a styrene production process, is described. The method comprises receiving a sample (115) taken during a monomer production process by a Fourier-Transform infrared spectrometer (120), performing an infrared spectroscopy analysis on the sample to generate spectral data (122) by the Fourier-Transform infrared spectrometer, and determining a percentage (119) of at least one polymer in the sample by mathematical correlative processing of the spectral data by a computing device (110).
G01N 21/35 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge
G01N 21/3577 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse de liquides, p.ex. l'eau polluée
G01N 21/01 - Dispositions ou appareils pour faciliter la recherche optique
G01N 21/359 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge en utilisant la lumière de l'infrarouge proche
G01N 21/84 - Systèmes spécialement adaptés à des applications particulières
A wireless gateway is provided that is adapted to receive output data from a variety of connected devices such as pumps from a variety of different manufacturers. The gateway connects to each pump associated with an end user using a wired or wireless connection. The gateway receives output data from a pump in a first format that is specific to the type of pump or the manufacturer of the pump. The gateway then converts the output data into a second format based on knowledge about the type or manufacturer of the pump. The gateway then provides output data in the second format to a platform accessible by a service provider and the end user. The output data may be provided through a wired or wireless connection (e.g., cellular connection) between the gateway and a cloud-based platform used by the end user.
H04L 67/10 - Protocoles dans lesquels une application est distribuée parmi les nœuds du réseau
H04L 67/12 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés aux environnements propriétaires ou de mise en réseau pour un usage spécial, p.ex. les réseaux médicaux, les réseaux de capteurs, les réseaux dans les véhicules ou les réseaux de mesure à distance
H04L 67/565 - Conversion ou adaptation du format ou du contenu d'applications
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COMBINED TRANSFER MODULE WITH INTEGRATED CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT
22 permeable membrane is disposed between the first fluid channel and the second fluid channel and a temperature measurement device measures a temperature of a fluid within the first and/or second fluid channel. A temperature control system is configured to heat or cool the transfer plates. Heating or cooling the transfer plates heats or cools the fluid within the first and/or second fluid channel to the desired temperature. One or more conductivity sensors are configured to measure a conductivity of the fluid within the first and/or second fluid channel.
A composition providing a copper-carboxylic acid complex, the copper-carboxylic acid complex having a molar ratio of copper (Cu) to carboxylic acid that is between 1:0.1 and 1:1.5; and an asphalt composition. A method for scavenging hydrogen sulfide from asphalt, the method providing a composition comprising a copper-carboxylic acid complex having a molar ratio of copper (Cu) to carboxylic acid of the copper-carboxylic acid complex is between 1:0.1 and 1:1.5; and adding the composition to an asphalt composition.
C08G 79/00 - Composés macromoléculaires obtenus par des réactions créant dans la chaîne principale de la macromolécule une liaison contenant des atomes autres que le silicium, le soufre, l'azote, l'oxygène et le carbone, avec ou sans ces derniers éléments
C08L 95/00 - Compositions contenant des matières bitumeuses, p.ex. asphalte, goudron ou brai
A spiral wound membrane module has a brackish water RO or NF membrane combined with a permeate carrier having a narrow spacing between membrane contacting elements. The membrane may have water permeability (A-Value) of at least 8*10-5cm/s/bar at 25 oC. The membrane may have salt diffusion rate (B-Value) of at least 0.5*10-5cm/s at 25 oC. The permeate carrier may have a density of 54 wales per inch or more of a gap between adjacent ribs of 215 um or less. The permeate carrier may have a channel cross-sectional area of 16*10-9m2 or more. Water is fed to the module at a high feed pressure, for example a pressure of at least 50 bar, optionally up to 120bar. Retentate may be discharged at a concentration of 100 g/L,130g/L, or 150g/L or more.
B01D 63/10 - Modules à membranes enroulées en spirale
B01D 69/02 - Membranes semi-perméables destinées aux procédés ou aux appareils de séparation, caractérisées par leur forme, leur structure ou leurs propriétés; Procédés spécialement adaptés à leur fabrication caractérisées par leurs propriétés
30.
PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR NITRITATION USING MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR
This specification describes a membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) and processes for nitritation, nitritation-denitritation or deammonification. The supply of oxygen through the gas-transfer membrane is limited to suppress the growth of nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB). Exhaust gas from an MABR unit may have an oxygen concentration of 4% or less. The process can optionally include one or more of: intermittent (batch) feed of process air; process air modulation; process air direction reversal; process air recycle; and, process air cascade flow. The process can optionally include adding a seed sludge containing anammox to a reactor, optionally after pre-treatment and selection. The process can optionally include pre-seeding an MABR media.
G01N 27/06 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'emploi de moyens électriques, électrochimiques ou magnétiques en recherchant l'impédance en recherchant la résistance d'un liquide
Systems and methods use ion exchange to extract lithium from a lithium-containing feed solution such as a salar brine. Lithium ions are loaded into an ion exchange resin and then eluted while recharging the resin. Sodium hydroxide or sodium bicarbonate may be used to recharge the resin but are not directly mixed with the lithium-containing feed solution. An eluate stream is produced containing lithium hydroxide or lithium bicarbonate. Lithium hydroxide can be precipitated as lithium hydroxide or in a hydrate form. Lithium bicarbonate may be converted to lithium carbonate. The system and method optionally includes processing an eluate stream to recover one or more compounds for re-use in regenerating the resin bed.
B01J 47/10 - Procédés d'échange d'ions en général; Appareillage à cet effet à substance échangeur d'ions en suspension ou sous forme de lit fluidisé
B01J 49/12 - Régénération ou réactivation des échangeurs d'ions; Appareillage à cet effet des lits fluidifiés contenant des échangeurs cationiques
B01J 49/53 - Régénération ou réactivation des échangeurs d'ions; Appareillage à cet effet caractérisés par les réactifs de régénération pour échangeurs cationiques
B01D 15/18 - Adsorption sélective, p.ex. chromatographie caractérisée par des caractéristiques de structure ou de fonctionnement relatives aux différents types d'écoulement
Disclosed herein are systems and methods of controlling visbreaker fouling and optimizing visbreaker conversion using fingerprinting on visbreaker feed and/or tar.
G01N 21/3577 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge pour l'analyse de liquides, p.ex. l'eau polluée
G01N 21/359 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en recherchant l'effet relatif du matériau pour les longueurs d'ondes caractéristiques d'éléments ou de molécules spécifiques, p.ex. spectrométrie d'absorption atomique en utilisant la lumière infrarouge en utilisant la lumière de l'infrarouge proche
G01N 24/08 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de la résonance magnétique nucléaire, de la résonance paramagnétique électronique ou d'autres effets de spin en utilisant la résonance magnétique nucléaire
G01N 15/00 - Recherche de caractéristiques de particules; Recherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle effective de matériaux poreux
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METHOD FOR MINIMIZING FOULING, CORROSION, AND SOLVENT DEGRADATION IN LOW-TEMPERATURE REFINERY AND NATURAL GAS PROCESSES
A method of oxygen scavenging, the method (i) providing an oxygen scavenger composition; and (ii) adding the oxygen scavenger composition to an aqueous feed and/or a hydrocarbon feed of a hydrocarbon processing system.
C10G 75/02 - Inhibition de la corrosion ou des salissures dans des appareils de traitement ou de conversion des huiles d'hydrocarbures, en général par addition d'inhibiteurs de corrosion
B01D 53/46 - Elimination des composants de structure définie
C07C 215/02 - Composés contenant des groupes amino et hydroxy liés au même squelette carboné ayant des groupes hydroxy et des groupes amino liés à des atomes de carbone acycliques du même squelette carboné
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ANTIFOULANT COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR A NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANT
An antifoulant composition for a gas processing plant, the composition having a phosphonothioic ester; a non-ionic surfactant; and a film forming surfactant. A method for inhibiting fouling in a gas processing plant, the method (a) providing an antifoulant composition; and (b) adding the antifoulant composition to a hydrocarbon stream present in a gas processing plant.
C10L 3/00 - Combustibles gazeux; Gaz naturel; Gaz naturel de synthèse obtenu par des procédés non prévus dans les sous-classes , ; Gaz de pétrole liquéfié
C10G 9/16 - Prévention ou enlèvement des incrustations
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CARBON MEASUREMENTS IN AQUEOUS SAMPLES USING OXIDATION AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES CREATED BY RESISTIVE HEATING
Apparatus and methods for measuring the concentrations of organic and inorganic carbon, or of other materials, in aqueous samples are described, having a reactor that is resistively heated by passing an electric current through the reactor.
Verification plates for a bacterial endotoxin reader are provided, namely a temperature verification plate (TVP) and optical verification plate (OVP). The TVP has a body configured to be placed on a spindle of said reader and rotated by said spindle. The body has a temperature verification circuit with a temperature sensor and a temperature indicator. The temperature sensor is configured to measure a temperature of the body rotated by the spindle of the reader. The temperature indicator optically represents a value of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. The temperature indicator is readable by an optical bench of the reader. The OVP has a body with a plurality of apertures located along a periphery that line up with an optical bench of the reader. Light produced by a light source of the reader can pass through the aperture and an intensity measured by a photodetector of the reader.
G01K 13/08 - Thermomètres spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques pour mesurer la température de corps solides en mouvement en mouvement rotatif
G01N 33/579 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir un lysat de limulus
G01N 35/00 - Analyse automatique non limitée à des procédés ou à des matériaux spécifiés dans un seul des groupes ; Manipulation de matériaux à cet effet
G01J 5/00 - Pyrométrie des radiations, p.ex. thermométrie infrarouge ou optique
38.
WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR, ELECTRODIALYSIS AND REVERSE OSMOSIS
A water or wastewater treatment system includes an optional biological treatment system, a filter for example a membrane-based secondary or tertiary filtration system, an electrodialysis system, and a desalination system. The biological treatment system and a membrane-based secondary filtration system may be combined into a membrane bioreactor (MBR). The desalination system may be a reverse osmosis (RO) system. Wastewater is optionally treated biologically and filtered, optionally through a membrane. Filtrate is treated further by way of electrodialysis. Electrodialysis treated water is desalinated. Chemicals, for example a charged surfactant or polyelectrolyte are added to the water being desalinated. Desalination produces a concentrate that is recycled to an electrodialysis concentrate stream. The chemicals are conserved in the desalination concentrate and carried onto the electrodialysis concentrate chambers without passing through the electrodialysis membranes.
An antiscalant composition, the composition having a silica inhibitor composition, and a dispersant composition. A method for inhibiting scale formation in a membrane system, the method providing an antiscalant composition, the antiscalant composition having a silica inhibitor and a dispersant, and adding the antiscalant composition to an aqueous stream of an aqueous system.
B01D 65/08 - Prévention de l'encrassement de la membrane ou de la polarisation par concentration
C02F 5/08 - Traitement de l'eau avec des produits chimiques complexants ou des agents solubilisants pour l'adoucissement, la prévention ou l'élimination de l'entartrage, p.ex. par addition d'agents séquestrants
B01D 61/04 - Prétraitement du courant d'alimentation
B01D 65/02 - Nettoyage ou stérilisation de membranes
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TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON AND CONDUCTIVITY VERIFICATION AND CALIBRATION USING A SINGLE SAMPLE
In an embodiment, a TOC analyzer is provided. The TOC analyzer includes one or more processors and a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: receive a sample having a known TOC and conductivity, wherein the sample comprises an organic acid; measure a TOC of the sample; and measure a conductivity of the sample. The TOC and conductivity are measured at approximately the same time using the same sample resulting in an improvement over existing systems for TOC and conductivity verification.
A method of improving effluent brine quality, the method (i) providing a mud wash solvent comprising a hydrocarbon having a specific gravity less than that of a desalter brine to be treated; and (ii) adding the mud wash solvent to a mud wash stream of a desalter system to provide a treated effluent brine.
A method of scavenging ammonia and amines, the method having the steps of (i) providing an aldehyde-based scavenger composition; and (ii) adding the aldehyde-based scavenger composition to a hydrocarbon.
C10G 75/02 - Inhibition de la corrosion ou des salissures dans des appareils de traitement ou de conversion des huiles d'hydrocarbures, en général par addition d'inhibiteurs de corrosion
C10G 29/24 - Composés organiques ne renfermant pas d'atomes métalliques contenant de l'oxygène comme seul hétéro-atome aldéhydes ou cétones
Various implementations include a device for analyzing total organic carbon (TOC) within a fluid. The device includes a primary container, an input conduit, and an output conduit. The primary container is hollow and has a primary side wall and a primary end wall. The primary side wall has an inner surface defining a primary cavity and an outer surface opposite and spaced apart from the inner surface. The primary end wall includes a septum that is resiliently penetrable by an analyzer needle of a grab analysis port of a TOC analyzer. The input conduit has an input lumen. The input conduit extends through the primary container such that the input lumen is in fluid communication with the primary cavity. The output conduit has an output lumen.
A method for preparing a stable concentrated formaldehyde blend, the method providing a formaldehyde solution and a crude glycerol compound; and blending the formaldehyde solution and the crude glycerol compound to obtain a stable concentrated formaldehyde blend.
A high salinity feed water such as seawater is treated to produce a reverse osmosis (RO) concentrate and an RO permeate. Optionally, some or all of the RO concentrate may be filtered to produce a nanofiltration (NF) permeate. Optionally, some feed water can also be filtered to produce NF permeate without first being concentrated by RO treatment. The NF permeate, or a blend of the RO permeate and NF permeate, may be used to produce a product water for injection into an oil-bearing reservoir to enhance oil recovery. Optionally, the product water may have salinity greater than the feedwater, or at least 30 g/L. The product water may have hardness of less than 20 mg/L.
Described herein are systems and methods of fouling mitigation in a hydrocarbon fractionation column. The methods correlate operating parameters of the fractionation column, specifically flow rate and temperature, with fouling. The methods can include measuring a temperature and a flow rate at a bottom stream of the hydrocarbon fractionation column; providing the measured temperature and flow rate to a processing device; determining, by the processing device, based on the measured temperature and flow rate of the bottom stream, an antifoulant treatment protocol for the hydrocarbon fractionation column; and treating the hydrocarbon fractionation column by controlling, by the processing device, a feed control unit in accordance with the determined antifoulant treatment protocol.
C10G 9/36 - Craquage thermique non catalytique, en l'absence d'hydrogène, des huiles d'hydrocarbures par contact direct avec des fluides inertes préchauffés, p.ex. avec des métaux ou sels fondus avec des gaz ou vapeurs chauds
C10G 75/04 - Inhibition de la corrosion ou des salissures dans des appareils de traitement ou de conversion des huiles d'hydrocarbures, en général par addition d'agents antisalissures
A dust suppressant composition providing at least one water soluble plant- derived substance, and at least one synthetic polymeric resin. A method for dust suppression providing a dust suppressant composition, the composition having at least one water soluble plant-derived substance and at least one synthetic polymeric resin, and applying the dust suppressant composition to a plurality of exposed surfaces of bulk or granular materials.
C05G 3/20 - Mélanges d'un ou plusieurs engrais avec des additifs n'ayant pas une activité spécifique d'engrais pour éviter que les engrais soient réduits en poudre; Additifs anti-poussière
C05G 5/30 - Engrais caractérisés par leur forme en couches ou enrobés, p.ex. enrobages anti-poussière
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CONCENTRATED ALUMINUM COMPOSITIONS FOR AQUEOUS CORROSION CONTROL
A composition for corrosion control in aqueous systems, the composition providing a formulation of a concentrated aluminum corrosion inhibitor; and (i) a polycarboxylic acid polymer, (ii) a sulfonic acid polymer, (iii) a combination of a polycarboxylic acid and a polysulfonic acid, (iv) an organic phosphonate, (v) a combination of a phosphonate and a polycarboxylic acid, or (vi) a combination of a phosphonate and a polysulfonic acid. A method for corrosion control in aqueous systems, the method providing a concentrated formulation, the concentrated formulation having an aluminum corrosion inhibitor and (i) a polycarboxylic acid polymer, (ii) a sulfonic acid polymer, (iii) a combination of a polycarboxylic acid and a polysulfonic acid, (iv) an organic phosphonate, (v) a combination of a phosphonate and a polycarboxylic acid, or (vi) a combination of a phosphonate and a polysulfonic acid; and delivering the concentrated formulation to an aqueous stream.
Exemplified methods and systems facilitate presentation of data derived from measurements of endotoxins in fluid samples. In particular, the exemplified methods and systems facilitate presentation of such measurements in a graphical user interface and/or in a report for endotoxin concentrations in a fluid sample. The presentation facilitates a unified and intuitive graphic visualization that are presented within a single interactive interface and/or report.
G01N 33/579 - Analyse chimique de matériau biologique, p.ex. de sang ou d'urine; Test par des méthodes faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques par ligands; Test immunologique faisant intervenir un lysat de limulus
G01N 21/27 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en utilisant la détection photo-électrique
G01N 21/29 - Couleur; Propriétés spectrales, c. à d. comparaison de l'effet du matériau sur la lumière pour plusieurs longueurs d'ondes ou plusieurs bandes de longueurs d'ondes différentes en utilisant la détection visuelle
G01N 33/53 - Tests immunologiques; Tests faisant intervenir la formation de liaisons biospécifiques; Matériaux à cet effet
50.
USE OF CONDUCTIVITY AS A PROXY MEASURE FOR SOLIDS IN ETHANOL STILLAGE EVAPORATOR STREAMS
A method for control and optimization of a stillage evaporation process, the method providing monitoring a conductivity of a stillage stream to obtain a conductivity value; correlating the conductivity value to a dry solids percentage (%DS) present in a stillage evaporator system to obtain an evaporator solids profile; and utilizing the evaporator solids profile to obtain a mass-balance solids profile of a stillage evaporator system to control and optimize a dry solids evaporation process.
Disclosed herein are systems, methods and computer program products for monitoring and maintaining operation, performance and reliability of a process gas compressor and auxiliary equipment used in a production environment by evaluating key performance indications (KPIs) versus design across three areas – thermodynamic, rotor dynamics and system performance ratios.
A method for in-situ detection of asphaltene aggregation, the method comprises providing a sensor; deploying the sensor within a multiphase stream comprising asphaltenes, wherein the sensor and the asphaltenes interact to generate an asphaltene signal; and monitoring the asphaltene signal changes to detect asphaltene aggregation.
The invention relates to a vessel sensor (100) for measuring real-time data of a multiphase fluid, the vessel sensor (100) having a housing (110); an inner electrode (112), wherein the inner electrode (112) is positioned within the housing (110); and a vessel cavity (114) located between the housing (110) and the inner electrode (112). The invention further relates to a sensor system (300) comprising the vessel sensor (100), an inductor (310), an impedance analyzer (312) and a processor (314). The invention further relates to a method (400) with the steps of providing (410) and deploying (412) a vessel sensor (100), measuring an impedance spectrum (414) and determining real-time data (416).
A polymeric quaternary ammonium based antifoulant composition having a polyamine crosslinked reaction product of an alkylamine and epichlorohydrin; and at least one aliphatic alkylene diamine. A method of inhibiting fouling on structural parts of a system exposed to a hydrocarbon, the method providing adding an antifoulant composition to a hydrocarbon medium, wherein the antifoulant composition comprises a polyamine reaction product of an alkylamine and epichlorohydrin, and at least one aliphatic alkylene diamine.
C10G 9/16 - Prévention ou enlèvement des incrustations
C10G 75/04 - Inhibition de la corrosion ou des salissures dans des appareils de traitement ou de conversion des huiles d'hydrocarbures, en général par addition d'agents antisalissures
This specification describes a membrane aerated biofilm media and reactor (MABR) having a discontinuous layer of a porous material applied to the outer surface of a gas-transfer membrane. The porous material may have a void fraction of 50% or more. The porous material may have a thickness of up to about 500 microns and a pattern on the same order of magnitude as its thickness. The media may be used to carry on a deammonification reaction. In use, ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and annamox bacteria grown in or on the media, with the annamox bacteria located primarily in the porous material. The supply of oxygen through the gas-transfer membrane is limited to suppress the growth of nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB). Excess biofilm is removed, for example by coarse bubble scouring. The media may be placed in an anoxic zone of an activated sludge plant, which may be upstream of an aerobic zone.
A synergistic polymerization inhibitor composition, the composition having a copper salt, and a manganese salt; a copper salt or a manganese salt, and a cationic polymer; or a phenothiazine and a manganese salt. A method for inhibiting polymerization of unsaturated polymerizable monomers, the method providing adding a synergistic polymerization inhibitor composition to an methacrylic acid manufacturing system or component thereof, the composition having a copper salt, and a manganese salt; a copper salt or a manganese salt, and a cationic polymer; or a phenothiazine and a manganese salt.
C08F 2/40 - Polymérisation utilisant des régulateurs, p.ex. des agents d'arrêt de chaîne utilisant un agent retardateur
C08F 220/06 - Acide acrylique; Acide méthacrylique; Leurs sels métalliques ou leurs sels d'ammonium
C08F 220/00 - Copolymères de composés contenant un ou plusieurs radicaux aliphatiques non saturés, chaque radical ne contenant qu'une seule liaison double carbone-carbone et un seul étant terminé par un seul radical carboxyle ou un sel, anhydride, ester, amide, im
57.
SILVER CORROSION INHIBITOR COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE
A synergistic fuel additive composition, the composition having a sulfur additive; and a non-sulfur containing additive, wherein the ratio of the sulfur additive to the non-sulfur additive is about 1:1 to about 1:100. A method of reducing sulfur content in a fuel composition, the method provides adding a fuel additive to a fuel composition, the fuel composition having a silver corrosion inhibitor, the fuel additive having: a sulfur additive and a non-sulfur containing additive, wherein the ratio of the sulfur additive to the non-sulfur containing additive is from about 1:1 to about 1:100; wherein the fuel additive provides less than 5 ppm of sulfur addition to the fuel composition; and wherein the fuel composition does not cause silver corrosion.
An antifouling dispersant composition having an alcohol polyoxyethylene (EO) ether (EO number 1-14), represented by the general formula (I), wherein R is an alkyl with about 3-20 carbon atoms; and n is 1-14.
C09D 5/00 - Compositions de revêtement, p.ex. peintures, vernis ou vernis-laques, caractérisées par leur nature physique ou par les effets produits; Apprêts en pâte
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WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH SUSPENDED GROWTH AND MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM
A hybrid membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) and activated sludge (AS) system and process are described herein. At least a portion of the AS system includes aerobic mixed liquor, for example in an aerobic tank or zone downstream of a tank or zone containing membrane aerated biofilm modules. The flow of air to the membrane aerated biofilm is modulated considering the ammonia loading rate to the system or to the aerobic mixed liquor, for example according to a diurnal cycle. For example, air flow to the membrane supported biofilm can be below an average or initial air flow rate during a period of low ammonia loading. Air flow to the aerobic mixed liquor may remain essentially constants during the same period. Optionally, mixed liquor around the membrane aerated biofilm modules may be aerated during a period of high ammonia loading.
In a system and process described herein, wastewater such as pulp mill wastewater is treated with a membrane bioreactor (MBR) or another biological process coupled with tertiary filtration. An intermediate filtrate such as permeate from the membrane bioreactor is then treated with a tight ultrafiltration membrane optionally having a molecular weight cut-off of 500 - 4,500 Da on polyethylene glycol. Optionally, concentrate from the ultrafiltration membrane is sent to a black liquor evaporator of the pulp mill.
C02F 103/28 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant du traitement de plantes ou de parties de celles-ci provenant de l'industrie du papier ou de la cellulose
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POLYGLYCEROL FATTY ACID ESTERS (PGE) FOR CORN OIL EXTRACTION
An oil separation treatment composition providing a process stream mixture from a corn to ethanol process, and one or more polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (PGE) or mixture of PGE. A method for recovering oil in a corn to ethanol process wherein oil and solids are present in a process stream mixture, the method providing adding to the process stream mixture an oil separation treatment, the oil separation treatment comprises polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (PGE) or mixture of PGE.
Wastewater with high ammonia concentration is pre-treated before discharging it into a wastewater treatment plant treating lower strength wastewater, for example an activated sludge plant treating municipal sewage. The high strength wastewater is pre-treated to oxidize ammonia by contact with a fixed film supported on gas transfer membranes in a membrane aerated biofilm reactor. The pre-treatment may be a batch or continuous process. The pre-treatment can be controlled to remove ammonia to about the point of material alkalinity depletion. One or more parameters such as alkalinity, pH, or membrane exhaust oxygen concentration can be monitored to determine if alkalinity depletion has occurred or is about to occur. In some examples, the high strength wastewater is blended with wastewater having less ammonia and more alkalinity, for example municipal sewage or primary effluent. In some examples, the high strength wastewater is a liquid fraction of one or more sludges.
A bipolar electrodialysis (BPED) cell is able to convert salt solutions into acid and base solutions. However, protons migrate through the anion exchange membranes and tend to neutralize the base solution. In a bipolar electrodialysis system described herein, multiple BPED cells are arranged to provide a multi-stage treatment system. Up to half, or up to one third, of the stages have cells with acid block anion membranes. The one or more stages with acid block anion membranes are located at the acid product output end of the system, where the acid concentration in the system is the highest. Replacing the traditional anion membranes in some of the stages with acid block anion membranes allows higher concentration products to be produced with moderate increase in energy consumption.
B01D 61/50 - Empilements du type à plaque et cadre
C02F 1/469 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par séparation électrochimique, p.ex. par électro-osmose, électrodialyse, électrophorèse
C25B 9/18 - Assemblages comprenant plusieurs cellules
B01D 69/02 - Membranes semi-perméables destinées aux procédés ou aux appareils de séparation, caractérisées par leur forme, leur structure ou leurs propriétés; Procédés spécialement adaptés à leur fabrication caractérisées par leurs propriétés
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SANITARY SPRIAL WOUND MEMBRANE ELEMENT WITH BYPASS CONTROL RING
A spiral wound membrane element suitable for use in sanitary applications has a bypass control ring fit onto a membrane element, for example at the downstream end. The membrane element may have a porous outer wrap upstream of the bypass control ring. The bypass control ring may be in direct contact with feed spacers and/or membrane leaves or the porous outer ring of the membrane element. In use, the ring at least restricts flow through an annular space between the membrane element and a pressure housing. The ring may have a feature providing a path traversing the ring at the inner or outer diameter. The ring may be made of a thermoplastic material having a low coefficient of friction. The ring can be expanded by heating it before fitting the ring onto the membrane element. The outside diameter of the ring may be modified after it is fit to the membrane element.
A dust suppression composition having a biodegradable liquid; and at least one elastomeric organic resin. A method of reducing fugitive emissions from bulk and granular materials, the method provides preparing a dust suppression composition, the composition having a biodegradable liquid and at least one elastomeric organic resin; and applying the dust suppression composition to the bulk or granular materials.
A spiral wound membrane module is suitable for use with high temperature water that may also have a high pH, for example steam injection produced water. The module uses a membrane with a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) backing material. The feed spacer of the module may be made from polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) or ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE). The permeate carrier may be made of a woven nylon (i.e. nylon 6, 6) fabric coated with high temperature epoxy. The core tube and anti-telescoping device may be made of polysulfone. In some examples, the module may be used at a temperature of up to 130 oC. Optionally, the module may be used at a pH of 9.5 or more. In a filtration method, the module may be operated at a pressure in the range of 150 to 450 psi. The module may be operated at a generally constant pressure.
A process for improving the efficiency of a steam power generation plant, the process providing utilizing steam or water from a steam cycle of a steam power plant; and supplying a steam cycle treatment to the steam cycle, thereby generating a hydrophobic coating within the steam cycle.
A method for sample preparation to quantify amines, the method comprising: (a) providing a hydrocarbon sample, wherein the hydrocarbon sample comprises a known standard; (b) loading the hydrocarbon sample onto a solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridge; (c) washing the SPE cartridge with an organic solvent to obtain a washed amine sample; and (d) eluting the washed amine sample with an acidified solution to achieve an aqueous elution for analysis. A method for sample preparation to quantify amines, the method comprising: (a) providing a crude petroleum oil sample; (b) spiking the crude petroleum oil sample with a recovery standard to provide a spiked oil sample; (c) loading the spiked oil sample onto a solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridge; (d) washing the SPE cartridge with an organic solvent to obtain a washed amine sample; and (e) eluting the washed amine sample with an acidified solution to achieve an aqueous elution for analysis.
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESS AND ASSET HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, ANOMOLY DETECTION AND CONTROL IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS OR DRINKING WATER PLANTS
Described herein are systems and methods of analyzing data acquired from a water plant, both historical and in real-time, making determinations about process and asset health diagnosis and anomaly detection using advanced techniques, and controlling the plant and/or providing alerts based on such determinations.
Lithium brine is treated with a multiple pass nanofiltration (NF) membrane system. Sulfate is added to permeate from an upstream pass before it flows through a downstream pass. Optionally the sulfate may be added to the permeate by dosing it with sulfuric acid or a slat such as sodium sulfate. The softened brine may then be processed further, for example by a combination of solvent extraction, electrolysis, crystallization and drying, to produce a lithium hydroxide product that can be used to make batteries.
Sludge, for example primary sludge or waste activated sludge or both from a wastewater treatment plant, is pre-treated prior to anaerobic digestion. The pre-treatment includes an optuional mechanical treatment to reduce the viscosity of the sludge and a biological hydrolysis treatment. The biological hydrolysis treatment may be performed in a series of reactors some of which are maintained at a temperature in the range of 50 to 70°C. The reactors provide a combined residence time in the range of 0.5 to 6 days. Optionally, measurements of the pH of the sludge during or after biological hydrolysis, or the production of biogas from a downstream anaerobic digester, may be considered in adjusting the temperature of one or more of the biological hydrolysis reactors.
This specification describes membrane based filtration and softening systems and methods. A system has a microfiltration or ultrafiltration (MF/UF) membrane unit upstream of a nanofiltration or reverse osmosis (NF/RO) membrane unit, optionally with no intermediate tank. In some cases, the system and method may be used with feed water provided at municipal line pressure to the membranes. NF/RO permeate is collected in a tank and then pumped to a header. Treated water may be drawn from the header for use or recycled to the system, for example to backwash or flush one or both of the membrane units. In a combined process, NF/RO permeate flushes the feed side of the NF/RO unit and then backwashes the MF/UF unit. In another process, the MF/UF unit and NF/RO unit are filled with NF/RO permeate before being placed in a standby mode.
This specification describes a method for lowering the content of monovalent ions in a final concentrate of a nanofiltration system relative to a brine and a corresponding nanofiltration system. The nanofiltration system comprises at least three stages of nanofiltration, wherein the concentrate from each segment flows into the next segment. A feed stream is sent into one stage to generate a concentrate stream, and a first portion of the concentrate stream is recirculated to the one stage. The pH of the feed stream is controlled in a range of 2-7. The temperature of the feed stream is in a range of 20-60°C. The feed stream includes the recirculated concentrate stream and at least part of a concentrate generated from an upstream stage. The method and the system described herein can reduce the concentration of monovalent ions in the final concentrate during a nanofiltration separation process.
An ion conductive spacer for use in an electrodialysis reversal stack is disclosed, which includes a plastic netting and a polymeric coating coated on the plastic netting and containing charged groups. The morphology of the polymeric coating has interconnected ionic clusters which allow continuous and macroscopic ion transportation throughout a surface of the plastic netting. An electrodialysis reversal stack using the above ion conductive spacer and a process for preparing the above ion conductive spacer are also disclosed.
C02F 1/469 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par des procédés électrochimiques par séparation électrochimique, p.ex. par électro-osmose, électrodialyse, électrophorèse
H01M 8/22 - PROCÉDÉS OU MOYENS POUR LA CONVERSION DIRECTE DE L'ÉNERGIE CHIMIQUE EN ÉNERGIE ÉLECTRIQUE, p.ex. BATTERIES Éléments à combustible; Leur fabrication Éléments à combustible dans lesquels le combustible est à base de matériaux comprenant uniquement des éléments autres que le carbone, l'oxygène ou l'hydrogène
The present disclosure provides a method of producing a cation exchange polymer, the method includes polymerizing an anionic monomer in the presence of a polymerizable crosslinker having a cationic functional group. A sufficient amount of anionic monomer is used to provide both the anionic charges necessary for cation exchange, and the anionic charges necessary to pair with the cationic functional groups in the crosslinker.
C08F 212/14 - Monomères contenant un seul radical aliphatique non saturé contenant un cycle substitué par des hétéro-atomes ou des groupes contenant des hétéro-atomes
76.
PROCESS FOR SELENIUM REMOVAL WITH BIOLOGICAL, CHEMCIAL AND MEMBRANE TREATMENT
Water containing selenium, for example flue gas desulfurization (FGD) blowdown water is treated with a combination of biological and chemical treatment and membrane filtration. The biologically treated water is dosed with a dithiocarbamate compound and flocculated prior to membrane filtration. Optionally, the treatment may be enhanced with one or more adsorptive agents prior to, or in conjunction with, membrane filtration. Membrane concentrate may be re-circulated to one or more biological treatment zones. The biological treatment may be by way of suspended growth, fixed growth on a moving bed, or both. One or more biological treatment zones may be controlled considering their oxygen reduction potential (ORP). Optionally, the biological treatment includes an aerobic zone following one or more anoxic or anaerobic zones. The non-aerobic zones remove selenium and optionally nitrogen and sulfur. The aerobic zone removes carbon, which may include carbon added as a nutrient in a non-aerobic zone.
C02F 103/18 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'épuration des effluents gazeux par voie humide
Systems and methods are described for treating flue gas, for example from a coal fired power plant. The systems and methods include control of a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) system to manage sulfite concentration in a slurry produced by the WFGD system. Oxygen is added to the slurry in an amount sufficient to produce a sulfite concentration in the slurry in the range of about 5 to 75 mg/L, an oxidation reduction potential in the range of about 100-250 mV, or both. The systems and methods also include the biological treatment to remove selenium from a liquid fraction of the slurry. The liquid fraction is treated in a biological reactor maintained under anoxic or anaerobic conditions to reduce its selenium concentration.
C02F 103/18 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'épuration des effluents gazeux par voie humide
78.
SULFITE PRECONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REDUCE MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS IN WASTE WATER
The present application provides a waste water preconditioning system for limiting mercury concentrations in a waste water stream resulting from treatment of a flue gas. The waste water preconditioning system may include a wet flue gas desulfurization system for treating the flue gas with an aqueous alkaline slurry, a sulfite detector to determine the concentration of sulfite in the aqueous alkaline slurry, and to produce the waste water stream with a mercury concentration of less than about five micrograms per liter. The waste water preconditioning system also may include a waste water treatment system downstream of the wet flue gas desulfurization system.
C02F 103/18 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'épuration des effluents gazeux par voie humide
79.
SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CLAY ACTIVITY
This disclosure describes a sensor comprising a single- or multi- resonant transducer (12, 31) to determine the composition or concentration, or both, of one or more components of an emulsion or dispersion. In some examples, the sensor is used to measure the type or concentration, or both, of clay in water or in a mixture of oil and water.
G01R 27/02 - Mesure de résistances, de réactances, d'impédances réelles ou complexes, ou autres caractéristiques bipolaires qui en dérivent, p.ex. constante de temps
G01V 3/30 - Prospection ou détection électrique ou magnétique; Mesure des caractéristiques du champ magnétique de la terre, p.ex. de la déclinaison ou de la déviation spécialement adaptée au carottage fonctionnant au moyen d'ondes électromagnétiques
Disclosed here are semi-permeable cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based membranes that can be used as supports for water purification membranes, and methods for their production. The cross-linked PVA-based membranes are cross-linked with the reaction product of poly-epoxides and -OH groups from the PVA polymers. Methods according to the present disclosure include crosslinking dissolved PVA and dissolved poly-epoxides, casting the cross-linked PVA, and coagulating the cast polymer in a phase immersion precipitation process.
A multistage membrane distillation device includes a plurality of membrane distillation cells each having at least one membrane. Each membrane defines a feed space at one surface thereof and a vapor space at an opposite surface thereof, and is configured to allow a part of a feed flowing in the feed space to evaporate and pass through the membrane as a vapor phase into the vapor space where the vapor phase is condensed to a distillate including a volatile and condensable substance, and the non-evaporated feed to exit the feed space as a concentrated fluid. The device further includes a fluid connection for allowing the distillate from an ith cell to flow as a feed into the feed space of an (i+1)th cell to produce a further distillate with a higher concentration of the volatile and condensable substance. The concentrated fluid from each cell is prevented from entering the feed space of other cells.
A bipolar membrane electrodialysis method and system are described for purifying an organic acid from an aqueous solution containing the salt of the organic acid. The system includes a bipolar membrane electrodialysis stack that includes at least one three-compartment bipolar membrane electrodialysis cell and at least one two-compartment bipolar membrane electrodialysis cell. The method includes recirculating the solution of organic acid produced from the three-compartment bipolar membrane electrodialysis cell and two-compartment bipolar membrane electrodialysis cell. Cation or anion exchange resins may be included in the spacers of acid compartment to increase the conductivity of acid compartments, thereby increasing current density of the bipolar electrodialysis stack and decreasing power consumption.
A process of making a reinforced hollow fiber membrane comprises flowing a membrane dope through a casting head while drawing one or more yarns or tows of filaments through the casting head. The filaments are spread apart in the casting head, for example by forcing the yarns or tows around a bend or through a narrow gap in the casting head. The filaments are adapted to bond to the membrane dope or the membrane wall. A reinforced hollow fiber membrane comprises a plurality of filaments individually surrounded by, and bonded to, the membrane wall.
A reinforced hollow fiber membrane Is made by applying reinforcing filaments (26) to a core (12), casting a dope over the filaments and core, forming a membrane from the dope, and removing the core. The core may be a moving core, and the reinforcing yarns may comprise warp yarns and a spiral wrap yarn. The core may be soluble and removed by dissolving it. The core may be pre -wrapped with a yam before the warp yarns are applied. The resulting reinforcing cage may be pre -shrunk before it is coated with a membrane dope. The pre -wrapped yarn may be removed, for example by dissolving it, after the reinforcing cage is coated.
Various methods of making a reinforced membrane, devices for making the membranes, and the resulting membranes are described. The methods typically provide a reinforcing structure that includes filaments extending around the circumference of the membrane but without the filaments being part of a braided or woven structure. Some of the reinforcing structures also include longitudinal filaments. The methods and devices can be used to make a supporting structure in line with membrane formation steps, and also allow for a reinforced membrane to be produced that has a ratio of inside-to-outside diameters of 0.5 or more.
A hollow fiber membrane has a reinforcing structure with a plurality of reinforcing filaments embedded in the wall of the membrane. The reinforcing filaments may include warp filaments, which are substantially continuous along the length of the membrane, and one or more warp filaments, which extend obliquely between two or more warp filaments. The warp filaments may be in the form of a spiral, a zigzag or a set of discontinuous filament segments. The reinforcing filaments are not woven together, but they may be bonded at points of contact where they intersect each other. The bonding may be by heat, solvent, or UV-activation. The filaments may have an outer layer with a polymer that responds to the bonding method. The membrane preferably has an inside diameter to outside diameter ratio larger than 0.60. The reinforcing structure may be impregnated with a membrane dope in a continuous operation in which the reinforcing structure formation and dope impregnation are done one after the other at the same speed.
A module of vertical membranes has a lower header with integral air holes. Modules are mounted in line on upper and lower beams. A skirt is formed under the cassette. Adjustable side members between the beams allow for membrane slack adjustment and bottom beam levelling. A flat aerator assembly can be inserted into spaces between the cassettes and provide bubbles into the skirts, the spaces between cassettes, or both. An aeration method involves producing bubbles primarily or only to one side of the module, alternating from one side of the module to the other, while also producing bubbles within the module or between the membranes, optionally continuously. A cleaning method involves flowing a chemical cleaning solution by force of gravity through a membrane module, optionally by injected a concentrated solution into a vented potion of a permeate withdrawal system located above the water level in a tank holding the module.
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