Abstract:
A vertically oriented plasma reactor is provided. In another aspect, a plasma reactor includes a vertically elongated vacuum chamber, a wall internally projecting within a middle section of the housing, magnets, electrodes and a radio frequency source. A further aspect employs a workpiece-entry port and an opposite workpiece material-exit port, with one located adjacent a top end and the other adjacent a bottom end of a vertically elongated reactor housing or vacuum chamber. Yet another aspect employs a moving or falling-bed plasma reactor for use in activating biochar material.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for avoiding self combustion of carbonaceous adsorbent comprising a catalyst, the method comprising blowing air through said carbonaceous adsorbent thereby oxidizing catalyst and/or components that are in a reduced state and simultaneously cooling the carbonaceous adsorbent.
Abstract:
The invention provides methods and systems for washing adsorptive media with minimal water consumption. More specifically, the invention provides methods and systems for in situ regeneration and/or sanitization of adsorptive media, such as activated carbon, using back-and-forth washing.
Abstract:
A method for producing a nanocomposite sorbent comprising carbon nanotube-grafted acrylic acid/acrylamide copolymer which involves copolymerization of acrylic acid and acrylamide in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of carbon nanotubes. The method yields a nanocomposite sorbent material having a reversible adsorption capacity phenol of 5 to 2500 μg of phenol per mg of nanocomposite sorbent. Also disclosed is a method for removing organic pollutants from water using the nanocomposite sorbent.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an adsorbent and a method for desulfurization of gasoline. The adsorbent is obtained by loading active metal component on a composite carrier comprising zeolite and active carbon subjected to alkali treatment respectively, the active metal is selected from one or more elements of IA, IIA, VIII, IB, IIB and VIB groups in the periodic table. This method uses the adsorbent to conduct gasoline adsorption desulfurization, which especially cuts the gasoline into a light and a heavy gasoline fraction firstly, then the light fraction is subjected to adsorption desulfurization using the adsorbent, and the heavy fraction is subjected to selective hydrodesulfurization, a cutting temperature of the light and the heavy gasoline fraction is 70-110° C. The adsorbent has a large sulfur adsorption, a long service life, and simply to be regenerated; the method can realize deep desulfurization of gasoline, and has a less octane number loss.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for removing mercury from flue gases from combustion plants, wherein the process comprises providing an adsorbent based on carbon, producing an aqueous suspension comprising the adsorbent, introducing the suspension into the flue gas stream from the combustion plants into the dry gas phase of the flue gas which is undersaturated with water vapor and loading the adsorbent with mercury over a predetermined reaction path, keeping the mercury-laden adsorbent out of the flue gas stream and landfilling or regenerating the mercury-laden adsorbent.
Abstract:
A module for optionally recharging sorbent materials in-line, including zirconium phosphate, with an optional bypass and conduits for a sorbent cartridge. The sorbent cartridge can have one or more modules contained therein having connectors connecting each of the modules. One or more of the modules can be reusable and the sorbent materials therein recharged.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an improved process for recovering condensable components from a gas stream, in particular, heavier hydrocarbons from a gas stream. The present process uses solid adsorbent media to remove said heavier hydrocarbons wherein the adsorbent media is regenerated in a continuous fashion in a continuous adsorbent media co-current regeneration system using a stripping gas to provide a regenerated adsorbent media and a product gas comprising heavier hydrocarbons from a loaded adsorbent media.
Abstract:
An apparatus is provided for regenerating an odor absorbent in a motor vehicle HVAC system. That apparatus includes a regeneration blower assembly that is connected between a heater plenum and a fresh air inlet duct of the HVAC system. Air is drawn from the passenger cabin of the motor vehicle through the heater plenum where that air is warmed. The warmed air is directed through the odor absorbent to remove odors and regenerate the odor absorbent. The warm air and the odors entrained therein is discharged through a fresh air inlet of the HVAC system.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for the separation of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons or propane and heavier hydrocarbons from natural gas to provide a methane-rich natural gas stream and less volatile natural gas liquids (NGLs). This method provides for the use of a regenerable adsorbent media comprising a porous cross-linked polymeric adsorbent, a pyrolized macroporous polymer, or mixtures thereof, which is regenerated by a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process, temperature swing adsorption (TSA) process, or combination of the two. Said regeneration step may be operated as a batch process, a semi-continuous process, or preferably as a continuous process.