摘要:
A tobacco thresher is provided having a plurality of rotors (11) provided with cutting teeth (12) and mounted on a common shaft (10), a housing (14) having an arcuate surface (16) surrounding part of the rotors, an entry opening (13) for tobacco leaves, a screen (20) surrounding another part of the rotor having openings for discharge of portions of laminae cut from the tobacco stems, only one set of fixed cutters (18) disposed parallel to the shaft and arranged to coact with the cutting teeth (12) of the rotors (11), and a discharge means (15) provided between the fixed cutters (18) and the adjacent end (19) of the arcuate surface (16) of the housing (14), whereby the tobacco leaves are first threshed between the cutting teeth (12) and the openings in the screen (20) followed by cutting between the cutting teeth (12) and the fixed cutters (18). Such a combination enables lamina produced by the thresher to be increased, in order to increase in turn the strand length when the lamina is cut and hence the filling power in the cigarette.
摘要:
A filter element comprising a hydrophilic organic polymeric microporous filter membrane having a preformed substantially nonporous sealing area and a filter housing having, preferably, a hydrophobic thermoplastic sealing surface in thermoplastic sealing relationship with the sealing area. Preferably, the filter element comprises a hydrophilic nylon microporous filter membrane having a preformed substantially non-porous sealing area of non-porous tape heat sealed to the membrane and a filter housing having a hydrophobic thermoplastic sealing surface in thermoplastic sealing relationship with the sealing area. The filter membrane is preferably a pleated cylindrical membrane and the housing includes endcaps thereto. The preferred cylindrical membrane is produced from an elongated porous filtration area longitudinally bordered by substantially non-porous sealing areas. Such a membrane may be produced by a specific casting method or collapsing the pores along the longitudinal borders of the filtration area. Additionally, such a membrane may be produced by applying a heat sealable non-porous tape along the longitudinal borders of the filtration area. The filter element is particularly useful for the filtration of aqueous liquids, particularly parenteral or body liquids.
摘要:
To enable tobacco, in the form of blocks e.g., cases, bales or hogsheads of laminated tobacco to be handled e.g., cut, it is necessary to add moisture in a preconditioning apparatus. The apparatus comprises a tobacco conditioning cylinder (14) which is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis or on an axis slightly inclined to the horizontal. The cylinder contains slicing means (16) which rotate with the cylinder and effect slicing of the tobacco between the laminae as the tobacco is conveyed into the cylinder.
摘要:
A novel polymer alloy coating is provided consisting essentially of polyphenylene sulfide and an amount of polyimide. The polyimide is produced by the crosslinking and curing of an acetylene terminated aromatic polyimide oligomer resin. The amount of polyimide utilized is sufficient to enhance the adhesiveness of the polyphenylene sulfide to a metal substrate without substantially changing the melt flow properties, chemical resistance and thermal stability of the polyphenylene sulfide. A polymer alloy resin composition is also provided for application to the metal substrate to produce the polymer alloy coating. The novel polymer alloy coating is particularly suitable for coating pipes, particularly pipe couplings for oil and gas well production pipes which are exposed to extreme temperatures, pressures and corrosive environments.
摘要:
Dispositif pour l'exécution automatique des ourlets aux extrémités libres des parties tubulaires des vêtements. Un cylindre de guidage (10) ayant une butée (26) et un cylindre de tension (12) pouvant être escamoté sont montés sur une machine à coudre avec un guide replieur (16) qui est mobile entre une position d'effacement et une position d'activité, ainsi qu'une tubulure (33) raccordée à une source d'air comprimé d'éjection.
摘要:
A self supporting fibrous matrix containing immobilized therein at least about 5% by weight of microparticulate, with an average diameter less than 1 micron, preferably fumed silica, or alumina, and flocculating amounts of an organic polycationic resin and an organic polyanionic resin, is useful for fluid treatment and filtration processes, especially delipidization and depyrogenation of fluids such as serum.
摘要:
Procédé d'extraction d'hormones thyroïdes ou stéroïdes à partir d'un sérum humain entier, et consistant à mettre en contact, à une pression supérieure à 1 psi et avec un pH soit de 9,0 à 12,0 (hormones thyroïdes), soit de 4,0 à 6,0 (hormones stéroïdes) le sérum avec une feuille composite, laquelle feuille composite comprend une matrice de fibres auto-liantes ayant des particules de carbone interdispersées dans les fibres, de sorte que plus de 90 % des particules de carbone ont un diamètre moyen inférieur à 50 microns environ, et à récupérer un sérum humain entier ayant des quantités sensiblement non détectables d'hormones.
摘要:
A novel cationic charge modified microporous membrane is provided comprising a hydrophilic organic polymeric microporous membrane and a charge modifying amount of a primary cationic charge modifying agent bonded to substantially all of the wetted surfaces of the membrane. The primary charge modifying agent is a water soluble organic polymer having a molecular weight greater than about 1000 wherein each monomer thereof has at least one epoxide group capable of bonding to the surface of the membrane and at least one tertiary amine or quaternary ammonium group Preferably, a portion of the epoxy groups on the organic polymer are bonded to a secondary charge modifying agent selected from the group consisting of:
i) aliphatic amines having at least one primary amine or at least two secondary amines; and ii) aliphatic amines having at least one secondary amine and a carboxyl or hydroxyl substituent.
The invention is further directed to a process for cationically charge modifying a hydrophilic organic polymeric microporous membrane by applying to the membrane the aforesaid charge modifying agents, preferably, by contacting the membrane with aqueous solutions of the charge modifying agents. The preferred microporous membrane is nylon, the preferred primary and secondary charge modifying agents are, respectively, polyamido-polyamine epichlorohydrin and tetraethylene pentamine. The invention is further directed to a process for improving the responsiveness of a nylon membrane to charge modification, comprising chemically treating the membrane to provide enhanced ninhydrin response evidencing free amino functionality. The charge modified microporous membrane of this invention may be used for the filtration of fluids, particularly parenteral or biological liquids. The membrane has low extractables and is sanitizable or sterilizable.
摘要:
A molecular separation column is provided for effecting differential distribution, between two phases, of the components of a sample flowing therethrough, said column containing a solid stationary phase which comprises a porous matrix of fiber having particulate immobilized therein, at least one of said fiber or particulate being effective for molecular separation, preferably the particulate, the matrix being substantially i homogeneous with respect to each component. When used in liquid-solid flow-through molecular separations, there is a reduced pressure drop and diffusional resistance so that the columns can be used for commercial scale liquid separations in addition to analytical separations. A method is also provided for effecting molecular separations by the use of such columns as well as providing for a solid phase for use in such columns.
摘要:
A tool for the measurement and inspection of tolerances in pipe threads on pipes and couplings, etc. is formed as a pair of pivoting jaws having handles. One of the jaws includes an assembly of probes mounted for longitudinal displacement in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of the pipe or coupling, the probes also being slideably supported within the assembly for transverse displacement in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipe. Transducers are provided for measurement of the motion of the probe. The second jaw coacts with the first jaw for clamping the assembly to the pipe thread. During the clamping action, the probes are displaced transversely so as to set into troughs of the threads whereby the probes are aligned for measurement of thread length. The taper is measured by means of an inclinometer disposed at the end of the assembly away from the probes. Normal displacement measures thread height as well as deviation in pitchline, the latter providing a measure of the non-linearity of the thread pitch line.