公开(公告)号：US07981268B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US11655423

申请日：2007-01-19

申请人： William L. Bourcier ,  Roger D. Aines ,  Jeffery J. Haslam ,  Charlene M. Schaldach ,  Kevin C. O'Brien ,  Edward Cussler

发明人： William L. Bourcier ,  Roger D. Aines ,  Jeffery J. Haslam ,  Charlene M. Schaldach ,  Kevin C. O'Brien ,  Edward Cussler

IPC分类号： B01D61/00

CPC分类号： C02F1/4691 ,  B01D61/422 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D2311/2603 ,  B01D2313/48 ,  C02F1/4604 ,  C02F2001/46152 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  C02F2201/4611 ,  C02F2201/46125 ,  C02F2201/46145 ,  C02F2201/46175 ,  Y02A20/134

摘要： The present invention provides a new method and apparatus/system for purifying ionic solutions, such as, for example, desalinating water, using engineered charged surfaces to sorb ions from such solutions. Surface charge is applied externally, and is synchronized with oscillatory fluid movements between substantially parallel charged plates. Ions are held in place during fluid movement in one direction (because they are held in the electrical double layer), and released for transport during fluid movement in the opposite direction by removing the applied electric field. In this way the ions, such as salt, are “ratcheted” across the charged surface from the feed side to the concentrate side. The process itself is very simple and involves only pumps, charged surfaces, and manifolds for fluid collection.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于纯化离子溶液的新方法和装置/系统，例如使用脱盐水，使用工程化的带电表面从这种溶液中吸附离子。 表面电荷在外部施加，并与基本上平行的带电板之间的振荡流体运动同步。 离子在一个方向的流体运动期间保持就位（因为它们保持在电双层中），并且通过去除所施加的电场在相反方向上的流体运动期间释放以便运输。 以这种方式，诸如盐的离子从进料侧到浓缩物侧被带电表面“棘轮”。 该过程本身非常简单，仅涉及泵，带电表面和歧管以进行流体收集。

公开(公告)号：US20100059439A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-11

申请号：US12208261

申请日：2008-09-10

申请人： Yu-Hsiang Weng ,  Hwa-Jou Wei ,  Tsung-Yen Tsai ,  Tsong-Yang Wei

发明人： Yu-Hsiang Weng ,  Hwa-Jou Wei ,  Tsung-Yen Tsai ,  Tsong-Yang Wei

IPC分类号： B01D61/58

CPC分类号： B01D61/027 ,  B01D61/04 ,  B01D2311/04 ,  C12P2201/00 ,  B01D2311/18 ,  B01D2311/2603 ,  B01D2311/2676

摘要： A method for concentrating sugars and decreasing fermentation inhibitor concentrations simultaneously before fermentation is disclosed. The method includes the steps of adjusting the pH value of a hydrozylate containing sugars and fermentation inhibitors; separating solid and liquid in the hydrozylate, for removing large particles in the solution; and applying a semi-permeable membrane, for concentrating the sugars and decreasing the total concentration of the fermentation inhibitors in the hydrozylate, so as to obtain a concentrated solution. By the aforesaid method, the sugar concentrations in the hyrozylate are increased, thereby increasing the concentration of ethanol in the subsequent fermentation. Therefore, the cost of purifying ethanol and the volume of the fermentation tank are both reduced. Moreover, the total concentration of the fermentation inhibitors, such as acetic acid, furfural and hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF), is decreased, favoring onset of fermentation.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在发酵前同时浓缩糖和降低发酵抑制剂浓度的方法。 该方法包括调节含水合物的糖和发酵抑制剂的pH值的步骤; 在水解产物中分离固体和液体，以除去溶液中的大颗粒; 并施加半透膜，用于浓缩糖并降低发酵抑制剂在水解产物中的总浓度，以获得浓缩溶液。 通过上述方法，增加了氢溴酸盐中的糖浓度，从而提高了随后发酵中乙醇的浓度。 因此，净化乙醇的成本和发酵罐的体积都减少了。 此外，发酵抑制剂如乙酸，糠醛和羟甲基糠醛（HMF）的总浓度降低，有利于发酵。

公开(公告)号：US07341652B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-11

申请号：US10601181

申请日：2003-06-20

申请人： George E. Barringer, Jr.

发明人： George E. Barringer, Jr.

IPC分类号： G01N27/447

CPC分类号： G01N35/1097 ,  B01D61/14 ,  B01D61/142 ,  B01D61/16 ,  B01D61/18 ,  B01D2311/04 ,  G01N27/44704 ,  Y10T436/25375 ,  B01D2311/12 ,  B01D2311/16 ,  B01D2311/2603

摘要： A system and method for capillary electrophoresis are provided for analyzing a macromolecule prepared from a complex liquid mixture. In particular applications, methods and apparatus are provided for separating and analyzing a solution containing a denatured macromolecule by employing a stationary capillary electrophoresis apparatus. An apparatus for capillary electrophoresis includes an inlet chamber and a capillary electrophoresis column. One end of the column is fixed at the interior of the inlet chamber. The column has a length of at least about 20 centimeters. Also included is a liquid source adapted for automatic control. The liquid source supplies a liquid sample through an input valve into the inlet chamber so that the sample is in fluid communication with the end of the column. A method for capillary electrophoresis includes automatically supplying the liquid sample to the apparatus.

摘要翻译： 提供毛细管电泳的系统和方法，用于分析由复合液体混合物制备的大分子。 特别是应用中，提供了一种使用固定式毛细管电泳装置分离和分析含有变性大分子的溶液的方法和装置。 毛细管电泳装置包括入口室和毛细管电泳柱。 塔的一端固定在入口室的内部。 该柱具有至少约20厘米的长度。 还包括适用于自动控制的液体源。 液体源通过输入阀将液体样品提供到入口室中，使得样品与柱的端部流体连通。 毛细管电泳的方法包括将液体样品自动供应给设备。

公开(公告)号：US20070278153A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11796118

申请日：2007-04-25

申请人： Timothy Oriard ,  Peter Haggerty

发明人： Timothy Oriard ,  Peter Haggerty

IPC分类号： B01D61/04 ,  B01D61/08

CPC分类号： B01D61/002 ,  B01D61/005 ,  B01D2311/2603 ,  B01D2311/2607 ,  C02F1/44 ,  C02F1/442 ,  C02F1/445 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  Y02A20/131

摘要： Forward osmosis methods and apparatus using a controllable osmotic agent to establish or enhance an osmotic forward bias are disclosed. In a conventional osmosis environment, a controllable osmotic agent is selectively added to an effluent to establish or enhance an osmotic imbalance that favors transfer of an influent solvent to the effluent. After desirable transfer of the influent solvent to the effluent, the controllable osmotic agent is isolated, removed or neutralized so that the transferred solvent and/or concentrated influent can be recovered. The controllable osmotic agent comprises a composition that is reactive to an external influence that does not appreciably affect the effluent solvent, for example, magnetic forces, electrical charges and filtration. Batch and continuous process methods and apparatus are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了使用可控渗透剂建立或增强渗透正向偏压的正向渗透方法和装置。 在常规的渗透环境中，选择性地将可控制的渗透剂添加到流出物中以建立或增强有利于流入溶剂向流出物转移的渗透不平衡。 在将流入溶剂转移到流出物之后，分离，去除或中和可控渗透剂，以便可以回收转移的溶剂和/或浓缩流入物。 可控制的渗透剂包括对不会明显影响流出物溶剂的外部影响的反应性组合物，例如磁力，电荷和过滤。 还公开了分批和连续的方法和装置。

公开(公告)号：US20070199830A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-30

申请号：US11307947

申请日：2006-02-28

申请人： TAREK FARAG

发明人： TAREK FARAG

IPC分类号： C02F1/461 ,  C25B9/00

CPC分类号： B01D59/42 ,  B01D53/226 ,  B01D53/229 ,  B01D53/24 ,  B01D53/326 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D2259/814 ,  B01D2311/2603 ,  B01D2311/2676

摘要： A system and method for continuously separating different isotopes of a particular element, such as Uranium, Zirconium, or Hydrogen, in an electrolytic medium. The ions of the isotopes to be separated are moved in the electrolytic medium using electric field. As the lighter ions will move faster than the heavier ions, the separation will happen and the lighter ions will be ahead of the heavier ions by a separation distance. To improve the separation, other forces (either proportional to the mass or not) are generated on the ions in directions that add additional separation factors. These forces could be centrifugal, electromagnetic, resistive dragging, mechanical (flow), etc. The invented separation process and device is simple and less expensive than other comparable devices, providing outstanding separation at low cost, and could be built using the already available materials and technologies that exist in any country in the world.

摘要翻译： 用于在电解介质中连续分离特定元素如铀，锆或氢的不同同位素的系统和方法。 待分离的同位素的离子使用电场在电解介质中移动。 由于较轻的离子将比较重的离子移动得更快，所以分离将发生，较轻的离子将在较重的离子之前通过间隔距离。 为了改善分离，在离子上产生另外的力（与质量成比例的）与添加附加分离因子的方向相反。 这些力可以是离心式，电磁式，电阻式拖动，机械（流动）等。本发明的分离方法和装置比其他可比较的装置简单且便宜，以低成本提供优异的分离，并且可以使用已经提供的材料 和世界任何国家都存在的技术。

公开(公告)号：US20070170060A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-26

申请号：US11655423

申请日：2007-01-19

申请人： William Bourcier ,  Roger Aines ,  Jeffery Haslam ,  Charlene Schaldach ,  Kevin O'Brien ,  Edward Cussler

发明人： William Bourcier ,  Roger Aines ,  Jeffery Haslam ,  Charlene Schaldach ,  Kevin O'Brien ,  Edward Cussler

IPC分类号： B01D61/42

CPC分类号： C02F1/4691 ,  B01D61/422 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D2311/2603 ,  B01D2313/48 ,  C02F1/4604 ,  C02F2001/46152 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  C02F2201/4611 ,  C02F2201/46125 ,  C02F2201/46145 ,  C02F2201/46175 ,  Y02A20/134

摘要： The present invention provides a new method and apparatus/system for purifying ionic solutions, such as, for example, desalinating water, using engineered charged surfaces to sorb ions from such solutions. Surface charge is applied externally, and is synchronized with oscillatory fluid movements between substantially parallel charged plates. Ions are held in place during fluid movement in one direction (because they are held in the electrical double layer), and released for transport during fluid movement in the opposite direction by removing the applied electric field. In this way the ions, such as salt, are “ratcheted” across the charged surface from the feed side to the concentrate side. The process itself is very simple and involves only pumps, charged surfaces, and manifolds for fluid collection.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种用于纯化离子溶液的新方法和装置/系统，例如使用脱盐水，使用工程化的带电表面从这种溶液中吸附离子。 表面电荷在外部施加，并与基本上平行的带电板之间的振荡流体运动同步。 离子在一个方向的流体运动期间保持就位（因为它们保持在电双层中），并且通过去除所施加的电场在相反方向上的流体运动期间释放以便运输。 以这种方式，诸如盐的离子从进料侧到浓缩物侧被带电表面“棘轮”。 该过程本身非常简单，仅涉及泵，带电表面和歧管以进行流体收集。

公开(公告)号：US20070090038A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US10560049

申请日：2003-06-10

申请人： Masahito Inoue ,  Kouichi Inoue

发明人： Masahito Inoue ,  Kouichi Inoue

IPC分类号： B01D29/00

CPC分类号： C02F1/444 ,  B01D17/00 ,  B01D17/045 ,  B01D17/06 ,  B01D17/12 ,  B01D61/147 ,  B01D61/16 ,  B01D61/18 ,  B01D61/20 ,  B01D61/22 ,  B01D63/02 ,  B01D63/046 ,  B01D2311/04 ,  C02F1/40 ,  C02F2101/32 ,  C02F2201/008 ,  C02F2209/005 ,  C02F2209/03 ,  C02F2209/40 ,  B01D2311/16 ,  B01D2311/2603

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle which is capable of recycling contaminated liquid in a factory or the like swiftly and efficiently without performing incineration. In order to achieve this object, a contaminated liquid filtration system vehicle is characterized in comprising: vehicle driving unit comprising a driving engine and a driving mechanism; suction unit for aspirating the contaminated liquid within a contaminated liquid collection unit as liquid to be treated; a filtration system constituted by a charged filter device and a charged coalescer type oil water separator for filtration treating the aspirated liquid to be treated; electric power supply unit for supplying a driving power source to the filtration system; delivery unit for returning treated liquid which has been treated in the filtration system to the same or a different collection unit in the factory or the like; and control unit for controlling operations of the filtration system, wherein the charged filter device is caused to advance the filtration of impurity particles by applying a voltage between electrodes within the charged filter device using the driving power source supplied from the electric power supply unit, and the charged coalescer type oil water separator is caused to advance oil water separation by applying a voltage between electrodes within the oil water separator using the driving power source supplied from the electric power supply unit.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种车辆，其能够在不进行焚化的情况下迅速有效地再循环工厂内的污染液体等。 为了实现该目的，污染的液体过滤系统车辆的特征在于：车辆驱动单元，包括驱动发动机和驱动机构; 抽吸单元，用于吸入被污染液体收集单元内的污染液体作为待处理液体; 由带电过滤装置和带电聚结器型油水分离器构成的过滤系统，用于过滤处理被处理的吸入液体; 电力供应单元，用于向过滤系统供应驱动电源; 用于将已经在过滤系统中处理过的处理液返回到工厂等相同或不同收集单元的输送单元; 以及用于控制过滤系统的操作的控制单元，其中通过使用从电力供应单元供应的驱动电源在充电的过滤器装置内的电极之间施加电压，使带电过滤装置进行杂质颗粒的过滤，以及 通过使用从电力供给单元供给的驱动电源，在油水分离器内的电极之间施加电压，使带电聚结器型油水分离器进行油水分离。

公开(公告)号：US20070012571A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-18

申请号：US11182019

申请日：2005-07-15

申请人： Michael Beckley ,  William Ormsby

发明人： Michael Beckley ,  William Ormsby

IPC分类号： C02F1/46

CPC分类号： B01J19/087 ,  B01D61/025 ,  B01D61/04 ,  B01D2311/04 ,  B01D2311/2603 ,  B01J2208/00734 ,  B01J2219/0807 ,  B01J2219/0877 ,  C02F1/441 ,  C02F1/48 ,  C02F1/487 ,  C02F2103/023 ,  C02F2301/024 ,  C02F2301/026 ,  C02F2303/22

摘要： A device and method for the treatment of fluids using electrostatic fields generated by a high voltage electric current, which reduces or eliminates calcification, scaling and microbiological contamination. A high voltage negative DC current is applied to a core electrode, generating an electrostatic field which traverses a dielectric sleeve surrounding the core electrode and charges the exterior surface of the dielectric sleeve. Organic and inorganic particles as well as biological contaminants which pass through the electrostatic field or contact the surface of the dielectric sleeve are then charged. Fluid flowing through the device is agitated by a combination of spiral vane sections surrounding the dielectric sleeve and helical baffle sections lining the housing wall. Charged inorganic particles coalesce into spherical aggregates which resist adhesion to pipes and vessels and can be filtered by techniques such as RO without deteriorating the filter membrane. The device can thus be used to pre-treat water so as to enhance the performance and durability of purification systems such as RO filtration systems.

摘要翻译： 一种用于使用由高压电流产生的静电场来处理流体的装置和方法，其减少或消除钙化，结垢和微生物污染。 将高电压负DC电流施加到芯电极，产生穿过围绕芯电极的介电套筒并对电介质套管的外表面进行充电的静电场。 然后将有机和无机颗粒以及通过静电场或接触介电套筒表面的生物污染物充电。 流经设备的流体被围绕电介质套筒的螺旋叶片部分和衬在壳体壁上的螺旋挡板部分组合地搅动。 带电的无机颗粒聚结成球形聚集体，其抵抗对管道和容器的粘附，并且可以通过诸如RO的技术过滤而不会使过滤膜劣化。 因此，该装置可用于预处理水，以便增强诸如RO过滤系统的净化系统的性能和耐久性。

公开(公告)号：US06607668B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-19

申请号：US09932437

申请日：2001-08-17

申请人： Matthew Rela

发明人： Matthew Rela

IPC分类号： B01D6300

CPC分类号： B01D61/025 ,  B01D61/04 ,  B01D61/12 ,  B01D61/48 ,  B01D61/54 ,  B01D61/58 ,  B01D2311/04 ,  C02F1/001 ,  C02F1/283 ,  C02F1/32 ,  C02F1/42 ,  C02F1/441 ,  C02F1/469 ,  C02F1/4695 ,  C02F9/00 ,  C02F2209/005 ,  C02F2209/006 ,  C02F2303/04 ,  B01D2311/2603 ,  B01D2311/2619 ,  B01D2311/268

摘要： Water purifier using membranes, ion exchange resins and electricity to remove ionic, organic and suspended impurities from water to produce high quality, pure water. Supply water is pre-treated by directing it first into a sediment pre-filter module, a softener module and a sediment removal and dechlorination module. The pre-treated water is supplied to a reverse osmosis module which separates the water into two streams (a purified water stream and a concentrate stream) by collecting fluids from both sides of pressurized membranes. The purified water is passed to an electrodeionization module which further purifies the water and directs the water to an ultraviolet sterilization module. The concentrate stream is divided into a recycle stream which is passed to the inlet of the reverse osmosis module and a waste concentrate stream which flows to an outlet of the machine. A control method for the water purifier is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20020195331A1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-26

申请号：US10222521

申请日：2002-08-16

发明人： M. Michael Pitts JR.

IPC分类号： H05F003/00

CPC分类号： C02F1/48 ,  B01D61/02 ,  B01D61/025 ,  B01D61/027 ,  B01D61/14 ,  B01D61/145 ,  B01D61/16 ,  B01D65/08 ,  B01D2311/04 ,  B01D2321/22 ,  C02F1/441 ,  C02F1/444 ,  C02F2303/04 ,  B01D2311/2603

摘要： A high-voltage capacitive electrostatic device is immersed in the water line feeding equipment in dental offices to remove existing biofilms and to prevent their recurrence. The device is operated continuously in a totally capacitive mode at very high voltages, most preferably greater than 30,000 volts DC. The biofilm present in the system is altered by the electrostatic field so generated and the change is found to cause the separation of existing biofilm from the surface to which it adheres in the water lines and to prevent the formation of new biofilm bacterial colonies, thereby materially improving the quality of the water delivered at the various use points of the dental unit.

摘要翻译： 将高压电容静电装置浸入牙科诊所的水线喂养设备中，以去除现有的生物膜并防止其复发。 该器件在非常高的电压下以完全电容模式连续工作，最优选大于30,000伏DC。 系统中存在的生物膜被这样产生的静电场所改变，并且发现这种变化导致现有生物膜与其粘附在水线中的表面分离，并且防止形成新的生物膜细菌菌落，从而实质上 提高在牙科单位的各个使用点输送的水的质量。