Abstract:
A process for immobilizing reactive Whetlerite carbon particles and forming a self-supporting structure of high compressive strength therefrom is described in which the self-supporting structure substantially eliminates the formation of carbon fines while retaining the adsorption characteristics of the carbon particles. The process for immobilizing the adsorbent carbon particles in the self-supporting structure comprises the steps of:(a) mixing in an environment having a relative humidity of less than about 35 percent, Whetlerite carbon particles, a major portion of which has particle sizes in the range of from about 200 to about 2,000 microns, with a powdered polymeric binding material, preferably a thermoplastic material having a solid-liquid transition stage, in an amount of about 5 to about 20 percent by weight, based on the weight of the total mixture, a major portion of the particles of the polymeric binding material having particle sizes in the range of about 8 to about 30 microns, to form a mixture of the carbon particles partially coated with the polymeric binding material;(b) placing the mixture in a container of a desired shape; and(c) applying a pressure of up to about 400 psi while the mixture is contacted with an inert gas and is at an elevated temperature, this temperature being near the solid-liquid transition stage (when the polymeric binding material is a thermoplastic material), thereby forming the structure and immobilizing the particles.
Abstract:
Pressure-driven enzyme-coupled membranes are prepared starting with a membrane filter having pores of appropriate, molecular dimensions and composed of a polymeric matrix, the activation of that matrix (where necessary) under pressure-driven conditions to impart to it appropriate groups capable of coupling to enzymes and similar substances of biological activity under pressure-driven conditions, and then employing this system under pressure-driven conditions to effect conversion processes which include the use of the coupled enzymes as the catalysts.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides for a porous gas sorbent monolith with superior gravimetric working capacity and volumetric capacity, a gas storage system including a porous gas sorbent monolith of the present disclosure, methods of making the same, and method for storing a gas. The porous gas sorbent monolith includes a gas adsorbing material and a non-aqueous binder.
Abstract:
A sorbent pellet comprising a sorbent material. The sorbent pellet is suitable for use in a sorbent rotor device, for example to capture water or water vapour from a gaseous or liquid composition comprising water or water vapour. The sorbent material has a unit cell density of at least 0.8 g/cm3 and may therefore be considered to be a high density sorbent material. A plurality of sorbent pellets may provide a high capacity media for a sorbent rotor device, which may be particularly effective in dehumidification, desalination or water purification processes. Also disclosed are a cartridge for a sorbent rotor device, a sorbent rotor device for capturing water from a liquid or gaseous composition comprising water, a method of capturing water from a composition comprising water and/or water vapour, and a use of a sorbent material having a density of at least 0.8 g/cm3 in pellet form to capture water from air.
Abstract:
A production system for manufacturing composite porous solid articles is provided wherein the color of such articles is monitored to confirm that the articles, which are produced by heating and compressing mixtures of poly(vinylidene fluoride) binder powder (such as Kyblock® resin from Arkema) and activated carbon powder, are fully cured. Adjustments to the processing conditions are made when a region of the article appears blue (indicative of incomplete curing).
Abstract:
Embodiments provided herein are compositions directed to porous iron oxides, which are suitable for removing hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur-containing organic contaminants from hydrocarbon streams, and in which the iron oxide component of the composition contains both maghemite and hematite phases, with maghemite forming the greater portion of these phases. In some embodiments, magnetite, aluminum oxide, alumina silicate, and a binder comprised of an organic substance are homogenized, followed by calcining which burns away the organic and converts magnetite to a mix of maghemite and hematite.
Abstract:
Compacting expanded perlite fines in the presence of a small amount of binder (starch and/or clay) and water, followed by drying, produces particles with low density, good integrity, and surprisingly higher absorption by volume than non-compacted expanded perlite or non-swelling clay. Furthermore, addition of a small amount of clumping agent (e.g., guar gum) to the compacted granules results in a clumping litter with low density, good integrity and comparable clumping ability to traditional clay clumping litter.
Abstract:
A fertilizer/soil conditioner or a fuel source material is formed by processing animal waste by-products through the use of a rotary biomass dryer system. The animal waste by-product includes without limitation manure obtained from cattle or swine; feed lot bedding, poultry litter, a digestate of animal waste by-products obtained from an anaerobic digester, municipal waste, waste meat renderings, waste meat, or a mixture thereof. The processed material may comprise a higher amount of ash and a lower amount of volatile material than the animal waste by-product. The processed material may be stored as a powder or processed into pellets, logs, pucks, briquettes or another convenient shape form.
Abstract:
A particulate, heterogeneous solid CO2 absorbent composition, comprising decomposition products of Ca3Al2O6 after having been heated to a temperature between 500° C. and 925° C. in the presence of H2O and CO2 for a period of time sufficient to allow the Ca3Al2O6 to react and form the particulate, heterogeneous absorbent composition which exhibits a higher concentration of aluminum than calcium in the particle core but a higher concentration of calcium than aluminum at the particle surface. The invention also comprises a method for preparing the particulate, heterogeneous product as well as a method for utilizing the composition for separating CO2 from a process gas.
Abstract translation:在H 2 O和CO 2存在下,将Ca 3 Al 2 O 6的分解产物加热到500℃至925℃之间的温度下,Ca 3 Al 2 O 6反应的时间足以使Ca 3 Al 2 O 6反应 并且形成颗粒状非均相吸收剂组合物,其在颗粒芯中表现出比钙更高的铝浓度,但在颗粒表面具有比铝高的钙浓度。 本发明还包括一种制备颗粒状非均质产品的方法以及一种利用该组合物从工艺气体中分离CO 2的方法。
Abstract:
A method produces activated carbon, suitable in particular for use in double-layer condensers. The method includes a) producing a mixture of a preferably pulverulent carbon material, a base and a hydrophilic polymer chemically inert to the base, b) pressing the mixture produced in step a) to form a pressing and c) activating the pressed body produced in step b).