Abstract:
Processes and methods of manufacturing an areca fruit product. One process may include the steps of providing a plurality of areca fruits, drying the plurality of areca fruits, dehusking the plurality of areca fruits to obtain a plurality of areca nuts, chopping, shredding or grinding the plurality of areca nuts into a multiplicity of areca nut particles, introducing the multiplicity of areca nut particles into a tank containing water, agitating the multiplicity of areca nut particles to create a slurry, determining an amount of arecoline in the slurry and pumping the water having the predetermined amount of arecoline through a filter and into a holding tank and evaporating the arecoline from the water. Additional steps include fermentation, distillation, pasteurization, and cold pressing of the arecoline to produce a synthetic nicotine and/or botanical pesticide.
Abstract:
Processes and methods of manufacturing a synthetic or imitation nicotine product are provided. One process may include the steps of providing a plurality of areca fruits, drying the plurality of areca fruits, dehusking the plurality of areca fruits to obtain a plurality of areca nuts, chopping, shredding or grinding the plurality of areca nuts into a multiplicity of areca nut particles, introducing the multiplicity of areca nut particles into a tank containing water, agitating the multiplicity of areca nut particles to create a slurry, determining an amount of arecoline in the slurry and pumping the water having the predetermined amount of arecoline through a filter and into a holding tank and evaporating the arecoline from the water. An imitation nicotine product that may include 1% to 20% arecoline by weight with other elements may then be manufactured.
Abstract:
A pressure responsive pilot valve for operating a differential pressure main relief valve of the bellows or diaphragm type mounted on a tank, wherein the main relief valve includes a deadended bellows or diaphragm and the pilot valve is connected between the bellows or diaphragm and the tank to selectively connect the bellows or diaphragm to tank pressure and maintain the relief valve closed or to connect the bellows or diaphragm to atmosphere and allow the tank pressure to open the main relief valve and relieve pressure within the tank. The pilot valve includes a casing, a movable pallet assembly in the casing having a magnet pressure pallet mounted on one end of a plunger and a blowdown pallet mounted on the other end of the plunger, a seat defining a pressure port and a magnetic member coacting with the magnet pressure pallet, a seat defining a blowdown port coacting with the blowdown pallet, said pallets being mounted on the plunger so that when one is seated closing its respective port the other is unseated opening its respective ports, a pressure chamber defined between the pressure port and the respective end of the casing, a blowdown chamber defined between the blowdown port and the presective end of the casing, an intermediate chamber between the pressure and blowdown ports, and connection ports in the casing for each of the chambers.
Abstract:
An inline fluid valve with the ability to change length for installation needs by having a threaded flange and collar at one end whereby turning the collar relative the flange provides variability of the distance between valve inlet and outlet end surfaces.
Abstract:
An open loop capacitance-type level gauge that utilizes a triangular reference voltage, a differentiator means including a capacitor probe, an absolute value amplifier, and a utilization means for providing a linear voltage directly proportional to the level of fluid contained in a vessel is disclosed.
Abstract:
An inline fluid flow control valve having a pressure regulating means for modulating the valve position to maintain a relatively constant output pressure and a fluid flow limiting means for overriding the pressure regulating means in the event of loss of downstream pressurization to limit the fluid flow through the valve to a nominal value.