Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for filtering contaminants, such as particulates and vapor phase contaminants, from a confined environment such as electronic or optical devices susceptible to contamination (e.g. computer disk drives) by incorporating multiple filtration junctions into a unitary filter. Filtration functions include a combination of inlet, or breather, filter and recirculation filter. Moreover, adsorbent functions can be added to the filter depending on desired functionality within the enclosure.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and method for separating fluid mixtures, whereby the device comprises a porous and sorptively active body, which, on at least one outer surface, is in direct contact with a separation layer. In addition, the inventive device is provided with units which effect an asymmetrically heating for the specific introduction of thermal desorption energy into the porous body, and with units for carrying away substances that permeate through the separation layer. Said separation layer is comprised of polymers, carbon fibers and carbon-like and/or metallic materials and/or oxidic and non-oxidic ceramic materials and/or glasses.
Abstract:
An extraction device for liquid-liquid extraction of at least one analyte from a sample and on-line transfer of said analyte(s) to a gas chromatography apparatus is described, wherein said extraction device comprising a membrane-based extraction unit (1), a sample inlet (2), a sample outlet (3), and an organic liquid inlet (5), wherein it also comprises a needle (4) to be connected with a gas chromatography apparatus injector for the on-line transfer of the analyte(s) from the membrane-based extraction unit (1) to the gas chromatography apparatus via the needle (4), an organic liquid being immobilised as a stagnant phase in a volume of less than of less than 20 mu l in the membrane-based extraction unit (1).
Abstract:
The invention pertains to a method for removing metallic ions and/or particulate material from a pH neutral solution using particle-removing membranes (e.g., ultra high molecular weight polyethylene) having immobilized ligands that possess the capacity and high equilibrium binding constants for ion removal. The method is particularly useful for simultaneously filtering/purifying deionized water.
Abstract:
A device for performing a biological modification of a fluid, the device includes (a) a chamber having an inlet for intake of the fluid and an outlet for outflow of the fluid; and (b) a collection of micro-organ cultures of at least one organ for performing the biological modification of the fluid, each individual mirco-organ culture of the collection including cells and having dimensions, such that cells positioned deepest within the individual micro-organ culture are at least about 100 micrometers and not more than about 225 micrometers away from a nearest surface of the individual micro-organ culture, thereby in vivo organ architecture (organ structure) of organ units (e.g., acinus of liver) is maintained within each individual micro-organ culture, the collection of micro-organ cultures being located within the chamber and the collection of micro-organ cultures being in contact with at least a portion of the fluid flowing through the chamber.
Abstract:
A cell retention device includes a structured support with a plurality of circumferentially distributed ribs to retain the active filtering surface of a flexible, porous membrane filter medium. The filter medium surrounds the support in contact with the peaks of the ribs, thereby forming axial voids between the rib peaks. This arrangement imparts sufficient structural support over small regions of the filter medium to facilitate its use in a circular (or other rounded) configuration while providing sufficient channel volume to support high throughput of fluid sparse of cells.
Abstract:
In an embodiment is provided a process to re-refine used oil that includes introducing a used oil and a solvent to a separation unit under separation conditions selected to produce a purified oil product, the separation unit comprising a porous membrane, a semiporous membrane, or both; and separating the used oil to obtain an effluent comprising a purified oil product. In another embodiment is provided an apparatus for re-refining used oil that includes a separation unit comprising a porous or semiporous membrane; a used oil feed coupled to an inlet of the separation unit; and an inlet of a diffusate collection unit coupled to an outlet of the separation unit. In another embodiment is provided a composition generated from a membrane separation process that includes a base oil, the composition having a soot content of about 0.05% or less.
Abstract:
Polycarbonate compositions comprising one or more additives selected from the group consisting of benzofuranone stabilizers of formula I, wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C 1 -C 25 alkyl, C 2 -C 25 alkenyl, C 2 -C 25 alkynyl, C 7 -C 9 phenylalkyl, phenyl, C 5 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 18 alkoxy, C1-C8alkylamine, di(C1-C8alkyl)amino, C 1 -C 25 alkanoyloxy, C 1 -C 25 alkanoylamino, C 3 -C 25 alkenoyloxy, C 3 -C 25 alkanoyloxy interrupted by one to three -O-, -S-, -NH- or -N(C 1 -C 8 alkyl)-, wherein C 1 -C 25 alkyl, C 2 -C 25 alkenyl, C 2 -C 25 alkynyl, C 7 -C 9 phenylalkyl, phenyl, C 5 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 18 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 alkylamine, di(C1-C8alkyl)amino, C 1 -C 25 alkanoyloxy, C 1 -C 25 alkanoylamino, C 3 -C 25 alkenoyloxy and interrupted C 3 -C 25 alkenoyloxy are unsubstituted or substituted by one to three groups selected from halogen, hydroxy, thiol, amino, C 1 - C 4 alkylamino, di(C 1 -C 4 alkyl)amino and C 1 -C 4 alkyl.