Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
095141000 | Organic gas or liquid particle sorbed (e.g., vapor, mist, etc.) | 36 |
20100058925 | CAPTURE OF TOXINS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS - A filter material for removing toxins and/or environmental contaminants from a body of gas, comprising bentonite disposed within a support arranged so as to allow contact between the body of gas and the bentonite. | 03-11-2010 |
20100101413 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES - Apparatus and methods for reducing or eliminating undesirable air-borne substances, such as odors, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins, are provided. A filter containing nanocrystalline metal oxide or metal hydroxide particles may be installed within an air handling apparatus such as an existing HVAC unit located within a building, and particularly within a home, or a portable air processor or purifier. The air handling apparatus comprises a blower which pulls air containing various undesirable substances from within the enclosed environment and directs it through a filtering device containing the nanocrystalline particles. The undesirable substances are sorbed by the nanocrystalline particles thereby creating a deodorized stream of air that may then be directed back into various portions of the enclosed environment or vented to the atmosphere. | 04-29-2010 |
20100282080 | FLUORINATED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR GAS STORAGE - Fluorinated metal-organic frameworks (“FMOFs”) are capable of adsorbing and desorbing gases and molecules. The FMOFs can be arranged in a variety of configurations and have internal hollow channels and cavities. In the FMOFs, hydrogen atoms have been substituted completely or partially with fluorine atoms or fluorinated groups in each linking organic ligand. The FMOFs have high densities, leading to an enhanced volumetric capacity for gas storage. | 11-11-2010 |
20110005394 | MEDIA FOR REMOVAL OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - An air filter having a low pressure drop and adsorbent capabilities when placed in a fluid stream is disclosed. The air filter contains activated carbon incorporated into a filter media that can be shaped into a fluted configuration. The fluted shape is maintained during operation of the air filter through the use of flow restrictors along the length of the flute. The fluted material can be rolled or stacked. | 01-13-2011 |
20110072967 | Packaging Material Such as Film, Fiber, Woven and Nonwoven Fabric with Adsorbancy - The invention relates to compositions that can be used to adsorb low concentration, preferably, for example less than 15 ppm, of unwanted or target substances. Typically the absorbance can be from an enclosed vapor phase. Such absorbency is accomplished in a contained substantially enclosed gaseous volume or atmosphere using a composition comprising a cyclodextrin compound and a polyethylenimine that can have an absorbency capability for low concentrations of unwanted or target substances. Such absorbency can be obtained with thermoplastic materials used in the form of bulk polymer or a film, fiber, web, woven fabric, nonwoven fabric, sheet, packaging and other such structures including or surrounding the enclosed volume. The adsorbent of the invention is typically used in the context of an enclosed volume, also known as an enclosed ambient vapor phase that contains the adsorbent of the invention and the unwanted or target substances at a concentration that is not desirable. The concentration should be reduced to non-offensive sensed limits or a limit that does not produce a biological response. | 03-31-2011 |
20110113961 | PLASTER-BASED MATERIAL INCLUDING AN AGENT CAPABLE OF TRAPPING FORMALDEHYDE - The present invention relates to a plaster-based material which includes an agent capable of trapping formaldehyde, in particular a plasterboard intended for the interior fittings of residential buildings. | 05-19-2011 |
20110139002 | ADSORPTION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM ORGANIC MATTER - A method for adsorbing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) derived from organic matter comprises adsorbing the VOCs onto palladium doped ZSM-5, optionally at ambient temperature. The organic matter can be perishable organic goods such as food, including fruit and/or vegetables, horticultural produce, including plants and/or cut flowers, or refuse. The palladium doped ZSM-5 has a Si:Al ratio of less than or equal to 100:1 and preferably has a palladium content of from 0.1 wt % to 10.0 wt % based on the total weight of the doped ZSM-5. | 06-16-2011 |
20120160100 | ADSORPTION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM ORGANIC MATTER - The present invention relates to the use of palladium doped ZSM-5 to adsorb volatile organic compounds (VOCs) derived from organic matter, wherein the Si:Al ratio of the ZSM-5 is less than 5 or equal to 100:1, and wherein the palladium doped ZSM-5 is used in an environment comprising less than 10 vol % of oxygen. | 06-28-2012 |
20130061753 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING GAS DISCHARGED FROM CARBON DIOXIDE RECOVERY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device, which can suppress poisoning due to CO and efficiently remove a low concentration of amines contained in a gas discharged from a CO | 03-14-2013 |
20130220121 | ADSORBENT OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND ADSORPTION METHOD USING THEREOF - The present invention relates to an adsorbent of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) comprising a novel mesoporous polymer, that shows improved adsorption property, and adsorption method of VOCs using thereof. | 08-29-2013 |
20140366726 | Regenerative Adsorption Process for Removal of Silicon-Containing Contaminants from Process Gas Using a Neutral Adsorbent Media - A natural gas-containing stream such as biogas from landfills and sewage treatment plants is freed of siloxane contaminants by passing the biogas through a bed containing an adsorbent having a neutral surface, which adsorbs the siloxanes. When the bed of neutral adsorbent is filled to capacity, the adsorbent bed is heated to remove the siloxanes and regenerate the bed. The neutral adsorbent reduces disadvantageous reactions between the adsorbent and siloxane and other impurities in the natural gas-containing stream. | 12-18-2014 |
20150314228 | DEVICE FOR RECOVERING VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND - (Problem to be Solved) | 11-05-2015 |
20160096163 | HONEYCOMB FILTER ARTICLE AND METHODS THEREOF - A flow-through filter article, as defined herein, including:
| 04-07-2016 |
20160120442 | GAS CONCENTRATION APPARATUS HAVING CARBON FOAM - A gas concentration apparatus and a method of operating the gas concentration apparatus are provided. The gas concentration apparatus includes a gas concentration module. The gas concentration module includes a base component having a chamber configured to accommodate carbon foam, a gas inlet connected to one side of the chamber, a gas outlet connected to the other side of the chamber, and a heating device disposed on at least one side of the substrate. | 05-05-2016 |
20160158687 | SORBENT DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THEM - Certain aspects and examples are directed to sorbent devices and methods of using them. In certain embodiments, a sorbent device comprising a body comprising a sampling inlet, a sampling outlet and a cavity between the inlet and the outlet, the cavity comprising a serial arrangement of at least four different sorbent materials is described. In some embodiments, the sorbent materials are arranged from a material with a weakest sorbent strength to a material with a strongest sorbent strength with the weakest sorbent strength material adjacent to the sampling inlet. | 06-09-2016 |
20160376019 | REGENERATIVE ACTIVATED CARBON FILTRATION FOR AIRCRAFT OBIGGS - An onboard aircraft inerting system includes an apparatus and method for regenerating an activated carbon media of a filter module while the aircraft is in flight. In regeneration mode, the activated carbon media is heated to a temperature sufficient to desorb the VOC contaminants adsorbed thereon and the air stream passing through the filter module is at a pressure lower than the air pressure of the air stream passing through the filter in normal inerting mode. | 12-29-2016 |
095142000 | Halogen containing compound sorbed (e.g., phosgene, etc.) | 1 |
20120222556 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAS TREATMENT - A system and process for the recovery of at least one halogenated hydrocarbon from a gas stream. The recovery includes adsorption by exposing the gas stream to an adsorbent with a lattice structure having pore diameters with an average pore opening of between about 5 and about 50 angstroms. The adsorbent is then regenerated by exposing the adsorbent to a purge gas under conditions which efficiently desorb the at least one adsorbed halogenated hydrocarbon from the adsorbent. The at least one halogenated hydrocarbon (and impurities or reaction products) can be condensed from the purge gas and subjected to fractional distillation to provide a recovered halogenated hydrocarbon. | 09-06-2012 |
095143000 | Hydrocarbon sorbed | 19 |
20090178560 | PROCESS FOR THE COOLING, CONCENTRATION OR PURIFICATION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE - The invention provides for the utilization of microchannel apparatus in a process for the cooling of a gaseous mixture comprising ethylene oxide and in a process for the concentration or purification of ethylene oxide. | 07-16-2009 |
20100000409 | Process and system for separating finely aerosolized elemental mercury from gaseous streams - A method and apparatus for practicing the method are provided for separating droplets of finely aerosolized elemental mercury from a gaseous stream in which the droplets are dispersed. In the method a gold plated metallic capillary surface is contacted with the gaseous stream, causing the aerosolized droplets to deposit on the capillary surface and by capillary action to coalesce with other of such droplets to form increasingly large drops of mercury. The surface is oriented to allow the mercury to flow by gravitational forces and capillary action to the lowermost portions of the surface, at which it accumulates, and is then collected at a suitable vessel. | 01-07-2010 |
20100139487 | Purge Exhaust Processor - A purge exhaust processor includes an inlet chamber receiving a purge exhaust. A portion of the purge exhaust including at least one of moisture, air, and oil is passed from the inlet chamber to a sump volume. A heat source changes a phase of the moisture from liquid to gas. A wick transfers the oil from the sump volume to an oil collector. | 06-10-2010 |
20100275778 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ABSORBING METHANE AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING AN EMISSION CREDIT - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for absorbing methane gas or other carbonaceous volatile gasses. The method comprises loading of solid carbonaceous matter into a vessel and loading the gas to be absorbed into the vessel. The gas is preferably formed from excrements of livestock, mainly being formed from a liquid or slurry phase of excrements of livestock. The solid carbonaceous matter is preferably formed by heating of plant material in a pyrolytic process thereby forming carbonaceous matter having a solid structure. | 11-04-2010 |
20110126709 | USE OF CALCIUM EXCHANGED X-TYPE ZEOLITE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF REFINERY OFF-GAS PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION - The invention uses a calcium exchanged zeolite molecular sieve adsorbent in a pressure swing adsorption process to purify hydrogen from refinery off-gas streams. The use of this adsorbent provides for an improvement in removal of methane and allows for faster cycle times and the processing of a higher volume of hydrogen for a given size adsorption bed. | 06-02-2011 |
20120017761 | Room Temperature Chemical Trap for the Purification of Gaseous Methane - A room temperature trap for the purification and concentration of gaseous methane. The trap utilizes the adsorption and desorption properties of microporous spherical carbon molecular sieves to purify and concentrate radiolabelled methane for application in an automated synthesis module without the need for cryogenic cooling. | 01-26-2012 |
20120118153 | FLUORINATED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR HYDROCARBON STORAGE - Fluorinated metal-organic frameworks (“FMOFs”) are capable of adsorbing and desorbing hydrocarbons, namely, C6-C8 hydrocarbon oil components (n-hexane, cyclohexane, benzene and toluene). FMOFs can be arranged in a variety of configurations and have internal hollow channels and cavities. In FMOFs, hydrogen atoms have been substituted completely or partially with fluorine atoms or fluorinated groups in each linking organic ligand. These FMOFs can adsorb C6-C8 hydrocarbons, up to 500 kg/m | 05-17-2012 |
20120285321 | AFFIXING A SEAL SHEET TO A ROTOR OF A ROTARY VALVE - Rotary valves are disclosed, comprising a seal sheet affixed to a rotor. At least some area, namely a “rotor plate surface mating area” is provided, over which a seal sheet anchoring assembly can directly abut, along a planar portion, the rotor plate surface that is in contact with the seal sheet. This advantageously provides an area of direct contacting between the seal sheet anchoring assembly, or one of its components, and the rotor plate, with the abutting surfaces being defined by consistently rigid materials (e.g., metals such as stainless steel) that undergo substantially no deformation, compression, or softening over conditions of normal operation. | 11-15-2012 |
20130255493 | FUEL VAPOR REMOVAL METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FLAMMABILITY REDUCTION - A fuel vapor removal method includes removing fuel vapor from ullage of a fuel tank of a vehicle, adsorbing the fuel vapor removed from the ullage onto adsorption media on the vehicle, and desorbing the fuel vapor from the adsorption media while on the vehicle. A fuel vapor removal method includes purging fuel vapor from ullage of a fuel tank using air added into the ullage, reducing a fuel-air ratio in the ullage using the air purging, and adsorbing the purged fuel vapor onto adsorption media. A fuel vapor removal system includes a fuel tank having ullage, an adsorption system including fuel vapor adsorption media fluidically connected to the ullage and to an ullage purging system, and a controller. The controller includes a flammability determination system and is configured to start fuel vapor removal by the purging system from the ullage onto the adsorption media before the ullage exhibits flammability. | 10-03-2013 |
20140053730 | Hydrocarbon Removal from Gas Process Feed Streams by Regenerable Filters - A system and process for removing hydrocarbons from a gas process feed stream is presented. The treatment process may be, but is not limited to, glycol dehydration, amine sweetening, and MEG reclamation. As an example, a hydrocarbon removal bed containing a solid adsorbent material adsorbs the hydrocarbons in a rich MEG feed stream as it passes through the hydrocarbon removal bed. After the hydrocarbons have been removed, the feed stream flows through a flash separator and a distillation column to reclaim MEG. Alternatively, the hydrocarbon removal bed may be used after the MEG reclamation process to remove hydrocarbons in the distilled water from the distillation column. Spent solid adsorbent material may be regenerated in place. | 02-27-2014 |
20160023549 | FUEL CONTAINER WITH LIQUID SEPARATOR THAT CAN BE PNEUMATICALLY EMPTIED - A fuel container, in particular for motor vehicles, comprising an aereation and de-aereation device for balancing the internal gas pressure during filling of the container with fuel and during consumption of the fuel during the operation of a working machine powered by the fuel. The aereation and de-aereation device has a separator device for separating liquid fuel from an aereation and de-aereation line. In order to permit the separator device to be emptied, if a fuel pump, which serves this purpose during normal operation, is not in operation, the separator device comprises a housing and a pipe nozzle which is connected to the housing either directly or via a pipeline and in which pressure fluctuations occur as a result of incoming and outgoing fuel, said fluctuations acting as a pump for emptying the separator device. | 01-28-2016 |
095144000 | Alkene sorbed | 4 |
20110303087 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REMOVING ETHYLENE FROM A GASEOUS ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for removing ethylene from a gaseous environment. Ethylene is a gaseous growth hormone produced by plants that triggers the ripening of some flowers, fruits, vegetables, and other plants. The apparatus includes an ethylene filter and a composition. The filter includes a frame and a trapping medium. The composition is attached to the trapping medium of the ethylene filter. The ethylene filter is positioned within a gaseous environment and is configured to encounter a gas flow within the gaseous environment. The composition contains at least some titanium dioxide which is configured to attach to the ethylene as the gas flow moves through and around the ethylene filter. In this manner, some ethylene may be removed from the gaseous environment. | 12-15-2011 |
20130291723 | PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR PREPARING LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS - Processes and apparatuses are provided for preparing liquified natural gas from a natural gas feed that comprises C5 to C7 hydrocarbons and C8 or greater hydrocarbons. An exemplary process includes effecting the preferential adsorption of the C8 or greater hydrocarbons from the natural gas feed over adsorption of hydrocarbons having less than 8 carbon atoms to provide a C8-depleted natural gas stream. The process continues with effecting the preferential adsorption of the C5 to C7 hydrocarbons from the C8-depleted natural gas stream over adsorption of hydrocarbons having less than 5 carbon atoms to form a C5 to C8-depleted natural gas stream. The C5 to C7 hydrocarbons are preferentially adsorbed with higher selectivity and capacity than adsorption of the C5 to C7 hydrocarbons during preferentially adsorbing the C8 or greater hydrocarbons. The C5 to C8-depleted natural gas stream is then liquified. | 11-07-2013 |
20150027309 | SELECTIVE ADSORBENT - Embodiments include selective adsorbents having a structure of Formula (I) where a connection to X represents a connection to a structure of Formula (II), and a connection to Y represents a connection to a structure of Formula (III), where each R | 01-29-2015 |
20160151761 | WATER-RESISTANT COMPOSITION | 06-02-2016 |
095146000 | Gasoline sorbed | 3 |
20090031898 | Method of Treating Volatile Hydrocarbons - A hydrocarbon adsorption unit for recovery of volatile hydrocarbons which emanate from several sources and which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere through the air cleaner of an automobile engine when the engine is shut-off. The unit is positioned in the air intake system such that all air flowing through the engine passes through the unit. The unit comprises a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet. The housing contains a substrate and a volatile hydrocarbon adsorber material coated on the surface of the substrate. The adsorber material may be silica gel, a molecular sieve and/or activated carbon. The material further contains a binder that will cause the material to adhere to the surface of the substrate. | 02-05-2009 |
20100212496 | ADSORBENT, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CANISTER AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an adsorbent suitable as an adsorbent for a canister which is capable of reducing an amount of evaporated fuel gas released into the atmosphere even where a motor vehicle is allowed to park for a prolonged period of time, a process for producing the adsorbent as well as a canister using the adsorbent and a method for using the canister. The above object can be accomplished by an adsorbent in which an integrated volume of pores having an average diameter of 3,000 to 100,000 nm as measured with a mercury porosimeter is 6.5 mL/dl or more and an equilibrium adsorption as measured in an n-butane volume concentration of 2,000 ppm is 0.16 g/dL or more, a process for producing the adsorbent, as well as a canister and a method for using the canister. | 08-26-2010 |
20140013944 | DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY REGENERATING OR PERFORMING TANK LEAKAGE DIAGNOSIS OF A TANK VENTILATION SYSTEM - A device for selectively regenerating and performing tank leakage diagnosis of a tank ventilation system has a sorption filter and a pump. The sorption filter is configured to temporarily store fuel evaporating from a fuel tank. The pump is arranged at a fresh-air side of the sorption filter and is connected in fluid-conducting fashion to the sorption filter. The pump is configured to generate a fluid flow to regenerate the sorption filter. | 01-16-2014 |
095147000 | Benzene ring containing compound sorbed | 1 |
20120247334 | BINDERLESS ZEOLITIC ADSORBENTS, METHODS FOR PRODUCING BINDERLESS ZEOLITIC ADSORBENTS, AND ADSORPTIVE SEPARATION PROCESSES USING THE BINDERLESS ZEOLITIC ADSORBENTS - Binderless BaKX zeolitic adsorbents, methods for their production, and adsorptive separation using the adsorbents are provided. An adsorbent comprises a first Zeolite X having a silica to alumina molar ratio of from about 2.0 to about 3.0; a binder-converted Zeolite X wherein a ratio of the binder-converted Zeolite X to the first Zeolite X ranges from about 10:90 to about 20:80 by weight; and barium and potassium at cationic exchangeable sites within the binderless BaKX zeolitic adsorbent. Potassium ranges from about 0.9 wt % to about 1.5 wt % and barium ranges from about 30 wt % to about 34 wt % of the binderless BaKX zeolitic adsorbent. | 10-04-2012 |