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Document | Title | Date |
20080262284 | DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR TRANSDERMAL DOSAGE FORM - The present invention relates to a disposable article to prevent the misuse of a transdermal dosage form (FIG. | 10-23-2008 |
20080269538 | Waste Treatment Process - Process for treating waste containing heavy metals, the process including a phosphating operation, a step of foaming the waste and a step of drying the foam, in which the waste undergoing the treatment results from the addition, to a base waste lightly contaminated with heavy metals, of a secondary waste whose content of heavy metals is at least twice that of the base waste. | 10-30-2008 |
20090082607 | METHOD FOR TREATING FLUORIDE-CONTAINING WASTE WATER AND SYSTEM OF TREATING WASTE WATER - A method for treating fluoride-containing waste water is disclosed. The method includes, first, inducing fluoride-containing waste water and calcium compound into a crystallization reaction tank having a plurality of crystallizing webs so as to conduct a reaction between the fluoride-containing waste water and the calcium compound to form calcium fluoride crystals on the crystallizing webs; meanwhile, stirring the fluoride-containing waste water and the; then, discharging the fluoride-containing waste water out of the crystallization reaction tank for conducting a successive treating step. | 03-26-2009 |
20090118562 | DECONTAMINATING SHEET MATERIAL CONTAINING REACTIVE NANOCRYSTALLINE PARTICLES AND PRODUCTS CONSTRUCTED THEREFROM - The invention provides a sorptive sheet material in which finely divided nanocrystalline particles that react with a variety of chemical and/or biological agents are dispersed. The sheet material comprises a fibrous web that is formed of a plurality of fibers that are bonded to each other. The fibrous web contains a relatively high concentration of reactive nanocrystalline particles that are entrapped within the matrix of the fibrous web. Fluids containing toxic agents, such as chemical and/or biological agents, odors and/or odor causing compounds, and toxic industrial compounds, pass into the web and contact the reactive nanocrystalline particles contained therein. The reactive nanocrystalline particles react with, and chemically alter or inactivate the toxic agents. The sorptive sheet material may be used to construct containers, such as remains pouches, for the storing and transporting of contaminated items, particularly human remains. | 05-07-2009 |
20090149691 | ECOFRIENDLY OIL-BINDING AGENT FOR USE ON LIQUIDS AND SOILS - The invention relates to an environmentally friendly oil binding agent based on comminuted plastic or inorganic material, which is obtained for use as an adsorption material from the comminuted plastic or inorganic material and at least one vegetable oil, vegetable oil constituent or vegetable oil derivative. The plastic can be polystyrene, preferably in fine chips, and the vegetable oil is selected from rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, soya oil, castor oil, olive oil, linseed oil, coconut oil, palm oil, a constituent or derivative of said oils and mixtures thereof. In addition, the oil binding agent can contain a filler, such as silica sand. The areas of application for the oil binding agent are manifold and relate to the binding of oil on water, the cleaning of water in harbour basins or similar, in containers filled with liquid, the cleaning of oil-contaminated birds, the binding of oil on street surfaces and sandy soil and the cleaning of oil containers. The invention also relates to a method for disposing of oils of petrochemical or vegetable origin. | 06-11-2009 |
20090216060 | DECONTAMINANT - Method and composition for decomposing and detoxifying chemical warfare agents, organic toxic compounds (e.g., pesticides), and for removal of contaminants in materials including fuels. The method and composition are based on ferrate (VI). The ferrate is typically applied to a contaminated surface or volume with a phase transfer catalyst and/or with a carrier. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216061 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FLAMMABLE EFFLUENT GASES FROM MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - A system for treating flammable effluent gas is provided. The system includes an exhaust conduit to carry the flammable effluent gas to an abatement unit, a control system coupled to the abatement unit to determine an operating parameter of the abatement unit, a bypass valve coupled to the exhaust conduit which is an operative responsive to the monitoring system, and a source of second gas to be mixed with the effluent gas diverted from the abatement unit when the bypass valve is operating in a bypass mode to provide a mixed gas having a flammability lower than the effluent gas. Methods of the invention as well as numerous other aspects are provided. | 08-27-2009 |
20090270671 | Calcium-sodium polysulfide chemical reagent and production methods - A calcium-sodium polysulfide chemical reagent and methods for producing the reagent. The reagent is a blend of calcium polysulfide and sodium polysulfide that can be prepared using various types, sources and ratios of lime, elemental sulfur and sulfide ion using either virgin or waste materials. The reagent is amenable to inexpensive and high rate production methods at ambient or warmer temperatures. The reagent can be used to precipitate metals from wastewater, stabilize hexavalent chrome in hazardous waste residues, remove mercury from coal fired power plants, and as an electrolyte in large-scale bromide/polysulfide electrical storage batteries | 10-29-2009 |
20100010282 | PROCESS FOR CHANGING THE VISCOSITY OF PETROLEUM - The purpose of the invention described in this document is to disclose a novel method using mixtures to change the viscosity of both light and heavy petroleums, by decreasing or increasing said viscosity. The methods derived from this invention are useful at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. The active component of the invention is dopamine, a compound that combined with other substances enables a change in the fluidity properties of petroleum, an increase in the electric charge properties of the mixtures and solutions and the dissolution of insoluble compounds in water or aqueous solutions. Some of the mixtures of this invention have been applied to modifying proton mobility, whereby significant increases in particular caused by the presence of metals chosen to bring about this purpose, can be detected within these mixtures, by measuring the electric charge. The experiments which led to this invention demonstrated that the juice obtained from any part of the banana plant, whereof the chemical analysis includes dopamine and other compounds such as quinonas, carotenes and terpenes, is the cause of the effects found, in particular effects on the electric properties and on dissolving metals and metal compounds. | 01-14-2010 |
20100069701 | METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING A SPRAY DRYING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a spray drying system provided with a neutralizing system, which system is intended for use in the pharmaceutical industry or in other industries, where the product is e.g. infectious, toxic or highly reactive and constitutes a risk for the surroundings and/or a health risk to people handling the product. The spray drying system comprises a spray drying chamber ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100113858 | METHOD OF RADIUM STABILIZING IN SOLID EFFLUENT OR EFFLUENT CONTAINING SUBSTANCES IN SUSPENSION - Method of stabilizing radium present in radium-containing effluent, in which the effluent and a metal chloride are mixed, then the previously obtained mixture is reacted with a sulfate ion to obtain effluent containing stabilized radium. The chloride can be a barium, strontium or lead chloride. The sulfate ion can be supplied by the addition of sulfuric acid, sulfuric anhydride, soluable sulfate or soluble sulfate salt. The method applies in particular to the treatment of solid radium-containing effluents or effluents containing substances in suspension coming from chemistry or metallurgy of zirconium or treatment of uranium-containing minerals. | 05-06-2010 |
20100185038 | DRUG DEACTIVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEACTIVATING A DRUG USING THE SAME - A drug deactivation system according to some embodiments includes at least one degradable capsule exposed to at least one drug-retaining region of a drug delivery device and an agent. The agent is configured to render a drug ineffective upon degradation of the at least one capsule. The at least one drug-retaining region is configured to retain one of the drug and the agent and the at least one capsule is configured to retain the other of the drug and the agent. | 07-22-2010 |
20100210890 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF STABLE AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS OF SULPHUR STARTING FROM HYDROGEN SULPHIDE AND POSSIBLE DISPOSAL OF THE SUSPENSIONS THUS OBTAINED - Process for the production of stable sulphur suspensions starting from hydrogen sulphide contained in fossil fuels comprising: a. oxidizing an aliquot of hydrogen sulphide to sulphur dioxide; b. dissolving the sulphur dioxide thus produced in brackish water or sea water; c. effecting the reaction (I): 2H2S+SO2→→3S+2H2O by putting the remaining hydrogen sulphide in contact with the solution prepared in step (b); and d. removing the suspension thus obtained. | 08-19-2010 |
20100217062 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING ENVIRONMENTALLY-HARMFUL SUBSTANCES; USE OF NON-FERROUS METAL SALTS AND OXIDES TO STABILIZE ENVIRONMENTALLY-HARMFUL SUBSTANCES WITH CAUSTIC MAGNESIUM OXIDE - A composition for binding environmentally-harmful substances in solid or semi-liquid state contains caustic magnesium oxide, non-ferrous metal salts as a hardener, non-ferrous metal oxides catalyzing formation of radial crystalline structures, and optionally water and other additives. A method of stabilization of environmentally-harmful substances binds these substances in the solid state or semi-liquid state in the composition containing caustic magnesium oxide, wherein the environmentally-harmful substances are supplemented by the composition containing caustic magnesium oxide, non-ferrous metal salts as hardener, non-ferrous metal oxides catalyzing formation of radial crystalline structures, and optionally water and other additives. A form of paste is obtained, followed by leaving the mixture for solidification and stabilization of the product. Use of non-ferrous metal salts in connection with non-ferrous metal oxides catalyzing formation of radial crystalline structures stabilizes the environmentally-harmful substance with the use of caustic magnesium oxide. | 08-26-2010 |
20100222625 | Method for stabilizing heavy metals - The invention is a method for stabilizing heavy metals of the fly ash, the bottom ash or the soil. The stabilization agents which belong to silicate materials, was added to fly ash bottom ash or soil by sprinkling or directly subjoining mix and so on. After this reaction, low soluble and stabilize Heavy metal-Silicate compounds which were formed and didn't re-leaching heavy metals easily (especially, Pb) in the nature environment, even leaching results could below the regulated values and fill the reuse regulations | 09-02-2010 |
20100305387 | COMPOSITIONS, MATERIALS INCORPORATING THE COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING THE COMPOSITIONS AND MATERIALS - Compositions, materials incorporating the compositions, and methods of use thereof, for the protection and/or decontamination of contaminants are disclosed. | 12-02-2010 |
20110021861 | HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE-REMOVING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a hazardous substance-removing material comprised of a support on which is supported an antibody, the support comprising a layer comprised of polyolefin fiber and a layer comprised of at least one other fiber, and the antibody being supported on the other fiber, which affords a high capture rate and permits long-term use, in which the antibody is efficiently utilized. | 01-27-2011 |
20120190908 | Process for Treating Particulate Material Containing Heavy Metal and An Additive for Use in Such Process - A process for treating particulate material containing heavy metal generated during a manufacturing process is disclosed. The process includes providing particulate material containing heavy metal within an enclosed area and mixing an additive of calcium silicate forming material with the particulate material in the enclosed area to create an additive-particulate material. The additive-particulate material can be passed into a waste collection device located downstream of the enclosed area. The calcium silicate forming material can be provided as particles with a particle size of minus 50 to plus 325 mesh. An additional aspect of the invention is an additive for use in such a process for treating metallic oxide impregnated dust, which has a particle size of plus 325 mesh and consists essentially of calcium silicate forming material. | 07-26-2012 |
20120289755 | CARBON CATALYST FOR DECOMPOSITION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, HAZARDOUS-SUBSTANCE-DECOMPOSING MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR DECOMPOSITION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE - Provided are a carbon catalyst for decomposing a hazardous substance that effectively decomposes hazardous substances such as aldehydes, a hazardous-substance-decomposing material, and a method of decomposing a hazardous substance. The carbon catalyst for decomposing a hazardous substance is a carbon catalyst having a catalytic activity for decomposing the hazardous substance. The hazardous substance is, for example, a volatile organic compound such as aldehydes or a malodorous substance such as a sulfur compound. The method of decomposing a hazardous substance, is a method including decomposing the hazardous substance with the carbon catalyst for decomposing a hazardous substance or with a hazardous-substance-decomposing material containing the carbon catalyst for decomposing a hazardous substance. | 11-15-2012 |
20130060075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HOMOGENISING AND STABILISING AN IRON-BEARING RESIDUE - A method and apparatus for converting an iron-bearing residue generated in a hydrometallurgical process that contains small amounts of soluble heavy metals into a stable form by means of a neutralising agent. The residue is elutriated and the elutriated residue is fed into at least one stabilisation or homogenisation reactor, into which a neutralising agent is also routed, and the homogenous mixing together of the residue and neutralising agent takes place by means of a helix mixer, where the ratio of the diameter of the mixer to the diameter of the reactor is 0.75-0.99. | 03-07-2013 |
20140128657 | PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE WITH SUPERCRITICAL NOBLE GASES - A method of processing a material, the method including infiltrating a first disintegration fluid into a material at a first pressure, the first disintegration fluid including at least one supercritical noble gas, the first pressure being higher than a critical pressure of the first disintegration fluid, and disintegrating the material into particles by depressurizing the material from the first pressure to a second pressure, the second pressure being lower than the critical pressure of the first disintegration fluid. | 05-08-2014 |
20140187842 | Device for Disposal and Neutralization of Pharmaceutical Agents - Device for the neutralization and disposal of unused human or animal pharmaceutical medicament. The device comprises a disposal device material that contains one or more disposal device agents. The disposal device material may also contain additional components to promote mixing, or neutralization of the active agent of the medicament. The disposal device material can be in the form of pellets, beads, beadlets, granules, or the like, and can be incorporated into a disposal device reservoir. The disposal device can be dispensed with a medicament, and the device can be used when the patient has finished using the medicament and there is material left over for disposal. | 07-03-2014 |
20140296608 | TRANSDERMAL PATCH DISPOSAL SYSTEM - Devices for use in the disposal of pharmaceutical compositions are provided. Aspects of the devices include: a support having a surface; an activated carbon layer present on the surface; and an adhesive for stably associating a pharmaceutical composition with the activated carbon layer upon application of the pharmaceutical composition to the activated carbon layer. Also provided are methods of using the devices and kits containing the devices. | 10-02-2014 |
20160166868 | PLASMA ABATEMENT USING WATER VAPOR IN CONJUNCTION WITH HYDROGEN OR HYDROGEN CONTAINING GASES | 06-16-2016 |