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US20090294366 REMOVAL OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR  
The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO 2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air...
US20090249948 AIR-SEPARATION APPARATUS FOR USE IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS  
An air-separation system, useful in high-temperature environments, produces a superheated compressed air stream which is sufficiently cool to be applied to an air-separation membrane. Ambient air...
US20090249950 CROSSLINKED MEMBRANE AND POLYMER FOR MAKING SAME AND METHOD OF USING MEMBRANE  
A composition of and a method of making high performances crosslinked membranes are described. The membranes have a high resistance to plasticization by use of crosslinking. The preferred polymer...
US20090241781 HYBRID WET ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR  
A hybrid, wet electrostatic precipitator has multiple precipitation zones for removing particulate and contaminants from a flue gas stream. A first precipitation zone has at least one discharge...
US20090238741 Flying apparatus and method for removing harmful gases from the atmosphere  
An apparatus for removing harmful gas components out of the earth's atmosphere is a free-flying autonomous lightweight aircraft with an onboard gas processing system including gas separation or...
US20090233155 USING IONIC LIQUIDS  
Carbon dioxide or other gases can be separated from gas streams using ionic liquid, such as in an electrochemical cell. For example, a membrane can contain sufficient ionic liquid to reduce ionic...
US20090183630 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING PARTICLE CONTAMINATION IN A VACUUM CHAMBER  
An apparatus and method for maintaining low gas velocity variation across a diffuser membrane during the vent-up of a vacuum chamber is disclosed. The diffuser membrane permeability and the...
US20090139400 Diffuser For Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems  
This catalytically active or inactive diffuser is suitable for exhaust gas cleaning systems of internal combustion engines. It consists of a ceramic structure ( 8 ) which is obtained from a...
US20090131248 NOVEL NANOPOROUS MATERIALS  
The invention provides a nanoporous non-oxide material which comprises a modified derivative of silicon nitride and comprises a plurality of nanoscale pores. The nanoporous non-oxide material is...
US20090107330 Amorphous silica hybrid membrane structure  
An amorphous silica hybrid membrane structure comprising a monolithic inorganic porous support, optionally one or more porous inorganic intermediate layers, and an amorphous silica membrane. The...
US20090078115 GAS SEPARATOR AND GAS SEPARATING METHOD  
There is provided a gas separating device which is capable of being made compact and light. A part of an airtight container ( 2 ) is constructed by a gas separating membrane ( 13 ), and a gas...
US20090071339 Method Of Manufacturing Porous Polytetrafluoroethylene Membrane, Filter Medium, And Filter Unit  
Provided is a method of manufacturing a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane capable of achieving both a high collection efficiency and a low pressure drop, though it has a larger average...
US20090064861 Hydrogen Separation Membrane, Sputtering Target for forming said Hydrogen Separation Membrane, and Manufacturing Method Thereof  
Provided is a hydrogen separation membrane characterized by comprising a structure obtained by sintering atomized powder having a composition of Ni x M y Zr 100-x-y (wherein M is Nb and/or Ta,...
US20090056549 HYDROGEN PERMEATION/SEPARATION THIN MEMBRANE  
A hydrogen permeation/separation thin membrane including an Ni—Ti—Nb alloy, the Ni—Ti—Nb alloy being a cast foil material obtained by roll quenching and having a thickness of 0.07 mm or...
US20090020013 MEMBRANE BASED DEOXYGENATOR FOR PROCESSING FLUIDS  
A deoxygenating system includes a processed fluid that flows through a membrane deoxygenator. Oxygen is removed by the membrane deoxygenator and stored in an oxygen storage container separate from...
US20090007787 Air Dryer for a Brake System  
An air dryer includes a housing with an air inlet, an air outlet and a liquid drain outlet; and a membrane separator having surfaces extending between a first and second ends of the membrane. A...
US20090007780 METHOD OF DEHYDRATION, DEHYDRATING APPARATUS, AND MEMBRANE REACTOR  
A dehydration method by which water is selectively separated from a water-containing mixture 31 with a separation membrane. The separation membrane is a DDR type zeolite membrane 2 . The...
US20080280177 Gas Separator for Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Equipped With Gas Separator  
A gas separator for a fuel cell has a first plate that forms one face; a second plate that forms the other face of the gas separator; and a third plate located between the first plate and the...
US20080271604 OZONE RESISTANT O2/N2 SEPARATION MEMBRANES  
Ozone resistant O 2 /N 2 gas separation membranes comprise a polymer membrane and an ozone reacting component, such as an antioxidant. The antioxidant may be included in the support layer of a...
US20080257154 Membrane Air Dryer with Pre-Charge Volume  
A membrane air dryer includes a housing with an air inlet, an air outlet, a sweep air inlet and a sweep air outlet; and a membrane separator having surfaces extending between and having an inlet...
US20080216648 Biofilter  
A biofilter for use in treating contaminated gasses is provided with a container having a layer of particulate rubber, which serves as a filter media. One preferred source of the rubber particulate...
US20080210088 HYDROGEN PURIFICATION MEMBRANES, COMPONENTS AND FUEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS CONTAINING THE SAME  
Hydrogen-producing fuel processing systems, hydrogen purification membranes, hydrogen purification devices, and fuel processing and fuel cell systems that include hydrogen purification devices. In...
US20080202341 Gas Separation and Compression Device  
A gas separation device for separating a reactive gas from a gaseous mixture comprising porous anode and cathode electrodes separated by an ionic membrane, the anode being impregnated with an...
US20080173179 COMPOSITE MEMBRANE FOR SEPARATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE  
A membrane and method for separating carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases, where the membrane includes expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and polysiloxane. The membrane is highly stable and can...
US20080156392 Hydrogen storage alloy, hydrogen separation membrane, hydrogen storage tank, and hydrogen absorption and desorption method  
A hydrogen storage alloy includes a composition defined by the following formula (Ca 1-X L X )(Li 1-Y-Z M Y Ni Z ) m , wherein the L denotes one or more elements selected from the group consisting...
US20080148941 Iodinated anion exchange resin and process for preparing same  
The present invention relates to iodinated resins. It relates in particular to a process for preparing a polyiodide-resin wherein an anion exchange resin is contacted with a material capable of...
US20080141863 Method of Making High Performance Mixed Matrix Membranes Using Suspensions Containing Polymers and Polymer Stabilized Molecular Sieves  
The present invention discloses a novel method of making high performance mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) using stabilized concentrated suspensions of solvents, uniformly dispersed polymer stabilized...
US20080134883 Novel Highly Microporous Thermoplastic/Bismaleimide Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Network  
In order to synthesize semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) with molecular sieve characteristics, polyetherimide/bismaleimide (PEI/BMI) chromophore composites were made through...
US20080134884 Porous gas permeable material for gas separation  
A gas separator, a method for producing the gas separator, and a method for separating gases based on a property of inelasticity of the gases. The inventive gas separator is a permeable porous...
US20080127821 Method and device for reducing the carbon dioxide concentration in air  
The invention relates to a method for reducing the carbon dioxide concentration in air of a closed or partially closed unit of space. The inventive method may comprise the steps of removing an air...
US20080098888 OXYGEN ENRICHMENT FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES  
In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a system is provided comprising an oxygen-enrichment reverse osmosis unit coupled to an intake of an internal combustion engine. Ambient air...
US20080092740 Installation for Producing Oxygen of High Purity  
The invention relates to an installation for producing oxygen of high purity, which is advantageously installed in a transportable container ( 21 ), comprising: an upstream...
US20080087167 Membrane Air Dryer with Sweep Air Control  
The membrane air dryer includes a housing with an air inlet adjacent a first end of the housing, an air outlet adjacent a second end of the housing, a sweep air inlet and a sweep air outlet. A...
US20080083608 Electrochemical oxygen pump for fuel stabilization unit  
A fuel stabilization unit includes an electrochemical device for promoting the formation of water utilizing oxygen from a fuel stream for generating an oxygen partial pressure differential across...
US20080085218 MOISTURE-PROOF, GAS PERMEABLE HOLDER FOR PASSIVE SAMPLERS  
A holder for retaining a passive sampler and method of monitoring a user's exposure to a gas in ambient air using a passive sampler holder are provided. The holder includes a moisture-proof housing...
US20080078290 MEMBRANE  
A membrane suitable for separating a gas, in particular carbon dioxide, from a gas mixture containing the gas is provided by a blend of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinylamine (PVAm).
US20080066619 Systems and methods for controlling moisture level in a gas  
A gas flow system and method are provided for controlling the moisture in a gas flow. The system may include a gas source from which gas flows, a processing chamber to which the gas flows, and a...
US20080054099 AEROSOL GENERATING AND DELIVERY DEVICE  
Particular aspects provide novel atomizers for generating particles over a broad range of MMAD size distributions, the eliminating the requirement for an impaction baffle in generating the desired...
US20080034972 Membranes with controlled permeability to polar and apolar molecules in solution and methods of making same  
A membrane for use in an implantable glucose sensor including at least one crosslinked substantially hydrophobic polymer and at least one crosslinked substantially hydrophilic polymer; wherein the...
US20080034966 Versatile dehumidification process and apparatus  
A process and apparatus for dehumidifying a gas stream is provided. The process includes steps of: a) providing a semi-permeable wall having an osmotic membrane with a plurality of pores at least...
US20080011161 CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS  
A carbon dioxide separation system comprises a first flow path for directing a fluid comprising carbon dioxide therethrough, a second flow path for directing a sweep fluid therethrough, and a...
US20080011160 CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS  
A carbon dioxide separation system comprises a heat exchanger having a first flow path for directing a fluid comprising carbon dioxide, for example an exhaust gas, therethrough and a second flow...
US20080006156 Hybrid vacuum system for fuel deoxygenation  
A fuel system for a gas turbine engine removes oxygen from fuel with a fuel stabilization unit (FSU). The FSU includes a first vacuum stage, where vacuum pressure is created by an ejector and a...
US20080006034 Method And System For The Recycling Of Municipal Solid Wastes, And Exploitation Of The Wasted Solid Recovery Fuel  
The present invention refers to a method and a system for the complete recycling of municipal solid wastes with minimal environmental impact and with the exploitation of the wasted solid recovery...
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