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7618538 Procedure for elimination of boron from sea-water by reverse osmosis membranes  
The present invention relates to a procedure for elimination of boron from sea-water by reverse osmosis membranes characterized in that it comprises: adding to sea-water a composition...
7615028 Extracorporeal blood treatment and system having reversible blood pumps  
An extracorporeal blood treatment system including: a blood circuit having a first blood passage coupled at a first end to a first end of a blood treatment device and a second blood passage coupled...
7611872 Method for the production of D-pantothenic acid and/or salts thereof via purification by nanofiltration as adjunct for animal feedstuffs  
The invention relates to an improved method for the production of D-pantothenic acid and/or salts thereof and use thereof as adjunct for animal feedstuffs.
7601263 Composite membrane and process  
The invention relates to a composite with a separation-active membrane layer and a supporting membrane, a process for the production of the same and a process for using the same. The composite...
7595001 Process for the treatment of saline water  
A process and an apparatus are described for treating seven types of saline waters each having a concentration of total dissolved solids exceeding 1 g/L, wherein the concentration of total...
7591309 Method for production of high pressure steam from produced water  
An evaporation based method for generation of high pressure steam from produced water in the heavy oil production industry. De-oiled produced water is processed through a high pH/high pressure...
7578939 Ceramic membrane water filtration  
A process for combined ozone degradation and filtration using a multi-layered, nanocrystalline, sintered ceramic, metal oxide catalyst and ceramic membrane filter is described. The process reduces...
7575687 Membranes and methods useful for caustic applications  
The invention provides methods for purifying caustic feed streams using membranes that comprise polysulfonamide matrices.
7572378 Recycled irrigation water treatment system including reverse osmosis  
A process for irrigation involves monitoring reclaimed water, and treating it when necessary. The reclaimed water is tested with monitors to obtain results for water quality characteristics,...
7569146 By-products from fermentation still bottoms  
The disclosed invention is an improved method for treating ethanol distillation still bottoms by recovering, through solids separation and pressurized membrane filtration, potable water from still...
7566402 Semi-permeable membrane for use in osmosis, and method and plant for providing elevated pressure by osmosis to create power  
The present invention concerns a semi-permeable membrane for use in osmosis consisting of one thin layer of a non-porous material (the diffusion skin), and one or more layers of a porous material...
7563375 Direct osmosis cleaning  
A method of cleaning a fouled RO membrane in a module for RO separation, the membrane having feed side and permeate side, the foulant accumulating at the feed side. The cleaning method comprises: ...
7560028 Complex admixtures of clathrate hydrates in a water desalination method  
Disclosed is a method that achieves water desalination by utilizing and optimizing clathrate hydrate phenomena. Clathrate hydrates are crystalline compounds of gas and water that desalinate water...
7550088 Method and device for desalinating water while overcoming decreases in pressure  
The invention concerns a method of and an apparatus for continuously desalinating water by reverse osmosis, in particular desalinating sea water, wherein salt water is introduced under a first...
7550084 Reverse osmosis water filtering system  
A reverse osmosis liquid filtering assembly includes a reverse osmosis membrane for receiving intake liquid and creating permeate and concentrate liquid and a tank having a first chamber for...
7537702 Water purification system and modes of operation  
A water purification system comprising a thermal hydrolysis catalytic reactor, an adsorbent media bed and a reverse osmosis unit is provided. The water purification system may provide potable water...
7520993 Water treatment process for oilfield produced water  
The invention relates to a method and system for treating an aqueous liquid containing dissolved minerals and dissolved hydrocarbons. Method steps and apparatus for treating a waste water feed...
7517493 Cooling water corrosion inhibition method  
Methods for inhibiting corrosion in aqueous evaporative systems where soluble silica (SiO 2 ) is maintained at residuals between 10 Mg/L and saturation, but more preferably maintained at greater...
7517456 Method for treating landfill leachate  
Methods for treating landfill leachate taught herein comprise: (a) coagulatively settling leachate; (b) filtering the resultant supernatant liquid through multistage cartridges; (c) filtering the...
7514010 Water filtering method and apparatus  
A “polishing” water filter for the micro-filtration of fine particles comprises a porous ceramic substrate, having an average pore size in the range of about 0.2 to about 100 microns, which is...
7514001 High recovery reverse osmosis process and apparatus  
Processes and apparatus are disclosed for producing clear reverse osmosis retentates having silica concentrations which are substantially supersaturated in silica from feedwaters having silica...
7501065 Methods for treating agricultural drainage water and the like  
Zero discharge processing methods for the treatment of agricultural drainage water (ADW) are disclosed. The disclosed methods are capable of meeting the three critical issues in treating ADW: (1)...
7501064 Integrated electro-pressure membrane deionization system  
An integrated treatment system using electrodialysis and pressure-driven membranes for deionizing and decontaminating liquids to a near-pure quality for use or reuse in industrial or municipal...
7501061 Production of water for injection using reverse osmosis  
A method and system for providing Water for Injection using reverse osmosis. Water for Injection can be produced by reverse osmosis and the reverse osmosis membrane can be kept in a constantly...
7497951 Composite semipermeable membrane, production process thereof, and element, fluid separation equipment and method for water treatment using the same  
A composite semipermeable membrane, which comprises a separating functional layer comprising polyamide formed on a porous substrate film, wherein the separating functional layer comprising...
7491334 Method of treating reverse osmosis membranes for boron rejection enhancement  
The present invention provides a method of treating a reverse osmosis membrane for boron rejection enhancement, comprising contacting the reverse osmosis membrane with a chemical coating such as...
7476323 Desalination on an offshore apparatus  
Systems, methods, and apparatus for desalinating water are provided. A vessel includes a water intake system, a reverse osmosis system, a concentrate discharge system, a permeate transfer system, a...
7473412 Process for the purification of aqueous peroxygen solutions, solutions obtainable thereby and their use  
Process for the purification of aqueous peroxygen solutions comprising the treatment of an aqueous peroxygen solution with (a) at least one membrane purification step, (b) optionally at least one...
7470366 Water purification system and method using reverse osmosis reject stream in an electrodeionization unit  
Water purification systems include a reverse osmosis unit, a treatment unit, and an electrodeionization unit. A reverse osmosis reject stream from the reverse osmosis unit is treated in the...
7465399 Filtered and unfiltered water ducting in sink fitting  
In a multi-ducted sink fitting assembly, a waste water connection to an assembly comprises a reverse osmosis waste water upright duct associated with the fitting; a dish water upright duct...
7465398 Method for filtering and recovering solids from potato process water  
A method for filtering and recovering solids from potato process water that results in a product containing a portion of the solids from the potato process water is presented. In general, the...
7459088 Water desalination process and apparatus  
A process and system for purifying water is disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, the process may be used to remove a divalent salt, such as calcium sulfate, from a water source in order to...
7455778 Intake for water desalination systems, and methods of use  
Systems, methods, and apparatus for desalinating water are provided. A vessel includes a water intake system, a reverse osmosis system, a concentrate discharge system, a permeate transfer system, a...
7455777 Method of adjusting levels of dissolved compounds in beverages  
A method of producing multiple beverage products from a solution is presented. The method comprises providing the solution in a first container, with the solution having a concentration of a...
7442309 Methods for reducing boron concentration in high salinity liquid  
Methods of treating a high salinity liquid, such as seawater, containing boron are provided, including adjusting the pH of the liquid to about 8 to about 9.5, optionally adding a scale inhibitor to...
7438817 System and method for treatment of acidic wastewater  
A wastewater treatment system comprising separation unit operations inhibits or promotes the formation and precipitation of species by controlling the pH of wastewater to be treated entering into...
7427358 Process for the recovery of tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters and catalytic oxidation method in order to convert tyrosol in hydroxytyrosol  
A for preparing Tyrosol and/or Hydroxytyrosol from oil mill wastewaters. includes: a) Microfiltration (MF), Ultrafiltration (UF). Nanofiltration (NF) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) of the OMW;...
7410581 Branched flow filtration and system  
A cross flow filtration apparatus for nanofiltration or reverse osmosis has pressure vessels with a plurality of filter cartridges in each vessel. A feed port is provided at an intermediate...
7404899 Water treatment system  
The process for irrigation of a man-made landscaped area, such as a golf course, playing field or agricultural area, involves monitoring a sample of reclaimed water, a sample of soil containing...
7404898 Method and installation for the production of lime water from deionised water  
A method of producing lime water comprising deionising dilution water by membrane filtration, distillation or an ion exchange resin and adding silicate ions to the deionised water. Thereafter, the...
7402028 Pressurisation system  
A pressurization device is described mobilizing gravity to mobilize seawater and to employ a weight ( 56 ) for gravitionally applying a force to and thereby pressurizing an enclosed pocket ( 58 )...
7392848 Methods to produce sulfate-free saline water and gypsum  
Methods are disclosed for the selective separation of sulfate from a saline stream such as seawater to produce nearly sulfate-free saline stream for oil-fields water injection operations. The...
7387728 Animal powered mechanical device for water desalination  
This invention provides animal powered mechanical device for water desalination. It has unique features of using animal power as prime mover to effect brackish water desalination. Animal energy in...
7368058 Method of generating fresh water and fresh-water generator  
The present invention is a water processing method comprising the steps of separating boron-containing water in a reverse osmosis membrane module to provide a permeated water and subjecting a part...
7368056 Production of potable liquids  
Water-desalination and/or water purification devices. Alternatively, devices that are implantable in animal bodies, possibly configured as self-inflating spinal disc prostheses. The devices include...
7368055 Structural improvement for a water purifier  
A structure improvement for a water purifier includes a streamlined main body combined by a pair of the symmetrically arranged half housings each of which has a large opening closed by a lid, a...
7347849 Modular medical treatment replaceable component  
A first flow path is defined within a first panel that forms a part of an extracorporeal fluid circuit. A second flow path is defined within a second panel that also forms a part of the...
7341663 Spiral-wound liquid membrane module for separation of fluids and gases  
The present invention is a filtering and chemical separation device that performs the operations of solvent extraction and pervaporation in a single piece of equipment, configured as a spiral-wound...
7335301 Fold protection for spiral filtration modules utilizing UV cured adhesive and method of providing same  
The present invention encompasses a leaf packet useful in forming a spiral filtration module, wherein the fold area of the leaf packet is reinforced with a UV cured adhesive. The invention further...
7320756 Method and apparatus for treatment of feedwaters by membrane separation under acidic conditions  
A process for treatment of water via membrane separation equipment. A feedwater is maintained or adjusted to a pH of 4.3 or lower, and fed to a membrane separation system. In this manner, species...