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7588744 Method of recovering phosphate for reuse as a fertilizer  
A method for removing and recovering phosphorus from a spent adsorbent medium to result in a regenerated medium and a phosphorus-containing solution useful as a fertilizer.
7588696 Antimicrobial water softener salt and solutions  
One embodiment of the present invention is a method of regenerating an ion exchange medium having a bacterial population, comprising dissolving a salt formulation in water to create a brine and...
7556738 Method for determining the duration of a brine/slow rinse cycle for a water conditioner  
An apparatus and method for determining the end of a service step and the duration of a brine/slow rinse step in a water conditioner having a bed of ion-exchange material. A sensor probe and a...
7553394 Method for removing potassium from ash produced in a kraft pulping process recovery boiler using a Na-type cation exchange organic resin  
In the process for producing kraft pulp, performing a potassium ion removal step of flowing an aqueous solution containing ashes recovered from a combustion exhaust gas generated in a black...
7540965 Process for treating concentrated salt solutions containing DOC  
A process for removing DOC (dissolved organic carbon) from a concentrated salt solution containing DOC by contacting the salt solution with a coagulant/flocculant such that the DOC becomes...
7520994 Method to remove agent from liquid phase  
A system and method to remove a polluting agent or contaminant, including but not limited to mercury, from the liquid phase of a process system using an adsorbent. In one exemplary embodiment, a...
7488424 Method for fluid treatment having multiple cycles  
A method for fluid treatment that provides alternative regeneration cycles within the same fluid treatment device. A second alternative regeneration cycle is available within the same device, which...
7470413 Fluorine removal by ion exchange  
A method for removing fluorine gas from a selected environment comprises contacting the fluorine gas with water to generate a solution of hydrofluoric acid and contacting the solution of...
7470369 Water treatment by dendrimer enhanced filtration  
Described herein are compositions and methods useful for the purification of water using dendritic macromolecules. The process involves using dendritic macromolecules (dendrimers) to bind to...
7465400 System for biodegradation of oxyanions such as perchlorate on ion exchange resins  
Systems and methods for removing perchlorate load off of ion exchange resins are disclosed. The systems and methods rely upon direct contact between the resin and a liquid product formed by the...
7459087 Water treatment  
A method of treating water to remove fluoride ions from the water, thereby to reduce the dissolved fluoride content of the water, is provided. The method includes, in a contacting step, contacting...
7431843 Process for the purification of silicone based solvents  
An apparatus and process for removing impurities from silicone based solvents is presented. The apparatus and process use an adsorbent for removing contaminants from the solvent, and when the...
7425270 Method for extracting perchlorate-ion from an aqueous solution  
The invention relates to chemical industry and can be used for extracting perchlorate-ion from a highly concentrated processing solution having a complex nitrate-chloride-sulphate-iodate...
7410588 Aqueous waste processing method  
A process for purifying a liquid from a dissolved solute includes the exposure of the liquid to a material absorbing the liquid in preference to the dissolved solute. The dissolved solute is...
7407581 Biodegradation of oxyanions such as perchlorate on ion exchange resins  
Improved systems and methods for removing the load of perchlorate and other oxyanions off of ion exchange resins through bioregeneration are disclosed. The improved systems and methods rely upon...
7393380 Method of guaranteeing at least one characteristic of a fluid used for producing food products  
A method for guaranteeing at least one characteristic of a fluid used for producing food products. This method utilizes a system for piping and delivering the fluid, combined with means for...
7390413 Water softener system and method  
a water softening system includes a water softening resin tank, an anion resin tank in flow communication with the water softening resin tank, an in-line water heater in flow communication with the...
7377959 Process and apparatus for decomposition treatment of volatile chlorinated organic compound  
A large amount of a medium containing a volatile chlorinated organic compound (VOC) with a low concentration is passed through an adsorber filled with an adsorbent which adsorb and desorb the VOC...
7361281 High efficiency ion exchange system and method for removing chromium from water  
The disclosed invention is a fixed bed ion exchange water purification system. It employs a combination of electronically controlled process steps and specific systems configurations to duplicate...
7326348 Method for removal and destruction of ammonia from an aqueous medium  
Methods and apparatuses are provided for the removal and destruction of ammonia from an aqueous medium. The methods and apparatuses include the removal of ammonia from an aqueous medium by contact...
7314568 Water conditioning system  
A multi-stage water conditioning system is structured for conditioning a flow of influent water passing through the conditioning system by removing one or more cations including sodium, iron,...
7311843 Bio degradation of oxyanions such as perchlorate on ion exchange resins  
Systems and methods for removing perchlorate load off of ion exchange resins are disclosed. The systems and methods rely upon direct contact between the resin and a liquid product formed by the...
7311842 Lignocellulose-based anion-adsorbing medium (LAM) and process for making and using same for the selective removal of phosphate and arsenic anionic contaminants from aqueous solutions  
A lignocellulose-based anion-adsorbing medium (LAM) and process for making and using same for selectively removing phosphates and arsenic contaminants from aqueous solutions is disclosed. Making...
7311835 Method for supplying oxygen to a water purification process  
The present invention relates to a method for supplying oxygen to a water purification process, said method comprising providing an oxygen carrier of at least one copolymer of dimethylsiloxane,...
7294275 Method of removing phosphorus from wastewater  
A method of and system for removing phosphorus from wastewater using a waste sludge that has a high affinity for phosphorus. So the waste sludge can be used in a flow-through contact reactor to...
7291272 Inorganic contaminant removal from water  
A method is provided for removing an inorganic ionic species or organometallic ion contaminant, or combination contaminants, including such as arsenic, chromium, bromide, bromate, perchlorate,...
7291271 Meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic continuous adsorption system  
The invention provides a non-cyclic, meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic system capable of use in purification/separation and/or refrigeration/heat pump processes. In particular, the...
7285220 Water softener  
Disclosed is a water softener capable of producing soft water at various temperatures and facilitating the regeneration of an ion exchange resin thereof. The water softener includes a water...
7273556 Method for treating water containing manganese  
The invention concerns a method for treating water for human consumption, so as to eliminate manganese and possibly other metals comprising steps which consist in: causing said water to pass at...
7273512 Process for drying difluoromethane  
Process for drying wet F32, which comprises placing a stream of the said F32 in continuous contact with a feed stock of a composition comprising a molecular sieve chosen from a 3A type sieve, at a...
7264732 Continuous ammonium removal systems  
A continuous ammonium removal system comprising generally an ion-exchange medium, a brine source, and an oxidative reactor. The reactor can operate with ozone as an oxidant and bromide as an...
7261819 Water treatment method  
A water treatment system for removing hard ions from source water. The water treatment system is of the type that includes a pair of ion-exchange water softener tanks connectable to a source of...
7258795 Regenerable adsorbents for purification of cleaning solvents  
A process and adsorbent for removing contaminants from silicone based solvents is disclosed. The process provides for cleaning a solvent for reuse, and regeneration of the adsorbent. The adsorbents...
7247242 Arsenic removal from water  
Methods for removing arsenic from water by addition of inexpensive and commonly available magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium oxide, or calcium hydroxide to the water. The hydroxide has a...
7235180 Sulfate-selective anion exchange resins for use in combination with TRSS resins in feed water treatment  
An improved system of resins comprising a combination of a sulfate-specific strongly basic anion exchange resin and a heterogenous hybrid thermally regenerable salt sorbent (TRSS) resin is...
7235179 Method for removing arsenic from water  
The present invention relates to methods for the rejuvenation of cupric oxide having adsorbed arsenic from arsenic contaminated water. The rejuvenated cupric oxide may be recycled to again react...
7186344 Membrane based fluid treatment systems  
A process for removing soluble and insoluble inorganic, organic, and microbiological contaminants from a fluid stream employing a pretreatment module, a post-treatment module, a recycle stream...
7186328 Process for the regeneration of an adsorbent bed containing sulfur oxidated compounds  
A process for the cyclical regeneration of an adsorbent bed containing sulfur-oxidated compounds. The adsorbent bed is used to adsorb and separate sulfur-oxidated compounds from a hydrocarbonaceous...
7157005 Regenerant reuse  
The invention provides a method for recycling the waste regenerant from softeners. The method includes passing a high concentration of monovalent ionic halide salt through a resin bed. The high...
7157001 Carbon filtration process and apparatus for removing PCB's and other compounds from wastewater  
Process and apparatus for treating wastewater from a sewer system including the steps of: (A) removing solids contained in the influent to create solids-depleted preliminary effluent (PrE) and to...
7153434 Methods for removing contaminants from water and silica from filter media beds  
The method for removing silicon dioxide from a contaminant-removal media bed comprises adding a scrub solution containing an acidic solution of sodium fluoride to a media bed containing silicon...
7147782 Method and apparatus for metal removal by ion exchange  
The present invention provides a method for selectively removing metal ions of interest from a solution ( 12 ), such as the wastewater from a chemical mechanical polishing process. The method...
7144510 Method and apparatus for treatment of a fluid stream  
A method for treating a fluid by providing a raw fluid to a process tank. The raw fluid may be water having varying degrees of contamination or another type of fluid. The method further consists of...
7141173 In situ treatment process to remove metal contamination from groundwater  
The present invention provides a process for enhancing the metal contaminant sorption capacity of mineral compounds within a groundwater-bearing formation by manipulating the pH and the surface...
7132052 System for the purification and reuse of spent brine in a water softener  
System and method for purifying and recycling spent brine in a water softener are provided. The system may be made up of a cation exchange resin tank fluidly coupled for passing spent brine...
7097772 Method of purifying a waste stream using a microporous composition  
The invention is directed to open-framework and microporous solids well suited for use in catalysis and ion exchange. The microporous solids are constructed by using a salt template which can be...
7090774 Method for packed column separations and purifications  
The invention encompasses a method of packing and unpacking a column chamber. A mixture of a fluid and a matrix material are introduced through a column chamber inlet so that the matrix material is...
7083732 Method and installation for removal of metal cations from a liquid by resins with polyazacycloalkanes grafted on a support  
The invention is related to a method and an installation for removal of metal cations contained in a liquid, in which said liquid is brought into contact at a temperature greater than or equal to...
7083731 Precious metal scavenging from a liquid medium with a functionalised polymer fiber  
A method for the recovery of a metal from a liquid medium containing the metal I solution or in finely divided insoluble from comprises contacting the medium with a functionalized polymer fiber...
7067062 Closed end regeneration method  
A nanoporous reactive adsorbent incorporates a relatively small number of relatively larger reactant, e.g. metal, enzyme, etc. particles ( 10 ) forming a discontinuous or continuous phase...