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A vessel is loaded with a general fuel (C-heavy oil) tank (3) and a low-sulfur fuel (A-heavy oil) tank (4). In the exhaust line of an engine (1), an SCR catalyst (10) of a urea water spray type is arranged and a bypass exhaust pipe (16) in which the exhaust gas passes not through the SCR catalyst (10) is also arranged. An automatic vessel-position detecting means (B) and a restriction map are collated to compute the distance to the sea area of a restriction target automatically. On the arrival at the restriction-target sea area, the function of the SCR catalyst (10) is stopped by changing the fuel automatically from the general fuel to the low-sulfur fuel and by discharging the exhaust gas to the bypass exhaust pipe (16). The change of the exhaust gas purifying state is automatically made.

The present invention provides lyophilised compositions comprising an antigen and a Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 agonist. Such compositions may be reconstituted into immunogenic compositions for use in vaccination with a carrier selected from the group of particulate carriers consisting of liposomes, mineral salts, emulsions, polymers and ISCOMs. Methods of making immunogenic compositions from the lyophilised compositions of the invention and use of the same in immunisation are also herein provided.

A suction cautery dissector comprising a handle assembly, a tubing assembly having a suction channel formed therein, the tubing assembly comprising a first portion connected to the handle assembly and a distal end, and a tip assembly at the distal end of the insulated tubing assembly, the tip assembly comprising a substantially co-planar, enclosed cautery surface with a beveled leading edge sharpened for dissecting tissue. The cautery surface provides an opening formed therein that communicates with the suction channel in the insulated tubing assembly and being operably connected to an electrical source. The tip assembly comprises a tip wall terminating at the cautery surface and wherein the tubing assembly comprises an insulating layer covering the suction channel from the first portion to the distal end, terminating at a minimum predetermined distance along the tip wall from the cautery surface around the circumference of the tip assembly to enable the tip assembly to make surface contact around the entire tip wall.

A method for recovering rare earth, vanadium and nickel from waste vanadium-nickel catalysts, comprising steps of: acid leaching, by soaking waste vanadium-nickel catalysts into a sulfuric acid solution and obtaining a mixture containing alumina silica slag; sedimentation, by filtering out the alumina silica slag from the mixture to obtain a filtrate, and then adding a salt into the filtrate to precipitate rare earth followed by isolating a sediment of rare earth double salts and a liquid solution via filtration; and extraction, by providing and adding an alkali into the sediment of rare earth double salts followed by further soaking the rare earth double salts in an acid solution to precipitate rare earth, and adding an oxidizer into the liquid solution to adjust the pH value thereof and then extracting vanadium and nickel from the liquid solution via an ion-exchange resin.

An appliqué having anti-corrosive adhesive is provided by embodiments of the present invention. This appliqué includes a thin polymer film and a pressure sensitive adhesive. The pressure sensitive adhesive backs the thin polymer film and includes corrosion-inhibiting additives. These corrosion-inhibiting additives reduce or eliminate the need for a chromated primer layer beneath the appliqué. Elimination of a chromated primer layer has environmental advantages as well as cost benefits through the elimination of a processing step. Additionally, environmental benefits are realized by eliminating the toxic effects often associated with the use of chromated primers.

A mechanical joint for an accumulator-internal heat exchanger (AccuIHE) module is provided. The mechanical joint includes a heat exchanger pipe and a cover plate having an internal connecting area. The internal connecting area is adapted to receive the heat exchanger pipe. The cover plate further has an external connecting area in fluid communication with the internal connecting area, the external connecting area adapted to receive a high-pressure coolant line. The mechanical joint also has a housing adapted to receive the cover plate and the heat exchanger pipe, and a sealing element. The sealing element is disposed between the heat exchanger pipe and the internal connecting area of the cover plate. The sealing element facilitates a substantially fluid tight seal therebetween. An AccuIHE module having the mechanical joint and a method for forming the mechanical joint are also provided.

A fuel system of a burner of a gas turbine and to a method for flushing a section of a fuel system of a burner of a gas turbine is provided. The method includes providing a feed line for feeding liquid fuel from a fuel source to the burner, providing a first and a second connection point to the feed line, providing a medium at the first connection point and generating a vacuum at the second connection point such that the fuel which is situated in the section between the two connection points is sucked out through the second connection point.

A defence system for a land area, intended as an alternative to land mines. The system includes sensors for detecting intrusions in the area, a weapon having multiple barrels and multiple projectiles ready for firing, and a controller that receives signals from the sensors to fire the weapon. The controller preferably requires intervention of an operator in order to trigger the weapon. The weapon may contain a range of projectiles for different purposes.

Lavatories on-board a vehicle, and in particular to a lavatory unit for use by persons with reduced mobility on-board a vehicle are described. The lavatory unit includes a lavatory housing structure enclosing a lavatory interior space, a door opening in the lavatory housing structure, a toilet assembly inside the lavatory interior space, and a transition seating support for a user. The transition seating support provides a first transfer position and a second transfer position. In the first transfer position, in an open door state the transition seating support is directly accessible for a person sitting in a wheelchair that is located at least partly outside the lavatory unit such that the person can transfer to the transition seating support and vice versa, and in the second transfer position, a person sitting on the transition seating support can transfer to the toilet assembly and vice versa.

The invention relates to integrated methods for direct capture of carbon dioxide and water from the atmosphere and their conversion into value-added products in an economical and carbon negative fashion. In one embodiment of the present invention, a portion of the water captured in a DAC process is treated, bottled, and sold as value-added drinking water, thereby offsetting the cost of the capture process. Preferably the drinking water is bottled in low carbon footprint packaging to offer cost benefit while maintaining overall carbon neutrality or negativity. In other embodiments of the invention, a portion of the captured water is split by photovoltaic electrolysis into hydrogen and oxygen as further value-added products. In other embodiments of the present invention, a portion of the captured carbon dioxide is chemically reduced, preferably utilizing hydrogen from the aforementioned photovoltaic-electrolysis process, to produce methanol for use as a carbon-advantaged fuel.

A method for manufacturing metal components (9) by spray forming comprises depositing by spray forming a first layer (8) of a first metal on a mould, and depositing by spray forming a second layer (10) of a second metal on the first layer, wherein the materials to be deposited and the process conditions of the deposition are selected to produce the microstructure of the first layer (8) being optimised for the final use of the first layer surface (7) defined by the mould (2) on which the first layer is deposited, and the microstructure of the second layer (10) differing from that of the first layer and being optimised for the further actions to be performed to the second layer.

Compositions comprising specific disodium hexahydrophthalate(HHPA) salts in combination with acid scavengers (such as organic calcium salts or dihydrotalcite complexes) that provide highly desirable and effective nucleating properties within polymer articles (such as polyolefins) are provided. Surprisingly, such a combination of HHPA salt and acid scavenger provides high crystallization temperatures, low haze, and/or high flexural modulus to the finished polymer product. Other sodium salt polymer nucleators (such as sodium benzoate) deleteriously react with calcium organic salt acid scavengers such that characteristically high crystallization temperatures are drastically reduced when in combination with calcium salts (such as calcium stearate). Also, sodium benzoate when combined with dihydrotalcite acid scavengers produce extremely high haze levels in the finished target polymer article, whereas the inventive compositions surprisingly reduce haze. The finished polymer articles comprising such an inventive composition are also contemplated within this invention.

This invention teaches a motion control system for self-closing or self-opening pivot hung doors, gates and windows being disposed within a hollow chamber of a pivot hung door, gate or window connected to the door surrounding structure only at the door pivots. The system stores elastic strain energy as the door is displaced from its nominal position and controllably releases that energy to self restore the system to its nominal position. The system consists of serially connected torsion means and dampening means wherein torsion means includes a torsion bar and a torque modulator, and dampening means includes a housing and a rotor operatively rotational in housing.

An improved composition for recovering bitumen from oil sands is used in the traditional “hot water” extraction process. An aliquot of a solvent mixture is mixed with bitumen ore and water. A pH builder is added and following mixing primary and secondary froths are recovered. The solvent mixture contains a monoterpene, nonionic surfactant, a short chain alcohol and a short chain ketone. Primary and secondary froth recovery is at least 80% at temperatures of about 35° C. Only very small amounts of solvent are used, and all solvents are biodegradable.

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for upgrading a hydrocarbon feedstream comprising passing the hydrocarbon feedstream to a first hydroprocessing reactor in a reaction vessel to produce a first hydroprocessed effluent stream. The first hydroprocessed effluent stream is separated in a hot separator to produce a vapor stream and a liquid hydrocarbon stream. At least a portion of the liquid hydrocarbon stream is passed to a second hydroprocessing reactor disposed in the reaction vessel above the first hydroprocessing reactor, to produce a second hydroprocessed effluent stream. A liquid product stream is separated from the second hydroprocessing effluent stream. The vapor stream from the hot separator is mixed with the liquid product stream to provide a combined stream.

The present invention is directed to an improved, modifiable wacky worm fishing lure.