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Apparatuses and methods for mobile imaging and image analysis. In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for assisting in the acquisition and analysis of images of the tympanic membrane to provide information that may be helpful in the understanding and management of disease, such ear infection (acute otitis media). These apparatuses may guide or direct a subject in taking an image of a tympanic membrane, including automatically detecting which direction to adjust the position of the apparatus to capture an image of the tympanic membrane and automatically indicating when the tympanic membrane has been imaged.

A system is provided for proceeding with filtration of liquids in a manner having enhanced control characteristics. Yields are enhanced. The system and method can be used to maintain a substantially constant trans-membrane pressure. When desired, that constant trans-membrane pressure is especially well-suited to yield enhancement for the particular liquid being filtered, concentrated or collected, while minimizing a risk of damage to or loss of valuable components. Additionally, a constant feed rate or pump output can be maintained. Approaches also are described for determining optimal filtration conditions, including trans-membrane pressure and feed rate. Also described is a system and method for determining pressures in a pulsating system with enhanced accuracy by using a peak pressure mode.

Processes and apparatus for the treatment of product streams from mineral processing operations, including the treatment of tailings which result from oil sand processing operations. The processes and apparatus relate to the recovery of a diluent solvent from bitumen froth tailings and to the thickening of tailings from a bitumen froth stream and a middlings stream resulting from an oil sand extraction process. In one aspect the processes and apparatus relate particularly to the recycling of product streams to maximize process efficiencies. In a second aspect the processes and apparatus relate particularly to the thickening of tailings to produce an underflow component, a clarified overflow component and an unclarified overflow component.

A method for laser processing of Silicon includes placing a Kerr material into engagement with the Silicon forming an interface therebetween. A laser beam is applied having at least one subpulse in a burst envelope operating at a first wavelength. The laser beam passes through a distributive lens focusing assembly and to the Kerr material. The first wavelength is modified to a plurality of second wavelengths, some of which are effective for processing Silicon. Photoacoustic compression processing is produced by the laser pulse energy by a portion of second wavelengths delivered through the interface and to the Silcon which initiates Kerr Effect self focusing which is propagated in the Silicon by additional energy input to the Silicon thus producing a filament within the Silicon.

This invention relates to a process of treating a lignocellulosic material to produce bio-ethanol. The process includes the steps of: (a) exposing the lignocellulosic material to conditions including a pH not less than about 8, and steam at a first pressure, to produce a step (a) product; (b) explosively discharging the step (a) product to a second pressure less than the first pressure to produce a step (b) product; and (c) further processing the step (b) product to produce bio-ethanol and other co-products. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a conical auger fractionation column. The fractionation column includes a column body having an input and an output. A conical filter is positioned inside the column body, the filter having a larger diameter end directed toward the input and a smaller diameter end directed toward the output. A conical auger is positioned inside the conical filter, the conical auger having an outer diameter which is approximately the same as an inner diameter of the conical filter. The auger and filter are adapted to cooperate to separate cellulosic solids from a liquid stream in a process of producing bio-ethanol from a lignocellulosic material.

A process for preparing the non-chiral non-peptide antithrombase depressants BIBR-953, BIBR-1048, etc from 3-nitro-4-chlorophenyl formic acid is disclosed. Said depressant contains 1,2,5-trisubstituted benzimdazole as central skeleton or a F atom.

A layered photocatalytic/thermocatalytic coating oxidizes contaminants that adsorb onto the coating into water, carbon dioxide, and other substances. The layered coating includes a photocatalytic outer layer of titanium dioxide that oxides volatile organic compounds. The coating further includes an intermediate layer of Group VIII noble metal doped titanium dioxide that oxidizes low polarity organic molecules. An inner layer of gold on titanium dioxide oxidizes carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. When photons of the ultraviolet light are absorbed by the coating, reactive hydroxyl radicals are formed. When a contaminant is adsorbed onto the coating, the hydroxyl radical oxidizes the contaminant to produce water, carbon dioxide, and other substances.

The present invention includes an apparatus and method for processing solid waste products. The invention features periodic removal of water preferably while the contents are under pressure. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted cylindrical vessel having a first end, a second end and an interior surface, at least one end terminating in a hatch that may be opened to allow access to the interior of the vessel and sealably closed to allow pressurization of the vessel; a steam inlet for injecting stem disposed at one or both ends; and one or more valves for exhausting water periodically as the waste mass is being processed.

Optical fibers are lightly tacked together in parallel relation to prevent relative sliding between the fibers along their lengthwise directions, by forming a longitudinally extending frangible web bonded between the fibers. The web in one embodiment is formed by applying a coating of a hardenable composition in a fluid state to the adjacent fibers and then removing the composition from the fibers except on the opposing surfaces of the adjacent fibers, and causing or allowing the composition remaining between the fibers to harden. Alternatively, a coloring compound is coated onto each fiber and the fibers are pressed and held together until the compound solidifies. In yet another embodiment a solid coating of material soluble in a volatile solvent is provided on each fiber, and the coatings are contacted by solvent to render them tacky, the fibers then being pressed and held together until the coatings resolidify.

A continuous airflow vibration sieve for industry is composed of stirring motor, material feeding inlet, stirring rod, powder cabin, electromagnetic feeding valve, electromagnetically switched airflow vibration generator with industrial frequency, powder scraper, sieving nets, automatic electromagnetic discharge valve, sealing plate for outlet, N2 or Ar gas inflating valve, etc.

Present invention provides enabling methods of integrating novel nanotube elements into semiconductor devices, such as transistor containing electronic device. This is done in a series of process steps, which consist of attaching magnetic nanoparticles to nanotubes, tailoring magnetic nanotubes of selected size (diameter and length), filtration of nanotube to pre-determined sizes, preparing nanotube precursor in aqueous chemicals to form colloidal solutions of proper concentration, dispersing nanotube-containing solutions onto wafer surface, and finally positioning nanotubes at desired locations by magnetically assisted assembly to complete nanotube device structure. The key to this invention is to provide miniature nanotubes with tangible physical properties, in this case, magnetic properties, so that they can be aligned, filtered, and precisely directed to desired locations for device application. Such processes enable nanotubes to be compatible with typical semiconductor wafer processing technologies.

This invention involves an ion liquid catalytic alkylation process and a responsing reactor. The process comprises carrying out a reaction of isobutene, C3-C5 olefins and ionic liquid catalyst in a rotating bed reactor with reaction temperature of 8~40DEG C, pressure of 0.3~1.0 MPa and rotor speed of 100~2500 rpm, wherein the volume ratio of ion liquid feed to alkanes-olefins is 0.1~1.5:1 and the molar ratio of alkanes to olefins is 10~300, and controlling the reaction time less than 1~10min. The invention improved alkylation reaction selectivity, and the octane value of alkylation product can reach to 94-100. The operation is simple and low-cost, and has no pollution to environment and beneficial to environment protection.

A detachable coupling includes a housing having wall, an end that has an inner wall, and a receiving space that has an opening in the end. The opening and the receiving space receives a tubular insertion part that has a retaining rib. An indicating part is removably mounted to the end of the receiving housing and includes a support ring and a lever. The lever has a free end and a inner end and is pivotally mounted to the support ring and extends into the receiving space. A support projection is positioned on the inner end of the lever and contacts the inner wall. Insertion of the tubular insertion part causes the retaining rib to contact the free end of the lever and results in the pivoting of the lever. Pivoting of the lever disengages the support projection from the inner wall and dismounts the indicating part from the housing.

The embodiment relates to a refrigerator. In the refrigerator, a freezing compartment is selectively partitioned into a plurality of spaces and some of the plurality of spaces can be used as a convertible compartment that can be converted into the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. In addition, the refrigerator has a structure that an operation unit is provided at a door that opens and closes the convertible compartment and a cable that extends from a main body to the operation unit is clearly processed.

In a goggle lens interchange system, a goggle frame has a ledge on which a lens is removably placed, wherein the ledge is able to be exposed so that a lens of the goggles is able to be removed from the ledge, and another or replacement lens is able to be placed on the ledge.

An image forming apparatus, including a main body frame, a cover which is pivotally coupled to the main body frame, to occupy and move between a first position at which the cover is closed and a second position at which the cover is open, and a development cartridge, which is detachably mounted to an inner portion of the main body frame, and a handle connected to the cover so as to move the development cartridge in the outside direction of the main body frame when the cover is moved from the first position to the second position.

A process is provided for separating, concentrating and recovery of boron compound from aqueous solution containing boron, strongly dissociated anions and some cations. The process specifically integrates electrodialysis with ion exchange to selectively separate boron from aqueous solution that contains a wide concentration range of boron, strongly ionised anions such as chloride, nitrate and sulfate, and cations like lithium. The process is adapted for controlling boron concentration in an industrial process, for the recovery or purification of boron and some cations like lithium form aqueous solutions, and for wastewater treatment.

Thin films of inexpensive composite polymer electrolyte membranes containing inorganic cation exchange materials including various clay based fillers are fabricated by solution casting. The membranes exhibit higher ion exchange capacity, proton conductivity and/or lower gas crossover. In general, the composite membranes exhibit excellent physicochemical properties and superior fuel cell performance in hydrogen oxygen fuel cells.

A laminate including a supporter which transmits infrared; a substrate supported by the supporter; an adhesive layer via which the supporter and the substrate are attached to each other; and a separation layer, positioned on a surface of the supporter to which surface the substrate is attached, and made of a compound having an infrared-absorbing structure.

A process is disclosed for making higher olefins by oligomerization of a lower olefin e.g ethylene, to higher olefins, using catalytic distillation conditions. Simultaneously and interdependently, the lower olefin is catalytically oligomerized to higher olefins, and said higher olefins are separated and recovered as liquid.

The invention discloses a tertiary treatment device of automobile exhaust and a separation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of atmospheric pollution treatment. The treatment device is composed of a ternary catalytic converter, a primary initial treatment device, a secondary sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide treatment device and a tertiary carbon dioxide treatment device, wherein the primary initial treatment device is a primary separator which is internally filled with activated carbon particles; the secondary sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide treatment device mainly comprises a photocatalysis reactor which is internally filled with titanium dioxide; the tertiary carbon dioxide treatment device is a carbon dioxide separator which is internally filled with activated carbon fiber; and the ternary catalytic converter, the primary initial treatment device, the secondary sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide treatment device and the tertiary carbon dioxide treatment device are sequentially connected in series. After the automobile exhaust passes through the tertiary treatment device, the exhaust separation treatment can be realized, and the emission of harmful gas is reduced from the source.

The present invention relates to systems, apparatuses and methods for multidimensional protein separation. In particular, the present invention relates to 3-dimension protein separation and characterization systems and methods.

The invention discloses an electronic device and an engaging structure thereof. The electronic device comprises a first casing and a second casing. The first casing comprises a plate portion and a plurality of hooks. Each hook is located on the plate portion. The second casing comprises a first side portion, a second side portion, an engaging portion, a first rib and a second rib. The engaging portion is between the first and the second side portions and comprises a plurality of recesses. Each recess is engaged with one of the hooks and has a front edge. A gap is between one end of the hook and the front edge of the recess. The first and second ribs are respectively located on the first and the second side portions. The plate portion is disposed on the first and second ribs. The hook can be detached from the recess by the gap.

A color solid-state imaging device including: a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric conversion layer provided over the semiconductor substrate, for absorbing light of a first color among three primary colors so as to generate photocharges; plural charge storage regions arranged in a surface layer of the semiconductor substrate, for storing the photocharges; plural first photodiodes arranged in the surface layer of the substrate, for detecting mixed light of second and third colors among the three primary colors that has passed through the photoelectric conversion layer and for storing generated photocharges; plural second photodiodes arranged in the surface layer of the semiconductor substrate, for detecting light of the second color of the mixed light that has passed through the photoelectric conversion layer and for storing generated photocharges; color filter layers provided over the second photodiodes, for interrupting light of the third color; and signal reading units as defined herein.

The invention discloses a synthesis method of noble metal nano particles, which comprises the following steps: dissolving soluble noble metal salt and surfactant polyvinyl pyrrolidone in ethanol at room temperature, wherein the mass ratio of the noble metal salt to the polyvinyl pyrrolidone is (1:5)-(1:20); adding a reductive amount of NaBH4, and then adding n-dodecanethiol; and carrying out centrifugal separation, precipitating, and washing to obtain the noble metal nano particles. By using ethanol as the solvent, the invention is safe, environment-friendly, green and non-poisonous, thereby reducing the environmental pollution and the harm to a human body, and being beneficial to environmental protection; the synthesis process is completed at room temperature without any heating step, thereby saving the energy and ensuring that the whole preparation process is very simple and convenient; and no special equipment is required, and the process is high in repeatability, thereby being beneficial to realizing large-scale production.

The invention discloses a method for preparing high-titanium iron by step-by-step metal thermal reduction, which comprises an aluminum thermal reduction smelting step and a reinforced reduction refining step, wherein the raw materials include rutile or high-titanium slag, aluminum powder, iron ore concentrate, slag forming agent and KClO3 in a mass ratio of 1.0: 0.37-0.50: 0.05-0.10: 0.15-0.25: 0.20-0.25, and the smelting temperature is 1,900 to 2,200 DEG C; the reinforced reduction refining time in the second step is 10 to 30 minutes, and after the refining is finished, a high-titanium iron alloy is obtained by cooling, ingot formation and impurity removal; and the composite reducing agent is calcium-magnesium alloy. The method has the advantages of wide raw material source and low production cost; the step-by-step reduction operations are adopted in the method, the reduction smelting of the first step is performed under the condition that the aluminum is insufficient, and the calcium-magnesium alloy composite reducing agent is adopted in the deoxidization refining of the second step, so the Al residue in the high-titanium iron alloy is remarkably reduced, and oxygen is effectively removed; and the transfer of high-temperature melt is realized by casting, and the metal slag separation process is reinforced.

Provided herein are methods of liquid column chromatography in which preparative chromatography is performed in-line with analytical chromatography. In particular aspects a monolithic preparative column is used to purify an analyte of interest from a mixture of other substances by applying the mixture to the column, reversing the flow through the column to elute the analyte, which is applied to an analytical column provided in-line with the preparative column. In other aspects, a single monolithic column is used to perform both the preparative chromatography and analytical chromatography steps in succession. In another aspect, a chromatography system is provided to perform preparative and analytical chromatography using a single monolithic column.

The invention relates to the solid-liquid separating technology, in particular to a filter device belonging to the field of environmental protection sewage. The invention specifically discloses a novel screw type solid-liquid separating machine which comprises fixed ring, a movable ring and a screw shaft, wherein the screw shaft is provided with the fixed ring and the movable ring arranged in a staggered mode in the radial direction; the movable ring is connected with an eccentric shaft; and the screw shaft drives an eccentric shaft to rotate through gear transmission, or chain transmission, or belt transmission, and the eccentricity of the eccentric shaft drives the movable ring for to wander. The wandering of the filter body movable ring is the wandering generated by the eccentricity of the eccentric shaft, and the invention fundamentally solves the abrasion problem of the movable ring and a lamina of the screw shaft and greatly enhances durability and practicability of a separating device. The invention is suitable for large-sized, middle-sized and small-sized sewage treatment plants.

The invention provides a preparation method of a gardenia red pigment. A geniposide-adsorbed resin serves as a reaction medium for hydrolyzation, acidification, enzymolysis and conversion of out-phase ester, and the gardenia red pigment is prepared through acid precipitation and enrichment and follow-up processes. The preparation method has the following advantages: the reaction is always performed towards the negative reaction direction according to the following characteristics: the geniposide can be adsorbed on the resin, and the gardenia red pigment produced through reactions such as enzymolysis and the like is dissolved in a reaction liquid; on the other hand, as the resin can be recycled without regeneration, the production process is simplified, the production cost is reduced, and the preparation method is also beneficial for realizing continuous production. The method has the advantages of moderate reaction conditions, simple process and low energy consumption; and the products are easy to separate. The gardenia red pigment prepared through the method has characteristic absorption at the position of 532nm, and has good water-solubility, photostability, thermostability, acid stability, alkali stability and metal ion stability.

The invention belongs to the technical field of environmental materials, and particularly relates to an iron / chitosan / polyoxyethylene composite nanofiber membrane arsenic removal material and an electrostatic spinning preparation method thereof. By an electrostatic spinning technology, a chitosan solution containing polyoxyethylene and iron ions is prepared into a nanofiber membrane with high specific surface area, a new organic inorganic composite nanofiber membrane is obtained by alkali treatment, water washing and drying, the nanofiber membrane has the advantages of high adsorption capacity to trivalent arsenic As (III) and pentavalent arsenic As (V) in water in a large pH range, fast adsorption speed kinetics, high selectivity and the like, the arsenic removal material can be reused, and the preparation method has the advantages of being simple, low in cost, environmentally friendly and the like, and has good application prospects in the aspects of adsorption and film separation treatment of arsenic containing wastewater and drinking water.