56 results about "Chlorinated solvent" patented technology

Methods for enhancing bioremediation of ground water contaminated with nonaqueous halogenated solvents are disclosed. An illustrative method includes adding a composition to the ground water wherein the composition is an electron donor for microbe-mediated reductive dehalogenation of the halogenated solvents and enhances mass transfer of the halogenated solvents from residual source areas into the aqueous phase of the ground water. Illustrative compositions effective in these methods include surfactants such as C₂–C₄ carboxylic acids and hydroxy acids, salts thereof, esters of C₂–C₄ carboxylic acids and hydroxy acids, and mixtures thereof. Other illustrative compositions according to the present invention include oleyl lactylic acid and, optionally, oleic acid and lactic acid or salts thereof. Especially illustrative compositions for use in these methods include lactic acid, salts of lactic acid, such as sodium lactate, lactate esters, and mixtures thereof. The microbes are either indigenous to the ground water, or such microbes can be added to the ground water in addition to the composition.

A process for producing microspheres was developed that provides microspheres that are swellable and degradable. The process is reliable and high yielding, and makes use of a low temperature azo initiator, a small molecule chlorinated solvent as the organic phase, and a heat treatment step, and is carried out in absence of a crosslinking agent. The microsphere preparation made using the process is particularly useful as a degradable embolic material.

The invention, relating to the technical field of chemical spray adhesive, especially relates to a spray adhesive formula and a technology thereof. The spray adhesive comprises the following ingredients: 1-12 wt% of rubber, 1-5 wt% of dispersant, 10-40 wt% of tackifying resin, 10-60 wt% of varsol, 10-55 wt% of chlorinated solvent and 35-70 wt% of propellent. The technology of preparing the spray adhesive comprises the following steps: (1) adding varsol and chlorinated solvent in a stirring tank according to the amount in the formula, starting the stirring tank for stirring; (2) adding SBS thermoplastic elastomer and other rubbers with stirring until the rubbers completely dissolve; (3) then adding rosin and other tackifying resin with stirring until rosin completely dissolves, then addingorganic bentonite dispersant, continuously stirring until organic bentonite completely disappears; and (4) filtering and then canning, and carrying out sealing and then inflating the tank. The spray adhesive has no toxins and no pollution, and can be used on white fabrics without yellowing or blackening with ideal bonding effect.

A radiographic contrast medium is disclosed, comprising a liposome which is comprised of vesicles including a water- and soluble nonionic iodine compound, and the contrast medium containing substantially no chlorinated solvent. There is also disclosed a method of preparing the radiographic contrast medium using supercritical or subcritical carbon dioxide.

Arsenic and TOC are removed from drinking water or wastewaters by use of finely-divided metallic iron in the presence of powered elemental sulfur or other sulfur compounds such as manganese sulfide, followed by an oxidation step. A premix may be produced for this process, by adding the iron, sulfur and oxidizing agent to water in a predetermined pH range. The iron and sulfur are mixed for a period of time dependent upon the temperature and pH of the water and the presence of complexing or sequestering minerals and organic acids in the water. An oxidizing agent is added to the mixture and agitating is continued. In a preferred embodiment the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide. Water is decanted from the mixture after a sufficient reaction time, to produce a concentrated premix. This premix can be added to water intended for drinking or to industrial effluents containing toxic materials. Use of various gradations and mixtures of this sulfur-modified iron (SMI) premix have been successfully demonstrated to remove the following toxic substances from water: arsenic (arsenite and arsenate); disinfection byproducts and precursors; copper; chrome VI; sulfate; and chlorinated solvents including trichloroethene. Metals removed may be present in the untreated water in either the dissolved state or as a fine particulate. SMI has been fabricated using sulfur in the amount of up to 50% of the weight of the iron. SMI premix has been manufactured using a wetted but non-fluid mix at room temperature and at elevated temperature. SMI has been successfully demonstrated in pressure and gravity contact beds in both upflow and downflow modes. It has been prepared in uniformly-graded media similar in size and gradation to commercially-available filter media. Spent SMI can be recycled as a non-hazardous material as feed material to a steel production facility.

In preferred embodiments, bioremediation systems are provided that comprise electricigenic microbes that use electrons provided directly from the anode of an electrical bioremediation system to carry out reductive dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbon contaminants, including chlorinated solvents. The present invention also provides methods of performing in situ bioremediation of halogenated solvents in groundwater or soil through the use of the provided systems.

A supplemental fluid adjustable depth air sparging system which is used to remediate contaminants from groundwater within the soil. An adjustable depth air injection point injects compressed air mixed with a chemical oxidizer or nutrient into saturated or groundwater regions of the soil's subsurface to remove contaminants including chlorinated solvents from the soil's subsurface.

The present invention relates to a process for the production of (-)3,4-divanillyl tetrahydrofiran of formula (2) which comprises (a) isolating) (-) secoisolariciresinol of formula (1) from the heartwood and roots of Taxus wallichiana by an improved process which consists of partitioning of the alcoholic extract of the heartwood and roots of T. wallichiana between water and chlorinated solvent, (b) extracting the chlorinated solvent extract with alkali and (c) isolating (-) secoisolariciresinol from the alkali extract upon neutralization with mineral acid and extracting with organic solvent and (d) crystallizing it from suitable organic solvent, (e) dissolving the isolated (-) secoisolariciresinol in suitable organic solvent and (f) reacting with triphenyl phosphine halide at 0-80° C. for 1-10 hours and (g) isolating (-) 3,4-divanillyl tetrahydrofuran by column chromatography.

The invention relates to a high voltage electrolyte solution and a lithium ion battery containing the same. The high voltage electrolyte solution contains a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent. The high voltage electrolyte solution also includes an additive, which is composed of hexamethyldisilazane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, vitamin E and chloroethylene carbonate. By adding a chlorinated solvent into the lithium ion battery electrolyte solution, the voltage withstanding performance of the electrolyte solution can be greatly improved, and the electrolyte solution is not easy to decompose under high voltage. The octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane can effectively remove corrosive substances dissociating to an anode surface and in an electrolyte solution system. Adding of the hexamethyldisilazane to a lead electrode surface able to adsorb in a charge-discharge process is equivalent to improve the evolution potential of hydrogen, and can reduce hydrogen evolution. The lithium ion battery has high capacity retention rate and high capacity recovery rate under a high temperature storage condition, and has excellent cycle performance.

Anaerobic reductive dechlorination processes remove chlorinated solvents from contaminated subsurface soil and ground water. The presence of organic hydrogen donors enables anaerobic microorganisms present in the subsurface soil and groundwater to accelerate the reductive dechlorination process. The present invention provides an alternative method to control the release rate of organic hydrogen donors during dechlorination. The invention utilizes encapsulated substrates to control the release rate of organic hydrogen donors, therefore accelerating the biotic process of anaerobic reductive dechlorination.

Accelerated dechlorination of soil and water contaminated with chlorinated solvents in situ is achieved by delivering ferric ammonium citrate into the soils and/or water. The induction of ferric ammonium citrate into sulfate-rich reducing conditions initiates a combined abiotic and biotic mechanism for the dechlorination of subsurface contaminants. Initial and rapid removal of chlorinated solvents is achieved by way of reductive transformation, a mechanism utilizing the creation of an iron-bound soil mineral (pyrite) followed by stimulating conditions for enhanced biological natural attenuation.

In systems and methods for treatment of underground contamination, ferrous sulfide is provided as a substantially insoluble material in an underground formation. The ferrous sulfide accordingly may remain substantially in place, even over long periods of time, regardless of underground water movement or diffusion. As a result, the ferrous sulfide may act continuously to chemically reduce and remove contamination. When used for treatment of chromium ore processing residue contamination, the ferrous sulfide may remain in the pores of the soil or residue. As hexavalent chromium diffuses from the soil or residue, it is reduced by the ferrous sulfide. The ferrous sulfide may be injected as a liquid into the underground formation, and then change to a more solid form. Chlorinated solvent contamination, dissolved chromium from other than COPR contamination, and other dissolved metals may also be treated.

A supplemental fluid adjustable depth air sparging system which is used to remediate contaminates from groundwater within the soil. An adjustable depth air injection point injects compressed air, and an adjustable depth chemical injection point injects a chemical oxidizer or nutrient into saturated or groundwater regions of the soil's subsurface to remove contaminants including chlorinated solvents from the soil's subsurface.

A liposome-containing X-ray radiopaque dye comprising a water soluble iodide compound contained in a water phase inside and outside lipid membranes. The liposomes are produced by mixing lipid membrane components for constituting lipid membranes with carbon dioxide of supercritical or subcritical condition in the presence of at least one compound having a hydroxyl or polyalkylene oxide group. The obtained X-ray radiopaque dye containing these liposomes does not contain any toxic solvents, such as chlorinated solvents, so that high safety can be ensured.