1584 results about "Dry weight" patented technology

A liquid acquisition material for use in an absorbent article. The liquid acquisition material having first fibers and second fibers. The first fibers are chemically cross-linked cellulose fibers and the second fibers are selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, rayon, lyocell, and mixtures thereof. The liquid acquisition material has a total dry weight, the first fibers have a first dry weight, and the second fibers have a second dry weight. The first dry weight is from 30 to 95 percent of the total dry weight and the second dry weight is from 5 to 70 percent of the total dry weight.

The invention discloses a compound flocculant taking natural minerals as main components. The compound flocculant is mainly prepared from the following components by weight percent: 60%-85% of natural minerals, 8%-38% traditional inorganic flocculant and 3%-10% of organic polymer flocculant. According to the invention, key points are as follows: in the compound flocculant taking natural minerals as main components, the weight of the natural minerals, the inorganic flocculant and the organic polymer flocculant is dry weight; and the compound flocculant is implemented to purification of civil engineering wastewater, natural water, industrial wastewater, oily wastewater, fluoride wastewater, food processing wastewater, auto parts processing wastewater, colored wastewater, clean wastewater, semiconductor processing wastewater, restaurant waste water, mine water, slaughter wastewater, grinding wastewater, sewage effluent and the like.

The invention provides algal biomass, algal oil, food compositions comprising microalgal biomass, whole microalgal cells, and/or microalgal oil in combination with one or more other edible ingredients, and methods of making such compositions by combining algal biomass or algal oil with other edible ingredients. In preferred embodiments, the microalgal components are derived from microalgal cultures grown and propagated heterotrophically in which the algal cells comprise at least 10% algal oil by dry weight.

A method and device for continuously calculating the circumference of a body segment is based on the continuous measurement of the extracellular resistance of the body segment. Also disclosed is a method and device for determining the dry weight of a dialysis patient wherein the time at which the dry weight of the patient has been achieved is identified as the time at which the patient's normalized resistivity as a function of time (ρ_N(t)) is greater than or equal to a minimum level of normalized resistivity in healthy subjects (ρ_N,H).

Processes for saccharification of pretreated biomass to obtain high concentrations of fermentable sugars are provided. Specifically, a process was developed that uses a fed batch approach with particle size reduction to provide a high dry weight of biomass content enzymatic saccharification reaction, which produces a high sugars concentration hydrolysate, using a low cost reactor system.

Disclosed are concentrated, liquid, human milk fortifier compositions comprising from about 15% to about 45% by weight of protein, on a dry weight basis, and having a caloric density of from about 1.25 kcauml to about 6.0 kcau/ml, wherein the liquid human milk fortifier composition is added to human milk in a volume-volume ratio of from about 1:3 to about 1:9. These composition include embodiments comprising carbohydrate and fat, that are formulated with improved stability by selecting any one of the following variations: 1) certain whey-casein protein blends, 2) water insoluble calcium-containing materials, 3) protein hydrolysates, and 4) aseptically packaged concentrates. The liquid concentrates are especially useful for providing nutrition to preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units or similar other institutional setting, and to minimize the risk of introducing microbial contaminants such as Enterobacter sakazakii to infant feedings during preparation in such institutional settings.

A system including an apparatus is presented for treatment of biomass that allows successful biomass treatment at a high solids dry weight of biomass in the biomass mixture. The design of the system provides extensive distribution of a reactant by spreading the reactant over the biomass as the reactant is introduced through an injection lance, while the biomass is rotated using baffles. The apparatus system to provide extensive assimilation of the reactant into biomass using baffles to lift and drop the biomass, as well as attrition media which fall onto the biomass, to enhance the treatment process.

Disclosed are cooked dried farinaceous food products such as cooked cereal doughs, ready-to-eat cereals and grain based snacks fabricated from such cooked cereal doughs containing high levels of both insoluble and soluble fiber as well as high levels of protein. The cereals contain about 5 to 15% (dry weight) insoluble fiber; 5% to 15% soluble fiber in an excess of insoluble fiber; 15% to 30% (dry weight) plant protein and the balance cereal ingredients especially rice and wheat flour. The soluble fiber is preferably provided at least in part by inulin ingredient that can be incorporated into the dough and/or topically applied.

A controlled release delivery device for controlled release of an active ingredient comprising: (i) a core particle comprising the active ingredient homogenously dispersed or dissolved therein; and (ii) an organosol polymeric coat comprising a homogenous mixture of, (a) a water soluble gel forming polymer and a water insoluble organosoluble polymer in a dry weight ratio of from about 20:80 to about 50:50, (b) an organosolvent, and (c) an anti-tacking agent; the organosol polymeric coal being applied directly to and substantially enveloping the core particle.

The invention discloses a heavy metal-contaminated soil solidifying agent and an application method thereof. The solidifying agent comprises the following components by mass: on the basis of the dry weight of heavy metal-contaminated soil, 10 to 15% of a binding material, 5% of biochar, 10% of vegetable fiber and 1% of a stabilizing agent. The components are added according a sequence of the stabilizing agent-the biochar-the vegetable fiber-the binding material. Addition of the chemical stabilizing agent and the biochar in the process of stabilization enables heavy metals to be absorbed and passivated and to lose mobility; preparation of heavy metal-contaminated soil slurry provides conditions for a later chemical reaction; the whole processing process is free of dust pollution and discharging of unwanted sewage. Addition of the vegetable fiber enables cracking of heavy metal-contaminated soil solidified by using a conventional solidifying agent to be effectively prevented and endurance of a solidified body to be improved. The method provided by the invention has the advantages of strong operability, low cost, extensive applicability, a high resource utilization rate, low environmental risk and easy large-scale popularization.

The present invention is directed to a super-absorbent trayliner for use in a sterilization process and, more particularly, to a super-absorbent trayliner for cushioning surgical instruments and providing an advantageous moisture absorption functionality during and after completion of a sterilization process. The super-absorbent trayliner functions advantageously with steam or ethylene oxide gas as the sterilization agent. The super-absorbent trayliner is fabricated from a material having a desired level of moisture absorption, e.g., on the order of at least about thirty percent (30%) by dry weight, and is preferably fabricated from a hydrophilic polymeric foam material, e.g., a hydrophilic polyurethane foam. The disclosed super-absorbent trayliner may be advantageously utilized in sterilizing surgical instruments such that potential residual moisture is eliminated from the surface of the sterilized surgical instruments.

A non-tobacco snuff composition for oral use including at least one type of plant fibers with a high dietary fiber content, wherein the fiber dietary content in the composition is 15-90 w/w % based on the dry weight of the composition and a method for manufacturing the non-tobacco snuff composition.

A waterborne pigmented paper or paperboard coating composition containing as pigment 50% to 100%, by weight based on pigment weight, calcium carbonate and from 1% to 25%, as dry weight based on pigment weight, of an aqueous polymeric dispersion including (a) 95-25% by weight, based on the weight of the solids of the aqueous polymeric dispersion, of a first emulsion polymer having an average particle diameter of 150 to 3000 nanometers and (b) 5-75% by weight, based on the weight of the solids of the aqueous polymeric dispersion, of a second emulsion polymer having an average particle diameter of 40 to 600 nanometers wherein the ratio of the average particle diameter of the first emulsion polymer to the average particle diameter of the second emulsion polymer is from 1.2 to 60, wherein at least the first emulsion polymer particles, when dry, contain at least one void, and wherein the first emulsion polymer is prepared in the presence of the second emulsion polymer or the second emulsion polymer is prepared in the presence of the first emulsion polymer is provided, as is a method for improving the sheet gloss of paper or paperboard coated with the coating composition.

The invention relates to methods for producing a fermentation product from a lignocellulose-containing material comprising i) pre-treating lignocellulose-containing material; ii) hydrolysing pre-treated lignocellulose-containing material; iii) fermenting using a fermenting organism; wherein fermentation is initiated and carried out at: a) a fermentation organism cell count in the range from 10-250×10¹⁰ cells per L fermentation medium; or b) a fermentation organism concentration in the range from 2-90 g dry weight fermenting organism per L fermentation medium.

A process is provided for growing microflora of the order Thraustochytriales such as Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixtures thereof, in fermentation medium containing non-chloride containing sodium salts, in particular sodium sulfate. In a preferred embodiment, the process produce, microflora having a cell aggregate size useful for the production of food products for use in aquaculture. Further provided is a food product which includes Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and mixture thereof, and a component selected from flaxseed, reapedeed, soybean and avocado meal. Such a food product includes a balance of long chain and short chain omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids. A method for increasing omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acid content of eggs by feeding a feed to poultry. The feed contains the microorganisms of the order Thraustochytriales having a omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acid content of more than 6.7 percent of total cell dry weight. The microorganisms include strains of Schizochytrium and Thraustochytrium such as ATCC No.(s) 20888 and 20889, and ATCC No.(s) 20890, 20891 and 20892, respectively. Also provided are eggs containing an increased amount of these fatty acids.

The invention discloses a preparation method for a bacterial cellulose composite membrane and application of the bacterial cellulose composite membrane as a facial mask material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) selecting a strain; (2) preparing a seed containing a polyglutamic acid (PGA) and a liquid culture medium; (3) culturing seed cells; (4) producing bacterial cellulose by static liquid fermentation; and (5) purifying a bacterial cellulose membrane. The bacterial cellulose composite membrane can be used as a facial mask carrier or is directly used as a wet facial mask. The preparation method improves the yield of the bacterial cellulose by adding the polyglutamic acid (PGA) into the culture medium, improves the water content and the mechanical strength of a wet membrane, and has simple process and low cost; and the experiments prove that the method can ensure that the dry weight of the bacterial cellulose is improved to between 14 and 16g/L from the prior dry weight of between 8 and 10g/L, and the water content is increased to 99 percent from 98 percent.

The invention provides a non-burned porcelain granule which adopts fly ash generated by waste incineration as the main raw material and a manufacturing method thereof; the non-burned porcelain granule comprises a spherical inner core 1 and a shell 2 attached outside; wherein, the components (dry weight) of the inner core 1 are as follows: 50 to 70 parts of fly ash generated by waste incineration, 25 to 50 parts of portland cement, 0 to 15 parts of coal ash and 0.2 to 0.5 part of heavy metal stabilized agent; the shell 2 adopts ordinary portland cement or lime. The method includes the following steps: firstly, the agent stabilization treatment is carried out on the fly ash generated by waste incineration; then the fly ash is mixed with the portland cement and coal ash to be granulated, thus manufacturing the inner core 1; finally, the inner core 1 is coated on the shell 2 in a pan granulator for natural curing. The method adopts the fly ash which is the dangerous waste as the raw material of the porcelain granule for resource utilization, realizes the harmlessness of the whole treatment process and has the advantages of economy, environmental protection and less investment of one-off equipment.

The invention discloses a method for preparing bacterial cellulose by dynamic and static combination, which is characterized in that: an acetobacter xylinum strain is taken and inoculated into a seed culture medium, is inoculated into a seeding tank for amplification culture for 12 to 36h according to 4 to 16 percent of inoculum concentration after the shaking culture by a shaking table at a temperature of between 25 and 31 DEG C and a rotating speed of between 100 and 180rpm for 12 to 48h, is inoculated into a productive tank to be cultured for 12 to 36h, and is packaged separately and then undergoes tray culture for 3 to 10 days at a culture temperature of between 25 and 31 DEG C to produce a finished product, a crude cellulose membrane. The method has simple process, the output is apparently improved, and the output of the bacterial cellulose produced by the method is high up to 13.6g/L (dry weight).

Methods for producing substantially round, spherical and sintered particles from a slurry of a calcined, uncalcined or partially calcined raw material having an alumina content of more than 55% by weight, and a mullite growth promoter in an amount of from about 2 to about 10% dry weight of the total solids in the slurry. Methods for using such substantially round, spherical and sintered particles in hydraulic fracturing operations.

The invention relates to light weight high fatigue resistance semi-chemical corrugated paper produced by steam blasting stalk Kraft process and its manufacturing method. The method includes the following steps: using stalk as the raw material; do steam blasting after coarse cutting; adding its 0.5-2% bone dry weight into caustic soda; filling in steam blasting pot; vapor phase boiling temperature is 145-180 deg.C; pressure is 0.9-2.0MPa; treatment is time 12-18 min; gaining steam blasting stalk; washing and extracting; coarse beating; sieving; purifying; fine beating; gaining steam blasting ryegrass pulp; mixing the pulp and the existing natural color long fiber with 50-70% and 30-50% of their absolute dry percentages; facing wire and forming; pressing; drying; balling up to gain finished products. The invention has the advantages of low energy consumption, low pollution, and high yield. And it is good for environmental protection. The produced semi-chemical corrugated paper has the features of light weight, high fatigue resistance, and flat appearance.