14931 results about "Fluid phase" patented technology

A process for recovering waste heat which comprises: (a) passing a liquid phase working fluid through a heat exchanger in communication with a process which produces the waste heat; (b) removing a vapor phase working fluid from the heat exchanger; (c) passing the vapor phase working fluid to an expander, wherein the waste heat is converted into mechanical energy; and (d) passing the vapor phase working fluid from the expander to a condenser, wherein the vapor phase working fluid is condensed to the liquid phase working fluid. The preferred working fluid is an organic Rankine cycle system working fluid comprising compounds having the following general structure:

where x, y, z, and m are each selected from the group consisting of: fluorine, hydrogen, R_f, and R, wherein R and R_f are each an alkyl, aryl, or alkylaryl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein R_f is partially or fully fluorinated.

Rapid characterization and screening of polymer samples to determine average molecular weight, molecular weight distribution and other properties is disclosed. Rapid flow characterization systems and methods, including liquid chromatography and flow-injection analysis systems and methods are preferably employed. High throughput, automated sampling systems and methods, high-temperature characterization systems and methods, and rapid, indirect calibration compositions and methods are also disclosed. The described methods, systems, and devices have primary applications in combinatorial polymer research and in industrial process control.

A simple, efficient apparatus and method for separation of solid and liquid phases useful in methods of high-throughput combinatorial organic synthesis of large libraries or megaarrays of organic compounds is disclosed. The apparatus and method are useful, whether as part of an automated, robotic or manual system for combinatorial organic synthesis. In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus and method of removal of liquid phase from solid phase compatible with microtiter plate type array(s) of reaction vessels is disclosed.

Nanoparticle compositions of noble metals, and methods of making them, are described. The nanoparticle compositions are made by reacting a salt or complex of a noble metal, such as Au, Ag, Cu or Pt, with a weak ligand, and a reducing agent, in a single liquid phase. The noble metal is typically provided as a halide or carboxylate. The ligand is preferably a fatty acid or aliphatic amine. The reducing agent is preferably a borohydride reagent, hydrazine, or a mixture thereof. Nanocrystals in the size range of 1 nm to 20 nm are produced, and can be made in substantially monodisperse form.

The invention provides an improved process to manufacture 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244bb) by reacting 2-chloro-3,3,3,-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf) with hydrogen fluoride, in a liquid phase reaction in the presence of hydrogen chloride and a liquid phase fluorination catalyst. The hydrogen chloride is added into the reaction from an external source at a pressure of about 100 psig or more. The HCFC-244bb is an intermediate in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene-1 (HFO-1234yf).

The invention discloses a resource utilization process of organic hazardous waste. The resource utilization process includes the steps that classified storage and treatment of solid-phase, solid-liquid mixing and liquid-phase organic hazardous waste are carried out; solid-phase crushing, grinding and screening treatment is carried out; solid-liquid mixing is carried out after solid-liquid separation, solid-phase grinding and liquid-phase sedimentation separation treatment is carried out; direct liquid-phase sedimentation is carried out; then after solid-liquid mixing, a fluxing agent is addedfor stirring, a stabilizer and a dispersing agent are added for slurrying, the slurry is fed into a gasifier, and the obtained gas is used as fuel gas after being subjected to cooling, dedusting, spraying and desulfuration; slag tapping and vitrification slag discharge are carried out; and waste water is recycled. The resource utilization process has the beneficial effects that solid phase, solid-liquid mixing and liquid-phase comprehensive treatment, harmless treatment and slag discharge are realized.

An elastomeric mask is provided that allows deposition of a variety of materials through mask openings. The mask seals effectively against substrate surfaces, allowing simple deposition from fluid phase, gas phase, and the like or removal of material using gaseous or liquid etchants. The mask then can be simply peeled from the surface of the substrate leaving the patterned material behind. Multi-layered mask techniques are described in which openings in an upper mask allow selected openings of a lower mask to remain un-shielded, while other openings of the lower mask are shielded. A first deposition step, following by re-orientation of the upper mask to expose a different set of lower mask openings, allows selective deposition of different materials in different openings of the lower mask. Pixelated organic electroluminescent devices are provided via the described technique.

A process for treating mixtures of organic components, including azeotropic mixtures. The process includes a gas- or liquid-phase membrane separation step in conjunction with a dephlegmation step to treat at least a portion of the permeate vapor from the pervaporation step. The process yields a membrane residue stream, a stream enriched in the more volatile component as the overhead stream from the dephlegmator and a condensate stream enriched in the less volatile component as a bottoms stream from the dephlegmator. Any of these may be the principal product of the process.

Compositions including carbide-containing nanorods and/or oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including oxycarbide-containing nanorods and/or carbide containing nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are also provided. The compositions and rigid porous structures of the invention can be used either as catalyst and/or catalyst supports in fluid phase catalytic chemical reactions. Processes for making supported catalyst for selected fluid phase catalytic reactions are also provided.

Systems for analyzing multiple samples in parallel using mass spectrometric preferably coupled with fluid phase separation techniques are provided. A multi-analyzer mass spectrometer includes multiple inlets, multiple mass analyzers, and multiple transducers to conduct mass analyses of multiple samples in parallel. A modular mass analyzer may include a vacuum enclosure, a chassis, and multiple mass analysis modules disposed within the chassis. Modules are preferably disposed in a spatially compact two-dimensional array. A common multi-stage vacuum system may be utilized in conjunction with baffles or partitions disposed within and between modules to maintain differential vacuum conditions within the spectrometer utilizing a minimum number of pumps. Common control inputs may be provided to multiple modules or other components within a multi-analyzer spectrometer. Fluid phase separation devices for use with a multi-analyzer spectrometer may be microfluidic devices utilizing chromatographic, electrophoretic, or other separation methods.

Methods of drawing glass sheet via a downdraw process are provided. In certain aspects, the methods utilize rapid cooling below the root (70) of the forming apparatus (10). Such rapid cooling can, for example, facilitate the use of glass having a liquidus viscosity less than about 100,000 poise. In other aspects, the methods utilize slow cooling between the viscosities of 10¹¹ poises and 10¹⁴ poises. Such slow cooling can facilitate the production of glass substrates which exhibit low levels of compaction. In further aspects, substrates are removed from the glass sheet at elevated temperatures which can facilitate increases in the production rates of downdraw machines. In still further aspects, rapid cooling below the root, slow cooling between the viscosities of 10¹¹ poises and 10¹⁴ poises, and/or substrate removal at elevated temperatures are combined. Such combinations can facilitate economically effective utilization of downdraw equipment.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a spherical doped Al-Ni lithium cobalt oxide for lithium-ion battery. The preparation steps are that: first, sulfate, nitrate or chlorate of Al-Ni-Co react with strong alkali that is added with complex agent in liquid phase; the pH value, the temperature and the feeding speed of the reaction solution are controlled so as to produce a spherical precursor of Al-Ni-Co hydroxide; then the spherical precursor of Al-Ni-Co hydroxide is dried and evenly mixed with lithium hydroxide, lithium nitrate or lithium carbonate and dried; the obtained mixture is roasted into a spherical doped Al-Ni lithium cobalt oxide. The spherical doped Al-Ni lithium cobalt oxide has comparatively high tap density and remarkable cycle stability in the process of high-rate charge/discharge cycle, which improves over charge performance of Ni-Co substance and first obviously enhances charge/discharge efficiency; in addition, the preparation method of the spherical doped Al-Ni lithium cobalt oxide has the advantages of being simple, controllable and suitable for industrialized production with low energy consumption, high efficiency, short reaction time and low cost.

In one aspect, the inventive process comprises a process for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing nonvolatiles in a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system. The process comprises: (a) heating the nonvolatile-containing hydrocarbon feedstock upstream of a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system to a temperature sufficient to form a vapor phase that is essentially free of nonvolatiles and a liquid phase containing the nonvolatiles; (b) separating said vapor phase from said liquid phase; (c) feeding the separated vapor phase and methane to the pyrolysis reactor system; and (d) converting the methane and separated vapor phase in said pyrolysis reactor system to form a pyrolysis product. In another aspect, the invention includes a separation process that feeds multiple pyrolysis reactors.

Digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by lignin release therefrom, which can produce a highly viscous phenolics liquid phase comprising lignin polymer. Methods for digesting cellulosic biomass solids may comprise: providing cellulosic biomass solids in the presence of a digestion solvent, molecular hydrogen, and a slurry catalyst capable of activating molecular hydrogen; at least partially converting the cellulosic biomass solids into a phenolics liquid phase comprising lignin, an aqueous phase comprising an alcoholic component derived from the cellulosic biomass solids, and an optional light organics phase; wherein at least a portion of the slurry catalyst accumulates in the phenolics liquid phase as it forms; and reducing the viscosity of the phenolics liquid phase.

The invention relates to a surface modifying method of a lamellar lithium-nickel series compound oxide positive pole material, a chemical formula of which is LiNixM1-xO2, wherein M is one or more of Co, Mn and Al, and x is not less than 0.2 or less than 1. Through selecting boric acid or phosphoric acid which is capable of reacting with an ionization lithium compound on the surface of the positive pole material to generate a lithium salt which does not dissolve in water or slightly dissolve in water, or silicate ester or titanate which is capable of being hydrolyzed to obtain silicic acid or titanic acid, and a liquid phase system reacts and then is directly dried to obtain the lamellar lithium-nickel series compound oxide positive pole material, with the surface being wrapped by the lithium salt. According to the surface modifying method, the content of the ionization lithium compound on the surface of the lamellar lithium-nickel series compound oxide positive pole material is effectively reduced, a uniform lithium salt wrapping layer is formed on the surface of the lamellar lithium-nickel series compound oxide positive pole material, and thus the processing property and the storage stability of the positive pole material are improved, and the circulatory stability and high-temperature storage performance of a lithium ion battery are improved.

Hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be conducted such that a glycol reaction product is formed for subsequent processing. Processing of a glycol reaction product may include a drying operation conducted prior to condensation of the glycol reaction product into higher molecular weight compounds. Methods for digesting cellulosic biomass solids to form a glycol reaction product can comprise: providing cellulosic biomass solids and a slurry catalyst in a hydrothermal digestion unit, the slurry catalyst being capable of activating molecular hydrogen; heating the cellulosic biomass solids in the hydrothermal digestion unit in the presence of the slurry catalyst, a digestion solvent, and molecular hydrogen, thereby forming a liquor phase comprising soluble carbohydrates; and performing a first catalytic reduction reaction on the soluble carbohydrates within the hydrothermal digestion unit, thereby at least partially converting the soluble carbohydrates into a reaction product comprising a glycol.

The invention relates to the fields of analytical chemistry and food safety, in particular to a method for detecting the residual quantity of multiple alkaline drugs in animal derived food. Based on the vortex mixed extracting of acetonitrile, isopropanol and citric acid buffer solutions, the purification of a hydrophilic polystyrene-divinylbenzene solid phase extraction column and a cation exchange solid phase extraction column and the liquid phase chromatography-mass spectra determination, the method can detect the residual quantity of multiple alkaline drugs in pork, pork liver, eggs, shrimps and milk, such as beta-receptor agonists,sulfonamides, benzodiazepines, nitroimidazoles, benzimidazoles and triphenylmethanes. The method has the advantages of simple operation, fast and accurate detection and high efficiency.