23881 results about "Heavy metals" patented technology

The invention relates to a high efficiency water treatment flocculant for drinking water and water treatment comprising a metal cation flocculant which is characterized in that the high efficiency water treatment flocculant also comprises a high efficiency adsorption component and an assistant medicament to be remixed, inwhich the weight ratio is: the high efficiency adsorption component 5-15%, the metal cation flocculant 50-85%, the assistant medicament 5-15%. The obvious characteristics of the invention are that each component can play the advantages of high intensity of the flocs of the inorganic flocculant and large flocs of the polymeric flocculant, overcomes the drawback of small flocs of the inorganic flocculant and low intensity of the flocs of the organic flocculant. The existence of the high adsorption component plays the action of adsorption of the organic compounds and heavy metal ion which are difficult to flocculat and precipitate, also plays the role of aid-coagulation, decoloration and deflavour. Thus the flocculant of the invention has advantages of good coagulation effect, large alum blossom, rapid settling velocity, good effluent quality and few dosage or the like.

A medical device useful for localized delivery of radiation in vivo is provided. The medical device includes a structure including a porous material; and a plurality of discrete particles including a water-insoluble radioactive salt dispersed throughout a substantial portion of the porous material. The water-insoluble radioactive salt is formed by contacting an aqueous radioactive salt solution with a heavy metal water-soluble salt dispersed throughout a substantial portion of the porous material. The heavy metal water-soluble salt can be dispersed in the porous material so that the device can be sterilized and the radioactive material can be loaded in the device in situ, for example, just prior to implantation.

A drain filtering system is disclosed, comprising a filter placed within a basket which is suspended from frame positioned underneath a drain grate atop the inlet to a storm drain. The filter is constructed from materials which filter out heavy metals and hydrocarbons from the water passing through. The filter also has overflow outlets to prevent back-up of storm water during periods of heavy rain. The basket is constructed from a corrosion resistant material, preferably high density polyethylene which can withstand the extreme pressures exerted by waste and water collected within the filter.

An Ultraviolet-C (UVC) based portable water purification system employing a novel array of baffles increases the efficiency per unit energy of irradiating UVC light in the eradication of pathogens in the water. Closed loop feedback allows monitoring the application of UVC light power to ensure high levels of pathogen eradication. This system is capable of eradicating a wide range of waterborne bacteria, viruses, protozoa, helminthes, yeast, and mold found in natural freshwater sources worldwide. By adding pre- or post-filters, the system can remove harmful organic compounds, pesticides, inorganic compounds and heavy metals from the water. The system can also be used to eradicate pathogens in fluids other than water. As a feature of this invention, a communications systems that can reach geographically dispersed populations at low cost without the need to install costly wired communications infrastructure is combined with and powered by the water purification system. In one embodiment, a packet radio system is provided to create nodes in a wireless mesh communications system to provide voice, data, video and internet communications using an array of the water purifiers to create a wireless mesh network.

The invention relates to a tea-making method which scientifically, reasonably and integrally applies prior mature application technologies to a tea-making process, in particular to applications of an ozone sterilization strong oxidation technology, a microwave enzyme and germ deactivation technology, a low-temperature freezing, shredding and crushing technology, a vacuum freezing and drying technology, a colloid milling micronization technology and a spray drying technology to the processing and the production of tea. The invention effectively solves the traditional problems influencing the quality of tea products by agriculture residue, pesticide residue, overproof heavy metal content and overproof total bacterial count, enables the quality of tea products to reach the standard of organic tea, effectively improves the quality of the tea products and the utilization rate of tea raw material and can be applied to other plant stem leaf products.

The invention relates to an organic environmentally-friendly soil conditioner for improving acidified or acid soil and a preparation method thereof. The soil conditioner is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 23-46 parts of biogas residue, 14-24 parts of shell powder, 16-25 parts of calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer, 13-20 parts of plant ash, 0.1-0.2 part of chitosan, 5-7 parts of zeolite powder and 6-9 parts of bentonite. The soil conditioner is prepared through pretreatment of the biogas residue, pretreatment of the shell powder and the like; through the produced soil conditioner, the pH value of soil can be increased; nutritive elements such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and the like in the soil are increased; the organic matter content in the soil is increased; the water retention and fertilizer retention capacity of the soil is improved; the physicochemical property of the soil is improved; the antiretroviral (diseases, pests, drought and the like) capacity of crops is improved; heavy metal poison is reduced; and the soil conditioner is convenient to apply, is not influenced by wind power and is suitable for mechanical working.

The present invention provides a gas conditioning system for processing an input gas from a low temperature gasification system to an output gas of desired characteristics. The system comprises a two-stage process, the first stage separating heavy metals and particulate matter in a dry phase, and the second stage including further processing steps of removing acid gases, and/or other contaminants. Optional processes include adjusting the humidity and temperature of the input gas as it passes through the gas conditioning system. The presence and sequence of processing steps is determined by the composition of the input gas, the desired composition of output gas for downstream applications, and by efficiency and waste minimization.

In activated carbon obtained by subjecting a carbonaceous material to an activation treatment, the overall content of alkali metals is set at 100 ppm or less, or the overall content of heavy metals is set at 20 ppm or less and the overall content of alkali metals is set at 200 ppm or less. In cases where such activated carbon is used as a raw material in electronic devices, the formation of dendrites by the reductive deposition of alkali metals or heavy metals tends not to occur, so that problems such as short-circuiting or the like tend not to arise, and a good rate of self-discharge retention is shown.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a suaeda salsa biogenetic salt. The method comprises the following steps of: taking parts, such as stems and leaves, above roots of fresh suaedasalsa; juicing; adding water into residual solid parts and extracting once; mixing the two liquids; and performing enzymolysis, boiling, decoloration, heavy metal removal, concentration and crystallization onthe mixed liquid, thus obtaining a finished product. The yield of the product is 1.2-2.1%. The product comprises inorganic salts serving as major ingredients and natural organic matters serving as minor ingredients. The inorganic salts mainly comprise sodium chloride, potassium chloride and magnesium sulfate as well as a trace amount of trace elements (Ca, P, Fe, Zn, Se, I, Cu and Mn) and the organic matters in the product mainly comprises vitamins, amino acid and polysaccharide. During preparation, any chemical substances are not required; furthermore, the raw materials are abundant, readilyavailable and low in cost, and have extremely high economic additional value; and moreover, the preparation method is simple and feasible, is easy to produce and operate, and is wide in market prospect.

This is a method of filtration of a liquid comprising steps of sequential filtration of said liquid through at least one deep bed medium producing at least one first filtrate followed by at least one membrane medium filtration producing at least one second filtrate, wherein said membrane medium is at least periodically within said deep bed media Many types of deep bed and membrane media can be used. The domain of using contact clarification (direct filtration) can be expanded towards greater solids concentration. Operation and backwash, is simplified, continuous filtration becomes possible. Water can be water from natural source water, process water, wastewater, aqueous or non-aqueous suspensions, emulsions, solutions. Treatment can include mechanical interception of suspended particles, chemical, physical chemical, electrochemical, and biological processes. In water and wastewater processing, control over suspended solids, BOD, COD, nitrogen and phosphorus compounds, bacteria and viruses, heavy metals, color, and other constituents can be dramatically improved as compared to conventional processes. The method can be accommodated in new and modified existing treatment systems.

The Manclaw-Harrison Fuel Cell is a new Environmentally SAFE Fuel Cell (Lead Free, Acid Free, Mercury Free and has No Heavy Metals), and as such, it sets the definition of a new Class of Fuel Cell device because it has been verified to be a Non-Faraday device, making it the first such device discovered in the past 160+ years. See the “Preamble” for a more technical explanation.

A method for the manufacture of heavy metal powder-based frangible projectiles which are relatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture and which exhibit a selectable variety of desirable physical and/or performance properties. The projectiles of the present invention are powder-based, preferably including predominately tungsten powder as a heavy metal, particularly a tungsten powder which includes a predominate portion of finely sized particles. Lighter metal powders, also preferably having a predominate portion of finely sized particles, may be employed in combination with the tungsten to achieve certain desired results. Importantly, the present inventor has found that inclusion of a non-metal matrix powder, also of finely sized particles, in a mixture of a heavy metal powder, such as tungsten powder, and a light metal powder, may be employed in a variety of combinations to produce a projectile which is fully frangible upon striking a target (no ricochet), or which is frangible after either partial or full penetration of a selected target, either a semi-solid (e.g., a gel block) or a solid (e.g., a ¼ inch thick cold rolled steel plate at an angle of about 90 degrees).

A polyamide membrane comprising reaction product of an anhydrous solution comprising an anhydrous solvent, at least one polyfunctional secondary amine and a pre-polymer deposition catalyst; and an anhydrous, organic solvent solution comprising a polyfunctional aromatic amine-reactive reactant comprising one ring. A composite semipermeable membrane comprising the polyamide membrane on a porous support.

A method of making a composite semipermeable membrane by coating a porous support with an anhydrous solution comprising an anhydrous solvent, a polyfunctional secondary amine and a pre-polymer deposition catalyst, to form an activated pre-polymer layer on the porous support and contacting the activated pre-polymer layer with an anhydrous, organic solvent solution comprising a polyfunctional amine-reactive reactant to interfacially condense the amine-reactive reactant with the polyfunctional secondary amine, thereby forming a cross-linked, interfacial polyamide layer on the porous support. A method of impregnating a composite semipermeable membrane with nanoparticles selected from heavy metals and/or oxides of heavy metals.

A method and system for the inland aquaculture of marine species using water from a saline aquifer having a heavy metals content within the acceptable limits of the EPA guidelines for drinking water. The aquifer is preferably the Coconino aquifer located in Arizona and New Mexico. The system can be used to culture microalgae, macroalgae, fish, shrimp and many other marine species. Nutrients and fertilizers can be added to the water to optimize culture conditions for particular species. Useful products can be isolated from the marine species or the cultured marine species can be harvested as useful products themselves.

A two-step chemical precipitation process involving hydroxide precipitation and sulfide precipitation combined with “field separation ” technology such as magnetic separation, dissolved air flotation, vortex separation, or expanded plastics flotation, effectively removes chelated and non-chelated heavy metal precipitates and other fine particles from water. In the first-step, the non-chelated heavy metals are precipitated as hydroxides and removed from the water by a conventional liquid/solids separator such as an inclined plate clarifier to remove a large percentage of the dissolved heavy metals. The cleaned water is then treated in a second precipitation step to remove the residual heavy metals to meet discharge limits. In the second precipitation step, any metal precipitant more effective than hydroxide for metal precipitation can be used. The invention improves metal removal, lowers cost because fewer chemicals are used, produces less sludge, and reduces the discharge of toxic metals and metal precipitants to the environment. Magnetic separation is preferred for the separation of particles precipitated in the second stage. Similar methods can be employed for separation of other particulates from water. Particulates can also be removed by causing them to adhere to particles of expanded plastic, forming a floc lighter than water, so that the floc can be removed by flotation.

The invention discloses a sewage treatment unit with good practicality. The sewage treatment unit comprises a settling box, a purifying box and a disinfection box, wherein the top end of one side of the settling box is provided with a chemical reagent tank; the top of the settling box is provided with a stirring motor; a sludge discharge outlet is formed in the bottom end of the settling box; the interior of the purifying box is provided with, from top to bottom, a magnet adsorption screen, a biomembrane filter screen and an active carbon filter screen; the sidewall of the disinfection box is provided with an ozone generator; and gas-distributing pipes are arranged in the disinfection box. The sewage treatment unit provided by the invention can effectively eliminate heavy metals, microbes, organic harmful substances, particulate matters and other impurities in water, is capable of removing pigments and peculiar smell in water, and has improved sewage treatment effect; and since the ozone generator is mounted on the sidewall of the disinfection box, ozone generated by the ozone generator can be used for sterilization and disinfection of purified clear water after purification of sewage, so sewage is allowed to reach discharge standard.

The present invention provides a process for preparing carbon quantum dots having uniform size by using emulsion, and a process for doping the inside of the carbon structure with other element or replacing the surface with a surface stabilizer having a specific chemical functional group different from existing stabilizers in order to control the properties of the carbon quantum dots. The process for preparing the carbon quantum dots according to the present invention makes a mass production possible and the process thereof is simple. Furthermore, the process is easy to control the size of the quantum dots and the reaction yield rate of the method is excellent. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to synthesize carbon quantum dots having uniform size and superior quantum yield rate and it makes it possible to embody the color as equivalent to existing molecular chromophores or heavy metal quantum dots by changing the structure of the chromophore.

The invention relates to a multi-effect pollution removal purifying agent and a method for applying the same. The purifying agent is complexly formed by a strong oxidant, an effective adsorbent and an assistant medicament by a weight percentage of strong oxidant 10-80%, effective adsorbent 10-70% and assistant medicament 5-50%. The surface water treatment process of using multi-effect pollution removal purifying agent of the invention comparing with the common flocculants has the following advantages: effectively improving the turbidity removal ratio, increasing the flcos formation amount and alum blossom density for the difficult coagulated surface water, improving the deposition efficiency, oxidizing and removing the organic matters in the water, eliminating the chroma and odor caused by the pollution, increasing the effluent conventional indexes, obviously improving the indexes such as oxygen consumption and ammonia nitrogen, wherein the removal rate of oxygen consumption and ammonia nitrogen can reach 25-60%, the removal rate of small organic molecules, benzenes and phenols can reach more than 80%, playing an obvious roll for the algae inactivation of lake water and reservoir water which are serious eutrophic, improving the algae removal efficiency of the deposition and filtration technologies with an algae removal rate of 80-90%, improving the coagulation efficiency, reducing 20-30% of the common flocculant dosage, effectively adsorbing the codeposition heavy-metal ion. The adding equipment of the invention is easy and convenient to use with little investment and fast effect.

The invention discloses a sodium alginate-acrylamide composite aquagel. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1) proportionally dissolving sodium alginate and acrylamide in water, and uniformly mixing; 2) sequentially adding a crosslinking agent and an initiator, carrying out vacuum degassing treatment, and adding a catalyst; and 3) transferring the obtained mixed solution into a glass mold, and heating to react, thereby obtaining the sodium alginate-acrylamide composite aquagel. The sodium alginate-acrylamide composite aquagel has favorable multivalent ion adsorption capacity and biocompatibility. By combining the polyacrylamide network with the graft copolymerization action of the sodium alginate and acrylamide, the mechanical properties of the aquagel are effectively enhanced. The aquagel is sensitive under the condition of different pH values, can generate intermolecular interactions with multiple cationic dyes and heavy metal ions, and is applicable to the fields of chemical substance adsorptive separation, sewage treatment and the like.

The invention discloses a method for treating incinerated fly ash of domestic garbage with cooperation of a cement kiln, which comprises the following steps of: 1) washing and pre-treating the fly ash, 2) treating sewage, and 3) calcining cement clinker, wherein the process of washing and pre-treating the fly ash in the step 1) comprises a step of washing the fly ash by using a three-stage washing treatment device consisting of a washing tank and a vacuum filter, and the water and the fly ash are mixed in a weight ratio of 2:1-3:1; the process of treating the sewage in the step 2) comprises steps of desalting supernate and returning the purified condensate water to the step 1) to perform repeated washing so as to realize water recycle; and when the cement clinker is calcined in the step 3), the calcining temperature in the cement kiln can reach 1,750 DEG C. Therefore, the method can ensure that heavy metal ions in the treated fly ash are effectively fixed in crystal lattices of the cement clinker and dioxin is totally decomposed, and realizes hazard-free and reclamation treatment of the fly ash; and the calcined cement can reach the physical and mechanical properties of P.O42.5 cement.

The invention applies to the tea crop production, which can improve the soil structure and provide adequate moisture, oxygen and nutrition to improve the yield and quality in tea crop cultivation. The invention relates to a liquid fertilizer containing microorganisms, organic matters and inorganic matters. The fertilizer adopts biological technology and electrolysis technology which complement each other, takes micro-organisms and mineralized substances as additive, as well as combines with nutritional formula (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, magnesium, calcium, silicon, boron, zinc, iron, molybdenum, bacterial protein, amino acid, humus, plant nucleic acid, B vitamins, active enzymes and unknown factors which promote crop growth), so as to provide adequate nutrition for crops and improve soil to make the soil conducive to tea crop cultivation. Through biotechnology, the micro-organisms in a dormant state are added to the fertilizer and are activated under favorable environmental conditions to decompose the animal and plant residues, pesticides, fertilizers, heavy metal residues and minerals in the soil so as to change the contents of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Through electrolysis technology, the mineralized substance additive enables the soil to produce a chain reaction to moisture and oxygen supply, so as to gradually change the ion charge in the soil, increase the soil oxygen supply amount, improve the moisture infiltration capacity and strengthen the conditions for microbial activities.

The invention relates to a purification material (1) comprising filtration particulate matter aggregated with a first binder and further processed with a second binder to generate a porous fluid filtration material or a non-pourous coating, a filtering device comprising a housing (11) and the purification material (1), and a method of filtering and/or purifying a fluid including water or other solutions containing chemical and microbiological contaminants, such as fluids containing heavy metals, pesticides, by products of oxidation chemicals and including cysts, bacteria and/or viruses, where the fluid is passed through ot made to contact a surface of the purification material (1).