2318 results about "Mixed systems" patented technology

Accordingly, in one embodiment of the invention, a bioreactor system is presented and includes a disposable container for housing biomaterials for processing, the disposable container including at least one input port, at least one exhaust port, at least one harvest port, and the integrity of the sterile environment is protected with sterile filters attached to all external open ports a structure for supporting the disposable container, one or more sensors for sensing one or more parameters of the biomaterials in the container, a heater for heating the contents of the container, the heater having a thermostat and mixing system arranged with the system such that biomaterials contained in the disposable container are mixed.

The invention provides a method for preparing a graphene-carbon nano tube hybrid composite and relates to a method for preparing a functional high molecular material and a device thereof. The method comprises the following steps of: carrying out the stirring and sonic oscillation treatment on graphene and carbon nano tubes to preform an entangled network structure, thoroughly mixing the entangled network structure and polymer particles, and thus obtaining an uniformly-mixed system in which the graphene-carbon nano tube network is coated on the surfaces of the polymer particles after removing the solvent; and putting the uniformly-mixed system in a mould, hot-compacting, and obtaining the graphene-carbon nano tube hybrid composite after cooling and demoulding. By mingling the graphene and the carbon nano tubes in advance to form the communicated network structure, the method realizes the advantage complementation of the graphene and carbon nano tube structures and enables the hybrid composite to have favorable electric conduction and heat conduction properties. The method can be widely used in the fields such as aviation, transportation and communication, electronic industry, civil facilities, construction, chemical industry and the like, can be produced in the industrial scale, and has the advantages of low cost and environmental friendliness.

A method for studying scaffold-based tissue engineering approaches in combination with the use of progenitor or stem cells to generate new lung tissue in an in vitro system. The engineered tissue system of this invention is used to monitor lung and immune system exposure of pathogen and/or toxins. The method involves growing engineered lung/immune tissue from progenitor cells in a bioreactor and then exposing the engineered lung/immune tissue to a pathogen and/or toxin. Once exposed, response of the engineered tissue is monitored to determine the effects of exposure to the immune component of the tissue and to lung component of the tissue. This invention also involves development of mixed engineered tissues including a first fully functional engineered tissue such as lung tissue and a second fully functional engineered tissued such as immune tissue from a single animal donor. The mixed systems can include more than two engineered tissues.

The invention belongs to the field of building materials, relates to a use of a nano-material in a building exterior wall heat-retaining system and provides a nano-material-containing high-strength high-heat insulation exterior wall inorganic heat-retaining face brick. The nano-material-containing high-strength high-heat insulation exterior wall inorganic heat-retaining face brick is characterized in that nano-particles are used so that compressive strength, tensile strength and bonding strength are improved. The nano-material-containing high-strength high-heat insulation exterior wall inorganic heat-retaining face brick is prepared by adding a nano-material having a nanoscale particle size into a mixed system of cement, an auxiliary gel material, a polymer binder, an inorganic light heat-retaining material, fibers and water, uniformly mixing, carrying out pressing molding of the mixture, carrying out organic polymer crosslinking and cement hydration drying, and carrying out waterproof layer coating. The nano-material-containing high-strength high-heat insulation exterior wall inorganic heat-retaining face brick has the advantages of excellent flame resistance, high compressive strength, high tensile strength, high bonding strength and good insulation effects.

The invention relates to a graphene modified carbon fiber emulsion sizing agent and a preparation method thereof. The conventional solvent sizing agent is not environment-friendly. The sizing agent is a mixed system consisting of organic resin, an emulsifying agent, a lubricating agent, graphene, an organic solvent and deionized water, wherein the emulsifying agent, the lubricating agent, the graphene and the organic solvent are respectively 2 to 14 percent, 0.5 to 2 percent, 0.05 to 1 percent and 30 to 200 percent based on the mass of the organic resin; and the solid content of the mixed system is 0.1 to 5 percent. The preparation method of the sizing agent comprises the following steps of: dissolving the organic resin in the organic solvent to form organic resin solution, adding the emulsifying agent, the lubricating agent and the deionized water into the organic resin solution, and stirring until the mixed system is subjected to phase transfer; adding the deionized water until the solid content is 30 to 50 percent to obtain organic resin emulsion; and adding the graphene into the organic resin emulsion, and adding the deionized water to dilute the mixed system until the solid content is 0.1 to 5 percent so as to obtain the graphene modified sizing agent. The method is simple and reliable, and the prepared graphene modified sizing agent can well protect carbon fibers and effectively improve the interface property of the carbon fibers and matrix resin.

An integrated beverage blending system comprising: a controller for menu selection; an ice portion control module; an ingredient module; a dispensing apparatus in communication with the ice portion control module and the ingredient module, wherein the ice and the ingredient are dispensed into a beverage container via the dispensing apparatus; and at least one blender module which blends and/or mixes the ice and the ingredient in the beverage container, thereby producing the beverage; wherein, upon removal of the beverage container from the blender module, the blender module initiates a cleaning mode.

An audio mixer for a portable media device includes: (a) an audio receiving mechanism capable of receiving audio signals from a plurality of components of a user's media system, modifying the characteristics of the received audio signals, summing the modified audio signals into a master audio signal, and outputting the master audio signal to a portable media device to be saved to the portable media device as a recording; (b) a docking station to receive a portable media device; and (c) a portable media device operating system.

A system for pumping or mixing a fluid using a levitating, rotating pumping or mixing element and various other components for use in a pumping or mixing system are disclosed. The pumping or mixing element is placed in a fluid-containing vessel in close proximity to a superconducting element. A cooling source thermally linked to the superconducting element provides the necessary cooling to induce levitation in the pumping or mixing element. The superconducting element may be thermally isolated, such that the pumping or mixing element, the vessel, and any fluid contained therein are not exposed to the cold temperatures required to produce the desired superconductive effects and the resulting levitation. By using means external to the vessel to rotate and/or stabilize the pumping or mixing element levitating in the fluid, including possibly rotating the superconducting element itself or moving it relative to the vessel, the desired effective pumping or mixing action may be provided.

The present inventors identified aggregation of embryonic stem cells and embryoid bodies (EBs) as the cause of the difficulty in generating large numbers of the embryonic stem cells (ES) cell-derived tissues. To counter this, the invention provides a novel bioprocess where aggregation of spheroid forming cells, such as embryonic stem cells and spheroids, such as EBs is controlled, such as by encapsulation of within a matrix. As a result, EBs can be generated with high efficiency and cultured in high cell density, well-mixed systems. Well-mixed conditions facilitate measurement and control of the bulk media conditions and allow for the use of scalable bioreactor systems for clinical production of tissue. Therefore, the invention enables generation of ES cell-derived tissue on a clinical scale. The invention is also applicable to any spheroid-forming cells and other types of pluripotent cells.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a catalyst for acrylic acid by oxidizing acraldehyde, which is characterized by comprising the following steps of: dispersing water soluble metal salts containing the components of Mo, V, W, Cu and Sb into a water/organic phase mixed system at the temperature of 30-100DEG C; maintaining the weight ratio of an organic solvent to water as 5-50 percent; reacting to generate composite oxide precursor serum; separating water by a distilling process under the condition of continuously supplementing organic phases at the temperature of 20-120DEG C, wherein the water content of distillate is not greater than 10 percent; then, pelleting by a spray drying process and roasting at the temperature of 200-600DEG C to prepare catalyst active components; mixing primary roasting powder, a forming additive and a strength improver; coating the active components on the surface of an inert carrier by using an adhesive, wherein the carrying capacity occupies5-70 percent of the total quantity of the catalyst; drying a formed product for 5-48 hours at room temperature; and then, roasting the formed product for 1-15 hours at the temperature of 200-600DEG Cto obtain a spherical catalyst with the active components carried on the inert carrier.

Described herein are methods, systems, and articles that are useful for controlling a fluid blending system, such as a fluid utility system. The methods, systems, and articles of this invention allow for the control of both a quantity metric (e.g., pressure) of the blended fluid the fluid blending system as well as at least one quality metric of a blended fluid in a fluid blending system. For example, the methods, systems, and articles of this invention provide for the simultaneous control of both the pressure and quality of fuel gas within a fuel gas header system.

A gel mixing system that employs a dynamic diffuser for quickly removing the air from the fluid as the fluid exits a traditional gel mixer and employs progressive dilution of the gel in a series of hydration tanks to maximize hydration time without allowing the gel to become so viscous that it is not easily diluted or pumped. High shear agitation of the fluid between the hydration tanks helps to increase the hydration rate. Progressive dilution of the gel increases residence time of the gel in the tanks and results in longer hydration time in the limited tank space available, resulting in continuous production of gel that is almost fully hydrated when it is pumped to the fracturing blender and subsequently to the well bore without the need for an increase in the volume of the hydration tanks.

The invention discloses a visible light responsive pucherite-graphene composite photocatalyst and a preparation method thereof. The composite photocatalyst is prepared by compositing pucherite and graphene according to the mass ratio of (1:2)-(1:5). The preparation method comprises the following steps of: putting graphite oxide into a mixed solution of water and ethanol for ultrasonic dispersion,respectively adding bismuth nitrate and ammonium metavanadate into ethanol for stirring, and finally mixing the three systems and regulating the pH to be greater than 7; then, transferring the mixed system into a hydrothermal kettle for reacting; and after the reaction is finished, centrifugally separating, washing and drying the product to obtain a leaf-shaped pucherite-graphene composite photocatalyst. In the invention, by using graphene as a template, the leaf-shaped pucherite-graphene composite photocatalyst is prepared by a hydrothermal synthesis method. The pucherite-graphene composite photocatalyst prepared by the method disclosed by the invention has better application prospect and economic benefit in the aspect of sewage treatment.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a mesoporous-microporous composite molecular sieve. The preparation method comprises the following steps of adding a microporous molecular sieve subjected to hydrothermal treatment into a mixed system of a silicon source, an acid solution and a surfactant, then carrying out crystallization, filtration and washing, and then carrying out drying and calcination to obtain the mesoporous-microporous composite molecular sieve. The preparation method fully utilizes non-framework aluminum falling from the microporous molecular sieve, avoids an aluminum source used by the conventional molecular sieve preparation technology, is conducive to improvement of a silica-alumina ratio of the mesoporous-microporous composite molecular sieve, realizes a high degree of crystallization, and improves hydrothermal stability and thermostability of the mesoporous-microporous composite molecular sieve. The mesoporous-microporous composite molecular sieve is suitable for the field of macromolecule catalysis, is conducive to improvement of a reaction conversion ratio and reaction selectivity, and is especially suitable for being used in a cracking catalyst for maximum-degree production of middle distillate from heavy oil as a raw material.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a triangular silver nanosheet, which comprises the following steps: firstly, mixing three types of reagents of oxyacid silver, trisodium citrate (Na3C6H5O7.2H2O) and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) according to a certain molar ratio; stirring for 4-10min at the temperature of 0 DEG C-30 DEG C; adding a proper amount of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) reagent into the mixed system; and then, adding a proper amount of hydrogen peroxide the mass fraction of which is 10%-30% to finally obtain the triangular silver nanosheet the size of which is 50nm-120nm. The method for preparing the triangular silver nanosheet has simple operation and high success ratio and can be carried out at normal temperature.

A mixing system has a single-use container (1) with flexible walls and a mixing device. The mixing device has at least one encapsulated drive (5) and a mixer shaft (3). The drive (5) can be disposed of after use together with the mixer shaft (3) and the single-use container (1). The mixing system can be used in biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry for mixing liquids, dissolving solids or cultivating cells and microorganisms.

A pre-mixer agglomerator and method of pre-mixing batching ingredients used to produce concrete mixes is disclosed. Specifically, this invention involves a pre-mix system which blends the wetting agents and the cementitious ingredients in relation to each other at any selected ratio in an adjustable and repeatable manner. The pre-mixer is a twin screw, preferably counter-rotating, pre-mixer agglomerator unit for pre-mixing these materials prior to combining them with aggregates in a drum of a transit mixer truck or other final mixing vessel.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a SiO2/polytetrafluoroethylene hybridized super-hydrophobic coating. The preparation method comprises the following steps: hydrolyzing a silane coupling agent in an alcohol-water solvent at appropriate temperature and pH value, allowing the solution to react with silicon sol, enabling the surface of silicon dioxide particles to be grafted with organic radicals, adding a certain volume of PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) emulsion and an auxiliary in the modified silica solution to prepare a uniformly-mixed system, ageing for a certain time, performing coating treatment, and preparing the coating. The preparation method of the SiO2/polytetrafluoroethylene hybridized super-hydrophobic coating is to utilize the silane coupling agent to modify the silica solution, enable the silanol structures on the surface of the SiO2 particles to be grafted with part of hydrophobic groups, in the meantime improve the dispersibility of the particles, utilize a sol-gel method to enable the modified silica solution and the PTFE emulsion to be hybridized to form the uniformly-mixed system to prepare the super-hydrophobic coating. Therefore, the bonding force between polytetrafluoroethylene and the base material can be effectively improved, the rigidity and the abrasive resistance can be improved, the roughness of the coating surface can be constituted, and furthermore the contact angle on the surface can be increased.

The invention discloses a preparation method and application of a ZnIn2S4-graphene composited photochemical catalyst. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: placing graphite oxide into a reducibility alcohol agent for ultrasonic dispersion; adding zinc sulfate and indium chloride into the reducibility alcohol agent, stirring and dissolving; adding thioacetamide into two systems after the two systems are mixed; transferring the mixed systems into a hydrothermal kettle for a reaction; and after the reaction is finished, carrying out vacuum filtration on the obtained product, washing, vacuumizing and grinding to obtain a nano ZnIn2S4-graphene composited photochemical catalyst. In the invention, grapheme is taken as a supporting material, and a solvothermal synthesis method is adopted to further prepare the nano ZnIn2S4-graphene composited photochemical catalyst. The catalyst prepared by using the method in the invention has the advantages of wide visible light responding range and high photocatalysis activity, can be used for transformation and use of solar energy and comprehensive ecological improvement, such as air purification, sewage disposal, hydrogen production through photodegradation, preparation of alcohol or hydrocarbon chemical fuels and the like by the photocatalysis and reduction of CO2.

A system for pumping or mixing a fluid using a levitating, rotating magnetic element and various other components for use in a pumping or mixing system are disclosed. The magnetic element is placed in a vessel or container that can be positioned in close proximity to a superconducting element. The vessel or container may be sealed with the magnetic element and a product therein, with the fluid being introduced after sealing. Preferably, the vessel or container is capable of holding fluid volumes greater than 10 liters.

The present invention uses one or more bags that are capable of being selectively pressurized and deflated in conjunction with a disposable bio bag such as a fermenter, mixing bag, storage bag and the like. The pressure bag(s) may surround a selected outer portion of the bag or may be contained within an inner portion of such a bag. By selectively pressurizing and deflating the pressure bag(s), one is able to achieve fluid motion in the bag thereby ensuring cell suspension, mixing and gas transfer within the bag without damaging shear forces or foam generation.