84 results about "Organic fraction" patented technology

Systems and methods are provided for converting organic waste materials from a municipal waste stream to useful products. Organic waste materials having a wide range of compositions such as, for example, yard waste, food waste, paper, and the organic fraction of municipal solid waste are converted into a uniform biomass that is suitable for conversion to useful products, such as fuels. Through the use of a biomixer and a hydropulper, as well as through sorting and screening, the organic waste materials are progressively reduced in size and cleaned of contamination. The resulting uniform biomass is suitable for anaerobic digestion to produce biogas and a residual solid that is suitable for producing a high quality compost.

The invention relates to a method for recovering energy from the organic fraction of urban solid waste comprising the following steps: a) the organic fraction is pre treated with mineral acids, preferably sulfuric acid, during which the fraction is heated by an outer thermal jacket with no steam injection or steam explosion, thereby producing a first slurry containing an insoluble solid susceptible to enzymatic attack by cellulases; b) a step comprising enzymatic hydrolysis using cellulases and simultaneous fermentation, using an ethanologenic microorganism, of the first slurry in order to obtain a second slurry containing diluted ethanol; and c) distillation of the second slurry such as to obtain wet ethanol, a recyclable liquid effluent and a solid.

An engine control unit of an exhaust gas purification system of an internal combustion engine measures a pressure difference between an upstream and a downstream of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) after heating the DPF at least to a predetermined temperature and maintaining the DPF at the temperature for a while. The DPF is disposed in an exhaust pipe of the engine. A soluble organic fraction included in particulate matters in exhaust gas can be eliminated at the predetermined temperature. The ECU calculates a quantity of the particulate matters trapped by the DPF from the measured pressure difference. Thus, the quantity of the trapped particulate matters is calculated precisely, independently of a composition of the particulate matters or a state of the soluble organic fraction.

Provided is an exhaust emission control device which can properly burn off soot and soluble organic fraction attached to and accumulated on electrodes of a plasma generator.

The exhaust emission control device with a post-processing device (catalyst regenerative particulate filter 10) for allowing exhaust gas to pass therethrough for gas purification incorporated in an exhaust pipe 9 of an internal combustion engine (diesel engine 1) comprises a plasma generator 11 arranged upstream of the post-processing device for discharging electricity in the exhaust gas 8 to generate plasma, flow-through type oxidation catalyst 12 arranged upstream of the plasma generator 11, fuel adding means (controller 17) arranged upstream of the oxidation catalyst 12 for adding fuel into the exhaust gas 8, temperature increasing means (suction throttling valve 22 or controller 17) for increasing the exhaust temperature to a level enough for oxidation reaction on the oxidation catalyst 12 of the fuel added by said fuel adding means.

This invention relates to a method for treating diluted ammonium sulfate wastewater. The method solves the problems of high solid waste and organic nitrile impurity contents, low ammonium sulfate concentration, and difficult ammonium sulfate recovery. The method comprises: (1) removing solid impurities from diluted ammonium sulfate wastewater, adjusting the pH value to 6.5-7.5, performing flash evaporation, stripping or rectification, removing lightweight organic fractions at the overhead, collecting heavy fractions at the bottom, and extracting the rest ammonium sulfate wastewater at 1st-5th theoretical plates from the overhead; (2) sending the rest ammonium sulfate wastewater to ion exchange reaction, and removing NH4+; (3) treating regenerated liquid of the ion exchange resin with Ca(OH)2 aqueous solution to produce CaSO4 and diluted ammonia solution, performing solid-liquid separation, reacting CaSO4 and diluted ammonia solution with CO2 to obtain ammonium carbonate or ammonium hydrogen carbonate.

Disclosed is a catalytic filter for removing soot particulates from diesel engine exhaust, which is comprised of monolithic oxidation catalyst upstream of the catalytic filter, which effectively oxidize gaseous pollutants and volatile organic fractions, and a catalyzed wall-flow filter downstream serving to low temperature combustion of soot particulates collected on the filter. Also, the preparation method of the catalytic filter is provided, including the colloidal mixture solution of platinum group metal salts and other metal salts with a water-soluble polymer and a reducing agent, which is then impregnated on a catalyst support, followed by calcining at high temperatures. In the present invention, use of the catalytic filter provides effective means of abating diesel exhaust pollutant emissions, that is, particulate matter (PM) and gaseous pollutants (HC, CO, NOx).

PCT No. PCT/FI95/00329 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 10, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 10, 1997 PCT Filed Jun. 7, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/00776 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 11, 1996The invention relates to a process for fractioning vinasse, in which process the pH value of the vinasse is lowered by adding acid, and the formed precipitate is separated in order to obtain an inorganic fraction, whereupon an organic fraction remains. The invention also relates to the products obtained. The inorganic fraction mainly contains potassium salt, and it is useful for example as a fertilizer. The organic fraction mainly contains organic acids, and it is useful for example as an additive in animal feed and in producing silage.

The invention relates to a method for producing isophorone by catalyzed aldol condensation of acetone as an educt, reprocessing the reaction product, hydrolyzing the product stream, and separating into an organic and an aqueous fraction, obtaining isophorone from the organic fraction, distillatively reprocessing the aqueous fraction, and feeding the vapors from the head of the distillative reprocessing apparatus into the hydrolysis apparatus.

The invention relates to a catalyst for purifying tail gas of diesel automobiles, a preparation method and a purification device thereof. The catalyst comprises a first carrier taking cordierite honeycomb ceramics as a matrix, and a second carrier taking SiC or a cordierite wall-flow structure as a matrix, a first coating and active components on the first carrier, as well as a second coating and active components on the second carrier. In the invention, coating, roasting and reduction processes are adopted for preparing the coatings composed of composite oxides. The catalyst and the device in the invention employ a technology combining a DOC (diesel oxidation converter) and a CDPF (catalyzed diesel particulate filter). By means of the DOC at a front end, HC, CO as well as the soluble organic fractions (SOF) in PM are removed through oxidation. Meanwhile, NO is converted to NO2 that has stronger reducibility so as to be good for the reaction of NO2 and C, thus reaching the purposes of removing NO and lowering the combustion temperature of C simultaneously. Depending on the self-temperatures of diesel automobiles to realize regeneration of a particulate filter, the purification device in the invention has the characteristics of high purification efficiency and convenient usage, etc.

A process to obtain a humic extract that concentrates features of liquid extracts from mineral and organic sources is provided by first elaborating a humic extract from a first organic source by using an extracting alkaline solution and by utilizing residual alkalinity to partially extract active ingredients from a second mineral source. A product useful to improve cultivation soils and to physiologically activate plants is also provided.

This invention relates to a method for treating diluted ammonium sulfate wastewater containing propionitrile. The method solves the problems of high solid waste and organic nitrile impurity contents, low ammonium sulfate concentration, difficult ammonium sulfate recovery, and low recovered ammonium sulfate quality. The method comprises: (1) removing solid impurities from diluted ammonium sulfate wastewater containing propionitrile, and adjusting the pH value to 6.5-7.5 to obtain material flow 1; (2) sending material flow 1 into a liquid-gas separator, and performing stripping or rectification; (3) removing lightweight organic fractions at the overhead of the liquid-gas separator, collecting polymer fractions at the bottom, extracting the rest wastewater at 1st-5th theoretical plates from the overhead to obtain material flow 2, extracting water free of solids and organic matters from 1st-10th theoretical plates from the bottom to obtain material flow 3, mixing material flow 3 with water added by the quenching system and diluted acid, circulating to the quenching column, and recovering ammonium sulfate from material flow 2.

Process for manufacturing a flat composite plastic structure, for example a floor covering, comprising a textile web and at least one layer of a plastic, for example a polyvinyl chloride, on the reverse side or on the top side, which impregnates the textile web, according to which process: a) the textile web is made available, b) a plastisol is made available, c) the textile web is coated with a layer of plastisol, d) a radiant surface is obtained by combustion of a combustible gas in contact with a porous structure, e) the layer of plastisol is heated, using the radiant surface, in order to remove the volatile organic fraction of the coated layer and to cause the plastisol to gel, wherein the combustion of the combustible gas takes place under flameless, catalytic conditions.

Disclosed herein are methods of processing municipal solid waste in order to isolate a compostable product. The methods and system disclosed allow for municipal solid waste to be separated into an organic fraction and an inorganic fraction. The purity of the organic fraction may be enhanced in certain methods. The overall yield of organic material may be increased by subjecting inorganic material to further separation steps.

Raw MSW is delivered through an organic digester (12) within which an organic fraction of the MSW is broken down by a combination of aerobic microbial activity and mechanical action and converted into a solid bio fuel material. Treated waste material comprising a mixture of the solid bio fuel material and insert inorganic waste material is discharged from the digester (12). The treated material is delivered through a separator (20) for removal of the inorganic fraction. A substantially homogenous solid bio fuel material is discharged from the separator (20), and passed through a dryer (26) and into a gasifier (30). Within the gasifier (30) the homogenous solid bio fuel material is heated in a depleted oxygen atmosphere to generate a bio fuel gas rich in methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The bio fuel gas is delivered through a cleaner (35) and then collected in a storage tank. Bio fuel gas is fed as required from the storage tank to a power plant (50) for generating electrical energy.

The present invention relates to a fluid composition comprising a solid fraction and a liquid organic fraction, wherein said solid fraction and said liquid fraction are present in a state of being intermixed, wherein said solid fraction comprises a lignin component, wherein said liquid fraction comprises an organic substance. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of such fluid compositions, to various uses thereof, and to a process for treatment of a lignocellulosic biomass.

An autoclave reactor for treating municipal solid waste (MSW) including agricultural waste and medical waste wherein the MSW may be encapsulated in plastic bags. The reactor is equipped with a loading internal guiding means for treating the waste in such a manner as to decompose the organic fraction into a pulp which acts as a fluid whereby rigid, material such as metal and glass may be removed by known means. The reactor may also be equipped with: (a) piercing and cutting devices for rupturing the encapsulating material thereby expelling air and releasing the contents, (b) means for collecting vapours and emissions for treatment before they are released into the environment, (c) a vacuum means for removing vapours and drying the resulting products, (d) a sensing means which determines the viscosity of the reactor contents and this information is fed into a computer which determines when the desirable decomposition has been reached.