135 results about "Sorption" patented technology

Technologies and techniques for producing a sorption element for removing carbon dioxide from ambient air. The method includes providing a carbon dioxide-binding starting material and a binder, mixing them to form a homogeneous mixture, and either molding the mixture into a sorption structure or coating a support structure with the mixture. The sorption structure or coated support structure is then thermally treated to solidify and / or chemically activate the sorbent material. The disclosed method enables the production of highly efficient sorption elements with enhanced thermal and electrical conductivity, which improve adsorption and desorption processes. The disclosure also includes systems and apparatus configured to perform this method, offering reduced material usage, improved energy efficiency, and customizable geometries for diverse applications.

The invention relates to a method for producing a sorption material (10) on the basis of functionalized graphene aerogels and to the resulting sorption material (10). The method comprises the production of a water-based gel (18), the extrusion thereof and subsequent freeze-drying. The sorption material (10) is suitable for use as a sorption element in adsorption processes, in particular for separating carbon dioxide from ambient air.

An air duct system with a sorption material has a blocking and guiding system which allows a normal operating state of the air duct system without use of the sorption material and a sorption state. The sorption state helps to reduce the drying time and the energy consumption. The air duct system is used in a domestic appliance, such as a laundry dryer or a dishwasher for laundry. The water released during the regeneration of the sorption material can be used for the next washing cycle. Furthermore, a method of operating the air duct system and a computer program for a domestic appliance are disclosed.

Heat dissipation device (104) for an electronic cooling system (100) with an electronic component (102) which generates heat in response to receiving an electric current, wherein the heat dissipation device (104) comprises: a housing (106) that is attached to the electronic component (102) and absorbs heat from the electronic component (102), wherein the housing (106) has a surface (108) that defines a chamber (110); a first liquid (116) which is contained in the chamber (110) of the housing (106) and receives heat from the housing (106), wherein the first liquid (116) has a first boiling temperature; a sorption material (120) immersed in the first liquid (116); and a second liquid (124) which is adsorbed by the sorption material (120) and has a second boiling point which is higher than the first boiling point of the first liquid (116); wherein the first liquid (116) evaporates to a first vapor (118) when the first liquid (116) reaches the first boiling temperature; and wherein the second liquid (124) is desorbed from the sorption material (120) when the second liquid (124) and the sorption material (120) reach a desorption temperature below the second boiling temperature, and wherein the second liquid (124) evaporates to a second vapor (120) when the second liquid (124) reaches the second boiling temperature.

A CO2 separation device (10) for separating CO2 from a supplied gas stream (12), in particular an air stream (12) from an environment, is proposed, comprising at least one sorption chamber (14) for the temporary holding of bulk CO2 sorbents (16a) to sorb the CO2 from the supplied gas stream (12), in particular an air stream (12), and a desorption chamber (18) for the temporary holding of the CO2-enriched bulk CO2 sorbents (16b) to desorb the CO2 from the bulk CO2 sorbents (16b), wherein the bulk CO2 sorbents (16a, b) are circulated in a circuit (20) through the sorption chamber (14) and the desorption chamber (18), and wherein a conditioning unit (26) is provided for reducing a degree of pollution and / or for adjusting a total proportion of the CO2 in the The cycle (20) circulating free-flowing CO2 sorption agent (16a, b) is provided.

A battery safety system for controlled, active gas release. The battery safety system includes a sorption element configured to absorb chemical compounds generated during gas release events, such as those caused by aging, leakage, or accidents. The system further includes a sensor or indicator configured to monitor the saturation state of the sorption element. Methods of using the battery safety system are also disclosed, including monitoring the saturation of the sorption element to ensure continued functionality and safety of the system. The use of the battery safety system in battery-powered transportation devices, household appliances, and large-scale electrochemical storage systems is also disclosed. Additionally, the use of a sensor or indicator for monitoring the saturation of sorption elements in battery systems is provided.

The disclosed technology encompasses novel methods, systems, and materials for the efficient recycling and upgrading of carbon dioxide containing streams and their conversion into high purity methane and ultra-high purity methane. In various embodiments, the methods comprise utilizing a reactor equipped with both a sorbent and catalyst; supplementing the incoming stream with appropriate amounts of hydrogen to fully convert the carbon dioxide; initiating flow of the incoming stream in the sorbent-enhanced catalysis reactor; removing contaminants like nitrogen with sorption or reactors; drying the gas; and finally injecting the gas into the infrastructure of industrial process for the gas. Notably, the reaction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen gas to yield methane takes place at a temperature substantially consistent with the desorption stage on the catalytic unit. This invention represents a significant advancement in carbon upgrading processes, offering a highly efficient and reliable method for producing high purity methane and ultra-high purity methane.

A dishwasher includes a sorption drying device in which a heater is disposed in a linear air flow path extending in a downward inclination angle, at least a portion of air that has passed through the linear air flow path collides with a bottom surface of a moisture absorbent receiving portion and thus is introduced to a lower side of the moisture absorbent, so that a separate means for flow distribution is omitted, and heated air through the heater is evenly introduced to the moisture absorbent at a minimized flow resistance.

The present invention relates to a sorption can, and prevents erroneous cutting of a sorption can housing at the time of recirculation of the sorption can. A sorption can (10) is provided with: a sorption can housing (11) formed by attaching a cover (30) that closes an opening on the other side to a housing main body (20) that is in a cylindrical shape and has an opening on one side closed; a sorption material (13) filled in the sorption can housing; a holding plate (14) provided in the housing main body in a manner that is movable in a surface direction and holds the sorption material; and a spring (16) interposed between the cover and the holding plate and exerts a force on the holding plate in a direction that presses the sorption material. The cover has a link portion (33) that is in a cylindrical shape and is cuttable in a direction orthogonal to an axis, between a support plate portion (31) that supports the spring and an engagement portion (32) that engages with a flange portion (20a) of the housing main body. A discrimination portion (26) that indicates a cut area (R) of the link portion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the housing main body.

Disclosed are methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable memory for onsite wastewater treatment and reuse. For instance, a wastewater treatment system may include a collection tank configured to receive and store wastewater; a membrane filtration system connected to and receiving wastewater from the collection tank; a sorption unit receiving permeate effluent from the membrane filtration system; and a disinfection unit downstream of the sorption unit.

An active catalyst for ammonia synthesis is provided that is integrated in a composition or complex with a dedicated sorbent such that the catalyst portion and sorbent portion are in direct intimate contact, which overcomes the thermodynamic limits for conversion. The sorbent may include a metal halide absorbent, zeolite absorbent, other material absorbent or absorbent to capture ammonia in close molecular contact or near molecular contact with the catalyst in the production of ammonia, where the composition / complex may be provided in the form of a granular or pill structure. By removing the ammonia substantially while forming the ammonia, the forward reaction for producing the ammonia can continue with little attenuation, such that high net conversion is achieved in a single pass or accumulation within the segmented reactor while operating in series.

The invention relates to a method for producing a sorption material (10) based on functionalized graphene aerogels, as well as the resulting sorption material (10). The method comprises the production of a water-based gel (18), its extrusion, and subsequent freeze-drying. The sorption material (10) is suitable as a sorption element in adsorption processes, in particular for the separation of carbon dioxide from the ambient air.

A novel entrochemical array (ECA)-based regenerator system incorporates two or more entrochemical amplifiers (EAs) connected to each other in a unique "ring" configuration to provide spontaneous regeneration of highly deliquescent salts and / or liquid draw solutions using an environmental heat as the primary heat source. The novel "ring" configuration of the EAs in the ECA-based regenerator accommodates an energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly heat circulation around the ECA, and removes a solvent from a draw solution to restore a higher concentration state of the draw solution. The efficient and environmentally-friendly regeneration of the draw solution from the novel ECA-based ring regenerator enables low-cost and robust operations and maintenance of sorption-based energy systems. Furthermore, a uniquely-novel aspect of an ECA-based ring regenerator is its ability to use lower concentration solutions to regenerate higher concentration solutions, or to use a single solution to concentrate a quantity of itself spontaneously.

The present invention relates to chemical technology, and more particularly to granular aluminium hydroxide-based sorbents which can be used for recovering lithium from lithium-containing solutions. The aim of the present invention is to support the extraction of lithium from solutions using a durable and effective granular lithium recovery sorbent based on polyvinyl chloride and a chlorine-containing species of an aluminium-lithium double hydroxide. The proposed technical solutions allow a sorbent based on a polyvinyl chloride binder to retain its integrity during storage, transportation, dwell time in lithium recovery equipment and use, the sorbent further having a high sorption capacity and supporting a high rate of sorption and desorption.

Provided is a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide from exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide and easily regenerating a sorption solution. In a sorption tank 2, exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide is contacted with a sorption solution to provide an aqueous metal carbonate solution. The aqueous metal carbonate solution is transferred to a desorption tank 3. Under a condition of reducing the desorption tank 3 pressure, ultrasonic waves are radiated onto the aqueous metal carbonate solution to desorb carbon dioxide from the aqueous metal carbonate solution and regenerate the sorption solution. The regenerated sorption solution is transferred to the sorption tank.

Systems and methods are provided for integrating direct air capture of carbon dioxide with capture of carbon dioxide from a point source. The systems and methods can include exposing an adsorbent to a low CO2 content gas flow (e.g., air) at conditions similar to ambient conditions to perform an initial amount of sorption of CO2. The initial sorption results in a partially loaded sorbent having a first sorbent loading. The partially loaded sorbent can then be exposed to a flue gas and / or other gas flow that contains a higher CO2 content. This allows a second sorption step to be performed using a higher CO2 content gas, resulting in an additionally loaded sorbent having a second (higher) sorbent loading. The sorbed CO2 can then be desorbed from the sorbent.

The present invention relates to a process for preparation of dual functional materials (DFMs) that exhibit both catalytic activity and CO2 sorption capacity, specifically designed for blue H2 production via sorption-enhanced steam methane reforming. Process for preparation of dual functional materials (DFMs) consisting the CO2 sorbent, calcium oxide (CaO) derived from biowaste resources, including snail shells, seashells, or eggshells, while nickel (Ni), derived from nickel nitrate hexahydrate, serves as the catalyst. The dual functional materials (DFMs) are prepared by combining the catalyst and sorbent through various methods, including wet mixing (WM), wet impregnation (WI), and the sol-gel (SG) method. Comparative studies demonstrated that the combined sorbent-catalyst composition (CSCC) synthesized through WI exhibits superior performance in terms of both CH4 conversion and H2 purity compared to those derived through WM and SG methods.

The invention relates to hydrometallurgy of rare metals, in particular, to lithium sorption recovery from natural brines and wastewaters. The method comprises introducing a feed lithium-containing brine to a sorption-desorption concentrating module in a form of a vertical column filled with an inorganic sorbent being a chlorine-containing lithium aluminum double hydroxide. After sorption, the lithium saturated sorbent is washed with 27% ammonium chloride solution in the amount of 80-150% of the sorbent volume in the column and flowing through the column in the direction reverse to the direction of the feed brine flow. Then lithium desorption from the sorbent is performed with desalinated water to obtain a lithium enriched solution containing ammonium chloride impurities, which is then evaporated followed by ammonium chloride sublimation from the dry mixture. The effect of the invention is the reduced lithium losses with the washing solution and increased purity of the target product (LiCl concentrate).

A system comprising a vacuum chamber 110 and a sorption device 120, comprising a sorption medium 130, and a cooling element 140 which provides a temperature of less than 30 Kelvin. the cooling element

The present disclosure relates materials and methods related to the removal of per-and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds from water. More specifically, the materials disclosed herein are functionalized resins made from crosslinked polymers containing a cationic headgroup bound to the resin, which can be used to remove the per-and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds from water.

Systems and methods are provided for regenerating a bed containing absorbed and / or adsorbed CO2 using a low value steam stream. The steam stream can have a pressure of 10 kPa-a to 50 kPa-a and a temperature of 46° C. to 81° C. The steam stream can be used to displace CO2 from the bed, resulting in formation of a low pressure stream including water vapor and CO2. The stream containing water vapor and CO2 is then passed through a liquid ring pump that includes an associated ring cooler. The ring pump provides the suction necessary to draw the low value steam stream through the bed to displace the CO2. Due to the nature of operation of the liquid ring pump, the majority of water in the steam containing H2O and CO2 can be removed within the liquid ring pump, resulting in production of a stream comprising 90 vol % or more of CO2 at a pressure of 90 kPa-a or more. An example of a bed that can be regenerated using a low value steam stream is a bed that corresponds to a liquid amine that is coated on / covering / impregnated into a porous solid, so that the liquid amine remains substantially in place during a cycle of sorption and desorption of CO2.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger for arrangement in a pressure vessel having a granular adsorbent material of an adsorption dryer provided for drying a compressed gas, in particular compressed air, and for transferring heat of a heat transfer medium, in particular oil, to the granular adsorbent material, the heat exchanger has a heating section for transferring heat from the heat transfer medium to the adsorbent material, and the heating section comprises a plurality of medium lines (1202, 1402), each having at least one medium channel, for guiding the heat transfer medium in the medium lines, the heating section substantially having a cylindrical shape with a longitudinal axis, the medium lines are arranged in a plurality of line planes in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the medium lines are designed and connected to one another in such a way that the heat transfer medium can flow through the medium lines together in parallel and / or in series, and adjacent line planes and / or the medium lines of adjacent line planes are spaced apart from one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the medium line is formed as an extruded profile.

To capture PFAS in situ a liquid metal solution is placed in an aquifer by injection into at least one remediation well created in a PFAS contaminated plume. The injected metal solution is converted to solid mineral form and modified to increase its potential for sorption by PFAS. Over time PFAS is concentrated on the metal minerals. The process may be reversed, by modifying the metal mineral to release PFAS back to groundwater and it is immediately recovered to the ground surface through pumping wells. The recovered PFAS can then be destroyed by a separate appropriate technology.

The utility model relates to an adsorption type cold trap which comprises a shell, a cooling inner container and a first net plate, an air inlet is formed in the lower portion of the shell, an air outlet is formed in the upper portion of the shell, the cooling inner container is located in the shell and fixedly connected with the shell, a cooling cavity is formed in the cooling inner container and communicated with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet respectively, and the first net plate is arranged in the cooling inner container. The first screen plate is located in the shell and fixed to the shell in position, and the first screen plate is located above the cooling inner container. Waste gas is subjected to low-temperature adsorption and adsorption particle adsorption twice, so that the dust content in the waste gas is greatly reduced, dust deposited on the inner wall of a pipeline is reduced, and the pipeline between a dry pump and waste gas treatment equipment is prevented from being blocked; the detection medicament in the net cylinder is observed through the transparent lens to judge whether the adsorption particles need to be replaced, and the operation is simple and convenient; and the mounting cylinder sleeves the outer side of the cooling liner, and the mounting cylinder can be integrally taken out of the shell to be cleaned, so that the cleaning is more convenient, and meanwhile, the cleaning effect is improved.

The present invention describes a device for extracting carbon dioxide from a gaseous medium, comprising a first air flow channel for a dried gaseous medium, a second air flow channel for exhaust air, and at least one rotatable sorption unit comprising at least one sorption agent for the physical absorption of carbon dioxide. The at least one rotatable sorption unit is controlled by the first air flow channel, and the second air flow channel removes the exhaust air from the rotating sorption unit. Furthermore, a method for extracting carbon dioxide and the use of the device and the method are disclosed.

The proposed invention relates to a method for extracting lithium from lithium-containing solutions, including natural brines and waters, process solutions and wastewater from various industries. Proposed is a method for obtaining a lithium concentrate from a lithium-containing solution, which includes a sorption step that comprises passing a lithium-containing solution through a sorbent for extracting lithium from lithium-containing solutions which is based on a chlorine-containing form of an aluminium-lithium double hydroxide, and a desorption step, wherein the sorption step is preceded by a step for removing iron and manganese from the lithium-containing solution, and the sorbent used in the sorption step does not have paramagnetic properties. The technical result of the claimed invention is that of improving the sorption-based process of lithium extraction.

A composite sorbent material comprising a few-layer 2D carbon allotrope impregnated with an ionic liquid is described. Also described are a method for producing said material, a composite material comprising said material, and the use of said material for thermal energy storage, sorption cooling, adsorption water desalination or air dehumidification

1. The name of the design product: adsorption refrigeration machine (1). 2. The use of the design product: for refrigeration. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: perspective view 1.

The present invention relates to a system (100) for dry sorption. The system comprises a gas inlet (130) through which exhaust gas from processing industry is flowing into the system (100), a velocity increasing device which is arranged downstream of the gas inlet (130), and a reaction chamber (140) is arranged downstream of the velocity increasing device. The exhaust gas is brought into contact with the sorbent from a sorbent distributor (150) in the reaction chamber (140), wherein the velocity increasing device is a booster (110) and comprises a plurality of resistances to the flow of gas for creation of a turbulent flow of exhaust gas at the outlet of the booster for enhanced sorption. Further, the present invention0relates to a method for cleaning exhaust gas from processing industry utilizing the system (100) for dry sorption.