Abstract:
A method for producing an enhanced adsorbent and/or enhanced catalytic particle and/or for producing a catalytic particle, comprising the steps of: (a) removing an effective amount of air from a closed chamber containing an adsorbent and/or catalytic particle, wherein the resultant chamber pressure is less than one atmosphere; (b) raising the chamber pressure with an inert gas to at least one atmosphere; (c) contacting the particle with an energy beam of sufficient energy for a sufficient time to thereby enhance the adsorbent and/or catalytic properties of the particle and/or produce catalytic properties in the particle. A continuous process directed to step (c) alone is also provided. Also disclosed are adsorbent and/or catalytic particles, methods of contaminant reduction or elimination, including room temperature catalysis, particle binders, apparatuses of the present invention, and methods of increasing the surface area of adsorbent and/or catalytic particles.
Abstract:
Vacuum apparatus for industrial use in removing particulate material (such as spent catalyst) from a containing vessel (14), (such as a reactor) comprises a vacuum pipe (2) connectable to suction apparatus to transport particulate material along the bore from a distal (5) to a proximal end (3) of the pipe. The distal end of the pipe is provided with jetting means (7) arranged to direct jets of pressurised fluid into the bore of the pipe (2) in order to "fluidise" compacted particulate material. In use, the distal end of the vacuum pipe is inserted into the vessel (14) via an appropriately dimensioned manway or port (15).
Abstract:
A method and device for feeding particulate material into a pressurized container. Particulate material is supplied to a container (1, 101) arranged at a lower pressure and is transferred to the pressurized container (2, 102), from where the particulate material is transported through a preferably vertical pipe (3, 103) with a large length/diameter ratio. This pipe is adapted to interconnect the containers (1, 2, 101, 102) and has a length/diameter ratio adapted such that a material column (4, 104) of particulate material is built up in the pipe, that a limited leakage flow, which is not capable of fluidizing the particulate material in the container (1, 101) arranged at a lower pressure, flows through the material column (4, 104), and that the transport of particulate material while being influenced by gravity is directed downwards into the pressurized container (2, 102).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method of feeding bulk materials such as wood chips, sawdust or wood fibres into a stream of gas or vapour at high pressure, in particular a pressure higher than 15 bar, and moving at a high speed, using in particular a worm conveyor. The material is fed in at a constriction in the flow cross-section at which the static flow pressure is considerably reduced compared with the mean static pressure. This method is suitable for use in the treatment of lignocellulose-containing material by hot steam.
Abstract:
A sluice device for insertion between zones having different environmental conditions, for instance pressure and/or temperature. A drum (20) is rotatably arranged in an opening in a housing and has radially displaceable flaps (18) uniformly distributed along the periphery of the drum. Each flap has a first portion (21) for sealing against the housing (13), and a second portion of the flap, adjacent to the drum, co-operates with a sealing device (22). This device preferably is formed as a longitudinal groove (22) which is open against the drum and a longitudinal sealing member (24) is arranged in the groove. The pressure difference between spaces at the two sides of the flap brings the longitudinal sealing member in such a sealing position that the flap, by the pressure difference, is placed in sealing abutment against the inside of the housing regardless positive or negative pressure difference.
Abstract:
Procedure and means for adding coordination catalyst in powder form into a pressurized polymerizing reactor. The coordination catalyst in powder form is suspended in fluid wax. The mixture of catalyst and wax is pumped with the aid of an inert fluid into the polymerizing reactor (11), where the wax dissolves and the catalyst is set free. The rate at which coordination catalyst (13) suspended in wax is added into the reactor (11) is regulated by changing the pumping rate of the inert fluid. For inert fluid is used dried and nitrogenated heptane (18) and for wax, polyethylene wax. The means (10) comprises a catalyst adding tube (12) connected to the polymerizing reactor (11), containing coordination catalyst in powder form suspended in wax, and means for pumping inert fluid into the adding tube (12) and for feeding the mixture into the polymerizing reactor (11).
Abstract:
Un systeme de vidange de materiau du fond d'un recipient sous pression (16, 100 ou 200) sans depressurisation du recipient dans lequel un tube (20, 102 ou 200) connecte entre son entree et sa sortie au recipient sous pression recoit par l'intermediaire de la connexion et dans les poches (29 ou 206) un materiau transporte par un tapis roulant au travers du tube Le tapis roulant porte le materiau vers la sortie ou decharge du tube. Du liquide est injecte dans les poches formant des joints mobiles en forme de labyrinthe a chaque extremite du tube pour empecher des pertes de pression du recipient par le tube. Les fuites d'eau qui constituaient un probleme dans les systemes anterieurs sont reduites au minimum.
Abstract:
A pressurization type method for manufacturing elementary metal may include a metal precursor gas pressurization dosing operation of, in a state where an outlet of a chamber having a substrate is closed, increasing a pressure in the chamber by providing a metal precursor gas consisting of metal precursors, thereby adsorbing the metal precursors onto the substrate, a main purging operation of purging a gas after the metal precursor gas pressurization dosing operation, a reaction gas dosing operation of providing a reaction gas to reduce the metal precursors adsorbed on the substrate to elementary metal, after the main purging operation, and a main purging operation of purging a gas after the reaction gas dosing operation.
Abstract:
A high-efficiency, low-energy consumption and environmental-friendly recycling technology for PETE plastic waste is disclosed. The degradation of PETE plastic waste includes a method for attacking the —O— ester linkage in the repeat unit of PETE plastic with water in saturated pressure and CO2 in supercritical (Sc) conditions.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of performing a chemical reaction under elevated pressure. It is suggested that the method comprises the steps of pressurizing a first vessel (3) and a second vessel (5) with reactant-containing liquid and gas to a predetermined pressure, providing reaction conditions in one of the vessels (3, 5) such that the chemical reaction is effected and a product-containing liquid is obtained, withdrawing liquid from the respective vessel (3, 5) as reaction product when a predetermined amount of reaction product has formed, preferably after the chemical reaction in the respective vessel (3, 5) has concluded, and synchronously supplying reactant-containing liquid to the respective other vessel (3, 5), wherein the first and second vessels (3, 5) are in fluid communication by way of a gas communication passage (27). The invention also relates to an apparatus and use thereof for performing said chemical reaction.