Abstract:
The object is to determine a suitable stop timing of dry cleaning operation in a dry cleaning method without an oil-soluble surface-active agent. Contamination level of a pure solvent supplied from a supply tank to an inner drum of a process tank by a supply-side pump is detected by a supply-side RGB sensor. Contamination level of a used solvent collected from the process tank to a distilling unit by a collect-side pump is detected by a collect-side RGB sensor. When the deference of the contamination levels becomes to zero, a control unit stops supplying the pure solvent from the supply tank to the process tank, collecting the used solvent from the process tank to the distilling unit.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the use of absorbent materials for separating water from an emulsion comprising water and lipophilic fluid. The methods, systems, and compositions of the present invention expose the emulsion to absorbent materials such that water is absorbed out of the emulsion in order to facilitate the recovery of the lipophilic fluid.
Abstract:
A method of recover dry cleaning solvents from a mixture containing a used dry cleaning solvent and contaminants, such as laundry soils, fabric treating agents. Specifically, purification agents are added to the mixture to effect a change in the mixture such that the contaminants become less soluble in the mixture and can be easily separated from the dry cleaning solvents.
Abstract:
Contaminants containing non-polar neutral lipid are removed from a solvent that has been used for dry cleaning by placing used solvent in contact with a lipase, which is stable and exhibits an activity in the solvent, or with an immobilized product of said lipase, and with an adsorbent.
Abstract:
A method for removing impurities and residual moisture from a petroleum fuel comprising:(a) circulating said fuel through a first filter apparatus made up of a cellulosic material containing a solid organic acid and a chromate compound; and(b) circulating said fuel from step (a) through a second filter apparatus containing a cellulosic material containing water; and(c) during steps (a) and (b) maintaining an electric grounding of said first filter apparatus via a DC power supply placed in between said first and second filters.
Abstract:
Garments contaminated with radioactive, toxin, biological and/or chemical contaminants are deposited in a cleaning drum and the drum is agitated during a wash cycle. A dry cleaning solvent is added to the drum during the initial wash cycle and then drained to a distillation means. Within the distillation means, there is a neutralizing agent which deactivates the biological and toxin contaminants and chemically breaks down the chemical contaminants removed with the dry cleaning solvent from the cleaning drum. Dry cleaning solvent is then continuously added to the drum during the secondary wash cycle and continuously removed from the drum. After the dry cleaning solvent is removed from the drum, and before it is pumped back to the drum, the dry cleaning solvent is filtered to remove remaining trace particulate contaminants. The dry cleaning solvent is also passed through an absorber where remaining trace chemical contaminants dissolves in the dry cleaning solvent are removed. The garments are then rinsed by circulating contaminant free dry cleaning solvent through the drum. After rinsing, the garments are dried by circulating hot, unsaturated dry cleaning solvent vapor through the drum.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a process for the filtration of liquors containing organic solvents in dry cleaning using natural and/or synthetic layered silicates prepared with one or more ammonium compounds corresponding to the following general formulaR.sup.1 R.sup.2 R.sup.3 R.sup.4 N.sup.+ X.sup.- (I)wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 represent hydrogen, alkyl or alkenyl groups which may optionally be substituted and X.sup.- represents anions of water-soluble, highly dissociated acids, in a quantity of from 2 to 60% by weight.Settling filters or cartridge filters are charged with the layered silicates thus prepared either alone or in combination with kieselguhr and/or active carbon, and solvent mixtures used in dry cleaning are filtered through the prepared filters.The invention also relates to filtration aids for use in the filtration of cleaning liquors from dry cleaning systems which are characterized in that they comprise natural and/or synthetic layered silicates prepared with quaternary ammonium compounds corresponding to general formula (I) above in a quantity of from 2 to 60% by weight, in combination with kieselguhr and/or active carbon.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及使用天然的和/或合成的层状硅酸盐过滤含有有机溶剂的液体的方法,所述层状硅酸盐由一种或多种对应于以下通式的其它铵化合物制备:R1R2R3R4N + X-(Ⅰ)其中R1,R2, R 3和R 4表示氢,可任选被取代的烷基或烯基,X代表水溶性,高离解酸的阴离子,其量为2-60重量%。 沉淀过滤器或筒式过滤器装有单独或与硅藻土和/或活性炭组合制备的层状硅酸盐,并且通过制备的过滤器过滤干洗中使用的溶剂混合物。 本发明还涉及用于从干洗系统过滤清洁液的过滤助剂,其特征在于它们包含用对应于上述通式(I)的季铵化合物制备的天然和/或合成的层状硅酸盐,其量为 2至60重量%,与硅藻土和/或活性炭组合。
Abstract:
A method of washing textile objects comprises pre-washing in a liquid composed of an organic dissolvent, preferably perchloroethylene, main washing in a liquid composed of a mixture of the organic dissolvent, a tenside and water, and at least two subsequent rinsing period, the objects being spin dried after each washing or rinsing period. The main-washing liquid is composed of a microemulsion whose water contents amount to between 4 and 30, preferably 10-30, percentage by weight and the first rinsing is made in a liquid composed of the organic dissolvent to which tenside has been added. A device for performing the method comprises three receptacles (11, 26, 32) for storing microemulsion, perchloroethylene, and used rinsing liquid from the first and preferably also from the second rinsing, respectively. The three receptacles communicate with a container (10) for the objects to be washed, which container can be supplied with tenside and water, respectively, from a dosing device (56).
Abstract:
1,1,1-trichloroethane is recovered in an excellent yield from textile material without deterioration in quality of the textile material by a method in which a textile material is introduced into a hot water bath having a temperature of 64.degree. C. or more and a pH of 4.0 or more, so as to allow 1,1,1-trichloroethane to vaporize together with water, the mixture of vapors of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and water is condensed by cooling it, and then, the condensed 1,1,1-trichloroethane is separated from the condensed water.
Abstract:
A process of treating wool-scouring liquor and wool-scouring liquor centrifuge effluent, both containing wool-grease emulsion, by the utilization of membranes to concentrate the liquor before centrifuging, or to eliminate the centrifuging step by concentrating the wool grease in the scouring liquor to a concentrate level through the use of ultrafiltration membranes. The process permits the efficient and economic recovery of the wool grease from the membrane concentrate fraction, and provides for reuse or disposal of the aqueous-permeate fraction.