Research Research
workers
from
Engineering
Zaragoza,
poster presentations
There
were
topics
membranes
conversion
by oral
for water
to the fuelfor low-
and
and
selectivity
of membranes
apparatus
harvesting
solution-laden fluids.
for
of
apparatus comprises
are
spedking.
use
a filrer
or
a thin membrane
a sintered
stainless
comprising
membrane
layer-
solvent, than
and are
solvent.
separation
discussing
2000
demand
provided
which on
for new membrane-reactor
its
advantages,
prospects
the concentrate
is discharged
of the permeate.
During
gas.
without
An
discharge
the first and third steps
apparatus
supply
for
of membrane
of liquid
performing
filtration
filter
the
of the
of less
Electra-deionisation
this
is also covered
multiple
and most of the in
is passed
and
ion-exchange phase
Applicants: DHV Water, Waterieiding
diluting at one end
at the other,
of
compartments
defined
membranes.
compartments Importantly,
to remove a liquid
floating has
vertically
positioned
membranes
which
nanotiltration steps
consecutively.
First,
without
or
tube
of
time.
for A gas,
a for
along the side of the discharge
of permeate
discharge
of concentrate.
Finally,
system. is
membrane reduce
engine, device
to
with
air
manifold
of
introduced monatomic
into the exhaust
gases to react
membrane
A separator
plate
for
membrane
fuel-cell
least
coextensive
two
These
are shaped
together
a polymer
stack
or cation-exchange and
they
making
promote
sheet-metal
elements
are
18I 5
date: 2 June 2000
Publication
polymer wettability
This invention
Barber, D. Tessier
the surface
selectively
membrane
in this patent.
permeable
device which
surface
injecting
air into the exhaust
is described
system
of
It includes
of a polymer.
energised
includes
surface
air (permeate)
as well as the nitrogen-
chamber,
air (recentate).
Being produced
The manufactured
way, the oxygen-enriched into the exhaust
system,
duct
from
extending
the engine;
into
in this
air can be introduced that is, into an exhaust an exhaust
the exhaust
manifold
manifold
of
of the
or polymer
with
described
by
objectives
of
hydrophobicity
membrane.
the surface with
under
of possible steps. The
vacuum.
is manufactured, by inserting
and irradiating
be treated
the
particles
membrane
enriched
or
by reforming
a number
activation,
enriched
to a
hydrophilicity
involves irradiating ionic
method polymer
the oxygen-
providing
of reforming
and especially
hydrophobicity
The method
air-separating
produces
of
increasing
USA for
relates to a method
of a polymer,
method
Reducing engine exhaust emissions system
nested
flow-space
is formed.
Improving
control
of The
cation-
date: 2 June 2000
emission
the
up the stack.
in such a way that a coolant
Inventor: L.C. Marianowski
of
of at
elements.
gases to the electrodes
mixed-bed
phase,
is constructed
so that
units
USA
electrolyte
sheet-metal
of reactant
coextensive
and
fuel cells
Inventors: J.H.
An
a
nitrogen
Applicant: Institute of Gas Technology,
Patent number: WO 0013
Applicant: University of Chicago,
into
date: 2 June 7000
the ion-
material
material
the
mixed
to an intake
to generate
is injected
by
can be used
NOX by being
and at least one single
anion-exchange
produced
device.
or by being
duct
The nitrogen-
Applicant; LG Chemical Ltd, Korea
a
and
is produced
with minimal
Membrane Technology No. 127
which
air,
the fuel-cell
material.
an engine
The following
concentrate of
enriched
contains
anion-exchange to the
oxygen-enriched
for performing
‘i permeate
period
salts
It uses
repeatedly
air, is rhen guided
membrane, md
performed
discharge
predetermined example
capillary
are suitable
can be
and
developed.
or hyperfiltration.
are
without
substances
been
exhaust
permeable
device
in line with the exhaust
Patent number: WO 00130749 Publication
which
Fax: +27
[email protected],
a pollutant-reducing
of the engine’s
distribution
at least one mixed-
material,
or
and
alternating
Friesland, and Stork Friesland, Netherlands filtration
or into is mounted
Electrolyte
unit.
comprises
adjacent
exchange
and
through
compartments
material.
material
material.
substances
the water
cation-exchange
anion-exchange
from
engine; which
Publication
whereby
compartment
of the diluting
bed
of
7602,
Inventors: R.B. Poola. R.R. Sekar
and apparatus
in an electro-deionisation
cation-exchange
Bochniak
water,
diluting
exchange
D.J.
a method
the concentrating
Each
Matieland
Patent number: WO 0013 1386
Canada
The unit has an anode compartment
with
in
with NO* in those gases.
of water
provides
purified
by anion-
are retained
Email:
the
be
lecturer
University
Tel: +_?7 21 808 3367,
3360,
that is being supplied
phase,
used
808
Inventors: P. De Moel. W.G. Van der Meer, H.
and a cathode
anti-
with
R.A. Rajewski,
of membrane
21
Bag XI,
Patent number: WO 00129099
compartments
under
mixture
Private
further
to
with
Patent number: WO OOl29096
A method
Stellenbosch,
is a senior
of‘ Chemistry,
by the patent.
for electro-deionising
CO,),
Bessarabov
hnp://www.sun.ac.za/rbemistry
This invention
a supercritical
from the solvent.
Removal of floating salts from liquids
Department
South Africa. and
hurdles.
Applicant: E-Cell Corporation,
A feed-stream
the filter, resulting
Inventors: B. Subramaniam.
for
Dmitri
the
which
particles
of the particles
a platform
Dr
Publicatio~z date: 25 May 2000
and
temperature
pass through
http://www.cps.unizar.es/spanishldepts/diqtma.html
recent developments.
process
the
by the fitter while the solvent anti-solvent
Email:
[email protected],
seven of
the
miscible
The desired
Another
to reports,
plasma
‘l‘he preferred
substantially
Spain. Tel: +34 976 761153, Fax: +34 976 762142,
van Dalfsen
is conracted
for
and hdve a critical
160°C.
were presented. entirely
which
supercritical
(preferably
of
Santamaria, Department of Chemical & Environmental
and
particles,
conditions
anti-sotvenr solvents
for
that is supported
and a solvenr for the particles, the
provided
separator
for rhe particles
supercritical
session during
Summary
and
from (organic)
sreel tube.
the desired
anti-solvent
30 posters
which covered
method
particles
near-&&l
Broadly
than
technology,
Applicant: University of Kansas, USA and
and new
Engineering, University of Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza,
was also a poster
use can be made of a combined
Size-selective separation micro- and nano-particles
For more information, contact: Professor Jesus
membrane
for membranes.
In brief, 1CCMR
presentations
Patents continuously
catalytic membranes.
reactors,
purification
the preparation
A process
of
session was devoted
enhancement
improvement,
apphcattons more
several
membranes
covered
modelling palladium-based
There
applications.
Other included
also
membrane
proton-exchange
temperature
for
reactors,
talks and
were devoted
technology-based
containing
reactors,
of
talks from Japan.
A few presentations cell
of exciting
&
on zeolite and dense ceramic
reactors.
zeolite-related
Catalysis
at the University
gave a number
membrane
the
Group
including
it into a vacuum
it with
an ion beam.
polymer
membrane
a reactive
gas. The
the
patent
providing without
The
can
also can methods
achieve
hydrophilicity any deterioration
their or of the
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