NOVELTY - The present invention relates to production of organic composite medicine fertilizer. Garbage, excrement, waste tobacco powder, tea seed cake powder and sessile stemona root are mixed and anaerobically fermented to obtain marsh, marsh dreg and marsh liquid. The marsh dreg is mixed with urea, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium sulfate, boric acid, etc and the mixture is pelletized to producegranular fertilizer. The marsh liquid is mixed with potassium sulfate, diammonium phosphate, urea, ammonium molybdate, etc to produce liquid foliage fertilizer. The organic fertilizer of the presentinvention has obvious yield increasing effect and pesticidal and bactericidal function, and low cost.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to organic fertilizer production, and is especially process of producing organic fertilizer with sludge. The process of producing organic fertilizer with sludge includesmixing dewatered sludge of water content 65-80 % in 100 weight portions and stuffing in 100-200 weight portions, compost fermentation, drying and palletizing. The stuffing consists of husk 15-35 weight portions, turf 55-85 weight portions and fly ash 50-80 weight portions. The present invention produces organic fertilizer with city sludge, husk, turf and fly ash on the basis of aerobic compost fermentation, and has low cost.
NOVELTY - The waste fermented liquid from glutamic acid production contains great amount of thallus, intermediate fermenting products and trace elements. The present invention provides the technological processof producing fermented fertilizer as one kind of organic-inorganic composite fertilizer with the waste fermented liquid from glutamic acid production. The technological process includes the steps ofevaporating concentration, extracting ammonium sulfate, stirring mixing, drum pelletizing and stoving. The present invention has high economic benefit and environment benefit.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to sewage treating technology, and is especially method and device for improving the three phase separating efficiency of baffle plate type anaerobic bioreactor. The present invention includes setting one deflected top baffle plate in the upper part of the anaerobic bioreactor to separate the reaction region into a digesting area, a predischarge area and a sludge depositing area; setting gas reflecting cone between the sludge transition area and the top inclined board; and optimizing the performance of the anaerobic bioreactor through optimizing the structure parameters of the deflected top baffle plate, increasing stuffing in the sludge depositing area, etc. The present invention improves the depositing and reflow efficiency of the anaerobic sludge, reduce sludge loss and prevent the acidification of the reactor effectively.
NOVELTY - The membrane bioreactor consists of mainly biologically contacting oxidation pond, aeration pipe, H-shaped or h-shaped circulating pipe, partition board, membrane tank, membrane assembly, suction pump, flowmeter, etc. It features the biological treating unit of biologically contacting oxidation reactor with high volume load, low sludge output, no sludge problem, simple management and other advantages; the membrane separating unit separated from the biotreating unit with partition board; and the circulation of the mixed liquid within the biologically contacting oxidation pond and the membrane tank under the synergistic action of the partition board and the circulating pipe resulting in low cost and easy operation. The present invention is used in treating domestic sewage, and has high out water quality, long membrane life, low power consumption and other advantages.
NOVELTY - The generating set of reproducible energy sources coupled to fuel cell includes power generation system of reproducible energy sources, hydrogen-making system from electrolyzed water, and power generation system of fuel cell. Through hydrogen-making system from electrolyzed water, electric power from power generation system of reproducible energy sources prepares hydrogen. The hydrogen is as fuel provided for power generation system of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Comparing with current technique, the invention takes full advantage of energy sources and saves energy sources as well as releases state of electricity shortage in peak time of using electricity. The generating set possesses development prospect.
NOVELTY - A biodiesel oil has a high water content. The constituent wt.% of the biodiesel oil are: fatty acid monoester (75-98); water (1-20); and emulsifier (0.1-5), whose hydrophilic oleophilic equilibrium value (HLB) is 1.0-8.0. At room temperature, its density is 0.80-0.96 g/cm3; its viscosity is 1.0-10.0 mm2/s; its heat value is 32.00-42.00 MJ/Kg; its solution surface tension is 1.0 x 10-2 - 8.0 x 10-2 N/m; and its dripping diameter is 0.001-10.00 microns. The emulsifying biodiesel oil has high water content which has storage stability. Removing water technology is simplified, manufacturing cost is reduced, and the burning performance of the biodiesel oil is improved.
NOVELTY - Delayed coking is used to process discarded biomass at a large scale and effectively produces biomass energy sources. The process includes: crushing the material to 0.1-2 mm granularity; mixing it with oil with 0.05-15% mass ratio; heating to 190-300degreesC; further heating to 420-510degreesC; processing delayed coking; and fractionating the oil gas product to give a fractionated product.
NOVELTY - The production of biodiesel oil includes: mixing carbonate, alkyl oxide, sodium ethylate, sodium iso-propoxide, manganic acid, diatomite, alumina and R silicon, with lecithin; heating; stirring; adding diatomite and alumina secondarily; liquating; and separating. It can used to improve the lubrication and combustion of the petroleum. The biodiesel is simple to produce, convenient to use and is of low cost.
NOVELTY - The production of biodiesel comprises the use of a solid magnetism catalyst. The process comprises mixing low carbon alcohol with animal and vegetable oils for ester interchange reaction by catalyst at a specific temperature. The upper layer is coarse biological diesel oil; and the lower layer is a mixture of glycerol and low carbon alcohol. The upper layer coarse product is purified under the following conditions: the mol. ratio of the carbon alcohol and the animal and vegetable oils is 3-40:1; the catalyst is the solid magnetism; the ester interchange is at 40-100degreesC for 1-5 hours; and the weight of the added catalyst is 1-10% of the animal and vegetable oils. The solid magnetism catalyst contains Ni2O3, Co2O3, and Fe2O3. Thus, it can separate from the liquid state biological diesel oil well and reduce the pollution. It can be used circularly and does not corrode the conversion unit.
NOVELTY - The production of biodiesel comprises the use of Chinese tallow as raw material. The process comprises mixing low carbon alcohol with Chinese tallow for ester interchange reaction by a catalyst at a specific temperature. The upper layer is a coarse biological diesel oil; and the lower layer is a mixture of glycerol and low carbon alcohol. The upper layer coarse product is purified under the following conditions: the mol ratio of the low carbon alcohol and Chinese tallow is 3-40:1; the catalyst can be any one of base, acid, enzyme, and solid magnetism catalysis; the temperature of ester interchange is 20-120degreesC; and the weight of the added catalyst is 0.1-10.0% of the Chinese tallow. The solidifying point of the biological diesel oil is -10degreesC, so it is difficult to coagulate; it has rich raw material and simple technological process; and its by-product can be used circularly.
NOVELTY - A biological diesel oil is made from tree crop fruit. The oil content of the fruit is more than 20%. The raw material is inexpensive and the biodiesel reaches state quality standards.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a technique for producing fuel oil from waste organic matters, such as plastics, rubbers, fibers, residual oils, waste oils, plant oils and animal oils. The technique comprises: dissolving the raw materials, removing impurities, pyrolyzing, catalyzing, mixing, rectifying, decolorizing and synthesizing. The obtained fuel oil is transparent, clear and fragrant.
NOVELTY - A planar porous membrane comprises a support membrane having a liquid face and a gas face, a gas face biolayer on the gas face and/or in the support membrane near the gas face, and a liquid face biolayer on the liquid face and/or in the support membrane near the liquid face.    USE - For use in treating, e.g. sewage, liquid derived from sewage, or other waste stream from winery, abattoir, rendering plant, brewery, or drainage from polluted soil.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane can separate gas at the gas face from liquid at the liquid face and allows diffusion of gases and/or liquids without the external application of pressure. The membrane allows diffusion of ions and other soluble species (e.g. soluble molecules such as nutrients for one or both biolayers) from the liquid face to the gas face and/or from the gas face to the liquid face and allows diffusion of oxygen (e.g. dissolved oxygen) from the gas face to the liquid face.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a bioreactor;    (2) a process of making a membrane;    (3) a process of making a bioreactor; and    (4) a method of treating sewage or other waste stream.
NOVELTY - A biodiesel reaction mixture comprises saturated salt solution containing an alcohol (e.g. methanol) and a salt (e.g. magnesium chloride) dissolved in a solvent, where the volume ratio of the alcohol and the solvent is 1:9-9:1; and a feedstock (e.g. palm oil) in contact with the solution.    USE - For preparation of biodiesel e.g. diesel fuel or diesel fuel lubricity additive.    ADVANTAGE - The mixture reduces or overcomes the enzyme poisoning frequently encountered in the production of biodiesel, reduces substrate inhibition, lowers production cost associated with lipases, and is capable of enhancing the high temperature activity and stability of the enzyme. The reaction rate of the biodiesel production is seven times faster than that of the prior art.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparation of a biodiesel from a feedstock, comprising mixing an immobilized enzyme with the reaction mixture under conditions to prepare the biodiesel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates a schematic view showing a process for preparation of biodiesel.
NOVELTY - Producing fuel, fertilizer or food involves preparing slurry from the feed stock; subjecting or optionally heating the slurry to depolymerization process to form composition comprising at least one inorganic material and a liquid mixture; separating inorganic material from the liquid mixture; and deriving fuel, fertilizer or food from the liquid mixture.    USE - For producing fuel (particularly fuel oil) for fueling combustion-driven device, fertilizer for fertilizing plant, food for animal feeding, from feed stock (e.g. animal manure, sludge, byproducts of food manufacture and distribution, waste plastics, rubber, or tires, organic feedstock, fats, grease, and/or a protein source, animal waste, plant waste, waste of low value streams from ethanol production facilities); and for converting shredder residue and tire into fuel (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides processing of waste and low-value materials such as industrial, agricultural, and other waste or low-value materials that contain carbon-based compounds, to commercially useful products such as fuel oil, fertilizer and specialty organic chemicals into useful products of reliable purities and compositions, at acceptable cost, without producing malodorous emissions, and at high energy efficiency. The process reduces the potential for environmental pollution arising from inorganic waste streams. The process also destroys pathogens that may be present in the feedstock.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for converting (M2) a raw stream comprising shredder residue and at least one tire into fuel by dissolving a raw stream comprising shredder residue and at least one tire in a solvent to produce a slurry; subjecting the slurry to depolymerization produce a liquid mixture; subjecting the liquid mixture to hydrolysis to produce an organic liquor; and deriving oil from organic liquor.
NOVELTY - Provided are a food material extract derived from squeezed grape by-products, which contains more polyphenol than that of grape, recycles waste grape, and is usable as a food material and health food, and a method for manufacturing food using the same.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method for manufacturing fermented grape peel cake, fermented grape peel extract liquid, concentrate thereof, and fermented grape peel distillate obtained upon concentration comprises the steps of: adding 10-40kg of water, 0.01-1% of cellulase, 0.01-1% of yeast, and 0.5-10kg of ground grape branches to 100kg of squeezed grape cake, a byproduct obtained from grape processing; fermenting the mixture at 5-35degreesC for 1-4 weeks; and juicing the fermented material by a general method.Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A treated water discharging equipment that is constructed in a simple structure and can stably discharge supernatant water while preventing discharge of a scum layer formed on the surface of water of a bioreactor and sludge settled in the bioreactor is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An equipment for discharging treated water comprises: a discharge hopper(10) which is installed on a sequencing batch reactor liftably and lowerably and has a discharge pipe formed on a lower portion thereof and connected to the outside to discharge treated water to the outside; a scum interception member(20) liftably and lowerably connected to an outer periphery of the discharge hopper and lifted above the surface of water by buoyancy when the discharge hopper is lowered below the surface of water in order to intercept that scum formed on the surface of water flows into the discharge hopper; and a liftable-and-lowerable unit(30) for lifting and lowering the discharge hopper above and below the surface of water.Image 1/1
NOVELTY - Fertilizer for garden plant which comprises stevia extract and selenium, and process of manufacturing the fertilizer are provided to apply the fertilizer to farm crops and harvest the crops containing beneficial organic selenium, activate growth of the crops, and have strong resistance against damage by blight and harmful insects by preparing the stevia extract through drying, pulverizing, extracting and concentrating processes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fertilizer is prepared by concentrating extract of stevia plant texture, fermenting and ageing the concentrate, and adding selenium, especially, organic selenium to the aged concentrate. During the fermentation step, the stevia concentrate is fermented by repeatedly introducing air in constant periods. The stevia extract contains stevia concentrate obtained by milling stevia leaves and stems, dipping the milled powder in water and heating the wet material, and aged in solution containing beneficial ingredients generated by bacteria after fermenting and ageing the concentrate.Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Sustained-release microorganisms composition comprises one or more types of target microorganism, mixture of the target microorganisms and/or the microorganisms containing material that are semi-fixed and discharged gradually and continuously.    USE - For sustained release of target microorganisms and for dry-type methane fermentation method, for environmental preservation and/or biological pesticide (claimed), as resource or energy, for activating management and promotion of reuse of food or livestock excretion.    ADVANTAGE - The composition exhibits the target effect reliably without affecting the function of microorganisms by the environmental influence. The target effect is maintained for a long period of time. The microorganisms in the composition can be preserved and does not produce waste material problem after use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional drawing of ripened dung ball (sustained release microorganisms composition) (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - An insulating layer (103) formed on the surface of a metal substrate (101), includes silicon dioxide (SiO2) obtained by baking polysilazane. The thickness of the insulating layer on the surface of the metal substrate is 0.7-0.2 microns and a heat generating structure (104) is formed on the insulating layer. A circuit shaped gas passage (102) is provided in the opposite surface of the metal substrate.    USE - For use as fuel reformer.    ADVANTAGE - The impact resistance is improved and a sufficient insulation is ensured at low cost. The insulating layer is strong against the heat cycle and the generation of pinhole and crack in the insulating layer is prevented. A high heat resistance and insulation reliability are ensured with an easy production method and hence an effective insulation handling process is realized.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of hydrogen production apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a partial explanatory view of the hydrogen production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Meal substrate (101)    Gas passage (102)    Insulating layer (103)    Heat generating structure (104)
NOVELTY - The anaerobic and aerobic treatment are performed to the waste liquid and aerobic treatment liquid is separated into solid and liquid. The ammonia nitrogen contained in the separation process effluent is nitrified to a nitrite nitrogen. The nitrite nitrogen is denitrified by autotrophic denitrifying reaction which makes ammonia nitrogen an electron donor and nitrite nitrogen an electron acceptor. The phosphorus contained in denitrifying process effluent is removed and dephosphorylating process effluent is flow-returned at anaerobic or aerobic treatment process.    USE - For purifying organic waste liquid containing high concentration suspended solid in livestock dung etc.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer amount used for spin-dehydration is reduced by improving the settlement of suspended solid of organic waste. The processing time is shortened and high concentration ammonia nitrogen is removed easily at low cost with high removal rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus of high concentration organic waste liquid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of processing apparatus of organic waste liquid. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Anaerobic-treatment apparatus (1)    Aerobic-treatment apparatus (2)    Dehydrator (3)    Nitrous-acid formation apparatus (4)    Denitrifying apparatus (5)
NOVELTY - An electrode working as an anode is equipped with a photoreaction catalyst layer (3) consisting of oxide semiconductor oxidized by receiving an electron from a substance energy metabolic system (5) of objects, such as plant, etc., by irradiation, and pigment. An electrochemical cell is equipped with an electrode working as cathode consuming the energy by reductive reaction. The substance energy metabolism of the object is evaluated using the electric-signal or voltage signal of the electrochemical cell.    USE - For evaluating energy metabolism in biological cell, plant, microorganisms, waste water, refuse disposal field using brewing using yeast fungus, lactic acid bacteria, Bacillus natto, yeast, fermentation, food-processing field, medical treatments, environmental preservation control, agricultural stock farming production filed and industrial fields.    ADVANTAGE - The vital reaction component present in the substance energy metabolism can be detected more easily and simply. The high sensitivity and accurate detection capability are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for energy metabolism evaluation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory view of the metabolism evaluation process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Photoreaction catalyst layer (3)    Substance energy metabolic system (5)    Cell wall (6)    Light source (7)    Load (8)
NOVELTY - The present invention discloses a new foliage bacillus fertilizer and its preparation method. Said foliage bacillus fertilizer component composition includes (by wt%) 20-4% of lactobacillus plantarumbacillus preparation, 20-40% of lactobacillus acidophilus bacillus preparation and 20-50% of water. Said foliage bacillus fertilizer can be used for presoaking seeds, and can be used for promoting plant growth.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a comprehensive treatment technique of restaurant kitchen garbage. Said technique includes the following steps: firstly, removing non-degradable components from said restaurant kitchen garbage, then breaking said garbage, making hydraulic separation to form cream liquor of organics. Said invention mainly includes three-stage high-speed centrifugal separation process, in which first stage centrifugal separation utilizes the cream liquor formed by hydraulic separator to produce solid dregs and oil-water mixture phase; second stage centrifugal separation utilizesthe above-mentioned oil-water mixture phase to produce waste oil and clear water phase containing rich organics; the clear water phase and the above-mentioned cream liquor formed by blending solid dregs produced by first centrifugal separation are fed into fermentation tank, undergone the process of aerobic fermentation so as to form solid-liquid mixture, then the solid-liquid mixture is fed intothird stage high-speed centrifugal machine to make solid-liquid separation to obtain heavy phase and light phase. Said heavy phase is solid fertilizer and the light phase is liquid biological organicfertilizer.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a water treatment method for implementing drinking water deep purification by utilizing immobilization biological ceramsite technology. Said water treatment method includes the following steps: (1), making the water to be treated undergo the processes of precipitation and filtration, then be fed into immobilization biological ceramsite tank; (2), making the water flowed out from said immobilization biological ceramsite tank undergo the process of ozonization treatment, then be flowed into secondary immobilization biological ceramsite tank; and (3), making the water flowed out from secondary immobilization biological ceramsite tank undergo the processes of microfiltration, secondary ozonization treatment and UV-ray sterilization so as to obtain the deep-purified drinking water.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a kind of chlorine tolerant microbe and its screening process. The chlorine tolerant microbe strain is Staphylococcus saprophyticus V430 in the preservation number ofCCTCC No. M205145. The Staphylococcus saprophyticus V430 has circular opaque colony shape with lug and smooth edges; spherical single, paired or piled cells of d in 0.6-0.9 micron without flagellum; no motion, no endogeneous spore, gram positive and anaerobic property; and optimal growth pH value of 6.0-7.5 and temperature of 25-45 deg.c. It can survive in high chlorine ion concentration environment and degrade high concentration organic pollutant effectively.
NOVELTY - The ocean salt monad of code of V3a and separated from deep sea bottom mud of west pacific ocean may be used in preparing biological polysaccharide through a simple fermenting culture process including providing common nutritious components, glucose, ammonium chloride, phosphate, magnesium sulfate, sodium chloride and 0.06 % concentration yeast paste as the growth factors, aerating and stirring at18-28deg.c. The polysaccharide has low cost, simple extracting process, and wide application value. It has high flocculating activity, very high heat stability, obvious flocculating effect even on high temperature and acid or alkali conditions, effect of absorbing heavy metals, especially lead and wide application foreground in sewage treatment, food production and biochemical industry.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to production of organic composite medicine fertilizer, and is especially organic composite fertilizer produced with crop stalks and through anaerobic fermention. Crop stalks, animal excrement, waste tobacco powder, tea seed cake powder and sessile stemona root are mixed and anaerobically fermented to obtain marsh dreg and marsh liquid. The marsh dreg is mixed with urea, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium sulfate, boric acid, etc and the mixture is pelletized to produce organic composite medicine fertilizer. The marsh liquid is mixed with potassium sulfate,diammonium phosphate, urea, ammonium molybdate, etc to produce organic composite medicine foliage fertilizer. The organic fertilizer of the present invention has low cost, high fertilizer effect, obvious yield increasing effect, pesticidal and bactericidal function, and soil improving effect.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to the application of chlorine tolerant microbe, and is especially the application of Staphylococcus saprophyticusV430 CCTCC No.M205145 as a kind of chlorine tolerant microbe for treating waste water with high chlorine ion concentration. The treating method includes sorting Staphylococcus saprophyticusV430 single colony, culturing in enlarging culture medium for 20-24hr, inoculating the cultured Staphylococcus saprophyticusV430in certain amount into waste water with high chlorine ion concentration, and constant temperature anaerobic culturing and reaction at 25-45 deg.c and pH 7.0-8.0 for 3-5 days. The present invention has high COD eliminating capacity and can eliminate COD in 50-60 % from waste water in 5 days.
NOVELTY - The method of treating industrial waste water containing cadmium with waste beer yeast includes treating waste yeast mud from brewery with alkali to obtain biological adsorbent of beer yeast, adding the biological adsorbent into industrial waste water containing cadmium for multiple stage of circular adsorption, adding fine husk powder via stirring and press filtering, incinerating the filter caketo obtain ash containing metal cadmium and recovering cadmium. The present invention has effective recovery of cadmium, simple technological process and no environmental pollution.
NOVELTY - A composite marsh-gas pool consists of upper pool body and lower pool body, both comprise intermediate bamboo wooden strength layer, which is waterproof and antiseptic layer, sealing ring is arrangedbetween upper pool body and lower pool body, water-pressure chamber is set on upper pool body, discharging opening is set on upper pool body under water pressure chamber, feeding opening and gas pocket are set on upper pool body. It is cheap and light, and has better strength. It can be used for septic tank and water-storage tank.
NOVELTY - A continuous and automatic dry marsh-gas feeding and discharging fermenter, its process and temperature-maintaining and raising method are disclosed. The procedure is carried out by digging dell on ground, putting dry marsh-gas fermenter into dell underground, which is buttering, filling it with corn straw on its thermal-insulating material in winter of northern China, sealing, aerobic and anaerobic fermenting, temperature raising and maintaining, and spreading anaerobic fermenting ventilating pipeline at 1/3 of anaerobic temperature-raising pool, covered with multiple solar greenhouse heat collector. It is simple and rational and finishes feeding and discharging synchronously.
NOVELTY - A solar heat-collecting applicator in marsh gas fermentation pool consists of solar heat collector (2), gas-storage tank (10), temperature adjuster (4) and marsh gas pool (11). The solar heat collector (2) is installed outside of marsh gas pool (11), discharging pipe on bottom of solar heat collector (2) is connected to entrance end of internal heat exchanger (7) of marsh gas pool (11) by valve, outlet pipe of heat exchanger (7) is connected to inlet pipe on top of solar heat collector (2) by circulating pump (5) and valve. It has higher fermentation temperature and more marsh gas output.
NOVELTY - A nutrient activated soil and its production are disclosed. The water content of the soil is less than 30%, pH value is between 6.5 and 8.5, organic content is greater than=5%, nitrogen content is greater than=0.1%, fast-effectivenitrogen is greater than=0.02%, phosphor content is greater than=0.05%, potassium content is greater than=0.05% and grain size inorganic is less than 3mm, beneficial microbe viable count is greater than=10asterisk6/g and it has enriched minor element. The process is carried out by primary selecting fine aging soil, sterilization deodorizing, and adding into nitrogen, phosphor, potassium, mineral elements and beneficial microbe. It is nutrient, has better water-holding power and shorter fermentation time.
NOVELTY - A composite forage with high nutritive value is proportionally prepared from the 'grouped enzyme and fermenting bacteria spawn', mineral trace elements, microbes, Chinese-medicinal materials, powderedstraw or stalk, biologic garbage, and the powder of grains other than wheat and rice through mixing, stirring, and anaerobic fermenting while saccharifying.
NOVELTY - Domestic fuel, especially honeycomb charcoal made by straw charcoal, comprises quartz flour, soluble glass or boracic acid, straw charcoal and water, in a mass ratio of 35-40:1.75-2.0:50-70. The process comprises: crushing, stirring, squeezing, forming and drying. The honeycomb charcoal is formed into honeycomb coal.
NOVELTY - A new type fuel, comprising 92-94 parts straw powder, 1-2 parts Artemisia vulgaris and 5-6 parts water, comprises: disintegrating straw and Artemisia vulgaris, adding water, mixing, squeezing, and obtaining cylinder particles. The particle size is 0.3-0.6 mm, and the length is 8-12. The fuel uses straw as main material, and has non-chemical preparation, non toxicant and non-contamination. Because the Artemisia vulgaris has fragrant, the fuel can produce fragrant. The product can be used in country heating.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses the ethanol diesel mixed fuel, comprising 15% ethanol, 79% light diesel oil, 6% assisting solvent. The assisting solvent comprises 34-66% petrol, 17-33% acetic acid ethyl ester, and 17-33% oleic acid. The invention has the advantages of simple technology and low cost. The discharging of carbonic oxide and hydrocarbon is reduced by 30-50%, the discharging of nitrogen oxide is reduced by 2-20%, and the discharging of smoke is reduced by 10-20%.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses biological diesel fuel polymolecular distillation process, comprising the following steps: putting the biological diesel fuel into first grade molecular distillation device, evaporating water and air, putting the distillate into container, then putting the materials without being distilled into second grade distillation device; the putting the materials into container; putting the material without being distilled into gathering tank, or putting them into next grade distillation device; after n grades distilling, putting the valid combination into container, and puttingthe refuse into gathering tank. The distillation number of steps is between 2 and 6.
NOVELTY - The invention relates the technology of producing biological diesel fuel. The technology uses short-link ROH as acyl acceptor, uses tert-butanol as reaction medium, and synthesizes the biological diesel fuel. The method comprises the following steps: putting the short-link ROH, fat and oil and microbios into bioreactor, heating to 20-60Deg.C, reacting for 5-48 hours, getting biological diesel fueland byproduct glycerin. The productivity of biological diesel is above 80%. The invention has the advantages of improving reaction active, shortening reaction time and extending durability.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for producing fuel ethanol from a straw fibre raw material, comprising: (1) raw material selection; (2) disintegration; (3) pre-processing; (4) double-enzyme saccharifying; (5) sterilization; (6) enlargement culture and application of Pachysolen tannophilus P-01; (7) fermentation; (8) distillation; characterizing: the pre-processing employs white-rot fungi solid culture to decompose lignin. The procedures comprise: (1) bacteria selection: Phanerochete chrysosporium, which is donated by Shanghai hydnology institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, is a fugus, and can produce lignin decomposing enzymes under specific culture conditions, comprising lignin peroxidase, manganese dependent peroxidase, laccase, and so on; (2) specific culture media producing conditions: i. add 2g glucose, 0.3g ammonium chloride and 100g water to dry straw per 100g and mix homogenously, sterilize at 121Deg C for 2h, inoculate Phanerochete chrysosporium for culturedecomposition; ii. conditions of culture decomposition: inoculation 5%, 37-39Deg C, pH normal, material to volume: 1:5 ( dry material weight: container volume), cycle 30 days. This invention can improve the ethanol yield and decease cost.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for producing fuel ethanol from a straw fibre raw material, comprising: (1) raw material selection; (2) disintegration; (3) pre-processing; (4) double-enzyme saccharifying; (5) sterilization; (6) enlargement culture and application of Pachysolen tannophilus P-01; (7) fermentation; (8) distillation; characterizing: the pre-processing employs white-rot fungi solid culture to decompose lignin. The procedures comprise: (1) bacterium: Coridus versicolor; (2) crude laccase production: (1) culture media producing condition,(2) fermentation: inoculate 6 parti-color Coriolus versicolor seed stopper per 1000ml, 28-30Deg C, 150rpm shake culture for 7d, remove the hypha by filtration so as to obtain the crude laccase; (3) crude peroxidase production: i. culture media,ii. fermentation: inoculate 6 rings of Phanerochete chrysosporium spores per 100ml, 37-39Deg C, static culture for 9d, remove hypha by filtration so as to obtain crude peroxidase; (4) conditions of enzyme liquid decomposing straw: add 1ml crude peroxidase and crude laccase respectively to the straw powder and mix homogenously, and then decompose the straw at 45Deg C, pH 4.5 for 72h. This invention can improve the ethanol yield and decease cost.
NOVELTY - Composition for improving bottom quality of an aquiculture pond, comprises in parts: photosynthetic bacteria (15-20), hay bacillus (15-20), zeolite powder (40-50) and peroxy sodium carbonate or calcium peroxide (3-5). The invention can quickly complex poisonous heavy metal ions, quickly degrade harmful matters in the pond bottom, such as ammoniacal nitrogen, sulfureted hydrogen, and nitrite, able to improve bottom qualities of most ponds, so as to improve water quality and living conditions of aquatic animals, and able to effectively prevent burst death of aquatic products, such as prawns.
NOVELTY - Preparation of fuel or fuel additive comprises heating a plant oil with ethanol at 150degreesC for an hour to obtain plant oil ethyl ester; filtering the obtained plant oil ethyl ester, which is an insoluble protein, in dropping manner using ethanol; and separating ethanol, oxidized plant oil and oxidized plant oil ethyl ester from the phase formed.    USE - The fuel and/or its additives is used in fuel engine to reduce a source of energy consumption    ADVANTAGE - The plant oil can be regenerated for further used.
NOVELTY - A microorganism-containing stream is treated by, passing the stream through a chamber; pressurizing the stream in the chamber to a pressure greater than 14.7 pounds per square inch; introducing a feed gas into the pressurized stream, which is soluble with the microorganisms in the pressurized stream; and depressurizing the stream so as to cause the solubilized feed gas to expand with the microorganisms so as to rupture a cell wall of the microorganisms.    USE - For treating microorganism-containing stream, useful in wastewater treatment.    ADVANTAGE - The process is easy and extremely cost effective. It enhances digestion and dewatering of the sludge to allow for the removal of the interstitial water from the cell membranes within the sludge and to decrease the amount of sludge removal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic illustration of the process for treating a microorganism-containing stream.    Outlet of flash chamber (24)    Pump (28)    Line towards dewatering system (30)    Exit of dewatering system (34)    Line going to anaerobic digester (36)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has fuel cell stacks (3) each including several electric power generation cells. The fuel cell stacks are arranged along the planar direction within a housing. A fuel modifier (30) filled with modification catalyst, is positioned in a cross shape, between the fuel cell stacks such that the fuel modifier has buffer regions not filled with modification catalyst. The residual gas that was not consumed during electric power generation, is released freely from the periphery of the electric power generation cells.    USE - For solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power generation efficiency of the fuel cell is improved. The conversion ratio of the fuel modifier is improved, and the waste heat can be recovered from the fuel cell, efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the arrangement of the fuel modifier and fuel cell stacks of the fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell stacks (3)    Fuel modifier (30)    Fuel modifier sections (30a-30d)    Gas inlet ports (31)    Pipes (39)
NOVELTY - A fuel composition comprises at least one chemical hydride and at least one water surrogate source containing a material selected from carbohydrates, allylic alcohols, polymers, hydrated salts or bicarbonate salts.    USE - For generating hydrogen (claimed) for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The water surrogate source in the generation of hydrogen controls activation temperature, pH, reaction conditions and product properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) generation of hydrogen involving either process (a): heating a mixture of at least one chemical hydride and at least one material which is a water surrogate source to release water equivalents via a chemical reaction involving at least one hydroxyl group in the water surrogate (s3); or process (b) heating a mixture of at least one chemical hydride and at least one water surrogate source that comprises a material selected from carbohydrates, allylic alcohols, polymers, hydrated salts and borate salts, where at least a portion of the water contained in the borate salts is provided in a hydroxyl group configuration; or process (c) heating a mixture of at least one chemical hydride (preferably sodium borohydride, lithium borohydride and/or lithium hydride) and at least one compound which is a water surrogate source and which does not comprise sodium borate or lithium borate; and    (2) a fuel composition (c2), comprising either a mixture (m1) of at least one chemical hydride and at least one water surrogate source (s1) which does not comprise sodium borate or lithium borate; or a mixture of at least one chemical hydride selected from sodium borohydride and lithium borohydride, and a water surrogate source (s2) which does not comprise sodium borate or lithium borate in a form providing water only as bound molecular water.
NOVELTY - Disclosed is Actinomyces fradiae-96 strain isolated from soil sampled form organic poultry breeding waste.    USE - Biotechnology, veterinary microbiology, sanitary.    ADVANTAGE - Active strain for reprocessing of organic waste from animal and poultry breeding.2 ex
NOVELTY - Claimed method includes inoculation of community waste water depositions having fraction size up to 5 mm with aqueous suspension of phosphate-immobilizing bacteria containing 109-1010 cells or spores per 1 ml in ratio of 1:0.01 followed by composting for 30-45 days.    USE - Biotechnology, in particular biologically active organic fertilizers.    ADVANTAGE - Increased abundance and activity of soil microbial assemblage; improved agrochemical soil state.2 ex
NOVELTY - Proposed plant has two pairs of hold-down and guide rollers, two disk-type knives, artificial fiber bobbin attachment system, receiving plate and drive mechanism for winding artificial fiber on receiving plate, coils with wire made from heat-treated non-corroding material at thickness up to 1 mm, synthetic thread coils, mechanism for securing the receiving bobbin for winding finished product and drive mechanisms for delivery and twisting of wires and synthetic threads; receiving plate for winding the artificial fiber is concavo-wedge-shaped in form and disk-type knives have horizontal plane of rotation lying at one level with straight line connecting the points of contact of upper and lower hold-down and guide rollers.    USE - Plants for production of fibrous charge for bioreaction apparatus used for biochemical cleaning of domestic and industrial waste water.    ADVANTAGE - Complete mechanization of fibrous carrier winding and twisting processes.4 dwg
NOVELTY - A device for exhausting odor from a garbage disposer is provided to minimize an air exhaust amount from the odor exhaust fan to the odor exhaust path by allowing odor moved from a fermentation tank to an odor exhaust path to be stagnated for a predetermined time so that odor sufficiently passes through the thermal decomposition process by a high temperature heating heater.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A device for exhausting odor from a garbage disposer comprises: a high temperature heating heater for thermal decomposition of odor generated by fermentation of food garbage; an odor exhaust path(10) on which plural adjusting plates are formed to delay odor, and which is connected to an odor exhaust hole formed on a fermentation tank lid; and a fan case(42) which houses an odor exhaust fan(40) installed on an outer wall body(31) that forms a base frame, and has plural air suction holes(41) formed on respective faces thereof to control an exhaust air amount and suck air in, wherein a predetermined distance between an end of the odor exhaust path and the fan case is maintained such that a negative pressure formed by suction of the surrounding air slowly sucks in air of the odor exhaust path, and the odor exhaust fan exhausts the sucked air to the outside.Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A flame plate (23) with exhaust nozzles connects a mixing chamber (12), an exhaust gas chamber (19) and an air chamber (15). A hole on bottom face of cup-shaped region of the exhaust chamber is made to penetrate through the mixing chamber.    USE - For fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The components through which waste gas passes are kept airtight by using a simple structure, so that leakage of waste gas to air chamber can be prevented without increasing time, effort and cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of the hydrogen supply combustion apparatus.    Mixing chamber (12)    Waste gas supply tube (13)    Air chamber (15)    Exhaust gas chamber (19)    Flame plate (23)
NOVELTY - Odorant comprises one or more types of compound with low boiling point chosen from ,3,3-trifluoro propene, 2,3-dioxa-5-norbornene, methyl amine, trimethyl amine, butene, methyl vinyl ether, dimethyl amine, ethyl methyl ether, 1,3-butadiene, ethyl amine and 1-pentene.    USE - For fuel gas, such as liquefied natural gas, industrial gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen gas, gas for fuel cell, and liquid fuel such as dimethyl ether, gasoline, naphtha and kerosene (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The odorant has improved diffusibility with respect to fuel gas and liquid fuel, and prevents generation of sulfur oxide during combustion and generation of catalyst deterioration. The odorant is eco-friendly.
NOVELTY - A carbonized material which is obtained by obtained by drying organic sludge in drying machine and carbonizing the dried product in carbonization furnace of an installation which uses electric power for running is used as fuel, for manufacture of solid fuel. The carbonization is performed on the condition specified based on the correlation (I) of moisture content of the organic sludge supplied for pre-drying, ignition loss of the organic sludge, and atomic ratio of hydrogen content and carbon content in solid fuel.    USE - For manufacture of solid fuel used in coal-fired power plant and boiler.    ADVANTAGE - The solid fuel of favorable physical property is reliably manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A carbonized material which is obtained by obtained by drying organic sludge in drying machine and carbonizing the dried product in carbonization furnace of an installation which uses electric power for running is used as fuel, for manufacture of solid fuel. The correlation (I) of moisture content of the organic sludge which is supplied for pre-drying, ignition loss of the organic sludge, and atomic ratio of hydrogen content and carbon content in solid fuel by which the carbon dioxide reduction amount by using the solid fuel with respect to carbon dioxide emission accompanying use of the electric power and fuel is balanced, is calculated. The atomic ratio of hydrogen content and carbon content in solid fuel is specified based on the moisture content and ignition loss of the organic sludge. The carbonization time used for pre-carbonization and carbonization temperature are specified based on the specified hydrogen and carbon atomic ratio, and carbonization is performed under the specified conditions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the correlation diagram of moisture content and ignition loss of sewage sludge, and hydrogen and carbon atomic ratio in solid fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A solid fuel is obtained by drying and carbonizing organic sludge. The atomic ratio of hydrogen with respect to carbon content of portion of the solid fuel capable of being burnt with coal is 0.8-1.8.    USE - For coal-fired power plant and boiler.    ADVANTAGE - The solid fuel has high combustibility and suppresses discharge of nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide.
NOVELTY - The carbonization furnace has a partition plate (13) that divides a heating chamber (3) into several regions (21-23), along the longitudinal direction. An exhaust pipe (8) attached to a retort (5), ejects the combustible gas produced from a heated material (W) to each region of heating chamber. A pressure regulation apparatus adjusts the pressure of each region to a set pressure, by adjusting the ejection of gas from each divided region.    USE - For use in carbonizing organic-waste material.    ADVANTAGE - The drying and carbonization processes are stabilized in a suitable environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the carbonization furnace.    Heating chamber (3)    Retort (5)    Exhaust pipe (8)    Partition plate (13)    Regions of heating chamber (21-23)    Heated material (W)
NOVELTY - A tubular retort (5) which inclines slightly within a heating chamber (3), is supported rotatably. An exhaust pipe ejects the combustible gas produced from organic-substance waste material (W) heated by the heat in heating chamber under movement of supplied waste material inside the retort. A stirrer (7) attached to the inside of retort, integrally rotates with retort and stirs the organic-substance waste material.    USE - For carbonizing organic-substance waste material.    ADVANTAGE - The organic-substance waste material can be stirred efficiently and the ejection efficiency of combustible gas generated from the waste material can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a side view of internal structure of carbonization furnace.    Heating chamber (3)    Tubular retort (5)    Burner (6)    Stirrer (7)    Organic-substance waste material (W)
NOVELTY - An emulsion fuel contains a micro-powder obtained by pulverizing carbonized organic waste to a particle size of 30 microns or less, a liquefaction stone fuel, water, and a surfactant.    USE - For use in a combustion apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The emulsion fuel has excellent combustion stability, even when hydrolysis rate is high.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a combustion apparatus for burning emulsion fuel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of combustion apparatus.    Combustion chamber (1)    Spark plug (5)    Main nozzle (6)    Auxiliary nozzle (7)    Air supply path (9)
NOVELTY - A water container (2) accommodates water and a hydrogen generating substance container (1) generates hydrogen by the reaction of hydrogen generating substance. A water supply mechanism supplies water from water container to hydrogen generating substance container by the elastic texture of elastic thing.    USE - For hydrogen-production apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen is manufactured efficiently and the loss of energy is suppressed. A compact hydrogen-production apparatus is obtained by achieving a simplified water supply mechanism.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the hydrogen-production apparatus.    Hydrogen generating substance container (1)    Water supply tube (1a)    Hydrogen outlet tube (1b)    Water container (2)    Flow-rate adjustment unit (3)
NOVELTY - The stirrer style (1) has a steel pipe (2) that is rotated by a motor (14), and a stirrer (12) that is rotated in the same direction and at same rotation speed as the rotation direction and speed of steel pipe. The stirrer style is rotated with respect to the moving direction of portable composting processing apparatus.    USE - For stirring organic waste such as livestock dung, and also for stirring highly viscous foodstuff.    ADVANTAGE - The organic waste can be stirred uniformly, without dispersing the waste, and decomposition by microorganisms and fermentation are performed rapidly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of stirrer style. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Stirrer style (1)    Steel pipe (2)    Pinion gear (7)    Stirrer (12)    Motor (14)
NOVELTY - Deoxygenation film (10) has composition inclination structure comprising layers (12,16) formed on either side of layer (14). Layer (12) consists of mixed conductor (I) of lanthanoid, at least one of barium, strontium and calcium, and another preset metal. Layer (14) consists of mixed conductor (II) with higher reduction expansion coefficient than conductor (I). Layer (16) consists of mixed conductor (III) having reduction expansion coefficient smaller than conductor (II).    USE - For oxidation reaction such as partial oxidation of hydrocarbon such as methane, and for manufacture of liquid fuel from natural gas and hydrogen for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The deoxygenation film has excellent oxygen ion permeability and reduction durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Deoxygenation film (10) has composition inclination structure comprising layers (12,16) formed on either side of layer (14). Layer (12) consists of mixed conductor (I) of formula: (Ln1-xAex)MO3, where Ln is lanthanoid(s), Ae is barium, strontium and/or calcium, M is titanium, zirconium, aluminum, gallium, niobium, tantalum, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, chromium, manganese, rhodium, palladium, platinum and gold, and x is 0-1. Layer (14) consists of mixed conductor (II) with higher reduction expansion coefficient than conductor (I). Layer (16) consists of mixed conductor (III) having reduction expansion coefficient smaller than conductor (II).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows partial cross-section of deoxygenation film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Deoxygenation film (10)    Layers (12,14,16)    Surface (20)    Oxygenation recombination catalyst layer (24)    Oxygen dissociation catalyst layer (26)
NOVELTY - Organic-refuse processing apparatus (1) comprises a rotating shaft (3) which is provided in the horizontal direction in an exterior housing, where a ventilation hole is attached to a center region of a metal-mesh structure (23) so that the rotation locus in the direction orthogonal to the shaft is drawn on the shaft, and a microbial bed and an organic refuse in a rotation tank (4) are stirred by the ventilation gas from the ventilation hole of the mesh structure.    USE - For homes.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus can mix the microbial bed and an organic refuse reliably efficiently by mixing both and the bed does not easily solidify due to the dropping impact during stirring. The air permeability maintains the bed at a good state and the evaporation of the moisture content is obtained without heating from outside. The generation of the odor can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Organic-refuse processing apparatus (1)    Rotating shaft (3)    Rotation tank (4)    Bearing (15)    Metal-mesh structure (23)
NOVELTY - The carbon-dioxide gas generated in modification reaction of source gas in hydrogen production system, is absorbed by carbon-dioxide-gas absorber (22) at temperature higher than modification-reaction temperature. The heat generated during absorption of carbon-dioxide-gas by the carbon-dioxide-gas absorber is utilized for modification reaction. The carbon-dioxide gas absorber has composition of barium orthotitanate (Ba2TiO4) as main component. The carbon-dioxide gas is absorbed by the carbon-dioxide-gas absorber at temperature 800degreesC or less.    USE - For modifying carbon-dioxide gas in hydrogen production system used in fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC).    ADVANTAGE - The heat generation during absorption of carbon-dioxide-gas by the carbon-dioxide-gas absorber is utilized for modification reaction, hence highly purified reformed gas with high concentration of hydrogen can be manufactured efficiently and the energy consumption can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The absorbed carbon-dioxide-gas is released by heating the carbon-dioxide-gas absorber, using combustion heat which burned unused reformed gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Desulfurizer (1)    Reformer (2)    Selective oxidation reactor (3)    Carbon-dioxide-gas absorber (22)    Carbon-dioxide-gas ejector (23)
NOVELTY - Raw material (A) is reformed by a membrane reactor-type modifier (1) and hydrogen-rich reformed gas is obtained. Carbon monoxide in the hydrogen-rich reformed gas is adsorbed and removed by a carbon monoxide absorption tower (2a) filled with a carbon monoxide adsorption agent, and hydrogen reformed gas (B) is obtained.    USE - For producing hydrogen used for proton conduction-type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - High purity hydrogen is manufactured efficiently with minimum leakage of carbon monoxide, by removing carbon monoxide safely and reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart of the production method of hydrogen.    Membrane reactor-type modifier (1)    Carbon monoxide removal apparatus (2)    Carbon monoxide adsorption tower (2a)    Raw material (A)    Reformed gas (B)    Carbon monoxide removal gas (C)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has a porous electrolysis membrane (4) manufactured using a mixed powder of titanium oxide and silicon which is an alkali proof or acid proof ceramic powder raw material of size 50-200microns, in an electrolyte liquid chamber. The porous electrolysis membrane having many air holes (14) formed in plate shape, is embedded between a hydrogen pole (1) and oxygen electrode (2).    USE - For alkaline fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical disconnection due to movement of the electrolysis membrane, can be prevented at low cost. The deformation of the electrode during assembly or actual use is prevented, and the durability is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The diffusion film of a hydrogen pole contains 7% of poly tetra fluoro ethylene (PTFE) as a binder, 65% of nickel, 35% of aluminum and 1% of carbon black. The diffusion film of oxygen electrode consists of 7% of PTFE added to silver particles supported on carbon black of 4.5 mg/cm2.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the battery stack of the alkaline fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen pole (1)    Oxygen electrode (2)    Porous electrolysis membrane (4)    Discharge ports (11,12)    Electrolyte liquid (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) in hydrogen rich gas with oxygen, and removing CO. The oxidized gas reducing the capability of the fuel cell is removed from the hydrogen rich gas by a CO selective-oxidation device (6). The gas is circulated to the anode after removal of capability reduction gas.    USE - For purging anode of fuel cell electric-power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system is obtained with simple structure by making the nitrogen gas cylinder unnecessary.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Evaporator (2)    Heater (3)    Modifier (4)    CO selective-oxidation device (6)    Fuel cell system (10)
NOVELTY - A heat exchanger has several flexible metal tubes for inner pipe (4).    USE - For sealing vertical compost apparatus used for processing organic material, such as livestock dung, foodstuffs residue and organic refuse.    ADVANTAGE - The heat exchanger is economically and easily maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the cross-sectional view of heat exchanger.    Exhaust gas inlet port (2)    Heat exchange chamber (3)    Inner pipe (4)    External air inlet port (5)    External air exit (6)
NOVELTY - Formate is obtained by reacting strong base with carbon monoxide gas. The strong base is calcium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide. The carbon monoxide gas is obtained by carrying out partial oxidation of organic waste of timber, such as dry biomass and plastic at high temperature and pressure. Methane gas is produced using formate as substrate of methane formation microbe. Resource circulation is enabled. Also resource circulation apparatus is claimed.    USE - For circulating resources, such as organic waste of timber e.g. dry biomass and plastic, and producing methane gas.    ADVANTAGE - The resources circulation method is efficiently enabled and methane gas is produced at high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for environmental restoration method.
NOVELTY - The battery module (10) has two support plates (12) supporting nickel hydrogen storage batteries (11) within case (19) having fan (22) at its rear surface (23). The thickness of the support plates and distance between end surfaces of nickel-hydrogen storage battery satisfies predetermined condition.    USE - For backup power supply in communication base station.    ADVANTAGE - The battery can be cooled effectively. Thus reduction in durability of the battery due to thermal storage is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the exploded perspective view and external appearance of battery module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Battery module (10)    Nickel-hydrogen storage battery (11)    Support plate (12)    Case (19)    Fan (22)    Rear surface (23)
NOVELTY - Preparing a food/a feed product comprises: contacting arabinoxylan (AX) with an arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase (I); and admixing AX with an additional food/feed ingredient to form the food or feed products.    USE - (I) is useful: in food, feed, bioengineering, agro-waste and/or paper industries; in the preparation of food product, feed product, bioethanol and paper; and in modification of agro-waste (claimed), where the food product is baked goods (e.g. bread, pretzels, fried products, snack and pies), confectionery and puddings, frozen products, meat products (processed meat products), soups, beverages and sauses, and the food product is useful as nutritional supplement for humans and animals.    ADVANTAGE - (I) provides a whole gain product, a whole meal product and/or a product that is high in fibre.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) the food product obtained by the process;    (2) a product obtained using the food/feed product;    (3) preparation of a bioethanol comprising contacting AX with the arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase;    (4) the bioethanol obtained by the process;    (5) a method of modifying agro-waste comprising contacting AX with the arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase;    (6) the agro-waste obtained by the method; and    (7) preparation of paper comprising contacting AX with an arabinoxylan arabinofuranohydrolase.
NOVELTY - Entrapping immobilization pellets in which anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria are entrapped and immobilized in an immobilizing material, comprises fine activated carbon powder and/or fine metal powder such as magnetite or iron powder.    USE - The pellets are used in a biological treatment tank of wastewater treatment equipment, and for carrying out denitrification treatment.    ADVANTAGE - The pellets have high activity with smaller amount of cells of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria. Thus, wastewater can be efficiently treated with a smaller amount of cells of anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) process for producing entrapping immobilization pellets, comprising mixing the anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria with fine activated carbon powder and/or fine metal powder such as magnetite or iron powder, and mixing the immobilizing material with the mixture to form a gel; and    (2) wastewater treatment equipment comprising a biological treatment tank packed with the entrapping immobilization pellets.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a view showing the operation flow of the process for producing entrapping immobilization pellets.
NOVELTY - The present invention discloses a kind of self-circulating and self-feeding biological marsh gas generating apparatus, which includes a biological marsh gas generating tank, a high position water tankgas-water separating tank connected via high position stripping pipe to the biological marsh gas generating tank, a material distributing tank connected via reflux water pipe to the high position water tank gas-water separating tank, and a marsh gas storing tank connected via marsh gas pipe to the high position water tank gas-water separating tank. The material distributing tank has high and lowconcentration material regions connected via separate material pipes to the biological marsh gas generating tank, and one pressure controlled valve with opening controlled with the pressure inside themarsh gas storing tank is set in the pipe between the high concentration material region and the biological marsh gas generating tank.
NOVELTY - The organic-inorganic composite fertilizer consists of bamboo shoot coat 10 -20 weight portions, chicken manure 30-40 weight portions, nitrogen fertilizer 10-20 weight portions, phosphate fertilizer 5-10 weight portions, potash fertilizer 6-12 weight portions and additive 1-10 weight portions. It is prepared into granular fertilizer through drying and crushing of the organic material, mixing and fermentation, air drying the fermented matter and compounding, and mechanical pelletizing. The present invention converts bamboo shoot coat into organic fertilizer and can avoid environmental and watersource pollution, and the fertilizer may be apply to bamboo garden to improve soil structure and raise soil fertility.
NOVELTY - The present invention is efficient ecological sewage treating promoter and its preparation process. The efficient ecological sewage treating promoter consists of microbe seeds 5-15 wt%, nutrient matters 5-15 wt%, adsorbent 35-45 wt% and puffing agent 35-45 wt%. The preparation process includes the following steps: collecting fresh active sludge within 6 hr from the aeration basin of sewage treating yard; screening out from the active sludge ammonifying bacteria, nitrifying bacteria, denitrifying bacteria, phosphophilic bacteria and actinomycete; compounding microbe seeds, amplifying culturing and drying to obtain dry mixed microbe seeds; compounding the microbe seeds, nutrient matters, adsorbent and puffing agent in the proportion; and re-drying to water content in 4-6 wt% to obtain the efficient ecological sewage treating promoter. The present invention can improve the microbe colony in soil effectively, shorten technological starting period, and raise ecological sewage treating effect.
NOVELTY - The sewage purifying plant facility consists of sewage collecting fermentation pond, water pipe, plant bed and water collecting ditches; and features the plant bed, which consists of water permeating blocks on two sides, filtering grit layer and earth layer between the blocks. There are plant on the earth layer, porous pipes in the filtering grit layer and connected to the fermented sewage source,water collecting ditches in the lower part of the plant bed and connected to the draining channel, gate and precipitating pond in the draining channel, and pump station to lift the initially treatedsewage for conveying to the porous pipes of the next plant bed. The present invention can eliminate TN, TP, CODcr and BOD from sewage effectively.
NOVELTY - The present invention discloses one kind of airlift inner circulation sewage treating process and apparatus. The biochemical tank is provided with partition board or wall for separating the tank intoone aeration area A with bottom aeration system for blasting air and one non-aeration area B. The area A is provided with the primary guide plate to alter water flow direction and realize water circulation between the area A and the area B; and the area B is provided with stuffing. The present invention has simple structure, low power consumption, increased sewage reflux ratio and raised pollutant eliminating effect.
NOVELTY - The solid normal temperature sodium hydroxide treatment process for raising march gas yield of anaerobically digested wheat stalk includes: 1. the step of chemical pre-treatment through mixing certainconcentration of sodium hydroxide solution and crushed wheat stalk and sealing the mixture in some container; and 2. the step of anaerobic digestion to produce marsh gas in an anaerobic digesting apparatus with the mixture and through adding water properly, regulating the carbon/nitrogen ratio of the whole digested system, regulating digesting temperature, regulating the pH value of the digestedliquid and final discharging marsh gas sludge. The process of the present invention has raised march gas yield and shortened gas producing period.
NOVELTY - The present invention provides the process of treating city domestic garbage harmlessly and utilizing the treated solid organic matter in producing saline-alkali land improver. The present invention features that city domestic garbage is harmlessly treated and the treated solid organic matter is used in improving saline-alkali land after pH regulating. The present invention can convert city domestic garbage into harmless matter and use the treated solid organic matter in changing saline-alkali land into farming land in low cost.
NOVELTY - The kitchen leftover treating apparatus is provided with inside reaction bin, water providing and draining unit and temperature controlling unit, and the temperature controlling unit includes a heaterin the side or bottom of the reaction bin. The kitchen leftover treating apparatus is used for fermenting and decomposing kitchen leftover to convert kitchen leftover into CO2 and water, so as to reduce environmental pollution, with the obtained water being used in planting, raising fish, etc.
NOVELTY - The method of eliminating heavy metals from garbage burning flyash belongs to the field of environment engineering technology. Aspergillus niger, which can bear heavy metals, grow well under the substrate condition of liquid culture medium and flyash and produce organic acid through aerobic fermentation to leach out heavy metals from flyash, is used to eliminate heavy metals from garbage burning flyash. The technological process includes enlarging culturing Aspergillus niger to prepare suspension, inoculating the suspension in 1-10 vol% to culture liquid and adding the culture liquid in 2-10 vol% to flyash, and aerobic fermentation at 25-35 deg.c in constant temperature and vibrating condition for 15-25 days. The method of the present invention is simple, effective, low in cost, safe and environment friendly.
NOVELTY - An alcohol ether fuel comprises (wt.%): 20-80 methyl alcohol or ethanol; 14-75 petrol; 1-5 auxiliary solvent; 1.5-3 combustion adjuvant; 0.01-2 corrosion inhibitor; and 0.01-0.5 metal deactivator. The fuel reduces energy consumption, has good stable stability, good burning effect, good cold-starting, reduces the output volume of CO and HC, reduces CO content, and has simple technology and low cost.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses the method of producing biological diesel, especially producing fatty acid isopropyl.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method adopts the two steps: first, at normal temperature and normal pressure, using concentrated sulfuric acid as catalyst, adding isopropanol, settling, separating glycerine and water; second, at medium temperature and medium pressure, using concentrated sulfuric acid as catalyst, adding excess isopropanol, extending reaction time, and improving the conversion rate and productivity of isopropanol. The productivity is up to 105%, and the heating power is improved by 5%.
NOVELTY - The related preparation method for a low-temperature thermal-insulated conversion catalyst for gaseous hydrocarbon comprises: selecting Ni as active constituent, rare earth oxide and/or alkaline earth oxide as accelerant, and the Al-contained compound as carrier; dipping, mixed kneading or co-precipitating to load Ni on carrier, and baking at 300-1000 degreesC. This invention has high performance, and obtains conversion rate more than 99 % for C2 or higher hydrocarbons.
NOVELTY - A liquid fuel contains an ionic micro gel.    USE - For fuel cells (claimed) used for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The liquid fuel suppresses crossover, and provides fuel cells having good electric power-generation efficiency.
NOVELTY - Composition (I) for bioremediation of water polluted by hydrocarbons, preferably oil, comprises silicon carbide and/or silicon dioxide in powder form.    USE - (I) is useful for the bioremediation of water polluted by hydrocarbons, preferably oil (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) permits simple and cost-effective bioremediation of oil pollution on the surface bodies of water. The elimination of toxic hydrocarbons from water takes place within few hours, thus drinking-water quality is restored.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of bioremediation of water polluted by hydrocarbons, preferably crude oil, comprising using (I), where (I) acts as a sorbent directly towards the elimination of contaminants, so that the hydrocarbons are adsorbed with the sorbent and the contaminants are approximately or completely removed from the water.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of hydrogen separation membrane with carrier (40) comprises providing, between the hydrogen separation membrane (10) and the carrier (30) that supports the hydrogen separation membrane, a low-hardness metal membrane (20) having a hardness that is lower than the hardness of the hydrogen separation membrane; and joining the hydrogen separation membrane, the low-hardness metal membrane, and the carrier by a cold joining method. A through hole (31) is formed in the carrier. Proton-conductive electrolyte membrane and cathode are formed on hydrogen separation membrane.    USE - For manufacturing a hydrogen separation membrane with carrier used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - It is possible to suppress the deformation of the hydrogen separation membrane, the low-hardness metal membrane, and the carrier, and further possible to suppress metal diffusion at the joining boundary. As a result, it is possible to prevent damage to the hydrogen separation membrane. The adhesion of the contact between the hydrogen separation membrane and the carrier is also improved, thus it is not necessary to increase the severity of the cold joining conditions, that is, in addition to being able to set the joining temperature to a low temperature, it is possible to set a low joining load.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of manufacturing a hydrogen separation apparatus;    (2) a hydrogen separation membrane with a carrier;    (3) a fuel cell; and    (4) a hydrogen separation apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure manufacturing flow diagrams for describing a method of manufacturing a hydrogen separation membrane.    Hydrogen separation membrane (10)    Low-hardness metal membrane (20)    Carrier (30)    Through hole (31)    Hydrogen separation membrane with carrier (40)
NOVELTY - Enhancing dewaterability of sludge involves adding an alpha-amylase to the sludge prior to mechanical dewatering equipment.    USE - For enhancing dewaterability of sludge e.g. sludge generated during conventional municipal and industrial wastewater treatment operations, primary sludge from primary clarifiers, waste activated sludge, return activated sludge, anaerobically digested sludge and aerobically digested sludge (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method facilitates and improves the process of dewatering sludge's; and improves cake solids and simultaneously reduces the volume of dewatered sludge.
NOVELTY - A catalytic reactor comprises a catalyst support structure having a surface with region(s) overlaid with an active coating comprising a catalyst, where the active coating heats upon exposure to a non-thermal energy source; and a generator of non-thermal energy for applying the non-thermal energy to the active coating.    USE - For a water gas shift reactor of a fuel processor of a fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The catalytic reactor can rapidly and uniformly heat the catalyst in a reactor system, and is energy efficient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for operating a reactor during transient and/or start-up conditions comprising:    (A) providing the inventive catalyst support structure;    (B) generating non-thermal energy for heating of the active coating with a non-thermal energy source generator; and    (C) heating the active coating to a temperature greater than or equal to an activation temperature of the catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic view of a fuel cell system including a fuel processor having a water gas shift reactor.
NOVELTY - Bio-mineral containing material is obtained by gradually mixing water with organic matter and fermenting the mixture with microbes required to steadily mineralize organic matter.    USE - For manufacturing bio-mineral containing material useful in hydrophonics for cultivation of plants (claimed), such as Solanaceae plants, e.g. tomato, lettuce, rose, aubergine, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of bio-mineral containing material with excellent quality and utility in hydrophonics for cultivating disease resistant plants.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) biomineral containing material obtained by the method; and    (2) plant hydrophonic method which involves growing plant in fertilizer liquid containing the bio-mineral containing material.
NOVELTY - A fuel gas odorization agent contains mercaptans and cyclohexene as essential components. The mix ratio (mass ratio) of mercaptans and cyclohexene is 85:15-25:75.    USE - For fuel such as liquefied natural gas, town gas, industrial gas and liquefied petroleum gas.    ADVANTAGE - The odorization agent has favorable sensing effect with respect to fuel gas, even if it is contained in low concentration and is economical. Since mercaptans do not solidify even at low temperature environment, the odorization agent can be used easily without heat retaining operation of the odorization apparatus. The odorization agent is excellent in odor strength and odor quality and is not influenced by temperature variation.
NOVELTY - The system has kiln (11) for thermally decomposing waste material. A carbon-black generation apparatus (21) generates carbon black using the gas generated during thermal decomposition process, when raw hydrocarbon is introduced into high-temperature atmosphere zone that is heated by combustion gas obtained after burning predetermined fuel and oxygen-containing gas.    USE - For pyrolytic processing of waste material such as waste plastic, biomass, car shredder dust and tar.    ADVANTAGE - Carbon black can be generated efficiently, and waste material can be thermally decomposed reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for pyrolytic processing method which involves thermally decomposing waste material, and introducing raw hydrocarbon into high-temperature zone for generating carbon black after heating high-temperature zone using combustion gas obtained by burning predetermined fuel and oxygen-containing gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of pyrolytic processing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Oil formation system (1)    Kiln (11)    Carbon-black generation apparatus (21)    Bag filter (22)    Scrubber (23)
NOVELTY - The small liquid supply apparatus has a movable partition (3) dividing a liquid holder (2) storing liquid. A discharge portion (5) ejects liquid from the liquid holder. An ejection suppression unit (6) is provided in the discharge portion. A spring (7) provides biasing force to the movable partition for pressurizing the liquid in the liquid holder. A biasing force adjusting mechanism (S) controls the biasing force applied by the spring on the movable partition.    USE - For hydrogen generator producing hydrogen gas supplied to fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The starting of the liquid supply operation and the adjustment of the liquid supply speed are preformed easily by using the biasing force adjusting mechanism.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the hydrogen generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hydrogen generator.    Liquid (1)    Liquid holder (2)    Movable partition (3)    Discharge portion (5)    Ejection suppression unit (6)    Spring (7)    Biasing force adjusting mechanism (S)
NOVELTY - The microorganisms support consists of a polyurethane resin foam, and polymer particles dispersed in the resin foam. The support has 15-50 cells/25 mm, when the cell film is removed.    USE - As support for water treatments, used in aerator.    ADVANTAGE - The support has excellent water treatment efficiency by microorganisms. The support does not have the need of changing the mesh sizes of membrane filter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The polymer particles have diameter of 0.5-4 microns. The foam raw material of the polyurethane resin foam contains polyol. The polyurethane resin foam has density of 40-60 kg/m3.
NOVELTY - A hydroxide of saccharide and an alkali metal are reacted by heating at 150-450degreesC in oxygen free atmosphere, and hydrogen, and organic acid or its alkali salt are produced simultaneously. The molar ratio of hydroxide saccharide and alkali metal which produces hydroxide of alkali metal is 0.5-10 moles with respect to 1 mole of carbon contained in saccharide.    USE - For manufacture of organic acid or its alkali salt e.g. formic acid, acetic acid, glycolic acid, dicarboxylic acid, lactic acid and/or their alkali salt (all claimed) and hydrogen used as fuel for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Hydrogen and organic acid or its alkali salt, are manufactured simultaneously under mild conditions without production of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing apparatus of organic acid or its alkali salt.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The graph shows the production amount of organic acid at the time of rapid cooling after attaining reaction temperature. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The bacterium strain of accession no.MTCC 5099, a process for the preparation of inoculum of the strain, and a process for the reduction of color from pulp mill effluent using the above the inoculum, which involves inoculating appropriate aliquots of the pulp and paper mill effluent with the cell slurry obtained, for color reduction studies along with a control flask containing effluent sample without any added inoculum, incubating the flasks at 37?oC/100 rpm for 48 hours, withdrawing samples from the above flasks in 50 ml aliquots and processing them for assessing color and total lignin levels analyzing the color removal efficiency of the above the bacterium. Image 0/0
NOVELTY - A house and garden waste log maker for compressing and encasing burnable waste comprises an outer tube and inner compression tube suitably marked in correct dimensions to enable newspaper sheets to be used as casings for logs.    USE - Used for compressing and encasing burnable waste.    ADVANTAGE - The log maker reduces fuel costs, waste disposal and domestic waste management, and conserves woodland and tree supplies, reducing felling for fires and stoves etc. The log maker does not require additional material other than domestic waste and the logs can be made in minutes for immediate burning.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a log maker.
NOVELTY - A chute receives sludge and a structural agent. The plant also includes a dynamic mixer, elevation unit, horizontal screw, vertical reactor, screw extractor, hydraulic system, additional screw, transport and sacking system, ventilation membranes, temperature sensors, oximeter, anti-explosion panel and free flow unit.    USE - For composting sludge.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a marsh gas increasing agent that contains 10-30 weight portions of nitrogenous matter, 10-30 weight portions of alkaline matter, and 0-30 portions of organic nutritive substance. The nitrogenous matter could be urea or bakers salt of three times of weight. The alkaline matter could be white lime and the organic nutritive substance could be peanut cake or soybean cake. Themethod of using the marsh gas increasing method is that adds the agent into biomass pool according to the different stage and the state of illness, and the adding quantity is 100g-300g/cu.m. The invention could avoid acidification and acid poisoning to the biomass pool. It could also improve the marsh gas yield.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method for comprehensively utilizing apple pomaces including: a, ingredient process:diluting the pomaces with water to slurry state with the solid percentage below 10%, adding calces to adjust the pH, adding nitrogenous fertilizers to regulate the ratio of carbon and nitrogen, then it is placed in an acid bath for 8-12 hours. B, fermenting methane: anaerobic fermentation for 1-7 days, the generated marsh gas is used for the boiler of apple juice production. C, solid-liquid separation: the liquid is transferred back to step A which will be replenished with water orit will be used directly as fertilizer. D, Adding organic fertilizer and zymocyte of organic fertilizer in the residues, then the organic fertilizer will be achieved through oxygen fermentation for 7-10 days.
NOVELTY - The present discloses a fast harmless biological treating process of animal excrement and manure water, and has six kinds of functional microbes combined for fast and efficient treatment. Six kinds of functional microbes including Bacillus cereus, glial bacillus, Trichoderma, curdy bacillus, Saccharomycete and Bacillus subtilis are combined to form compound microbial preparation which is further combined with humic acid and inoculated to animal excrement and manure water in pig farm. Through adding filler, fermentation and other steps, animal excrement and manure water are converted into organic fertilizer. The invention can utilize the resource of animal excrement and manure water effectively.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to one kind of composite microbial preparation for treating solid waste and its preparation process. The composite microbial preparation is compounded with CGMCC No. 1364high temperature monad, CGMCC No. 1365 Bacillus subtilis, CGMCC No.1366 trichoderma and CGMCC No. 1.813 Buccillus licheniformis. It is superior to available composite microbial preparation, and has the advantages reasonable microbe variety matching, wide application range, obvious synergistic effect, short solid waste treating period, no environmental pollution, etc.
NOVELTY - The wall paint with Chinese medicine material consists of bone glue 3-7 weight portions, glutinous rice powder 8-15 weight portions, sugar 20-28 weight portions, bletilla tuber 0.3-0.8 weight portions, tuckahoe 1-2.5 weight portions, light calcium carbonate 90-350 weight portions and talc powder 18-87 weight portions. It is prepared into powdered or pasted produce, and is mixed with water to proper viscosity before being painted. The wall paint has no environmental pollution and tranquilizing effect, and may be combined with wall firmly.
NOVELTY - The invention relates the renewable energy vehicular fuel, comprising 30-45wt% methyl alcohol or ethanol, 40-60wy% benzin naphtha or C5, and 2-8wt% addition agent. The addition agent comprises butyl alcohol, octyl alcohol, methyl tert-butyl ether, isopropyl ether, oiliness additive, improving caloricity additive, anticolodal, and swelling inhibiting agent. The invention has the advantages of highavailability ratio of methyl alcohol or ethanol, low oil consumption, low cost, good cold-starting, and environment protection.
NOVELTY - The invention relates the alcohol fuel which has lubricating property, comprising methyl alcohol and petrol. The alcohol fuel comprises castor oil, and the volumetric proportion of castor oil is 0.5-1%. The invention has the advantages of convenient usage and low cost.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for refining biodisel oil by ultrasonic wave. The method has such advantages as shortened refining time, reduced energy consumption, increased productivity, lowered cost and reduced danger. The obtained biodiesel oil can be directly used, and has such advantages as little pollution and high hexadecane value.
NOVELTY - A probe for measurement of soil air concentration comprises a rigid plastic body which has maximum surface area to internal area, high length to diameter/width ratio, and holes or slots covered by a microporous hydrophobic gas permeable membrane of maximum possible diffusivity that prevents passage of liquid water at the depth of burial and otherwise airtight construction. An integral gas sensor measures the concentration of gas e.g. carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, oxygen, radon, hydrogen and volatile hydrocarbons.    USE - For measurement of soil air concentration.    ADVANTAGE - The probe eliminates need to remove samples of soil air from the soil profile to measure concentration since measurements are made through the probe by diffusive equilibration; provides practical, fast and field portable method for measuring the potential diffusive transport rate of gases through the soil matrix; and provides direct measurements of diffusion coefficient that is necessary variable in many types of environmental inquiry.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for measurement system and method of concentration of gaseous component of soil air.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the explanatory drawing of a probe and measurement system.
NOVELTY - The use of animal and vegetable oil and fat in biodiesel has collection of the oil and fat from urban and industrial areas e.g. in drums and tanks. The oil and fat is utilized without waste in BBO biodiesel production.    USE - In industrial chemistry.
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen from water using discharged hydrogen sulfide gas, which is enriched in carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is originated from industrial wastes taken out of its production site but often from the same source of hydrogen sulfide.    USE - The process is useful to enhance the production of hydrogen from water (claimed). The hydrogen is useful as an alternative fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The process provides the restitution of the initial chemical substances containing industrial waste gases and the creation of a new thermochemical reaction cycle i.e. associated or independent of the industrial wastes (all claimed). The process is cost effective.
NOVELTY - Electrocatalyst (I) comprises a carbon support, a plating layer comprising a metal having a strong affinity for hydroxy (OH) and another plating layer comprising a metal having a strong affinity for oxidation of a fuel.    USE - For the oxidation of ammonia or ethanol in alkaline media; in a fuel cell; in an electrolytic cell for the production of hydrogen (claimed) and nitrogen gas; in ammonia electrochemical sensor for the detection of ammonia; in an electrochemical treatment process; and in processes for removing ammonia from contaminated effluents.    ADVANTAGE - (I) eliminates the surface coverage effects leaving a clean active surface area for reaction. (I) does not react with ammonia and have good conductivity. (I) provides electro deposition on carbon fibers and nano-tubes with excellent activity towards ammonia and/or ethanol oxidation in alkaline medium. (I) enhances the adherence of the coating and the durability of the electrode. (I) provides continuous electrolytic cells for the electrolysis of ethanol and ammonia in alkaline medium. (I) provides hydrogen production with production costs make fuel cell technology for distributed power generation economically non-competitive when compared to traditional oil-fueled power systems.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an electrolytic cell for the production of hydrogen, comprising (I), a basic electrolyte and ammonia/ethanol; and    (2) a fuel cell comprising an anode, a cathode, the fuel and the basic electrolyte (alkali metal hydroxides or alkali earth metal hydroxides), where the anode comprises (I).
NOVELTY - A hydrogen production catalyst comprises a porous material as support and particles of catalytically active metal (1-30 mass%) supported on the porous material. The porous material contains amorphous-phase oxide or composite oxide of titanium (in mol%) (5-75) and zirconium (25-95), and has pore volume distribution peak in 3-30 nm.    USE - For production of hydrogen used in fuel modifier used by fuel cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production catalyst has high catalyst activity, and produces hydrogen over long period stably and efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the hydrogen production catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of the fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Esterification of fatty acid and carboxylic acid ester is carried out at supercritical or subcritical condition of carboxylic acid ester, and fatty acid alkyl ester is manufactured.    USE - For manufacturing fatty acid alkyl ester used as biodiesel fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides high quality fatty acid alkyl ester with favorable yield, without using catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a conceptual diagram which shows manufacture of fatty acid alkyl ester. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The biological electric-power generator has an anaerobic region and an aerobic region demarcated by a diaphragm. The anaerobic region contains microorganisms capable of growing under anaerobic conditions and an anode having a fixed electron mediator. The anode has standard electrode potential of -0.13 V to -0.28 V at a pH of 7. The aerobic region contains molecular oxygen and a cathode.    USE - In apparatus used for processing organic substance-containing waste materials and in waste-disposal apparatus used for processing organic polymeric-material-containing waste liquid (all claimed), such as livestock farming waste materials, human waste, foodstuffs waste materials, and sludge.    ADVANTAGE - The biological electric-power generator enables efficient generation of electrical energy and processing of organic waste materials.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of the biological electric-power generator.    Solubilization tank (3)    Process liquid (6)    Air chamber (57)    Exhaust port (65)    Condensed-water drain (66)
NOVELTY - An isolated glucose xylose symport 1 (GXSl) DNA fragment encoding xylose/glucose active transporter, comprising a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No. 1, or a nucleotide sequence with a homology of at least 80% with fragment from +1138 to -1315 of SEQ ID No. 1 or its complementary sequence, is new.    USE - For preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetically modified to produced ethanol by means of xylose fermentation from a medium comprising xylose source (claimed). For preparation of ethanol for use as a biofuel from lignocellulosic materials.    ADVANTAGE - The GXS1 DNA fragment confers to fermentative yeast, ability to assimilate xylose using system of co-transport with protons exhibiting high affinity for xylose, thus enables preparation of yeast capable of assimilating faster xylose in glucose mixtures and ferment xylose more efficiently and with higher specific productivity. The produced yeast enables efficient and cost-effective production of bioethanol at industrial level, from plant biomass and other lignocellulosic materials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a cDNA molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No. 1, or a nucleotide sequence with a homology of at least 80% with fragment from +1138 to -1315 of SEQ ID No. 1 or its complementary sequence;    (2) a plasmid (P1) comprising the above-cited DNA fragment;    (3) host cell being transformed with the plasmid (P1), in order to allow the host cell to express the xylose/glucose active transporter; and    (4) use of the host cell transformed with the plasmid (P1) for production of ethanol by means of xylose fermentation from medium comprising xylose source.
NOVELTY - Stranded gas processing includes removing hydrogen sulfide from stranded gas; compressing and cooling the gas; removing water, non-methane organic compounds, and volatile organic compounds using pressure swing adsorption unit(s) and activated carbon beds; removing carbon dioxide and oxygen using process membranes; and removing nitrogen and oxygen using pressure swing adsorption unit(s).    USE - For processing stranded gas, e.g. methane-containing landfill gas, to produce natural gas stream for injection into interstate pipelines or local distribution natural gas systems.    ADVANTAGE - The processing does not use cryogenic components. The process eliminates the need for cryogenic separation of contaminated stranded gas resources with commercially recoverable amounts of methane contents and utilizes processes requiring pressures lower than any processes now in service on landfill gas. The process provides product gas that meets all known pipeline requirements and/or vehicle fuel specifications without the need for blending with pipeline gas and without requiring cryogenic separation or partial cryogenic processes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a stranded gas processing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a process flow schematic of each component and its location in the processing stream.
NOVELTY - An electrochemical cell comprises: an electrochemical hydrogen generator including a first cathode (16) which generates hydrogen gas via an electrolytic reaction and a first anode (22) adjacent the first cathode; a hydrogen fuel cell including a second anode which oxidizes hydrogen gas and a second cathode adjacent the second anode; and an electrical conductor external of the electrochemical cell for providing the electrical current to a load external of the electrochemical cell. The hydrogen generator is in series electrical connection with the hydrogen fuel cell.    USE - For generating an electrical current.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen generator can have competitive volumetric and gravimetric capacities relative to other hydrogen sources; can be safer than hydrogen sources based on liquid hydrogen, compressed hydrogen gas, metal hydride storage alloys, or active metal hydrides; and can experience reduced leakage of hydrogen gas and/or electrolyte compared to other hydrogen sources. The electrochemical cell can experience reduced carbonation, drying and/or flooding relative to a conventional metal-air cell and can have an improved activated stand life relative to a conventional metal-air cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for generating an electrical current.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a partial cross-sectional side view of hydrogen-generating cell.    Housing (12)    Internal volume (14)    Cathode (16)    Separator (18)    Envelope (20)    Anode (22)    Electrolyte (24)    Current collector (26)    Electronic conductor (28, 30)    Hydrogen gas outlet (34)    Hydrophobic, hydrogen-permeable membrane (36)
NOVELTY - The invention is pertaining to the devices intended for purification of the domestic and some kinds of the industrial waste waters by the method of the biochemical destruction. The filamentary carrier for the immobilized biomasses includes the woven core consisting of two and not more non-corrodible metallic wires and two synthetic threads, and the filamentary components of the various diameter and the length. At weaving the core the simultaneous interweaving and fixation between the wires of the radial sections of the filamentary components is exercised. The ratio of the minimum and maximum diameters of the polyamide fibers in the filamentary components is within the interval of 1:18-1:20, at that and the percentage of the weight of the polyamide fibers of the maximum diameter varies from 40 up to 90 %, and the pitch along the direct line, which is in parallel to the axis of the parallel axis of the woven core between the points of fixation of the middles of the filamentary components compounds no more than three diameters of the polyamide fibers of the maximum diameter.    USE - Environmental protection; devices for purification of the domestic and some kinds of the industrial waste waters by the method of the biochemical destruction.    ADVANTAGE - The technical result of the invention is the increased mass of the immobilized micro-organisms by the filamentary carrier and the increased elasticity of the product; preservation of the preset geometrical parameters of the filamentary carrier at the great linear dimensions of the installations of the biochemical purification.2 cl, 2 dwg, 1 tbl
NOVELTY - The invention is pertaining to the field of purification of the domestic waste waters and the close to them by their composition industrial waste waters. The method provides for the after- oxidation of the organic compounds exercised in the three-stage bioreactor of the after-purification, and the subsequent filtration. All three stages of the bioreactor of the after-purification are supplied with the cartridges with the filamentary carrier for the attached microflora, and the first stage is aerated. In the second and third stages of the bioreactor of the after-purification the laminar mode of the liquid movement is maintained. At that, the value of the specific surface of the filamentary carriers for the attached microflora used on the third stage of the bioreactor of the after-purification is bolstered in 1.5 times exceeds the specific surface of the filamentary carriers of the first two stages of the bioreactor of the after-purification at the specific value of the fixed biomass according to the ashless material of the filamentary carriers of the first stage of the bioreactor of the after-purifications of no less than 100 g/m. In the after-purification filters as the loading they use the oxidized carbon-containing sorption material with the concentration of the surface oxygen-containing groups of no less than 0.4 millimole/g. The technical result of the invention is the increased quality of purification of the waste waters.    USE - Environmental protection; methods of the deep after-purification of the biochemically oxidized waste waters.    ADVANTAGE - The invention ensures the increased quality of purification of the waste waters.2 cl, 1 dwg, 1 tbl
NOVELTY - A gram negative, rod-shaped Acidovorax temperans micro-organism, is new, where it exhibits the following characteristics: colonies of smooth margin, capable of growth in/on R2A, R2, nutrient and/or terrific media at 28degreesC; intracellular presence of poly B-hydroxybutyrate as observed using Sudan black staining of cells grown in terrific broth with aeration; mega-pili on the surface as observed by TEM in cells grown in R2A agar; paracrystalline surface layers as observed by TEM in cells grown on R2A agar; a defined 16S rRNA; and as in the deposit Acidovorax temperans PTA 6836.    USE - For promoting flocculation in composition e.g. activated sludge or sewage. Also for predicting the likelihood of Acidovorax temperans in a composition and promoting the growth of Acidovorax temperans.
NOVELTY - Apparatus for disinfecting a plant growth substrate by dielectric heating comprises a generator (16) for generating a radiofrequency electric field between two electrodes (18) in a treatment zone (14), and a control unit (28) for adjusting the energy output of the field in response to the moisture content and temperature of the subsrate in the treatment zone.    USE - The apparatus is useful for disinfecting plant growth substrates, e.g. potting compost.    ADVANTAGE - The radiofrequency field has a greater depth of penetration than microwaves and can be controlled to give maximum killing efficiency at various substrate moisture contents.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for disinfecting a plant growth substrate by exposing the substrate to a radiofrequency electric field in a treatment zone and adjusting the energy output of the field in response to the moisture content and temperature of the subsrate in the treatment zone.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows disinfecting apparatus as above.    Insulated housing (12)    Treatment zone (14)    Radiofrequency generator (16)    Electrodes (18)    Conveyor (20)    Control unit (28)    Preheating zone (36)    Dwell zone (40)    Temperature sensor (42)    Auxiliary heater. (44)
NOVELTY - The method involves measuring concentration of nitrogen compound in process-target natural water (1) at a nitrogen-compound measurement tank (2). Addition amount of nitrite ion with respect to an anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) reaction tank (3) is controlled based on the measurement result, so that ratio of ammonium ion and nitrite ion is 1:1 or more.    USE - For waste-water treatment field and biological treatment field.    ADVANTAGE - The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) reaction is performed stably and efficiently, without installing the nitrification tank for nitrifying ammonium ion. The target denitrifying process is performed reliably and smoothly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus of ammonium-ion containing waste-water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow diagram illustrating the processing procedure of ammonium-ion containing waste-water.    Process-target natural water (1)    Nitrogen-compound measurement tank (2)    ANAMMOX reaction tank (3)    Ammonium ion electrode (4)    Treated water (8)
NOVELTY - Decomposition of organic matter containing waste material involves decomposing organic waste microbiologically using biofilm forming microorganisms containing denitrification microbe as main constituent in a processing chamber under dissolved oxygen concentration of 3 mg/l or less, in the presence of electron-acceptor liquid containing at least nitrate.    USE - For decomposing organic waste such as wastewater, animal excrement and organic refuse.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to efficiently and steadily decompose organic waste using microorganisms, reduce surplus sludge and suppress generation of unpleasant odor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing organic matter containing waste material. When decomposing the organic matter using microorganisms, dissolved oxygen concentration and supply amount of electron acceptor liquid are controlled.
NOVELTY - Extracted fertilizer comprises mushroom culture medium as a raw material. The mushroom culture medium is obtained by cultivating mushroom hyphae in a waste culture medium which is discarded by the bed culture of mushroom, adding water containing water soluble fertilizer component, stirring, applying pressure to the mixture of mushroom culture medium and water and squeezing the liquid component from the water.    USE - For use as fertilizer, solid fuel and artificial soil (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The discarded waste culture medium is effectively utilized for the manufacture of fertilizer, artificial soil and fuel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of producing liquid manure by cultivating mushroom culture medium and water containing water-soluble fertilizer, applying pressure to the mixture, squeezing the liquid component from the mixture and obtaining liquid.
NOVELTY - A particulate material for agricultural soil is obtained by blending a predetermined amount of powdered carbide of plant type biomass, clay dredge earth and sand material and additives, mixing uniformly and granulating. The biomass is acquired from the surrounding area and/or downstream area of lakes and marshes. The clay dredge is a sub soil sand of natural or artificial lakes and marshes.    USE - For use as replant failure reduction material and for improving the soil properties (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dredging earth and sand material from lakes and marshes are excellent in physical and chemical property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow chart of manufacturing process of particulate material. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The production apparatus generates hydrogen by dehydrogenating the cyclohexane ring from raw material oil consisting of hydrocarbon. The aromatic hydrocarbon separated from hydrogen containing product manufactured by hydrogen production apparatus. A purification apparatus converts the aromatic hydrocarbon into saturated hydrocarbon.    USE - For producing hydrogen used in fuel cell, industrial fields such as petroleum refining and chemical industry.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen is manufactured efficiently, using small sized installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electric power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic drawing of the hydrogen production system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Raw material oil tank (1)    Heater (12)    Dehydrogenation device (13)    Separation device (14)    Coolers (23)
NOVELTY - The water treatment unit generates the strong oxidation substance of the hydrochlorous acid by electrolyzing the supernatant liquid. The electrolytic cell (3) removes the nitrogen contained in the supernatant liquid by the oxidation of the strong-oxidation substance. The restoration tank (4) neutralizes the process liquid after denitrification by the addition of the alkali chemicals in the later stage of the electrolytic cell.    USE - For removing nitrogen from organic waste such as human waste, purification tank sludge, organic refuse, livestock excrement, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Denitrification rate is improved reliably at low cost without adding hydrogen donor. By ejecting the nitrogen content after denitrification, the environmental pollution is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic waste processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the organic waste processing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Methane fermentation tank (1)    Dehydrator (2)    Electrolytic cell (3)    Restoration tank (4)    Denitrification chamber (5)
NOVELTY - A catalyst modifies a compound containing hydrogen atom to produce hydrogen. The catalyst includes iron oxide, zirconium oxide and/or cerium oxide in addition to copper and zinc oxide.    USE - For modifier (claimed) for modifying compound containing hydrogen to hydrogen used for fuel cell for generating electric power for motor vehicle and portable apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration rate of catalyst is reduced by the inclusion of iron oxide, zirconium oxide and/or cerium oxide in addition to copper and zinc oxide. The catalyst has improved durability and activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for modifier.
NOVELTY - The hydrocarbon modifier (3) has desulfurizer (2), modifier (4), carbon monoxide transformer (5) and carbon monoxide removal device (6). The hydrocarbon modifier (3) has fuel supply portion (1), steam supply portion (21) for fuel modification and air supply portion (22) for selective oxidation connected to predetermined location, and a temperature detection unit (31) provided between a juncture (23) with portion (22) provided between the carbon monoxide transformer and carbon monoxide removal device or the junction, and carbon monoxide removal device inlet port.    USE - For modifying hydrocarbon and generating hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell used for generating electric power.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrocarbon modifier is effective in low modification-reaction-system pressure loss. Immediate detection of drop-off and scattering of catalyst reformed gas generator, emergency shutdown of fuel cell system, and prevention of damage of fuel cell mainframe are enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the systematic diagram of the hydrocarbon modifier. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel supply portion (1)    Desulfurizer (2)    Hydrocarbon modifier (3)    Modifier (4)    Carbon monoxide transformer (5)    Carbon monoxide removal device (6)    Steam supply portion (21)    Air supply portion (22)    Juncture (23)    Temperature detection unit (31)
NOVELTY - A charred biological material (B1), comprises colonizing microbes capable of metabolizing at least one environmental substance and where the substance is present in the charred material.    USE - In an air filter; and for treating a site or environment (e.g. contaminated soils both in situ and ex situ, water, sewage, sewage sludge, oil waste, oil spills, petroleum spills, landfill, landfill leachate, biodegradable waste, industrial discharge, and/or airborne contaminants) (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The charcoal provides an inert, protective matrix for the microbes and that, because of its structure, the micro-organisms are able to populate the charcoal to far higher densities than can be found in soil, with levels of 100 and 1000 times greater than those found in soil being common; serves to adsorb heavy metals and other potential toxins onto its surface, thus preventing such compounds having a deleterious effect on the bacteria associated with the charcoal. The charcoal picks up all of the local contaminants with any associated bacteria. The charcoal can additionally be used as a carrier material for a variety of beneficial organisms that are to be introduced into the environment such as bacteria and fungi that are used to control plant pests and diseases (biological control organisms), nitrogen fixing bacteria and plant growth promoting organisms, as well as introduction of micro-organisms which will enhance the degradation of biodegradable wastes e.g. municipal solid waste, green waste, or remediation of contaminants e.g. hydrocarbons contained in exhaust or chimney gases.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for treating (M1) a site or environment in which the environmental substance is present, involving introducing the material to the site or environment in a manner such that the colonizing microbes are able to metabolize the environmental substance.
NOVELTY - Use of a liquid gas mixture as non-combustible fuel gas for fine distribution of irritants or warfare agents and for reaching large ranges, where the liquid gas mixture exhibits an evaporation temperature of -15degreesC at an evaporation pressure of 1.85 bar and an evaporation temperature of +50degreesC at an evaporation pressure of under 14.3 bar and contains at least a component with an evaporation pressure of greater than 1.85 bar at a temperature of -15degreesC, the evaporation pressure of the total mixture without the component is increased over 15 bar at +50degreesC.    USE - The liquid gas mixture is useful as non-combustible fuel for finely distributing irritants or warfare agents and for reaching large ranges (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The liquid gas mixture exhibits environmental compatibility.
NOVELTY - The detector has a fuel storage (1) including a hollow space for receiving a fuel (12), and a rotating device (14) with an axis perpendicular to XY-plane. The device has three immersing bodies (140, 142, 144) with respective balance point, density which does not exceed a density (rho) of a fuel, volume and connection lines from the balance point of the bodies to an axis of length. The axis of length includes an angle of 120 degrees with the lines, where masses are different from each other. Buoyant forces act on the bodies, where an overall torque F(rho, theta) is zero in a balanced state.    USE - Used for determining concentration of a fuel e.g. methanol, with a density in a container (all claimed) that is utilized in fuel cells of mobile generator in a motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The device has three immersing bodies with respective balance point, density, which does not exceed the density (rho) of the fuel, volume and connection lines from the balance point of the bodies to the axis of length, thus enabling a cost-effective manufacturing of the detector. The arrangement of the concentration detector makes possible to provide an excellent sensitivity to fuel concentration and easy determination of the fuel density, and also a continuous monitoring of the fuel concentration in connection with the controller of an inflow valve. The overall torque is zero in the balanced state, so that the density of the fuel is calculated and a concentration of the fuel is measured according to the measurement of torsional angle at any time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a lateral view of a concentration detector.    Fuel storage (1)    Housing (10)    Fuel (12)    Rotating device (14)    Immersing bodies (140, 142, 144)    Connection rod (146)
NOVELTY - The invention relates to the method used lingo cellulose biomass to make combustible gas. It includes the following steps: using water vapor as gasification agent; sending the material into pyrolysisoven; heating; sending the water vapor into the oven; producing CO, H2 combustible gas at 700-1100 centigrade degree. The formed gas has high value and yield, and can be used as household fuel and industrial raw material. Its efficiency of carbon conversion can reach 88% without catalyst. And the response operator is easy to operate.
NOVELTY - A method for cyclic utilization of rejected biomass includes decomposing in a multi-class fermenting pool, gas-solid-liquid separation, desulfurizing the marsh gas containing H2 and methane, feeding the marsh gas in the fuel battery with anionic exchange membrane, generating CO2 at negative electrode, using the separated liquid for soilless culture of plants, using said fuel battery to power the artificial light source, and using the residual dregs as the crop culturing matrix or organic fertilizer.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a method for cleaning mercury and nitrogen oxide in fire coal smoke gas, employing specific chemical matter as additive to be added into high-heat smoke gas in furnace, said chemical matter selectively reducing nitrogen oxide and oxiding mercury into bivalent mercury.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The chemical matter comprises compound containing ammonium and halogen atom absorption, and lower carbon number hydrocarbons containing halogen atom and it's derivant; it can be used separately or together with urea, ammonia gas and natural gas. The matter is degraded under high temperature, and then they can oxide mercury and selectively reduce nitrogen oxide into innocuous nitrogen; smoke gas is treated in desulfurization unit to absorb bivalent mercury and sulfur dioxide. The invention controls nitrogen oxide, mercury and sulfur dioxide in smoke gas without increasing main device and using no catalyst.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method for treating waste gas containing organic matter and odour substance, which employs washing tower and film-separated biological reactor to remove organic and odour matter from waste gas. The waste gas contact with washing liquid in washing tower, the organic and odour matter are adsorbed and removed by washing liquid, and the waste washing liquid is introduced into film-separated biological reactor for treatment. The treated water containing low content of suspended solid is recycled to washing tower for reuse.
NOVELTY - Hydrogen apparatus (I) comprises one or more thermocouples, electrolysis chamber tubes, valves, catalysts and electric current, where hydrogen gas and oxygen can be sent to motor via intake air, intake manifold or with the fuel line (only hydrogen gas); special apparatus to recycle, capture and filter water and gas exhaust; the water from gas exhaust sent into working chamber; the cube and the thermocouple are in superimposition; the hydrogen will be sent to intake air or with fuel emulsion to injector to motor; and the oxygen will be sent into the motor.    USE - (I) is useful to recycle water and gas exhaust (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) saves energy and lowers the pollution caused by the use of the combustibles, gas, gasoline, diesel, fuel or heat oil.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) emulsification of fuel comprising 70-90% of fuel, 0.1-1% of emulsifier and 10-30% of water + particles from the exhaust gases to produce and emulsion; special apparatus to recycle, capture and filter water and gas exhaust; the water from exhaust will be sent into the reservoir, and into the emulsifier to produce the emulsion fuel; and    (2) apparatus to recycle water and gas exhaust comprising special tube to recover maximum and a place of this tube to furnish the water to one or more electrolysis chambers, to send a part of water + gas exhaust + particles to the motor of intake air and another to a small reservoir to capture + filter the particles (CO, HCn) exhaust with water vapor then feed to emulsification apparatus to make a fuel water emulsion; one tube from the tube of exhaust to intake air of motor; the head of tube with the tube of exhaust will be fixed by a special method; one part of water from gas exhaust transport by the special tube for emulsifier, the another part for hydrolysis chamber, the balance for the intake air manifold of motor.
NOVELTY - Production (M1) of saturated carboxylic acids and their derivatives involves: a) reacting unsaturated fatty acid derivative with an oxidizing compound in a catalyst capable of catalyzing the double olefinic bond of unsaturated fatty acid derivative to give intermediate product vicinal diol; and b) reacting the intermediate compound with oxygen, or a compound containing oxygen, in a catalyst capable of catalysing the hydroxyl groups of the vicinal diol to carboxylic groups. The water to diol ratio in step (b) is less than 1:1.    USE - For producing saturated carboxylic acids and their derivatives (claimed) useful as raw material for lubricating oil, biodiesel or an intermediate of reaction for pre-polymers.    ADVANTAGE - The process is carried out in the absence of organic solvent. The process is carried out at atmospheric pressure or at low pressures (less than or equal to 20, preferably less than or equal to15, especially less than or equal to10 atm), which is useful for industrial scale production for saturated carboxylic acids and their derivatives. Unlike the end result of the process of prior art, which is pasty or greasy mixture, the end product of the process is a clear oil comprising the derivative of dicarboxylic acid, monocarboxylic acid, or esters of vicinal diol formed at the end of step (a) that is useful as raw material for lubricating oil, biodiesel or an intermediate of reaction for pre-polymers. The process produces saturated carboxylic acids and their derivatives starting from derivatives of unsaturated fatty acids without significant amount of water in step (b) of the reaction of oxidative scission or need modest amount of water to dissolve the catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a clear oil comprising a derivative of a dicarboxylic acid, a monocarboxylic acid, and at least one ester of the vicinal diol formed at the end of step (a) of process (M1).
NOVELTY - Producing a desulfurization adsorbent in the form of a crystalline porous molecular sieve involves combining and mixing a silicon source material and a titanium source material in an aqueous alkali solution to produce a mixed solution; placing the mixed solution into a sealed container and subjecting to a hydrothermal treatment to obtain a crystalline porous molecular sieve material; and washing and drying the crystalline porous molecular sieve material to obtain the desulfurization adsorbent.    USE - In desulfurizing apparatus useful in a fuel processor; and in fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The desulfurization adsorbent has excellent desulfurization performance and regeneration properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a desulfurization adsorbent in the form of a crystalline porous molecular sieve of formula (M1)a-(Si)x-(Ti)y-(M2)z-O (I);    (2) method (M2) of desulfurizing involving contacting the desulfurization adsorbent (I) with a gas containing sulfur compounds;    (3) method (M3) of regenerating a desulfurization adsorbent involving purging the desulfurization adsorbent (I) with a desorbing gas; and    (4) a fuel processor comprising a desulfurizing apparatus containing the absorbent (I); a reformer; and a carbon monoxide stripping apparatus.    M1=alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, H, ammonium, rare earth and/or transition metal;    M2=boron, aluminum or a trivalent metal;    xdivide byy=4 - 500;    zdivide byy=0 - 3;    adivide by(y\+z)=0 - 1.
NOVELTY - Mitigating pollution caused by a potential polluting agent comprises binding the polluting agent with a product obtained by calcining skeletal material, and hydrating the calcined skeletal material.    USE - For mitigating the pollution caused by a potential polluting agent, e.g. oil spill; domestic, industrial and/or agricultural waste; or fertilizer, herbicide and/or pesticide in a body of water (such as seawater or freshwater) (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The calcium hydrate possesses no environmental hazard being left on the water bottom, where the oil will gradually decompose through the action of enzymes in the water.
NOVELTY - The production of biodiesel involves extracting with solvent distillers grains to produce an extract and an enriched food product. Oil is then separated from the extract. It is reacted to produce biodiesel, which is then refined.    USE - Used for producing biodiesel. It is also used in producing enriched food product. (All claimed). The biodiesel is used as an alternative fuel source. The enriched food product is used as animal feed or human food source.    ADVANTAGE - The process provides for the production of biodiesel from the by-product of biofuel production, e.g. the production of ethanol. The distillers grains are produced as a by-product of biofuel production and are sold as an inexpensive feed for livestock. The process uses distillers grains to produce biodiesel and co-produces an enriched food product. Since the oil and fat in the distillers grains have been removed and converted to biodiesel, the remaining food product is enriched in proteins and carbohydrates and is more suitable for storage and processing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) the production of an enriched food product comprising extracting with solvent from distillers grains to produce extracted grains, filtering the extracted grains and drying the extracted grains, in which the distillers grains are produced as a by-product of biofuel production;    (2) the co-production of biodiesel and an enriched food product comprising subjecting a grain source to a biofuel production process to produce a biofuel and by-products, de-oiling the by-products to produce an oil and an enriched food product, and reacting the oil to produce biodiesel; and    (3) drying wet distillers grains comprising introducing wet distillers grains and ethanol to an extractor to provide a mixture, extracting the mixture to provide an extract and a feed product, and drying the feed product in a dryer to provide an enriched feed product and ethanol.
NOVELTY - A fuel reforming catalyst (1) comprises metal foam (3); and an active metal (5) from titanium, iron, chromium, nickel, cobalt, vanadium, tungsten, molybdenum, manganese, tin, ruthenium, aluminum, platinum, silver, palladium, copper, rhodium and/or zinc. The active metal is supported on the metal foam.    USE - The catalyst is used for reforming a fuel, and is used in a reformer of a fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has excellent reforming activity at high temperatures. The catalyst increases the activity for reforming the fuel, especially butane to hydrogen so that the temperature and pressure of the reforming reaction are decreased. In addition, the conversion rate of the fuel to hydrogen and the durability are improved to prevent the self-deterioration of the catalyst so that the lifespan and the efficiency of the reformer and the fuel cell system are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel cell system, comprising:    (1) an electricity generating element adapted to generate electrical energy by the electrochemical reaction of an oxidation reaction of hydrogen and the reduction reaction of an oxidant;    (2) a reformer adapted to generate the hydrogen from a fuel via a chemical catalyst reaction and providing the hydrogen to the electricity generating element;    (3) a fuel supplier adapted to provide the fuel to the reformer; and    (4) an oxidant supplier adapted to provide the oxidant to the electricity generating element.    The reformer comprises the above fuel reforming catalyst. The reformer is coated with or filled with the catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic diagram showing the fuel reforming catalyst.    Fuel reforming catalyst (1)    Metal foam (3)    Active metal (5)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises a trivalent iron (Fe(III))-reducing bacterium (FeRB) and a source of Fe(III).    USE - For controlling the odor of a biological material such as swine, livestock and poultry waste present in a storage facility system lagoon.    ADVANTAGE - The source of Fe(III) promotes oxidation of VFA. The method rapidly removes the malodorous compounds present in the biological material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method of biodegrading a volatile fatty acid (VFA) in a biological material, which involves providing the biological material with a source of Fe(III); and    (2) a method of promoting methanogenesis in a biological material, which involves inoculating the biological material with an FeRB.
NOVELTY - A reactor comprises a low-temperature reaction part (6) that causes reaction of a reactant, a high-temperature reaction part (4) that causes reaction at higher temperature than that of the low-temperature reaction part, a high-temperature reaction part heating element to heat the high-temperature reaction part, and a wire connected to the heating element and wired to the low-temperature reaction part.    USE - Reactor is used for generating hydrogen to be supplied to a fuel cell for a fuel system used in an electronic equipment (claimed), e.g. notebook personal computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), electronic organizer, digital camera, cellular phone, wrist watch, register, and projector. The fuel cell is applied in vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor has a part in which reaction occurs at high temperature and a part in which reaction occurs at low temperature and is capable of suppressing heat leakage to the outside.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (a) a fuel cell system comprising the reactor; and    (b) an electronic equipment that operates by using the fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the microreactor module.    High-temperature reaction part (4)    Low-temperature reaction part (6)    Connecting pipe (8)    Heating element (170,172,174)    Lead wire (176,178,180,182,184,186,192,194)
NOVELTY - A supply station (10) which supplies methanol, water, or other fuel to tank (37) of robot (30) includes storage tank (11), pump (12), supply nozzle (13), station controller, and housing (19). The storage tank which is many times larger than the robot tank stores predetermined quantity of methanol or water to be supplied to the robot tank several times. The pump supplies methanol or water from the storage tank to the robot tank. The supply nozzle serves as a supply passage. The station controller controls pump and supply nozzle while receiving supply signal from robot.    USE - Used in e.g. water cleaning, steam cleaning, wet mopping, or humidifying.    ADVANTAGE - Ensures more convenient use of robot, and increases usage hours of robot.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a methanol, water, or other fuel supplying method for mobile robot.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of the mobile robot system.    Supply station (10)    Storage tank (11)    Pump (12)    Supply nozzle (13)    Housing (19)    Robot (30)    Tank (37)
NOVELTY - Culturing algae comprises: (a) placing algae in aqueous medium in a closed system bioreactor comprising one or more flexible tubes operably coupled to one or more peristaltic rollers; (b) exposing the algae to sunlight; (c) culturing the algae under conditions allowing algal reproduction and growth; and (d) using the rollers to move the medium through the tubes, where the movement of the rollers removes photosynthetic oxygen from the tubes and scrubs the surface of the tubes to reduce biofilm on the tube surfaces.    USE - The method and system are useful for culturing algae and for producing useful products from algae, including biofuels (e.g. biodiesel, methanol, ethanol), bio-polymers, chemical precursors, and/or animal or human food. The algal culture can be used to provide animal or human food source, by culturing edible algae. It can also be used to support growth of a secondary food source, such as shrimp or other aquatic species that feed on algae.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system for producing biodiesel from algae comprising: (a) a closed bioreactor comprising two flexible tubes operably coupled to two peristaltic rollers, the tubes containing a suspension of algae in aqueous medium; (b) a mechanism for harvesting the algae from the medium; (c) a device for separating oil from the algae; and (d) an apparatus for converting the oil into biodiesel.
NOVELTY - An electrochemical device comprises an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises at least one solvent and at least one anion of a specific boron-fluorine complex salt.    USE - For lithium ion battery used in small appliances and electric car, fuel cell and Faradaic process supercapacitor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrochemical device has improved physical, chemical and electrochemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrochemical device comprises an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte comprising at least one solvent and at least one anion of a salt. The salt is chosen from group of formula: (B12FxZ12-x)2-, ((R'R"R'")NB12Fx1Z1(11-x))-, and/or (R""CB11Fx1Z1(11-x1))-.    Z=H, Cl, Br and/or OR;    R=H, alkyl or fluoroalkyl, or at least one polymer;    x=3 or more and less than 12;    R', R",R'"=hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl and a polymer;    Z1=H, Cl, Br, or OR1;    R1=H, alkyl or perfluoroalkyl, or a polymer;    x1=0-11;and    R""=hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and a polymer.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for composition, comprises salt and acid of complex: (B12F11OCH3)2-, (B12F11(OCH2CF3))-2, B12H12-x(OCH2CF3)x2-, or (B12F11OCF3)2-, wherein x is more than 0 and less than 12.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The graph shows the variation of capacitance with voltage for control electrolyte.
NOVELTY - The fuel and electrical interfaces of each module bay (14a) are connected to fluid and electrical buses respectively. A hydrogen fuel cell stack is connected to the fluid bus of an integration plane (12) to generate unconditioned electrical power using hydrogen. A power management unit is connected to the hydrogen fuel cell stack through an external connector for generating conditioned electrical power using generated unconditioned electrical power.    USE - For mobile phone, microwave communication device, satellite phone modem, computer and monitoring or surveillance device such as camera.    ADVANTAGE - The power management unit provides suitable electrical power to the electronic modules. The efficiency and control of the electrical power generation are enhanced. The amount of power/fuel consumption is reduced and the output power of the fuel cell in the power unit module is easily adjusted.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The hydrogen fuel cell stack in the module bay of the integration plane, is connected to the fluid bus through the fluid interface. The power management unit in module bay of the integration plane, is comprised of direct current (DC)-DC converter or DC-alternating current (AC) inverter to generate conditioned electrical power using the unconditioned electrical power generated by the hydrogen fuel cell stack. The information representing operating parameter such as amount of hydrogen in a vessel is stored in a memory that is coupled to electrical bus of integration plane through the electrical interface of associated module bay. A battery or an ultra-capacitor is connected to the power management unit for providing electrical power to the management unit in the module bay.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the electrical buses in the fuel cell system.    Integration plane (12)    Module base (14a-14d,14t-14v,14x)    Interface (16)
NOVELTY - A method for protein refolding by using ionic liquid is provided to replace urea used in protein refolding buffer by ionic liquid, so that the protein refolding and recovering processes are performed without environmental pollution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method for protein refolding comprises the steps of: preparing a protein sample to be refolded; and refolding the protein by using protein refolding buffer containing the ionic liquid, where the protein refolding buffer further contains denaturing agents or oxidizing agents for optimizing the protein refolding efficiency and forming correct disulfide bonds; the ionic liquid is hydrophilic ionic liquid; and the concentration of ionic liquid is 5-35%(v/v).Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Provided is a method for producing a cover soil material for a landfill by treating drainage sludge, which removes bad odor emitted from ammonia generated in the sludge and thus improves a work environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method for producing a cover soil material for a land fill from drainage sludge comprises a step of mixing 1 ton of drainage sludge with 20-30 wt% of zeolite and 5-10 wt% of fly ash, followed by fermentation. In the method, the drainage sludge is introduced continuously in a constant amount, a predetermined amount of zeolite and fly ash is mixed with the sludge in a screw type continuous agitator, and the resultant mixed sludge is subjected to fermentation while blowing air from the bottom.Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Provided are an organic compost, a method for preparing the organic compost which can correct a soil acidity (pH) of cultivated land and improve basicity and concentration of salts, and increase fertility of soil, and which can be used instead of added soil that is a soil brought from another place, and a device for preparing the compost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises the steps of: separately collecting food waste, removing dirts from the food waste, and finely pulverizing the food waste; introducing an animal and vegetable organic powder to the food waste so as to replenish organic component deficient in food waste and adjusting the powder with moisture, and decomposing and aging the organic components at 50-80 degreesC; exothermically digesting the organic components to vapor chlorine gas, ammonia, carbon dioxide, and further introducing dolomite, calcium oxide (CaO) formed by firing lime at 900 degreesC or more, and magnesium oxide and boil them at 90-130 degreesC so as to decrease salt ingredient; introducing loess powder in order to replenish essential trace mineral components necessary to harvest crops; drying a compost obtained in the fourth step so as to have water content meeting standard requirement of compost; and naturally fermenting the compost.Image 1/1
NOVELTY - Ammonia processing method involves microbial reaction in anaerobic conditions. Optical utilization ammonia oxidation microorganisms are used for processing target liquid containing ammonia, and microbial oxidation treatment is advanced by irradiating light.    USE - For processing ammonia in liquid containing ammonia (claimed) ejected from foodstuff industry, chemical plant or power station, foodstuff waste material, sewage sludge, waste water treatment sludge, human waste and purification tank sludge in home, supermarket, convenience store and food servicing industry.    ADVANTAGE - The method utilizes carbon dioxide and light by making ammonia containing wastewater into oxidizing agent, and performs oxidative degradation by action of optical utilization ammonia oxidation microbes on anaerobic conditions, without using oxygen, and eliminates the need of energy for aeration. Since the carbon dioxide is contained in the target liquid, the need for injecting additional reagent is eliminated. The system is highly safe to use and has high industrial utility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The light source (3) is incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp, light emitting diode and/or sunlight. Carbonate ion or carbon dioxide gas is supplied, and the microbial oxidation treatment is performed. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for ammonia processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory view of anaerobic ammonia processing apparatus.    Ammonia containing wastewater storage tank (1)    Ammonia processing chamber (2)    Light source (3)    Carrier (4)    Stirrer (5)
NOVELTY - The support has carbonized material of organic waste such as saw dust or beer lees. The organic waste is high pressure molded, and a solid form of the carbonized material is obtained. The solidified carbonized material is distilled and carbonized.    USE - For autotrophic ammonium oxidizing bacteria used in processing of waste water containing ammonia nitrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The load can be raised rapidly to 1.5 times more than the volume of load while using the polyester non-woven fabric.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) bacteria holder for ammonia-nitrogen removal; and    (2) ammonia nitrogen removal method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory drawing of the ammonia nitrogen removal apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The method involves introducing waste water (1) into a denitrifying tank (2) to perform nitrogen removal process. The process liquid of amount smaller than the waste water from denitrifying tank is introduced into a nitrification tank (5), after removal process, so that the ammonia nitrogen in the water is oxidized into nitrate nitrogen. The water from the nitrification tank is supplied into the denitrifying tank for performing denitrifying process of ammonia nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen in presence of denitrifying bacteria, to obtain treated water (13).    USE - For removing nitrogen in organic waste water such as livestock farming waste water, waste liquid of foodstuff manufacturing plant and organic sludge thickening liquid.    ADVANTAGE - The organic matter concentration in the water is decreased. The necessity for aeration power for decomposing the organic matter is eliminated, thus decreasing the running cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nitrogen removal apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of nitrogen removal apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Waste water (1)    Denitrifying tank (2)    Circulation liquid (4)    Nitrification tank (5)    Treated water (13)
NOVELTY - Methane fermentation method comprises that organic refuse or foodstuffs residue is processed for 2.5-10 minutes at subcritical water treatment temperature of 110-160degreesC before the organic refuse or foodstuffs residue is supplied to a methane fermentation installation (11), where the pressure in the subcritical water treatment temperature is set to 0.2-0.8MPa, and the moisture content of organic refuse or foodstuffs residue is set to 80-90%.    USE - For methane fermentation processing of organic refuse or residue of foodstuffs such as baked confectionery, dairy products, bread and bread dough obtained from home, restaurant, hotel, supermarket, convenience store, food manufacturing industry, food distributive trade and food distribution business.    ADVANTAGE - The organic refuse or foodstuffs refuse can be fermented efficiently. The organic refuse or foodstuffs residue can be processed rapidly at low cost. The organic refuse or foodstuffs residue can be collected as energy source.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of methane fermentation treatment facility. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Preprocessing installation (10)    Methane fermentation installation (11)    Energy recovery installation (12)    Digestive liquid processing facility (13)    Liquid fertilizer storage installation (14)
NOVELTY - Microorganism activator comprises a member of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, amino acid and vitamin B.    USE - The microorganism activator is useful for conserving the environment (claimed) and for purifying grease trap, livestock manure, and rivers and sewage.    ADVANTAGE - The microorganism activator enables improved conservation of the environment, as the microorganisms are activated by vitamin B, by malic acid, succinic acid and citric acid, or by amino acids.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an environmental conservation method, involves collecting a target liquid, administering the microorganism activator containing member of TCA cycle, amino acid and vitamin B, to the collected target liquid, activating the microorganism present in the target liquid, and ejecting the target liquid containing the activated microorganism, to the target ground; and    (2) a system for conserving environment, comprising an extraction unit for extracting a target liquid, where the microorganism activator containing member of TCA cycle, amino acid and vitamin B is added to the collected target liquid, microorganism activation unit for activating the microorganism present in the target liquid, and discharge unit for ejecting the target liquid containing the activated microorganism to the target ground.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a waste liquid processing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Waste liquid processing system (100)    Liquid tank (110)    Natural water tanks (111)    Stirring tanks (113)    Storage tank (120)
NOVELTY - Rhodococcus sp. SCRC-40412 (FERM P-20650) strain or SCRC-42236 (FERM P-20651) strain, is new.    USE - For decomposition of alkane and/or alkene (claimed), and for purification of petroleum and contaminated-soil and underground water.    ADVANTAGE - The decomposition of alkane and/or alkene is efficiently performed under environmental temperature. The bioremediation of environmental is carried out in an open system.
NOVELTY - The fuel reformer (1) has laser generator (22) at the exterior of fuel supply path (10) having glass fiber at its interior surface. The laser generator radiates laser beam having wavelength of ultraviolet region with respect to fuel for reforming fuel.    USE - For electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The size and cost of fuel reformer are reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the fuel reformer.    Fuel reformer (1)    Fuel supply path (10)    Fuel tank (12)    Fuel piping (14)    Laser generator (22)
NOVELTY - Supply cut-off valve (16) and a pressure reduction valve (17) are serially fitted at the outlet side of the gas tank (14). Another supply cut-off valve (18) is fitted at the downstream side of the pressure reduction valve. A branching pipe extended from the filling pipe (13) at the upstream side of the gas tank, is connected at a portion in between the supply cut-off valve (16) and the pressure reduction valve. An orifice (25) for regulating the gas pressure is connected in the branching pipe.    USE - For vehicle using compressed fuel gas e.g. natural gas, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Pressure fluctuation is suppressed, and stable supply of gas, is enabled by the valves and orifice.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for gas supply method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the circuit diagram of the gas supply apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Filling pipe (13)    Gas tank (14)    Supply cut-off valves (16,18)    Pressure reduction valve (17)    Orifice (25)
NOVELTY - Supply cut-off valve (16) controls the supply of a high compressed gas from a pressure vessel (14) to a pressure reducer valve (17) that reduces the pressure to a preset value. Supply cut-off valves (18, 24) control the gas supply from the pressure reducer valve to the exterior and a chamber (23). A controller controls the opening and closing of the supply control valves, based on the gas supply flow rate from the pressure vessel.    USE - For supplying high compressed gas e.g. fuel gas to a chamber such as a fuel cell of a fuel cell vehicle using hydrogen gas as fuel.    ADVANTAGE - Rapid pressure fluctuation is suppressed and a stable supply of gas is achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the fuel storage supply unit for the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Pressure vessel (14)    Supply cut-off valves (16,18,24)    Pressure reducer valve (17)    Chamber (23)
NOVELTY - A fault detector (53) determines failure of stack inlet port hydrogen pressure sensor (42). The target value of hydrogen pressure-governing valve downstream pressure is calculated, based on detection result of hydrogen pressure-governing valve downstream pressure sensor (41). The hydrogen pressure-governing valve (23) is controlled by hydrogen pressure-governing valve downstream of oppression unit (52), so that hydrogen pressure-governing valve downstream pressure reaches a target value, when failure of stack inlet port hydrogen pressure sensor is existed.    USE - For fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The driving of fuel cell system is continued, without exceeding the differential pressure, when failure of stack inlet port hydrogen pressure sensor is existed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen pressure-governing valve (23)    Hydrogen pressure-governing valve downstream pressure sensor (41)    Stack inlet port hydrogen pressure sensor (42)    Hydrogen pressure-governing valve downstream oppression unit (52)    Fault detector (53)
NOVELTY - An ejector (24) has a drive unit (49) consisting of a piston (62) that connects the base end side of a needle (48) to the center section of surface (62a) and a spring (63), whose one end is connected to a oil damper (50) of piston. The needle is moved forward and backward inside the nozzle (46), along axial direction by the drive unit to adjust the flow rate of hydrogen gas supplied to the fuel cell. The oil damper suppresses the vibration produced in the drive unit, during forward and backward movement of needle.    USE - For fuel cell system used for electric train, two wheelers, four wheelers, aircraft, vessel and self-propelled robots. The fuel cell system can be integrated to cogeneration system.    ADVANTAGE - The flow rate of hydrogen gas supplied to the fuel cell is stabilized and vibration is reduced, so that efficiency of fuel cell system is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the ejector. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Ejector (24)    Nozzle (46)    Needle (48)    Drive unit (49)    Oil damper (50)    Piston (62)    Surface of spring (62a)    Spring (63)
NOVELTY - A waste material is processed by introducing waste material into a receptacle; storing the receptacle containing waste material in a container (7) to allow the waste material to decompose; and removing the receptacle containing partially decomposed waste material from the container.    USE - For processing organic waste material.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows waste material from sources to be processed in the same container.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an apparatus for processing waste material to allow it to decompose.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows is a schematic view of a container.    Container (7)    Doors (9, 13)    Vent (11)
NOVELTY - The system has a fuel supply unit (110) with a reformer (111) for refining hydrogen from LNG. The refined hydrogen is supplied to an anode (131) of a stack unit (130). An air supply unit (120) supplies air to a cathode (132) of the stack unit. The stack unit generates electricity by an electro-chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. A gas-liquid separator (200) removes moisture included in off-gas supplied to a burner (111g) of the fuel supply unit from the stack unit. A controller controls the speed of a cooling fan installed at the gas-liquid separator.    USE - Used for generating electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-liquid separator removes moisture included in off-gas supplied to the burner of the fuel supply unit from the stack unit, thus actively performing combustion inside the burner for a smooth reforming reaction, and hence enhancing the entire function of the fuel cell system. The controller controls the speed of the cooling fan installed at the gas-liquid separator, thus controlling a separation amount of gas and liquid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating a fuel cell system.    Fuel supply unit (110)    Reformer (111)    Pipe (112)    Air supply unit (120)    Supply lines (121, 123)    Air supply fan (122)    Stack unit (130)    Water supply unit (150)    Pre-heater (162)    Gas-liquid separator (200)
NOVELTY - The treatment of waste with organic components, comprises dissolving the organic components in material solubilizers (1), transition of components to a suspension (20), separating solid and fibrous materials from the suspension and fermentation of organically highly loaded circulating water (132) released in the separation process, in a fermenting stage (138). The circulating water is stored in a buffer (134) that is operated as a hydrolysis reactor. The circulation water in the hydrolysis, is supplied as a treated circulating water of the fermenting stage.    USE - For the treatment of organic household waste.    ADVANTAGE - The method is cost effective and provides fast treatment of waste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a waste treatment plant for the execution of the above method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a waste treatment plant:    Material solubilizers; (1)    Suspension; (20)    Circulating water; (132)    Buffer; (134)    Fermenting stage. (138)
NOVELTY - The recovery system for recovering hydrogen and methane from a cracking gas stream in a low temperature section of an ethylene plant, comprises an integrated multi-condensate separator (D1), a C2-absorber, a hydrogen/methane expansion device (X1, X2) and a C1/C2 low-pressure column (demethanizer). The multi-condensate separator has two different regions, which are exposed to the cracking gas streams with the different composition.    USE - For recovering hydrogen and methane from a cracking gas stream in the low-temperature section of an ethylene plant.    ADVANTAGE - The recovering system is simple and compact, ensures cost effective and highly-pure recovery process of hydrogen and methane, requires less components, reduces maintenance costs as well as minimizes calorific losses from cold process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a procedure for recovering of hydrogen and methane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a recovery system for recovering of hydrogen and methane;    Cold-box; (24)    Freezing agent; (25)    Multi-condensate separator; (D1)    Hydrogen/methane expansion device; (X1, X2)    Methane separator. (T1)
NOVELTY - The plasma reactor for cleaning silicon tetrachloride or germanium tetrachloride contaminated with hydrogen containing compounds, comprises reactor housing, high voltage supply, micro unit for plasma treatment, grounded metallic heat exchanger (4.2), dielectric (4.4), perforated plate, grid or network (4.1) and a high voltage electrode (4.3). The longitudinal axis of the dielectric, the metallic heat exchangers and the high voltage electrode are oriented parallel to one another and oriented parallel to the vector direction of the gravity force.    USE - Used for plasma cleaning of a silicon tetrachloride or germanium tetrachloride contaminated with hydrogen containing compounds.    ADVANTAGE - The plasma reactor guarantees simple, more economical and reliable cleaning treatment of the silicon tetrachloride or germanium tetrachloride.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) System for production of highly pure silicon tetrachloride or highly pure germanium tetrachloride; and    (2) procedure for production of highly pure silicon tetrachloride or highly pure germanium tetrachloride.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a plasma reactor for cleaning silicon tetrachloride or germanium tetrachloride:    Grid or network; (4.1)    Metallic heat exchanger; (4.2)    High voltage electrode; (4.3)    Dielectric. (4.4)
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to internal combustion engine afterheat utilizing technology, and is especially methanol catalytically reforming hydrogen producing apparatus utilizing afterheat of internal combustion engine and its control method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The apparatus includes mainly methanol aqua gasifying cavities in the front part, middle part and back part of the reformer casing, catalytically reacting cavity and reformed gas product cavity. In the middle part inside the reformer casing, there are porous honeycomb ceramic with inside catalytically reacting cavity; and the inner wall of the catalytically reacting cavity has set honeycomb pores with reforming catalyst coated to the inner wall. One heat exchange pipe penetrates the porous honeycomb ceramic axially. The present invention has integrated heat exchange pipe and porous honeycomb ceramic, and possesses compact structure, high heat exchange efficiency, high hydrogen rate and other advantages.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a compost catalyst and the method for making the compost, which can utilize the natural microbial population to treat the mass wastes that cause the environmental pollution and produce compost with superior quality. The procedures comprise: separate the active microbial strains from the natural microbial population which can decompose organic substances, and after enrichment culture, produce the compost catalyst; and then produce superior-quality compost by utilizing the compost catalyst to ferment various organic wastes which cause environmental pollution at high temperature. This invention can be used in compost manufacturing of various organic wastes, which is good for the restoring of pesticides, chemical fertilizer and petroleum polluted lands and desert afforestation.
NOVELTY - The invention refers to a environmental device for active biological treatment in city sewage. The device combines the biological treatment with active organics treatment, in which is positioned two treating vats in which breeding basket, breeding brick, breeding board for collecting pollutants is positioned separately for accommodating and fostering active organics, and in the ground is positioned a closed vat cover with spare according to the treating vats. The pollutants and residual muck after degradation in sewage can be disposed by the active organics from treating vat through the devicenot only to decrease the bear during the process of sewage treatment and also improve the efficiency of sewage treatment greatly. That can reach dual purposes of sewage purification and the breedingfor feed. The device has the characters of small accommodation area, low cost, strong practicability, large economic value, high efficiency of sewage treatment, and etc.
NOVELTY - The invention refers to ammonia sulfate utilization patterns in the process of lysine, the characters of which include the evaporation and concentration of wastewater (mother liquid) after refining and separating lysine; in which the ammonia sulfate separated by crystallization is recrystallized, purified and separated, afterwards is sent back to fermentation production used as raw material; the waste mother liquid after fractional crystallization of ammonia sulfate is used for raw material in producing composite fertilizer. The technical project in recycle of ammonia sulfate introduced in theinvention realizes the reasonable recycle and the cycle comprehensive utilization of useful ammonia sulfate in wastewater (mother liquid), that not only reduces the solid in wastewater and also realizes the cycle comprehensive utilization of raw material. That has suitable control condition and obvious economic value.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a construction approach for bacillus coli of transpolyphosphokinase gene, in which the said method includes gene-clone and carrier-construction; the clone includes extracting master DNA of bacillus coli; designing primers; augmenting ppk gene; restructuring the augmented object gene into clonic carrier pMD18-T and converting bacillus coli DH5 alpha; the construction includes adopting restriction enzymes of BamHI and HindIII bisenzyme to cut pMD18-T plasmid with ppk object gene and idle expression carrier pET-28a(+); directionally connecting the object gene by T4 to theexpression carrier pET-28a(+), then converting the DH5 alpha; by the PCR and bisenzyme pressure methods screening and verifying the positive recon; extracting the recombination plasmid Pet28a-PPK andconverting the acceptor strain BL21(DE3). The invention is of simple process and the obtained gene has efficient phosphorus removal ability.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a grasshopper-resistant Bacillus thuringiensis BTH-13, CCTCC NO: M206061. The steps for preparing insecticide include: first shaking flask for fermentation, adding amidon, soyabean cake powder, cotton cake powder, protease leather, yeast powder, maize milk, magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, monobasic potassium phosphate, dibasic potassium phosphate, calcium carbonate alpha-amylase and make-up water by ratio in culture medium with 100 unit volumes; secondarily filling 100ml culture mediums in triangular bottle, then seeding BTH-13 after disinfection and culturing them until the brood-cell pulls off under finite temperature; third adopting the selected culture medium and fermenting them in full-automatic fermentation tank, acidifying the fermentation liquor after the fermentation, adding the emulsifier, and directly performing spray-drying after the compression of the fermentation liquor to prepare the wettable powder. The invention is characterized in that it is of strong specificity, is no fragmentation for insect natural enemy, is nontoxic for the people and the livestock and no pollution for environment, and can increase the agronomic crop output and has good application foreground.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses an organic composite fertilizer for nourishing soils. The composite fertilizer is composed of fly ashes, fowl and livestock manure, humic acid, urea, calcium super phosphate and potassium fertilizer. The organic composite fertilizer is manufactured by: (1) uniformly mixing dried, pulverized and sieved fly ashes and fowl and livestock manure; (2) adding water, and fermenting; (3) adding humic acid, urea, calcium super phosphate and potassium fertilizer, uniformly mixing, granulating, drying, cooling and packaging. After application, the organic composite fertilizer canenhance the nutrition in soils, such as trace elements, minerals and organic matters. Besides, the organic composite fertilizer can prevent soils from crusting, improve soil fertility, keep the balance of ecology system, and enhance crop quality. The organic composite fertilizer is particularly effective in clay, raw soil, acidic soil and saline soil.
NOVELTY - Insecticidal composite bioorganic liquid fertilizer is composed of organic acid, Actinomycete secretion, Bacillus thuringiensis secretion, bitter saponin, chitin, avilamycin and multiple nutritious elements. The components are high performance and low molecule nutrients obtained from crab shell, shrimp shell, egg shell, bone powder, honey, soybean powder, etc. The fertilizer has good insect inhibition effects and can be widely used on a variety of crops.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for manufacturing water- and fertilizer-retentive agent by atom-economic reaction. The method comprises: (1) neutralizing acrylic acid with a base, and adding acrylamide for dissolution; (2) adding powdery dated crops, catalyst and crosslinker, reacting at 30-40 deg.C for 30-60 min, adding promoter, and performing implosion to obtain a graft copolymer; (3) cooling, cutting into pieces, drying and pulverizing to obtain the final product. The method has such advantages as high product quality, low cost and easy degradation.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a SBR bio-processing device and process for nitrogen-containing waste water, used for deep processing of industrial waste water, where an SBR reactor connects with a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe, a carbon source feeding pipe, and an aeration pipe; the water inlet pipe connects with a water inlet pump; the aeration pipe connects with a fan; there are blender, DO sensor, ORP sensor and pH sensor arranged in the reactor; the sensors are connected with a computer; the computer connects with a process controller; relays of the process controller are connected with valve, carbon source feeding pump and blender, respectively. And the process comprises water feeding, aeration, adding in original sewage and blending, adding in external carbon source and denitrifying, depositing, draining water, and putting aside, and is characterized in real-timely controlling aeration quantity and reaction time of SBR denitrifying process by process control parameters. And it can raise biochemical reaction rate and reduce reaction time and save cost.
NOVELTY - An electro-dynamic process comprises passively oxidizing benzene to form phenol using distilled water and electricity. There are no exothermic or endothermic reactions. The method comprises electrolysis of water to form free oxygen and hydrogen gas with applied voltage, ionization of oxygen atoms after liberation from the water in the magnetic field, periodic ionization of the benzene molecules across magnetic field, passive oxidation of benzene mole with free oxygen ion at the surface of palladium electrode acting as catalyst.    USE - The method is useful for producing phenol and hydrogen gas.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides yield greater than 50%, is simple, reduces energy consumption and in multiple staged and energy consumption, allows electronically controlling all static and dynamic parameters, functions as palladium anode functions as catalyst and oxy ion source, does not require reagents other than distilled water and electrical power, carried out at room temperature, no heat required, provides liquid phase process throughout, provides no unwanted process by products, provides benzene at its stable state into the oxidation process, allows generated phenol to diffuse in water carrier allowing simple control and transfer, provides continuous process that can be easily scaled for production, and generates hydrogen gas as marketable by product to offset operating costs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method is carried out at magnetic flux density of 0-5000 Gauss, electrolysis voltage of 10-160 VDG, benzene excursion amplitude across magnetic field of 0-20microns, and transducer frequency of 0-18 kHz. The method provides phenol and hydrogen gas. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) anode that acts as both catalyst and a reactive oxygen ion source; and    (2) electro-dynamic device where process attributes are generated with an ultrasonic transducer, a voltage, and a static magnetic field.
NOVELTY - Transgenic plant (A) that initiates the process of breaking down lindane (I) by expressing the linA gene of a bacterium of the genus Sphingomonas.    USE - (A) is used to decompose lindane (I), particularly for remediation of (I)-contaminated soils. Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants transformed with a recombinant plasmid containing the 471 nucleotide wild-type sequence of linA from S.paucimobilis were grown on agar medium containing (I) for 6 weeks. The concentration of (I) was reduced to 0.038 mg/l, i.e. a 98.8% elimination.    ADVANTAGE - (A) makes possible very simple remediation of (I)-contaminated soil, simply by seeding and allowing (A) to develop until adequate removal of (I) has been acheived. Adult (A) are disposed off, e.g. by burning, after use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing (A).
NOVELTY - An organic compound is decomposed in presence of heavy metal using microorganisms belonging to Serattia or Cobetia having capability to decompose organic compound in presence of heavy metal.    USE - For decomposing organic compound in presence of heavy metal, and for purifying soil or water.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively decomposes organic compound in presence of heavy metal, and purifies soil or water containing organic compound.
NOVELTY - The separation module has a network structure having permeable holes, and consists of 4-6 membered oxygen rings derived from silica-type crystalline substance.    USE - For selective separation of hydrogen molecule obtained by steam reforming of naphtha, from hydrocarbon such as methane, using an silica-type crystalline substance, e.g. a zeolite.    ADVANTAGE - The separation module has excellent structural stability, hydrothermal stability, pinhole-proof property and crack proof property. The separation module is capable of separation and purification of various reaction products.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of separation module by forming a permeable hole network in a silica-type crystalline substance by treatment with an acid or alkali.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the manufacture of separation module. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generating apparatus has catalyst portion (50) containing particulate reforming catalyst, and combustion portion for heating catalyst portion. The catalyst portion has a partition (40), which is placed along partitioning cross-section of the catalyst portion perpendicular to the extension direction. The partition comprises venting holes (40D) having a shape to prevent passing through of particulate reforming catalyst, and an aperture having a shape to permit passage of catalyst, formed in partitioning cross-section of the catalyst portion.    USE - For fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production apparatus is protected from malfunction resulting from crushing of particulate reforming catalyst and lowering in reforming efficiency resulting from lowering in heat transfer efficiency of catalyst portion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The hydrogen generating apparatus has a catalyst portion (50) comprising particulate reforming catalyst, and a combustion portion for heating the catalyst section. The combustion portion produces hydrogen-containing reformed gas by flowing a steam-containing raw material gas through the catalyst portion in extension direction. The catalyst portion has a partition (40), which is placed along partitioning cross-section of the catalyst portion perpendicular to the extension direction. The partition comprises venting holes (40D) having a shape to prevent passing through of particulate reforming catalyst, and an aperture having a shape to permit passage of catalyst, formed in partitioning cross-section of the catalyst portion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the longitudinal cross-sectional view of internal structure of catalyst portion.    Outer cover (1)    Catalyst portion inner cylinder lid (8)    Catalyst outside pipe (9)    Partition (40)    Venting holes (40D)    Catalyst portion (50)
NOVELTY - Removing oil from water or a solid surface involves contacting the water or the solid surface with a substance in the form of a sheet, and having a high humate level under conditions for the substance to absorb oil from the water or the solid surface; and recovering the substance, having absorbed oil, from the water or solid surface. The substance is humic substances and/or compost materials (e.g. manure) to the soil to provide a microbial inoculum source and substrate for decomposing oil. The method further involves adding a fire retardant material to the substance.    USE - For removing oil (e.g. gasoline additives, alcohols, pesticides, acetone, explosives, pesticides, organic solvents, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum, rocket fuel and organic pollutants) from water or solid surface e.g. soil (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is highly effective for large-scale removal of contamination from surfaces or water. The oil absorbent substance is easily prepared, and ground and/or screened to provide substance with a homogenous size distribution. The method of use of such substance is straightforward for solid surfaces, because the substance is simply spread or applied to the contaminated surface or applied to the contaminated surface to absorb the contaminant. The substance is highly efficient in absorbing oils i.e. 1 gm substance absorbs 1 gm of oil. The substances are highly economical and from renewal sources.
NOVELTY - The method involves setting the ePTFE material in a chamber (42) suitable for plasma treatment, and applying continuous low energy plasma onto the ePTFE material. High voltage pulses of short duration is applied to form a high energy ion flux from the plasma discharge to generate ions which form free radials on the surface of the ePTFE material without changing the molecular and/or physical structure below the surface to define a modified ePTFE surface.    USE - For expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) used in manufacturing implantable medical device e.g. slotted stent, ring stent, braided stent, open mesh wire stent inserted into body lumen e.g. urogenital tract, esophageal tract, bile duct, tracheal/bronchial tube.    ADVANTAGE - Ensures reliable modification of surface to promote cell adhesion without destroying node and fibril structure of ePTFE.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) an implantable medical device; and    (2) a surface-modified ePTFE.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of the plasma immersion ion implantation system.    Chamber (42)    High voltage electrode (46)    Sample holder (48)    Plasma generator (50)    Vacuum pump (56)
NOVELTY - Producing alpha-alane comprises reacting aluminum trichloride and an alkali metal hydride to form an alane-ether complex solution; combining the alane-ether complex solution with a solution that comprises a first crystallization additive to form a crystallization solution; and crystallizing alpha-alane from the crystallization solution. The first crystallization additive comprises polystyrene, polybutadiene, polystyrene-co-polybutadiene, polyisoprene, poly-alpha-methylstyrene, polystyrene-co-polyindene, and/or poly-alpha-pinene.    USE - For producing alpha-alane for use in formulating energetic materials, e.g. explosive compositions, propellant compositions or pyrotechnic compositions; for use in hydrogen storage, e.g. providing a hydrogen source in fuel cells or batteries; for use as a chemical reducing agent, e.g. as a hydride donor to reduce carbon-carbon double bonds or triple bonds or to reduce carbonyl moieties, e.g. ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, and acid chlorides; and for use as a polymerization catalyst, e.g. for polymerization of olefin monomers or vinyl monomers.    ADVANTAGE - The method produces alpha-alane without using borohydride salts. Since borohydride salts are not used, the method provides a low-cost, high-performing method of producing alpha-alane. The method also produces a high yield of alpha-alane that is free of other polymorphs. The alpha-alane may be of improved quality and may be reproducibly synthesized.
NOVELTY - Reducing energy required to generate oxygen for wastewater treatment from electrolysis of water in electrolysis system, involves reclaiming excess oxygen used in the wastewater treatment, and hydrogen gas generated from the electrolysis to operate a fuel cell to produce energy, thus offsetting energy used in the electrolysis system.    USE - For reducing energy required to generate oxygen for wastewater treatment from electrolysis of water in electrolysis system.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces the overall power consumption of the treatment process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for system for wastewater treatment by aeration, comprising water electrolysis system, wastewater treatment reactor, and at least one fuel cell, where the oxygen generated in by electrolysis system aerates the wastewater, and excess oxygen emitted from the wastewater, and hydrogen from the electrolysis system are used as oxidant and fuel respectively for the fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic of polymer electrolyte fuel cell which generates power using hydrogen as fuel and oxygen as the oxidant.    Catalyst (21, 25)    Collector (22, 26)    External circuit (23)
NOVELTY - The system has a fluid channel disposed in a heat exchanger unit. Slurry having fluid and particles (103) e.g. copper, flows through the fluid channel and creates a boundary layer (105) adjacent to a wall (104), where the particles have greater thermal conductivity than fluid. Field emitters (106-110) are displaced along a fluid channel wall and are disposed in a heat transfer unit. The field emitters emit a field (302) into the fluid channel such that the field affects a portion of the particles to change a rate of heat transfer between the wall of the fluid channel and the fluid.    USE - Used for a thermal management in military related discipline e.g. microelectronic component, electronic component, and high-energy weapon and propulsion system.    ADVANTAGE - The field emitters emit a field into the fluid channel such that the field affects the portion of the particles to change the rate of heat transfer between the wall of the fluid channel and the fluid, thus manipulating distribution of particles within the slurry to achieve enhanced heat transfer characteristics of the convective heat transfer system. The addition of particles in the fluid increases the convective heat transfer rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of convective heat transfer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an illustration of a field created by a field emitter in a fluid channel.    Particles (103)    Wall (104)    Boundary layer (105)    Field emitters (106-110)    Field (302)
NOVELTY - Progressive digestion process for producing fertilizer involving: receiving and blending a mixture of organic input materials; adjusting the pH value; performing a controlled primary and secondary mesophilic digestion of the mixture; performing a controlled thermophilic digestion of the mixture; centrifuging the mixture, or separating solids; filtering the mixture and storing the resulting filtered liquid; aerating the resulting filtered liquid for a predetermined time to produce a fertilizer product of liquid, mal-odor and pathogen free and shelf stable form.    USE - For producing fertilizer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process is self-controlled and auto-thermal and is capable of reproducing the product of standard quality for industrial production of a shelf-stable, mal-odor and pathogen free, liquid fertilizer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flowchart of the progressive digestion process.
NOVELTY - Claimed method includes microbial decomposition of plant waste in oxygen-enriched air forced circulation, wherein oxygen is obtained by Chlorella Vulgaris culturing. Carbon dioxide released in process of plant waste decomposition is collected and used in algae culturing. Method also includes manure deodorizing with calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide. Deodorized manure is mixed with mass obtained in process of plant waste decomposition. Mixture is fermented for 4-5 days and mixed with solid fraction of Chlorella Vulgaris. Said solid fraction of Chlorella Vulgaris in obtained by double freezing and defrosting of algae biomass and cell juice separation. Process is carried out in closed cycle. Obtained composition is useful both as fertilizer and feed supplement.    USE - Agriculture, biotechnology, production of feeds and fertilizers.    ADVANTAGE - Environmentally friendly method for reprocessing of plant waste and mature.4 cl
NOVELTY - The enzymatic e.g. anaerobic decomposition accelerator of organic matter has selected non-pathogenic enzymes and microorganisms with a corresponding absorbent. The enzyme action with segregation by specific bacteria, reduces the DCO and the DBO 5 of the lixiviate.    USE - In applied chemistry.
NOVELTY - A method and an apparatus for making waste and evacuation including organic matter as natural resources are provided to prevent the decrease of the operation ratio and to simplify the processes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A boundary induction agitator (11) mixes uniformly the upper and lower portions of raw material. Screw conveyors (16) perform transfer of raw material smoothly. A transfer device transfers the raw material into an absorbing type natural fermentation cistern (9). A deodorant device eliminates an offensive odor generated at the dry fermentation process of pig excrement. A level indicator recognizes the amount of transfer and injection of the raw material. A recycling line (30) performs vaporization of moisture. Air lines are additionally installed at a boundary induction agitator blade so that oxygen is smoothly supplied.Image 1/1
NOVELTY - The apparatus (1) carries out time deposition storage of a to-be-treated material (A) on a processing floor (11) which forms a processing region (110). An air (V) from an aeration hole (14a) is supplied from the processing floor side to the to-be-treated material. A leveling apparatus (17) which is connected to the floor has a leveling piece (17c) to rotate the leveling apparatus upwards with respect to the rotation of the rotational axis.    USE - For recycling waste material e.g. constriction dreg of a shochu liquor, to a manure or solid improvement of material.    ADVANTAGE - The to-be-treated material is stabilized in the fermentation process. The apparatus has a simple structure since the leveling piece which is attached to the rotational axis is raised by the rotation movement of the rotational axis.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fermentation apparatus management method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the fermentation apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fermentation apparatus (1)    Processing floor (11)    Aeration hole (14a)    Leveling apparatus (17)    Leveling piece (17c)    Processing region (110)    To-be-treated material (A)    Air (V)
NOVELTY - Trivalent iron is reduced to bivalent iron, by iron reduction bacteria. Metal contained in group which consists of metal oxide and metal hydroxide, is oozed using bivalent iron. The produced exudate and residue are isolated. Thus, collection of metal is carried out.    USE - For collecting metal, such as from cobalt, nickel, manganese, iron, zinc and/or cobalt, or noble metals and/or platinum group metals (claimed) contained in metal oxide and metal hydroxide for raw food processing.    ADVANTAGE - The method quickly enables collection of metal with high concentration rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows leaching processing during metal collection method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves retaining the natural-gas hydrate (NGH) powder at pressurized room (2) formed between the front end of the screw shaft (11) and close wall (30), by the operation of a valve apparatus, to maintain the powder at high pressure. The powder maintained at high pressure, is transferred to the low pressure side.    USE - For transferring natural-gas hydrate (NGH).    ADVANTAGE - The natural-gas hydrate can be transferred continuously by maintaining the natural-gas hydrate powder at high pressure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for natural-gas hydrate transfer apparatus which has barrel (10) accommodating the screw shaft. A supply port is arranged at an end of the barrel, for supplying the natural-gas hydrate powder. The pressurized room is formed between front end of the screw shaft and close wall, at termination portion of the barrel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the screw type transfer apparatus of natural-gas hydrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Pressurized room (2)    Decompression-chamber (3)    Barrel (10)    Screw shaft (11)    Close wall (30)
NOVELTY - The method involves carrying out gas liquid contact of bio-gas (1) to organic solvent (5) pressurized by high pressure of 0.1 Mpa or more, so that the high-heating-value component such as methane gas is absorbed by the organic solvent and low-heating-value component such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide is not absorbed by the organic solvent.    USE - For purification of bio-gas, and other fuel gas such as natural gas.    ADVANTAGE - Purification processing of bio-gas can be performed efficiently at low cost by using a simple technique and the structure of apparatus can be simplified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) compound fuel obtained by absorbing high-heating-value component; and    (2) bio-gas production system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of bio-gas production system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Bio-gas (1)    Organic solvent (5)    Compressor (7)    Water-removal device (9)    Biological desulphurization equipment (11)
NOVELTY - A wooden waste material is crushed to a maximum length of 60 mm or less. The obtained crushed material is further fine-crushed such that 100% particle size is 5 mm or less and 60% or more particle size is 2 mm or less, to obtain a wooden fuel.    USE - For manufacturing wooden fuel used for cement manufacturing equipment or boiler (claimed) e.g. as fuel for rotary kiln and calcination furnace of cement baking installations.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effective usage of construction waste material and wooden biomass material, and simple and economical manufacture of wooden fuel. The obtained wooden fuel has improved combustion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) using method of wooden fuel; and    (2) production apparatus of wooden fuel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the production apparatus of wooden fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hopper (1)    Crusher (2)    Bucket elevator (3)    Classifier (4)    Fine-crushing classifier (9)
NOVELTY - A metal nitride containing different metals and the metal are reacted with ammonia to obtain metallic-amide composite.    USE - For manufacturing metallic-amide composite used as manufacture raw material of storage material of hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The metallic-amide composite with high purity is manufactured easily and efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for metallic-amide composite.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart of manufacturing process of metallic-amide composite. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A noble-metals fine particles holder (1) is obtained by supporting noble-metals fine particles (3) to surface of a base (2). The base consists of metal oxide with which a portion of surface(s) of the base has electric charge of positive or zero.    USE - For catalyst such as electrode catalyst of fuel cell, decomposition catalyst for decomposing toxic substance contained in waste industrial water and waste gas, photocatalyst co-catalyst, and modification catalyst for modifying hydrocarbon compound and generating hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The noble-metals fine particles holder has excellent catalyst activity, and the material of the base of the holder is hardly limited.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of noble-metals fine particles holder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the cross-sectional view of noble-metals fine particles holder.    Noble-metals fine particles holder (1)    Base having electric charge of positive or zero (2)    Noble-metals fine particles (3)    Base (21)    Coating of metal oxide (22)
NOVELTY - The method involves introducing to-be-processed water into an anaerobic tank (1a). The treated water and an activated sludge are separated by a solid liquid separator (3) in an aerobic tank (2). The separator circulates the separated activated sludge to an anaerobic tank. The activated sludge is exposed repeatedly to an anaerobic and an aerobic state. The microbe of bacillus genus using activated sludge in a biological treatment tank is set as dominant species activated sludge.    USE - For processing organic waste water which biologically treats sewage, organic industrial waste water, etc using activated sludge.    ADVANTAGE - When the microbe of bacillus genus is set as the dominant species sludge, the generation amount of the surplus sludge is reduced significantly. By drastic reduction of the sludge amount, the waste water treatment cost an waste material are reduced and the operativity is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the processing apparatus for enforcing waste water treatment method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Anaerobic tank (1a)    Aerobic tank (2)    Solid liquid separator (3)
NOVELTY - Conversion of biomass to solidified raw material involves fermenting thermally shaped/molded waste biomass such as agriculture and forestry waste material or fishery/food industry waste material, after adjusting putrefying property, moisture content, fine grains forming property and solid liquid separation property. The waste biomass fermented with microbes having resolvability with respect to plant cell wall component, crustacean outer-shell component, protein component and/or plant storage polysaccharide components.    USE - For manufacturing solidified raw material useful as fertilizer, feed, fermentation culture medium, soil modifier, carbonizing material and thermolysis material (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effective conversion of biomass into solidified raw material with excellent impact stability, storage stability, chemical stability and conveyance or vibration stability. The method effectively recycles industrial waste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacture of molded solidified biomass raw material, which involves molding the solidified raw material obtained by above-mentioned method.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generating agent is obtained by reacting aluminum particles and water, and interrupting the hydrogen generation reaction by removing moisture content.    USE - For generating hydrogen used in fuel cell used as power supply for mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen generating agent generates hydrogen gas efficiently and with high reaction rate in short time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrogen generating agent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The graph shows the time-dependent change of total generation amount of hydrogen gas. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The modifier (6) generates reformed gas containing hydrogen from hydrocarbon group raw material inorder to burn the reformed hydrogen rich gas. A combustor (10) adjusts the temperature and flow direction of hydrogen gas in modifier. A solid oxide fuel cell (9) generates electric power from gaseous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen.    USE - For vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The tracking property of temperature change in modifier with respect to variation in reformed gas is improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fuel cell system; and    (2) fuel cell system control method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic block diagram of fuel modification unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fuel cell (1)    Modifier (6)    Carbon monoxide decreasing apparatus (7)    Solid oxide fuel cell (9)    Combustor (10)
NOVELTY - The reactor has a vaporizer and a combustor (504). The vaporizer vaporizes the liquid fuel, and the combustor burns a combustion source and generates heat. The combustor is arranged surrounding the vaporizer.    USE - For modifying liquid fuel and generating hydrogen used for fuel cells used of motor vehicles, portable apparatuses, and electronic devices, such as notebook-type personal computers, electronic notebooks, digital cameras, mobile phones, wristwatches, and projectors.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor has excellent modification efficiency with respect to liquid fuel. The vaporizer is efficiently heated to a grade which can compensate the heat of vaporization. Power consumption is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the combustor.    External circulation pipe (10)    Combustor plates (12)    Waste-gas exhaust passage (20)    Flow path for combustion (26)    Combustor (504)
NOVELTY - A catalyst, which modifies compound containing a hydrogen atom and produces hydrogen, contains palladium/zinc microcrystal and zinc oxide microcrystal.    USE - For reactor (claimed) used for manufacturing hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell used as power supply for portable apparatus and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has improved catalytic activity even if used for oxidative reforming or high-temperature reforming-type system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of catalyst, which involves adding precipitant to an aqueous solution containing palladium and zinc.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flow chart explaining the manufacturing method of catalyst. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Organic material contained in organic wastewater is biologically treated, and biologically treated water is subjected to solid-liquid separation. The separated water is contacted with ozone-containing gas formed as micro bubbles, and sterilized. The exhaust gas ejected during ozone treatment is introduced to organic wastewater, and sterilized water is obtained as pure water.    USE - For processing organic wastewater, such as human based, sewage, food-processed wastewater and domestic wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - The processing of organic wastewater is efficiently and economically enabled, and purified water is obtained with high purity. Residual ozone contained in exhaust gas is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the processing apparatus used for processing organic wastewater. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Impurity removal screen (1)    Equalizing tank (2)    Anaerobic tank (3)    Aerobic treatment tank (4)    Sedimentation tank (5a)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system has sensor (6) for detecting the concentration of hydrogen in the fuel electrode (22) of unit cell (10). An electric current control unit (5) reduces the electric current value of fuel cell (1) to predetermined limiting current value, when the detected hydrogen concentration is lower than threshold.    USE - For vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of the fuel cell can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic block diagram of the fuel cell system.    Fuel cell (1)    Electric current control unit (5)    Sensor (6)    Unit cell (10)    Fuel electrode (22)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system (100) has a fuel cell (40) and a separation unit which separates the anode off gas of the fuel cell to gas (I) containing flammable component (I) and gas (II) containing flammable component (II).    USE - For electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system enables proper utilization of flammable component in anode off gas, and combustion heat control and temperature control.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Control portion (10)    Fuel supply portion (20)    Modifier (30)    Fuel cell (40)    Fuel cell system (100)
NOVELTY - The sensor has a sensing electrode (30) with an alloys for hydrogen accumulation (18) arranged inside a hydrogen storage container (10). An electrolyte housing (26) is arranged between the sensing electrode and a standard electrode (28) facing the sensing electrode. A sensor unit (32) measures the hydrogen density in the hydrogen accumulation as an electromotive-force value provided with the sensing and standard electrode and electrolyte housing.    USE - For hydrogen fuel container such as fuel cell electric vehicle and hydrogen storage apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The residual amount of hydrogen fuel can be measured directly, thereby contributing to the utilization of the hydrogen fuel container and propulsion of exploitation of hydrogen energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a model of the hydrogen storage apparatus which has the hydrogen amount sensor.    Storage container (10)    Alloys for hydrogen accumulation (18)    Electrolyte housing (26)    Standard electrode (28)    Sensing electrode (30)    Sensor unit (32)
NOVELTY - An acquisition unit acquires the density of the sensor and an estimation unit estimates the density after certain time based on tracking transition stage. An evaluation unit evaluates the validity of the estimation result based on the density.    USE - For use in fuel-cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-leakage determination result based on the estimation is outputted rapidly with sufficient reliability and the time change of the sensor output is calculated with sufficient precision.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flowchart illustrating the fuel-gas detector. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - An organic binder, foaming agent, plasticizer and water are mixed with titanium hydride powder, to produce foam slurry. The foam slurry is molded to obtain a molded product. The molded product is foamed by heat-drying, to obtain foam green molded product having high porosity. The foam green molded product having high porosity is degreased in atmosphere containing hydrogen and sintered in vacuum or inert atmosphere, to obtain high strength foam titanium sintered compact having porosity of 50 vol.% or more.    USE - For manufacturing high strength foam titanium sintered compact used as raw material for producing filters for air cleaner, electrodes for water electrolysis, fuel cell electrodes and bio-materials.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient production of foam titanium sintered compact with high compressing strength and porosity.
NOVELTY - The process for the preparation of fertilizers comprises analyzing and drying any agricultural wastes, crushing the dried waste to the size of 30-100 mesh and feeding the waste into the bio-reactor, adding mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria into the bio-reactor and sealing the same, keeping the sealed bio-reactor for 48-96 hours for the decomposition of the waste, passing steam through the bio-reactor in order to sterile the compost, removing the composite waste from the reactor and subjecting the same to homogenization, feeding the homogenized mixture into peddle mixture and nutrients and/or additives being added, operating the peddle mixture for 45 minutes and then mixture so obtained is subjected to pelletization or tabulating, followed by drying so as to keep the moisture between 10-15 w/w%. Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Recombinant polypeptide having cellobiohydrolase activity comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6 (comprising a fully defined sequence of 523 amino acids as given in the specification) or amino acids 18-523 of SEQ ID NO: 6 is new.    USE - The polypeptide is useful: in the enzyme preparation; and for treating cellulosic material (all claimed) to produce sugar hydrolysates or fermentable sugars which is used for the production of bioethanol.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an enzyme preparation comprising the polypeptide;    (2) treating cellulosic material with a spent medium of at least one microorganism capable of producing the polypeptide, comprising reacting the cellulosic material with the spent culture medium to obtain hydrolyzed cellulosic material;    (3) treating cellulosic material with cellobiohydrolase, endoglucanase and beta -glucosidase, where the cellobiohydrolase comprises the polypeptide; and    (4) the preparation of the polypeptide.
NOVELTY - Production of biogas in an aqueous medium comprises fermenting a basic material such as mono substrate; adding at least one additive that is necessary for the growth of the micro-organism processing the substrate; purifying the process water and submitting the process water to volume reduction; and redirecting the process water in the circulation.    USE - The invention deals with the production of biogas from the baking by-product, preferably old bread and/or waste products resulting in baker's shop.    ADVANTAGE - The method is carried out in a continuous and automatic manner. The method provides high output of biogas and avoids the environmental stress. The disposal expenditure for removing wastewater and other products is reduced due to recirculation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device for the production of biogas comprising a reservoir (1), in which the mono substrate is minced and transferred under formation of a suspension with water; a main reactor (2), in which the mono substrate is subjected to an anaerobic fermentation; a fermentation reactor (3), in which the non-fermented products in the main reactor is decomposed optionally under other appropriate conditions; at least one gas holder (4, 18), in which the gases that are developed in the main reactor and in the fermentation reactor is collected; and a return device (5), in which the liquid formed in the fermentation reactor is removed, purified, submitted to volume reduction and redirected into the reservoir.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic representation of the device for the production of biogas:    Reservoir; (1)    Main reactor; (2)    Fermentation reactor; (3)    Gas holder; (4, 18)    Return device. (5)
NOVELTY - Preparation of high speed pyrolysis product of biomass for an air current high-pressure gasification, comprises heating the biomass under oxygen free pyrolysis reactor, where the biomass reacts with a porous pyrolysis- coke, -condensate and -gas at 400-600degreesC for 1-50 seconds, removing the pyrolysis gas, condensing the vapor components of the pyrolysis condensate in condensation stages, where in the first condensation stage condensation of a smoldering tar from the pyrolysis vapor condensate takes place above the dew point of the water and separating the smoldering water.    USE - The invention deals with the preparation of high-speed pyrolysis product of biomass for an air current high-pressure gasification.    ADVANTAGE - The improved method prepares rapid pyrolysis product of biomass without any undesirable demixing of slurries.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of high speed pyrolysis product of biomass for an air current high-pressure gasification, comprises heating the biomass under oxygen free pyrolysis reactor, where the biomass reacts with a porous pyrolysis- coke, -condensate and -gas at 400-600degreesC for 1-50 seconds; removing the pyrolysis gas; condensing the vapor components of the pyrolysis condensate in condensation stages, where in the first condensation stage condensation of a smoldering tar from the pyrolysis vapor condensate takes place above the dew point of the water and separating the smoldering water, which is an aqueous solution of organic compounds containing oxygen at zero to dew point of water.
NOVELTY - Reformer comprises a vaporizing arrangement (12) for producing a hydrocarbon/mixed material mixture and having a vaporizer housing (18) with a base wall (22) and a peripheral wall (20) surrounding the vaporizer chamber (24). A porous vaporizer medium (26) receives liquid hydrocarbon in the vaporizer housing from a supply line (32, 34) and covers a region of the peripheral wall.    USE - For preparing hydrogen for a vehicle fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The reformer has improved operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal section through the reformer.    vaporizing arrangement (12)    vaporizer housing (18)    peripheral wall (20)    base wall (22)    vaporizer chamber (24)    vaporizer medium (26)    first vaporizer medium region (28)    second vaporizer medium region (30)    supply line (32, 34)    mixed material line (36)
NOVELTY - An inducible plant promoter induced by a heavy metal, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - This invention is associated with the inducible promoter of new heavy metal in plant. This invention provides the promoter sequence of bean heavy metal inducive gene PvSR2 gene and the sequence of verified metalloid response element. Using the promoter in this invention to undergo the transgenic development of gene engineering products can improve the fastness to heavy metal of plant, reduce the accumulation of heavy metal in edible plant as well as increase the heavy metal accumulation capacity of transgenic plant and eukaryotic microbiology. This invention has significant utilization value in administer heavy metal pollution.
NOVELTY - A sieve method of heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria belongs to sewage treatment technical sphere.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sieve method of heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria belongs to sewage treatment technical sphere. The invention is to carry out heterotrophic nitrifying phenomenon from the biology angle by screeningheterotrophic nitrifying bacteria and the technology is the condition precedent to carry out short-range self-synchronous nitration and denitrification. The invention is proceeded by the following steps: 1. enriched culturing of microorganism; 2. picking out single colony from beef cream protease leather solid medium and seeding them in ammonifying culture medium to culture and purify; 3. pickingout single colony from ammonifying culture medium solid medium and seeding them in nitrosation culture medium to culture and purify to obtain heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria. The heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria of this invention not only can grow and breed in culture medium using ammonia nitrogen as unique nitrogen source but also can normally grow and breed in culture medium using nitrite asunique nitrogen source, which has stronger adaptive capacity for environment and has bigger development potential in actual engineering application.
NOVELTY - The invention relates the collapsible methane reactor waste, comprising shell (1), anaerobic bacteria bed (8), electric thermostat (10) and translucent film (9). The product can be used in family after assembling the product. The invention uses solar energy to heat and keep the temperature. The product can be folded, and used on earth surface. The product has additional weight water bag (3), and the methane can be disposable run out. The invention has the advantages of highly effective, saving energy, convenience and safety.
NOVELTY - The invention relates the solar mathane-generating pit. On the mathane-generating pit (1), there is solar heat collector used to heat mathane-generating pit (1). The solar heat collector comprises solar water heater (5), hot-water circulation device, circulating pipe (4), preheating pipe (7), backwater pipe (6), and pipeline pump (3). The invention can uses the solar energy to heat feed liquid, and the invention has the advantages of simple structure, low cost and safety.
NOVELTY - The invention relates the W gravity flow automatic control mathane-generating pit, comprising fermenting tank body, feed inlet 1, discharge port 2, partition wall 4, primary fermentation room 5 and secondary fermentation room 6. The bottom of partition wall is combined with pool, the top of partition wall there is cylindrical material bench, the bottom of feed inlet and discharge port is arcuate,the fermenting tank body is installed in the middle of straw pretreating tank.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The invention relates the W gravity flow automatic control mathane-generating pit, comprising fermenting tank body, feed inlet 1, discharge port 2, partition wall 4, primary fermentation room 5 and secondary fermentation room 6. The bottom of partition wall is combined with pool, the top of partition wall there is cylindrical material bench, the bottom of feed inlet and discharge port is arcuate,the fermenting tank body is installed in the middle of straw pretreating tank. The invention has the advantages of non dregginess, non dead space, non crustization, high temperature, full secondary fermentation, and non slurry flowing. The invention has the advantages of simple technology and easy operation.
NOVELTY - The invention relates the mathane-generating pit. In sloped solar energy heat preservation cistern footing there is wind-powder oil pump dampen heating apparatus composed by hydro-cylinder, screw axis, slipper piston, one-way valve, antivibrator, and oil duct. On the top there is cardan axle and propeller main axle frame sleeve. The oil duct extends the bottom of fermenting tank, when the wind-powder oil pump dampen heating apparatus moves, the oil duct absorbs the lost heat from heat preservation cistern and heat conductivity oil, and delivers the heat to fermenting tank.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a fatlute sand utilizing method, which is characterized by the following: adding wooden fiber, trace fertilizer and microbe bacterial manure step by step; decomposing fatlute sand through fermenting by microbe; providing cultivating stroma for plant without any toxic material.
NOVELTY - A method for preparing organic fertilizer from waste of black edible fungus medium, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The invention discloses an organic fertilizer preparing method and application through waste black edible fungus medium, which comprises the following parts: 60-80 percent waste black edible fungus medium, 20-40 percent domestic animal manure, 15-30 percent fertilizer to provide rapid nourishment, 0.01-1 percent fertilizer to provide middle and micro-element. The manufacturing method comprises thefollowing steps: adopting composite fermenting method; blending those compositions evenly according to the proportion; setting dampness at 50-70%; fermenting at 50-65 deg.c; keeping 18-26 days to obtain the product. The invention avoids environmental pollution, which increases soil organic material to modify soil structure.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a grain organic fertilizer manufacturing technology in the agricultural, ecological environmental domain, which comprises the following steps: adopting 8% lump lime solution tosoak Gibberelia saubinetii medium muck; adjusting muck pH value at neutral; reducing the content of Gibberelia saubinetii in the muck; dispersing muck viscosity; supplementing certain proportional decomposed coal, grinded chaff ash and brim powder in the soaked muck; blending evenly; graining; drying; packing.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a manufacturing method of particle composite fertilizer, which is characterized by the following: stirring dehydrated cement, grinded straw and powder coal ash (disperser) to proceed microbe fermenting disposal; doping certain quantity of desulfurizer; stirring; drying with composite cement moisture at 10-28% and 1-20mm grain size; flashing the particle; transmitting the particle in the gas purifying device to remove H2S, Sox and NOx gas; drying grain and purifying gas in the purifying device under heat flow environment; fitting for alkaline land soil to green and plant.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a biological organic fertilizer manufacturing method through poultry and livestock manure, which comprises the following steps: grinding straw and peat; blending poultry and livestock manure, straw powder and peat evenly according to proportion at 2-3:1-2:1-2; adding composite bacteria agent according to proportion of total composition weight and composite bacteria agent at7-8:3-2; adding fitful quantity of water in the specific ferment groove to ferment under normal temperature for 5-10 days; stirring and aerating through groove-pattern rail stirrer and digging tilting aerator for 1-2 time one day; recycling each ferment groove for 1-2 times; drying the fermented biology.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a disposing method of high-COD value high-colority printing and dyeing wastewater, which comprises the following steps: 1. utilizing waste H2SO4 with Cl2 to adjust 70 percent weakly-acidic printing and dyeing wastewater; making pH value at 3-5; entering wastewater into micro-electrolyser reacting system; 2. adopting NaClO to adjust outlet without Fe++; adding NaOH until pHvalue is about 6; adding anion polyacrylamide to polymerize Fe (OH) 3 to sediment; 3. entering upper supernatant layer to catalyze O3 oxidizing reacting system through activated carbon with nanometergrade TiO2; removing O3 in the outlet through NaHSO3; 4. entering water in the biochemical reaction system to reach drainage standard. The invention removes colority in the printing and dyeing wastewater from 40 percent to 100 percent, which eliminates COD (1000-4000mg/L) from 10 percent to 60-90 percent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The invention discloses a disposing method of high-COD value high-colority printing and dyeing wastewater, which comprises the following steps: 1. utilizing waste H2SO4 with Cl2 to adjust 70 percent weakly-acidic printing and dyeing wastewater; making pH value at 3-5; entering wastewater into micro-electrolyser reacting system; 2. adopting NaClO to adjust outlet without Fe++; adding NaOH until pHvalue is about 6; adding anion polyacrylamide to polymerize Fe (OH) 3 to sediment; 3. entering upper supernatant layer to catalyze O3 oxidizing reacting system through activated carbon with nanometergrade TiO2; removing O3 in the outlet through NaHSO3; 4. entering water in the biochemical reaction system to reach drainage standard. The invention removes colority in the printing and dyeing wastewater from 40 percent to 100 percent, which eliminates COD (1000-4000mg/L) from 10 percent to 60-90 percent.
NOVELTY - An integral self-reflux multi-grade biochemical effluent disposing device, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The invention discloses an integral self-reflux multi-grade biochemical effluent disposing device, which comprises the following parts: anaerobic region with effluent inlet on the bottom, anoxybioticregion baffle between anaerobic region and anoxybiotic region, aerobic region with bottom in connection with anoxybiotic region and aeration device on the bottom of aerobic region, sedimenting regionwith incidence bagger on the bottom in connection with aerobic region and overflow groove on the top of sedimenting region. The invention possesses strong variability for different effluent qualities,which reduces investing and disposing cost.
NOVELTY - A composite aerating film biological reactor, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The invention discloses a composite aerating film biological reactor, which comprises the following parts: biological reacting pool, aerating device and film component under liquid surface in the biological reactor, wherein the aerating device contains aerating pipe in the biological reacting pool, air pump on the periphery of film biological reactor; the aerating pipe connects air pump through pipe; the aerating device consists of mutually individual piercing hole aerating device and millipore aerating pipe; the aerating pipe head of piercing hole aerating pipe is set under the film component; the millipore aerating pipe head of millipore aerating pipe is set under the biological reacting pool; the hole diameter of aerating pipe head of millipore aerating pipe is shorter than aerating pipe head of piercing hole aerating pipe with dislocation remained on the vertical surface of two aerating pipe heads.
NOVELTY - A microbe composite carrier, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The invention discloses a microbe composite carrier in the effluent disposal course, which comprises the following parts: 45-60 percent main material, 15-30 percent biological affinity material, 5-15percent biological hydrophilic material, 18-28 percent adhesive, 2-8 percent foaming agent, wherein the main material is eroded soil, powder coal ash, calcium silicate, kaolin, brown hematite and or zeolite; the biological affinity material is starch and or calcium alginate; the hydrophilic material is diatomaceous soil; the adhesive is soluble silicate and or cement; the forming agent is hydrogenperoxide solution. The making method comprises the following steps: grinding materials at 100-200 order according to proportion; adding water and foaming agent to stir; graining; moulding; gluing at40-70 deg.c; drying; solidifying; obtaining grain size phi at 20-30mmasterisk60-70mm column state grain with 20-100 mum millipore diameter, 100-300m2/g specific surface area and 1.18-1.21g/cm3 specific gravity.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a sewage denitrifying method through solar irradiation, which comprises the following steps: (1) distributing water evenly on one slope of urban sewage to form gravity flow; (2) coating a layer of optical catalytic contact layer with certain quantity of optical chemical medium on the solid slope surface; (3) realizing liquid, solid and gas optical catalytic contact and denitrifying simultaneously for sewage flow irradiated by natural ray. The invention improves sewage quality, which is fit for water deep disposal of second biochemical disposal of urban sewage.
NOVELTY - Disclosed is a resource utilization method of waste Zn-Mn battery, which belongs to resource and environmental field, wherein each component is separated in battery in a maximum limit by mechanical treatment and separation technology. The secondary pollution of waste gas, waste water, and waste slag can be prevented by employing full-closed operation, and as a result, the treatment process is simplified and the processing cost is reduced. The byproduct is methane fermentation promoter used in methane fermentation production.
NOVELTY - A domestic garbage gradient screening method, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A domestic garbage gradient screening method comprises the steps of : building a united drum screen formed from 40mm screen and 80mm screen with a mounting angle of united drum screen of 4.3 to 6.0 DEG and the ratio of drum rotation speed to drum limit rotation speed of 0.4 to 0.6, by gradient screening, collecting 41% to 47% domestic garbage into the less than 40mm screen to give the compostablegarbage with the purity up to more than 97%, which can be processed by biotreatment method; collecting the 18% to 24% into 40mm to 80mm screen to give the compostable garbage with the purity up to 70%to 80%, which can be bio-processed and screened, wherein the overscreen materials are screened operated by air to yield plastic with the purity up to more than 80%; and collecting the 20% to 21% intomore than 80mm screen to give the plastic with purity up to more than 80% after air screening. By above process, the domestic garbage can be distributed efficiently. In the invention, the domestic garbage can be divided into three parts according to size, and then the resource utilization of domestic garbage can be realized with high screening efficiency.
NOVELTY - The present invention discloses a rapid ecological reconditioning agent for notoginseng root rot soil, which comprises soil stifling agent, plant probiotics, and chemical fungicides. The invention also discloses the method for field application.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a solar energy methane tank. The methane tank is covered with a layer of solar energy absorbing powder to heat the tank. An iron grid is set in the tank to filter methane residue and raise the yield of methane.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a generator for producing methane and ethanol by solar energy. The generator comprises a heat insulation tank for stored water, a gas storage cap, an ethanol storage barrel and a metal heat-exchanger heated by solar energy. The generator can produce methane and ethanol simultaneously, and the yield of ethanol is 40%.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a multi-layered cultivation methane pool. The underground pool is constructed together with the building, which can be used for cultivating domestic animals and birds. The feces can be directly provided to produce methane. This invention has such advantages as high methane yield, save soil resources and recycled resources.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for manufacturing an insecticidal organic fertilizer. The fertilizer is composed of human or animal excrement, straw powder, tree leaves, wine lees, drug residues, sawdust, edible fungi residues, furfural residues, lime powder, fermentation agent, phosphorus- and potassium-leaching bacteria, tobacco powder, Ricinus communis leaf powder, Zanthoxylum cake powder, Datura and Strychnos nuxvomica. The fertilizer has such advantages as wide raw material resources, low cost, convenient usage, abundant nutrition, low fertilizer application amount, high efficiency, notoxicity, no pollution and no residues.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for manufacturing an organic fertilizer capable of killing weed. The organic fertilizer is composed of: fermented pure organic fertilizer 45-95 wt.%, herbicide 0.01-10 wt.%, inorganic fertilizer 0-50 wt.%, and binding material 0-20 wt.%. The method comprises: (1) weighing the raw materials, mixing, and piling, turning the pile when the temperature reaches 55 degreesC; (2) pulverizing and sieving to obtain fermented pure organic fertilizer; (3) mixing with the herbicide, the inorganic fertilizer and the binding material, and packaging. The organic fertilizer has such advantages as wide raw material resources, low cost, convenient application, lasting fertility, controlled release, no harm, long effective period, no pollution, easy operation and simple manufacturing process.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a method for manufacturing bioorganic fertilizer. The bioorganic fertilizer is manufactured by: mixing sugar industry waste, breeding industry waste, oil-processing waste, phosphoric fertilizer, trace element fertilizer and silicon fertilizer, and performing aerobic fermentation and post fermentation. The effective components of the bioorganic fertilizer are: organic matters (greater than or equal to 30%), N, P and K (greater than or equal to 8%), beneficial microorganisms (greater than or equal to 200,000,000/g), active silicone (greater than or equal to 5%), magnetic components (0.25%), and Fe, Zn and Mo (0.5-1%). The bioorganic fertilizer has abundant raw material sources, and is environmentally friendly.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a method for manufacturing washing solution from domestic waste compost. The method comprises: (1) pulverizing domestic waste compost, sieving with a 2 mm sieve, and collecting the powder; (2) mixing with water at a wt. ratio of 1 :( 1-3), stirring, soaking at room temperature for 24-48 h, and filtering to obtain the final product. The washing solution can be used as the nutrition solution for sod soilless culture. The method can reduce the pollution caused by heavy metals in domestic waste compost, and lower the cost of sod soilless culture.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for treating the leachate of garbage. The method comprises: (1) adding flocculant to the leachate of garbage under a basic condition, and performing flocculation and preprecipitation; (2) performing partial denitrification in a circulatory aeration tank and an aeration column; (3) performing anaerobic treatment in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor; (4) performing aerobic treatment by two-step contact oxidation; (5) treating the leachate in a membrane bioreactor; (6) performing nanofiltration. Water after treatment has a COD value not higher than 10 mg/L,and electrical conductivity not higher than 1000 mus cm, and can satisfy the standard for domestic water.
NOVELTY - A rotational spherical biochemical treating system for kitchen garbage is composed of an exchange-type air heating furnace with internal hot air exchanging tuber having an inlet connected to air filter and an outlet connected to garbage treater via hot air tube and fan, a garbage treater with spherical shell, material inlet and outlet, internal stirring plate and speed reducer, and a deodoring duster connected to the air outlet of said treater. Its treating method includes such steps as loading garbage in spherical treater, rotating while heating, deodoring and dusting the generated hot air, and exhausting.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a generating device and method using non-equilibrium plasma to make hydrogene, the generating device is a close tubular cavity, containing channel border, there is a cathode bar on the mentioned tubular cavity's central line, a two extremity open-ended tubular anode in the cathode bars' outside, a insulation material layer between the cathode bar and tubular anode. In the cathode bar side of mentioned tubular cavity, there are several air entances circumferential equiably distribution with central line of tubular cavity as center, there are several fuel entance axial equal distribution in the end of cathode bar of mentioned channel border, there is a reacting gas exit in another side of tubular cavity. After using the setting and metod mentioned above, the reactiontime can be cutted greatly, so the hydrogene can be made by using fuel directly when needed and the hydrogene's deposited problem is inexistence, the problem of hydrogene fuel is hard to store is settled.
NOVELTY - Solution crystallization of material mixture comprises providing a liquid material mixture (2) with a subcomponent; removing a substream (9) from the material mixture; supplying the substream to a heat exchanger (16); cooling the substream in the heat exchanger on a temperature below a crystal formation temperature of the subcomponents of the mixture, where the temperature is so adjusted such that the crystals (19) of the subcomponents in the substream; mixing the substream comprising the crystals into the mixture; sedimenting and separating the crystals in the mixture.    USE - Used for the solution crystallization of material mixture.    ADVANTAGE - The process improves the stability of the biodiesel fuels in winter without any additives.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solution crystallization of material mixture comprises providing a liquid material mixture (2) containing at least a subcomponent having an elevated melting point; removing a substream (9) from the material mixture; supplying the substream to a heat exchanger (16), where the substream flows through the heat exchanger; cooling the substream in the heat exchanger on a temperature below a crystal formation temperature of the subcomponents of the mixture, where the temperature is adjusted, such that the crystals (19) of the subcomponents in the substream is formed at the outlet of the heat exchanger; mixing the substream comprising the crystals into the mixture, where the crystals in the mixture further binds with a substance by crystal growth; sedimenting and separating the crystals in the mixture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram show the schematic construction of the solution crystallization process in the laboratory:    Supply container; (1)    Liquid material mixture; (2)    Substream; (9)    Heat exchanger; (16)    Crystals. (19)
NOVELTY - Steam reforming catalyst contains alumina support containing rare earth metal. Further, ruthenium compound(s) and cobalt compound(s) are supported on alumina support. The catalyst is obtained by introducing rare earth metal by impregnation, followed by baking at 600-800degreesC in the presence of oxygen before loading ruthenium compound(s) and cobalt compound(s). The amount of rare earth metal is less than 8.5 micronsol/m2 relative to surface area of alumina support.    USE - For reforming hydrocarbon such as liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha, gasoline and kerosene oil to hydrogen used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high activity and durability. The carbon deposition and sulfur poisoning of the catalyst are suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of stream reforming catalyst.
NOVELTY - A platform (10) comprises a buoyant base (14) for floating on a body of water; support (16) extending vertically upward from the base; wind turbine (18) coupled to the support for transforming the kinetic energy of wind into rotational energy; generator coupled to the wind turbine for transforming the rotational energy generated by the wind turbine into direct current electrical energy; and electrolysis apparatus (21) affixed to the platform using the direct current electricity for generating hydrogen gas from water.    USE - For producing hydrogen gas from water.    ADVANTAGE - The platform eliminate the need to divert existing electricity to meet the growing demand for hydrogen gas, and eliminates the need to pump water to a fixed location for hydrogen generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system for producing hydrogen gas from salt water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a perspective view of a platform apparatus.    Platform (10)    Base (14)    Support (16)    Turbine (18)    Electrolysis apparatus (21)
NOVELTY - Treating a gas containing varying amounts of a halocompound and water vapor, comprises providing a plasma abatement device (10) comprising a gas chamber having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, heating the chamber to a temperature that inhibits adsorption of water on a stainless steel surface within the chamber, conveying the gas to the gas chamber, and maintaining the chamber at or above the temperature during treatment of the gas.    USE - For treating a gas containing varying amounts of a halocompound and water vapor, such as a gas stream exhaust from a polysilicon etch process used during formation of a semiconductor or flat panel display device.    ADVANTAGE - Heating the gas chamber prevents adsorption of water on any stainless steel surface within the chamber, and inhibits the reaction of corrosive hydrogen halides such as hydrogen bromide and hydrogen chloride, bromine, or chlorine with the metals contained in the stainless steel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a side view of the microwave plasma abatement device.    Plasma abatement device (10)    Housing (12)    Body portions (20, 22)    Plate member (30)
NOVELTY - A circulation piping (36) circulates the cathode off-gas discharged from a cathode of a fuel cell stack, and supplies the gas back to the cathode. An air pump (42), a circulation throttle (44), a supply throttle (46) and a back pressure control valve (38) are controlled for increasing the flow rate of the gas, when flooding occurs in the fuel cell stack.    USE - For fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The excess moisture is discharged, while ensuring the wet condition of an electrolyte film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for control method of fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory drawing of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Circulation piping (36)    Back pressure control valve (38)    Air pump (42)    Circulation throttle (44)    Supply throttle (46)
NOVELTY - Preparation of hydrocarbon fuel comprises contacting fatty acid glycerides with an alcohol in the presence of a solid, double metal cyanide catalyst, at 150-200degreesC, for 2-6 hours; cooling the reaction mixture to 20-35degreesC; and filtering the reaction mixture to separate out the catalyst, followed by removing the unreacted alcohol from the resultant filtrate by vacuum distillation to obtain the desired hydrocarbon fuel.    USE - For preparation of hydrocarbon fuel i.e. 9-23C fatty acid alkyl esters, preferably diesel oil (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solid double metal cyanide complex catalyst is easily separable from the reaction mixture and is reusable in several recycling experiments without loss in activity. The conversion of oil or fat to hydrocarbon fuel is 90-95 mol.%, based on isolated glycerol yield; and the fuel selectivity is greater than 95%. The process is atom-efficient and the reaction conditions e.g. temperature and pressure are only moderate. Unlike the conventional base catalysts, the inventive catalyst is more efficient even in the presence of water impurity in oil. Thus, there are no limitations on the quality of oil that should be used. The inventive catalyst leads to an economic and eco-friendly process, which eliminates the saponification. High conversion accompanied with high selectivity for hydrocarbon fuels are achieved.
NOVELTY - Production of a gas stream comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide comprises providing a molten metal in a reactor comprising a first reactive metal; contacting steam with the molten metal to react a first portion of the steam with the reactive metal to form hydrogen gas and a metal oxide; contacting a carbonaceous material with the molten metal in the presence of steam to react the carbonaceous material with a second portion of the steam and form carbon monoxide gas; and extracting the gas stream from the reactor.    USE - For producing a gas stream comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide for forming high-value hydrocarbon products, e.g. methane or methanol.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides a synthesis gas having a controlled ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide. The syngas can have a higher ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide. The removal of carbon oxides from the synthesis gas to produce a syngas with the appropriate H2 to CO ratio prior to forming high-value hydrocarbons is not required. The synthesis gas can have a relatively low concentration of carbon dioxide.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen-containing gas is produced by cyclically operating greater than or equal to2 pressure swing reformer reactors in which one reactor is reforming while the other is regenerating, to produce a continuous stream of a hydrogen-containing gas; and during operation of an engine system in which exhaust gas is generated, feeding a portion of the exhaust gas to the pressure swing reformer reactor that is regenerating for supplying heat.    USE - For production of hydrogen-containing gas used in internal combustion engine (diesel engine system or spark ignited engine system) for combustion, an engine exhaust stream treatment device for enhancement of the treatment of the engine exhaust stream, and a fuel cell for generating part of electricity required for operating an electrical device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The production of hydrogen-containing gas includes subjecting the hydrogen containing-gas to water gas shift reaction to increase its hydrogen content and separating hydrogen from the increased hydrogen content gas stream to provide substantially pure hydrogen. Hydrogen is separated by a membrane separator or a pressure swing adsorption separator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a view of reforming and regenerating steps.    Reforming zone (1)    Inlet end (3)    Recuperating zone (7)    Conduit (19)    Temperature gradient (24)
NOVELTY - Claimed method includes preliminary preparation of hydraulic unit cannel system; alternating introducing therein of hot or cooled distillery slop and plant wastes in ratio of 1:1. Distillery slop is introduced up to 1/3 of cannel height. Then mixture is covered with soil. Mixture fermentation and decomposition are carried out at atmospheric pressure and positive temperature.    USE - Agriculture, in particular compost production and using thereof as fertilizer for agriculture cultures.    ADVANTAGE - Environmentally friendly method; increased soil heart.3 cl, 3 ex
NOVELTY - Proposed method consists in coagulation and sedimentation of organo-mineral substances by introducing defecate in the amount of 10 to 100 kg of dry weight per ton of liquid waste; settled mixture is pumped out of lower part of reservoir. Proposed method makes it possible to produce organo-mineral fertilizers for definite cultures depending on requirements and composition of soil.    USE - Re-working products of alcohol production process.    ADVANTAGE - Enhanced efficiency.1 dwg
NOVELTY - The process involves preheating a wet methanol feedstock with an economizer and with a steam, and feeding the wet methanol to a middle of a rectification column, where the methanol is purified in the column. Water is purified in a structured packing above a feed tray, circulated through a reboiler and is returned to the bottom of the column. The rest of the purified water is cooled and recycled to a water absorber. A volatilized purified methanol leaves the top of the column as vapor and is condensed in shell and tube condensers with a cooling water.    USE - Used for rectifying a methanol in a methanol rectification plant for biodiesel manufacture.    ADVANTAGE - The process effectively rectifies methanol.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a methanol rectifying process.
NOVELTY - A concave portion (20) is formed in one surface of a reinforcement frame (2) by half-etching process. A hydrogen separation membrane (3) is joined to one surface of the reinforcement frame by cladding process. The half-etching is performed to the other surface of the reinforcement frame in an area corresponding to the concave portion.    USE - For manufacture of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The deformation of the hydrogen separation membrane is prevented by preventing the deformation of the reinforcement frame by joining the reinforcement frame and the hydrogen separation membrane by cladding process. The non-uniform flow of fuel-gas is prevented by preventing the deformation of the penetration hole. The composition change of the reinforcement frame and the hydrogen separation membrane is prevented by not subjecting the reinforcement frame and the hydrogen separation membrane to high temperature. The damage to the hydrogen separation membrane by half-etching process is prevented by forming concave portion in the reinforcement frame.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the fuel cell.    Separators (1,7)    Reinforcement frame (2)    Hydrogen separation membrane (3)    Concave portion (20)    Through-hole (22)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen production catalyst contains ruthenium and alkali metal on inorganic oxide support. The sum of characteristic-X-ray strength of ruthenium at distance from catalyst outer surface to 0.5r0 is 30-70% of sum of characteristic-X-ray strength of total ruthenium, and sum characteristic-X-ray strength of ruthenium at distance from catalyst outer surface to 0.7r0 is 40-80% of sum of characteristic-X-ray strength of total ruthenium, where r0 is length from catalyst outer surface to center, when line-analysis measurement of ruthenium is carried out.    USE - For production of hydrogen (claimed) used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production catalyst has high activity and favorable strength, and produces hydrogen easily and efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrogen production catalyst comprises ruthenium (in mass%) (0.5-10) and alkali metal (0.5-10) on an inorganic oxide support containing alpha-alumina. The sum of characteristic-X-ray strength of ruthenium at distance from catalyst outer surface to 0.5r0 is 30-70% of the sum of characteristic-X-ray strength of total ruthenium, and the sum characteristic-X-ray strength of ruthenium at distance from catalyst outer surface to 0.7r0 is 40-80% of the sum of characteristic-X-ray strength of total ruthenium, where r0 is length from catalyst outer surface to center, when line-analysis measurement of ruthenium is carried out with electron probe micro analyzer from catalyst outer surface to other surfaces in one direction, so that it passed along the center of catalyst cross section. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the hydrogen production catalyst.
NOVELTY - A catalyst contains ruthenium (in mass%) (0.5-10) by metal conversion and alkali metal (0.5-10) by metal conversion, on an inorganic oxide support. The ratio of sum of characteristics X-ray intensity of alkali metal existing in region in which ruthenium exists is 15-65%, with respect to sum of characteristics X-ray intensity of all domain alkali metal, when line analysis measurement is carried out along one direction with respect to alkali metal and ruthenium from catalyst outer surface to other outer surfaces by electron probe micro analyzer (EPMA).    USE - For producing hydrogen from hydrocarbon (claimed), such as heavy hydrocarbons, e.g. kerosene. Hydrogen is used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production catalyst has high activity, and high carbon deposition inhibition ability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of catalyst for hydrogen production.
NOVELTY - The membrane (100) has a support structure (10) that reinforces a hydrogen separation membrane (30). A diffusion suppression layer (20) arranged between the hydrogen separation membrane and the support structure suppresses the metal diffusion.    USE - For use in fuel cell (claimed) such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of the hydrogen-permeation performance of the membrane base material is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the hydrogen separation membrane with support structure.    Support structure (10)    Through-hole (11)    Diffusion suppression layer (20)    Hydrogen separation membranes (30,100)
NOVELTY - A partial-oxidation modification catalyst contains rhodium and metal other than rhodium chosen from group VIII of the periodic table, supported on support containing alumina and zirconia.    USE - For partial-oxidation modification of hydrocarbon compound containing sulfur for manufacturing hydrogen (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has excellent sulfur poisoning resistance and partial-oxidation modification reactivity.
NOVELTY - Processing organic waste comprises that a portion of organic waste is converted into aerobic microbe by aerobic fermentation of organic waste having a total solid concentration of 30 mass% or more and a carrier-to-noise ratio of 20 or less under aerobic conditions, where the dry-type methane sludge and aerobic-fermentation intermediate product with a total solid concentration of 15 mass% or more are mixed and methane fermentation is carried out.    USE - For processing organic waste, such as hen droppings, plant residues, pruned branches, rice straw, chaff, organic refuse, food-processing residues, and livestock excrement.    ADVANTAGE - The method prevents ammonia inhibition in methane-fermentation process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus (11) of organic waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the processing apparatus of organic waste.    Processing apparatus (11)    Aerobic fermenter (21)    Oxygen-containing-gas supplier (22)    Mixer (23)    Deodorizer (24)
NOVELTY - An air supply system has an air cleaner (20) that purifies the air supply to the fuel cell, by introducing towards an air duct (10) that is connected to the external inlet of the air cleaner. The air duct comprises a resonator (30) that decreases the suction of the air, extends in vehicle width direction along the straight region of the external inlet and connects to the air cleaner by a curved portion.    USE - For supplying air to the vehicle mounted fuel cell in order to generate electric power.    ADVANTAGE - The approaching of water to the air cleaner is suppressed, by connecting resonator to the duct to a curved region provided in the peripheral side of the duct, hence the fall of suction capability of the filter is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic perspective view of the air supply system used in vehicle-mounted fuel cell.    Air conditioner capacitor (1)    Radiator (2)    Air duct (10)    Air cleaner (20)    Resonator (30)    Silencer (40)    Air supply path (50)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (1) comprises a hydrogen pole room (4) and an oxygen electrode room (6) in which hydrogen pole (3) and oxygen electrode (5) are arranged at different sides of an electrolyte film (2). The supply and discharge ports are provided at each room. The voltage is applied between electrode and pole after water is supplied to one of the rooms and valve of respective room is closed, for electrolyzing water to generate hydrogen. A storage unit (24) storing oxygen is connected to oxygen room. A storage unit (12) storing hydrogen is connected to hydrogen room.    USE - For electric vehicle (claimed), motor vehicle, spacecraft, vessel and submarine, and also for household applications.    ADVANTAGE - The voltage fall by diffusion inhibition of oxygen does not occur easily, thus fuel cell excellent in stability and durability is obtained. The structure of the fuel cell is simplified, thus fuel cell can be mass produced at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for operating method of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a model of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (1)    Electrolyte film (2)    Hydrogen pole (3)    Hydrogen pole room (4)    Oxygen electrode (5)    Oxygen electrode room (6)    Valves (20,32)    Storage units (12,14)
NOVELTY - A modifier (38) performs steam reforming for generating electric power to a fuel cell. A water treating unit (10) purifies the water for steam reforming and a heat exchanger (5) collects heat from the fuel cell (1) to store warm water in a hot water storage tank (6). A drain piping (35) ejects the waste water to the water treating unit. The heat exchanger and hot water storage tank are connected by a circulation piping (7) and a water supply piping (15) and drain piping are connected to water treating unit that is connected with circulation piping.    USE - For fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power generating apparatus simplifies the piping installation and reduces construction expense by connecting the water supply piping and drain supply piping with circulation piping.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of an electric power generating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (1)    Heat exchanger (5)    Hot-water-storage tank (6)    Circulation piping (7)    Water treating unit (10)    Water supply piping (15)    Drain piping (35)    Modifier (38)
NOVELTY - A reaction container (3) produces a hydrogenation reaction in series. The catalyst beds (22,24) arrange a catalyst (31) at the moving direction of the unsaturated hydrocarbon in the container. The supply ports (7a-7c) supply hydrogen to the spaces (21,23) from an insertion opening of the unsaturated hydrocarbon. A control unit (6) controls the supply amount of the hydrogen from the supply ports.    USE - For electric power generation using natural power sources such as wind, solar power, geothermal and hydraulic power.    ADVANTAGE - Maintains high production efficiency corresponding to the fluctuation of supply amount of the unsaturated hydrocarbon or hydrogen and manufactures the organic hydride.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a structure of the hydrogen storage apparatus.    Reaction container (3)    Control unit (6)    Supply ports (7a-7c)    Spaces (21,23)    Catalyst beds (22,24)    Catalyst (31)
NOVELTY - An improved liquid herbal composition (plant energizer) is disclosed. An improved plant energizer boosts healthy agricultural production. An improved plant energizer facilitates rise in microbial growth, microbial activities and increase in plant leaf index, total plant growth and resistance power and human health.
NOVELTY - An improved liquid herbal composition is disclosed. A process for preparing eco-friendly liquid herbal composition and the resulting composition for enhanced protection, growth and production of plants are also disclosed. An improved plant energizer facilities rise in microbial growth, microbial activities, increase in plant leaf index and total plant growth and resistance.
NOVELTY - Photo and thermo chemical preparation of hydrogen and/or oxygen comprises contacting water with silicide or its components.    USE - The hydrogen and/or oxygen is useful for the production/supply of energy to energy supplying/dependent systems, which are propelled/operated by using the energy of fossil source, heating systems, fuel cell technology and other technologies, which are dependent on energy supply, terrestrial and extraterrestrial communication and static constructions, and devices for prospering human life, business and health (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The high reaction temperature effectively progress the photo and thermo chemical preparation of hydrogen and/or oxygen (claimed). The silicide or its components exhibits increased electron density and is catalytically effective.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses the eugenic nanometer drug comprising isopropyl microstate, croton oil, vitamin E oil, Tween-80, Span-80 and eugenic. The drug has the advantages of improving antibiosis, anti-inflammation, disinfection, analgesic, and antiparasitic. So the drug is green, safe and highly effective antiparasitic agent.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method used molecular distillation technique to produce biological diesel oil. It uses vegetable or animal oil as material to do esterifying reaction. The product is processed by crude separation and molecular distillation to make diesel oil. The invention realizes biological oil purification and refine. And the purity can reach over 98%. Its technological process is simple. And it has no waste water pollution. Thus it can save water treatment cost.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses the method used molecular distillation technique to produce biological diesel oil. It uses vegetable or animal oil as material to do esterifying reaction. The product is processed by molecular distillation to make diesel oil. The invention realizes biological oil purification and refine. And the purity can reach over 98%. Its technological process is simple. And it has no waste water pollution. Thus it can save water treatment cost.
NOVELTY - The invention offers microwave chemical manufacture method of biological diesel oil. It makes the mixture of vegetable oil and methanol kicking or static and produce biological diesel oil by catalysisrepeat-ester reaction with the action of microwave irradiation and catalyst. It has the advantages of fast reaction rate, obvious energy saving effect, and low cost.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a new burning-block and furnace fuel and preparing method, which is composed of 0-98 percent natural fuel waste or anthracite coal waste, 2-100 percent plant active carbon of straw or wood dust or chaff or wood and bamboo corner excess stock or secondary forest or cereal wine waste or traditional Chinese medicine waste, wherein the coal waste is dried into 0-3 mm grain grade to mix with plant active carbon, which is sintered into clay block with 11.0-13.4 Mpa anti-pressure strength and 160-190 KN breaking load.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a modified method of biological diesel, which comprises the following steps: adding organic carboxyl modifier and inorganic acid modifier and biological diesel of plant oil inthe autoclave; stirring; heating to 30-80 deg.c; adding oxidation modifier at even speed within 0.1-10 h; reacting for 0.5-5 h under constant temperature; stewing to laminate; neutralizing the upper layer liquid to 7-8 pH value; washing and drying to generate the product. The invention creates excellent economical environment, which changes the present condition of vehicle diesel to depend oil diesel.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a biological diesel preparing method from high-acid value cotton seed oil, which comprises the following steps: the first step: adopting concentrated sulfuric acid as catalyst under normal pressure and temperature; injecting certain quantity of carbinol; reacting most of glyceride and a little of aliphatic acid with carbinol; sedimenting and separating glycerin and water; the second step: adopting concentrated sulfuric acid as catalyst under normal pressure and temperature; injecting excessive carbinol; lengthening reacting time to react glyceride and aliphatic acid with carbinol. The invention can utilize cotton oil reasonably, which reduces the environmental pollution in the refinery course.
NOVELTY - A spontaneous reconfiguration system for microparticle translation from carbinol solutions, and hydric separation. The system comprises a carbinol solution particulate generator, -light plasma heater,-catalyst smoke reactor and-hydrogen separation cell. The method comprises directly injecting carbinol solution microparticles into a light plasma heater, causing reaction via plasma after heating with oxygen burning, mixing of hydrogen and carbon dioxide after reaction by catalyst smoke reactor, and separating hydrogen using a hydrogen separating cell. The hydrogen is used as an energy source for supply to gas engines or high-temperature fuel cells.
NOVELTY - A biological electrode (A) contains a hydrogenase (I), of the nickel-iron or iron-only type, as catalyst for direct oxidation of hydrogen, covalently linked, in a preferred orientation, to an electrode of conductive material, through carboxy or amino groups (a) exposed on the surface or (b) introduced into the surface of the electrode.    USE - (A) is useful as anode for hydrogen fuel cells and cathodes for electrochemical cells (claimed), particularly for generating hydrogen from water.    ADVANTAGE - Covalent linkage of (I) to the electrode surface ensures good stability under operating conditions; optimal orientation of (I) and eliminates the need for redox mediators. When used as cathodes, (A) make possible production of hydrogen from water in a standard electrochemical cell configuration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) methods for preparing (A);    (2) fuel cell that contains (A); and    (3) electrolytic cell that contains (A).
NOVELTY - A filter arrangement comprises filter(s) (1) having at least two layers of first filter media (2, 3) and additional layer(s) of second filter medium (4) embedded between the first filter media. The first filter media are attached to opposing edge sections (5, 6) of filter and comprise a housing (8) having a top part (9) and a bottom part (10). Each of the top and bottom parts has a flange (11, 12), and the edge sections of the filter are arranged between the flanges.    USE - For cleaning fuel cell intake air.    ADVANTAGE - The filter arrangement has a compact design and is inexpensive to manufacture.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a filter arrangement.    Filters (1)    First filter media (2, 3)    Second filter medium (4)    Edge sections (5, 6)    Housing (8)    Top part (9)    Bottom part (10)    Flanges (11, 12)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell power system comprises a reformer producing purified hydrogen from fuel. The hydrogen exits the reformer at an output pressure.    USE - For producing electrical power.    ADVANTAGE - The system allows the output current of the fuel cell to be reduced responsive to the pressure of the purified hydrogen to maintain a minimum hydrogen pressure to the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fuel cell power system comprises a reformer producing purified hydrogen from fuel. The hydrogen exits the reformer at an output pressure. A regulator (11) is provided for regulating the output pressure of the produced hydrogen. A fuel cell utilizes the produced hydrogen to generate electricity. A pressure monitor is provided for monitoring the output pressure of the purified hydrogen upstream of the pressure regulator. A temperature monitor is provided to monitor the temperature within the reformer. A mechanism for introducing the fuel into the reformer at a fuel introduction rate is also provided. An electrical controller is provided for controlling electrical output current from the fuel cell. A fuel controller is provided for controlling the fuel introduction rate into the reformer. The introduction rate of the fuel is responsive to maintain the temperature within the reformer above a minimum level, as well as to maintain the output pressure of the delivered purified hydrogen above a set pressure, and where the electrical output current from the fuel cell is reduced responsive to the output pressure of the purified hydrogen in order to maintain a minimum hydrogen pressure to the fuel cell.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a transient-capable steam reformer for producing hydrogen from a hydrogen-containing feedstock.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is schematic view of a typical fuel cell system.    Housing (7)    Regulator (11)    Fuel mixture intake (12)    Transducer (14)    Signal (20)
NOVELTY - A method for preparing bone char in which a predetermined amount of carbon present in the bone char, is converted into a volatile product comprising oxide or oxides of carbon, by heating the bone char in the presence of oxygen-containing gas (2) at a temperature of 500-800 degreesC in a rotary calciner (3). The volatile product is separated from the solid residue.    USE - For preparing bone char product (claimed) using bones of animals such as cattle, sheep, pig, horse and fish, used in removal of contaminants containing radionuclide such as 241Am, 109Cd, 139Ce, 60Cs, 54Mn, 113Sn, 85Sr, 99Tc, 88Y, 65Zn and 235U, endocrine disrupter phthalates, bisphenol A, alkylphenols, parabens and phytoestrogens, organic compounds such as pesticide residues, metals such as aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, silver and zinc, anions such as fluoride and chloride, precious metal in treatment of potable water, sewage and water used in aquaculture, and for removal of colored impurities in sugar refining process.    ADVANTAGE - By the use of rotary kiln, the bone char product can be conveniently prepared in continuous fashion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) application of bone char product; and    (2) method for removal of contaminants from fluid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic structure of the apparatus for treating bone char material.    Oxygen containing gas (2)    Rotary calciner (3)    Bone char feed (4)    Vertical kiln (7)    Evolved gas (8)
NOVELTY - A fluid interface engages the reciprocal interface of a hydrogen-based fuel cell system and includes a valve assembly having pressure or temperature sensitive relief mechanism. A memory attached to mounting fixture, stores data representing operating parameter of fuel vessel such that the data is retained in the memory when hydrogen fuel storage unit is disengaged from a power unit. The memory stores unique characteristic such as serial number, date of manufacture, date of assembly, type of fuel contained in fuel cell and capacity of the storage unit.    USE - For hydrogen or methanol based fuel cell systems used in portable electrical and electronic devices such as video camera, laptop computer and cellular phone.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel remaining amount, rate of consumption of fuel and time remaining until the fuel is spent, are alerted to the user.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A printed circuit substrate is attached to a mounting fixture. The memory is arranged on the printed circuit substrate. A visual display coupled to the memory, displays the information representing the operating parameter of the fuel cell using data provided by the memory. A control circuit attached to printed circuit substrate and electrically coupled to the memory and visual display, controls the operation of visual display. The pressure or temperature relief mechanism has port including temperature or pressure responsive material. A battery provides electrical power to the memory and display when the hydrogen fuel storage unit is disengaged from the power unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of portable fuel cell power and management system.
NOVELTY - A delivery unit conveys carrier enriched product such as hydrogen to filling station, or vehicle comprising storage vessel for storing hydrogen. An extraction unit removes hydrogen from the carrier to form a depleted carrier which is delivered to a rehabilitation facility for delivery of carrier enriched product.    USE - For distributing hydrogen used in internal combustion engine, and for fuel cell used in vehicle, power generator, power tool, cell phone, computer and industrial applications, also for distributing fluoride, chlorine, oxygen, arsine, stibine, phosgene, methane, hydrogen fluoride, gasses containing boron, phosphorus or silicon components.    ADVANTAGE - Provides for product transfer efficiently and economically with minimal possible losses of the carrier quantity and quality. The contamination of carrier and/or unintended mixing of different carriers is avoided or localized to limited quantities.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) system for manufacturing and distributing product; and    (2) product distribution method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of the single carrier loop process.
NOVELTY - Proposed water purification complex includes intake chamber 1, grates 2, sand traps 3, primary settlers 4, aerotank 5, secondary settlers 6, aerated bioreactors 7, system of ponds: 1st stage purification pond 8, 2nd stage purification pond 9 and 3rd stage purification pond 10, mechanical cleaning unit 11, ultraviolet radiation station 12 and pump station 13. Waste water from intake chamber 1 flow to pump station 13 by gravity. Water purification complex includes also reservoir-sludge compactor 16 and mechanical sediment dehydration shop 15 connected with sand traps by means of pipe line 14; complex is also provided with pipe line 18 for delivery of excessive sludge from 1st stage purification pond 8 and 2nd stage purification pond 9 to intake chamber 1; pipe line 17 for delivery of return activated sludge from secondary settlers 6 to aerotank 5 and pipe line 19 for delivery of excessive sludge from secondary settlers 6 to intake chamber 1. Air from compressor 21 is supplied to aerotank 5 through main 20.    USE - Purification of town waste water; final treatment of waste water according to technical Specifications.    ADVANTAGE - Improved quality of purification; possibility of reusing cleaned water in industries.6 cl, 1 dwg
NOVELTY - A method for preparation of anaerobic microorganism complex from sewage sludge is provided to produce hydrogen rapidly at all hours through anaerobic fermentation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method for preparation of anaerobic microorganism complex from sewage sludge comprises the steps of: collecting concentrated sewage sludge produced from the precipitation tank in a sewage disposal plant; and treating the concentrated sewage sludge with heat to concentrate hydrogen-producing microorganisms, wherein the heat treatment process is performed at 85-95degreesC for 10-30 minutes just one time.
NOVELTY - A novel microorganism Rhodobacter sphaeroides having excellent hydrogen producing ability is provided to improve productivity of hydrogen from organic wastewater in the presence of high concentration of salts and remove heavy metals from wastewater by accumulating them.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The microorganism Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131(KCTC 12085) produces hydrogen in the presence of 3% NaCl through photosynthesis, wherein Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131(KCTC 12085) is isolated from the soil adjacent to the sea; and Rhodobacter sphaeroides KD131(KCTC 12085) is capable of harboring a shuttle vector pRK415, thereby easily accomplishing its gene manipulation.
NOVELTY - The method involves carrying out dry-type methane fermentation of the sewage residue or purification-tank sludge mixed with organic waste (31). The mixing amount of the sewage residue is adjusted so that total sulfur concentration of organic waste becomes 15 to 40%.    USE - For processing waste material.    ADVANTAGE - When carrying out the carrying out dry-type methane fermentation of the waste material, the waste material processing method is performed steadily and efficiently, and the biogas generation amount is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for waste disposal system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of waste disposal system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Dry-type methane fermentation installation (15)    Waste material combustion installation (16)    Low molecule formation apparatus (19)    Digested sludge (28)    Sewage residue and sludge mixture (29)    Combustion trash (30)    Organic waste (31)
NOVELTY - The fuel reformer (101) has a distribution channel (106) for circulating a source gas (105) containing a hydrocarbon fuel and water vapor within the reformer, and a heat generation unit (107) for generating heat in the channel. A catalyst (108) such as nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), etc., is carried by a surface of the heat generation unit to make the hydrocarbon fuel to produce water vapor modification reaction.    USE - For fuel reformer of internal combustion type for fuel cell utilizing gases such as town gas and natural gas as hydrocarbon fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The simple and compact structured fuel reformer is obtained with reduced thermal capacity and starting time of the modification reaction, while load responsiveness at the time of operation of the reformer is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an internal structure of the fuel reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel reformer (101)    Source gas (105)    Distribution channel (106)    Heat generation unit (107)    Catalyst (108)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (11) comprises a cylindrical raw material inlet tube (16), and a catalyst support layer (15) mounted in a reaction container (14). The notches (17, 19) provided in the entrance of the inlet tube and a gas discharge pipe (18), are anchored to a cover (12), when the bottom portion of the container is made to abut the front-end portion of the notches.    USE - For fuel cells used for supplying electric power to motor vehicle, portable devices, etc., and also for use in hydrogen production consisting of reaction of reforming methanol, oxidation removal of carbon monoxide, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The temporary fix at the time of apparatus mounting is made easier, while the mechanical holding strength is high, and the hydrogen production process is stabilized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view of a hydrogen production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen production apparatus (11)    Cover (12)    Reaction container (14)    Catalyst support layer (15)    Raw material inlet tube (16)    Notches (17, 19)    Gas discharge pipe (18)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generation apparatus has gap between lower end of upper round bar (14) and upper end of water absorption structure (15) in the axial direction of the inner cylinder (12), which functions as a water repellent portion (31). A modification water supply opening (9) is provided in the upper portion of an outer cylinder (13), for supplying water for modification to the upper edge portion of a guide path (17) formed between the round bar and the water absorption structure.    USE - For fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - By supplying water vapor stably, hydrogen can be supplied stably, and the size of the apparatus is reduced. The production of electricity in fuel cell is stabilized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen generation apparatus (1)    Modification water supply opening (9)    Evaporation portion (10)    Inner cylinder (12)    Outer cylinder (13)    Round bar (14)    Water absorption structure (15)    Guide path (17)    Water repellant portion (31)
NOVELTY - The generator (1) has supply pipes (4,5) supply the fuel and water to reformation tubes (3) having inner combustion pipe (6). A supply unit distributes uniformly the reformed gas supplied to transformation catalyst (11) in circumferential direction of transformer (12).    USE - For fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The reformed gas is uniformly supplied to the catalyst of transformer. The reaction efficiency and thermal efficiency of the generator are improved. The size and cost of the generator are reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a side view of the generator.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen generator (1)    Reformation tube (3)    Fuel supply pipe (4)    Water supply pipe (5)    Combustion pipe (6)    Catalyst (11)    Transformer (12)
NOVELTY - Immersion membrane separator having a film (11) provided in a cylindrical casing (12), and a film element (13) located above the casing, is new. An opening (16) is formed at the bottom face of a membrane separation tank (10). A diffusion tube (14) is arranged between the film element and opening.    USE - For separation of organic waste water for biological treatment.    ADVANTAGE - Performs removal of nitrite and nitrate in the anaerobic zone within the same tank, and achieves simplification of biological treatment installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Immersion membrane separator having a film (11) provided in a cylindrical casing (12), and a film element (13) located above the casing, is new. An opening (16) is formed at the bottom face of a membrane separation tank (10). A diffusion tube (14) is arranged between the film element and opening. An aerobic zone (30) is formed in the upper portion of membrane separation tank, and anaerobic zone (31) is formed in the lower portion of membrane separation tank. An aeration unit is installed between the opening and film element. The height of the aeration unit is set to 1/2-2/3 with respect to the height from the tank bottom surface. The nitrate and nitrite which are generated by diffusion tube are removed in the anaerobic zone by performing denitrifying reaction.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for immersion membrane separation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the explanatory diagram of the immersion membrane separator. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Membrane separation tank (10)    Film (11)    Cylindrical casing (12)    Film element (13)    Diffusion tube (14)    Opening (16)    Aerobic zone (30)    Anaerobic zone (31)
NOVELTY - The method involves pressurizing and exposing a raw sludge to oxygen during solid and liquid separation in aerobic atmosphere. The souring of sludge introduced into a souring tank (2) is performed to produce an organic acid. The produced organic acid solution and acid production microbe containing sludge are separated. The acid production microbe containing sludge is exposed to oxygen by aeration processing, and introduced into the souring tank for processing.    USE - For wastewater treatment installation.    ADVANTAGE - Improves the production efficiency of organic acid by suppressing the activity of the methane bacterium in the sludge.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic acid production apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of the wastewater treatment installation with organic acid production apparatus.    Preprocessor (1)    Souring tank (2)    Organic acid separation apparatus (3)    Sludge aerator (5)    Wastewater treatment installation (100)
NOVELTY - Organic wastewater is processed in a bioreactor (3). The sludge obtained from the bioreactor is introduced into an anaerobic fermenter (4). The digested sludge (41-43) containing phosphorus and nitrogen in the intermediate of anaerobic fermentation is processed under reduced pressure, such that phosphorus and nitrogen is removed in the form of magnesium-phosphate ammonium. Then, the digested sludge (43) is recycled to anaerobic fermenter.    USE - For processing organic wastewater such as wastewater ejected from sewage works and wastewater treatment plant, digestive supernatent liquor of human waste and purification tank sludge, digestive liquid of sludge, and chemical plant wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - The processing method efficiently removes highly concentrated organic material, phosphorus and nitrogen from wastewater, with reduced usage amount of chemical agent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus of organic wastewater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram explaining the processing method of organic wastewater. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Bioreactor (3)    Anaerobic fermenter (4)    Middle separation tank (6)    Thickened sludge (11,31,61)    Treated water (13)    Digested sludge (41,42,43)
NOVELTY - Magnesium chloride and phosphoric acid are added to wastewater, and magnesium ammonium phosphate is formed. The nitrogen content in wastewater is then removed by performing solid-liquid separation. Thus, processing of ammonia-containing wastewater is enabled.    USE - For processing ammonia-containing wastewater such methane-fermented digestive liquid, livestock excrements and sewage sludge.    ADVANTAGE - The wastewater containing ammonia, urea and highly concentrated organic material is efficiently processed, and odor emission is suppressed, without using strong acid or strong base.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram explaining the processing method of wastewater containing ammonia. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen involves inoculating Nostoc commune (micro algae) in a culture solution followed by culturing under aerobic condition with light irradiation and collecting hydrogen from the culture container.    USE - For producing hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The production of hydrogen is performed efficiently under natural environmental condition using micro algae.
NOVELTY - Thermal storage comprises that the heat is stored in erythritol contained in a thermal accumulator (1) by performing heat exchange between the waste gas generated by anaerobic fermentation of organic waste, and oil from the thermal accumulator, where the temperature of oil supplied to the thermal container is set to 120-180degreesC.    USE - For storing heat in thermal accumulator and supplying heat from organic water treatment facilities such as foodstuffs waste disposal and treatment facility and wood type waste disposal and treatment facility to demand facilities such as hospital, school, fish culture water tank, warm water pool and agricultural greenhouse through truck.    ADVANTAGE - A layer of biogas can be used effectively. The heat can be transported to the demand facility without constructing heat supply piping.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for thermal storage system stores heat in erythritol contained in thermal accumulator by performing heat exchange between the waste gas generated by anaerobic fermentation of organic waste, and oil from the thermal accumulator. The heat is stored in erythritol in thermal accumulator by performing heat exchange between the combustion waste gas generated by burning the carbide material, and oil from the thermal accumulator. The specific gravity of the oil is smaller than erythritol.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of heat transport system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Thermal accumulator (1)    Foodstuffs waste disposal and treatment facility (100)    Sewage treatment equipment (200)    Wood type waste disposal and treatment facility (300)    Truck (400)    Demand facility (500)
NOVELTY - A disc-shaped cathode (14) has one portion exposed from a to-be -processed liquid (12) in a processing chamber (11). A drive source (14B) rotates the cathode and a nozzle (17) turns and supplies the acid for removing the attachment of a cathode surface near the exposed portion. A brush (16) slidably contacts for removing the attachment of the cathode surface at an exposed partial surface. A receiving tray (18) receives the acid used for removal of attachment, inn a downward direction.    USE - For electrolytic decomposition process, sterilization and biochemical processing of industrial waste liquid such as polyvinyl-alcohol waste liquid, shochu-liquor manufacture waste liquid and reclaimed ground exuding drainage liquid.    ADVANTAGE - The firm attachment of the cathode surface is removed reliably. The outstanding electrolysis processing efficiency is ensured stable over a long period of time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic perspective view of the structure of electrolysis processing apparatus.    Processing chamber (11)    To-be -processed liquid (12)    Cathode (14)    Drive source (14B)    Brush (16)    Nozzle (17)    Receiving tray (18)
NOVELTY - The steam electrolyzer has a gas supplier (13), an electrochemical cell (11) containing electrolyte (11a) having solid oxide, hydrogen pole (11b), and oxygen electrode (11c). The gas supplier supplies a gas containing steam to the hydrogen pole and oxygen electrode of the electrochemical cell.    USE - For producing hydrogen and oxygen.    ADVANTAGE - The steam electrolyzer has simple structure and is safe to use. The gas leak produced between the hydrogen pole-side atmosphere and oxygen electrode side atmosphere is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for steam electrolysis method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the longitudinal cross sectional view of steam electrolyzer using the flat type electrochemical cell.    Electrochemical cell (11)    Electrolyte (11a)    Hydrogen pole (11b)    Oxygen electrode (11c)    Container (12)    Gas supplier (13)
NOVELTY - A culture solution comprises water generated by electrolysis and produced in anode side of electrolysis chamber of partitioned electrolytic cell using phosphate aqueous solution (0.01-0.5 wt.%). The phosphate aqueous solution is prepared using water containing trace amounts of chloride ions.    USE - Used as liquid manure for growing agricultural products such as plants.    ADVANTAGE - The culture solution provides favorable sterilization ability and prevents salt damages.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the culture solution.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generation apparatus (110) has reactors (112, 114) for performing steam modification reaction and regeneration reaction, respectively. The reactor has catalyst non-supporting portions with low heat conductivity provided at both ends of catalyst supporting portions with high heat conductivity. A control unit switches the raw material for modification, supplied to the reactors, such that modification reaction and exothermic reaction is performed alternatively.    USE - For fuel cell system (claimed) of electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Provides the hydrogen generation apparatus excellent in heat utilization efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a circuit diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (100)    Hydrogen generation apparatus (110)    Reactors (112, 114)    Fuel cell (120)    Anode supply pipe (136)
NOVELTY - Kjeldahl nitrogen-containing water is introduced into an aerobic tank (12) provided with an oxygen supply unit. Kjeldahl nitrogen is nitrified in the presence of nitrifying bacteria to obtain nitrification process liquid. The obtained nitrification process liquid and carbonic acid alkylene-containing water free from Kjeldahl nitrogen are introduced into a denitrifying tank (14). The obtained mixture is denitrified in presence of denitrifying bacteria. Thus, biotreatment of wastewater is enabled.    USE - For biologically treating wastewater containing carbonic acid alkylene such as ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate, ejected from manufacturing process of electronic device such as semiconductor element and liquid crystal element.    ADVANTAGE - The wastewater is efficiently and economically treated, and treated water having stabilized water quality is obtained, using simple biotreatment apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for biotreatment apparatus (10).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the model of biotreatment apparatus of wastewater.    Biotreatment apparatus (10)    Aerobic tank (12)    Denitrifying tank (14)    Re-aeration tank (16)    Water recovery equipment (20)
NOVELTY - A proton conduction portion (20) is provided between a proton generation unit (10) and a hydrogen generation unit (30) and connected with a proton storage unit (50). The proton generation unit and hydrogen generation unit are connected to an electronic storage portion (40), through a switch (60). The proton generation unit contains an electric-conduction material, visible light responsive photocatalyst material and charge-separation material. The hydrogen generation unit contains an electric-conduction material and a metal material.    USE - For motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen generation efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) hydrogen generation method, which involves establishing contact between a hydrogen source and a visible light responsive photocatalyst material containing a compound that has hydrogen as a constituent element. The visible light from light source is irradiated with respect to visible light responsive photocatalyst material, such that a proton and an electron are produced from the hydrogen source. The flow of electron and proton are controlled so as to control the generation amount of hydrogen; and    (2) hydrogen production system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the hydrogen generator. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen generator (1)    Proton generation unit (10)    Proton conduction portion (20)    Hydrogen generation unit (30)    Electron storage portion (40)    Proton storage unit (50)    Switch (60)
NOVELTY - The denitrifying bacterium is added to wastewater containing nitrate nitrogen and concentration of nitrate nitrogen is reduced and treated water is obtained. The salt concentration of water is adjusted to 4-10% when nitrate nitrogen concentration in water becomes 5000 mg/l or less.    USE - For treatment of wastewater such as manufactory wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - The treatment method processes wastewater at high speed and reduces concentration of nitrate nitrogen in wastewater.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for wastewater treatment apparatus.
NOVELTY - Catalyst for the production of a gas rich in hydrogen by alcohol reaction having at least two carbons, comprises: a support comprising a simple or mixed oxide containing a cerium base; and an active phase deposited on the support comprising a metal of 8, 9 or 10 column of the periodic classification of elements.    USE - The catalyst is useful for the production of a gas rich in hydrogen and in the steam reforming reactions of ethanol to eliminate the chlorine residue left on the catalyst after the use of a metal chlorinated precursor (claimed). The gas and ethanol are useful in electrochemical cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst provides the gas with high yield and pure gas rich in hydrogen with less usage of the catalyst; and provides simple, compact and cost effective production at moderate reaction condition. The gas is storage stable and safe.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a steam reforming catalyst to eliminate chlorine residue of approximately 100 parts by weight present on the catalyst after the usage of a chlorinated metal precursor, where the elimination comprises calcination of the catalyst at high temperature in presence of water or by washing the catalyst with an ammoniacal solution at ambient temperature.
NOVELTY - The material for generating hydrogen gas by hydrolyzing tetrahydroborate powder of alkaline/alkaline-earth metals. The powder contains grain constituents, which are uniformly covered by catalytic material particles (1-5 wt.%), and has a specific surface of 1-10 m2g-1. The catalytic material particles are constituted by (non) noble metal and an alloy or cobalt/nickel boride salt or oxides of (non) noble metal.    USE - Useful for generating the hydrogen gas by hydrolyzing the tetrahydroborate powder.    ADVANTAGE - The material provides good control of the reaction kinetics, reduces the formation of by-products and generates the hydrogen gas with high yields.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a production of the material; and    (2) a fuel cell.
NOVELTY - The rectangular feed chute for supplying raw materials such as grass- or corn-silage into biogas fermenters, where the chute runs straightly and is attached to a horizontal plane of a fermenter wall (2) in an inclined angle of 25-45degrees. The feed chute is designed in such a manner that the raw material is pushed into the fermenter directly through the feed chute with the help of a wheeled loader (5) or similar equipment. An opening facing the fermenter, is immersed in a fluid and the oppositely lying or rather outer-lying opening lies above the fluid level (3).    USE - For supplying raw materials such as grass- or corn-silage into biogas fermenters.    ADVANTAGE - The feed chute is simple and safe and avoids highly the biogas emissions from the fermenters.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The rectangular feed chute for supplying raw materials such as grass- or corn-silage into biogas fermenters, where the chute runs straightly and is attached to a horizontal plane of a fermenter wall (2) in an inclined angle of 25-45degrees. The feed chute is designed in such a manner that the raw material is pushed into the fermenter directly through the feed chute with the help of a wheeled loader (5) or similar equipment. An opening facing the fermenter, is immersed in a fluid and the oppositely lying or rather outer-lying opening lies above the fluid level (3). An interior of the chute has a mobile or stationary baffle (8), which prevents the back-flow of the solid raw material pushed into the chute. The chute is covered by a flap (4) in non-operating states. The flap automatically opens over a mechanism through the driving of the ramp.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a feed chute for supplying raw materials such as grass- or corn-silage into biogas fermenters;    Fermenter wall; (2)    Fluid level; (3)    Flap; (4)    Wheeled loader; (5)    Mobile or stationary baffle. (8)
NOVELTY - Diesel fuel mixture (I) comprises a fossil diesel fuel as main component and/or biodiesel, and a conventional additive containing oxalic acid diethyl ester (diethyl oxalate) as a mixture component.    USE - (I) is useful as fuel components in diesel engines.    ADVANTAGE - The preparation of (I) is economical. The bio-fuel is in pure form. The diethyl oxalate exhibits improved efficiency and sufficient evaporability. (I) possesses less amount of sulfur content in order to reduce the soot formation and emission value. (I) exhibits good flow behavior even in cold weather. The biodiesel exhibits high viscosity, good lubricating action, good ignitability and less soot formation.
NOVELTY - Biodiesel comprises 2,6-di-tert.butyl-hydroxytoluol.    USE - The biodiesel is useful as a replacement for petroleum diesel as fuel for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The biodiesel containing 2,6-di-tert.butyl-hydroxytoluol, exhibits high oxidation stability.
NOVELTY - Being able to remove organic matter in wastewater economically, and to generate electricity, the invention discloses single pool type microbiocell by using organic wastewater as fuel.    USE - For fuel cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The microbiocellincludes structures: anode pool contains organic wastewater, and anaerbia; anode inside the anode pool; and cathode fixed on open end of the anode pool. The anode pool is an anaerobic environment. When metastasis of bacteria, organic matter in oxidic wastewater acquires electrons and generates protons. Through anode, and external circuit, electrons and protons reach to cathode. Outside of cathodecontacts air directly. Being able to diffuse to inner side of cathode naturally, oxygen in air combines electrons and protons to generate water. Increasing content of oxygen on surface of cathode, the invention does not need extra dynamic force, and does not need to add electron transfer mediator. Anode pool can maintains anaerobic environment well without need of nitrogen blow-off.
NOVELTY - A process for quickly treating the organic solid waste (droppings and dung of fowls and animals, straw, stalk, leaf and twigs of tree, etc) by dual hydrolysis' to obtain organic N-C fertilizer includes such steps as regulating N/C ratio, acidifying hydrolysis by medium- and high-temp anaerobic fermenting to generate a lot of organic acid mixture used as catalyst, catalytic hydrolysis at high temperature and pressure for obtaining micro-molecular nitride and carbide, and catalytic ammonia fixating.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a biological diesel manufacturing technology of animal and plant waste oil, which comprises the following steps: adopting acidifying oil and urban waste oil as raw material; reacting for 4-8 h in the autoclave under normal pressure through catalyst; making esterification rate at 96 percent. The invention simplifies the manufacturing technology and reaction time, which recycles the waste oil into biological diesel.
NOVELTY - Reacting device comprises a reaction unit provided on a base plate. A reaction material is supplied to the first reaction unit, which is set at a temperature. A reaction flow channel is formed so that the reaction material flows in the channel. The reaction unit causes a reaction of the reaction material. Heating unit(s) is sets the reaction unit at the temperature. The reaction unit has reactors that communicate with each other. The heating unit is provided between the adjacent reactors.    USE - The device is used for generating hydrogen gas for use in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The reaction unit comprises reactors, in which the reaction unit is capable of reducing temperature non-uniformity while maintaining each of the reactors at a uniform temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Each reactor has box-shaped reaction container and a partition wall provided in the container. The partition wall forms the channel. The reactors and the heating unit are provided to be laminated on the base plate. The heating unit has a portion coming into contact with two reactors, and a combustor which combusts a gas fuel.
NOVELTY - Making methanol product in fluid bed reactor involves flowing a gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen through a fluid bed reactor (R-2) at a superficial gas velocity of 0.1-2 meters per second; contacting the gas with methanol synthesis catalyst in a dense phase fluidized bed having a catalyst bed height to diameter ratio of not greater than 10:1 so as to form methanol product; and separating the catalyst from the methanol product in an upper portion of the reactor.    USE - The method is used for making methanol product in fluid bed reactor. The methanol product can be used as a fuel for fuel cells, in the manufacture of methyl tertiary butyl alcohol (MTBE) for use in reformulated gasolines and oxygenated fuels, as feedstock to make olefins, and in making acetic acid and formaldehyde. The methanol product is particularly used for conversion to olefins, particularly ethylene and/or propylene, which are useful as monomers for polyolefin production.    ADVANTAGE - The process utilizes a reactor system that is uncomplicated in design, has limited quench points, a relatively even temperature profile, and a high degree of mixing. The reactor can be easily scaled to very large capacities. The process also allows for at least 100000 (preferably at least 2 million) metric tons of methanol product per year.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a turbulent/dense fluid bed reactor system having no internal cooling mechanisms or devices.    Waste heat boiler (E-3)    Feed/Effluent Exchanger (E-4)    Final Effluent Cooler (E-5)    Fluid bed reactor (R-2)
NOVELTY - Claimed method includes blending of beer grains with peat in ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 followed bioactivator introducing and aerobic composting at 20-60degreesC and humidity of 65-70 % for 2-3 months. Compost ferment prepared by culturing of microorganism consortium, isolated from humified humous forest soil layers and containing fungi Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus sydowii, Cephalosporium, Glyocladium Cda., Trichoderma sp., actinomycetes Streptomyces griseus, Streptomyces termoviolaceus, Streptomyces globisporus, Streptomyces rubber, Streptomyces viridosporus and bacteria Bacillus cereus, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus sublilis, in amount of 15 % or more based on composing mixture mass on beer grains is used as bioactivator.    USE - Biotechnology, in particular production of environmentally friendly peat-grains compost.    ADVANTAGE - Accelerated fermentation and composting processes; compost of increased quality.
NOVELTY - An advanced sewage and waste water treatment method by using the selected and cultured bacillus species bacteria and an apparatus thereof at an aerobic digester are provided to selectively proliferate only bacillus species.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A rotation biochemical membrane cover(10) is installed at a rotation biochemical membrane contact container(8). An air volume controller(11) is installed at the upper portion of the rotation biochemical membrane cover so that the rotation biochemical membrane contact container and rotation biochemical membrane contact apparatus are maintained at a limited aerobic state. An amount of the dissolved oxygen is maintained below 1.0mg/l in an aeration container. An amount of the dissolved oxygen is maintained under 0.5mg/l in a non-aeration container. The oxidation and reduction electric potential value is maintained in the range from -250mV to -300mV in a spore formation container.Image 1/1
NOVELTY - An advanced sewage and waste water treatment method by using the selected and cultured bacillus species bacteria and an apparatus thereof are provided to culture artificially the ratio of bacillus species highly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The introduced sewage and waste water is transferred to a rotation biochemical membrane contact container(8) through a rotation biochemical membrane contact container introducing tube(7) from a flowing water distribution container(6). A rotation biochemical membrane contact apparatus(9) is installed at the inside of the rotation biochemical membrane contact container and submerged half in the water. The upper portion of the rotation biochemical membrane contact container is covered with a rotation biochemical membrane cover(10). A control valve and an air volume controller(11) are installed at the upper portion of the rotation biochemical membrane cover. An air inflow tube(12) is installed at the other side of the rotation biochemical membrane cover.Image 1/1
NOVELTY - Organic acid apparatus having souring tanks (2) for generating organic acid by souring of raw sludge, is new. An organic-acid separator (3) separates organic acid from sludge containing acid-producing microbe, directs separated acid to organic-acid collection line, and conveys sludge into upstream side tank through preprocessor.    USE - Used in waste-water treatment installation, for generating organic acid from sludge.    ADVANTAGE - The organic acid can be generated efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Organic acid apparatus having souring tanks (2) for generating organic acid by souring of raw sludge, is new. An organic-acid separator (3) separates organic acid from sludge containing acid-producing microbe, directs separated acid to organic-acid collection line, and conveys sludge into upstream side tank through preprocessor. The organic-acid separator separates organic acid from sludge containing acid-producing microbe after souring of sludge, directs separated acid to organic-acid collection line, and conveys sludge into upstream side tank through preprocessor set to separate solid and liquid components of sludge. An aeration amount adjusting device adjusts aeration amount in tank based on dissolved amount of oxygen in tank, and a chemical supply apparatus supplies chemical to tank based on concentration of nitrate or ammonia ion.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic acid generation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of waste-water treatment installation. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Souring tank (2)    Organic acid separator (3)    Biological treatment tank (20)    Sedimentation tank (30)    Waste-water treatment installation (100)
NOVELTY - The raw sludge of sewage, is concentrated to obtain thickened sludge. An anaerobic fermentation process is carried out on the thickened sludge in a souring tank (40), to obtain the organic acid. The aeration of the raw sludge is carried out in an aeration mixing vessel (11) before concentrating the raw sludge. The aeration of the thickened sludge, is carried out in a thickened sludge tank (27), before the fermentation process.    USE - For generating organic acid in sewage treatment installation.    ADVANTAGE - The organic acid can be obtained from raw sludge of sewage, at high production efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for organic acid generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the organic acid generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Sedimentation basin (5)    Organic acid generation system (10)    Aeration mixing vessel (11)    Thickened sludge tank (27)    Souring tank (40)
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying organic waste to a fermenter (25) and carrying out methane fermentation of organic waste so that the decomposition rate of the organic matter in the organic waste in the fermenter becomes 90% or less of the maximum decomposition rate of the organic matter in the organic waste by dry-type methane sludge.    USE - For producing methane gas using organic waste.    ADVANTAGE - The ammonia inhibition at the time of carrying out dry-type methane fermentation of the organic waste is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic waste processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the organic waste processing apparatus.    Processing apparatus (11)    Storage tank (21)    Mixing apparatus (23)    Fermenter (25)    Electric power generating apparatus (27)
NOVELTY - A modifier (1) modifies fuel gas and generates hydrogen. The fuel cell (14) makes the hydrogen and air to electrochemically react for generating electric power. A deactivator (8) generates inert gas by oxidation reaction of de-oxidation material (9) for purging the fuel cell at the time of starting and stopping of electric power generation. An air supply unit (23) supplies air to deactivator. An air-flow adjustment unit (22) connected between air supply unit and deactivator adjusts the amount of air supplied to deactivator, based on the temperature of deactivator.    USE - For fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The amount of air supplied to deactivator is easily adjusted, thus the rapid temperature rise of de-oxidation material and the change of shape of the material are prevented. The inert gas is efficiently generated by the deactivator.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for operation method of fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modifier (1)    Deactivator (8)    De-oxidation material (9)    Fuel cell (14)    Air-flow adjustment unit (22)    Air supply unit (23)
NOVELTY - The fuel reformer positions a heat insulating material (10) inside a carbon monoxide (CO) transformer (3) and a heat resistant sealing material (18) suppresses the leakage of combustion gas from a combustion apparatus (4) outside the upper and lower end portion of a cylinder unit (1).    USE - For fuel cell of modifier, carbon monoxide (CO) transformer, multiple cylinder units.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel reformer suppresses the leakage of combustion gas from the burner of combustion apparatus and prevents the outflow to the exterior of carbon monoxide gas by improving the thermal efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the fuel reformer.    Cylinder unit (1)    Carbon monoxide transformer (3)    Combustion apparatus (4)    Heat insulating material (10)    Heat resistant sealing layer (18)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell system (10) has a flat-film type humidifier (14) having an air outlet communicating hole (48b) through which humidified reactive gas is supplied to a polymer electrolyte fuel cell in the lamination direction. The humidified reactive gas is introduced through an oxidizing agent gas supply communicating hole (26a) to the polymer electrolyte fuel cell in lamination direction. The air outlet communicating hole and the oxidizing agent gas supply communicating hole are arranged in the same straight line along the lamination direction.    USE - For motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The smooth flow of the reactive gas is performed. The pressure loss of the fuel cell system is reduced favorably. The piping of the fuel cell system is simplified effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a partial cross-sectional view of the fuel cell system.    Fuel cell system (10)    Humidifier (14)    Solid-polymer-electrolyte film (20)    Oxidizing-agent gas supply communicating hole (26a)    Air-outlet communicating hole (48b)
NOVELTY - A flat-film humidifier (14) provides a water permeability membrane (40) that humidifies a reactive gas, e.g. hydrogen gas, supplied to a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (12) with a humidification fluid. The pipes (60a, 60b) with which the reactive gas or a cooling medium is flown, are penetrated and inserted in the flat-film humidifier at the lamination direction of the humidifier.    USE - For a fuel cell system mounted in vehicles including motor vehicles etc., for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - A seal used for sealing the other reactive gas and the cooling medium is unnecessary, simplifying the structure of the humidifier. The sealing performance of the fuel cell system is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic structural view of a fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fuel cell system (10)    Fuel cell (12)    Humidifier (14)    Water permeability membrane (40)    Pipes (60a, 60b)
NOVELTY - Manufacture system of wood-type biomass fuel carries out carbonization and coarse pulverization of wood type biomass, and further pulverizes the material together with other fuels in a grinder, to manufacture wood type biomass fuel.    USE - For manufacture of wood-type biomass fuel from scrap wood, construction scrap wood, lumber waste material, thinning lumber and fuel wood.    ADVANTAGE - The system has excellent conveyance efficiency of the biomass fuel and storage property of the wood type biomass fuel. The production of spark when metal foreign material rubs with turntable or grinding roller is suppressed by removing the foreign materials, and the occurrence of accident is prevented. Since the volume of wood type biomass is decreased by carbonization grinding, delivery of the biomass to power generation equipment is made easy. The conveying distance of wood type biomass is shortened and conveying efficiency is raised. The biomass fuel is manufactured efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of the structure of manufacturing system of wood-type biomass fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vertical mill (1)    Primary crusher (40)    Carbonization furnace (50)    Cooling device (60)    Preliminary grinder (70)
NOVELTY - A fuel supply system of wood-type biomass carbonizes wood-type biomass, grinds carbonized product using vertical mill (1), pulverizes ground product, granulates pulverized product using granulator (90), and pelletizes granulated product. The ground product is pulverized using a disintegrator (150) before supplying pelletized biomass to boiler as a fuel.    USE - For supplying biomass fuel from wood-type biomass such as construction scrap wood e.g. lumber waste material, thin lumber and fuel wood, used as fuel for power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The biomass fuel is efficiently manufactured with excellent storage stability and transportation property, and improved combustion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of manufacturing system of biomass fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vertical mill (1)    Primary crusher (40)    Carbonization furnace (50)    Cooling device (60)    Preliminary grinder (70)    Granulator (90)    Disintegrator (150)
NOVELTY - A boiler fuel manufacturing system has a vertical mill (1) to crush carbonized wood-type biomass, and a granulator (90) to grind and pelletize finely crushed wood-type biomass.    USE - For the manufacture of boiler fuel from wood biomass such as scrap wood, lumber waste material, thinning lumber and forest fuel wood.    ADVANTAGE - The boiler fuel manufacturing system efficiently pulverizes wood-type biomass, and provides boiler fuel having good storage property and transport property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of the structure of the boiler fuel manufacturing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vertical mill (1)    Primary crusher (40)    Carbonization furnace (50)    Preliminary grinder (70)    Granulator (90)
NOVELTY - A boiler-fuel manufacturing system carries out fine crushing by a secondary grinder after coarse pulverization of carbonized wood-type biomass by a preliminary grinder (70) and removing foreign materials.    USE - Used for the production of boiler fuel from scrap wood and construction scrap wood, for incinerators.    ADVANTAGE - The system efficiently carbonizes and pulverizes wood-type biomass, and also removes foreign materials adhered to scrap wood.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of the manufacturing system of boiler fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vertical mill (1)    Primary crusher (40)    Carbonization furnace (50)    Preliminary grinder (70)    Incinerator plant (100)
NOVELTY - A foreign material removal system of biomass fuel removes foreign material from biomass fuel produced by carbonizing and pulverizing wood-type biomass.    USE - For removing foreign material, such as metal from biomass fuel produced from wood-type biomass, such as construction scrap wood.    ADVANTAGE - The foreign material removal system easily enables removal of foreign material from biomass fuel. The biomass fuel is efficiently manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of manufacturing system of biomass fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vertical mill (1)    Primary crusher (40)    Carbonization furnace (50)    Cooling device (60)    Preliminary grinder (70)
NOVELTY - A biomass-fuel manufacturing system comprises a carbonization furnace (50) for carbonizing wood-type biomass using the waste heat of a refuse incinerator (100), and a grinder (70) for grinding the carbonized wood-type biomass. A piping is provided for supplying carbonization gas produced when wood-type biomass is carbonized by the carbonization furnace, as portion of fuel for the refuse incinerator.    USE - For manufacturing biomass fuel from scrap wood, construction scrap wood, lumber waste material, thinned lumber, and fuel wood forest material, for use in power-generation equipment.    ADVANTAGE - The system efficiently and economically carbonizes and pulverizes wood-type biomass. The waste heat of incinerator plant is utilized effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of the manufacturing system of wood-type biomass fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Vertical mill (1)    Primary crusher (40)    Carbonization furnace (50)    Grinder (70)    Incinerator plant (100)
NOVELTY - A catalyst is formed by supporting platinum and ruthenium, to monoclinic zirconium oxide support. The support has specific surface area of 2-60 m2/g. The catalyst is used for oxidation removal of methane in combustion exhaust gas containing methane, sulfur oxide and excess oxygen.    USE - For oxidation removal of methane in combustion exhaust gas containing methane, sulfur oxide and excess oxygen (claimed), such as methane fermentation gas and natural gas.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high methane oxidation activity at low temperature and excellent resistance with respect to active inhibition by water vapor or sulfur oxide. Since the usage amount of expensive noble metals is decreased, the catalyst is economical.
NOVELTY - The fluid processing apparatus has several containers (B1-B4) laminated at the back portion of a dish-shaped container formation plate (51). A multi-processing spatial type container (Bm) comprising several processing spaces (S) is formed by performing tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding of periphery of auxiliary container formation plate (53) and the dish-shaped container formation plate.    USE - For use in production of hydrogen-containing gas for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The size of fluid-processing apparatus is reduced and durability of apparatus is ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fluid processing apparatus manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the front view of fluid processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heat insulating material (23)    Dish-shaped container formation plate (51)    Auxiliary container formation plate (53)    Containers (B1-B4,Bm)    Processing space (S)
NOVELTY - A catalyst structure (1) has a non-supported catalyst layer (3) and a supported catalyst layer (6) provided thermally on the non-supported catalyst layer. The supported catalyst layer includes support (4) and catalyst particles (5) supported by the support. The support of supported catalyst layer and non-supported catalyst layer, are integrally constructed.    USE - For fuel cell systems (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst structure efficiently advance the chemical reaction which progresses sequentially in multiple stages.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of the catalyst structure.    Catalyst structure (1)    Support layer (2)    Non-supported catalyst layer (3)    Support (4)    Catalyst particles (5)    Support catalyst layer (6)
NOVELTY - A catalyst contains acid treated and/or alkali treated nickel aluminide intermetallic compound.    USE - For steam reforming of hydrocarbon (claimed) and manufacturing hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has improved catalytic activity and excellent heat resistance, and enables to manufacture hydrogen economically and with high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the catalyst.
NOVELTY - A zeolite catalyst consists of beta-zeolite containing lanthanum, synthesized by dry gel method and having average particle diameter of 0.01-1 microns. The ratio of lanthanum atom in the zeolite with respect to silicon atom is 0.001-0.2.    USE - Used for isoparaffin olefin alkylation (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The zeolite catalyst suppresses the production of high boiling point hydrocarbon during isoparaffin olefin alkylation. The catalyst is excellent in selectivity of gasoline fraction hydrocarbon and maintains high activity and high selectivity over long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for isoparaffin olefin alkylation using the catalyst, which involves contacting mixture of isoparaffin and olefin with the zeolite catalyst at 25-150degreesC. The ratio of number of moles of isoparaffin to number of moles of olefin in the mixture is 2-50.
NOVELTY - The reformer (10) has a modification region (28) which carries out the steam reforming of a raw-materials-and-mineral-fuel gas, a carbon-monoxide-converter (34), a carbonmonoxide removal unit (32), a steam generator (27) and combustor (13). The steam generator with water absorptive unit (50) touches the inner-circumference-sidewall surface and the gas flows along the peripheral-side wall surface.    USE - For fuel cell power generating device.    ADVANTAGE - The steam generation unit that is excellent in the capability and stability is provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a structure of the fuel reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel reformer (10)    Combustor (13)    Steam generator (27)    Modification region (28)    Carbonmonoxide removal unit (32)    Carbon-monoxide-converter (34)    Water absorptive unit (50)
NOVELTY - A methane producing microbe substance in mud or sludge form is added to fragmented wooden biomass put inside a silo. The substance with the biomass is cultivated in an anaerobic environment, by reducing the internal pressure of the silo or making the silo interior assume negative pressure. Methane gas is produced. Preferably, the mud or sludge is derived from e.g. lakes, rivers. The biomass is mainly derived from plants or trees e.g. pine, Japanese cedar, or used with lignocellulose resources.    USE - Used for producing methane gas for electricity generation.    ADVANTAGE - Improves production efficiency with shorter work period, since methane gas can be ejected quickly from biomass.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electricity generation method.
NOVELTY - The organic waste is thrown into a methane fermentation tank (1) and methane fermentation is carried out. The fermented waste liquid is removed from a fermentation tank and supplied into an activated sludge tank (2). The ammonia nitrogen in the fermented waste liquid is converted into nitrogen gas and removed by nitrification and denitrification. The fermented sludge deposited in the fermentation tank is supplied to the activated sludge tank, when pH in the activated sludge tank is less than predetermined value.    USE - For methane fermentation of organic waste such as excrements, organic refuse and food processing dreg.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables stable, efficient and economical methane fermentation of organic waste with suppressed usage amount of alkali component. Fermenter piping occlusion by sediment is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic block diagram of a processing apparatus used for methane fermentation of organic waste. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Methane fermentation tank (1)    Activated sludge tank (2)    Solid-liquid separation tank (3)    Slurry supply pipe (11)    Pump (22)
NOVELTY - The wastewater containing nitrate nitrogen and/or nitrite nitrogen is contacted with a sulfur-containing denitrifying material, and nitrate nitrogen is removed. The wastewater contains biological oxygen demand component of 0.5-100 weight times with respect to total nitrogen of nitrite nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen, and sulfur oxidizing bacteria and organic substance decomposer microbe. Thus, the wastewater is processed.    USE - For processing wastewater, such as human waste (claimed) e.g. urine.    ADVANTAGE - The wastewater is stably processed using the sulfur-containing denitrifying material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sulfur-containing denitrifying material.
NOVELTY - A specific catalyst is filled in the filling portions (13A,13B) for promoting partial-oxidation and steam modification reactions of a fuel, to form series of catalyst layers (12A,12B). The oxidation gas is distributed to the catalyst layer (12B) while mixing the fuel and steam in the catalyst layer (12A). The exhaust gas from the catalyst layer (12B) is supplied to the other catalyst layer, after mixing the oxidation gas with exhaust gas.    USE - For use as hydrogen power source in hydrogen station of fuel cell electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The air is distributed using specific catalyst easily, thus reducing the size of the modifier effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for modifier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of modifier. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modifier (11)    Catalyst layers (12A,12B)    Filling portions (13A,13B)    Mixer (14,15)
NOVELTY - An electronic control unit (ECU) (5) opens a purge valve (24) while supplying reactive gas to the fuel cell at the starting time of electric power generation. When the ECU judges that the purge valve is failed while supplying reactive gas to an anode gas supply piping, the ECU detects the starting condition of electric power generation of fuel cell and opens the drain valve (25).    USE - For fuel cell used in electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system can be started steadily even when the purge valve fails by the provision of several valves.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell starting method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (1)    ECU (5)    Purge valve (24)    Drain valve (25)    Voltage sensor (S2)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system (1) has a concentration variable unit to vary the hydrogen concentration in fuel gas, according to the required output to fuel cell (2). The fuel cell system supplies the fuel gas containing hydrogen to fuel cell.    USE - For supplying fuel gas to fuel cell used for generating electric power.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system enables suppression of deterioration and damage of fuel cell resulting from hydrogen concentration in fuel gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel cell (2)    Control apparatus (5)    Supply path (101)    Pump (122)
NOVELTY - A carbonization chamber (2) heat processes an object and a gas fired furnace (4) burns the gas produced from the object. The outer side of the carbonization chamber is monitored. A microparticle detector (8) detects microparticles and a warning board (9) emits a warning based on the detection signal of the microparticle detector.    USE - For a waste disposal plant.    ADVANTAGE - A bad odor leaking from the heat treatment chamber can be detected with high accuracy, and a warning can be emitted.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of the bad odor alarm system for a garbage disposal equipment system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Carbonization chamber (2)    Gas fired furnace (4)    Microparticle detector (8)    Warning board (9)
NOVELTY - A styrene resin foam is formed by extruding a mixture containing styrene resin (in wt.pts) (100), halogenated flame retardant (0.1-20), barium sulfate (1-10), talc (0.1-2), and 3-5C saturated hydrocarbon as foaming agent. The styrene resin foam does not contain carbon black, and has density of 25-50 kg/m3. The additional weight of barium sulfate is more than the additional weight of talc.    USE - For heat insulating construction material.    ADVANTAGE - The styrene resin foam has favorable thermal insulation and flame retardance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of styrene resin foam.
NOVELTY - The production of methane or methane hydrates from biomass involves placing the biomass pulp under pressure and liqeufying the biomass solids during heating. The biomass is heated to a critical temperature for the mixture and the solids are separated from the fluid phase under pressure and raised temperature. The fluid phase releases methane rich gas under the high pressure and temperature conditions.    USE - For production of biomass methane and methane hydrates.    ADVANTAGE - Allows increased gas release under hydrothermal conditions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - Drawing shows diagram of method. Drawing contains non-English text.
NOVELTY - Catalyst (I), for purifying emissions from compressed natural gas vehicles through oxidation, comprises platinum and palladium, as catalytically active ingredients, supported on a support system and loaded on a metal or ceramic carrier, where the support system comprises a first palladium-impregnated alumina, a second platinum-impregnated alumina, a composite ceria and a nickel oxide.    USE - (I) is useful for purifying emissions from compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles through oxidation (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) shows an excellent oxidative conversion rate in purifying emissions from CNG vehicles. (I) is economical and avoids environmental degradation.
NOVELTY - Fuel (I) comprises wood pieces comprising a fatty acid additive.    USE - (I) is useful in industries and private households.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits increased heat value and does not store water. (I) does not cause environmental pollution and exhibits no health threat to human. (I) can be handled easily and is cheap. (I) does not pollute hands or clothings, and can be ignited easily.
NOVELTY - A flow plate has a plate body (11) comprising concave sections (110), where each section is arranged corresponding to a position of a diaphragm electrode arrangement of a fuel cell. The plate body exhibits a substrate such as a chemically resistant, non-conductively formed plastic substrate, a graphite substrate, a metal substrate, a plastic carbon substrate and a composite substrate, and several current collector plates (13) made from an electrically conductive material. Each current plate covers a corresponding concave section of the plate body. The plates are fastened to the plate body.    USE - Used for a fuel cell (claimed) such as a methanol fuel cell, a fuel cell with liquid fuels or gas fuels or solid fuels, where the fuel cell is used for converting chemical energy stored in the fuel cell into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The plate body is provided with a substrate such as a chemically resistant, non-conductively formed plastic substrate, a graphite substrate, a metal substrate, a plastic carbon substrate and a composite substrate, and current collector plates that are made from the electrically conductive material, so that the fuel cell is lightweight and portable, and the flow plate can effectively collect current.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective, exploded view of a flow plate.    Flow plate (1)    Plate body (11)    Current collector plates (13)    Carrier-units (110a)    Concave sections (110)
NOVELTY - An air supply device for a fuel cell unit (1) comprises a turbine (17) with axially rotating blades in the exhaust gas flow of the cell. The turbine is variable and comprises an adjustable gap that can be controlled down to a vanishingly small size.    USE - As an air supply device for a fuel cell unit (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The unit is advantageous in terms of both weight and size.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for supplying air using the device above.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view of the air supply device.    Fuel cell (1)    Compressors (14,16)    Turbine (17)    Shaft (18)    Turbine operating unit (20)
NOVELTY - Mixture comprises synergistically effective quantities of triadimefon and/or triadimenol and at least one copper compound.    USE - The active substance mixture is useful for protecting materials, preferably wood, timber product and wood plastic materials from infestation, damage and/or destruction by biological parasites (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The mixture exhibits synergistic effect (claimed), is economical and reduces the environmental risk. The mixture exhibits high storage stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a microbicidal agent comprising synergistically effective quantities of triadimefon and/or triadimenol, a copper compound, at least a diluent or a solvent, optionally further auxiliary material and additives and optionally at least a further active substance from fungicidal and antibacterial effective compounds;    (2) a method for protecting wood and timber materials comprising impregnating the wood in the mixture by means of coating, spraying, vacuum, double vacuum, pressure or dipping process; and    (3) materials comprising the synergistically effective quantities triadimefon and/or triadimenol and the copper compound.
NOVELTY - An ignition unit for an air/fuel mixture comprises a coaxial waveguide (23,24) coupled to a high frequency electrical energy source (25) to give a microwave plasma at the end through a high voltage. One end of the guide is a spark rod formed so that a free-standing plasma can be produced in the air/fuel mixture by a ring voltage through a field structure extending into the combustion chamber. A pre-discharge region is formed in the region of the plasma by an additional energy source (26,27).    USE - As an ignition unit for an air/fuel mixture (claimed) for a motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Problems of degradation of the spark plug surface are avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - A cross-sectional drawing of the object is shown.    Plasma region(23,24) Waveguide (22)    High-frequency energy source (25)    Additional energy source (26,27)
NOVELTY - An oxide complex fuel and the matched burner, it belongs to the preparation and application of fuel and burner area. The oxide complex fuel is composed of the main fuel, strength oxidant and catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The main fuel contains diethylene glycol, glycerine and methanol, the strength oxidant adopts hydrogen peroxide and calcium hypochlorite, and the catalyst adopts the lauryl sodium sulfate. The burner includes the main body in which the circle mixing gasify chamber is. The mixing gasify chamber is connected with the outer material guide pipe, and the inner material guide pipe is installed in the outer material guide pipe and mixing gasify chamber, the filter gasify mediator is filled in the gasify chamber. Comparing to the existing technology, the main ingredient of oxide complex fuel is alcohols and is supplemented some other accessories, and the resource of the fuel is large, the preparation method of it is simple. The fuel consumed by the matched burner is safe, clean and the price is low, no danger of explosion, burning thoroughly, saving the energy, no residue and waste, the transportation conveniently.
NOVELTY - A water soluble alcohol liquid fuel, for use in restaurants, hotels and kitchens, comprises methanol, and the fuel incorporates a compound of an assistant fuel which is acetone, 120 solvent naphtha, camphor, glycerol, colza oil and an additive which is dicyclopentadienyl iron, isobutanol, isopropanol, water or trithanolamine. The fuel is clean, has stable safety and can be used conveniently. It decreases the preparation of fuel depending on fossil fuel.
NOVELTY - A preparation method of biological diesel fuel by the high acid value waste fat, it belongs to the preparation of new biological energy resource area by the waste materials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The characteristic of this invention is that the biological diesel fuel is conversed from the waste materials by two steps, and the process is as fellows, firstly the free fatty acid in the waste fat is done esterification with methanol or alcohol, and the solid FeCl3 is the catalyst during this reaction. Secondly the FeCl3 is washed out by the methanol or alcohol, and the residual fat is esterification and conversed to biological diesel fuel by the KOH or NaOH. The effect and beneficial result of this invention is that the price of materials and catalyst are low, the condition of reaction is moderate, and the catalyst can be reused, at last it can be suitable to large-scale industry produce.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a preparation method of the biological diesel fuel which is the ester exchange by the ester and the alcohol in the microchannel reactor. The process is to fill the mixture of the ester, the low-carbon alcohol and the inorganic base into the microchannel reactor under the normal pressure and 20-65 degC for 1-20min, so it can get the biological diesel fuel. The reaction condition is warm, the efficient and selectivity are high. The device is easy to dismount and move or carry.
NOVELTY - The production of biodiesel fuel comprises the use of Bronsted acid ions as a catalyst, and a temperature of 20-300degreesC, a pressure of 0.1-10 MPa, a mole ratio of biological fat (or fat acid) to short chain alcohol of 1:30 to 1:1300, and a mole ratio of biological fat (or fat acid) to ion catalyst solution of 300:1 to 1:1. Adopting the Bronsted acid ion catalyst gives high activity of the catalyst, good stability and enables reuse. There is no corrosion of the equipment, the process environment is friendly, the product can be separated easily and the investment in equipment and cost of the operation are low.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to the preparation of the biological diesel fuel from the fatty acid triglyceride, and special from the animal, vegetable tallow and oil.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - This invention takes the solid alkali as the catalyst, and the addition of the amine is as the third component. It can gain the high ratio of conversion and the lifetime of the catalyst is long. Comparing to the existing technology, the process of this invention is simple, the condition is moderate, the conversion is high, the by-product is less, and the lifetime of the catalyst is long. The diesel fuel can be produce from the animal and vegetable tallow and oil.
NOVELTY - A 3D elastic filler for the bioreactor to treat sewage is prepared from polyethene particles and carbon black through heating for fusing, extruding the fused mixture in sprayer, spraying the mixture in mould while the extruder is doing a circumferential motion for making the extruded out material be mutually stuck, and moving the mould downward for cooling it to generate the gaps communicated witheach other.
NOVELTY - A biologic deodoring and cleaning agent for treating the refuse to prepare fertilizer and cleaning and activating water area contains high-safety yeast, lactobacillus, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, functional bacillus, and photosynthetic bacteria.
NOVELTY - A bactericidal microemulsion of ethylicin is prepared from ethylicin, organic solvent, surfactant and water through mixing the first three components, and stirring while slowly adding water until it becomes transparent. It has high effect and low environmental pollution.
NOVELTY - An application of chymotrypsin in preparing the degradating agent of organic insecticide for directly degradating the residual organic insecticide is disclosed in order to prevent the pollution of theresidual organic insecticide to agricultural products, soil and water.
NOVELTY - An application of trypsase in preparing the degradating agent of organic insecticide for directly degradating the residual organic insecticide is disclosed in order to prevent the pollution of the residual organic insecticide to agricultural products, soil and water.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to marsh gas fermentation technology, and especially the application of alga viva pertusa in fermenting to produce marsh gas. By means of utilizing the biological features and resource superiority of alga viva pertusa, alga viva pertusa is utilized in fermenting to produce marsh gas. Its advantages include high quality of marsh gas, utilizing the marsh gas residue as high quality organic fertilizer and soil improver, reducing fossil fuel consumption, propagating viva pertusa to improve marine environment and avoid red tide, and high TS and VSgas creating rate.
NOVELTY - Hydrogen and methane producing method, especially method of co-producing hydrogen and methane with biomass and solid organic waste by fermentation, includes hydrolyzing and acidifying biomass and solid organic waste to produce pyruvic acid, short chain fatty acid and small amount of hydrogen and CO2; fermenting the mixture of pyruvic acid and short chain fatty acid with fermenting hydrogenogen to produce great amount of hydrogen as well as low molecular weight side products e.g. ethanol, acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid; and further fermenting to convert the side products into methane by methanogen.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus can treat waste effectively to produce clean energy source material, and has high energy source converting rate and high matrix utilizing rate.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to chemical production apparatus, and especially apparatus for producing hydrogen with biomass and solid organic waste and through fermentation and photosynthetic coupling. The apparatus includes a hydrolysis and acidifying reactor, hydrogen generating organic acid fermentation reactor, and material pumps connected together. The apparatus can treat waste effectively to produce clean energy source material, and has controlled metabolism conditions of fermentation and photosynthetic coupling reactor, high hydrogen output, high energy source converting rate, high matrix utilizing rate and low hydrogen producing cost.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to chemical production apparatus, and especially apparatus for co-producing hydrogen and methane with biomass and solid organic waste and through fermentation. The apparatus includes a hydrolysis and acidifying reactor, a hydrogen generating organic acid reactor, methane generating reactor and material pumps connected together. The apparatus can reduce environmental pollution while producing clean energy source material, and has high energy source converting rate.
NOVELTY - The production of biodiesel oil with alder Alnus oil includes: collecting alder Alnus fruit, pre-treatment and squeezing to obtain coarse alder Alnus oil; refining alder Alnus oil by depositing, filtering, degumming, deacidifying, washing and dewatering; esterification between refined alder Alnus oil and fatty alcohol in a weight ratio of 100:10-20 at 40-70degreesC with stirring and in the presence of an alkaline catalyst for 30-60 minutes; and distilling, filtering, separating, washing and drying to obtain biodiesel oil and glycerin. The process has simple technological process, low cost and low power consumption, and the biodiesel oil product has good quality.
NOVELTY - The process of preparing biodiesel oil with palm oil includes: hydrating and degumming coarse palm oil, distilling to eliminating acid, dewatering, adding low carbon alcohol and catalyst for ester exchange reaction to obtain coarse biodiesel oil and coarse glycerin, evaporating to separate out low carbon alcohol and to obtain biodiesel oil and glycerin as sideproduct, and recovering the evaporated low carbon alcohol for reuse. The present invention has abundant material source, low cost, high biodiesel oil converting rate and yield, simple technological process and less environmental pollution.
NOVELTY - The process of preparing low carbon alkyl ester and biodiesel oil by means of nanometer solid acid or alkali catalyst. Under the action of catalyst in the amount of 1-20 wt% of animal and vegetable oil, low carbon alcohol and animal and vegetable oil in the molar ratio of 3.5-40 to 1 are reacted at the pressure from normal to 25 MPa and temperature of 40-100 deg.c to produce coarse methyl ester and glycerin, which are centrifugally separated and distilled to obtain low carbon alcohol, or neutral biodiesel oil and glycerin, separately. The present invention has biodiesel oil converting rate up to 96% and yield up to 99%, and the product meets the ASTM D 6751-02 standard. The nanometer solid acid or alkali catalyst may be used repeatedly for 3-100 times in producing biodiesel oil, and the product needs no neutralization and washing.
NOVELTY - The production of biodiesel oil using European plum oil comprises ester exchange reaction. The European plum oil is obtained from the seed of European plums. The European plum oil contains rich oleic acid, improves the antioxidant performance of diesel oil, has low viscosity and high flowability, and can perform ester exchange reaction at normal temperature under alkaline condition. The process is simple, has low power consumption and wide material source, and the biodiesel oil has good performance and wide application range.
NOVELTY - The production of high temperature charcoal includes: treating biomass material, charring the biomass material, crushing charcoal, forming in a forming device, stoving formed charcoal rod, and packing a high temperature charcoal product. The process requires an additional heat source for baking high temperature charcoal, has wood tar added into crushed charcoal, can produce high temperature charcoal with agricultural and forestry wastes and make the best use of resources, and is environmentally friendly.
NOVELTY - The production of liquefied fuel gas with plant stalks includes: burning plant stalks under anoxic conditions inside a gasifying furnace, purifying fumes in a purifier (I) with 10-15% concentration NaOH solution, dissolving CO in 70-90% concentration alcohol solution in a purifier (II) while exhausting waste gas, conveying the CO containing alcohol solution via a pipeline to a mixed liquid separator, heating to eliminate N and other insoluble gases and separating out CO and other inflammable gas, filtering the CO and other inflammable gas and feeding to a storage tank at 10-15 MPa pressure and 40-60degreesC, and liquefying CO and feeding to a steel cylinder for liquefied gas. The process uses organic matter inside plant stalks to produce liquefied gas.
NOVELTY - The technological process of converting sludge into fertilizer includes the following steps: 1. regulating material through mixing organic leavening agent and amendment with CK-21aerobic bacteria, dewatering sludge and adding fermented leavening agent and amendment to sludge; 2. compost fermenting to absorb, oxidize and decompose organic matters in sludge with CK-21aerobic bacteria; 3. ageing through natural stacking for secondary fermentation to further decompose, stabilize and drying the residual organic matters in sludge; and 4. producing fertilizer. The process treats sludge into harmless matter to reduce environmental pollution and utilize sludge resource fully in producing organic fertilizer.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to germicide and especially preparation of ecological germicide. The preparation process includes introducing industrial grade CaSiO3 and SiO2 in weight ratio 1:1-5 into airflow mill, grinding to granularity 10-50 nm and mixing inside the airflow mill to form the germicide. The germicide product may be used in building material, for industrial waste water treatment and automobile tail gas purification etc. and can kill bacteria and fungi and convert organic nitride, organophosphorus pesticide and other harmful gas into harmless small molecular matter under the action of light.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to the pecan oil which is a kind of natural health product, it is essentially an aqueous enzymatic extraction method of the pecan oil, the following is the process: (1)putting the peeled pecan and some water into the colloid mill according a certain ratio to smash it, the juice will be put out. (2) The pH of the juice is adjusted to 4.0-5.5 with some citric acid and chlorhydric acid. (3) Some cellulase as weighty as 0.02-2% of the weight of the peeled pecan is solved into the buffer solution, the pH of which is 4.0-5.6,and the cellulase is activated for 8-15 minutes at the water bath, the temperature of which is 50-60DEG C.(4)the buffer solution of the cellulase is put into the juice of the pecan kernel, and to zymohydrolysize at the water bath of 45-60DEG C for 3-10h.(5) And then the juice after the zymohydrolysise will be centrifuged, and the yellow boiled oil at the super layer will be aspirated out. The excellence of the method is that the oil yield and the oil quality are high, the technology is simple and secure, the production period is short, and the cost is very lower.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a catalyst for ethylene oligopolymerization and polymerization. Said catalyst is 2-imino-1, 10-phenanthroline coordinated chloride of Fe2+, Co2+ and Ni2+. Said invention also provides the preparation method and application of said catalyst. Under the action of co catalyst methylaluminoxane said catalyst has good catalysis property for ethylene oligopolymerization and polymerization. Its oligopolymerization product includes C4, C6, C8, C10, C12, C14, C16, C18, C20 and C22, etc.
NOVELTY - The liquid hydrocarbon absorbing and distilling depuration process includes one absorbing and distilling process to eliminate oxygen compound, and features that hydration tail gas led to the lower part of absorbing-distilling section and the solvent fed from the upper part of the absorbing-distilling section are contact in reverse direction and the impurity absorbing fat solvent is discharged from the bottom of the absorbing-distilling section to some desorbing system. The solvent may be sec-butyl alcohol, sec-butyl ether, tert-butyl alcohol, butanone, methyl tert-butyl ether or their mixture.The technological process can reach C4 impurity content of 1-100 ppm or even lower.
NOVELTY - An energy-saving integral membrane biology reactor, which consists of biological treatment system and automatic control system, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An energy-saving integral membrane biology reactor, which consists of biological treatment system and automatic control system, wherein the biological treatment system is composed of hollow fiber film components, boring aerated conduit, inflow pump. water outlet pump and aeration pump; the autonomous system comprises level gage, pressure sensing device, A/D-D/A-I/O change-over device, personal computer and converter; the pressure signal collected by pressure sensing device is the transmembrane pressure value between hollow fiber film components and water outlet pump; the disposed pressure value adjusts the aeration value of aeration pump; the invention reduces the energy consumption of aeration, which gets the stabilized film flux.
NOVELTY - The battery cell has a support board (1) that is formed through piling multiple unsintered tapes containing powder of board material, one above another and fired. The support board has a gas channel (10). A fuel lateral electrode, a solid electrode and an oxygen lateral electrode are formed in an upper side main portion of the support board. An interconnect layer is laminated on a lower side main portion of the board. A fillet portion (S) are formed at the corners of the gas channel.    USE - For automatic machines.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents the crack generation and gas leakage from gas channel effectively. Reduces manufacturing cost and electric power consumption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel battery cell manufacture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a longitudinal cross sectional view of the fuel battery cell.    Support board (1)    Gas channel (10)    Fillet portion (S)
NOVELTY - Treating flue gas desulfurization (FGD ) blow down water by anoxic treatment to denitrify a waste stream and anoxic treatment to remove selenium, is new.    USE - For treating flue gas desulfurization (FGD) blow down water.    ADVANTAGE - The method makes the blow down water easy to treat, thus achieving high levels of contaminants.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an apparatus having one or more reactors;    (2) a process for operating a media bed reactor; and    (3) a process for operating a fixed media bioreactor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic process flow diagram of a system for treating water.
NOVELTY - Conversion of carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen containing feedstocks to oxygen containing hydrocarbon compounds in the presence of a particulate catalyst comprises reacting carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen in the presence of a particulate catalyst in a conversion reactor to form oxygen containing hydrocarbon compounds, and adding a saturated 1-3C monocarboxylic acid and/or its ester with a 1-4C monohydric aliphatic paraffinic alcohol to the conversion reactor.    USE - The method is useful for converting of carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen containing feedstocks, e.g. syngas to oxygen containing hydrocarbon compounds, e.g. 2C-oxygenates.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides improved process in terms of selectivity, catalyst activity, and operating life for the conversion of carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen containing feedstocks to oxygen containing hydrocarbon compounds in the presence of the particulate catalyst. It also provides ease of operability as well as intrinsic reactivity of the starting material.
NOVELTY - A reformer (1) comprises a base (e.g. wafer) having an evaporating part (20) and a reforming part (30) disposed separately from the evaporating part, and flow paths (22) each formed in the evaporating part and the reforming part; heaters (40) each attached on the base corresponding to the positions of the evaporating part and the reforming section; catalyst (50) disposed in the reforming section of the base; and first porous part (60) integrally formed in a portion of the base extending from the evaporating part to the heater to increase heat efficiency.    USE - For supplying hydrogen gas as fuel to fuel cell of fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The porous part increases heat absorption, preventing heat losses. This allows increased heat efficiency and sufficient heat supply with minimal energy, thus enhancing operational characteristics of the reformer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a structural view showing a reformer for a fuel cell with superior heat characteristics.    Reformer (1)    Evaporating part (20)    Flow paths (22)    Reforming part (30)    Heaters (40)    Catalyst (50)    First catalyst layer (50a)    Second catalyst (50b)    Porous parts (60, 70)    Nano-pores (62, 72)
NOVELTY - Removing impurities from a natural gas feed stream derived from a landfill comprises contacting the natural gas feed stream which contains siloxane impurities at a feed pressure with an adsorbent capable of adsorbing or trapping the siloxane impurities, recovering a methane-rich product stream which has a lower concentration of the siloxane impurities than the natural gas feed stream, and removing the siloxane impurities from the adsorbent at a pressure lower than the feed pressure to regenerate the adsorbent.    USE - For removing impurities (such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, volatile organic compounds or siloxanes) from a natural gas feed stream derived from a landfill.    ADVANTAGE - The process can provide a clean fuel stream without the additional pretreatment steps to adhere to dehydration and siloxane removal requirements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic illustration of the landfill gas upgrading process.
NOVELTY - A hybrid adsorbent-membrane reactor comprises a chamber and an inlet for introducing reactant(s) into the chamber. A catalyst is disposed in the chamber for facilitating reaction, e.g. water-gas-shift reaction, of reactants to produce desired product(s) and byproduct(s). A membrane, e.g. carbon molecular sieve (CMS) or silicon carbide membrane, is disposed in the chamber for selectively permitting desired product and byproduct to pass. An adsorbent (e.g. hydrotalcite) is disposed in the chamber for adsorbing byproduct. An outlet allows the desired product to exit the chamber.    USE - For pure hydrogen production for mobile and stationary applications.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor requires less hostile operating conditions and provides enhanced product yield and purity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a dual-reactor apparatus; and    (2) a process using the above reactor or apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic diagram of a hybrid adsorbent-membrane reactor.
NOVELTY - Relief valve for pressure adjustment, which is made of a semiconductor wafer and operates in a case where a pressure at a fluid inlet (2) is higher than a pressure at a fluid outlet (6) by a pressure higher than a set pressure value, has flow path (5) communicating the fluid inlet with the fluid outlet; and diaphragm (4) for opening and closing the flow path by deformation of the diaphragm utilizing a differential pressure between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet.    USE - Used for pressure adjustment useful in a fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device is small and with simple structure. The manufacturing method of the valve suppresses leakage from a gap between semiconductor wafer members by joining the wafer members with each other to manufacture the valve.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (a) the production of a relief valve comprising forming the diaphragm and the flow path in a semiconductor wafer; and forming the flow path in a substrate; and    (b) a fuel cell comprising the relief valve.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view showing the relief valve.    Fluid inlet (2)    Valve seat (3)    Diaphragm (4)    Flow path (5)    Fluid outlet (6)
NOVELTY - Solar energy is used to generate electric power as basis energy for driving an oxygen production device to produce pure oxygen. An air pump is used to deliver pure oxygen to an ultraviolet ozone production system for producing ozone. The generated ozone is pumped into a device consisted of a low temperature cooling system combined with a hydrogen peroxide production system to form liquid hydrogen peroxide. The produced hydrogen peroxide is pumped to a high pressure electrolysis tank to be electrolyzed so that hydrogen peroxide forms into pure oxygen and pure hydrogen to be used by a hydrogen-oxygen combustion battery for producing electric power or by an engine for burning hydrogen and oxygen for providing power to a vehicle.
NOVELTY - Method of reworking solid domestic waste includes sorting waste, biothermic sanitation in biodrums with addition of activating agent (I) followed by composting in silos. (I) is composition from easily accessible sources of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus and microorganism growth activators as metered solutions ensuring active colonization of substrate by aboriginal thermophilic microorganisms.    USE - Public services; reworking solid domestic wastes by biothermic sanitation followed by composting.    ADVANTAGE - Considerable reduction of technological process cost; improved quality of compost.
NOVELTY - A multi-electrode plasma reactor for reforming a diesel engine is provided to perform plasma reactions at various positions in the same volume by performing the plasma reaction through the plasma reactor having a plurality of disc-shaped electrodes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A multi-electrode plasma reactor for reforming a diesel engine includes an atomizing section, an electrode section, a cylinder (8), and a reformed gas outlet. The atomizing section generates and atomizes a mixed gas and introduces the mixed gas into the interior of the reactor. The electrode section has at least two disc-shaped tip end portions for inducing uniform reaction of the mixed gas. The cylinder generates reaction together with the electrode section. A hydrogen concentrated gas generated by reforming the mixed gas by the plasma reaction is discharged through the reformed gas outlet.
NOVELTY - A cyclone vacuum cleaner is provided to improve dust collecting efficiency by collecting dust with cyclone method and separating foreign matters with plasma discharge, and to enhance safety by generating high voltage in case of accurately mounting a cyclone dust collector in a cleaner body.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cyclone vacuum cleaner comprises a cyclone dust collector having a first cyclone body(310), a cover part(320) combined with an opening upper part of the first cyclone body, an air discharge pipe combined with the cover part to guide air discharge, a first air inflow part moving air in and a discharge electrode(350) discharging and collecting flow air, a cleaner body(100) having a placing space for seating the cyclone dust collector and an installation space for mounting a fan and a fan motor, a high voltage generator(200) installed in the cleaner body to generate high voltage, and a power transmission unit transmitting high voltage from the high voltage generator to the discharge electrode in mounting the cyclone dust collector in the cleaner body. A seating protrusion is formed in the air discharge pipe, and the discharge electrode is placed in the seating protrusion of the air discharge pipe.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - An ozone treatment apparatus (4) decomposes an underwater organic matter of natural water (1) filtered by a filter (3) by the oxidation ability of ozone. A water supply tank (6) stores temporarily the treated water (5). The filter is made into a corkscrew shape with many bends. The filter has a filter medium formed in three dimensional shape, having hole size smaller than size of a removal target object while returning the treated water pumped with a circulation pump (7) to the front stage of the filter through circulation line (8).    USE - For treating water, e.g. rain water, from factory, sewage works, industry, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The filtering processing of treated water is repeated which is done by ozone treatment and thus chemical oxygen demand (COD) component is decreased by this fold and ozone treatment, and the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) component used as the factor which proliferates microorganism, an alga, etc, can decreased by the biological effect of the filter. The removal performance of a floating matter is improved simultaneously and thus pure high-quality treated water can be stably obtained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic of the water treating unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Natural water (1)    Filter (3)    Ozone treatment apparatus (4)    Treated water (5)    Water supply tank (6)    Circulation pump (7)    Circulation line (8)
NOVELTY - A heat source (25) transmits heat to a fuel modifier (24) that modifies the fuel. An electric power generation unit (30) outputs a direct current using the modified fuel, by performing electrochemical reaction. An inverter (41) converts direct current into alternating current. Airflow units (42, 43) introduce hot air generated by cooling the inverter into a fuel modifier and power generation unit, for carrying out endothermic reaction in the modifier and power generation unit. A heat exchanger (51) collects waste heat from the modifier and power generation unit.    USE - For a fuel cell cogeneration system used for domestic applications.    ADVANTAGE - The effective use of waste heat collected from the inverter is achieved. The cost of the fuel cell cogeneration system is reduced, and the energy saving property of the cogeneration system is improved. The cogeneration system has a simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the fuel cell cogeneration system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fuel modifier (24)    Heat source (25)    Electric power generation unit (30)    Inverter (41)    Airflow units (42,43)    Heat exchanger (51)
NOVELTY - The fuel electrode (10) has an electrode catalyst (16) and a carbon monoxide (CO) selective oxidation catalyst (20). The electrode catalyst contains platinum (Pt) or ruthenium (Ru). The CO selective oxidation catalyst consists of ferrous oxide (Fe2O3) or Pt or titanium oxide (TiO2).    USE - For fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The operation of fuel electrode with high efficiency is possible even while using hydrogen with mixed high concentration CO by using CO selective oxidation catalyst. The electric power generation efficiency is revived by circulating hydrogen within short time even during the fall of electric power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fuel cell operation method; and    (2) fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a model diagram explaining the structure of the fuel cell.    Fuel electrode (10)    Air electrode (12)    Electrode catalyst (16)    Carbon paper (18)    CO selective oxidation catalyst (20)
NOVELTY - A heating gas, such as hot air and steam is passed through biomass and biomass is heated at 250degreesC or more. Volatile component contained in biomass is removed as waste gas together with heating gas. Indirect heating of resulting biomass is carried out at 400-500degreesC and biomass is carbonized to obtain biomass fuel.    USE - For production of biomass fuel from sewage sludge, biomass containing sewage sludge, and water-containing organic material, such as organic refuse, livestock excretion and plant pruning waste material (all claimed), used for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The biomass fuel is economically manufactured at low temperature. The performance degradation of electric power generation boiler or waste gas processing apparatus is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing system (10) for biomass fuel, which has a volatilization heating unit (12), a carbonization heating unit (14), a waste gas heating unit (16) and a dust collection unit (18).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of manufacturing system of biomass fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Manufacturing system of biomass fuel (10)    Volatilization heating unit (12)    Carbonization heating unit (14)    Waste gas heating unit (16)    Dust collection unit (18)
NOVELTY - Hydrocarbon is dehydrogenated continuously and mixed gas of hydrogen and dehydrogenation product is obtained. Membrane separation of the mixed gas is carried out, and hydrogen is separated from the permeation side of the membrane. The dehydrogenation product is separated from the impervious side, cooled and dehydrogenation product is liquefied. Vapor liquid separation of the impervious side gas containing a portion of liquid is carried out and the liquid component is ejected from the system. Hydrogen manufacture is thus carried out.    USE - For producing hydrogen by dehydrogenating raw material oil consisting of hydrocarbon compound such as cyclohexane, and the hydrogen is used in petroleum refineries and chemical industries.    ADVANTAGE - The dehydrogenation product is ejected out of the system by uniformly maintaining the partial pressure of the impervious side gas after dehydrogenation of the membrane. Hydrogen loss is suppressed and hydrogen is manufactured efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Hydrocarbon is dehydrogenated continuously using a flow through type dehydrogenation device and mixed gas of hydrogen and dehydrogenation product is obtained. Membrane separation of the mixed gas is carried out using hydrogen separation membrane, and hydrogen is separated from the permeation side of the membrane. The dehydrogenation product is separated from the impervious side, cooled and dehydrogenation product is liquefied. Vapor liquid separation of the impervious side gas containing a portion of liquid is carried out and the liquid component is ejected from the system. Hydrogen manufacture is thus carried out. The hydrogen separation membrane is ceramic film or metal film containing 100-10 mass% of palladium. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen production apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of processes performed after membrane separation. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Water-containing organic material is subjected to methane fermentation in an anaerobic fermentation tank. The resulting product is separated into solid and liquid components. The solid component is supplied to a carbonization furnace, carbonized using heated water vapor, and carbide material is obtained.    USE - For dehydration-carbonization of water-containing organic material of sludge and recycling as sustained-release fertilizer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic material having high water content is carbonized efficiently and economically using minimum energy and simple apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) gasification of carbonized material from carbonization furnace; and    (2) dehydration-carbonization apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the explanatory drawing of the gasifier and gas-engine generator. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The dilution apparatus (3) has a variable volume introductory chamber (IR) storing hydrogen gas ejected from a fuel cell. A communication path (32) connects the chamber and an air emission flow path (13), at the lower side. A connection valve (33) in the communication path is opened or closed according to opening or closing of a purge valve (26). A press path (14) and a backing pressure chamber (BR) contract the volume of chamber (IR) when the connection valve is opened, to adjust flow-rate of hydrogen based on flow-rate of oxidizing agent.    USE - For polymer electrolyte fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The complicated flow-path arrangement is eliminated and the size is reduced by using the variable volume introductory chamber. The hydrogen gas is diluted to appropriate concentration efficiently according to the flow rate of oxidizing agent gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory drawing of the hydrogen dilution device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Dilution device (3)    Air emission flow path (13)    Press path (14)    Purge valve (26)    Communication path (32)    Connection valve (33)    Backing pressure chamber (BR)    Introductory chamber (IR)
NOVELTY - The flame retardant resin piping has outer layer containing flame retardant resin composition and inner layer containing synthetic resin. The flame retardant resin composition contains synthetic resin (in mass parts) (100), flame retardant (0.1-15) and drip preventing agent (0.01-10).    USE - As fuel cell piping, fluid transfer piping, motor vehicle piping, piping for fuel off-gas emission, oxidation gas supply, oxidation off-gas emission, cooling water supply, cooling water emission, for fuel cell such as alkaline fuel cell, direct methanol fuel cell, polymer electrolyte fuel cell, phosphoric acid fuel cell, melted carbonate type fuel cell, and solid oxide fuel cell used for power generation in motor vehicle, two wheeled vehicle, portable device, convenience store, super market, building, hospital, and industries.    ADVANTAGE - The flame retardant resin piping has excellent flame retardant, fracture elongation and does not elute ion.
NOVELTY - Water containing microorganisms is processed by micro nano bubble. The microorganisms are activated and cultivated. The water containing cultivated and activated microorganisms is mixed with to-be-processed water. Mixed water is processed with microorganisms. Thus, treatment of to-be-processed water is enabled.    USE - For treating water such as natural water, wastewater and recycling water (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently improves the quality of to-be-processed water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) micro nano bubble microorganism activation unit (5); and    (2) water treating unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the wastewater treatment equipment. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Natural-water tank (1)    Micro nano bubble microorganism activation unit (5)    Polyvinylidene chloride filler (12)    Carbon (13)    Activated microorganism cultivation tank (15)
NOVELTY - Formate produced by reacting strong base and carbon monoxide gas, is used as substrate of methane-formation microbe, and methane gas is mass-produced. The strong base is calcium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. The carbon monoxide gas is obtained by carrying out partial oxidation processing of organic waste of timber such as biomass and plastic at high temperature. Also claimed is resource circulation apparatus.    USE - For resource circulation and producing methane.    ADVANTAGE - Since carbon monoxide derived from biomass is used, the forest resources are used efficiently for the manufacture of methane gas.
NOVELTY - The fuel gas purification system has a fuel gas supply unit (3) to supply fuel gas comprising hydrocarbon containing methane and an organic polysiloxane, an activated carbon adsorption tank (4) filled with activated carbon to adsorb hydrocarbon and organic polysiloxane, a superheated steam supply unit (16) to supply superheated steam and remove unabsorbed hydrocarbon and organic polysiloxane, and a non-regenerative interchangeable adsorption tank (10) to adsorb organic polysiloxane in fuel gas supplied from activated carbon adsorption tank.    USE - For purification of fuel gas obtained by anaerobic fermentation of sludge of industrial liquid waste and waste material dump.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel gas purification system has high durability, and removes high boiling point hydrocarbon and organic polysiloxane in fuel gas efficiently and economically, with minimum deterioration of porous absorption agent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel gas purification system has a fuel gas supply unit (3) to supply fuel gas comprising high boiling point hydrocarbon containing methane and having boiling point of 160-280 degreesC and an organic polysiloxane, an activated carbon adsorption tank (4) filled with activated carbon to adsorb hydrocarbon and organic polysiloxane, a superheated steam supply unit (16) to supply superheated steam and remove unabsorbed high boiling point hydrocarbon and organic polysiloxane, and a non-regenerative interchangeable adsorption tank (10) to adsorb organic polysiloxane in fuel gas supplied from activated carbon adsorption tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the entire schematic block diagram of the fuel gas purification system.    Fuel gas supply unit (3)    Activated carbon adsorption tank (4)    Interchangeable adsorption tank (10)    Superheated steam supply unit (16)
NOVELTY - The electric-power-generation system (1) includes electrolyzer which electrolyses water and produces hydrogen. The fuel cell (3) generates electric power using the acidic water generated by electrolyzer used as electrolyte.    USE - For electric-power-generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Decreases running cost and increases electric-power-generation efficiency of an electric-power-generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a model of electric-power-generation system.    Electric-power-generation system (1)    Fuel cell (3)    Evaporator (11)    Cooling device (12)    Storage-tank (13)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen generating catalyst contains tungsten oxide.    USE - For electrode used for generating hydrogen (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst is economically obtained and provides electrode with high hydrogen generating activity than platinum.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of hydrogen generating catalyst, which involves electrodepositing tungsten oxide from tungstic acid peroxide aqueous solution;    (2) hydrogen generating electrode, which contains electrode base material covered with tungsten-oxide film; and    (3) manufacture of hydrogen generating electrode, which involves immersing electrode base material into tungstic acid peroxide aqueous solution, electrodepositing tungsten oxide on surface of electrode base material and covering electrode base material with tungsten oxide film.
NOVELTY - The methane gas recovery equipment (A) has introductory portion (20) provided at upper portion of tank (10), methane gas exhaustion portion (21) provided at upper portion of tank, a discharge portion (22) provided at lower portion of the tank, and a vibrating component (32) extended in up-down direction, arranged in tank. The portion (20) introduces organic material to the tank, and the portion (21) exhausts methane gas generated by carrying out methane fermentation of the organic material. The portion (22) discharges the residue of the fermented organic material.    USE - For recycling organic material such as bean curd lees, paper, organic refuse and excrements, and recovering methane gas used for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - Apparent swelling of the organic material is regulated and recovery of methane gas is carried out more steadily and effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of methane gas recovery equipment.    Tank (10)    Introductory portion (20)    Exhaustion portion (21)    Discharge portion (22)    Vibrating component (32)    Recovery equipment (A)
NOVELTY - Water vapor is supplied to cathode chamber (4) of high temperature water vapor electrolyzer (1) having electrolytic bath divided into an anode chamber (5) and a cathode chamber by a solid oxide electrolyte diaphragm (36). A reducing gas is supplied to an anode chamber, water vapor is electrolyzed, and hydrogen is manufactured. A solid oxide fuel cell (31) is driven parallel to the electrolyzer, and the waste gas from the fuel cell is supplied to the anode chamber as reducing gas. The electric power produced by the fuel cell is used as electric power of the electrolyzer.    USE - For production of hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The high purity hydrogen gas is manufactured efficiently by recycling heat produced in fuel cell as heat source.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen production apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of hydrogen production apparatus.    High temperature water vapor electrolyzer (1)    Cathode chamber (4)    Anode chamber (5)    Solid oxide fuel cell (31)    Solid oxide electrolyte diaphragm (36)
NOVELTY - The method involves judging whether the electric power generated by solar cell (16) is sufficient to drive ancillary equipment (54) for water electrolysis. The electric power generated by the solar cell, is supplied to heater (40) heating water electrolysis stack (38), when electric power is judged to be not sufficient for driving the ancillary equipment.    USE - For operating water electrolysis system used for production of hydrogen for fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The water-electrolysis efficiency is increased, hence hydrogen generation efficiency is improved and also power supply from solar cell is effectively utilized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of water-electrolysis system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell (16)    Heat exchanger (22)    Water electrolysis stack (38)    Heater (40)    Control circuit (44)    Ancillary equipment (54)
NOVELTY - The digester (1) comprises a fluid pressure injection apparatus (22) that injects the fluid in the fluid tight close storage tank (20) connected to storage space (15) to the communicating path (17), has a sealing space (16) provided at anaerobic digestion tank for stirring the waste material that is stored in the storage space. The anaerobic digestion tank having the sealing space extends in horizontal direction of storage space containing organic waste uses perforated partition (14) in the downward direction for injecting the fluid.    USE - For performing methane fermentation processing of organic waste containing low moisture content, for extracting biogas and energy from the organic waste.    ADVANTAGE - A prominent effect is achieved by stirring the fluid stored in the storage space under anaerobic condition, hence the need for separate mechanical stirring apparatus is eliminated, hence the components of the digester is reduced, thus maintenance and running cost is reduced and an economical methane fermentation processing is achieved with efficient and stable output.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory view illustrating the block diagram of digester. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Anaerobic digester (1)    Digestion tank (6)    Perforated partition (14)    Storage space (15)    Sealing space (16)    Communicating path (17)    Storage tank (20)    Fluid pressure injection apparatus (22)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generator has a accommodating structure (1) for accommodating metal such as aluminum powder. A communicating hole (1b) formed in the dividing wall (1a) of a water accommodating structure (3), dividing the metal and water accommodating structures, supplies water to the metal accommodating structure. The water supply papers (5,6) arranged at the metal and the water accommodating structures side respectively, are provided for closing the communicating hole.    USE - For generating hydrogen gas supplied to fuel cell. Also for portable apparatus such as notebook personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - An appropriate amount of hydrogen gas is generated even in the absence of actuators, when water is supplied to metal accommodating structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of the hydrogen generator.    Metal accommodating structure (1)    Dividing wall (1a)    Communicating hole (1b)    Water accommodating structure (3)    Water supply papers (5,6)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system has a control unit (3) which consumes the fuel gas remained in the fuel cell (2) and makes negative pressure in the fuel circular flow path (7), to control the opening and releasing of a purge valve (12) after a predetermined period. An over flow tank has an overflow valve to eject condensed water to exterior when the purge valve is not operating.    USE - For preventing freezing of purge valve due to condensed water.    ADVANTAGE - The condensed water accumulated in the purge valve can be removed and hence the freezing of the purge valve is prevented without consuming excess electric power and large layout.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system freeze prevention method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel cell (2)    Control unit (3)    Circular flow path (7)    Purge valve (12)
NOVELTY - The tank (30) has several cases (30a) arranged along horizontal direction for accommodating hydrogen gas. A heat exchanger (31) is arranged in the gap formed between the cases. The heat exchanger varies heat exchange amount of cases and exterior according to perpendicular direction position, when tank is mounted on the vehicle.    USE - For fuel cell system of vehicle, walking robot, ship, aircraft, electric train. Also for electric power generation system of home and building.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature of tank is homogenized even if transitional pressure fluctuates. The gas charging efficiency and lifetime of tank are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the perspective view of a high pressure hydrogen tank.    Tank (30)    Cases (30a)    Heat exchanger (31)    Side face (31a)    Heat exchange fin (32)
NOVELTY - Steam is electrolyzed using an electrochemical cell (11) comprising an electrolyte (11a) made of solid-oxide electrolyte material, a hydrogen pole (11b) provided on both sides of the electrolyte, and an oxygen electrode (11c). The gas supplied to the hydrogen pole and the oxygen electrode for producing hydrogen and oxygen uses steam as main component. A portion of exhaust gas passing through the hydrogen pole and oxygen electrode is circulated to the upstream side of the flow of each supply gas.    USE - For electrolyzing steam.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient and safe removal of hydrogen and oxygen regardless of the presence or absence of gravity. The electrolyzer used has a simple and compact structure. Gas leakage between hydrogen-pole side atmosphere and oxygen-electrode side atmosphere is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for steam electrolyzer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional drawing of the steam electrolyzer.    Electrochemical cell (11)    Electrolyte (11a)    Hydrogen pole (11b)    Oxygen electrode (11c)    Container (12)
NOVELTY - An inorganic dielectric layer (17) is formed in discharge space between a high voltage application electrode (13) and a ground electrode (14) separated through an insulator (15). A creeping distance extension portion (20) in the insulator, has a recess (20a) in inner wall face of the insulator, facing the inorganic dielectric layer. The shortest distance (L) between ground electrode and high voltage application electrode through the creeping distance extension portion is longer than shortest distance between the electrodes (14,13) through the inorganic dielectric layer.    USE - For gas treatment equipment (claimed) for use in meeting place, conference room, hotel, office, restaurant, apartment, medical facilities for deodorizing purpose especially for processing virus, bacteria, pollen in air, etc., and removing tobacco odor, body odor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Dielectric breakdown of the voltage application electrode and the ground electrode is prevented, while suppressing surface discharge at wall surface of insulator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the creeping distance extension portion of the plasma reactor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    High voltage application electrodes (13)    Ground electrode (14)    Insulators (15)    Inorganic dielectric layer (17)    Creeping distance extension portion (20)    Recess (20a)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen sensor arranged in object gas passageway, has surface acoustic wave (SAW) element comprising spherical base material (210) made of quartz crystal and interdigital electrode (223) arranged at base (221) at which base material is held. The electrode excites SAW propagating along annular surface (211) of base material based on input of electrical signal to electrode. A processing unit evaluates concentration of hydrogen adhering to base material, based on intensity and phase of electrical signal generated based on SAW propagating along annular surface.    USE - For solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) (claimed) used in vehicle such as motor vehicle and hybrid vehicle, and in domestic co-generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Provides small-sized hydrogen sensor with improved sensitivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The hydrogen sensor has surface acoustic wave element comprising spherical base material made of quartz crystal. A film consisting of material selected from a group of ceramic metal composite material, rare earth metal, hydride and yttrium compound, is formed on the annular surface of the base material. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of hydrogen sensor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base material (210)    Annular surface (211)    Electrodes (220a,220b)    Base (221)    Groove (222)    Interdigital electrode (223)
NOVELTY - A detector detects surface acoustic wave propagated along annular surface of base material. An output unit outputs electrical signal according to detected surface acoustic wave. A processor evaluates hydrogen density of environment where base material is provided, according to amount of hydrogen adhered to the base material, time after the electrical signal is inputted at frequency of electrical signal output by electrical signal processing unit, and intensity and phase of electrical signal.    USE - For fuel cell (claimed) such as solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell, phosphoric acid type fuel cell, molten carbonate type fuel cell, solid oxide type fuel cell and alkali type fuel cell used in vehicle (claimed) such as motor vehicle and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The space for arranging the sensors at several places in fuel cell system, is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of vehicle containing fuel cell having hydrogen sensor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The bioreactor (1) comprises an ammonia oxidation microbe (7) and denitrifying bacteria (8) fixed in a gel support (2). Ammonia gas (6) is contacted with one surface of the bioreactor, converted into nitrogen gas and removed by supplying an energy source substance (4) to the other side of denitrifying bacteria.    USE - For decompose-removing ammonia gas (claimed) produced from livestock barn.    ADVANTAGE - The bioreactor has simple structure, and decompose-removes high concentration ammonia gas efficiently and discharges as harmless nitrogen gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) ammonia gas processing method; and    (2) decompose-removing method of ammonia gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional drawing and perspective view of the support used in bioreactor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Bioreactor (1)    Gel support (2)    Energy source substance (4)    Ammonia (6)    Ammonia oxidation microbe (7)    Denitrifying bacteria (8)
NOVELTY - Dissolved oxygen decreased water is obtained by mixing microorganism group-containing water in natural water supplied to anaerobic ammonia oxidation reaction tank (80) having anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria, and biologically decreasing dissolved oxygen in natural water using microorganisms. The dissolved oxygen decreased water is supplied to anaerobic ammonia oxidation reaction tank, anaerobic ammonia oxidation reaction apparatus is operated, and denitrification is performed using the bacteria.    USE - For operating anaerobic ammonia oxidation reaction apparatus used for removing ammonia contained in wastewater and sewage.    ADVANTAGE - The dissolved oxygen contained in natural water supplied to anaerobic ammonia oxidation reaction tank is reduced. The anaerobic ammonia oxidation reaction apparatus efficiently and economically enables denitrification of wastewater.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for anaerobic ammonia oxidation reaction apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the culture apparatus.    Solution sending pump (4)    Culture apparatus (10)    Switching and distribution unit (32)    Valve (32A)    Anaerobic ammonia oxidation reaction tank (80)
NOVELTY - The bio-fuel composition helps in reducing the usage of kerosene for cooking purposes. Also, disclosed is a bio-stove for burning of the bio-fuel composition. Thus, the bio-fuel composition is a solution to the problem of greenhouse effect. Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Unprocessed sugarcane bagasse is pelletized in an industrial scale by providing and feeding unprocessed sugarcane bagasse into a continuous feeding unit of a conversion device; cleaning the unprocessed sugarcane bagasse; drying the cleaned unprocessed sugarcane bagasse; pelletizing the dried sugarcane bagasse; and sorting and drying the pelletized sugarcane bagasse.    USE - For pelletizing unprocessed sugarcane bagasse in an industrial scale.    ADVANTAGE - The pelletization method obtains the pelletized unprocessed sugarcane bagasse having an upper calorific content of 4500-5500 kcal/kg, a lower calorific content of 3500-4500 kcal/kg, a density of 500-600 kg dry matter/m3, and a humidity of 10-15% (claimed). The pelletization method corrects the operational difficulties faced by the previous mentioned attempts on an industrial scale, e.g. the high bagasse drying temperature and thus the high fire risk. The pelletization method provides unprocessed sugarcane bagasse pellets to be used in place of fossil fuels for steam-generation processes, hot-gas generators, and equipment generating thermal energy. The unprocessed sugarcane bagasse pellets are transportable to regions, e.g. Europe or Japan with shortages of biomass of high calorific value, as a cleaner fuel with all the necessary specification, consistency, and price requirements.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a device for converting unprocessed sugarcane bagasse into combustible compressed sugar-cane bagasse pellets by the above pelletization method, comprising a continuous feeding unit; a cleaning unit; a drying unit; a pelletization unit; a sorting and drying unit; and optionally a storing unit; and    (2) pelletized unprocessed sugar-cane bagasse obtainable by the above pelletization method.
NOVELTY - The device for manufacturing fuel bodies from loose branch- and/or twig material of wood parts, comprises a container (3) for branch and/or twig material, and a pressing device (2) arranged to the container. The container exhibits a supply opening (4). An outlet opening (5) of the container is arranged above an inlet opening of the pressing device, which exhibits a piston-cylinder arrangement. A locking element is coupled, which locks the inlet opening during the pressing movement of the piston. The locking element is provided with a cutting edge.    USE - For manufacturing fuel bodies from loose branch- and/or twig material of wood parts.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple and produces fuel bodies in simple- and more economical manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The device for manufacturing fuel bodies from loose branch- and/or twig material of wood parts, comprises an container (3) for branch and/or twig material, and a pressing device (2) arranged to the container. The container exhibits a supply opening (4). An outlet opening (5) of the container is arranged above an inlet opening of the pressing device, which exhibits a piston-cylinder arrangement. A locking element is coupled, which locks the inlet opening during the pressing movement of the piston. The locking element is provided with a cutting edge. The piston is a part of a doubly working cylinder (10), to which a pressure medium line is attached. A section of the pressing device is formed as nozzle. A tubular extension is arranged at the free end of the nozzle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows device for manufacturing fuel bodies from loose branch- and/or twig material of wood parts:    Pressing device; (2)    Container; (3)    Supply opening; (4)    Outlet opening; (5)    Working cylinder. (10)
NOVELTY - Biogas container fitted to a fermentation reactor has a sludge processor and a gas membrane mechanism
NOVELTY - An excrement and urine treating system used for the nursing bed of palsy patient is composed of an excrement and urine receiving device under the window on bed board and mattress, the lift mechanism of said excrement and urine receiving device, excrement and urine treating unit for fermenting, machine frame, automatic controller, heating unit and air exhauster. Its treating method is also disclosed.
NOVELTY - The compounding liquid fuel that is made up from methanol 60-70 portions, ethanol 10-15 portions, acetone 0.2-0.7 portions, water 10-25 portions, dimethyl ether 0.5-0.8 portions, hydrogen peroxide 0.06-0.15 portions, cane sugar 0.03-0.05 portions, and essence 0.03-0.05 portions. The invention is only for special liquid fuel cooking utensils.
NOVELTY - Catalytic cracking for the production of biodiesel oil from animal and vegetable oil material includes: adding purified animal and vegetable oil and alumina to a reacting vessel at a ratio of 100:6-15; and heating to 200-500C for 30-50 minutes, where the oil gas can be induced from the top of the reaction vessel and condensates into a condenser below 30degreesC, where the liquid is biodiesel oil. The process is simple, does not require esterification and transesterification, the conversion ratio can be over 85%, and has low production cost.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method to compound biodiesel oil that includes the following steps: adding alcohol and alkali catalyst into animal and vegetable oils that reacting temperature is 25-45 degree centigrade, whisking to react; delaminating, the upper layer is biodiesel oil and the down layer is glycerol alcohol; adding alcohol and alkali catalyst into the biodiesel oil to react under 25-45 degree centigrade; delaminating, the upper layer is alcohol glycerol layer and the down layer is biodiesel oil layer, the biodiesel oil would be separated. The invention has low reacting temperature and high reacting yield.
NOVELTY - The solid wastes sludge processing method, especially relates to microwave radiation sludge making biodiesel oil. The feature is that it directly sends the microwave energy to the sludge to take rapid pyrolysis to gain quality oil constituent that would be used as biodiesel oil. The invention has rapid speed, high efficiency, energy saving, and low cost.
NOVELTY - The invention is a method for degrading aniline or/and nitrobenzene in waste water by electrolysis process, adopting an electrobath with a dividing cation exchange membrane in the middle, adding the waste water containing aniline or/and nitrobenzene and salts into an anode chamber, adding thin NaOH solution into a cathode chamber, circulating by circulating pump, separately, where the anode material is Ti-base coated ruthenium or Ti-base coated lead dioxide, and the cathode material is stainless steel or graphite, electrolyzing by DC, and oxidizing and degrading and removing aniline or/and nitrobenzene, and besides, cations dissociated from the salts in the waste water pass through the cation exchange membrane into the cathode chamber under the action of the DC electric field and combine with OH groups to produce hydroxides, thus able to recover alkali solution and desalt the waste water so as to benefit follow-up biochemical processing units. And after the solutions in the anode and cathode chambers are circulated for a period of time, it samples them, and as the concentrations of the aniline or/and nitrobenzene in the solution in the anode chamber decrease to the required values, it stops operating and discharges the solutions.
NOVELTY - The re-compounded fuel, is especially regenerated methanol gasoline. The regenerated methanol gasoline is mixture methanol, n-heptane and/or n-hexane and/or n-pentane and/or n-butane and/or solvent oil and/or refined coal tar, pentane, trimethyl butane, isobutanol and antioxidant in certain weight proportion. The regenerated methanol gasoline is used to replace gasoline.
NOVELTY - Disclosed is a polyvinyl chloride pipe for sewage gas, where in the pipe is prepared from the following raw materials (by weight percent): polyvinyl chloride 65.0-96.5%, combustion inhibitor 3-30%, and smoke inhibiting agent 0.5-5.0%.
NOVELTY - A water purification device which comprises purification components, purification components hanging assembly, hanging grid system, water, mud exclusion hanging assembly, technique flow, pipeline system, aeration system, residue-collection hanging system, water enclosure system and program control system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A water purification device which comprises purification components, purification components hanging assembly, hanging grid system, water, mud exclusion hanging assembly, technique flow, pipeline system, aeration system, residue-collection hanging system, water enclosure system and program control system. The water enclosure system is to separate original water with impermeable walls into water units S1~S6. Water unit S3 and S4 are close circle water units, in which a diving flow-pushing device is set and drives the water flow as well as makes the purification devicemove. This purification will be dipped into a reactor and installed in a infinitive water region without modulation pool or its transportation pump. The reactor, solid-liquid separator and oxidation channel are combined together so that the running cost is cut down, the construction work is reduced and the investment is lowered. Besides, specific facilities for drilling and pegging foundation building system are adopted so that the construction is greatly accelerated. The water produced can be transported to local areas, which improves the problem that upstream areas treat water while downstream areas benefit and is fit to current economic system in our country.
NOVELTY - The agricultural use of disinfected domestic sludge and vegetable waste has physico-chemical stabilization and micro-biological treatment in the presence of pruned plant materials. No oxidizing, toxic or pH-modification agents are applied in the successive aerobic and anaerobic processing yielding fertilizer free of human pathogens.    USE - In agricultural chemistry.
NOVELTY - The production of high cetane value diesel fuel includes pre-treating triglyceride feedstock (18) by thermal cracking to partially convert triglycerides and produce a middle distillate fraction, and catalytically hydrotreating the middle distillate fraction to produce high cetane value diesel fuel.    USE - For producing high cetane value diesel fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The process efficiently produces high cetane value diesel fuel from low quality waste triglyceride feedstock, such as restaurant trap greases and other waste greases. Hydrogen consumption in the catalytic hydrotreating stage is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a biomass-derived diesel fuel having a cetane value of greater than or equal to 70, a cloud point below 0degreesC, a pour point of less than -4degreesC, and a sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; and    (2) a blended diesel fuel comprising 5-20 (preferably 10) vol.% biomass-derived diesel fuel and 80-95 (preferably 90) vol.% petroleum diesel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a flow sheet of high cetane value diesel fuel production.    Thermal cracking unit (10)    Catalytic hydrotreatment unit (12)    Separator (14)    Distillation column (16)    Triglyceride feedstock (18)
NOVELTY - Power is produced using hydrogen, by applying ultrasonic irradiation to a water-based solution (e.g., liquid water) in the presence of a metal constituent to produce hydrogen gas; collecting the hydrogen gas; and processing the hydrogen gas within a power plant to produce a power output. The water-based solution and the metal constituent comprise a heterogeneous mixture. The method further comprises compressing the hydrogen gas to supply the hydrogen gas to the power plant at a desired pressure.    USE - The method is used for producing power for power plant, e.g. engine that produces drive torque or fuel cell. This method can be used to produce electrical and/or mechanical power to drive a vehicle and associated accessories; or produce electrical and/or mechanical power to power external systems such as residential buildings, commercial buildings, and HVAC units.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic illustration of a power system including a supply system that provides sono-catalytic production of hydrogen.
NOVELTY - A production method of waste regenerated fuel, which can recycle waste materials as a heat source, produces waste regenerated fuel with superior quality by separating the waste materials according to characteristics through more accurate treatment, and satisfies legal regulations by effectively removing salt from the waste materials, and a waste regenerated fuel produced by the same are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A production method of waste regenerated fuel comprises: a preparation step of injecting waste materials into a rotary drum that is a sealed horizontal cylindrical body being rotated; a physical operating step of breaking bags of the injected waste materials, and crushing, mixing and agitating the waste materials through rotation of the rotary drum; a moisture control step of controlling moisture content of waste materials passing through the physical operating step to a proper moisture content; an air supply step of supplying a proper volume of air into waste materials passing through the moisture control step; a seed culture injecting and fermenting step of injecting a seed culture into waste materials passing through the air supply step, thereby primarily fermenting the waste materials to refine odor and evaporate water; and a discharge step of discharging a first intermediate generated by waste materials passing through the seed culture injecting and fermenting step from the rotary drum.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - The liquid mixture containing sludge-like substance generated at preliminary-reaction process and liquid mixture containing sludge-like substance sent from solid-liquid-separation process are stir-mixed. The physicochemical reaction is induced to microorganism metabolite by reaction process. The treated water produced at reaction process is separated. The liquid mixture containing sludge-like substance separated at solid-liquid separation process is recirculated to preliminary-reaction process and reaction process.    USE - For processing plant material such as mowed-grass in golf course, soccer stadium and park, branch and leaves.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of harmful gas can be suppressed and bad influence on natural environment can be prevented. The prevention of global warming and protection of natural environment can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram explaining plant material processing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A microorganism formulation comprises probiotic microorganisms.    USE - As feed for pig (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The microorganism formulation is excellent in the enteric fixing property and growth inhibition ability with respect to harmful microorganism. The method enables to manufacture fermented liquid having outstanding fermentation quality, intestinal regulation effect, TMR fermentation feed and silage by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method of manufacturing fermented liquid which involves adding the microorganism formulation and organic waste and fermenting;    (2) a manufacture of total mixed ration (TMR) fermented feed which involves adding the microorganism formulation and organic waste and fermenting; and    (3) a method of manufacturing silage which involves adding the microorganism formulation and silage raw material grass and fermenting.
NOVELTY - A catalyst contains nickel aluminide intermetallic-compound having nickel fine particles on its surface.    USE - For manufacture of hydrogen (claimed) used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high catalytic activity even in low temperature. The catalyst generates hydrogen in high yield and has excellent heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of catalyst, which involves treating nickel aluminide intermetallic-compound by oxidation and reduction process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows preparation process of hydrogen production catalyst. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Soil or sludge containing organic arsenide is supplied to a heating apparatus of an indirect heating system. A gas is vaporized from the soil or sludge, without thermally decomposing the organic arsenide into inorganic arsenide, by heating at temperature less than decomposition temperature of organic arsenide by low-oxygen atmosphere. The organic arsenide ejected as a gas is trapped in a gas emission path, which continues from a gas exhaust port of the heating apparatus. Thus, processing of organic arsenide contained in soil and sludge is enabled.    USE - For processing organic residues contained in soil, sludge and well water, such as diphenyl arsinic acid, lewisite, diphenylchloroarsine (claimed), salvarsan used as syphilis treatment drug, methyl arsinic acid sodium used as herbicide, diphenylaminechloroarsine, and diphenylcyanoarsine used as poison gas having vomiting effect.    ADVANTAGE - The organic residue contained in the soil or sludge is efficiently and economically removed using a compact processing apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus for organic arsenide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart explaining the processing method of organic residue contained in soil or sludge. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Fertile soil contains beer lees and/or shochu liquor lees blended with diatomaceous earth.    USE - For agricultural lands for promoting growth of plants such as wheat, potato and buckwheat.    ADVANTAGE - The fertile soil effectively promotes fertility of soil, improves plant growth and effectively utilizes industrial waste. The soil is eco-friendly in nature and has excellent storage stability. Beer lees (55% moisture content) and diatomaceous earth from Noto were mixed in mass ratio 1:1 and naturally fermented for one month with regular mixing to obtain fertile soil. Germination test in Brassica campestris was implemented by adding three seeds per pot of the test soil and control normal soil and the plants thinned to one per pot during the seven days cultivation. Both showed 100% germination, but the soil containing beer lees and diatomaceous earth gave plants with an average of 5.0 leaves compared with 4.7 leaves/plant for the controls.
NOVELTY - A plating solution containing a nickel salt, sodium hypophosphite, and an amino acid having monovalent and/or bivalent amino groups, is produced. The plating solution is plated on a base material (2), and the base material is reacted with acid (4) and hydrogen is generated.    USE - For generating hydrogen in fuel cells (claimed) used for electric-power generation in portable electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical hydrogen generation without requiring large-scale installations, such as modifier, pump and fan.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogen generator consisting of an inner container (3) holding the base material plated with the plating solution, and an outer container (1) holding the acid; and    (2) fuel cell using the hydrogen generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional drawing of the hydrogen generator.    Outer container (1)    Base material (2)    Inner container (3)    Acid (4)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has ion exchange resin filled layer (5) that is installed in an outer periphery of several unit cells (3) that tightens between a pair of end plates (1,2). The outer periphery of the ion-exchange resin filled layer is covered with a metal mesh (6) that prevents an outflow of ion exchange resin.    USE - The apparatus is able to use water from lakes or marshes for the production of hydrogen, for supply to a fuel cell or a hydrogen-fueled engine.    ADVANTAGE - The water of lakes of marshes is cleaned to pure water or the ion exchange water with low electrical conductivity, which is used as raw water so that supply of pure water to a water electrolyzer using ancillary equipment such as a pump is not necessary. The leakage of ion exchange material from the apparatus is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross section view of the water electrolysis apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    End plates (1,2)    Ion exchange resin layer (5)    Metal mesh (6)    Unit cells (3)    Hydrogen header (11)
NOVELTY - The ion conductor contains inorganic porous component, electrolyte material and pair of electrode material. The electrolyte material contains cation component and anion component. The electrode material clamps the inorganic porous component, which maintains electrolyte material in a hole.    USE - For energy device, fuel battery cell (both claimed), water electrolysis, hydrohalic acid electrolysis, brine electrolysis, oxygen enricher, humidity sensor and gas sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The ion conductor economically manufactures energy device with improved heat resistance and ionic conductivity. The swelling of the ionic conductor in presence of water is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) energy device; and    (2) fuel battery cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a flow chart showing preparation of ion conductor.
NOVELTY - Culture medium is obtained by cultivating native microbes adhering to nutrient in a container. Organic refuse and chaff are added to another container, and the organic refuse is liquefied by adding the cultivated microbes in weight ratio of 0.3-0.8:0.001-0.005 and subjected to fermentation decomposition, to obtain processed material-1. Livestock excrement is processed with native microbes to obtain processed material-2. Finally the obtained processed materials are blended to obtain culture medium.    USE - As liquid fertilizer (claimed) for cultivating plants such as flowers (carnation, tulips, cosmos, roses and orchids), fruits (tomatoes, melon, mangoes, grapes and kiwi), cactus, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The cultured medium processed from natural waste materials effectively promotes plant cultivation, suppresses growth of weeds and has excellent insecticidal/pesticidal effect, without using chemicals or insecticides.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for liquid fertilizer obtained by above-mentioned method.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method of using firedamp and solar energy as the power resource of thermoelectric generating system. Where, using solar energy collector to attain the hot water above 100 degreesC; using heat exchange tube to heat the firedamp generator to keep the ferment temperature inside the firedamp generator at 55-60 degreesC, to attain the high-quality firedamp while the firedamp generate rate is 2.5-3.5m3/m3 each day; the firedamp can be used as the power resource of thermoelectric generator. The device comprises a solar energy collector, a firedamp reactor, and a steam generator. The invention realizes generating firedamp at high temperature to confirm the energy of ferment pool, while the firedamp yield of people feces is 0.43m3/kg, the firedamp of raise yield is 0.12-0.35m3/kg; and the firedamp yield at high temperature as 45-55 degreesC inside the firedamp ferment pool (digest device) is 2.5-3.0 times of ferment pool at lower temperature (less than 35 degreesC). The invention can be used at the industry workshop and the country.
NOVELTY - Altering the phenotype of a cell comprises: (1) mutating a nucleic acid encoding global transcription machinery and, optionally, its promoter; (2) expressing the nucleic acid in a cell to provide an altered cell that includes mutated global transcription machinery; and (3) culturing the altered cell.    USE - The method is useful altering the phenotype of a cell, altering the production of a metabolite or bioremediating a selected waste product (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The mutated global transcription machinery exhibits increased or decreased transcription of genes or increased or decreased repression of gene transcription relative to the unmutated global transcription machinery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a method for altering the production of a metabolite;    (2) a collection comprising different nucleic acid molecule species, where each nucleic acid molecule species encodes global transcription machinery comprising different mutations;    (3) a collection of cells comprising the collection of nucleic acid molecules;    (4) a nucleic acid encoding global transcription machinery produced by rounds of mutation;    (5) global transcription machinery encoded by the nucleic acid;    (6) a truncated sigma factor protein comprising (carboxy-terminal) region 4; and    (7) a method for bioremediation of a selected waste product.
NOVELTY - Producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon in a reactor having two zones separated by a selective hydrogen-permeable membrane involves contacting the hydrocarbon with water in the first zone in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen and permeating the hydrogen through the selective hydrogen-permeable membrane to the second zone. The gas hourly space velocity of hydrocarbon over the catalyst (C-GHSV), when multiplied by the number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon, is maintained at a value of greater than 2000 (preferably greater than 5000, especially greater than 15000)/hour.    USE - For producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon (claimed). The hydrogen is useful as energy source.    ADVANTAGE - The process converts higher hydrocarbons into hydrogen at lower temperatures, and with reduced production of methane. By constantly removing hydrogen selectively from the first zone, the extent of methanation is reduced, and the yield of hydrogen is improved.
NOVELTY - Menatetrenone is prepared by treating a reaction solution with an oxygen source, where the reaction solution consists of a solution of hydroquinone dissolved in a solvent; or (i) a solution of hydroquinone dissolved in a water-immiscible organic solvent and (ii) water or aqueous sodium chloride solution.    USE - For producing menatetrenone.    ADVANTAGE - Using molecular oxygen, a satisfactory reaction rate can be obtained and the oxidation reaction will run to completion entirely without the use of additives and without the occurrence of significant side reactions. The method does not have a deleterious influence on the environment. It is safe even when applied to large-scale production and is also simple to operate.
NOVELTY - A complex comprises catalysts, coupling agents and proton-exchanged ionic polymers. The coupling agents are bonded to the catalysts by functional group (B1) and bonded to proton-exchanged ionic polymers by functional group (B2), to form a complex.    USE - For enhancing utilization of catalysts in fuel cells (claimed), such as methanol electrolyte fuel cell and polymer electrolyte fuel cell for portable electronic products.    ADVANTAGE - The complex has improved protonic conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for enhancing utilization of catalysts in fuel cells, which involves utrasonicating the catalysts in solvent, adding coupling agents to bond with the catalysts, adding a perfluoro polymer to bond with coupling agent to form a catalyst-coupling agent-perfluoro polymer complex to develop a stable dispersion. The coupling agents are bonded to catalyst by functional group (B1) and bonded to perfluoro polymer by functional group (B2).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of enhancement of utilization of catalysts in fuel cell by the composition.
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen involves introducing a material (4) containing a hydrogen-generating microorganism (e.g. nonparaffinophilic bacteria), into a receptacle (2); introducing a substrate (12) containing a baiting material, into the receptacle; and baiting the hydrogen generating microorganisms to the substrate and allowing for the concentrated growth of the hydrogen generating microorganisms on the substrate. The material containing a hydrogen-generating microorganism is sand. The baiting material is a mixture of water, agar, and a carbon compound.    USE - For producing hydrogen useful as fuel source for machinery such as motor vehicles, in welding processes and for the production of hydrochloric acid.    ADVANTAGE - The method significantly reduces the amount of fossil fuel that is consumed during the hydrogen producing process by facilitating the growth of hydrogen producing (generating) microorganisms such as nonparaffinophilic bacteria. By eliminating the bacteria that produced unwanted by-products from the material, the hydrogen that is ultimately produced by the hydrogen producing bacteria will not require additional purification steps in order to separate the hydrogen gas from other gases that would have been produced by the other bacteria. Because additional purification steps are not required, the cost associated with producing hydrogen using the apparatus is significantly less than other apparatuses that are traditionally used to produce hydrogen. The method yields a large of amount of hydrogen while minimizing the monetary costs associated with operating and maintaining hydrogen producing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of the hydrogen producing bacteria.    receptacle (2)    material containing hydrogen-generating microorganism (4)    interior cavity of receptacle (6)    lid (8)    substrate. (12)
NOVELTY - An arrangement comprises a wood cutting machine (M), two horizontal transportation equipments (T1,T2), two retorts (R1,R2), and two lifting gears (E1,E2). The wood cutting machine cuts supplied wood into pieces, which are brought by the former horizontal transportation equipment for loading the former retort. The wood pieces are brought to head end of the former retort using the former lifting gear having measuring and weighing system, where the wood pieces move slowly downward by gravity force in the retort.    USE - Arrangement for manufacturing wood charcoal.    ADVANTAGE - The arrangement enables to provide the wood charcoal having high carbon purity, low ash content, improved reactive properties, porosity and good structure in an eco-friendly and cost-effective manner with controlled contaminated gas emissions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An arrangement comprises a wood cutting machine, two horizontal transportation equipments, two retorts, and two lifting gears. The wood cutting machine cuts supplied wood into pieces, which are brought by the former horizontal transportation equipment for loading the former retort. The wood pieces are brought to head end of the former retort using the former lifting gear having measuring and weighing system, where the wood pieces move slowly downward by gravity force in the retort. The wood pieces are provided in the latter retort having hot gases, where moisture of the wood pieces is reduced to 15%. The latter horizontal transportation equipment provides reduced moisture wood pieces to the latter retort, where they are transported using the latter lifting gear to the head end of the latter retort.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the complete arrangement.    Lifting gears (E1,E2)    Wood cutting machine (M)    Retorts (R1,R2)    Horizontal transportation equipments (T1,T2)
NOVELTY - A refuse-derived fuel manufacturing apparatus and a waste Ascon regenerating system using the apparatus are provided to manufacture regenerated Ascon by mixing waste Ascon and newly manufactured Ascon with each other using regeneration energy of the refuse-derived fuel after manufacturing refuse-derived fuel using combustible materials selected from various wastes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A refuse-derived fuel manufacturing apparatus comprises: a waste sorting means (10) for crushing the sorted combustible materials after sorting combustible materials only from various mixed wastes; and a refuse-derived fuel processing means (20) for finely crushing the combustible materials only in the waste passing through the waste sorting means, applying heat to the finely crushed combustible materials and molding the heated finely crushed combustible materials into fuel having proper size. The waste sorting means comprises a Trommel (11), a magnetic separator(12), an aluminum separator (13), a resin separator (14) and a crusher (15). The refuse-derived fuel processing means comprises a refuse-derived fuel processing machine (21), a water tank (26) and a fuel combustion part (28). The refuse-derived fuel processing machine is equipped with a housing, one pair of transfer screws and an auxiliary heater (25).
NOVELTY - A method for producing solid fuel by a simple production process and a method for producing solid fuel capable of easily handling high heating value are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A method for producing solid fuel using waste paint comprises: a step of mixing 60-90 wt.% of waste paint with 10-40 wt.% of asphalt; a step of evaporating an organic solvent from the mixture; and a step of molding the organic solvent evaporated mixture, where the evaporation step is performed by vacuum distilling the organic solvent evaporated mixture after evaporating the organic solvent at a temperature of 120-130 degreesC. A method for producing solid fuel using waste paint comprises: a step of milling solid waste paint to obtain waste paint powder; a step of injecting a mixture of 40-90 wt.% of the waste paint powder and 10-60 wt.% of asphalt into a reactor; and a step of molding the heated mixture after heating the mixture to a temperature of 120-130 degreesC.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - The waste water treatment equipment has a waste-water horizontal branch pipe (8) is respectively connected to several plumbing-equipment apparatus, and two waste-water headers. The plumbing- equipment apparatus ejects the waste water containing several solid substances such as stool, toilet paper, vegetable waste, etc., into a waste-water header (1a), and ejects waste water containing few solid substances into other waste-water header (1b).    USE - For processing waste water of plumbing-equipment apparatus such as toilet device, kitchen sink, wash-stand, washing machine, bathroom, etc., used in ordinary homes.    ADVANTAGE - The space-saving property of the waste water treatment equipment is excellent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic plan view of the waste water treatment equipment.    Waste water headers (1a,1b)    Detached house (7)    Waste water horizontal branch pipe (8)    Basic penetration units (9a,9b)    Waste-water-treatment tank (10)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (1) has fuel reformer (20) with modifiers (21a-24a) and fuel heat exchangers (21b-23b). The modifiers are filled with modification catalyst. The heat exchangers are used to obtain heat required for modification reaction from waste gas from fuel cell stack (3) and radiant heat from cell stack. The modifiers and heat exchangers are connected alternately and in series.    USE - For solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Improves heat-recovery efficiency. Prevents failure of electric-power generation cell. Improves durability of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel cell has fuel reformer including modifiers and fuel heat exchangers that are spaced apart. The heat exchanger and modifier are arranged so that modification balanced temperature degree of modifier increases towards downstream side from upstream side. The modifiers and fuel heat exchangers are arranged near middle portion of fuel cell stack. The waste gas is discharged from periphery of electric-power generation cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the top view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (1)    Fuel cell stack (3)    Fuel reformer (20)    Modifiers (21a-24a)    Fuel heat exchangers (21b-23b)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen production apparatus has a dehydrogenation unit to dehydrogenate hydrocarbon raw material by supplying reaction heat, and produce hydrogen, a combustion unit to burn fuel and generate combustion heat, and a heat conductive medium to carry out heat transfer of combustion heat between dehydrogenation unit and combustion unit. The dehydrogenation unit has improved apparent thermal capacity which transfers heat only by heat conduction.    USE - For producing hydrogen used in fuel cell system, (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production apparatus has favorable heat transfer property by uniform heat conduction, and produces high purity hydrogen with high-energy efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The heat conductive medium consists of copper, brass, iron, stainless steel, aluminum and/or their alloys.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the cross-sectional view of the hydrogen production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The inorganic complex group hydride of defined shape is irradiated by electromagnetic waves in a predetermined gas atmosphere for more than the preset time to promote the reaction rate of hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of the complex hydride.    USE - For promoting reaction rate of hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of complex hydride used as safe and compact storage medium of dense hydrogen for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method promotes the reaction rate of hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of complex hydride using low energy input, and provides efficient hydrogen storage system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The inorganic complex group hydride is a borohydride group which has boron-hydrogen bond such as lithium borohydride and tetra hydroborato zinc complex, preferably lithium borohydride, amide-imide group which has nitrogen-hydrogen bond such as lithium amide and magnesium amide (Mg(NH2)2) or alanate group which has aluminum-hydrogen bond such as lithium aluminum hydride and sodium aluminum hydride. The inorganic complex group hydride is optionally combined with metal hydride, and resulting mixed phase is irradiated by electromagnetic wave. The metal hydride is titanium hydride or aluminum hydride. The electromagnetic wave is microwave of 2.45 GHz frequency. The gas atmosphere contains hydrogen gas, argon gas or helium gas.
NOVELTY - A gas containing nitrous oxide gas is introduced directly into a bioreaction tank (32) having microaerophilic property. Then, reduction process of nitrous oxide gas is carried out using microorganisms. Thus, biological processing of nitrous oxide gas is enabled.    USE - For biological processing of nitrous oxide gas generated from nitrification tank in waste-water-treatment apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improved decomposability of nitrous oxide gas. The biological processing apparatus has simple structure and easy operation management.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for biological processing apparatus of nitrous oxide gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of biological processing apparatus of nitrous oxide gas. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Denitrifying tank (10)    Nitrification tank (12)    Diffuser (22)    Blower (30)    Microaerophilic tank (32)
NOVELTY - An organic substance (101) having high moisture content is decomposed by supercritical water, and a gas is produced. Substance (S) consisting of tar and other high-boiling point oil-soluble organic substance contained in gas is absorbed to biomass origin combustible oil (103), and substance (S) is removed. Partial water-soluble component contained in gas is separated and removed by condensing water (104), and supercritical water cracked gas is processed.    USE - For processing supercritical water cracked gas produced from organic substance, such as foodstuffs waste material, industrial waste, sewage sludge and livestock excrement, used for producing purified gas used as fuel gas in energy recovery system and source gas in system used for manufacturing organic compound, such as methanol and dimethyl ether (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The purified gas is easily trapped by decomposing the organic substance. The emission of carbon dioxide is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) energy recovery system, which uses purified gas produced by processing of supercritical water cracked gas as fuel gas; and    (2) organic compound manufacturing system, which uses purified gas produced by processing of supercritical water cracked gas as source gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the process drawing illustrating the processing of supercritical water cracked gas. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Gasification processing chamber (1)    Separation tank (2)    Boiler (4)    Organic substance (101)    Combustible oil (103)    Water (104)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generator (31) has an electric heater (21) provided in an outer side of a combustion air supply path (11) to pre-heat the combustion air. The operation of the heater is stopped, if the temperature of a combustion exhaust gas measured by a sensor (23) is above a predetermined value. The combustion gas is heated in a heat exchanger by the pre-heated combustion air.    USE - For electric power generation system (claimed) such as solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell electric power generation system and phosphoric electrolyte fuel cell electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The time for stabilizing combustion of fuel at the time of starting the hydrogen generator is reduced so that the discharge of carbon monoxide in combustion exhaust gas and ejection of unburned fuel component are decreased. An early electric power generation steady state is realized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic block diagram of a fuel cell electric power generation system.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modifier (3)    Combustion air supply path (11)    Electric heater (21)    Sensor (23)    Hydrogen generator (31)
NOVELTY - Culture soil (Q) using press soil is obtained by mincing chippings, washing extraction sand, extracting washed surplus soil of muddy water state, solidifying with a polymeric flocculent, drying pressed soil at high temperature and forming artificial soil (D) by mixing pulverized pressed soil, washed natural soil (S), fully ripened hen droppings (K), wood chip compost (M) (formed by crushing and composting branch of coppiced timber or tree), fermented-aged organic refuse compost (N) and additive (T) at specified ratio.    USE - For promoting healthy growth of plants such as mountain field grass and foliage plant.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to effectively use the pressed soil for producing the culture soil. The culture soil promotes healthy growth of plants and suppresses root rot.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the culture soil using the pressed soil.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a manufacturing method of culture soil using press soil. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Artificial soil (D)    Hen droppings (K)    Wood chip compost (M)    Organic refuse compost (N)    Culture soil (Q)    Natural sand (S)    Additive (T)
NOVELTY - The vegetable fiber in the paper manufacture sludge produced during paper manufacture process, is adjusted to fifty percent to ninety percent of content rate based on application. The plant culture medium which is in clay-like indeterminate form, can be molded into arbitrary shapes which shape is maintained by culture medium itself.    USE - Plant-cultivation culture medium.    ADVANTAGE - The culture medium is capable of maintaining the shape of itself. Exhibits high water-retention property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a potted seedling;    (2) a process of pressurization drying of culture medium;    (3) a method to provide air space inside potted seedling;    (4) a method of sending water and air inside potted seedling from connection and exposed part;    (5) and a fixing method of culture medium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the situation of potted-seedling preparation.    Connected box (2)    Board for holding culture medium (3)    Basal medium (4)    Cell seedling (5)
NOVELTY - The sludge (8) of predetermined amount is supplied to a water tank (7) for every predetermined time. Air is continuously supplied to the water tank containing sludge, and sludge is left in aerobic environment of high concentration dissolved oxygen. The sludge is decomposed by autolysis action of microorganisms which decomposes sludge into carbon dioxide and water. Carbon dioxide is discharged in the air, and water is removed from a wastewater port in the water tank as supernatant liquid.    USE - For processing sludge produced in biotic sewage disposal, organic wastewater such as kitchen wastewater e.g. hotel, and food processing factory.    ADVANTAGE - The wastewater is decomposed efficiently and economically in less time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sludge disposal apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the perspective view of the sludge disposal apparatus.    Water tank (7,7a-7c)    Sludge (8)    Liquid level (8a)    Sludge insertion opening (14)    Supernatant liquid extraction opening (15)
NOVELTY - Compound catalyst particles have a core portion consisting of an inorganic component, and a circumference portion containing catalyst activity particles and a carbon component. The path of core portion is 10 nm or more.    USE - As catalyst for electrode of fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite catalyst particles have favorable catalyst capability, stability, and excellent heat resistance. The fuel cell comprising the composite catalyst particles has excellent electric power generation capability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell.
NOVELTY - A livestock chasing unit (3) is provided to rotationally drive a vertical screw (M1) to plow and stir sawdust flooring (1). The livestock chasing unit integrates at the downward edge of stirring and plowing machine (M).    USE - For processing sawdust flooring of barnyard.    ADVANTAGE - Enables to perform a stirring-plowing of the sawdust flooring to prevent generation of microorganism.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a sectional drawing of the livestock barn. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Sawdust flooring (1)    Livestock chasing unit (3)    Stirring and plowing machine (M)    Vertical screw (M1)    Trolley (M3)
NOVELTY - The differential pressure between a oxygen room (2) and a hydrogen chamber (3) is detected. The oxygen pressure in the oxygen room is made to track, and the hydrogen pressure in the hydrogen chamber is adjusted so that the differential pressure is set to 0.    USE - For water-electrolysis apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The pressure control which produces hydrogen and oxygen in appropriate ratio is made possible and the number of components are decreased as a result, the apparatus cost is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for operation-control apparatus of water-electrolysis apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view explaining the operation-control method of water-electrolysis apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Container (1)    Oxygen room (2)    Hydrogen chamber (3)    Partition plate (4)    Water-electrolysis stack (5)
NOVELTY - The to-be-processed organic waste is solubilized, and acid generation of waste is carried out in acid generation tank (3). The waste is then supplied to methane fermentation tank (25), and methane fermentation is carried out to enable processing of organic waste.    USE - For processing organic waste, such as sewage sludge, human waste, livestock excretion and organic refuse. Gas produced by methane fermentation tank is used as fuel for drying machine, generator, combustion furnace and carbonization furnace.    ADVANTAGE - The organic waste is stably and economically processed with high methane fermentation efficiency. The decomposition efficiency of organic waste is improved. The solubilization rate is increased by lengthening the residence time of waste in acid generation tank.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus of organic waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic block diagram of processing apparatus of organic waste.    Acid generation tank (3)    Screen (5)    Methane fermentation tank (25)    Processing zones (28-31)    Stirring blade (37)
NOVELTY - A biomass ethanol manufacturing apparatus has an extraction unit to extract 30-70 wt.% of water-containing ethanol from a distillation column which distills fermentation liquid, a modification unit to carry out modification reaction of ethanol and manufacture reformed gas containing hydrogen as main component, and a fuel cell operated using the reformed gas as fuel.    USE - For manufacture of biomass ethanol by fermenting biomass resources such as waste material, straw and used paper.    ADVANTAGE - The biomass ethanol manufacturing apparatus generates electric power efficiently and economically.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flow sheet of the manufacturing method of the biomass ethanol. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen production apparatus having a catalytic reaction portion (11) having catalyst for producing hydrogen, and a heating portion (2) for heating the catalytic reaction portion, is operated by carrying out reduction process using reducing gas for predetermined time. The catalytic reaction portion is heated at predetermined temperature higher than catalytic reaction temperature by the heating portion.    USE - For operating hydrogen production apparatus used for producing hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production apparatus has reduced size and is economical. The gas ejected from modification portion is supplied to heating portion, and thermal efficiency is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogen production apparatus;    (2) computer; and    (3) recording medium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the hydrogen production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heating portion (2)    Source gas supply portion (3)    Water supply portion (4)    Reducing gas path (5)    Modification temperature detection portion (7)    Catalytic reaction portion (11)
NOVELTY - A ceramic powder material is obtained by carrying out reduction processing of A site deficit-form strontium titanate, and contains main component of specific composition.    USE - For ceramic sintered compact used for electrode of electrolysis tank used for sulfur cycle hybrid hydrogen generation (all claimed). Hydrogen is used as fuel for fuel cell used for electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The ceramic powder material provides ceramic sintered compact having excellent acid resistance and electroconductivity, and is economically manufactured. The ceramic powder material has excellent corrosion resistance, and efficiently enables generation of hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A ceramic powder material is obtained by carrying out reduction processing of A site deficit-form strontium titanate, and contains main component having compositional formula: Sr1-xTi1-yMyO3+delta ;, where M is element capable of carrying out partial substitution of niobium and tantalum in B site, x ranges between 0 and 0.15, y ranges between 0 and 0.5 and delta ranges between 0 and 0.45.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) ceramic sintered compact; and    (2) electrolysis tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the reaction process drawing of sulfur cycle hybrid method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Novel process and system for converting municipal waste to useful fuel, has unit for feeding the raw material into the system, rotary screening for separating sand, grit and other noncombustible that are loosely mixed, drying unit to obtain a combustible refined fuel such that the waste becomes completely bio-inert by killing all bacteria, unit for separating ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the waste, unit for shredding various materials into pieces, unit for air classifying the product for differential density separation, unit for pelletizing the material to produce general purpose fuel pellets having substantially smokeless and free burning characteristics, and the material is subsequently collected. Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Treatment of animal wastes to reduce their salinity and to obtain compost i.e. useful for culture support and/or compost comprises: adjusting the contents of the animal wastes/solid fraction obtained previously by centrifugation, filtration or dehydration to obtain a first product having a water content of 60-80% and a carbon:nitrogen (C/N) ratio of higher than 12; and placing the product under micro-aerobiosis condition to obtain a second deodorized product in which herbal material is impregnated and degraded by ammonia coming from urea contained in the first product.    USE - The process is useful to reduce animal wastes salinity, which is useful for culture support and/or compost (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process is simple, quick and cost effective. The process eliminates the unpleasant smell of the wastes.
NOVELTY - The system has a resonator (15) for producing high-frequency voltage at electrodes in a combustion chamber, and a high frequency voltage source (12) for producing a burst-signal (8) that is applied to the resonator to produce plasma. Output impedance of the source (12) is adapted to input impedance of the resonators before ignition of the plasma. Another high-frequency voltage source (13) produces maintenance signal (9) that is applied to the resonator to maintain the plasma, where output impedance of the source (13) is larger as the input impedance of the resonator.    USE - Used for producing plasma in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine e.g. petrol engine.    ADVANTAGE - The system is designed in such a manner that the energy of the high-frequency voltage sources is effectively coupled into the resonator and into the plasma in a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for operating a plasma ignition system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a plasma ignition system with two high-frequency voltage sources.    Burst-signal (8)    Maintenance signal (9)    Control-/regulating unit (10)    High-frequency voltage sources (12, 13)    Diplexer (14)    Resonator `(Drawing includes non-English language text)` (15)
NOVELTY - An organic water grass fertilizer is prepared through proportionally mixing lactobacillus, rice bran and water, fermenting for 2-3 days, proportionally adding water grass, and stacking for 35 days.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a method for producing composite matrix for cyclamen cultivating by using waste reed dross. During the process of cultivating cyclamen, charge a growth enhancing composite matrix by using the reed dross which has been processed by effective microbial population fermentation, peat coal, vermiculite and pearlite. This method decreases the need for the non-renewable resources of peat coal, vermiculite and pearlite, lowers the production cost, realizes the resource utilization of waste reed dross, and has significant social, economical and ecological benefits.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a waste water biological treatment reactor for organic waste water treatment, with higher efficient waste water biological treatment ability. This reactor comprises a biological fluidized bed section and a biological filter section, which are interconnected via the passage mounted at the bottom board, and at the passage sets up a structure that can reflux the biological carrier from the biological filter section back to the biological fluidized bed section. This reactor organically combines the high efficient fluidized bed technology and high loaded biological filtration technology, with both high efficiency and high load properties. In the meantime, the reactor overcomes the disadvantages that the biological carrier of biological fluidized bed is easy to leak and the filling material of biological filter is easy to block and needs periodic backwash. This reactor is characterized of small accommodation area, superior treatment ability, high water quality, low construction and operation cost, and simple operation, which makes this waste water treatment system specifically suitable for community waste water treatment, and is a efficient supplement for current large urban waste water treatment equipments.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to an integrated method for processing municipal life waste, which comprises: collecting and classifying, separating, mechanically dewatering, fermenting and dewatering, burning, treating smoke, and collecting the slag to be used. Where, the dry waste after classifying and collecting can be separated into waste metal, waste glass and waste plastic, to be directly used; the wet waste via dewatered by compressing vehicle, mechanically compressed dewatered and fermenting dewatered can reach more 25% of dewatering total efficiency; the low-level caloricity of waste wet base is improved to 5990kg/kJ; the burning temperature is kept at 950-1050 degreesC, with high caloricity recycle rate; and the burning smoke has lower contents of dust, hydrochloride, heavy metal and dioxins; the smoke processing system has lower cost; and the slag has stable property, which can be used as cement blending material after magnetically selection and secondary grinding, or replace some cement. The invention can realize the integrated utilization of slag.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a membrane-process integration salt recovering and biochemical processing method for waste water from high-salinity epoxy resin production, purifying and splitting waste water, i.e. processing the washing waste waters of different salinities and concentrations, respectively: concentrating little amounts of waste water with high salinity and high concentration by membrance distillation integration technique and screening out salt; preprocessing large amounts of rinsing waste water with low salinity and low concentration of organic matters and then processing in a two-stage biochemical processing system, to meet the specified effluent standard. And it largely solves the problem of serious inhibition of high-salinity organic waste water to the biotreatment and adopts salt recovering and water recycling processes, and large amounts of waste heat can serve as a heat source of membrane distillation and the afterheat of the waste water can be used by the membrane distillation.
NOVELTY - A biotreatment method for removing contaminants from oil-polluted sludge, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A biotreatment method of contaminants, aiming at plenty of accumulation of oil-contaminated sludge in oil field, big treatment difficulty with some method, high operation cost, and shortcomings of present method such as long treatment period and secondary pollution, and the invention provides a biology air-float treatment of oil-contaminated sludge. Firstly, adding water into oil-contaminated sludge of the oil-in-water type and preparing them; adding microbial population which can produce gas with sugar and nutrition source at 20-50 degreesC; mixing circularly with water pump; separating crude oil, sludge and water, retrieving crude oil, discharging sludge and using water circularly. The invention has the merits such as low investment, good treatment effect, no secondary pollution.
NOVELTY - The provided anhydrous chemical detersive can be added directly into ethanol gas by 0.3-0.8/1000 weight ratio, improves heat efficiency, reduces 12-25% gas consumption and 40-60% harmful release, and is suitable for different ethanol gas and all weather conditions.
NOVELTY - The preparation of biodiesel by two-stage catalysis comprises: mixing acid-contained oil, methanol and H2SO4 as 100:15-50:0.5-2 to react in reactor at 40-80 Deg; adding BaCO3 to remove residual H2SO4 by filtering solid; with NaOH or KOH as catalyst, adding methanol for further esterification; keeping static for layering with top as coarse product for rectifying to obtain the target and bottom as mixture of glycerine and methyl. This invention has high conversion ratio and no waste release.
NOVELTY - Producing a biopreparation for removing oil and petroleum products from water, soil and oil sludges comprises selecting R-form strains of Rhodococcus ruber (VKM Ac-1513 D) and Rhodococcus erythropolis (VKM Ac-1514 D), culturing the strains separately, then culturing the strains together in a common fermenter in a liquid basal mineral medium supplemented with organic nitrogen and carbon in the form of glucose, concentrating and stabilizing the culture liquid and optionally drying the product.    USE - Producing a biopreparation for removing oil and petroleum products from water, soil and oil sludges.    ADVANTAGE - A biopreparation with high oil-oxidizing activity can be produced on an industrial scale.
NOVELTY - Preparation of hydrogen involves: supplying ethanol to a reactor (1) which is filled with a reforming catalyst (12) and a carbon dioxide absorbent (13) containing a lithium composite oxide; and heating the reactor under the condition that the inside of it is pressurized to 3 - 15 atmosphere, thus carrying out water-vapor reforming of the ethanol.    USE - For the preparation of hydrogen (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method prepares hydrogen; is capable of promoting a water-vapor reforming reaction of ethanol and an absorbing reaction of carbon dioxide by a carbon dioxide absorbent in a well-balanced manner. The method provides good yield of hydrogen; increases the effect- due to the shift of the equilibrium to improve the hydrogen yield and reduces the impurities.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of reforming reaction apparatus used in the method.    reforming reactor (1)    cylindrical body (3)    flanges (2a, 2b)    pipe (4)    back pressure valve (10)    back pressure gauge (11)    reforming catalyst (12)    carbon dioxide absorbent. (13)
NOVELTY - An ester composition comprising ethyl esters of linear monocarboxylic acids having 6-26C atoms from a vegetable or an animal oil, neutral or acid, virgin or recycled, is made by: (stage 1) reacting vegetable or animal oil with methanol, in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a combination of at least one metallic oxide and alumina or a combination of at least two metallic oxides and possibly alumina; and (stage 2)reacting the resulting product with ethanol in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst same as that used in the stage 1.    USE - For manufacturing an ester composition comprising ethyl esters of linear monocarboxylic acids, for use as biofuel in a diesel engine.    ADVANTAGE - The method can economically obtain, from vegetable or animal oils, a mixture of fatty acid esters rich in fatty acid ethyl esters and a glycerin of high purity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowsheet of a heterogeneous process involving a first transesterification stage where the alcohol used is methanol and a second stage where the alcohol used is ethanol.
NOVELTY - Fuel reforming comprises providing a catalyst or a stack of the catalyst, the catalyst being in the form of disk having through-hole, to a fuel reforming reactor; separately supplying fuel and air into the through-hole; starting a fuel reforming reaction in the reactor by generating electric spark in the through-hole; and carrying out a fuel reforming reaction by supplying the reforming gas of fuel and air to the catalyst or the stack of the catalyst in the reactor when a fuel reforming reaction reaches a fuel reforming condition.    USE - For fuel reforming for supplying hydrogen-rich gas for fuel cells, e.g. household, portable and car fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel capable of progressing the partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel smoothly, improving the efficiency when reforming the fuel, and simplifying a fuel reforming reactor. It utilizes a fuel reforming reactor in which a simple structure, a simple on-off operation, reduction of start-up time and a stable operational condition are accomplished.
NOVELTY - The system (500) consists of a reaction chamber (116), a fuel storage module (100) containing a hydrogen generating fuel which is reformable fuel, a fuel regulator (130) and a balance of plant (BOP) module (200) removably connected to the fuel storage module which is disposable or refillable. The BOP module contains a control system capable of regulating the flow of fuel to the reaction chamber to generate hydrogen.    USE - For use in hydrogen gas generation system (claimed) for generating hydrogen gas.    ADVANTAGE - The system includes a heat exchanger that can be incorporated in to a power module section to minimize the need for liquid-liquid cooling and connection between the fuel cartridge and the power module and to facilitate heat transfer from the fuel cell to the reaction chamber. The hydrogen generation process and liquid fuel flow to the reaction chamber are preferably regulated by balance of plant (BOP) module in accordance with the hydrogen demands of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for hydrogen generation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross sectional view of the fuel cartridge system.    Fuel storage module (100)    Reaction chamber (116)    Fuel regulator (130)    Balance of plant module (200)    Fuel cartridge system (500)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen gas generating device (101) has first hydrogen-containing composition (107) that reacts with a second composition to evolve hydrogen gas; dispenser (105) adapted to apply the first composition to a first porous member; and conduit adapted to supply the second composition to the first porous member.    USE - Used for generation of hydrogen gas (claimed) for use in fuel cells, and combustion engines.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides hydrogen generators having improved efficiency without the need for grinding the reactants, and does not generate noise.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a view, partially in section, of the hydrogen generator.    Hydrogen generator (101)    Housing (103)    Dispenser (105)    Hydrogen-containing material (107)    Polymeric foam (121)    Spring (131)    Plug (133)
NOVELTY - A reforming reactor for fuel cell having a large adhesion amount of the catalyst and a high contact efficiency of a reforming catalyst, a fluid and heat, and a method for preparing the same are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A reforming reactor (10) for fuel cell comprises: a metal substrate (11) in which pores (12) with an average diameter of 0.001 to 1,000 microns are formed; and a reforming catalyst (13) adhered onto the metal substrate. The metal substrate is obtained by oxidizing one or more metals selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, zinc, iron and alloys comprising two or more thereof. The pores of the metal substrate is manufactured through anodizing and heat treatment processes. The metal substrate is formed in a cylindrical shape of which both ends are opened, or a shape in which a plate-like metal substrate is wound. The pores formed in the metal substrate have a pore density of 1 to 100 pores/m-2. The reforming catalyst is one or more selected from the group consisting of platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru), copper (Cu), copper/zinc oxide (Cu/ZnO), iron (Fe), and nickel (Ni). The reforming catalyst is adhered onto the surface of the metal substrate and onto internal parts of the pores.
NOVELTY - A proton electroconductivity oxide is used as an electrolyte (1). The electrolyte is interposed between an anode (2) and a cathode (3). The anode is made of manganese oxide, palladium grain and platinum. The molar ratio of manganese, palladium grains and platinum is 42:16:42-9:3:88. The average diameter of the palladium grain is 1 to 20 nanometer. The oxide expresses proton electroconductivity at a temperature range of 400-700degreesC.    USE - For solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The reliability and the electroconductivity are improved, at low-cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of anode of the solid oxide fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of a solid oxide fuel cell.    Electrolyte (1)    Anode (2)    Cathode (3)    DME (4)    Air or oxygen (5)
NOVELTY - A de-sulfuring apparatus (1) has a desulfurizer (2) which de-sulfurizes liquid hydrocarbon, storage tank (3) which is connected at downstream from the desulfurizer and stores desulfurized liquid hydrocarbon, and pump (4) which is connected with tank (3) and sends out liquid hydrocarbon from tank (3). The supply position (F) of desulfurized liquid hydrocarbon to tank (3) is positioned above the vacuum hole (SC) connected with pump. Tank (3) is equipped with hydrogen recovering unit (5) which collects hydrogen mixed in the desulfurized liquid hydrocarbon.    USE - For de-sulfuring liquid hydrocarbon for fuel cell system used for generating electric power (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The de-sulfuring apparatus prevents approach of hydrogen mixed in liquid hydrocarbon into a flowmeter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the de-sulfuring apparatus and fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    De-sulfuring apparatus (1)    Desulfurizer (2)    Storage tank (3)    Pump (4)    Hydrogen recovering unit (5)    Space (6)    Valve (7)    Modifier (11)    Reformed gas flow path (21)    Kerosene supply flow path (24)    Supply position (F)    Vacuum hole (SC)
NOVELTY - The system has a fuel gas generation reactor (1) in which raw material conveyance direction, and oxidizing agent flow direction are made into reverse directions. An oxidizing agent insertion opening (10) is provided near exit (9), and a fuel gas extraction opening (8) is provided near inlet, with respect to fuel gas generation reactor.    USE - For fuel gas manufacturing system.    ADVANTAGE - Hydrothermal decomposition of organic waste is achieved on sub-critical conditions. High calorie fuel gas is manufactured, suppressing generation amount of solid residue.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The potential heat of the waste gas removed from the oxidation unit (3) is used for heating fuel gas generation unit. The temperature and pressure in the fuel gas generation reactor, are 200-650 degreesC and 0.1-22.1 Mpa. The oxidizing agent insertion opening in an oxidation unit is provided in the position of less than 50 mm from lower surface side which contacts raw material or raw material surface. The oxidizing agent insertion opening is divided into multiple divisions. The input of an oxidizing agent is 5 to 80% of an amount required to oxidize the carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen, completely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the fuel gas manufacturing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fuel gas generation reactor (1)    Oxidation unit (3)    Conveyance mechanism (5)    Material input opening (7)    Fuel gas extraction opening (8)    Exit (9)    Oxidizing agent insertion opening (10)    Combustion gas extraction opening (12)
NOVELTY - The compound hydrogen storage material is obtained by out mechanical pulverize-mixing of ammonia borane and metal hydride.    USE - For hydrogen generation storage apparatus (claimed) used for portable apparatus, hydrogen storage component for metal-hydrogen storage batteries, fuel cell system, ultra-high pure hydrogen production apparatus for chemical heat pump and actuator.    ADVANTAGE - The compound hydrogen storage material effectively discharges hydrogen even at low temperature and provides hydrogen storage apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen generation storage apparatus.
NOVELTY - Biomass is gasified by indirect heating, to obtain source gas. The source gas containing carbon containing compound gas as main constituent is supplied to manufacturing apparatus of carbon nanomaterial.    USE - For producing source gas used for manufacturing carbon nanomaterial such as carbon nanotube, carbon nanofiber and fullerene (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The source gas is efficiently and directly manufactured from biomass.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for source gas manufacturing apparatus, which has an indirect heating apparatus (1) for carrying out gasification of biomass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the process flow diagram explaining the manufacturing method of source gas. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Indirect heating apparatus (1)    Gas purification apparatus (2)    Synthetic furnace (3)    Utilization unit (4)
NOVELTY - A photocatalyst contains titanium oxide, graphite silica and noble metals.    USE - For manufacture of hydrogen (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photocatalyst has high catalyst activity and efficiently manufactures hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the promoting effect of hydrogen production speed by the photocatalyst containing titanium oxide, graphite silica and platinum. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A reactor (202) has a primary reactor (203) for heating an organic compound and generating thermal reaction, a heat exchanger (204), a combustor (208) and a secondary reactor (209). The heat exchanger carries out heat exchange of a thermal reaction product and water (207), and produces water vapor. The combustor burns partial flammable component contained in the reaction product. The secondary reactor carries out thermal reaction of non-combusted product and water vapor using combustion heat of flammable component as heat source.    USE - For reacting organic compound, such as biomass, sawdust, and livestock excrement.    ADVANTAGE - The reactor efficiently enables the thermal reaction of organic compounds, and is compact. The sensible heat or latent heat of water vapor, volatile component or thermal decomposition gas produced by the thermal decomposition of an organic compound is recovered. The flammable component is burned and used as heat energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the reaction of an organic compound. The organic compound is heated in a reactor (203), and thermal reaction of the product is carried out. Heat exchange of the reaction product is carried out with water within the heat exchanger. Water vapor and high boiling point component contained in the volatile component of the produced product are supplied to a combustor, and the combustible component is burned. Reaction of organic compound is enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of reactor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Feeder (201)    Reactor (202)    Primary reactor (203)    Heat exchanger (204)    Water (207)    Combustor (208)    Secondary reactor (209)    Thermal storage material (210)
NOVELTY - The stirring portion (9) has nail portions (60) protruded from rotary unit (50). The tines (63,65) for normal and reversion rotations, perform grinding and stirring of organic waste at time of normal and reversion rotation of rotary unit. The blade portion is formed in peripheral portion of reverse side with side at which tine (65) for reversion rotation is arranged at tine (63) for normal rotation. The blade portion is formed in peripheral portion of reverse side with side at which tine (63) for reversion rotation is arranged at tine (65) for normal rotation.    USE - For stirring organic waste e.g. hen dropping, used in fermentation processing system.    ADVANTAGE - The degrees of freedom for movement of organic waste can be performed favorably. The organic waste can be stirred efficiently, without contacting organic waste with rotary unit and enlarging rotation resistance with respect to organic waste in processing chamber using the stirring rod and tine.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The stirring apparatus has tines performing grinding and stirring of organic waste during normal and reversion rotations of rotary unit. The tines for normal and reversion rotations, which are arranged so that board surface follows virtual plane orthogonal to rotary shaft (50A). The horizontal nail portion is bent in direction intersecting the board surface of length nail portion in front-end side. The tines are mounted to front-end of stirring rod. The distance from rotary shaft of rotary unit to distant portion (63D) from rotary in tine for normal rotation is made identical with the distance from rotary shaft to distant portion (65D) from rotary shaft in tine for reversion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a side view of stirring apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Stirring portion (9)    Rotary unit (50)    Rotary shaft (50A)    Nail portion (60)    Tines (63,65)    Distant portions (63D,65D)
NOVELTY - Anaerobic digestion processing of organic sludge from a wastewater-treatment system is carried out. A flocculant is added to the obtained digestive liquid in combination of two or more types, and the digestive liquid is dehydrated. The obtained supernatant liquid is biologically treated, and the process liquid is returned to the wastewater-treatment system.    USE - For processing organic sludge generated from wastewater-treatment systems and sewage-treatment systems.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides treated water of high quality. The supernatant liquid separated from the digestive liquid is free of decomposition-resistant substance and phosphorus component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus of organic sludge, equipped with a digester (203), a water-removal device (204), a biological-treatment apparatus (205), and a line (209) for returning the process water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart of a sewage-treatment equipment. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Digester (203)    Water-removal device (204)    Biological-treatment apparatus (205)    De-nitrification tank (206)    Nitrification tank (207)    Line for returning process water (209)    Sludge solubilization apparatus (211)
NOVELTY - A carbon-dioxide absorber (11) contains a transition metal (2) supported by the surface of a substance containing barium titanate as main component. The absorber is provided with water-vapor modification-catalyst function.    USE - For modifying fuel gas (claimed) in hydrogen-production systems used for fuel cells, such as phosphoric acid fuel cell and polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon-dioxide absorber efficiently removes carbon dioxide produced during hydrogen production, promotes modification reaction, increases the hydrogen conversion ratio, and enables efficient manufacture of high-purity hydrogen gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of carbon-dioxide absorber; and    (2) modification of fuel gas in hydrogen-production system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the manufacturing apparatus of hydrogen. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Main component of carbon-dioxide absorber (1)    Transition metal (2)    Carbon-dioxide absorber (11)    Reaction can (12)    Modifier (13)
NOVELTY - The vehicle-mounted hydrogen tank (24) is connected to a service tank (20). When the differential pressure between the service tank and the hydrogen tank, is greater than a predetermined value, the hydrogen is allowed to flow into the hydrogen tank using differential pressure. If the differential pressure is lower than a predetermined value, then the pressure used for the water electrolysis apparatus (16) is utilized of effecting hydrogen flow.    USE - For fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Quick supply of hydrogen to the vehicle, is promoted by appropriate pressure utilization.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram explaining the hydrogen supply method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen supply system (10)    Water electrolysis apparatus (16)    Service tank (20)    Hydrogen tank (24)    Solar cell (26)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system has a fuel cell provided with a porous gas separator (4) which humidifies the reactive gas in the gas passageway (3) which supplies a reactive gas by humidified water flowing through a flow path (5). The humidified-water ejection flow path (9) through which the humidified-water ejected from the flow path flows is equipped with 2 or more detectors (11a-11c) for detecting the leakage of reactive gas from the gas-flow roadside to the humidified-water flow-path side.    USE - As drive power source for motor vehicles and other mobile components.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system enables detection of dry out state of the gas separator with high accuracy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell stack (1)    Gas passageway (3)    Porous gas separator (4)    Humidified-water flow path (5)    Humidified-water ejection flow path (9)    Detectors (11a-11c)
NOVELTY - A pair of reactor units performs exothermic reaction of fuel for heat generation, to heat a reforming catalyst when fuel is supplied. While one reactor unit carries out exothermic reaction the other performs reforming reaction. An operation controller drives another reactor unit other than the predetermined reactor unit so that the fluctuation of generation amount of hydrogen by the reaction switching between the modification reaction in partial and the exothermic reaction is suppressed.    USE - To produce hydrogen as fuel in an electric vehicle mounted fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The stable generation of hydrogen and electric power generation capability are provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flowchart explaining the hydrogen generation process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A biomass processing system has methane fermentation tank (2) for carrying out methane fermentation of biomass (1), apparatus (5) for recovering methane fermentation gas, diffusion dialysis apparatus or electrodialyzer (6), nitrous acid formation tank (10) and anammox processing chamber (12). Electrodialyzer separates processed material (3) produced by fermentation into diffusion liquid and dialysate (7). Tank (10) carries out nitrous acid formation of diffusion liquid. The chamber (12) carries out anammox processing of nitrous acid formation process liquid (11).    USE - For processing biomass, such as human waste, sewage sludge, foodstuffs waste material and livestock farming waste material.    ADVANTAGE - The methane fermentation is efficiently carried out at high speed, and generation of methane fermentation gas from returned organic substance is enabled. The anammox processing is quickly carried out, and load of system is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing of biomass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of biomass processing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Biomass (1)    Methane fermentation tank (2)    Methane fermentation processed material (3)    Methane fermentation gas (4)    Methane fermentation gas recovery apparatus (5)    Diffusion dialysis apparatus (6)    Dialysate (7)    Nitrous acid formation tank (10)    Process liquid (11)    Anammox processing chamber (12)
NOVELTY - An organic waste treatment plant has drying and grinding processing apparatus (14,15) for performing drying and grinding of organic waste using earthworm.    USE - For processing organic waste, such as organic refuse (claimed), foodstuffs residue and livestock such as cattle feces and hen droppings, and producing processed material used as fertilizer for cultivation of plants, agricultural products and flower.    ADVANTAGE - The organic waste treatment apparatus is safe and economical, and effectively enables organic waste processing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing organic waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of organic waste treatment plant.    Organic waste inlet (1)    Organic waste outlet (2)    Grinding roller (10)    Drying processing apparatus (14)    Grinding processing apparatus (15)    Heat source equipment (16)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte film has a film containing polyelectrolyte having aromatic repeating unit (1). The sulfonation equivalent of inner region of the film adjacent to both surfaces is higher than the sulfonation equivalent of the film surface adjacent to the inner region.    USE - For fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte film has high ionic conductivity and provides fuel cell with electrode of excellent durability, heat resistance and environment oxidation resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte film has a film containing polyelectrolyte having aromatic repeating unit of formula (1): -Y(-Zk)-P1-. The sulfonation equivalent of inner region of the film adjacent to both surfaces is higher than the sulfonation equivalent of the film surface adjacent to the inner region.    Y=aromatic residue having (k+2) valence;    P=coupling group chosen from -CO-, -O-, -S-, -SO-, -SO2-, -CONH-, -C(CF3)2, or single bond;    k=1-4;    Z=-(X1Ar1(B1))-(X2Ar2(B2))-...-(X power(n-1)Ar power(n-1)(B power(n-1)))-(X(n)Ar(n)), preferably -SO3H group;    B1-B power(n-1)=branched chain, and B1 is -((X2Ar2(B2))-(X3Ar3(B3))-...-(X power(n-1)Ar power(n-1)(B power(n-1)))-(X(n)Ar(n)))f, B2 is -((X3Ar3(B3))-...-(X power(n-1)(B power(n-1)))-(X(n)Ar(n)))f, and B power(n-1) is -(X(n)Ar(n))f;    n=2-5;    f=0-5;    Ar1-Ar(n)=aromatic residue;    X1-X(n)=coupling group chosen from -CO-, -CONH-, -(CF2)p-, -C(CF3)2-, -COO-, -SO-, or -SO2-;and    p=1-10.
NOVELTY - The gas sensing layer (5) comprises of palladium doped alumina (Al-2O3) sintering material combustion layer (5e) and antimony doped Sn02 layer combustion layer (5d). The drive units drive the heater for predetermined period so that the temperature of gas sensing layer corresponds to preset objective gas and carbon monoxide gas temperature, respectively. The objective gas and carbon monoxide gas concentration are calculated based on the resistance of gas sensing layer after stabilizing temperature to objective gas and carbon monoxide gas temperature, respectively.    USE - For detecting concentration of objective gas such as carbon monoxide, methane gas, propane gas, methanol vapor, etc., for gas leakage alarm unit in home, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The objective gas concentration and carbon monoxide gas concentration can be detected with low power consumption, without being influenced by temperature and surrounding environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the thin film gas sensor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Silicon substrate (1)    Insulation support layer (2)    Heater layer (3)    Gas sensing layer (5)    Combustion layers (5d,5e)
NOVELTY - Preparation of ethyl esters of fatty acids comprises: transesterification of oils, vegetable/animal fats or glyceride mixtures with ethanol using a catalyst i.e. soluble or becoming soluble during the reaction; decantation and elimination of formed glycerin; secondary transesterification to obtain a product having an ester content of 97 wt.%; evaporation of excess of ethanol, to obtain a practically anhydrous ethanol, in the presence of catalyst under conditions to avoid inverse transesterification; purification of the ester by washing with water; and drying under reduced pressure.    USE - The ethyl ester is useful as substitutes for diesel i.e. as biodiesel.    ADVANTAGE - The use of metallic alcoholates provides the recovery of (anhydrous) ethanol. The sodium methylate is inexpensive and is industrially available as 30% methanol solution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic representation of the different steps of the ethanolysis of the vegetable oil (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Preparation of ethyl esters of fatty acids comprises: transesterification of oils or vegetable or animal fats or glyceride mixtures with ethanol using a catalyst i.e. soluble or becoming soluble during reaction; decantation and elimination of glycerin formed without having recourse to an evaporation operation of excess ethanol; a secondary transesterification to obtain a product having an ester content of 97 wt.%; controlled neutralization of catalyst; elimination of excess ethanol by distillation; purification of the mixture by washing with water; and drying under reduced pressure.    USE - The ethyl ester is useful as substitutes for diesel i.e. used as biodiesel.    ADVANTAGE - The use of metallic alcoholates provides the recovery of (anhydrous) ethanol. The sodium methylate is inexpensive and is industrially available as 30% methanol solution. The controlled neutralization of active catalyst i.e. affecting only alcoholates (methylate, ethylate and/or glycerate) of sodium, allows the quasi-total elimination of the excess ethanol present in the medium without risk of retro-reaction, which consists of the reaction of glycerol present with ethyl esters to reform glycerides (of mono type, di- and triglycerides).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic representation of the different steps of the ethanolysis of the vegetable oil (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Preparing a compost of wood fibers coming from industrial products comprises forming a mixture made up of wood fiber paste of urea and bark tree and excluding additional source of nitrogen, adding water for composting and fermenting the obtained mixture to give a compost.    USE - The process is useful to convert wood based industrial products in to the compost (claimed), which is useful for plants.    ADVANTAGE - The compost: is non-pollutant and non-toxic; is rich in nitrogen that needs no additional nitrogen source; and has good retention of water of 500-25.75 ml/l (all claimed) to improve the aerobic process of the plants.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for compost obtained by the process.
NOVELTY - A heatable roller (10) for the production and/or finishing of sheet material, especially paper, cardboard or tissue, in which the heat required for heating is at least partly generated inside the roller by catalytic combustion.    USE - In machines for the production and/or finishing of sheet material, especially paper, cardboard or tissue.    ADVANTAGE - An improved heatable roller with a higher specific evaporation capacity and less inertia in the roller heating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a machine for the above application, with at least one heatable roller (10).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - Cross-sectional diagram of heatable roller (10) with two coaxial roller tubes.    outer and inner tubes (10', 10")    peripheral holes for ingress of fuel/air and egress of reaction product (24, 30)    radial channels for ingress/egress as above. (26, 28)
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for preparing hydrogen and oxygen by manpower electric power generation and hydrolysis. The method comprises: (1) running a generator set by manpower pulling, pushingor foot stepping to generate electric power; (2) electrolyzing water to obtain hydrogen and oxygen. The obtained hydrogen can be used as a fuel, and oxygen can be provided for old people or used to assist combustion.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to the feedback biology ferment device of organic waste matter. It comprises the feed-in mouths on the top of the reacting room. The solid-liquid separating gridiron is mounted in the reactor, solid-liquid separating gridiron vertically separates the reactor into the reacting chamber and collecting liquid chamber. Gas section is on the top of reacting chamber and reacting section is on the bottom of it. The insolating gas cloth trachea is mounted on the reacting section on the solid-liquid separating gridiron, the bacterium liquid circumfluence jar is mounted on the gas room section, the bacterium liquid circumfluence cushioning storing jar is mounted outside of the reacting setting, the bacterium liquid circumfluence cushioning storing jar connects the collecting liquid room in the reactor, the bacterium liquid circumfluence cushioning jar connects the bacterium liquid circling adopting spray through the one route out mouth of the bacterium liquid circling pump.The invention is using two-phase dry ferment technique to reach a high rate of degradation reaction.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method of methane tank with tri-combination supported model. It is the technique of methane tank construction. The method saves material and labour and is convenient for operation. When the methane tank is constructed at the high water table, if the steel, the wood model and the method of hanging the arch are used, the construction cannot be finished. Templet will be buried by glide and quicksand at the time of the supporting the stencil. Brick unfinished will also be buried under mud. If adopting the method of tri-combination supported model, brick inner mouth leansclosely and outside tightens equally. When brick outside mouth meets wallop the slot tightens more and more and finally forms a firm integer in order to withstand outer press. So it can control collapse efficiently. As for tank type, steel module and wood module are fixed and incapable of construction for a little big or small. Other types such as ellipse or ball also make no use. But the method of tri-integrate supported model fit to some types of tank.
NOVELTY - The liquid biofertilizer is produced through anaerobic fermentation process of organic matter, and during the anaerobic fermentation process, organic matter is converted into new microbes and solublematter. Organic matters are analyzed before being mixed for fermentation, so as to produce liquid biofertilizers with different nitrogen fertilizer, phosphate fertilizer and potash fertilizer components for different kinds of tree and herbal plant.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to fertilizer producing technology, and is especially composite fermenting and degrading process for producing composite turf-humic acid fertilizer. The production process includes mixing turf and saw dust and/or crop stalk in the ratio of 4-5 to 1, adding high temperature fiber decomposing bacteria or fermenting bacteria in 0.5-1%, setting the mixture into fermentingtank while spraying pyracetic acid in 0.07-0.1 % and adding water to water content of 60-65% to ferment at certain temperature and humidity, crushing fermented matter and sieving, and adding nutritious N, P and K elements to obtain the composite fertilizer. The composite fertilizer is used in producing green food material.
NOVELTY - The garbage treating and utilizing process for small town consists of the steps of manual sorting, incinerating, marsh gas production, etc. The sorting step separates out recyclables, building refuseand cinder to be land filled, and organic refuse to be crushed and anaerobically fermented in marsh gas pond, and rest part to be incinerated in the incinerating furnace. The fermentation step produces marsh gas for burning in the incinerating furnace and providing fuel gas outside and marsh gas residue to be dewatered to produce organic fertilizer. The incinerating furnace produces high temperature fume with heat further utilized, and cinder and fly ash to be land filled.
NOVELTY - The integrated biological and gasifying treatment process for dewatered city domestic garbage is the following steps: breaking trash bag; separating; gasifying the separated recyclables capable of being gasified in a gasifying furnace to produce fuel gas; collecting organic matters and refuse percolate and anaerobic fermenting; using the marsh gas generated during fermentation as fuel, drying themarsh gas residue and incinerating in incinerator; and burning the fuel gas in a boiler to provide energy. The present invention has high garbage treating efficiency and benefit and less secondary pollution.
NOVELTY - The integrated biological and incinerating treatment process for dewatered city domestic garbage is the following steps: breaking trash bag; separating; incinerating inflammables and purifying fume; collecting organic matters and refuse percolate and anaerobic fermenting; using the marsh gas generated during fermentation as fuel, and drying the marsh gas residue and incinerating in incinerator. The present invention has high garbage treating efficiency and benefit and less secondary pollution.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a sensor for detecting phenolic substance in compost and detection method . With the carbon paste electrode modified with laccase-Fe3O4 magnetic nano grain as the workelectrode to detect the response current variation of compost leachate in tri-electrode electrolytic bath; with given regression equation that is linear for hydroquinone of 1x10-7~1.375x10-4M and pyrocatechin of 5x10-8~2.75x10-4M, and computing the phenol content in compost. This invention is faster than HPLC and overcomes the defects in spectrophotometry, and has wide application for domestic garbage compost control system.
NOVELTY - An apparatus for preparing clonal coal as novel energy source is composed of motor, frequency converter, shaper, mainshaft, spiral pusher, sleeve barrel, electric heaters, and temp sensor. Its preparing process includes such steps as proportionally mixing saw wood dust with rice husk, preheating, and high-temp extruding. It has high heat value and no pollution.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method of dressing for preventing root from decaying and saving fertilizer consumption, cultivating the rice seedling according to density which is increased by 8-12% than normal dressing; the fertilizer consumption is 75-90% of that of normal dressing, among which 70-85% of fertilizer is used as base fertilizer when replanting rice seedling for whole plough layer; the left 15-30% is used as additional dress after 35-45 days of replanting. The invention can promote rice root growth, which is good for adsorbing nutrition from soil and fertilizer thoroughly to intensify property of lodging resistant; dramatically reduce dressing process; reduce azophoska consumption by 10-25%, which saves fertilizer resource and reduces ecological pollution caused by nutrition loss; reduce invalid tiller, increase ear survival rate, increase granule population of each ear and increase economical benefit of rice production.
NOVELTY - A method for sensing methane in distribution mode based on optical fiber Bragg grating includes coating Pt film with thickness of 1-5 micron on the Bragg grating, using metal Pt as catalyst to catalyze methane in outside air and to carry out oxidation reaction with oxygen for converting chemical energy to be heat energy so as to change reflection peak position of the Bragg grating in following change of temperature, confirming methane concentration in gas to be tested by confirming wavelength of reflection peak.
NOVELTY - A supported catalyst comprises a catalyst residing on a support. The catalyst comprises platinum group metal selected from platinum, iridium, palladium, ruthenium and osmium. At least one platinum group metal is reduced and coated with another metal or metal oxide.    USE - For reforming alcohol such as methanol, and water mixture and water-gas shift reaction (both claimed) to produce hydrogen used for hydrogen-powered fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The supported catalyst has high decomposition and shift activity at higher temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for reforming alcohol, which involves heating the catalyst to 200-900degreesC and feeding heated alcohol and water mixture to catalyst such that the products of at least hydrogen and carbon dioxide are formed. The catalyst in the supported catalyst is coated with lanthanide metal or its oxide. The catalyst further contains chromium, manganese and/or iron or its oxides;    (2) method for performing water-gas shift reaction;    (3) preparation of supported catalyst which involves depositing platinum onto a support by contacting the support with liquid solution containing platinum, drying the support, reducing platinum on support, depositing cerium, lanthanum or zinc onto reduced supported platinum by contacting the support with solution containing cerium, lanthanum or zinc and drying; and    (4) catalyst for methanol steam refining, which contains 0.05 wt.% or more of platinum group metal, 0.05 wt.% or more of metal or metal oxide of cerium, lanthanum or zinc and at least 0.05 wt.% of metal or metal oxide of chromium, manganese or iron.
NOVELTY - Water and a silane (11) are contacted with an acid, an amine or a metal catalyst, and silane is converted into hydrogen (17) and a silicate.    USE - For generation of hydrogen used as fuel in fuel cell and internal combustion engine (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - High purity hydrogen having high storage efficiency is produced economically. The fuel cell using the hydrogen as fuel has high performance efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) device for generating hydrogen comprising a mixing chamber (10) to mix a silicon-hydride and water, and having a silicon-hydride inlet and water inlet (13), and a reaction chamber (16) having a hydrogen outlet and a catalyst. The reaction chamber is connected to the mixing chamber;    (2) fuel cell comprising a hydrogen source consisting of the hydrogen generation device; and    (3) internal combustion engine comprising the hydrogen source consisting of the hydrogen generation device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of the hydrogen generator.    Mixing chamber (10)    Silane (11)    Check valves (12,14)    Water inlet (13)    Mixing tee (15)    Reaction chamber (16)    Hydrogen (17)    Hydrogen permeable membrane (18)
NOVELTY - A treated fuel comprises an untreated fuel consisting of biodiesel and/or petroleum distillate, and one or more alkanolamines. The treated fuel is essentially free of added biological control agents.    USE - For treated fuel used in diesel engines, furnaces, jet engine.    ADVANTAGE - The heated fuel has low rates of corrosion when contacted with metal.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A treated fuel comprises an untreated fuel consisting of biodiesel and/or petroleum distillate, and one or more alkanolamines to formula (I): Rn-N(CH2CHR1OH)3-n. The treated fuel is essentially free of added biological control agents.    n=1 or 2;    R1=H or CH3;and    R=hydrogen and branched, linear and cyclic 3-24C alkyl groups.    At least one R is not hydrogen. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for method of treating a fuel which involves blending together an untreated fuel consisting of a biodiesel and/or a petroleum distillate and one or more alkanolamines.
NOVELTY - A process stream containing carbon monoxide, hydrogen, methane and hydrocarbons with at least two carbon atoms is separated into a stream (4) comprising hydrocarbons and a reduced quantity of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane, and a stream (5) containing carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane and reduced quantity of hydrocarbons. The stream (4) is separated into a product stream comprising hydrocarbons and stream (S3) containing carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane. The streams (5, S3) are treated in cryogenic separation system to separate the carbon monoxide, and optionally the hydrogen.    USE - For separating carbon monoxide and hydrogen from hydrocarbon stream, and using hydrogen as fuel.    ADVANTAGE - Carbon monoxide and hydrogen are efficiently and economically recovered from hydrocarbon stream.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A process stream containing carbon monoxide, hydrogen, methane and hydrocarbons having 2 or more carbons atoms is separated into an intermediate stream (4) containing hydrocarbons and a reduced quantity of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane, and an intermediate stream (5) containing carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane and a reduced quantity of hydrocarbons. The stream (4) is separated into a product stream comprising hydrocarbons and intermediate stream (S3) containing carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane. The streams (5, S3) are treated in a cryogenic separation system to separate the carbon monoxide, and optionally the hydrogen. Thus, separation of carbon monoxide and optionally hydrogen from process stream is enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view illustrating the separation of carbon monoxide from process stream.    Exchanger (2)    Intermediate streams (4 ,5)    Liquid stream (7)    Cryogenic separation section (10)    Purified hydrogen stream (11)    Purified carbon monoxide stream (12)    Purified methane stream (13)
NOVELTY - A pollution abatement system has a plasma generator (110) with a hollow cathode source (HCS) (112) enclosed in a housing (102) and an anode (114) axially spaced from the HCS by an insulator. A feed gas tube (130) extends from a feed gas supply (136) into the inner volume of the HCS and is arranged to carry the gas stream. A contaminated supply tube (140) connected to a contaminated gas source (146) introduces a gas stream and a gas outlet (150) which connected to the inner chamber of the housing removes the remediated gas from plasma generator.    USE - For airborne chemical or biological pollutants.    ADVANTAGE - The waste can be remove from the plasma generator by simply cleaning off the inner surface of the HCS. The gas outlet tube allows harmless, remediated gas to be removed from the inner volume.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) removing contaminants from gas; and    (2) decontaminating an article.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the pollution abatement system.    Housing (102)    Plasma generator (112)    HCS (114)    Feed gas tube (130)    Feed gas supply (136)    Contaminated supply tube (140)    Contaminated gas source (146)    Gas outlet (150)
NOVELTY - A heat exchanger comprises a metal monolith (6) folded back and forth upon itself; and a comb having teeth inserted into the folds of the monolith, in a vicinity of an end of the monolith. The teeth of the comb and the monolith are in contact along hermetically sealed seams.    USE - For forming a heat exchanger for fuel processing or heat recovery for fuel cell systems.    ADVANTAGE - The exchanger is capable of tolerating high operating temperatures, and exhibits no possibility of leakage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a heat exchanger.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a perspective view of the monolith.    Flaps (4, 5, 27, 28)    Monolith (6)
NOVELTY - A porous catalyst support comprises titanium oxide particles containing a dopant element for enhanced electron conductivity. The particles have surface area-increasing pores resulting from vacated pore-forming particles.    USE - For electrode, such as cathode for reduction of oxygen in stream of air, for fuel cell (all claimed), such as electrochemical fuel cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The porous catalyst support has high surface area and improved electrical conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrode for fuel cell, which comprises catalyst particles dispersed on catalyst support particles of titanium oxide. The titanium oxide contains a dopant element for enhanced electronic conductivity; and    (2) formation of titanium dioxide particles for supporting particles of catalyst. The compounds of titanium and a dopant element are co-dispersed as solutes or an sol, in a liquid medium. The insoluble particles for pore-forming, are dispersed in the liquid medium. The dispersed compounds of titanium and dopant are precipitated on the pore-forming particles, and the titanium compound and dopant compound coated particles are separated from the liquid medium. The coated particles are heated in an atmosphere to form crystalline, dopant element-containing titanium oxide. The embedded template particles are optionally removed after heating, from the crystalline, dopant element-containing titanium oxide particles to leave template particle-vacated pores in the titanium oxide particles. The insoluble particles have size of less than 20 nm in largest dimension. Thus, titanium dioxide particles for supporting particles of catalyst are formed.
NOVELTY - A reactant stream containing reactant chosen from water, carbon monoxide, oxygen and/or hydrocarbon fuel is passed through fluid-permeable bed of previously-heated heat sink media (120), and heated. The heated reactant stream is contacted with a catalyst (110,140) capable of producing hydrogen-containing gas, and hydrogen-containing product gas is generated.    USE - For generating hydrogen-containing product gas used in fuel cell for generating electric current.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-containing product gas is economically and efficiently produced from reactant stream.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) operation of fuel reformer (10); and    (2) apparatus for generating hydrogen-containing product gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic flow of fuel reformer system.    Fuel reformer (10)    Reaction vessel (100)    Catalyst (110,140)    Heat sink media bed (120)    Atomizer (131)
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a set of layers onto a surface area incident to solar energy by e.g. spraying, where one of the layers includes a solar energy harvesting material located within a magnetic field generated by a magnetic material. A thermal energy and a photonic energy are converted into electrical energy by the solar energy harvesting material. The layers include a basecoat on which the magnetic material is deposited.    USE - Used for harvesting solar energy that is utilized for powering an electric vehicle e.g. electric car, and for charging vehicle batteries in a parking lot.    ADVANTAGE - The thermal energy and photonic energy are converted into electrical energy by the solar energy harvesting material located within the magnetic field generated by the magnetic material, thus generating electricity in a more efficient manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a multiple layer solar energy harvesting composition for deposition onto a surface area    (2) a carbon buckyball for harvesting solar energy comprising a thermal energy harvesting material    (3) an inductive coupling device for a vehicle, comprising a spherical inductive coupler    (4) a vehicle chassis for storing electrical energy, comprising a conductor    (5) an atmospheric intake hydrogen motor for obtaining hydrogen fuel from condensed atmospheric water vapor    (6) an electrical energy generating tire for a vehicle, comprising a reinforcement strip    (7) a mechanical energy harvesting device for converting mechanical motion into electrical current for use in a vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a solar energy harvesting strip in an elemental form.    Solar energy harvesting strip (110)    Bonding layer (210)    Magnetic layer (220)    Thermal harvesting layer (230)    Conductive layer (240)    Photonic harvesting layer (250)
NOVELTY - A gas dissociation apparatus comprises a toroidal-shaped plasma chamber for containing a gas and including dielectric spacer(s) (150) protected from plasma in the chamber, and a transformer to induce an electric field within the chamber. The transformer comprises a primary winding and a magnetic core surrounding a portion of the plasma chamber. A chamber wall protrusion protects the dielectric spacer. Vacuum seal(s) (152) is located adjacent or outside the dielectric spacer. The chamber comprises metal material.    USE - For dissociating gases.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic representation of a dielectric spacer for dielectric regions.    Chamber wall (100)    Dielectric spacer (150)    Vacuum seal (152)
NOVELTY - Diaphragm type monopolar electrolyzer includes electric current conducting anode bimetallic bottom, anodes and cathodes mounted in the bottom. Bottom is made of solid aluminum and titanium plates mutually joined by explosion welding. Electrically conducting plate of frame-recess of cathode is made by double-side forging out. Cathode bus is welded to housing by explosion method.    USE - Construction of electrolyzer designed for electrolysis of brine for producing chlorine, hydrogen and caustic soda.    ADVANTAGE - Lowered power consumption for realizing process, increased electric current yield of target products of manufacturing cycle, reduced metal consumption for making electrolyzer.3 dwg
NOVELTY - Generation of hydrogen, designed for use as energy carrier being fuel additive and as consumer-destined pure hydrogen source, is accomplished by electrolysis of aqueous solution using cathode with its one end in aqueous solution and the other in possession of consumer. Pressure at the cathode end in consumer's possession is below and temperature higher than the same at the end in aqueous solution. Cathode is made from materials such as Ta, Pd, Pt, Ni, Mg, Ti, V, Nb, U, Mg2Ni, TiFe, LaNi5, alloys V-Nb, Ni-Ta, which incorporate hydrogen in their frameworks.    USE - Hydrogen production processes.    ADVANTAGE - Reduced hydrogen transportation losses, increased its purity, and decreased number of operations from hydrogen source to hydrogen consumer.1 dwg
NOVELTY - A reformer formed by inserting a reaction substrate into a reactor body obtained by brazing a first plate and a second plate is provided to solve a problem that a catalytic layer is separated by heat in a brazing process of the reactor substrate and the plates.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A reformer(30) for fuel cell system comprises: at least one reactor body(41) in which a predetermined housing space(34) is formed, and which is formed in a plate shape; and a reaction substrate(36) inserted into the housing space to perform chemical reaction of reactants including fuel. The reactor body comprises: a first plate(31) having a housing groove(33) united with shape of the reaction substrate; a second plate(32) closely adhered to the first plate to form the housing groove by the housing groove; and a joining part(35) melted and formed on a close adhesion part of the first plate and the second plate to integrally join the first and second plates with each other. The housing groove forms an opening portion on an end of one side of the first plate. The first plate is formed in such a manner that a close adhesion part closely adhered to the first plate is formed on an edge portion except the opening portion, and the housing groove is formed at an inner side of the edge portion.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A plasmatron reformer capable of efficiently producing high concentration hydrogen and an application system of the plasmatron reformer are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A reforming system comprises: a reformer; an air injector for injecting air supplied into the plasmatron; a fuel reservoir for fuel injection; a steam generator for steam injection; a power supply unit for power supply; and a cooling water feeder for feeding cooling water into the heat exchangers, wherein the reformer comprises: a plasmatron(1) comprising a mixer(101) and a plasma torch(110) for generating plasma of high temperature; a first catalytic reactor(2) comprising a castable internal insulating material(22) and a spherical Ni catalyst(21) for accelerating generation of hydrogen; a first heat exchanger(3) in which heat recovered by heat exchange is utilized to generate steam supplied to a fuel injection port; a second catalytic reactor(4) comprising a spherical Fe catalyst(41) for accelerating reduction of carbon monoxide and a water jacket(42) for maintaining a proper reaction temperature of 400 deg.C; and a second heat exchanger(5) which maintains a proper temperature capable of being applied to application fields such as a fuel cell.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A reformer for fuel cell system which is easily manufactured and can maximize reaction efficiency is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A reformer(30) for fuel cell system comprises: a plate type catalyst filling part(31) on which a catalytic layer(32) is formed to accelerate chemical reaction of reactants including a fuel; and at least one plate type body part(35) which is closely adhered to the catalyst filling part, and on which reactant moving channels(37) oppositely directed to the catalytic layer are formed. The catalyst filling part comprises a first substrate(33) having a filling groove(34) in which the catalytic layer is filled. The body part comprises a second substrate(36) closely adhered to the first substrate oppositely to the filling groove. The second substrate comprises: an injection port(38) through which the reactants are injected into the moving channels; and a discharge port(39) for discharging a product generated through catalytic reaction of the reactants by the catalytic layer.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - Provided is a carbon monooxide remover for a fuel cell system, which has a simple structure, and reduces the concentration of carbon monooxide contained in hydrogen gas generated from a reformer via selective oxidation with oxygen supplied separately.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The carbon monooxide remover(40) for a fuel cell system comprises: a reaction substrate(41) having a channel(42) for the flow of the hydrogen gas generated from the reformer and that of oxygen and a catalyst layer formed on the surface of the channel; a cover(45) disposed in close contact with one surface of the reaction substrate to form a flow path by the channel; and a magnetic body(47) disposed in close contact with the other surface of the reaction substrate for drawing the carbon monooxide toward the catalyst layer.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A DC arc plasmatron device is provided to enhance purity of plasma and increase activity of the plasma by improving an asymmetrical property of the plasma generated by the DC arc plasmatron device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A plasma gas ejecting path (12) includes two tubes, which deliver plasma generating gas. The plasma gas supply tube (22) supplies the plasma generating gas to the plasma gas ejecting path and has a smaller intersection than the plasma gas ejecting path. An insulation material (6) encloses a portion of an outer perimeter of the plasma gas supply tube and insulates the plasma gas supply tube from a nozzle-like anode of the plasma gas ejecting path. A bar-like cathode (1) is connected to a cathode of an arc voltage source and has a smaller intersection than the plasma gas supply tube. A nozzle-like anode (2) is formed in front of the bar-like cathode and includes a nozzle portion, which is connected to an anode of the arc voltage source. A functional path (5) is formed to mix functional gas with the plasma generating gas and connected to the plasma gas supply tube.
NOVELTY - A recycling system for daily life wastewater and organic waste is provided to prevent environmental pollution and minimize consumption of an external life essential energy by treating daily life wastewater and food garbage at contamination sites along with organic waste such as waste wood, thereby producing water for reusing, compost, new regenerated energy and heat.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A recycling system for daily life wastewater and organic waste comprises: a screen (1) for separating wastewater and waste from food garbage; a flow equalization tank (2) for temporarily storing wastewater; a wooden fracture filter (3) which comprises a filtration bed and a filter layer and is rotated continuously or intermittently to primarily filter wastewater; first and second anoxic tanks (4,5) for settling sewage particles remained in wastewater and removing nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater; a membrane filter (6) for secondly filtering wastewater; a reusing water storage tank (7) for storing wastewater passing through the membrane filter; a mixing tank (8) for mixing food garbage and adulterations (organic waste) filtered in the screen with a filter medium on which sludge is adsorbed in the wooden fracture filter in a proper C/N ratio; a digestion tank (9) for generating gas and composting the mixture by anaerobic fermenting a mixture mixed in the mixing tank; and a gas storage tank (10) for compressing and storing the gas after collecting and purifying gas produced in the digestion tank.
NOVELTY - A food waste disposer using bio-chips that converts organic material-containing food waste or proteins, fats and carbohydrates of animals and plants into water and carbon dioxide, minimizes generation of odor through double deodorizing functions and disposes food waste without residues using the bio-chips semipermanently, and a method for disposing food waste using the food waste disposer is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A food waste disposer using bio-chips comprising:    (a) a food waste hopper (10) for injecting food waste;    (b) a storage part (22) in which bio-chips for degrading and fermenting the injected food waste are embedded such that the food waste is injected into the bio-chips;    (c) an agitator (24) formed in the storage part to agitate the food waste;    (d) a power transmission part (26) for rotating the agitator;    (e) an air supply part (29) comprising an air inlet (28) for flowing air in to degrade and ferment the food waste when operating the agitator;    (f) a heat exchange part (30) for consistently maintaining the heat to an ordinary temperature when fermentation heat is generated according to degradation and fermentation of the food waste by supplying air into the food waste through the air supply part;    (g) a deodorization part (32) for removing odor generated while food waste in the storage part is being degraded and fermented;    (h) an exhaust fan (34) for exhausting steam generated while the food waste in the storage part is being degraded and fermented to the outside; and    (i) a control part (36) for operating and controlling the power transmission part, the air supply part, the heat exchange part, the deodorization part and the exhaust fan.
NOVELTY - To-be-processed water (1) is sequentially subjected to activated-sludge treatment and membrane-separation processing in a biological-treatment tank (3). The membrane-separated water is then sequentially subjected to UV treatment and reverse-osmosis processing.    USE - For treating wastewater, such as sewage, and manufacturing reclaimed water (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively prevents reduction in transmission capability and separation capability of reverse osmosis membrane by bio-fouling and chemical fouling. The efficiency of sterilization process is excellent. The method is economical and safe.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for water-treating unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic drawing of the water-treating unit.    To-be-processed water (1)    Biological-treatment tank (3)    Reverse-osmosis membrane (7)    Treated water (8)    Concentrated water (9)
NOVELTY - A fuel gas supply pipe (12) supplies fuel gas, e.g. hydrogen (H2) gas to a reactor. A heater supplies exhaust gas from reactor to a fuel gas supply pipe to heat the fuel gas supply pipe. The heater has exhaust gas regulating valve that adjusts the amount of exhaust gas supplied to fuel gas supply pipe to adjust heating state of fuel gas supply pipe. A temperature controller adjusts the temperature of exhaust gas supplied to fuel gas supply pipe to adjust the heating state of fuel gas pipe.    USE - For supplying fuel gas, e.g. liquefying hydrogen gas, liquefied natural gas, pressure compressed gas, liquefied petroleum gas etc. to engine (claimed), fuel cell of fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel gas supply pipe whose temperature fall produced by supply of fuel gas can be efficiently heated by simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the operation of fuel cell system provided with fuel gas supply apparatus.    Fuel tanks (10-1,10-2)    Fuel supply pipe (12)    Fuel-pressure-reduction-valve (14-1,14-2)    Fuel cell (18)    Heat exchanger (24)
NOVELTY - An ion-cluster exchange film comprises a polyelectrolyte having sulfonic acid-containing group, and a porous, fibrous, cloth or non-woven fabric shaped reinforced material (0.5-45 vol.%).    USE - For membrane-electrode joint material and fuel cell (both claimed) such as solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply of portable apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The ion-cluster exchange film has excellent oxidation resistance, mechanical property, durability, high temperature proton conductivity and high stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ion-cluster exchange film comprises a polyelectrolyte having sulfonic acid-containing group of formula: -Y(-Zk)-P-, and a porous, fibrous, cloth or non-woven fabric shaped reinforced material (0.5-45 vol.%).    Y=aromatic residue having (k+2) valence;    P=coupling group chosen from -CO-, -O-, -S-, -SO-, -SO2-, -CONH-, -C(CF3)2, or single bond;    k=1-4;    Z=-(X1Ar1(B1))-(X2Ar2(B2))-...-(X power(n-1)Ar power(n-1)(B power(n-1)))-(X(n)Ar(n)), preferably -SO3H group;    B1-B power(n-1)=branched chain, and B1 is -((X2Ar2(B2))-(X3Ar3(B3))-...-(X power(n-1)Ar power(n-1)(B power(n-1)))-(X(n)Ar(n)))f, B2 is -((X3Ar3(B3))-...-(X power(n-1)(B power(n-1)))-(X(n)Ar(n)))f, and B power(n-1) is -(X(n)Ar(n))f;    n=2-5;    f=0-5;    Ar1-Ar(n)=aromatic residue;    X1-X(n)=coupling group chosen from -CO-, -CONH-, -(CF2)p-, -C(CF3)2-, -COO-, -SO-, or -SO2-;and    p=1-10.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) membrane-electrode joint material using the ion-cluster exchange film;    (2) fuel cell using the ion-cluster exchange film; and    (3) manufacture of the ion-cluster exchange film.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen-gas generator has a cathode comprising aluminum, and an anode for generating hydrogen gas by electrolyzing water in a hydrogen-gas generation tank (7) containing water.    USE - As hydrogen-gas generator.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-gas generator is economical and safe, and enables effective usage of surplus electrical energy of domestic-use solar power generation. The water-liquid processing cost of electrolyte liquid is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the front view of the electrode generating upward flow of electrolyte liquid.    Hydrogen exhaust port (6)    Hydrogen-gas generation tank (7)    Filter (8)    Electrode support (9)    Solar-power generation element (10)
NOVELTY - The fuel modifier (20) has a cylindrical container (21) filled with a modification catalyst (22), a heater (23) surrounding the side portion of the container, an inlet-port temperature sensor (26) for the entrance side of the container, and a controller (30). The controller monitors the deterioration state of the modification catalyst from the temperature detected by the sensor.    USE - For fuel-cell power generators (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel modifier is compact, lightweight, economical, and suitably applicable for low-output small fuel cells. The modifier has a simple structure and enables stably supply of small amount of fuel gas. The temperature sensor enables judgment of appropriate time for replacement of modification catalyst. The heating temperature is controlled easily and accurately. The modifier is maintained easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel-cell power generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the explanatory drawing of the fuel modifier. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel modifier (20)    Container (21)    Modification catalyst (22)    Heater (23)    Inlet-port temperature sensor (26)    Controller (30)
NOVELTY - A method for processing pet excretions comprising mixing a decomposition agent with the pet excretion, repeatedly grinding at a fixed time after decomposition and mixing with a stirring blade (4), is new.    USE - For processing excretion of pet such as dog and cat, and also insect excretion.    ADVANTAGE - The excretion can be stored for several months in a year without bad smell, and can be used as fertilizer for flowerbed, etc., effectively. The pollution of parks and sand pits are reduced, and so the environmental hygiene is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a pet excretion processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the pet excretion processing apparatus.    Case (1)    Lid (2)    Ventilation fan (3)    Stirring blade (4)    Heater (8)
NOVELTY - Methane fermentation processing of organic wastewater (1) containing organic acid is carried out in methane fermentation tank (7), and methane gas is separated to produce processed wastewater (11), where ion exchange treatment of processed wastewater is carried out, quantitative analysis of acetic acid concentration in processed wastewater (13) is carried out using gas chromatography, the feed rate of organic wastewater is controlled based on acetic acid concentration, and thus, operation of methane fermentation is enabled.    USE - For operating methane fermentation tank used for processing organic wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - The methane fermentation tank is operated efficiently and steadily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the explanatory drawing of flow of methane fermentation apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Organic wastewater (1)    Buffer tank (2)    Equalizing tank (5)    Methane fermentation tank (7)    Processed wastewater (11)    Processed water after ion exchange treatment (13)
NOVELTY - A sunlight excitation laser performs energy conversion of sunlight to coherent laser beam. A laser beam condensing unit (7) condenses laser beam from laser coupling structures (8) to laser condensing high temperature furnace (6).    USE - For generation of hydrogen used in fuel cell electric vehicle and ammonia or methane production apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The utilization efficiency of sunlight energy is increased. The hydrogen generation, methane and ammonia synthesis are performed efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of solar excitation laser apparatus and laser irradiation high temperature furnace.    Laser condensing high temperature furnace (6)    Laser beam condensing unit (7)    Laser coupling structure (8)
NOVELTY - Process for preparation of fertilizer involves analyzing and drying agricultural wastes; crushing the dried waste to size of 30 to 100 mesh and feeding the waste into the bio-reactor; adding mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria into the bio-reactor and sealing the reactor; keeping the sealed bio-reactor for a period of 48-96 hours for decomposition of the waste; passing steam through the bio-reactor in order to sterilize the compost; removing the composite waste from the reactor and subjecting the waste to homogenization; feeding the homogenized mixture into peddle mixture and nutrients and/or additives, operating the peddle mixture for period of less than 45 minutes and then subjecting the obtained mixture to pelletization or tableting followed by drying to maintain the moisture between 10 wt.% and 15 wt.% weight.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a two-stage method for producing fertilizer and sludge gas from semi-solid organic waste. The method comprises: (1) decomposing semi-solid organic waste in a slightly aerobic condition by microorganisms to generate heat and obtain small molecule substances such as volatile fatty acids; (2) digesting the small molecule substances in an anaerobic condition to generate sludge gas. The final product after treatment is nutritious, and does not have special odor or disease germs, thus is a high quality organic fertilizer. The method has such advantages as no waste discharge and no pollution, and is energy saving.
NOVELTY - Treatment-ferment integrated process and operation method to produce hydrogen by the remaining sludge of the sewage treatment factory includes sewage adjustment, preheating treatment and anaerobic fermentation. The method adjusts density/pH first, then heating pretreatment, finally anaerobic fermenting to produce hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The invention can recover the organic matter in the form of hydrogen energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Treatment-ferment integrated process and operation method to produce hydrogen by the remaining sludge of the sewage treatment factory includes sewage adjustment, preheating treatment and anaerobic fermentation. The method adjusts density/pH first, then heating pretreatment, finally anaerobic fermenting to produce hydrogen. The heating treatment can release organic matter and prevent methanation in anaerobic digestion. The hydrogen production ratio can reach 19.42ml/gVS at 121degreesC, pressure 1.5atm and time 0.5h. The consistency of the hydrogen in the biologic air can reach 47.0%. The sludge content has decreased and the dehydration has been improved.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to an environment-friendly alkaline buckle battery, which includes anode substance, cathode cover, cathode substance, seal glue ring, anode hull, electrolyte and dissepiment paper, the character of which is that the battery cathode cover inner is plating with a layer of white copper or copper alloy, the cathode substance includes pure zinc powder, and it uses high pure hydroxides indium and indium oxide as inhibitor to lower electric potential where the zinc powder separates hydrogen, the cathode substance also includes thickening agent, zinc oxide and so on. The advantage in this invention is that it can prevent from swelling from the gas produced by the zinc contacting with other materials or metals, and it reduces the gas separating quantity of the hydrogen cathode to satisfy the environmental protection.
NOVELTY - The alcohol-ester fuel for combustion engine and its preparing process, is prepared from the raw materials (by volume percentage) of ethanol 10-90%, aliphatic methyl ester 10-90% through stirring and mixing homogeneously.
NOVELTY - Alcohol group environment protection liquid fuel, is prepared by mixing methanol, water, acetone, hydrogen dioxide solution, potassium permanganate, dimethyl ether by a predetermined weight proportion. The combustion product mainly includes water and carbon dioxide which cause no pollution to environment.
NOVELTY - The present invention is one kind of catalyst for aluminum to replace hydrogen from water. The catalyst is coated to the surface of aluminum part to destroy protecting alumina layer on the surface ofthe aluminum part constantly so that aluminum without protecting film reacts with water to replace hydrogen from water continuously. The catalyst is compounded with the main material including PVA, ethanol, acetone, mercury chloride and water. The hydrogen preparing process may be performed in automobile to produce hydrogen fuel capable of replacing gasoline simply and economically.
NOVELTY - A supported calcium oxide catalyst is used in preparing biological diesel oil. The supported calcium oxide catalyst has the co-catalyst of strontium oxide, zinc oxide or lanthanum oxide, carrier of magnesia, silica, alumina or magnesia-alumina, calcium oxide supporting amount of 2-30 wt% of the carrier and co-catalyst supporting amount of 0-16 wt% of the carrier. The supported calcium oxide catalyst has simple process, high repeatability, high reaction activity for preparing biological diesel oil, insolubility in methanol system and easy separation from the reaction system.
NOVELTY - The energy-saving environment-protecting new-type coal-fired boiler which does no produce pollutants of smoke and dust, etc. and its fuel gas synthesis equipment. The invention is characterized by adopting the following steps: firstly, making the coal undergo the process of pyrolytic gasification, then making combustion, and using heat energy produced by combustion to pyrolyze and gasify coal to produce combustible gases of hydrogen gas, carbon monoxide and methane, etc., making the pyrolytic gas undergo the process of desulfurization or denitrification, then making the pyrolytic gas be fed into secondary combustion chamber to make reforming reaction and pyrolysis reaction and obtain the hydrogen-enriched synthetic fuel gas.
NOVELTY - The environmently-friendly fuel comprises methanol 60-80 wt.%, water 8-20 wt.%, methyl ester 5-15 wt.%, acetone 1-5 wt.%, hydrogen peroxide 2-2.5 wt.%, sulfonate 0.5-2 wt.% and triethylamine 0.2-1 wt.%. This invention has such advantages as reasonable formulation, long emulsification time and good combustion ability, and can be used as a replacement of gasoline, diesel or heavy oils.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a method for manufacturing methanol and dimethyl ether by complete oxidation of inferior coal at normal pressure. Pure oxygen and water vapors are used as the gasifying agents. The method comprises the steps of: drying the raw material coal, pulverizing, and screening to coal powders with particle sizes less than 10 mm, introducing into a furnace, mixing with pure oxygen and water vapors injected into the furnace by an injection nozzle, and gasifying to obtain feed gas for methanol synthesis. The method has such advantages as wide raw material resources, low cost, lowinvestment, simple equipment structure, simple process, stable operation, high gasification strength, long operation period, low impairment rate, and simple waste treatment method.
NOVELTY - A carbide furnace for calcining high-temperature carbon can be used for the carbonization of scrapped materials and timbering chips in agriculture and forestry. The carbide furnace can easily control the temperature so that the highest temperature in the furnace can be higher than 1000degreesC, obtaining high-temperature carbon with a high-quality. The carbide furnace can effectively purify dust, and separate and recover tar, and is environmentally friendly. The carbide furnace comprises a furnace body, a temperature-controlling unit, a dust purification and tar recovery unit and a semiconductor thermometric device. The carbide furnace has a simple structure, is simple to produce, has easy operation and high carbonization quality.
NOVELTY - A zirconium borane complex (I) is new.    USE - As catalyst used for manufacturing siloxane, disiloxane methane and methane (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The siloxane is manufactured on moderate condition using zirconium borane complex as catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A zirconium borane complex of formula (I): (Zr(R)(L))+.(B(R)(C6F5)3)-, is new.    L = bidentate or tridentate ligand; and    R = alkyl or aralkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    1. Manufacture of zirconium borane complex (I);    2. Two production methods for compound (5);    3. Production of siloxane/disiloxymethane/methane; and    4. Compound (IIa).
NOVELTY - Decomposing natural gas or methane comprises passing a flow of natural gas or methane through a reaction zone while generating in the reaction zone a pulsating cold arc discharge adapted to decompose the natural gas or methane into its gaseous constituents and carbon in the form of solid particles.    USE - The invention deals with the process of decomposing natural gas/methane into its gaseous constituents and carbon in form of solid particles.    ADVANTAGE - The process: transforms natural gas or methane primarily into hydrogen and carbon without using dielectric barrier discharge; and is carried out by controlling the frequency and duration of the cold arc discharge.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an apparatus for decomposing natural gas or methane comprising a reactor with a reaction zone, means for passing a flow of natural gas or methane through the reactor zone, and means for generating at least one pulsating cold arc discharge in the reaction zone such as to convert natural gas or methane into its gaseous constituents and carbon in the form of solid particles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of the system for producing a cold arc discharge:    Ground electrode; (20)    Dielectric material; (22)    High voltage electrode; (24)    Capacitor; (26)    High voltage source. (28)
NOVELTY - Mechanical energy is generated by storing water in fuel-cell and pressure equalization device (307); electrolyzing the stored water stored into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas; displacing the stored water with the hydrogen gas and oxygen gas; and feeding the displaced water to a hydraulic device (330) to drive the hydraulic device in a forward direction to produce mechanical energy.    USE - Used in generation of mechanical energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system for generating mechanical energy, comprising fuel-cell storing water; pressure equalization device storing water; mechanism for electrolyzing the water stored in the fuel-cell into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to displace the water stored in the pressure equalization device gas; and hydraulic device driven in a forward direction by the displaced water to produce mechanical energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a block diagram of a reversible fuel-cell actuated mechanical energy generating device.    Mechanical device (34)    Energy generating device (300)    Fuel cell (304)    Pressure equalization device (307)    Hydraulic device (330)    Proton exchange membrane (353)
NOVELTY - Treating septage having a high content of fats, oils and grease to produce a bio-fuel comprises pressing a septage having a liquid component and a solid component in a filter press to produce a filter cake having a desired British thermal unit (BTU) value. An alkaline compound as a filter press agent is added to the septage. The alkaline compound is hydrated lime, quicklime or limestone. A binding agent is added to the filter cake. The filter cake is formed into pellets. The fats, oils and grease are separated from the filter cake by stream treatment or hot water treatment.    USE - For treating septage, e.g. grease trap waste, for producing a bio-fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The conversion of the septage provides an alternative fuel source since the sludge has a high BTU value due to the large percentage of grease in the septage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a septage treatment apparatus comprising a pasteurization tank (113, 114), a filter press feed tank and a filter press.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow diagram of the process.    Septage pump truck (100)    Septage screening box (102, 103)    Jet mixer (105)    Transfer pumps (106, 107, 111, 112, 116, 117)    Sludge grinder (108, 109)    Receiving tank (110)    Pasteurization tank (113, 114)    Cooling tank (118, 119)    Jet mixer (120)    Floatables re-entrainment device (121)    Agitator (164)
NOVELTY - Ammonia is formed by forming a plasma (33), supplying source of metal particles to the plasma to form metal nitride particles, and reacting the metal nitride particles (34, 35, 42) with a substance (50) to produce ammonia (10, 51), and an oxide byproduct (53).    USE - For production of ammonia useful in agricultural and other manufacturing processes.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides a convenient method by which ammonia can be generated on site.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for forming hydrogen from ammonia comprising creating a plasma from a source electricity and a source of nitrogen (41, 43); providing a source of metal particles to the plasma under conditions that facilitate the production of metal nitride and/or metal oxynitride particles; recovering the metal nitride and/or metal oxynitride particles; providing a source of heated water and chemically reacting the metal nitride and/or metal oxynitride particles with the source of heated water to generate ammonia and a metal hydroxide; separating the ammonia from the metal hydroxide; providing a thermal chemical cracking assembly, and supplying the ammonia to the chemical cracking assembly under conditions facilitating the decomposition of ammonia; separating nitrogen gas; and returning the gas (32) by thermal chemical cracking assembly back to the plasma; and delivering the hydrogen gas (65) to an end user.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a simplified schematic view of the method.    Ammonia (10, 51)    Water source (13)    Gas (32)    Plasma (33)    Metal nitride particles (34, 35, 42)    Nitrogen (41, 43)    Substance (50)    Byproduct (53)    Thermal chemical cracking assembly (60)    Hydrogen gas (65)
NOVELTY - A solid oxide fuel cell comprises a fuel- and air-electrode layers (3, 4) disposed on both surfaces of a solid electrolyte layer (2); a fuel- and air-electrode-side porous metals disposed on outer sides of the fuel- and air-electrode layers, respectively; and a separator (8) disposed on the outer sides of the porous metals. The components are adhered to each other. The interior of pores of fuel-electrode-side porous metal is partially or fully filled with a hydrocarbon reforming catalyst (10), and reforming reaction is driven by the catalyst before a fuel gas reaches the fuel-electrode layer.    USE - For power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell enables power generation with internal reforming stable and efficient in a long period, has a simple reforming mechanism, and prevents the occurrence of an inhomogeneous temperature distribution in the cell generated by non-uniformity of reforming reaction and enables power generation with internal reforming stable and efficient without breakage of the power generating cell and degrading of the cell performance. An internal reforming mechanism secures the gas flow path providing invariably good flow regions in the fuel cell stack without the influence of the loading amount of the reforming catalyst and provides an excellent reforming capability. Carbon deposition due to the unreformed gas can be avoided, and an efficient and stable internally-reforming power generation becomes possible.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is an essential part sectional view of the fuel cell stack.    Solid electrolyte layer (2)    Fuel- and air-electrode layers (3, 4)    Pores (6a)    Porous metal (7)    Separator (8)    Hydrocarbon reforming catalyst (10)
NOVELTY - The invention is pertaining to the cryogenic engineering, in particular, to the methods of the natural gas liquefaction.    USE - Natural gas industry; motor car industry; methods of the natural gas liquefaction at the motorcar gas filling and compression stations.    ADVANTAGE - The invention ensures the increased productivity, reliability and profitability of the natural gas liquefaction process at the motorcar gas filling and compression stations.1 dwg    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method of the natural-gas liquefaction, predominantly for the motor car liquid gas filling and compression stations is realized with usage of the technologically closed throttling recuperative cycle with the additional external chilling. The minimal pressure up to which the throttling of the gas takes place in the cycle is maintained at the level of no less than 0.4 MPa with the observance of the principle of ensured provision of the level of the carbon dioxide dissolubility in the produced liquefied natural gas at the set pressure exceeding the value of its maximum contents in the natural gas delivered for the liquefaction. The technical result of the invention is the increased productivity, reliability and profitability of the natural gas liquefaction process at the motorcar gas filling and compression stations.
NOVELTY - A reformer for a fuel cell system is provided to improve the performance and thermal efficiency of a reformer by maintaining equal temperature distribution at a whole area of a reforming reaction part by efficiently transmitting thermal energy generated at a burner to the reforming reaction part, and reduce size of a system by forming the reformer in a double pipe shape.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A first main body(31) is formed in a pipe shape. A second main body is arranged in an inner center direction of the first main body. A burner(35) forms an oxidation catalyst(34) in a first space(A) between the first main body and the second main body for generating heat by oxidation reaction of a fuel and oxygen by the oxidation catalyst. A reforming reaction part(39) forms a reforming catalyst(37) in a second space(B) of the inner second main body for generating hydrogen gas from the fuel through reforming reaction by the reforming catalyst. A first path member(61) is installed, contacting with an outer peripheral surface of the first main body while communicating with the first space, and has a path passing through the second space for discharging combustion gas of the fuel and oxygen from the first space. A second path member(62) is installed, contacting with the first path member while communicating with the second space for injecting the fuel into the second space.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - Provided are a fuel supply device which can sharply decrease parasitic electric powers consumed for driving of overall system and further improve capability and energy efficiency of the system, and a fuel cell system applying the same.    USE - For fuel cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fuel supply device (50) comprises: a cylinder member (51) which has a first storage part (52) supplying a vapor fuel, a second storage part (53) supplying an air, and a third storage part (54) supplying a liquid vapor; a separator (56) dividing the first storage part (52) and the second storage part (52); and a pressure transmission member (58) which divides the first and second storage parts (52,53) and the third storage part (54) respectively, and supplies pressures of the vapor fuel and air to the liquid fuel. The fuel cell system comprises an electric generator part which generates an electric energy by reaction oxygen and hydrogen; a reformer which generates hydrogen gas from liquid fuel through reformed catalytic reaction by heat energy and supplies the hydrogen gas to the electric generator; a burner which generates the heat energy by burning a vapor fuel together with air and supplies the heat energy to the reformer; a fuel supply device which supplies the vapor fuel and air to the burner and the liquid fuel to the reformer; and an air supply part supplying the air to the electric generator part, wherein the electric generator part has such structure as to form storage spaces for storing the vapor fuel, air, and liquid fuel respectively, and to supply pressures of the vapor fuel and air to the liquid fuel.
NOVELTY - Provided is a fuel cell system which has a simple structure, can confront the change of the size of a system and the concentration of fuel and is lowered in manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel cell system(100) comprise an electricity generation unit(11) which has a fuel supply source(20) and generates an electrical energy by the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen; a package part which accommodates the electricity generation unit; and a fuel injection part(70) which is installed at the package part to inject fuel into the fuel supply source. Preferably the fuel injection part is connected with the fuel supply source and contains a valve assembly formed by mounting a fuel injection hole in the package part, and the fuel injection hole has a hole of about 0.01-50 mm.
NOVELTY - A burner for reformer capable of forming a high efficiency reformer by generating uniform oxidation reaction within a reformer for fuel cell, thereby increasing activity of a catalyst, a reformer comprising the burner, and a fuel cell system comprising the reformer are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A burner for reformer comprises: a pipe-shaped burner body having an injection port and a discharge port formed on both ends thereof to inject and discharge a fuel and an oxidizer; and oxidation catalysts which are filled in the burner body and have different amounts of a catalytic material supported on a carrier, wherein an oxidation catalyst on which a catalytic material is supported in a high concentration is filled in an end portion of the burner body contacted with the injection port and the discharge port, and an oxidation catalyst on which the catalytic material is supported in a low concentration is filled in a central portion of the burner body. The oxidation catalysts are two or more catalysts selected from the group consisting of a first oxidation catalyst(32a) in which 0.01 to 10 wt.% of a catalytic material is supported on a carrier, a second oxidation catalyst(32b) in which 1.0 to 20 weight parts of the catalytic material is supported on the carrier based on 100 weight parts of a supporting amount of the first oxidation catalyst, and a third oxidation catalyst(32c) in which 21 to 99 weight parts of the catalytic material is supported on the carrier based on 100 weight parts of a supporting amount of the first oxidation catalyst.
NOVELTY - Provided is a fuel cell having a hydrogen bombe section, which inhibits hydrogen gas containing CO in an amount higher than a predetermined level from being supplied to a stack, and thus prevents degradation of the quality of a fuel cell stack and improves the lifespan of a fuel cell stack.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel cell having a hydrogen bomb section comprises: a fuel supply section(100) for supplying fuel having a predetermined composition; a reformer section(200) for generating hydrogen-containing gas from the fuel; a stack section(300) for generating electricity and heat by electrochemical reactions between the hydrogen-containing gas and oxygen; a concentration detection sensor(500) disposed in the middle of a feed line(340) for supplying the hydrogen-containing gas to the stack so as to detect CO concentration; a hydrogen supply return section disposed in a feed line at a position where the detection sensor is drawn, which causes the hydrogen-containing gas to be returned to the reformer section if the CO concentration detected by the sensor is higher than a predetermined level; and a hydrogen bomb section(900) disposed between the hydrogen supply return section and the stack for supplying pure hydrogen gas to the stack if the CO concentration contained in the hydrogen-containing gas exceeds the predetermined level.
NOVELTY - A paste typed catalytic electrode used for hydrogen generation from sodium borohydride(NaBH4) in alkaline solution is provided to develop high performance paste typed catalytic electrode and catalytic material through optimization of various catalytic materials such as Ni, Co and Pt and paste-forming additives such as binder, thickener and substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - In a hydrogen generating system using a NaBH4 in alkaline solution, an apparatus for storing and generating hydrogen of the NaBH4 in alkaline solution comprises a reaction tube with a paste typed catalytic electrode, wherein the NaBH4 in alkaline solution is injected into the reaction tube so that hydrogen gas is generated from a surface of the catalytic electrode, and a generation rate of the hydrogen gas is measured by a flow meter connected to the reaction tube. The apparatus uses a paste typed catalytic electrode prepared of a PTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene) emulsion and an SBR(styrenebutadiene rubber) emulsion as binders. The apparatus uses a paste typed catalytic electrode prepared of 2.0 wt.% of an HPMC(hydroxypropyl methylcellulose) solution with a viscosity of 3,600 cps as a thickener. The apparatus uses carbon paper, Ni-mesh and Ni-foam as a substrate for loading a paste.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A novel Bacillus subtilis PL-1 is provided to have keratinolytic activity and be stable at highly concentrated surfactants and oxidizing agents, thereby being usefully used for processing detergents, foods, feeds, and natural leathers, treating organic waste materials and decomposing feather.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The B. subtilis PL-1 is deposited as a deposit number of KCTC 10764BP. The protease is obtained by culturing the B. subtilis PL-1 and is characterized in that it is stable in the presence of non-ionic and anionic surfactants, in the presence of oxidizing agents, and in the presence of heavy metals such as Cd, Co, Cr, Cu and Mn, and shows an optimal pH of 9.5-12.0 and an optimal temperature of 50-65 degreesC.
NOVELTY - A method for preparing an essence using natural fermented water is provided to obtain the essence having antibacterial activity, thereby being effective for treating skin diseases.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises the steps of: (a) fermenting Chinese matrimony vine and red pepper to prepare a natural fermented water; (b) dissolving purified water, butylene glycol, disodium EDTA, glycerine, carbomer, and triethanol amine to prepare a first solution; (c) dissolving polysorbate 60, cetyl alcohol, hydrophobic glyceryl stearate, tocoperyl acetate, squalene, cetyl ethyl hexanoate, dimethicone, and sorbitan sesquioleate to prepare a second solution; (d) adding the second solution to the first solution to emulsify to prepare a third solution; (e) cooling the emulsified third solution; (f) uniformly mixing the solubilized solution with the natural fermented water in a ratio of 3:7 at a temperature of 50 deg.C; and (g) cooling down the mixture solution at room temperature. The natural fermented water preparing steps comprise the steps of: (a) after putting 1 ton of water, 200 grams of red pepper, 400 grams of Chinese matrimony vine, 300 grams of fermented soybean, and 100 grams of ginko leaves in a culture tank, culturing it; (b) fermenting the mixture in the culture tank at a temperature of 40-42 deg.C with maintaining aerobic state for 120 minutes and anaerobic repetitive aeration for 10 minutes and providing feed therewith everyday for 45 days; (c) ripening the organic matter after the step(b) at a temperature of 42 deg.C with maintaining aerobic state for 120 minutes and anaerobic repetitive aeration for 10 minutes without providing feed therewith for 30 days; (d) ripening the fermented solution in a ripening tank for 30 days; and (e) stabilizing the fermented water in a stabilizing tank for 10 days.(C) KIPO 2006Image 0/0
NOVELTY - A garbage leachate treating system capable of preventing contamination of soil and groundwater by passing garbage leachate through a flow equalization tank, an anaerobic tank, a dissolved air flotation tank, an anoxic tank, a biofilm tank, a sedimentation tank, a membrane bioreactor, an ozone oxidation tank and a discharge tank is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A system for treating garbage leachate using a bio block carrier comprises: a flow equalization tank(1); an anaerobic tank(2) for anaerobic treatment of garbage leachate by anaerobic microorganism; a dissolved air flotation tank(3); an anoxic tank(4); a biofilm tank(5) for degrading leachate using the bio block carrier; a sedimentation tank(6); a membrane bioreactor(7); an ozone oxidation tank(8); a filter tank(9); and a discharge tank(10). The bio block carrier is obtained by discharging a polymer formed by heating and melting a HDPE resin having a density of 0.9 to 0.95 at 120-150 deg.C by an electric heater. The anaerobic microorganism is Veillonella, Acidaminococcus, Megasphaera, Propionibacterium, Eubacterium, Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Leptotrichia, Clostridium, or mixtures thereof.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A water treatment apparatus having a simple structure consisting of a biological reactor such as aeration tank, a coagulant feeding part and an electrolysis tank is provided to simultaneously treat organic material, suspended solids, nitrogen and phosphorus as contaminants contained in sewage water or waste water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The apparatus comprises: a bio-reactor (10) that is fed with sewage or waste water, has aerobic microorganism and nitrification microorganism to oxidize and decompose organic materials in the water, and converse ammonia type of nitrogen into nitrate type of nitrogen; a precipitation membrane (50) that is submerged in the reactor (10), sucks water, nitrate ions and residual organic materials generated by a first decomposition through a suction pump (60), and separates SS and solid materials, and water, nitrate and organic materials; an electrolysis tank (20) that is fed with water, nitrate ions and residual organic materials passed from the precipitation membrane (50), oxidizes and decomposes the organic materials by electrical oxidation, and conducts reduction of the nitrate ions into nitrogen gas; a concentration tank (30) that contains SS concentrated in the bio-reactor (10) and discharged through bottom of a compartment (11) of the bio-reactor (10); and a conveyor pump (15) that transports supernatant from the concentration tank (30) to the bio-reactor (10).(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A conveyance unit (50) has a pump (51) that pumps organic-refuse water stored in a conveyance tank (56) to an organic refuse disposer through a conveyance pipe (52) provided with a non-return valve (53). A controller performs preset time driving of the pump at preset time interval.    USE - For processing organic refuse generated at kitchen.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents flush of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) during wastewater ejection from organic refuse disposer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory drawing of the organic-refuse processing system.    Conveyance unit (50)    Pump (51)    Conveyance pipe (52)    Non-return valve (53)    Conveyance tank (56)
NOVELTY - A cloth is used for covering a raised floor that supports the animals. The cloth prevents leak of bad odor from the barn. A wall is not provided between the pillars (1) of the barn to enable free flow of air.    USE - For raising e.g. pigs, cows, horses, chickens.    ADVANTAGE - Enables raising animals in a near natural environment and in a healthy way since natural air can always be supplied to the animals. Enables raising animals in sub-urban areas since bad smell is not released to the exterior of the barn.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the perspective view of the livestock barn.    Pillars (1)    Roof (2)    Fence (3)    Partition (4)    Exit/entrance (5)
NOVELTY - An accommodating portion (10) has multiple accommodation space (11) for holding hydrogen generating agent (1). The hydrogen generating agent expands in such a way that the approach of the reaction liquid (2) is difficult after the completion of the reaction between the hydrogen generating agent and reaction liquid. A supply path (20) connected to each accommodation space, supplies reaction liquid from one accommodation space to another accommodation space.    USE - For supplying hydrogen to fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen generation reaction is stopped and controlled favorably without the need of complicated apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen generation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the hydrogen generator.    Hydrogen generating agent (1)    Reaction liquid (2)    Accommodating portion (10)    Accommodation space (11)    Supply path (20)
NOVELTY - To-be-processed gas containing nitrogen is supplied from the gas supply side of a column (10) filled with an adsorption material (20). The adsorption material is heat-processed mordenite-type zeolite. The gas is processed without cooling the adsorption material, and processed gas flowing out of the gas ejection side of the column is collected after predetermined time.    USE - For treating gas such as methane, natural gas, town gas and sewage gas (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nitrogen in to-be-processed gas is separated efficiently using easily obtained adsorption material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas treatment equipment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of the gas treatment equipment.    Column (10)    Adsorption material (20)    Cylinder (30)    Collection cylinder (40)    Valves (V1,V2)
NOVELTY - A compost container (1) in chair-form shape has an accommodating portion (2), having an opening (2a) up and surrounding a vegetable waste material (11) used as a compost, a back plate (3) switching the opening, and a backrest portion (9).    USE - For storing compost such as organic refuse ejected from kitchen of homes, and playground of school and parks.    ADVANTAGE - The compost container has improved design property, and is comfortably installed at playground and parks.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the perspective view of compost container.    Compost container (1)    Accommodating portion (2)    Opening (2a)    Vent hole (2b)    Back plate (3)    Front panel (5)    Side plate (8)    Backrest portion (9)    Vegetable waste material (11)
NOVELTY - Fuel cell system has water tank (132) into which gas and water from cell stack are introduced. Flexible pipe (P14) is used to eject out gas from the water tank and also to replenish water in the tank.    USE - For fuel cell system which uses hydrogen, methanol type fuel cell used in two-wheeled motor vehicle, motor vehicle, vessel, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Water in the tank can be replenished from outside, using flexible tube used to eject gas from water tank.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for water replenishment method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the right view of piping arrangement of fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell stack (102)    Water tank (132)    Holder (200)    Belt (202)    Bolt (204)    Flexible pipe (P14)
NOVELTY - A modifier (4) produces a reformed gas containing hydrocarbon compound. A separation carrier having electron affinity with respect to carbon monoxide is provided in the system. A separation apparatus (5) separates carbon monoxide from the reformed gas based on difference between moving speed of the reformed gas and the carbon monoxide.    USE - For fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - Separates carbon monoxide from reformed gas without needing pressurization and heating.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (1)    Modifier (4)    Separation apparatus (5)    Scavenging gas storage tank (6)    Compressor (7)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen-production apparatus consists of a catalyst (10) and a hydrogenated aromatic compound. The catalyst supports a dehydrogenation active ingredient of oxide having weak solid-acid property which generates structure isomerization reaction of the hydrogenated aromatic compound, on a metallic catalyst support.    USE - For dehydrogenating hydrogenated aromatic compound and manufacturing hydrogen gas (claimed) used as fuel for fuel cells in motor vehicles, homes and offices, and in hydrogen stations and chemical processing plants.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus enables rapid dehydrogenation start by rapid and uniform reaction-heat supply to the catalyst, without reduction in hydrogen generation velocity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for hydrogen production which involves dehydrogenating the hydrogenated aromatic compound having an isomer, by contacting with the catalyst in the hydrogen-production apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the dehydrogenation-catalyst system built into the hydrogen-production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Dehydrogenation device (2)    Dehydrogenation catalyst (10)    Heat supply system (21)    Blowout-prevention material (35)    Bottom-portion support material (36)
NOVELTY - Modification of carbon compound containing hydrogen atom involves modifying a mixture of a carbon compound containing hydrogen atom and an oxidizing agent sealed in a microcapsule (11) and generating hydrogen.    USE - For generating hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell in motor vehicles and portable apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves modification reaction of carbon compound containing hydrogen atom by increasing storage stability of oxidizing agent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel feed system having a fuel container (2) which stores the carbon compound containing hydrogen atom, and a microcapsule container (1) which stores the microcapsule sealing the oxidizing agent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the model of microcapsule container and microcapsule container.(Drawing includes non-English language text).    Microcapsule container (1)    Fuel container (2)    Vaporizer (3)    Microcapsule (11)    Fuel pipes (21,22)
NOVELTY - The organic sludge processing apparatus has an apparatus (3) for digestive processing of organic sludge, a water removal device (4), a biological treatment apparatus (5) and an electrochemical processing apparatus (7). The device (4) carries out spin-drying of digested sludge. The apparatus (5) carries out biological processing of supernatant liquor obtained by drying. The apparatus (7) carries out oxidation electrochemical treatment of biologically treated supernatant liquor.    USE - For processing organic sludge (claimed) produced during processing of organic wastewater ejected from sewage works, chemical plant, foodstuffs works and soil treatment plant.    ADVANTAGE - The decomposable substance and decomposition-resistant substance are efficiently decomposed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing of organic sludge.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of processing apparatus of organic sludge. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Digestive processing apparatus (3)    Water removal device (4)    Biological treatment apparatus (5)    Electrochemical processing apparatus (7)    Biological tank (8)
NOVELTY - A ferment microbe cultural tank (5) receives ferment microbe species, additive and water and cultivates ferment microbe. The organic matter grinding apparatuses (6,7) receive and grind supply of organic matters such as discarding foodstuffs (W1). The ultra fine formation apparatus (4) performs ultra fine particle formation of ground organic matter by high-speed water flow and impact force. A fermentation promotion tank (10) cultivates ferment microbe using water melting the organic matter and ferment microbe from tank (5) and processes the organic matter.    USE - For cultivating ferment microbe using organic matter such as discarding foodstuffs and sludge, for sewage treatment and cleaning of toilet.    ADVANTAGE - The ferment microbe can be cultivated in large quantities, efficiently and rapidly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of ferment microbe cultivation installation. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Ferment microbe cultivation installation (1)    Ultra fine formation apparatus (4)    Ferment microbe cultural tank (5)    Organic matter grinding apparatuses (6,7)    Fermentation promotion tank (10)    Discarding foodstuffs (W1)
NOVELTY - A raw material gas (4) is introduced into a plasma reactor (1) which discharges between electrodes, and activated gas is produced. Portion or all of the activated gas is introduced into the plasma reactor, circulated and concentrated.    USE - For producing activated gas used for waste gas processing, surface treatment and deodorizing of diesel engine of motor vehicles and boiler, and used in waste gas processing system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The activated gas is produced with high efficiency, by reducing size and driving cost of activated gas production apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) activated gas production apparatus; and    (2) waste gas processing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of activated gas production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Plasma reactor (1)    Inlet (2)    Discharge port (3)    Raw material gas (4)    Fan (5)
NOVELTY - The system has water-electrolysis apparatus (130) electrically connected with fuel cell (110), and a storage battery to receive supply of hydrogen and oxygen to generate power. A surplus electric power is consumed apart from the stored power, when transferring the fuel cell from high load driving state to low load driving state. A high load responsiveness is obtained when transferring the received supply of hydrogen, and oxygen from the water electrolysis apparatus to the high load driving state.    USE - For power supply system of drive motor of electric vehicle, domestic power supply, mobile telephone, and notebook personal computer (PC), etc.    ADVANTAGE - High load responsiveness is obtained, and power consumption is reduced, to improve the life time of the fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fuel cell (1110)    Buffer tanks (121,122)    Water-electrolysis apparatus (130)    Electrolytic hydrogen supply piping (131)    Oxygen supply piping (132)
NOVELTY - A percolation threshold value set as rhoc is calculated beforehand. Site percolation probability is set as rho. Both values of percolation threshold and site percolation probability satisfy the condition rho is less than rhoc. Vibration period set as tau of slurry flowing in a transport pipe interior is measured with a vibration pipe density meter. The obtained tau is applied to a formula rho = (((k/(4pi2V))tau2) - (m'/V)) to obtain density.    USE - For density measurement of e.g. methane hydrate or carbon dioxide hydrate slurry, fine particle and crystallization in dust in gas dispersion medium.    ADVANTAGE - Enables direct measurement of the density of slurry at fluid state using the measurement principle of vibration pipe density meter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a damage warning method of methane hydrate or carbon dioxide hydrate slurry conveyance pipeline; and    (2) a density measurement apparatus of methane hydrate or carbon dioxide hydrate slurry.
NOVELTY - The sensor has a substrate comprising a diaphragm or opening thinner at center, a support layer, a heater (5) provided at the center, and an electric insulation layer. A pair of gas sensing layers (10,20) with a gap in between and having resistance values changed according to a composition of a gas and is provided at a position corresponding to center on the insulation layer so that temperature is controlled by the heater. Several pairs of electrodes (15,16,25,26) are made to electrically contact the gas sensing layers.    USE - For low-power consumption type one-chip thin-film gas sensor for detecting incomplete combustion gas such as methane (CH4) gas, hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO), etc.    ADVANTAGE - A monolithic integration of several gas sensing layers is carried out with respect to several gases.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a top view of the thin-film gas sensor.    Heater (5)    Gas sensing layers (10,20)    Electrodes (15,16,25,26)
NOVELTY - Gas in a storage space for refuse derived fuel is collected by suction, and the presence or absence of heat generation is discriminated by measuring the component and/or temperature of the collected gas. Preferably, the gas component measured is at least one of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen and/or oxygen, or multiple components.    USE - For monitoring the heat generation of refuse derived fuel stored in e.g. a silo.    ADVANTAGE - The process facilitates heat generation monitoring and the emission of refuse derived fuel, and enables the identification of exothermic cause and exothermic region, and enables emergency treatment cooling of the exothermic region.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) cooling of a refuse derived fuel;    (2) a refuse derived fuel storage apparatus; and    (3) operation of a refuse derived fuel storage apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a block diagram of a refuse derived fuel storage apparatus.    Gas sampling piping (3)    Shut-off valves (4a-4d)    Measurement control apparatus (5)    Gas sampling openings (7a-7d)    Air blower (8)
NOVELTY - The method involves producing gas with high hydrogen proportion, where the gas produces process heat and/or electrical energy. The gas is produced from a waste product that arises during production of a pulp, material preparation, and/or manufacturing or finishing of a fibrous web. Hydrocarbon of the waste product is converted into a hydrogen-rich and carbon monoxide rich gas, by auto-thermal reformation by using a reformer (10).    USE - Used for generating process heat and/or electrical energy for pulp manufacturing, for material-processing and/or for a fibrous material web e.g. paper or carton web, manufacturing and finishing machine.    ADVANTAGE - The method produces the gas with high hydrogen proportion, where the gas produces the process heat and/or the electrical energy, thus producing the gas by using the regenerative energy without need for a remote power station.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a method for generating process heat and/or electrical energy.    Reformer (10)    Shift degree (12)    Pressure change absorption degree (14)    Selective oxidization degree (16)
NOVELTY - The stabilization and non-destructive dilution of solutions of microorganisms in plants and herbs, comprises preparing salt solution (0.8-1.1 wt.%) with trace elements and adding salt solution to the solution of microorganisms with a pH of 3-4. Plant extracts and digests are added to the solution.    USE - Useful in plants and herbs.    ADVANTAGE - The stabilization and non-destructive dilution of solutions of microorganisms are simple, non-toxic and cost effective. The method improves the quality in the plants and herbs.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell power system in a vehicle is refuelled from an external source of liquid hydrogen and has a supply of gaseous oxygen or air available. A heat exchanger (E1) uses liquid hydrogen under a pressure of 100-450bar to cool gaseous oxygen and provide liquefied oxygen (4).The heated hydrogen (7) is partially evaporated through air heated exchanger (E2) to provide pressurized hydrogen gas (8).    USE - Refuelling installations for vehicles powered by pressurized hydrogen/ liquid oxygen fuel cells, e.g. submarines.    ADVANTAGE - Energy conservation. Low temperature available with liquid hydrogen is used to enable liquefaction of oxygen. Production of oxygen gas could be an on-board function, requiring only a hydrogen refuelling operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Oxygen can alternatively be supplied via a membrane separation unit or a low temperature process (claimed).The high pressure liquid hydrogen vaporizer (E2) may be partially by-passed via a control valve (10) to supply sub-cooled liquid hydrogen (claimed).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - Process flow diagram shows a pressure swing adsorber as oxygen source, a heat exchanger for cooling oxygen gas to enable liquefaction, and a cryogenic compressor for boosting liquid hydrogen pressure.    pressure swing oxygen adsorber (A)    indirect heat exchanger (E1)    air heated vaporizer (E2)    mobile gaseous oxygen cylinders, etc. (T)    cryoscopic compressor (V)    air inlet (1)    liquid hydrogen inlet (5)    liquid oxygen feed to cell, etc (4)    pressurized hydrogen gas to cell. (8)
NOVELTY - The biomass and coal mixing gasifying generating low heat value fuel gas in fluidized-bed technique and its equipment. In this method air is main part and few pure water gases are added as gasification agent. The air is 1.2-2.0m3/Kg in coal and biomass charging gross, but water gas is 0.2-0.3Kg/Kg. the gasification material is 0-10mm powder material biomass and 0-6mm powder coal. The ratio of biomass and coal is between 40/60-80/20. the two materials are added into biomass fluidized-bed gasification furnace by two different special using feeder, the work temperature is 850-950 degrees centigrade, fluidizing velocity is 0.8-1.2m/s. the crude fuel gas is dust removed through high temperature cyclone separator, the dust contain coal powder after separated is filled into dust stock tank though lay off pipe. The fuel gas temperature cools down to 300 degrees centigrade after high temperature cyclone separator dust removing. Then it enters purification system for further washing and dust removal, and then it is sent to gas receiver. It is non tar and technique is simple.
NOVELTY - A process for preparing fuel or fertilizer from wastes features that the waste plant, waste food, dead animals due to illness, excrement and sludge are thermally treated to become fuel (charcoal and marsh gas) and fertilizer.
NOVELTY - A sinking conic pile for constructing the marsh gas collecting well in garbage burying field is composed of a conic head, a hollow cylindrical body, and a top cover. Its construction method includes such steps as arranging a pile driver, vertically locating the pile, driving it into garbage layer, removing top cover, putting marsh gas collecting pipe in the center of hollow cylindrical body, filling filler for fixing the pipe, and pulling up the hollow cylindrical body.
NOVELTY - A carried alkali-metal catalyst for synthesizing biologic diesel oil by exchange reaction of the fatty-acid ester is prepared from alkali-metal salt (LiNO3, NaNO3, or KNO3) or alkali-metal hydroxide (LiOH, NaOH, or KOH) and alkali-earth metal oxide (Cao, SrO, or BaO) through preparing the salt (or alkali)-soluble aqueous solution of alkali-metal salt (or hydroxide), immersing alkali-earth metal oxide in it, ageing, evaporating solvent, baking and grinding.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method for synthesizing biological fuel-oil with crude aliphatic acid, which includes the following steps: first placing the reactants of crude aliphatic acid and alcohols into the reactor, mixing evenly; adding catalyst into the reactor to perform reaction; filtering then separating the obtained mixture to obtain the crude product; distilling the crude product to removethe alcohols dissolved in it, then obtaining the biological fuel-oil product. The catalyst consists of two parts of A and B, in which A is a strong acid of organic solid, B is an anhydrating agent. Inrelation to the present process, the invention is of low cost, high yield rate, simple after-treatment and minimum pollution. The invention is a method for synthesizing biological fuel-oil with maximum economic value and practical value.
NOVELTY - The application of selective hydrolyzation process in the biological fuel-oil production is disclosed, which consists of making the woody plant oil plants and the discarded animal vegetable oil plantsfirst enter into the noncatalytic selective hydrolyzation process to destroy the waxy substance, protein, colloid, and phosphatide contained in the oil plants, and translating the phosphatide into glycerin and aliphatic acid, the hydrolyzed oil plants coming into the presterification process, first changing the produced aliphatic acid into fatty acid formate, then coming into the alcoholysis process. The invention is of simple process and convenient operation, the availability ratio of the fatty oil can reach more than 98.5 % and the yield rate increases by more than 23 %, can largely reducethe cost, and the raw materials adaptability is wide, not only rape oil and soya oil can be used, but also woody plant oil plants and the discarded animal vegetable oil plants can be used.
NOVELTY - An impervious material used for covering or closing in landfill waste site consists of a main material and an additive of 5-25 % of the total weight, and the additive is characterized in that it is of strong self-hydroscopicity and good glutinosity and can swell when encountered water, in which: (1) the main material is sand, or earth, or crushed gravel-soil; (2) the additive is natural nanomaterial, the water absorption is 3-8 times of self-weight and the acid-swellable is 3-20 times of self-volume. The invention has advantages such as low cost and simple process, can effectively prevent therain from infiltrating the waste to change to bleeder solution with no more than 1.0X10-7 cm per minute of seepage control coefficient, can evidently reduce the operation cost and strengthen integrated hermeticitycan, can reduce the odour intensity, orderly collect and use the marsh gas, extend the anaerobic process and time of disposing wastes, improve the methane output and bleeder solution biochemistry, then make the bleeder solution continuously and stably discharge according to an emission standard.
NOVELTY - An air conditioner with power consumption consists of FHP-QNQ07 hydrogen generator, a fuel cell and a common air conditioner having a room unit and an outdoor unit. Above the FHP-QNQ07 hydrogen generator is mounted the fuel cell and in front of it is mounted the common air conditioner.
NOVELTY - The equipment for making hydrogen-carbon monoxide power fuel, includes the following several portions: generator, storage device, compressor, water concentration chamber and cooling chamber. The carbon electrode in generator is connected with DC power supply, the output pipeline of the generator is connected with compressor via storage device, the output end of compressor is communicated with water concentration chamber, and the water concentration chamber, compressor and cooling chamber are connected with power supply. Besides, said invention also provides the concrete working principle and operation method of said equipment.
NOVELTY - The method for preparing biological diesel oil by utilizing jatropha curcas seed oil through solid-phase catalysis reaction. The technical scheme of said invention is characterized by that it uses jatropha curcas seed oil as raw material, in the presence of solid-phase catalyst mixes the jatropha curcas seed oil with methyl alcohol and makes them undergo the processes of stirring, heating and ester-exchange reaction so as to obtain biological diesel oil.
NOVELTY - The method for synthesizing biological diesel oil by adopting fixed bed gas-phase esterification reaction, the invention provides a method for synthesizing biological diesel oil by using animal and plant oil and fat and low-carbon alcohol (for example methyl alcohol) as raw material and making the above-mentioned raw material be reacted with fixed granular esterification catalyst in the fixed bed under the gas condition. Said invention also provides the equipment for implementing said method and catalyst required for fixed bed esterification reaction.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a bamboo wood hydrothermal liquefaction method. Said method includes the following steps: pulverizing bamboo and/or wood, placing the pulverized bamboo and/or wood into a high-pressure reaction still, adding water, adding catalyst, heating to above 120deg.C, applying pressure to above 2.5MPa, fully stirring and making reaction for 0.5-5h so as to obtain bamboo and/or wood liquefied material containing several substances of organic acid, phenol, aldehyde, ester, ketone, alcohol and amine, etc. Said product can be used for extensively producing fungicide, pesticide, plant growth regulating agent, and cosmetics, etc.
NOVELTY - Production of an alcohol base civil fuel with crude methanol as main material comprises, into industrial methanol (100 weight parts), ignition promoter (0.05-10 weight parts), corrosion inhibitor in an amount as to enable the material to reach pH 7-8, and saturated sodium EDTA solution (0.05-1 x 10-6 weight parts) are added. The ignition promoter is ether, such as methyl ether and ethyl ether, or light oil; and the corrosion inhibitor is slight alkali corrosion inhibitor amino alkyl phosphateor aliphatic amine. The fuel has high efficiency, saving in energy, environment friendship, safety, reliability and convenient operation.
NOVELTY - The alcoholic composite gasoline and its preparation process. The alcoholic composite gasoline consists of methanol 10-70 wt%, and composite additive 1-6 wt% except gasoline. The composite additive includes naphtha and methyl cyclopentadienyl ferrocene. The preparation process of the alcoholic composite gasoline includes mixing composite additive with methanol through stirring, pumping to the gasoline tank, and mixing with gasoline. The alcoholic composite gasoline has the advantages of high octane number, complete combustion, no residue, no pollution, and high stability and anti-detonation similar to high quality gasoline.
NOVELTY - Supercritical biological diesel oil extraction and rectification eliminates catalyst residue, phospholipid, glycerin and steroid from crude biological diesel oil product. Compared with decompression distillation technology, the process has low power consumption, complete impurity separation, capacity of producing steroid and other side products, and low production cost of biological diesel oil.
NOVELTY - The biological diesel oil is produced with fatty acid, oleic acid, acidified oil and/or sewage oil as main material, and through adding methanol in 5-10 wt%, n-butanol in 5-10 wt%, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer in 0.1 wt%, octyl nitrate in 0.1 wt%, alkyl naphthalene in 0.05 wt%, and ethylenediamine and high base number calcium naphthenate successively white stirring in a reactor. The production apparatus consists of reacting tank, high speed stirrer, operating platform, rack and PLC control system. The present invention provides environmental friendly biological diesel oil.
NOVELTY - The active agent process geological diesel oil is a kind of fuel prepared with diesel oil, soybean oil, water, isoamylol, sodium sulfonate and isopropyl nitrate in certain weight proportion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The preparation process includes adding the materials into a tank and shearing at high speed with one high speed shearing machine. The geological diesel oil consists of three kinds of elements, C, H and O, andcontains palmic acid, stearic acid oleic acid, methanol, etc. It has high heat efficiency and power performance superior to common diesel oil.
NOVELTY - The invention provides an air compressor performance automatic detecting platform for fuel cell system. The main device and pipes comprises: a dynamic power supply control device, a running and performance testing unit, air pipes and water pipes for connecting air compressor; wherein the input terminal of the motor controller is connected with the running and performance testing unit; the output of the motor controller is connected with the wiring terminal of the air compressor main motor; the output shaft of the main motor is installed on the main shaft of the air compressor and they are placed on the electronic weighing device; each action element and detecting element placed in the air pipe line and water pipe line are respectively connected with the running and performance testing unit; the running and performance testing unit takes industrial control computer as control core for storing data collection and process program.
NOVELTY - A non-naturally occurring microorganism comprising one or more gene disruptions, the gene disruptions occurring in genes encoding an enzyme obligatory coupling succinate production to growth of the microorganism when the gene disruption reduces an activity of the enzyme, where the gene disruptions confers stable growth-coupled production of succinate onto the non-naturally occurring microorganism, is new.    USE - The non-naturally occurring microorganism is useful for the growth-coupled production of succinate.    ADVANTAGE - Fermentation-derived succinate could potentially be used to produce many industrial products such as 1,4 butanediol, tetrahydrofuran, gamma-butyrolactone, n-methyl pyrrolidinone, and 2-pyrrolidinone, and biological succinate production includes fixation of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere making it a green process, but production cost is a limiting factor. Bacterial strains with increased succinate productivity have been reported previously, but these strains have generally been unstable in commercial fermentation processes due to selective pressures favouring the wild-type counterparts. The methods of the invention allow production of non-naturally occurring microorganisms in which succinate production is stably coupled to growth.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a method of producing a non-naturally occurring microorganism having stable growth-coupled production of succinate;    (2) a microorganism produced by the method above; and    (3) a method of producing succinate coupled to the growth of a microorganism.
NOVELTY - The bag (1) consists of lower base (4) and side walls (A-F), erectable from a blank of paper material. A bottom flap (3) is formed in its inside structure (2) and is moved between a non-operative position in which the bottom flap is situated parallel to the side walls and an operative position in which the bottom flap is situated parallel to the lower base, when the bag is in erect configuration.    USE - For collecting organic waste and fresh foodstuffs such as fruits and vegetables.    ADVANTAGE - The bag is biodegradable, resistant and highly permeable. The bag collects the waste materials selectively, favoring the correct activation of respective composting process. The bag is resistant to liquids released by the waste materials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for use of bag.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of bag.    Bag (1)    Main structure (2)    Bottom flap (3)    Lower base (4)    Vertical creasing line (5)    Side walls (A-F)
NOVELTY - A liquid guest molecule (4) is microparticulated to a size smaller than a narrow space in a strata. The microparticles are dispersed in water, and the obtained emulsion is injected into the narrow space under such temperature/pressure conditions in which the guest molecule is converted into a hydrate (6).    USE - For producing gas hydrate used in mining of methane hydrate (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables homogeneous, efficient and rapid production of hydrate, by particulating and increasing the contact area of liquid guest molecule and water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) substitution method of gas hydrate; and    (2) mining method of gas hydrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the substitution method of gas hydrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Methane hydrate (1)    Liquid guest molecule (4)    Gas hydrate (6)    Methane gas (27)
NOVELTY - The concentrated hydrophobic materials are separated and discharged after adding an enzyme that is 0.01-2 percent of the total dry weight of the recovered paper to modify the adsorbed paper components among the floating materials into hydrophilic components. The hydrophobic paper components are subjected to selective enzymatic hydrolysis and froth-flotation so that the froth-flotation rejects are reduced, and the brightness and the effective residual ink concentration of usable froth-flotation are maintained.    USE - For de-inking and recycling recovered or waste paper in high yield by froth-flotation.    ADVANTAGE - Subjecting the hydrophobic paper components to selective enzymatic hydrolysis and froth-flotation reduces the froth-flotation rejects. The procedure also maintains the brightness and the effective residual ink concentration of the usable froth-flotation. The method of recycling recovered paper is environment-friendly. Enzymatic hydrolysis is performed on primary froth-flotation rejects only to reduce the amount of the enzyme added.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the hydrolysis reaction of polyvinyl acetate by the action of cutinase and lipase.
NOVELTY - Co-production of methanol and dimethyl ether from syngas containing nitrogen, comprises converting the syngas into methanol and converting the unreacted syngas into dimethyl ether.    USE - Methanol is useful: in the production of acetic acid, formaldehyde, methyl-tert-butyl ether, gasoline and light olefins; and for power generation and fuel cell powered automobiles. Dimethyl ether is useful: as a potential substitute of liquefied petroleum gas and diesel; in aerosol propellant; and as the feedstock of light alkenes.    ADVANTAGE - The process is economic and easy to operate. The catalyst sintering is avoided due to the alleviated heat transfer limitations.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an integrated process for the co-production of methanol and dimethyl ether.
NOVELTY - Presence and absorption of a methane isotopologue (A) and another methane isotopologue (B) is measured at unique and interference-free absorption bands for isotopologues. Then, the ratio between two methane isotopologues is determined. Thus, measurement of methane double isotopologue is enabled.    USE - For measuring methane double isotopologue used for determining natural gas origin, maturity and generation paleo temperature, and for measuring hydrogen sulfide isotopologues used as indication for gas exploration (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The methane double isotopologues is accurately, directly and efficiently measured without interferences from other abundant hydrocarbons in natural gas sample.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Presence and absorption of a methane isotopologue (A) and another methane isotopologue (B) is measured at unique and interference-free absorption bands for isotopologues. Then, the ratio between two methane isotopologues is determined. Thus, measurement of methane double isotopologue (13CDH3) is enabled.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) method of measuring hydrogen sulfide (H2S) isotopologues;    (2) method of measuring carbon isotope ratio and/or hydrogen isotope ratio in gaseous hydrocarbon;    (3) device for measuring carbon isotope ratio and/or hydrogen isotope ratio in gaseous hydrocarbon;    (4) method of determining natural gas origin, maturity and generation paleo temperature; and    (5) measurement of methane double isotopologue (13C18O16O).
NOVELTY - A portable fuel cell charger (100) comprises a water source; electrolyzer coupled to the water source that obtains hydrogen from water and is adapted to be coupled to a power source; and fuel cell cartridge coupler that is coupled to the electrolyzer and is adapted to be coupled to a fuel cell cartridge for providing pressurized hydrogen to the fuel cell cartridge.    USE - For charging fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The charger enables consumers to quickly recharge fuel cells (i.e., less than 1 minute) in their homes. It may be powered by standard household current, battery, or car battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) fuel cell fuel container charger comprising a thermoelectric cooler/condenser; water reservoir coupled to the thermoelectric cooler/condenser; unit for obtaining hydrogen (H2) from water; fuel cell container coupler that is adapted to be coupled to a fuel container for providing pressurized hydrogen from the unit for obtaining hydrogen to the fuel container; and electronics adapted to receive power and to receive sensor inputs and provide control signals for controlling charging of a fuel container with hydrogen; and    (2) charging a hydrogen fuel container for a fuel cell using a self contained consumer charger, comprising condensing water from ambient to provide a water source; electrolyzing water from the water source to produce pressurized hydrogen; and providing the pressurized hydrogen to a fuel cell fuel container to charge the fuel container.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a block diagram of a portable hydrogen fuel container charger.    Fuel cell charger (100)    Container (105)    Passages (120, 130, 135)    Heat exchanger (150)
NOVELTY - A procedure for reducing chemical oxygen demand and/or total organic carbon from an aqueous medium containing organic compounds by subjecting the medium to an electron beam in the presence of a metallic persulfate ion catalyst and then eliminating the precipitates formed.    USE - The method is used to treat aqueous media containing aromatic and/or aliphatic organic molecules (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The procedure gives improved results while remaining simple and using low cost reagents. It is intended to cope with industrial effluents containing mixtures of organic pollutants, the exact nature and relative amounts of which are not precisely known.
NOVELTY - Selective catalyst (A) for converting carbon monoxide by the water gas shift reaction, in which the active phase includes at least one Group VIII element supported on inorganic oxides.    USE - (A) is used for (a) preparing hydrogen from a mixed stream of CO and hydrogen; (b) enriching the hydrogen content of a gas stream, rich in hydrogen, from a reforming process; (c) eliminating CO from a hydrogen-rich gas from reforming, without formation of methane; and (d) preparing hydrogen for use in high, medium or low temperature fuel cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (A) permits high space velocity while retaining high levels of CO conversion (over 90% at 300degreesC, with CO reduced to 0.5% in a single step), stability (no significant deactivation after 500 hours of continuous operation) and selectivity. It is not pyrophoric and does not generate methane in gas streams of high hydrogen content.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for converting carbon monoxide by the water gas shift reaction in which high conversion of CO is achieved, without formation of methane, at 250-300degreesC and atmospheric pressure.
NOVELTY - The compost tea brewing apparatus (10) has air diffusers provided in the conduits (20) extending from a discharge opening (18) to the top of a tank (12) holding the mixture of water and compost material. The air discharged from the diffusers, continually conveys water from the discharge opening to the top of the tank.    USE - For brewing compost tea used commercially and by home gardeners to quickly provide nutrients to plants.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus produces the compost tea effectively and economically with a high level of microorganisms in a short period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for compost tea making method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the compost tea brewer.    Compost tea brewing apparatus (10)    Tank (12)    Discharge opening (18)    Conduits (20)    Air supply (32)
NOVELTY - Lower alkyl ester, e.g. fatty acid methyl ester production comprises introducing oil, an alcohol and a catalyst into a dynamic reactor to form a reactant mixture, and reacting the reactant mixture in the dynamic reactor to produce a product mixture. The reactant mixture is free of lower alkyl esters. The product mixture comprises lower alkyl esters (majority by volume). The mean residence time of the dynamic reactor is less than 10.    USE - The method is useful for producing lower alkyl ester, e.g. fatty acid methyl ester (claimed) used as biodiesel.    ADVANTAGE - The method helps the demand in producing fatty acid alkyl esters. The method uses dynamic reactor that imparts high degree of mixing in relatively short time period, thus allowing mean residence time in reaction zone to be shorter than typically found in production of fatty acid methyl ester in biodiesel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows lower alkyl ester producing apparatus.    Storage tank (10)    Pipe (11, 26)    Pump (12, 27, 28)    Heat exchanger (14)
NOVELTY - Preparing a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles involves preparing an aqueous alumina solution with a pH 2 - 5; adding polyvinyl alcohol (2 - 7 wt.%), methyl cellulose (3 - 7 wt.%) and phosphoric acid (1 - 5 wt.%), stirring and ball-milling the alumina solution to prepare an alumina slurry; coating the alumina slurry on a ceramic honeycomb support; ball-milling of gasoline reforming transition metal catalyst powder to prepare a catalyst slurry; and wash-coating the catalyst slurry to prepare a structured catalyst.    USE - For preparing a structured catalyst useful in fuel-cell powered vehicles for reforming of gasoline to prepare a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method prepares a structured catalyst with significantly improved partial oxidation (POX) reforming catalytic activity. The structured catalyst has a good catalytic activity and superior adhesivity. The structured catalyst which is prepared by supporting catalyst powder having gasoline POX reforming activity on the ceramic honeycomb support wash-coated with sub-micron sized alumina, shows significantly improved catalyst characteristics than the conventional KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology) catalyst and ICI (Imperial Chemical Industrial) catalyst prepared by direct coating without coating sub-micron sized alumina catalyst. The support wash-coated with alumina has a BET surface area of 20 - 60 m2/g.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparing a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide by autothermal reforming reaction of gasoline in the presence of structured catalyst.
NOVELTY - A channel having a Gaussian-shaped cross section, is created in a substrate using laser. A metallic seed layer is deposited on the substrate using sputtering process, and another metal layer is formed over the seed layer using electroplating process, to create a negative mold. The negative mold is released from the substrate. The channels are fabricated on several substrates using the negative mold, and using injection molding or hot-pressing process.    USE - For formation of Gaussian-shaped channels during manufacture of polymeric micro fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - A smoothly curved channel walls can be formed, and a polymeric micro fuel cell can be fabricated with higher power density. The fuel cell manufacturing cost and time are reduced by using a metallic mold, and the flexibility of changing the chip design is increased, and large-scale fabrication of the fuel cell is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electroplated metal layer is thicker than the seed layer. The width of the Gaussian-shaped channel is determined by the laser beam size, and the maximum depth of the channel is determined by the laser power. The channel is carved using laser with beam speed of 6.4-64 mm/s, and laser power of 0.25-25 W. The depth of the channel is 100-1400 microns. The mold substrate has thermal diffusivity of 0.01-10.0 mm2/s. The thickness of the seed layer is 50-200 nm. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) negative mold; and    (2) polymeric fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure explains the channel formation process.
NOVELTY - A method for co-production of bioethanol based on sugar and starch materials utilizing cellulose, hemicellulose, carbon dioxide and fodder, is new.
NOVELTY - The production of a diesel fuel using waste edible oil prevents the generation of waste water containing glycerin and waste catalyst without causing cost increase due to expensive equipment and reduces the cost and minimizes environmental pollution by recycling separated glycerin and reusing recovered methanol.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The production of a diesel fuel using waste edible oil comprises: (S1) removing impurities contained in waste edible oil; (S2) adding a sodium hydroxide-methanol solution to the impurity removed waste edible oil to perform methyl esterification; (S3) titrating a phosphoric acid solution into the methyl-esterified solution to neutralize the methyl-esterified solution; (S4) stationing the neutralized solution to separate an organic layer, a glycerin-methanol layer and a sodium hydroxide-phosphoric acid layer from the neutralized solution; and (S5) removing the glycerin-methanol layer and the sodium hydroxide-phosphoric acid layer and recovering the organic layer only in the separated layers.
NOVELTY - The production of a fuel material by using food garbage and waste wood uses a fuel material for a combined heat power plant by processing food garbage and waste wood in a special process, reducing the cost of processing food garbage and waste wood, preventing the squandering of resources, and preventing pollution caused by food garbage and waste wood.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Food garbage separately packed at a restaurant is collected. The collected food garbage is put into a crusher to be crushed to a size of 100-250 mesh. The crushed food garbage is injected into an agitator having a heating device and is mixed with starch, an inorganic deodorizer and an organic antiseptic solution, and is heated at 100degreesC for 5 minutes to 2 hours to manufacture an adhesive composite having adhesive strength. Waste wood discharged from homes, offices, engineering and construction sites is collected. The collected waste wood is crushed into wood chips of size of 2-20 mm. The adhesive composite is mixed with crushed wood chips to be equally agitated and be molded by using a molding device to produce a fuel material.
NOVELTY - Method for producing a new nanosilver inorganic antimicrobial chemical is provided to control white powder disease in plants without toxicity to plants and human and environment pollution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method for producing a new nanosilver inorganic antimicrobial chemical comprises:    (1) adding silver powder and nitric acid into the solution in an electrolyzer and reacting them to prepare silver nitride solution;    (2) preparing elvan powder, loess powder and tourmaline powder and mixing them;    (3) dissolving the elvan, loess and tourmaline mixture in water and filtering the solution to prepare anion loess solution;    (4) mixing the silver nitride solution with the anion loess solution;    (5) mixing the silver nitride solution of (4) with calcium carbonate to prepare silver solution without nitric acid; and    (6) dissolving the silver solution of step(5) in water. (C) KIPO 2006Image 0/0
NOVELTY - A device for decreasing the CO concentration in reforming gas for a fuel cell ensures sufficient catalytic quality by maintaining a reaction temperature in a range where a catalyst functions stably, and shows an improved reaction rate by increasing the surface area of a catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A device (34) for decreasing the CO concentration in reforming gas for a fuel cell comprises: a housing (35) having an internal space (35a) and a reforming gas inlet (36) and outlet at both ends; a reaction sheet (38, 39) in the internal space of the housing in such a manner that a flow path is formed along the flow direction of the reforming gas; and a catalytic layer (39b) formed on the surface of the reaction sheet, which comprises a preferential CO oxidation catalyst supported thereon.
NOVELTY - The production of a solid fuel using food waste and waste synthetic resins reduces costs for treating and recycling food waste and waste synthetic resins by simultaneously treating and recycling the food waste and the waste synthetic resins and performs production in a simple manner to improve productivity and reduce cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The production of a solid fuel using food waste and waste synthetic resins comprises: mixing 30 wt.% alien substance removed food waste with 70 wt.% waste synthetic resins crushed to a size of 30-50 mm; injecting additives of loess, lignite and coke into the mixture in mixing of the food waste and the waste synthetic resins in a ratio of 7:3 based on the food waste weight, and mixing the additives with the mixture; drying a mixture of the food waste, the waste synthetic resins and the additives to a moisture content of 10% or less; and cooling and packing the cut molded articles after extrusion-molding the dried mixture and cutting the molded articles to a predetermined size.
NOVELTY - Reducing an amount of wastewater sludge by additionally degrading eradicated microorganisms after eradicating microorganisms contained in wastewater sludge generated during wastewater treatment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A method for eradicating microorganisms of sludge generated in wastewater treatment comprises applying electricity of 10 to 24 V to raw water containing wastewater sludge while agitating wastewater sludge by an agitator or an aerator. The method comprises adding silver-coated particles with a diameter of 0.5 to 5 mm to the raw water containing wastewater sludge in an amount of about 1 to 50 vol.% per 100 vol.% of the raw water containing wastewater sludge before, during or after electricity application. The silver-coated particles are obtained by coating nano-silver particles having a particle diameter of about 1 to 500 nm on sand, zinc, titanium oxide, polyethylene or fiber reinforced plastic resin.
NOVELTY - A method and an apparatus for biological treatment of dyeing wastewater, which can efficiently treat dyeing wastewater containing highly concentrated non-degradable COD, chromaticity and suspended solids within a short retention time by adhering high concentration microorganisms into a floatable media and growing the high concentration microorganisms, are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A treatment method of dyeing wastewater comprises the steps of: (a) flowing dyeing wastewater into a pretreatment tank and controlling a pH of the dyeing wastewater to a range of 6.5 to 7.5; (b) treating the pH controlled dyeing wastewater in a moving-bed bioreactor packed with a media to which anaerobic microorganisms are adhered to degrade non-degradable contaminants contained in the dyeing wastewater; (c) treating the treated water of the step(b) in a moving-bed bioreactor packed with a media to which aerobic microorganisms are adhered to remove residual organic matters and chromaticity components that are not degraded in the anaerobic bioreactor; and (d) adding a coagulant into the treated water of the step(c) to coagulate and settle solids, and discharging final treated water, wherein the media is a floatable media, the dyeing wastewater contains 500 to 5,000 ppm of COD and 1,000 to 20,000(C.U.) of chromaticity.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A method for manufacturing an organic compost by reusing sludge remaining after preparing salted fish sauce is provided to protect environment against contamination, save expense of treating the sludge and offer good organic compost for organic cultivation by processing the sludge into an organic compost instead of dumping the sludge at sea.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method for manufacturing the organic compost by removing salt ingredient from salted fish sauce comprises steps of: first extracting the salted fish sauce by conventional processes; blending a sludge remaining after the first extracting with water in a mixing ratio of 50 to 100 and containing the mixture in a container for 100 hours to conduct the aging process; dehydrating the aged sludge by putting the sludge into a dehydrator and rotating the dehydrator in a high speed to decompose the sludge into bones and fleshes and remove water from the sludge; adding loess and sawdust to the sludge to obtain soil mixture of the sludge, loess and sawdust in a composition ratio of 4:4:2; and aging the soil mixture in a storage tank for 10-20 days to get the desired organic compost.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A separation apparatus (2) removes the foreign material of predetermined size in natural water obtained by diluting the excrement. An adjustment tank (3) stores the treated water, in aerobic atmosphere. The processing chambers (4,5) decompose the organic matter contained in the treated water, using anaerobic bacteria and aerobe stored in a swiveling floor-type holder. The solid content in the processed water in a sedimentation tank, and the supernatant liquid is then precipitated.    USE - For treating human waste and excrement of livestock such as cow, pig, and hen using microorganism.    ADVANTAGE - Enables reliable processing of the excrement by diluting the excrement. The organic matter concentration in the treated water is fully decreased, and transparent colorless water is obtained after processing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow process of the human waste treatment operation.    Separation apparatus (2)    Adjustment tank (3)    Processing chambers (4,5)    Sedimentation tank (6)
NOVELTY - Mowed grass (1) and mushroom waste microbial bed (2) are ground and fermented to produce a compost (3) which is mixed with waste soil (4) to improve quality of soil.    USE - For improving soil quality of waste soil produced in construction work and civil work.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves practicability of waste soil efficiently and economically, and reduces load on environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the explanatory drawing of the processing method of waste soil.    Mowed grass (1)    Mushroom waste microbial bed (2)    Compost (3)    Waste soil (4)    Rotation stirring apparatus (8)    Solidification agent (11)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell system has a vapor-liquid-separation unit (12) upstream of an impurity removal device. Gas and liquid discharge units downstream of the impurity removal device eject respectively gas and liquid, by performing respective vapor-liquid separation processes. A liquid guide path (40) is rerouted at a portion of liquid by which vapor-liquid separation is carried out in the vapor liquid-separation unit from the impurity removal device, and is guided to the liquid discharge unit.    USE - For a fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The flow of liquid into the impurity removal device by which vapor-liquid separation is carried out from the gas-liquid mixed fluid ejected from the fuel cell is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the vapor-liquid-separation device of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Circulation path (11)    Vapor-liquid-separation unit (12)    Inlet port (18)    Gas exhaust port (19)    Liquid guide path (40)
NOVELTY - The methane gas collecting equipment (A) has a tank (10) which holds an organic material, a shaft (30) arranged extending up-down direction in the tank, and a drive unit for rotationally driving the shaft. The shaft has stirring blades (31) provided at two or more places of up-down direction. An introductory port (20) and exhaust gas portion (21) are provided at upper portion of the tank, and a discharge portion (22) is provided at lower portion of the tank.    USE - The apparatus is useful for collecting methane gas (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The equipment enables apparent regulation of swelling of organic material, steady and effective collection of methane gas by dry methane fermentation with suppressed wastewater.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The methane gas collecting equipment has a tank which holds an organic material, a shaft arranged extending up-down direction in the tank, and a drive unit for rotationally driving the shaft. The shaft has stirring blades provided at two or more places of up-down direction. An introductory port for introducing the organic material is provided at upper portion of the tank, exhaust gas portion for exhausting methane gas generated by carrying out methane fermentation of the organic material with the tank is provided at the upper portion of the tank, and a discharge portion for ejecting the residue of fermented organic material, is provided at lower portion of the tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the methane gas collecting equipment.    Tank (10)    Introductory port (20)    Exhaust gas portion (21)    Discharge portion (22)    Shaft (30)    Stirring blade (31)    Methane gas collecting equipment (A)
NOVELTY - A catalyst contains a rhodium-containing material or an iridium-containing material (i), a nickel-containing material (ii), a substance (iii) containing metal chosen from 6B group, 7B group and 8 group metal of periodic table, and a zirconia group or alumina group support (iv). The support (iv) contains a substance containing Ia group metal or IIa group metal of periodic table.    USE - For producing hydrogen by modification of hydrocarbon, such as mixed oil having aliphatic hydrocarbon, cycloaliphatic and/or aromatic hydrocarbon (claimed) and gasoline. Hydrogen is used as raw material of methanol and ammonia for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The modification catalyst has excellent oxidation ability and durability, and efficiently provides hydrogen from hydrocarbon.
NOVELTY - The organic refuse composting apparatus has an upper cover (4) comprising urethane containing activated carbon, for covering a top opening (2) of a horizontal drum (1), so that water vapor inside the drum is deodorized. A rotary shaft (3) with a handle (9) is attached to center of the drum. Several stirring spatulas are attached to front end of stirring spatula support arms installed in the rotary shaft, such that attachment of the stirring spatulas with respect to the rotary shaft decreases gradually from initial stirring spatula to last stirring spatula.    USE - For composting organic refuse from kitchen.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus can operate continuously, and deodorizing effect is improved. The user's convenience is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the organic refuse composting apparatus.    Horizontal drum (1)    Top opening (2)    Rotary shaft (3)    Upper cover (4)    Handle (9)
NOVELTY - Combustion burner (104) burns the fuel for heating a combustion chamber (92). A ternary catalyst (106) at the downstream side of the combustion burner flows and mixes with combustion exhaust gas generated by combustion and removes unburned components in combustion exhaust gas. A fuel supply nozzle (110) at downstream side of ternary catalyst supplies fuel for heating the combustion chamber. A combustion catalyst (112) at downstream side of fuel supply nozzle burns the fuel for heating by reaction.    USE - For fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Generation of harmful material e.g. nitrogen oxide at the time of heating modification catalyst is decreased by the mixing of ternary catalyst and the modification catalyst at low temperature is heated quickly. An accurate control of the air-fuel ratio is made unnecessary. The amount of fuel for heating is made optimum according to the operating condition of the reformer so that the modification catalyst is heated efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross sectional view of the combustor of the heating unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Heating unit (74)    Combustion chamber (92)    Combustion burner (104)    Ternary catalyst (106)    Fuel supply nozzle (110)    Combustion catalyst (112)    Spiral fin (122)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell electric power generation system has a hydrogen production unit (1), a fuel cell (3), a cooling system (8), a heat exchangers (2, 5, 6) and a condensed water tank (11). The hydrogen production unit generates reformed gas containing hydrogen by modifying fuel gas. The heat exchanger collects heat from the exhaust gas and reformed gas of fuel cell, and cooling water of the fuel cell. The condensed water tank is arranged in the upstream side and downstream side of the fuel cell, and stores condensed water separated from exhaust gas. The condensed water is then supplied to the cooling system.    USE - As a fuel cell electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell electric power generation system is compact, safe and stable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel cell electric power generation system has a hydrogen production unit (1), a fuel cell (3), a cooling system (8), heat exchangers (2, 5, 6) and a condensed water tank (11). The hydrogen production unit generates reformed gas containing hydrogen by modifying fuel gas. The fuel cell generates electric power by reformed gas and the oxidizing agent gas. The cooling system cools the fuel cell. The heat exchanger collects heat from exhaust gas and reformed gas of fuel cell, and cooling water of fuel cell. The condensed water tank is arranged in upstream side and downstream side of fuel cell, and stores condensed water separated from exhaust gas. The condensed water is then supplied to the cooling system.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the operation of the fuel cell electric power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the fuel cell electric power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen production apparatus (1)    Heat exchangers (2,5,6)    Fuel cells (3)    Cooling system (8)    Condensed water tank (11)
NOVELTY - An annular groove (24) is formed in axial direction outward side of inner rings (14,16) of rolling bearings (4,5) supporting a rotary shaft (3). An O-ring (25) mounted to the groove, protrudes slightly from the width surfaces of the inner rings and elastically contacts rotary shaft shoulder (3a) and fixed nut (24) of spacer (21).    USE - For rotary shaft of compressor for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Ingress of steam that is utilized as added fuel for fuel cell, into the rolling bearing is prevented reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an expanded sectional view of the rolling bearing.    Rotary shaft (3)    Shaft shoulder (3a)    Rolling bearings (4,5)    Inner rings (14,16)    Spacer (21)    Fixed nut (23)    Annular groove (24)    O-ring (25)
NOVELTY - The substance containing low-valence metal is contacted with water, and mechanical impact or stress is applied, to form high-valence metal and hydrogen.    USE - For generating hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cells mounted on motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically and safely generates hydrogen at normal temperature and normal pressure using water as raw material. The method enables fixation of carbon dioxide as carbonate of metal, when using carbon dioxide along with water. Therefore, environmental contamination is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fixation of carbon dioxide during hydrogen generation.
NOVELTY - The processing apparatus has volatile organic compound (VOC) processing unit for processing VOC. The supply unit supplies enrichment culture liquid to VOC processing unit. The culture solution is obtained by adding enrichment culture liquid and performing enrichment culture of VOC to mixture of activated sludge or soil and mineral salt culture medium.    USE - For treatment of volatile organic compound (VOC)-containing gas, used in coating, printing, cleaning, adhesion and chemical goods manufacture process.    ADVANTAGE - Efficient VOC processing can be performed by low installation cost and low management expense, with low energy and small space.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for volatile organic compound-containing gas treatment method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of VOC processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Exhaust-gas introductory unit (1)    Supply unit (2)    Gas-liquid contact unit (3)    Circulation unit (5)    Processed gas discharge unit (6)
NOVELTY - The mixed gas containing low concentration methane which does not combust at normal temperature and normal pressure even when mixed with air in arbitrary range, is allowed to pass through discharge plasma atmosphere in an aerobic state. The low concentration methane in the mixed gas is decomposed.    USE - For decomposing low concentration methane in mixed gas such as pit ventilation gas of coal mine, carbon layer gas containing carbon dioxide and oil-field associated gas (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effective and efficient decomposition of low concentration methane with suppressed energy. Prevention of global warming by green house effect of low concentration methane is enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the process flow of decomposition of low concentration methane. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Plasma processing apparatus (1)
NOVELTY - A petrol-alcohol-water based alternative fuel to save on petrol requirement comprises fuel (0.5-97.5% v/v) such as petrol, aliphatic alcohol (2-96% v/v), water (0.1-29% v/v), and non-ionic surfactant (0.015-2% v/v). Also disclosed is, a method for preparing the fuel. Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Preparing an artificial humic composition comprises: choosing lignocellulosic rich composition; putting the composition in a powdered and dried solid form to heat and/or mechanical treatments, which comprises introducing the composition into an enclosure (3) at 100-280degreesC, drying the composition using the mechanical treatment by introducing rotators (2a, 2b) to the center of the composition and adapting the reaction conditions of the treatments to form of an intermediate product containing artificial humic substances; and extracting the artificial humic substances from the product.    USE - The composition is useful as manure to fertilize cultivating grounds to improve the growth and/or the development of plants (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process: is simple, easy and cost effective; and provides high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an artificial humic composition obtained by the process; and    (2) a method of improving the growth and/or the development of plants comprising irrigating water and/or sprinkling the composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of the bi-screw extruder:    Bi-screw extruder; (1, 7)    Rotators; (2a, 2b, 9a, 9b)    Enclosure; (3, 10)    Solid-liquid filter (13)
NOVELTY - The procedure consists of creating a reaction in a cylindrical chamber (100) between hydrocarbon and oxidant products in a spiral flow, using an electrical discharge to produce a non-thermic plasma, the discharge being selected so that the plasma is moved by the products to occupy the major part of the chamber. The discharge is produced by a high-tension generator fed by a low-tension current source and comprises a single or double resonance converter. The spiral flow of the products is created by a tangential injection of at least one of the reagents through one or more injectors that are preferably spaced at even intervals round the axis of the chamber, and possibly in groups. The reagents are introduced in the form of gases, either separately or pre-mixed.    USE - Producing hydrogen from hydrocarbon and oxidant products for use e.g. in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The resonance converter guarantees stability and allows for the regulation of low-intensity currents, typically of below 1 amp, and the formation of a homogeneous plasma.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a diagrammatic representation of the plasma generator and reaction chamber. (Drawing contains non-English language text)    Electrodes (10, 12)    Insulating sleeves (14, 16)    Terminals (18, 20)    Reaction chamber (100)
NOVELTY - The continuous dry fermenting methane generating pool has main body comprising a fermenting pool and a slag pool of reinforced concrete structure. It has one material stirring and pushing device connected to the feeding port, one slag stirring wheel in the slag outlet, one deflecting overflow pipe for assisting slag discharging, heating steam pipes, methane outlet in the upper part, material level observing windows and a temperature testing instrument inside the pool. The present invention is one continuous dry fermenting methane generating apparatus with high methane concentration, and has low power consumption, reasonable structure, great treating amount, effective temperature maintenance and other advantages.
NOVELTY - The process of changing kitchen garbage into fertilizer includes the following steps: adding water to soak kitchen garbage, eliminating salt, sugar, water and oil, sorting out non-degradable organic matter and crushing to 2 cm size; adding supplementary material to regulate size, humidity and C/N ratio, stoving to water content of about 70%, and adding deodorizing zymophyte; stacking to ferment, turning to maintain the temperature below 75 degreesC and water content of about 30 %; crushing, filtering, low temperature stoving to water content of 20 % to produce common fertilizer. The fertilizer may be further treated with earthworm to produce high grade natural fertilizer. The said process change waste into fertilizer and can reduce environmental pollution.
NOVELTY - The fertilizer special for poplar is produced with degraded and detoxicated sludge 40-50 wt%, organic material 25-35 wt%, composite fermenting agent compounded with zymophyte and deactivator 4-5 wt% and chemical fertilizer 20-30 wt%. The production process includes: conveying aerobically fermented and detoxicated sludge of sewage treating yard to the fertilizer shop, secondary aerobically fermentation in the digestion tank with ventilation pipeline, adding organic fertilizer, inoculating composite fermenting agent to ferment at 65 degreesC and turning once each 2-3 days, adding chemical fertilizer, pelletizing in a drum and stoving. The present invention changes waste into useful material, and utilizes sludge resource fully.
NOVELTY - This invention involves Rhodococcus erythropolis FSD-2 used to biologic desulphurization and the application of it. The strain of Rhodococcus erythropolis FSD-2 is held by 2004-10-11 in CGMCC and theholding number is CGMCC No.1209. it is to make the soil that is polluted by petroleum and got from Shandong Gu Dao oil field as the raw materials in order to getting the Rhodococcus erythropolis FSD-2, besides, for getting the strain it is to make DBT as selection pressure for screen separating. The characteristics of the Rhodococcus erythropolis FSD-2 are short growth periodicity, high activity of desulphurization, strong tolerance of sulfate ion, good oil resistivity, high stability catalysis and the ability of specifically fracturing the C-S bond in organosulfur compounds. The invention also involves a method of biologic desulphurization that is to make the Rhodococcus erythropolis FSD-2 or the extraction of its cells as the biocatalyst and used for the inorganic fuel that contains organosulfur compounds.
NOVELTY - Production of biological organic fertilizer from straw is carried out by mixing straw with animal feces, magnesium sulfate, honey, strain and water, stocking fermenting at 10-35 degreesC for 10-20 days,stirring at 1-3 days, fermenting to reach 2-8% water content and obtaining final product. It has low fermentation temperature, easy control and costs low.
NOVELTY - An environmental-protective energy resource is prepared by delivering feces of resident into methane pool, fermenting to produce marsh gas, inducing pneumatic electric energy and solar into methane pool and converting feces into marsh gas. It has no environmental pollution and waster water and residue can be used for fertilizer and fish feed.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a method to take kitchen organic waste recycling process by compounding bacterium that includes the following steps: collecting the organic waste, adding water content adjusting material, taking high temperature fermenting process, taking drying process to gain biology albumen feedstuff raw material. The invention could effectively kill the noxious bacterium and shorten the fermenting time. It realizes effective reusing to the kitchen organic waste materials.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to a comprehensive treatment process of house refuse. Said treatment process includes the following steps: (1), squeezing and dehydrating; (2), storing and making fermentation, (3), using rotary baking incinerator to make firest incineration; (4), using vertical incinerator to make secondary incineration; (5), smoke primary treatment; (6), smoke waste heat utilization for power goneration and heating water; (7), secondary treatment of smoke; and (8), utilization of incinerator slag to make building material.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a method for cultivating methane-oxidizing bacteria, by adding sterilized rubber materials to the conventional culture for methane-oxidizing bacteria. Said rubber materials are one or several of butadiene styrene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, chloroprene rubber, butadiene rubber, butadiene acrylonitrile rubber, silicon rubber, fluororubber and polyurethane. Compared with the conventional cultivating method, the growth rate of methane-oxidizing bacteria can be doubly increased by the addition of centimeter-level sheet rubber materials and hundredfold increased by the addition of granular rubber materials. This method can stimulate the growth of methane-oxidizing bacteria, and since it is easy to separate the culture solution from rubber materials after the cultivation, it will not pollute the environment. Besides, the rubber itself is a high polymer that cannot be used by most microorganisms, so it is not liable to bacterial contamination. This invention will play important roles in the industrial production of methane-oxidizing bacteria and related products thereof, with a broad prospect of application.
NOVELTY - Up to now, the perfect treatment of amino acid fermenting effluent has become the key for amino acid producing enterprise to develop, and the present invention is one perfect technological process oftreating amino acid fermenting effluent. The technological process includes the main steps of concentrating, spraying slurry to pelletize, washing and dedusting, electrostatic treating, biochemical treating, etc. and converts the fermented effluent into valuable compound fertilizer, clean water and gas. For the first time, the technological process adopts a sweeping, catching and vapor chromatography-mass spectrometry method for determining the components of pelletizing tail gas identified as aerosol; develops electrostatic technology and apparatus for treating the slurry spraying second pelletizing tail gas; and develops the electrostatic treatment to enrich high concentration organic effluent.
NOVELTY - The vegetable oils and animal fats transesterification for biodiesel production has catalysis by a modified strong base with spontaneous decanting of glycerine. The esters are over 99 per cent pure, and the catalyst is neutralized and purified after removal of the excess alcohol. The transesterification is based on methyl and ethyl processes.    USE - In petroleum chemistry.
NOVELTY - Production of purified fraction of saponifiable substances comprises processing extracts of Ilex paraguaniensis A.St-Hil, with purification in the solid phase by polystyrene resin. Also claimed is a process using the products of the process. The process is versatile and rapid, reduces risks associated with organic solvents and is environment-friendly.
NOVELTY - Catalytic conversion of sewage sludge comprises drying the sludge, pyrolyzing the sludge, gasifying the resulting char with steam from the drying step to produce water gas, mixing this with gas from the drying step, methanizing the mixture, mixing the resulting methane with pyrolysis gas, operating a turbine with the mixture, and using the turbine exhaust gas to provide heat for the preceding steps.    USE - Used for the catalytic conversion of sewage sludge.    ADVANTAGE - The process provides a continuous supply of fuel gas for the gas turbine (compare AT403018).
NOVELTY - For the catalytic conversion of chopped domestic rubbish it is transported by a carrier gas to be heated in stages with the exclusion of air. The rubbish is dried (1) to extract steam and, together with converting gas, passed into a dry distillation carbonizing stage (2) . The carbon is converted into a gas (3) by the steam extracted at the drying stage and, according to the heat values using the extracted carrier gas from the heating stages, and used to drive a gas turbine (10) Its exhaust gas is used to heat the carrier gas in the drying stage.. Product gases are stored .    USE - The system is for the catalytic conversion of domestic rubbish.    ADVANTAGE - The gases can be used to drive a gas turbine. Organic matter e.g. dioxin and furan are destroyed by the high turbine entry temperatures and inorganic heavy metals are held in the residue without escape.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the domestic rubbish processing assembly.    drying stage (1)    carbonizing stage (2)    gassing stage (3)    cyclone separators (6)    gas turbine (10)
NOVELTY - The separation membrane (10) comprises an intermediate layer (14) of oxide formed on a porous metal substrate (12) and a membrane (16) made of palladium alloy formed over the intermediate layer. The porous metal substrate, intermediate layer and the palladium membrane are selected such that the respective thermal expansion coefficients are sufficiently similar so as to resist failure due to thermal expansion coefficient mismatch within the separation membrane during thermal cycling.    USE - For gas separation and purification device used in reactor and fuel processing system of fuel cell power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-separation membrane is structurally stable, durable and cost-effective for operation over frequent and extreme thermal cycles. The separation membrane avoids catastrophic failure during thermal cycling or start up and shut down events and minimizes the mismatch of thermal expansion coefficients among the layers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of hydrogen separation membrane.    Hydrogen separation membrane (10)    Porous metal substrate (12)    Intermediate layer of oxide (14)    Palladium alloy membrane (16)    Hydrogen containing gas stream (30)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen production system (10) has a steamy ejection unit (18) for ejecting steam of high temperature and high pressure in the sealing place into which seawater is introduced, activation apparatus (12) for carrying out activation processing of the seawater under pressure and high temperature, and pipe line apparatus (14) which accepts and flows the activated seawater of high temperature and high pressure and which has seawater flow through pipe(s) having cross-sectional shape of triangle, pentagon, hexagon or octagon.    USE - For producing hydrogen (claimed) used for hydrogen fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The system efficiently and economically produces pure hydrogen without producing green house gas such as carbon dioxide as byproduct.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for production of hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the hydrogen production system.    Hydrogen production system (10)    Activation apparatus (12)    Pipe line apparatus (14)    Steamy ejection unit (18)    Seawater flow through pipe (40)
NOVELTY - Production of hydrocarbon involves providing a gaseous feed stream comprising carbon dioxide and a source of hydrogen; subjecting the feed stream to elevated temperatures in an oxygen reduced environment and obtaining a synthesis gas stream comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas; and utilizing the synthesis gas stream to produce at least one hydrocarbon product.    USE - For preparing various hydrocarbon compounds e.g. methane and ethanol (claimed), and fuel; both for use in the engine and for merchant sale.    ADVANTAGE - The synthesis gas is produced at elevated temperatures and in an oxygen reduced environment. If the amount of oxygen is controlled, then the amount of oxygen present to combine with hydrogen will be limited and, preferably, essentially no material amount of oxygen will combine with hydrogen. Accordingly, the resultant synthesis gas will contain a reduced amount, and preferably essentially no material amount of water. Advantageously, unlike the use of steam reformation or partial oxidation to produce a synthesis gas, the synthesis gas may be used to prepare one or more alcohols without a preliminary condensation step, or other treatment step, to remove water prior to providing the synthesis gas to a methanol synthesis unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic of a process flow sheet in which a mixture of a gaseous organic combustible fuel and carbon dioxide is reformed to carbon monoxide and hydrogen to prepare these as precursors for production of alcohols and other hydrocarbon compounds.    exhaust gas stream (15)    steam turbine (50)    heat recovery steam generator (52)    stream. (54, 56, 57)
NOVELTY - Process for initiating a reaction between hydrogen peroxide and an organic compound (I) comprises contacting hydrogen peroxide with (I) in the liquid phase in the presence of a catalyst, where (I) is an alcohol, carbohydrate, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid or ether; the catalyst comprising 7-11 transition metal; the ratio of hydrogen peroxide to atomic carbon in (I) is 0.2:1-6:1; and the ratio of water present to atomic carbon in (I) is 0:1-2:1, with the proviso that (I) is not or does not comprising methanol.    USE - The invention deals with process of initiating a reaction between hydrogen peroxide and an organic compound.    ADVANTAGE - The process is carried out without heating hydrogen peroxide to a high temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an apparatus for carrying out a reforming reaction comprising: storage means containing hydrogen peroxide and (I); a housing containing at least one group 7-11 transition metal catalyst; and means for introducing the peroxide and (I) into the housing.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has a stack (10) having a planar coupler (11), and a reformer (20) having a planar conjugate portion (21). The conjugate portion is coupled to the coupler of the stack, so that the stack and reformer are coupled and integrated into a single entity.    USE - For electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell with integral formation of the reformer and stack reduces volume, fully utilizes thermal energy, reduces the use of raw materials and cut down expenses.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an exploded view of the reformer and stack of the fuel cell.    Stack (10)    Coupler (11)    Reformer (20)    Conjugate portion (21)    Heat pipes (22,23)
NOVELTY - A gas product producing device has a compartment (1) for holding a liquid reactant, another compartment (2) for holding a solid reactant, a unit of communication between the compartments, and a unit for removing gas product from device. The compartments have a unit to contain gas pressure. The liquid reactant meets the solid reactant in the compartment (2), when the gas pressure in the compartment (2) is reduced, and the liquid reactant is separated from the solid reactant, when the gas pressure in the compartment (2) is increased.    USE - For producing a gas product from a chemical reaction between a liquid reactant and a solid reactant, such as hydrogen gas used as a fuel for a vehicle fuel system.    ADVANTAGE - The device is capable of being fully manual, without having moving portions, and is economical without depending on any external energy source.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the side planar view of hydrogen generating device.    Compartments (1,2)    Screen (3)    Outlet valve (4)    Pressure gauge (5)
NOVELTY - A refrigerant mixture comprises ethane (25 - 95 mol.%) and hexafluoroethane and/or trifluoromethane (balance to 100), where the ethane, hexafluoroethane and trifluoromethane is mixed by physical method to obtain the mixture.    USE - In the lower temperature stage of two-stage cascade refrigeration systems (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The refrigerant mixture possesses no zone-depleting effects, low greenhouse effects and good solubility in lubricants at low temperatures thus efficiently used in the lower temperature stage of two-stage cascade refrigeration systems. The refrigerant mixtures have high thermodynamic efficiency and high evaporating pressures; large cooling power under limited discharge capacity of compressors; zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) value thus used in the long-term systems without damaging the earth's ozone layer; and low global warming potential (GWP) values than the GWP values of R503 and R508B.
NOVELTY - An electrolysis cell system comprises a water source disposed in fluid communication with a cell; an electrical source disposed in electrical communication with the cell; and a cascade section (76) disposed in fluid communication with the cell and comprising a piping network configured to distribute fluid to a first storage zone in fluid communication with a second storage zone.    USE - Used as electrolysis cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The invention is capable of generating, effectively compressing, storing, and dispensing the gas for final use as a fuel. It provides improvements of the storage and dispensing of hydrogen gas at pressures greater than the pressures at which the gas is generated. It can be assembled and moved to a site where the sections can be connected and operated. The mobility of the system provides for increased adaptability of the system and enhances the overall functionality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic representation of a hydrogen fueling system.    Cascade section (76)    Valve (92)    Compressor section (94)    Heat exchanger (96)    Filter (104)
NOVELTY - Proposed method for producing hydrogen in vehicle power installations includes sequential processes of water-methanol mixture evaporation and steam reforming involving hydrogen extraction from gas mixture produced in this way. Prior to evaporation of water-methanol mixture aluminum is subjected to hydrolysis in alkali solution causing extraction of heat and hydrogen, alkali solution being preheated to temperature required to produce hydrogen within minimal time; after that water-methanol mixture is evaporated due to heat liberated in the course of hydrolysis. Aluminum hydrolyzed for the purpose functions during transient conditions of power installation as starting agent in general hydrogen production process.    USE - Hydrogen production; fuel-cell power installations for vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - Enhanced speed of hydrogen production process using aluminum hydrolysis together with steam reforming.1 cl
NOVELTY - A biofilm carrier comprising polymer composites which is capable of adhering to microorganisms at a high concentration, which has fluidity in a reactor, is easily molded, and has high productivity since the biofilm carrier has a specific gravity, and which is inexpensive, a manufacturing method thereof, and methods of treating sewage/wastewater and biofiltering odor gases using the same are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A biofilm carrier comprising a polymer composite is obtained by extrusion-molding the mixture such that the surface of a molding is rough after mixing a first component formed of a polymer material with a specific gravity of 1.0 or less with a second component formed of a polymer material that is not easily dissolved into the first component and has a specific gravity of 1.0 or more in a certain mixing ratio such that the mixture has a specific gravity range of 0.96 to 1.0. The first component is selected from polyethylene, polypropylene and a mixture thereof. The second component is selected from polyester, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, and mixtures thereof. The carrier further comprises an inorganic material of high specific gravity selected from stone powder, metal, metal oxide, talc, barite(BaSO4), calcium carbonate(CaCO3), and magnesium hydroxide(Mg(OH)2).
NOVELTY - A modifier (10) guides steam heated by combustion exhaust gas to reform the raw material and mineral fuel desulphurized by a desulphurization layer (31) to obtain reformed gas with a high hydrogen content. A heat exchanger (60) exchanges the heat of combustion exhaust gas of the steam modifier to the desulphurization layer to heat the reformed gas circulating to the outer surface of the desulphurization layer.    USE - For reforming a raw material and a mineral fuel such as town gas and LPG, in polymer-electrolyte fuel cell electric power generating apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The start of operation is enabled in a short time. A highly stable desulphurization operation is performable steadily and high thermal efficiency is obtained in case of a steady operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the cross-section explaining flow of water and gas in the fuel reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Modifier (10)    Desulphurization layer (31)    Heat exchanger (60)
NOVELTY - An opening-type compost container (1) is used for storing vegetable waste material (11), which is used as compost, where the container is obtained by extrusion molding of wooden thermoplastic resin composition, which consists of vegetable filler and thermoplastic resin.    USE - For storing compost such as vegetable waste material, in kitchen and school.    ADVANTAGE - The compost container has excellent durability and can be easily washed. The outflow of compost is suppressed. The compost is formed using recycled material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows perspective view of compost container.    Compost container (1)    Opening (2a)    Vent hole (2b)    Cover (3)    Component (4)    Vegetable waste material (11)
NOVELTY - A cylindrical rotatable-fermenter (1) has two sets of screw blades (12) within the inner surface of surrounding wall (6) and a composting substrate containing aerobic microbe and grinding tree, as odor absorption agent. The screw blades are rotated in reverse direction with respect to the rotation direction of the fermenter, to stir the organic refuse while fermenting the refuse using the composting substrate.    USE - For composting household garbage.    ADVANTAGE - The reproduction efficiency of microorganisms in the fermenter and the composting efficiency can be raised. Also the generation bad smell is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for composting method for household garbage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the top and front views of composting apparatus of household garbage. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fermenter (1)    Support stand (2)    Surrounding wall (6)    Lid (8)    Screw blade (12)
NOVELTY - Several organic refuse containers are arranged in several organic refuse generation portions, respectively. Organic refuse and culture soil are supplied to each container, and culture soil raw material is obtained. The raw material is accumulated on storage space. Fermenting material is mixed with raw material, and portion(s) of obtained culture soil is conveyed to organic refuse generation portion. Thus, organic refuse is processed.    USE - For processing organic refuse.    ADVANTAGE - The organic refuse is efficiently processed, and culture soil is effectively circulated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic refuse processing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart illustrating the processing of organic refuse. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen-permeation alloy film has sea-island-like structure formed by conjugating and mutually adjoining a hydrogen-permeation portion (A) containing metal material capable of permitting hydrogen, and a hydrogen non-permeation portion (B) containing metal material, which does not permeate hydrogen. The portion (A) is linear and linked continuously with respect to film-thickness direction in matrix of portion (B), and is dispersed minutely with respect to cross-sectional direction. The volume ratio of portion (A) is 15-80% with respect to the whole film.    USE - For purification-separation apparatus of hydrogen gas used as fuel for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-permeation alloy film is economical and has excellent capability, which selectively permeates and separates hydrogen from mixed gas containing hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrogen-permeation alloy film.
NOVELTY - An organic refuse disposer (1) has an induction pipe (70) that guides heat from a burner (30) towards the outer wall of a stirring drum (20). A refractory body (90) is arranged inside the induction pipe at a position opposite the injection tip (31) of a burner in order to direct the flame (HW) from the burner towards the stirring drum outer wall.    USE - For processing organic refuse discarded from e.g. foodstuff factory, convenience store to produce livestock feed or manure.    ADVANTAGE - Ensures uniform heating of a process target through the refractory body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the cross sectional view of the organic refuse disposer.    Organic refuse disposer (1)    Stirring drum (20)    Burner (30)    Injection tip (31)    Induction pipe (70)    Refractory body (90)    Flame (HW)
NOVELTY - A pH adjuster is added at 2 or more locations in a reaction tank (2) along flow direction from to-be-processed-water inflow side to processing water-flow exit side, according to pH-measurement value of to-be-processed water (3) in the tank. Thus, processing of wastewater by biological treatment is enabled.    USE - For processing wastewater such as natural water containing harmful substance.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables high-speed processing of wastewater, by adjusting pH value of wastewater.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus (1) of wastewater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic block diagram of wastewater treatment equipment. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Wastewater treatment equipment (1)    Reaction tank (2)    Natural water (3)    Treated water (4)    Storage tank of pH adjuster (6)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of fermentation microbial cell feed involves adding compound fermentation microbe to raw material containing crumbs which are residues such as leftover meal and garbage, rice bran which is a water-content adjusting material, and a crude fat component adjusting material, and performing high temperature fermentation.    USE - For manufacturing fermentation microbial cell feed (claimed) for hen and pig, and fertilizer.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to effectively utilize residues (organic refuse) such as leftover food produced from public places such as school, nursery school and garbage, and manufacture fermentation microbial cell feed having low crude fat content.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fermentation microbial cell feed manufactured by the method. The feed contains crude fat component (5 wt.% or less).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flow chart explaining the recycling system, which manufactures fermentation microbial cells. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A circular thin-plate shaped metal separator (2) has a gas introduction port (21) and gas exhaust port (22) in the center such that a single cell (4) is fixed to a metal cell board (3) in between the center and outer periphery edge of the separator. The annular stress relaxation grooves (25,35) that are located at the vicinity of each outer periphery edges of the separator and cell board such that the stress relaxation grooves mutually oppose the separator and cell board and join at each of outer-periphery edges.    USE - For solid oxide fuel cell, e.g. for vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanical and thermal stresses are relieved with reduced weight and improved power density and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for stack structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a partial cross-sectional and planar views of the solid oxide fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Metal separator (2)    Metal cell board (3)    Single cell (4)    Gas introduction port (21)    Gas exhaust port (22)    Annular stress relaxation grooves (25,35)
NOVELTY - The generator has a metal accommodating portion (12) to accommodate aluminum and a water accommodating portion (13) to accommodate water. A water supply paper (14) supplies water of water receptacle interior portion to a metal receptacle interior portion using a capillary phenomena. A gas lead-out portion (17a) guides hydrogen gas generated by water supply paper.    USE - For fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The excessive supply of water is prevented. The water supply paper is obtained easily and in cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a conceptual view of internal structure of hydrogen generator.    Metal accommodating portion (12)    Water accommodating portion (13)    Water supply portion (14)    Cover (17)    Gas lead-out portion (17a)
NOVELTY - The PSA process, using a number of adsorption containers operating in parallel and cyclically, consists of an adsorption stage in which at least part of the carbon dioxide (CO2) contained in the feed gas is adsorbed, and a depressurization stage with a given total duration (Tdep) in which the adsorbed gas is desorbed by a reduction in pressure. During the depressurization stage at least two gases (G1, G2) are recuperated one after the other during two time periods (T1, T2) that are together shorter than or equal to the total duration. The depressurization stage can be operated in co-current or counter-current by means of a valve or by purging with the aid of a vacuum pump.    USE - Separating gases such as hydrogen and methane from output gases from metallurgical plant containing CO2.    ADVANTAGE - The process enables the emission of greenhouse gases to be limited, and useful gases including methane and liquid CO2 to be recuperated for re-use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings consist of a graph depicting the release of different gases from a feed gas during depressurization and the recovery of two different gases.    Recuperated gases (G1, G2)    First and second pressures (P1, P2)    Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA)    Buffer tank (ST)    Time periods (T1, Tdep)
NOVELTY - The reversible solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) monolithic stack comprises components (a,b). The component (a) comprises at least one porous metal containing layer with a combined electrolyte, and sealing layer (x) on the porous metal containing layer. The component (b) comprises at least one porous metal containing layer with an interconnect, and sealing layer (y) on the porous metal containing layer. At least one porous metal containing layer hosts an electrode.    USE - For solid oxide fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The reversible solid oxide fuel cell stack has improved mechanical stability and high electrical performance, and is economically manufactured with one sintering step. The stack has excellent flexibility and easy handleability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for preparing reversible monolithic solid oxide fuel cell stack.
NOVELTY - A biogas production plant (1) comprising prefabricated garages to take modules, is new. One module (4) is a basic module with the pumps and/or ventilation and/or the electrical systems and/or the control units. A second module (5) is a block heating module with at least one internal combustion motor and/or generator and/or circuitry and/or heat exchanger and/or back cooling and/or gas processing.    USE - The plant is for the production of biogas from organic matter, to be used for heating and power.    ADVANTAGE - The modules are in prefabricated garages, sealed against oil and other leakages and give reduced noise emissions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the biogas production plant.    Biogas production plant (1)    Fermenters (2)    Fermented matte disposal zone (3)    Modules (4,5)
NOVELTY - A reformer (200) for a fuel cell system comprises a reforming reactor (250) for generating hydrogen; and a combustion reactor (230, 240) for providing heat to the reforming reactor, where the reactors are arranged in the form of stacked plates.    USE - Reformer for a fuel cell system used e.g. in automobile, distributed power source for house or public place, or micro power source for electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - In the plate type reformer, the reforming reactor, the combustion reactor and the pre-heater are formed as plates and stacked, thus effectively controlling the heat of reaction. The distributing holes are dispersed on the bottom of the distribution chamber to supply the oxidizing agent, so that the combustion reaction is performed throughout the chamber. Thus, it is possible to control the combustion reaction, which is a very fast exothermic reaction, to prevent hot spots.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel cell system comprising a power generator; the reformer and a fuel source.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an exploded perspective view of a reformer.    reformer (200)    combustion reactors (230, 240)    distribution chamber (231)    distribution holes (231a)    reformer reactor. (250)
NOVELTY - Fuel and/or feed based on plant material, comprises at least 50 wt.% of plant material, a waste from agricultural plant processing and -product and/or aboveground part of agricultural plant and products, compressed in the form of pellets or briquette.    USE - The fuel and/or feed based on plant material is useful for industrial application e.g. fuel plants and for feeding agricultural animals.    ADVANTAGE - The process of manufacturing the fuel and/or feed based on plant material is ecologically and economically favorable.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a water film differential temperature magnetic electrolytic hydrogen mode for electrolytic separation hydrogen and oxygen device, which comprises the following parts: deoxidation segment, cooling segment, dehydrogenation segment, outer water and power supplying system component and case. The invention transforms traditional electrolytic constant DC into frequency conversion pulse type DC, which cuts larger water molecular group into less water molecular group through magnetic line.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to technology of converting mineral resource into natural organic fertilizer, and is the production process of converting natural organic mineral into organic fertilizer of ammonium fumarate. The organic fertilizer contains no harmful matter, has stable performance, lasting acting, nutrient decomposition synchronized with seed germination and plant growth, high air permeability, high water permeability and soil moisture preserving performance, and is suitable for production of green agricultural product.
NOVELTY - This invention discloses a recombinant microbial agent of a functional organic fertilizer and the preparation method thereof. The agent is mainly composed of bacillus subtilis, streptomyces jingyamsis, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Bacillus cereus, bacillus megaterium and Enterococcus faecalis. The preparation process comprises: bacterium preservation, plate inoculation, shake flask culture of seed solution, 20L seed fermentator culture, 500L fermentator production, centrifuging to collect the thallus, adding protective agent, emulsifying, lyophilizing, disintegrating, active bacteria counting, bacterial compability, vacuum-packing, low temperature storage at -20 degreesC, and sale for use.The invention is characterized in that, it can prevent and long-term control diseases and pests of fruits and vegetables, improve the quality of fruits and vegetables, and can efficiently restore and keep the soil ecological balance.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a backwash operating mode of dynamic flim bioreactor, which belongs to the technical sphere of sewage disposal. Setting Film assembly made from bolting silk on the middle of the reaction, installing aeration device on its bottom, filtering by dynamic flim, making aeration device below flim assembly, both supply oxygen for upper miscible liquids and accelerate the flow of miscible liquids, by the flow of bubble and miscible liquids, enhancing scouring and disturbance to dynamic flim; during the operation of dynamic flim bioreactor, when backwash needed, closing water outlet, opening backwash aeration pipe, supplying gas of 1.6- 8.0m3/(m2/h) by backwash gas pump. The invention, greatly improves backwash efficiency, reduces aeration intensity and aeration time and cuts operating cost down; compared with cleaning with water under high pressure, it can proceed on line, doesn't effect the operation of reaction, reduces the damage degree to dynamic flim, and shortens the recovery time of dynamic flim.
NOVELTY - The related preparation method for microbial manure comprises: separated culturing different bacteria firstly, then combining together; fermenting and adding functional bacteria independently. This product has well effect on increasing production, rice: 10.7%, corn 10.66%, and glorious orange 46%.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a coccidian ovisac culture liquid and conservative liquid, which comprises the following steps: adapting this culture liquid and conservative liquid at (0.5-8.0):100 with chloramine T and pure water to form chloramine T solution; separating and purifying fresh coccidian oocyst from ovisac fowl dung; suspending the ovisac sediment in the chloramine T solution at 25-30 degreesC; setting the culture wetness more than 50 percent and ovisac density less than 1000,000 oocyst per ml and culture liquid depth less than 0.7 cm; stirring culture liquid more than three times a day for 24-72 h; stopping cultivating when more than 80 percent oocyst finishes sporing; obtaining oocyst culture liquid; centrifuging condensation; adding chloramine T solution again; stewing at 4-8 degreesC in the fridge. The invention improves the sporing rate of coccidian ovisac culture liquid, which avoids heavy metal material in the kitchen and environmental pollution.
NOVELTY - Production of high-pressure and high- hydrogen-content gas is carried out by high pressure steaming in boiler, heat storing by fireproof material, steaming at 0.1-3.0Mpa in heat exchanger, preheating at 900-1300 degrees C, dry distilling and vaporizing the high-volatile coal by fluidized bed, delivering it shaft furnace full of coke above 900degrees C, secondary reforming gas and purifying. Its advantages include better adaptive characteristic, more caloric value, less secondary resources consumption and more hydrogen content.
NOVELTY - Production of biological diesel oil is carried out by collecting one kind or several kinds of oil-containing parts from hazelnut, tea-oil fruit, palm kernel, bancoul nut, castor bean, flaxseed, sunflower seed and cottonseed, peeling, debonding, deodorizing, dewatering, decolorizing, removing harmful purities, mixing raw oil with methanol and/or alcohol, fatty acid methyl ester and/or fatty acid ethyl ester reacting, removing methanol, washing by water, drying, dewatering and refine processing to obtain the final product and waste oil. It has various raw resources, less environmental pollutionand higher reaction efficiency.
NOVELTY - Production of biological diesel oil with phase transfer agent mixture as catalyst is carried out maripa oil and methanol ester exchange reacting under the existence of phase transfer agent mixture toobtain biological diesel oil and glycerine, molecular rearranging, separating out catalyst by filter, laying aside, laminating, distilling the upper layer coarse ester at 65 degrees C to obtain the final product. The upper layer is coarse product and the lower layer is mixture of glycerine and excess methanol. It is simple, has no waste- water, environmental pollution and can be re utilization.
NOVELTY - Production of biodiesel oil from agricultural and forest refuse is carried out by: drying, crushing, agitating, reacting and distilling. The biological diesel oil consists of agricultural and forest refuse 35-55wt%, solvent 30wt%, auxiliaries 9wt%, catalyst 1wt% and additive 5-25wt%. The raw materials include one or multiple kinds of agricultural and forest refuse, tree branches and leaves,straws and cottonseed shell etc; solvent is refined anthracene oil, auxiliaries is methanol, catalyst is aluminum chloride and additive is water coal slurry. It has good effect.
NOVELTY - A serial and parallel multi-stage compound device and method for continuously fermenting and generating hydrogen by biomass with immobilized microbes, in which stage 1 is a ferment tank for source cultivation and fermentation, stage 2 is an assistant fermentation tank for assisting the cultivation and ferment and stage 3 is a primary fermentation tank and the later stages are serial ferment tanks of n-stages (ngreater than 3), mixed immobilized bacteria of 1-10% W/V of the tank are put into stages 1 and 2 and no immobilized blocks are set in other stages. The method includes: stages 1 and 3 are for primary feeding, stage 1 is for putting up raw materials and stage 3 is for producing raw material roughly, the fluid flowing to the next stage is natural without power supply and the collection or process of gas in concentration is realized by a tee.
NOVELTY - The fuel oil composite used in diesels including the following compositions: small amount of alkyl fatty acid esters in the general formula of R1greater than(OH)nCOOR2greater than, in which, R1greater than is the alkyl radical of C5-C25, R2greater than is the alkyl of C1-C8 and n is an integer of 0-12, yet the alkyl fatty acid ester with n not equal to zero is heavier than total fatty acid ester by 40%, the content of which in the composite is 0.01-1weight% and it is prepared by catalyzing and oxidizing bio-diesel to turn the double bond in the alkyl radical to alkyl.
NOVELTY - The boiler pyrolyzing biomass fuels to generate biooil, combustible gas, active carbon and heat energy composed of a supplying system, an outer pyrolysis device, a heat exchange pyrolysis device and a boiler, in which, its supplying system can dewater, degas, rise the temperature to let its energy density the maximum, the outer heat pyrolysis device can quickly pyrolyze the prepared fuels to generate pyrolysis steam at 900deg.C to be used by the heat exchange device to pyrolyze biomass materials without O2 to generate semi-coke used in producing active carbon.
NOVELTY - The present invention is one medium temperature and low pressure process to prepare biological diesel oil with animal and plant oil and oil and waste oil and oil as main material. The preparation process includes the following steps: 1. mixing oil and oil 1000 weight portions, methanol 150-200 weight portions and catalyst 5-30 weight portions inside a reactor, and heating and pressurizingto 150-300 deg.c and 0.15-1.57 MPa to reaction for 4-6 hr; 2. lower to normal pressure, distilling to eliminate residual methanol, and stilling to separate out catalyst and glycerin water in the lower layer and to obtain crude biological diesel oil product; 3. washing with saturated table salt solution containing 10% concentration Na2CO3 to obtain neutral crude biological diesel oil product; and4. continuous vacuum distilling to collect 130-190 deg.c fraction as the biological diesel oil product at vacuum degree 5 mmHg. The present invention has the advantages of short reaction time, etc.
NOVELTY - The technological process of preparing biological diesel oil continuously is developed on traditional biological diesel oil producing technology, and has the reactant material pressurized to pass through the mixer so that missible methanol and oil may be mixed and dispersed into fine liquid drops with greatly increased two-phase reaction contact area; the further heating in the heat exchanger andentering to the bubbling reaction tower to lower pressure for methanol to gasify fast to form great amount one bubbles with extremely increased ester exchange reaction interface, fast ester exchange reaction rate and short reaction time; and the separation out of un-reacted excessive methanol from the top of the bubbling reaction tower and cooling in the condenser for reuse. The technological process is simple, has fast reaction rate, ester exchange rate up to 96 %, continuous production and low power consumption, and is suitable for industrial production.
NOVELTY - The comprehensive biomass solidifying, carbonizing and gasifying utilization process in reproducible energy source includes the following steps: collecting biomass material wood dust, forest leftover,etc.; stoving and separating in a separator; carbonizing and extruding to product charcoal; reducing and cracking to separate mixed inflammable gas, and eliminating tar to obtain biomass fuel gas. The present invention can utilize biomass comprehensively and improve environment.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to new use of fly ash from burning city domestic garbage, and the fly ash is used as stuffing for polymer material after being activated with surfactant in a dry process.Fly ash is first crushed to 500-1200 mesh and stoved, and then mixed with surfactant in the ratio of 100 to 1-5 inside a ball mill through grinding for 5-30 min, with the modified fly ash being preserved hermetically. The modified fly ash in 10-15 wt% is added into polypropylene base material to produce product reaching relevant standard. The present invention has wide material source, low cost,no secondary pollution caused by the activation treatment and excellent market foreground.
NOVELTY - The method involves reacting the liquid fraction of paraffin-rich natural gas with zeolite catalyst of acidic form. The catalyst has a pore size of 4 Angstrom, silica to aluminum ratio between 10 and 2000 and subjected to temperature between 350 and 650 degrees Celsius, and is subjected to speeds between 2 and 100 per hour, and predetermined atmospheric pressures.    USE - For selective catalytic conversion of liquid fraction of natural gas into light olefins or other products e.g. liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).    ADVANTAGE - Ensures favorable production of olefins, LPG, and other products at different speeds.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Selective catalytic cracking process of condensed natural gas liquid fraction to light olefins and other products, comprises placing the liquid fraction of natural gas, rich in C5+ paraffins, in contact (within a reaction zone) with Mordenite framework inverted (MFI) type zeolitic catalyst (in acid form, having a pore size of at least 4 Angstrom , a silica/alumina ratio of 20-100, and a grain size distribution of 0.51-0.044 mm) at 350-650 degrees C, space velocity of 2-100/hour and atmospheric pressure, and then carrying out the catalytic cracking for separating and recovering products enriched with light olefins, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fractions, and aromatics, where the production of olefins is favored under higher space velocities, while production of LPG fractions and aromatics are favored under lowered space velocities.
NOVELTY - Integrated operation of a fuel cell and an air separator comprises supplying fuel to an anode of the fuel cell and supplying an oxidizer-comprising gas to the cathode of the fuel cell. The oxygen formed in an air separator is supplied to the cathode of a fuel cell as oxidizer.    USE - For the integrated operation of a fuel cell and an air separator.    ADVANTAGE - The invention reduces the use of natural gas, increases the output of an air separator, and uses fuel cell in an efficient manner when extracting natural gas. All the gasses that are produced are utilized while no transport costs are incurred.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electricity formed in the fuel cell is at least partly used in air separator separating nitrogen and oxygen from air. The nitrogen formed is supplied to a natural-gas stream whose calorific value is higher than a standard calorific value to reduce that calorific value to the standard calorific value. The fuel supplied to the anode is natural gas. The reaction in the fuel cell is complete conversion forming carbon dioxide and water and/or incomplete conversion forming carbon monoxide and hydrogen. At least part of the formed hydrogen is supplied to the anode of a second fuel cell. The oxygen formed in air separator is supplied to the cathode of second fuel cell. At least part of the heat formed in the fuel cell is used for heating the nitrogen and oxygen formed in the air separator.
NOVELTY - Nitrogen and hydrogen production in a fuel cell comprises supplying a fuel that is oxidized to an anode, and supplying air to cathode with oxygen in the air being reduced. A gas from nitrogen and/or hydrogen produced in the fuel cell is supplied to the natural gas stream.    USE - For producing nitrogen and hydrogen in a fuel cell, e.g. solid oxide fuel cell or molten carbon fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The use of a fuel cell makes it possible in a convenient manner to extract nitrogen, which can be supplied to a natural gas stream. The natural gas, whose calorific value is higher than a standard calorific value, can be reduced to the standard value by mixing nitrogen. The costs for bringing natural gas are reduced. There is no need to provide a separate fuel supply system. The method can improve the efficiency for forming nitrogen that can be mixed with natural gas, whose calorific value is higher than a standard calorific value.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Nitrogen from cathodic gas stream is supplied to a natural gas stream whose calorific value and Wobbe Index are higher than a standard calorific value to reduce the calorific value to the standard calorific value. The fuel is natural gas from the natural gas stream. The gas stream from the cathode is subjected to a further treatment to remove the residual amount of oxygen, e.g. the gas stream is supplied to a catalytic oxidizer or to the cathode of a low-temperature fuel cell, where at least a portion of the treated gas stream is supplied to the natural gas stream. The hydrogen from anodic gas stream from the first fuel cell is supplied to the anode of the second fuel cell and the cathodic gas stream from the first fuel cell, which in comparison with air has reduced oxygen content, is supplied to the cathode of the second fuel cell. At least part of the form nitrogen is mixed with a natural gas stream.
NOVELTY - An electricity and hydrogen production system comprises renewable energy as fluctuating energy source for the production of electricity; and fuel cell. A control unit controls the operation of the fuel cell such that the total production of electricity lies within to be predetermined limits.    USE - For production of electricity and hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The system achieves constant or easily controllable production of electricity to meet the demand for electricity, and electricity can be produced even when it is calm, or at night.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for integrating renewable energy as fluctuating energy source, and fuel cell for the production of electricity and hydrogen.
NOVELTY - Anaerobic treatment of cellulose-containing waste comprising: (a) mechanical comminution of the waste; (b) suspending the product in processing water; (c) decomposition, hygienization and/or methanization of organic components in a biological treatment stage; (d) separating the residual composted residue into a plastic-containing and a cellulose-rich fraction; and (e) working-up the fractions to produce recyclable products or products which can be incinerated or disposed of as landfill.    USE - Anaerobic treatment of cellulose-containing waste, especially used incontinence products.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for carrying out the treatment method comprising a comminuting unit (4), biological treatment units (7, 9), a separator (10) which produces plastic-containing and cellulose-containing fractions and plastic treating (11.1 - 11.5) and cellulose treating (12.1 - 12.4) systems.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a Flow diagram of the apparatus.    Comminuting unit (4)    Hygienization unit (7)    Methanization unit (9)    Separator (10)    Plastic treating system (11.1 - 11.5)    Cellulose treating system (12.1 - 12.4)
NOVELTY - Reaction gas with hydrogen, fluorocarbon and inert gases is supplied into discharge space (406) between two electrodes (401,403) to generate atmospheric pressure glow plasma. The reaction gas and electrodes are connected to a radio frequency power supply (400) of atmospheric pressure plasma generator. A workpiece (420) is approached to an electrode downstream of passing reaction gas flow to create a plasma (430) transferred into a space between the electrode and the workpiece to generate another atmospheric pressure glow plasma to form a fluorocarbon coating layer on the workpiece surface.    USE - For coating hydrocarbon or fluorocarbon on hydrophobic and super-hydrophobic workpiece surface e.g. frying pan surface.    ADVANTAGE - A workpiece surface can be treated to be hydrophobic or super-hydrophobic under atmospheric pressure without using a vacuum system and without the bath system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the atmospheric pressure plasma generator.    RF power supply (400)    Electrodes (401,403)    Discharge space (406)    Workpiece (420)    Plasma (430)
NOVELTY - Treatment of gas effluents at near atmospheric pressure, consists of injecting the effluent gases into a plasma source and injecting water vapor upstream and/or downstream from the plasma.    USE - Treating gas effluents, such as a mixture of PFCs, HFCs and nitrogen, from the manufacture of semiconductors (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The treatment procedure reduces the release of PFCs and HFCs into the atmosphere.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a device used in the treatment of effluents by plasma.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a graph showing the results of measurements taken during the treatment procedure.
NOVELTY - The system has an internal combustion engine (ICE) assembly comprising an ICE (22) and an exhaust duct (24) flowing exhaust gases from the ICE. A water source assembly has a compressor (134) receiving the gases from the exhaust duct and compressing the gases to a preset pressure value. A condenser (136) receives the compressed gases and cools the compressed gases below to a dew point and induces condensation of liquid water. A reservoir (142) collects the liquid water and provides the liquid water condensate to an electrolytic cell (66) for electrolysis into gaseous hydrogen and oxygen.    USE - Used in an automotive vehicle for supplying liquid water to an electrolytic cell of an internal combustion engine. Can also be used in a marine application for generation of fresh water.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen gas generated by the electrolytic cell is utilized in the internal combustion engine to reduce wear and exhaust pollutants during start-up of the internal combustion engine. The system reliably generates the liquid water onboard an automotive vehicle. The system is simple, lightweight, and inexpensive to manufacture, thus suitable for large volume production of automotive vehicles. The system is robust to freezing conditions and operated automatically without human intervention.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing liquid water from exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an internal combustion engine/water source system.    Internal combustion engine (22)    Exhaust duct (24)    Exhaust manifold (40)    Condenser (136)    Reservoir (142)    Delivery valve (150a)    Interconnecting line (152)    Gas stream (178)    Upper portion (182)    Lower portion (184)
NOVELTY - Proposed method consists in forming electrified aerosol by passing dielectric liquid at high velocity of 30-60 m/s through narrow passage at diameter of 1-1.5 mm which is made from another dielectric; passages have nozzle-shaped form with several constrictions and widened sections; external metal clips are fitted in narrow sections of passage; liquid is set in rotation with the aid of swirlers before inlet part of passage and outlet part narrowed.    USE - Environment control; reduced use of toxic chemicals and drugs in farming.    ADVANTAGE - Enhanced ecological safety; enhanced economical efficiency; enhanced energy safety.3 dwg
NOVELTY - Reagent is prepared via reaction of paraformaldehyde with methanolamine in presence of modifiers, in particular bipolar aprotic solvents: dimethylformamide and/or dimethylacetamide and/or hexamethylphosphortriamide.    USE - Gas treatment processes.    ADVANTAGE - Increased yield of desired products and, respectively, reduced specific consumption of reagent on treatment of natural gas.2 cl, 1 tbl
NOVELTY - The continuous biological cleaning of aqueous solutions by cork bark particles has heavy metals, e.g. Pb II, removed by sorption in static-bed bioreactors, from liquid effluent. The sorbent is cork industry waste material, which would otherwise be dumped.    USE - In chemical engineering.
NOVELTY - An aerobic biological treatment apparatus for treating harmful organic compounds such as nitrogen and phosphorus contained in water using aerobic microorganisms such as bacteria and protozoa is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aerobic biological treatment apparatus comprises: a first microorganism activation part(100) comprising microorganism activation tanks(110) having an oxygen generator(140) and air control valves(150) for activating cultivation of microorganisms in water to be treated; a microorganism activation tower(200) comprising a microorganism activating and spraying part(210) for spraying microorganisms into water that is received from the first microorganism activation part through a transfer pump; a second microorganism activation part(300) comprising microorganism activation tanks(310) having air control valves(340) for supplying oxygen into water that is received from the microorganism activation tower; a filtering tank(400) for removing bacteria, microorganisms and suspended solids from water that is received from the second microorganism activation part using a filtering media; an ion exchange part(500) for removing heavy metals and ammonium from water that is received from the filtering tank and recovering precious metals from the water to be treated; an air floating tank(600) for supplying air into water that is received from the ion exchange part to lower a level of BOD contained in the water to be treated; and a discharge tank(700) for discharging water that is received from the air floating tank.
NOVELTY - Provided is a method of manufacturing a fuel gas by putting wasted plastics into a molting reduction furnace such as COREX furnace, thereby recycling the wasted plastics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method includes the steps of: putting a raw material of reduction iron and an auxiliary raw material into a molting reduction furnace(1) through an upper portion of the furnace; and reducing iron ore by using reaction heat generated by an oxygen gas fed by a blower positioned at a lower portion of the furnace and a reduction gas from combustion of coal. In the putting step, molded wasted-plastics having a grain size of 10 to 60 mm is put into the furnace at a ratio of 1 to 15 wt.%.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - High performance fluidizer or AE water-reducing agent for improving concrete property through the cement distributive action. The environment friendly multi-function blocks for kelp farm formation are produced with the water to the total mix ratio (weight ratio of water to the mix of cement, silica fume and fly ash) as 15~40% and the porosity rate of 15~35%. Thus, this block uses recycled material so that it would contribute to natural resource conservation, pollution prevention and energy savings. This block can be used to form breeding ground for diverse ocean microbes, kelps and shell fish by forming artificial fish habitats while providing various nutrients that are needed for kelp growth, thus contributing to ocean area restoration.Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Ammonia, nitrous acid, and nitrate in water (3) are reduced by installing an implantation component and raw chaff (20) of nitrifying bacteria in the circular flow path of water or in water, and water is purified.    USE - For purifying water, such as wastewater generated by raising of fishery products and livestock, factories, and livestock farming fields.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables stable disintegration of ammonia, nitrous acid, and nitrate in water by bacteria, over a long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for purification material of water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the water purifier. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Water tank (1)    Water (3)    Circulating system (7)    Raw chaff (20)    Non-woven fabric (21)
NOVELTY - The plant generates a combustible gas such as methane, by decomposition of raw material within anaerobic fermenter (6). The generated gas is supplied to exterior within station, and anaerobic fermentation residue is further ripened within aerobic fermenter (13). A transfer apparatus transfers the anaerobic fermentation residue continuously by fixed time ratio into aerobic fermenter.    USE - For continuous dry-type biomass gasification plant for processing organic refuse-organic waste such as livestock excretion.    ADVANTAGE - The danger of the partial lump maintaining anaerobic fermentation in the aerobic fermenter being mixed is prevented, and safety is ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The anaerobic and aerobic fermenters are equipped with hollow shaft horizontally suspended between the support chambers of both ends along the axis line. The air and water that supplied to hollow shaft of anaerobic fermenter are discharged through deodorizing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic drawing of the continuous dry-type biomass gasification plant. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Anaerobic fermenter (6)    Aerobic fermenter (13)    Blower (14)    Hot air generator (15)    Discharge apparatus (16)
NOVELTY - The gas recovery system has heat energy generator (48) arranged near gas hydrate layer. A generation apparatus (50) generates steam by heating water supplied through feed pipe (56) using heat energy produced by heat generator. A generation apparatus (60) heats generated steam to obtain super-heated steam. An ejection pipe (54) ejects super-heated steam towards the hydrate layer as high-speed airflow to melt the hydrate layer. An intake pipe recirculates heat circulation airflow to steam generation apparatus and recovery pipe (16) collects gas within airflow.    USE - For recovering natural gas such as methane gas (CH4) and ethane gas (C2H6) from gas hydrate layer existing at underground and ground surface of cold region under sea surface.    ADVANTAGE - The heat energy loss generated due to supply of hot water towards gas hydrate layer existing bottom of sea or underground surface can be prevented while eliminating generation of voltage drop caused by supply of electric power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The gas recovery system has super-heated steam generation apparatus with high frequency device to heat the steam generated at thermal power generation apparatus using high frequency electromagnetic waves. A combustion gas supply pipe supplies combustion gas and air. An electric power generating apparatus rotates turbine to generate electric power using the combustion gas. The generated electric power is used for driving stem and super-heated heat generation apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of hydrate decomposition device of the natural gas recovery system.    Gas recovery pipe (16)    Hydrate layer decomposition device (46)    Heat energy generator (48)    Thermal power generation apparatus (50)    Ejection pipe (54)    Feed pipe (56)    Super-heated generation apparatus (60)
NOVELTY - A control unit (10) supplies raw-materials-and-mineral-fuel gas of hydrocarbon groups such as methane, propane and butane to a shift-reaction unit (2) that reduces carbon monoxide (CO) after the stop operation of the reformer when a reformed-gas derivation flow path (13) is closed.    USE - For fuel cell electric-power-generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents oxygen invading into the shift-reaction unit. The shift catalyst is oxidized to reduce the catalyst capability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for reformer operation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modification-reaction unit (1)    Shift-reaction unit (2)    CO selective-oxidation reaction unit (3)    Gas supply control unit (10)    Reformed-gas derivation flow path (13)
NOVELTY - The organic waste disposal apparatus has a biological treatment apparatus (1) of organic waste liquid, a surplus sludge processing unit to solubilize digested sludge while carrying out digestive processing of surplus sludge ejected from biological treatment apparatus, a solid-liquid separation unit to separate a portion of liquid from processing unit, a dephosphorylation unit to carry out dephosphorylation of separated water, and a return unit to return a portion of treated water from dephosphorylation unit to surplus sludge processing unit.    USE - For processing organic waste liquid and recovering phosphorus.    ADVANTAGE - The organic waste disposal apparatus solubilize and digest sludge efficiently, and prevents storage of phosphorus compound in surplus sludge processing unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the systematic diagram of the organic waste disposal apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Biological treatment apparatus (1)    Sedimentation tank (2)    Digester (5)    Ozone reactor (10)    Crystallizer (14)
NOVELTY - Organic waste is processed for methane manufacture by introducing organic waste into methane-fermentation tank located in highest flow among tanks connected in series. Other organic waste is introduced into the next methane-fermentation tanks, in series with the digested sludge from the methane-fermentation tank of front stage. Specific organic waste (27) and unspecified organic waste (25) is introduced at respective methane-fermentation tank (11) and methane-fermentation tank (12) located in the upstream side and downstream side, respectively.    USE - For processing of organic waste for manufacturing methane, manure and liquid fertilizer.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient processing of organic waste and collection of methane of high quality, by selectively supplying organic waste into methane fermentation tank.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a processing system of organic waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the organic waste processing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Methane fermentation tanks (11,12)    Composting installation (13)    Specific organic waste (20,27)    Drawn out digested sludge (23)    Unspecified organic waste (25)
NOVELTY - This invention relates to digital variable-voltage operation actuator used in fuel cell engine system and its applying. The actuator concludes exit tube connecting cell, magnetic valve inlet main pipe, magnetic valve inlet branch pipe, magnetic valve, current-limiting holes, magnetic valve exit branch pipe and magnetic valve exit main pipe. The exit tube connecting cell are interlinked with atmosphere through magnetic valve inlet main pipe, magnetic valve inlet branch pipe, magnetic valve and current-limiting holes to magnetic valve exit branch pipe and magnetic valve exit main pipe. Digital variable-voltage operation actuator is arranged at the outlet end of the compressor. Through the valve permutation and combination switching state of optimizing cincture current-limiting holes, the tail air forms small-to-big coefficients of local resistance. The compressor has fixed rotate speed at each switching state. Thus, the working pressure of fuel cell and air output can be digitized adjusted from low to high. The variable-voltage and variable-power operations can also be achieved. It greatly reduces system internal friction when low-power outputting and increases efficiency of fuel cell engine.
NOVELTY - A desulfurizing agent comprises copper and silver components.    USE - For desulfurizing hydrocarbon oils such as kerosene, used as raw fuel for fuel cells and used in petroleum refinery, petrochemical work and chemical plant (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The agent has improved desulfurization capability, and benzo thiophene adsorption and removal capability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) the desulfurization of hydrocarbon oil, which involves using the desulfurizing agent; and    (2) a fuel cell system having the desulfurizing agent.
NOVELTY - The pyrolysis of hydrocarbon fuel comprises carrying out the pyrolysis reaction in the presence of a catalyst comprising stainless steel.    USE - The process is useful for the pyrolysis of hydrocarbon fuel. The catalyst is useful to: increase the production of hydrogen in a hydrocarbon fuel pyrolysis reaction; control the deposition of carbon during pyrolysis; and conduct heat in a reciprocating pyrolyser (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process is an economic process to generate hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels with improved purity and yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the catalyst, which is useful in the pyrolysis of hydrocarbon fuel.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen generating apparatus has a zone (I) adapted for pyrolysis of hydrocarbon feed, and another zone (II) adapted for oxidation of deposited carbon. Each zone has a unit for utilizing deposited carbon from pyrolysis in zone (I) to partially or completely sustain pyrolysis in zone (II).    USE - For generating hydrogen from hydrocarbon feed used as fuel for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen generating apparatus is compact, simple and generates hydrogen free from contamination by carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide efficiently and inexpensively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) production of hydrogen from hydrocarbon feed; and    (2) method of operating fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the longitudinal sectional view of the hydrogen generating apparatus.    Electric heater (1)    Outer containment (2)    Stainless steel tube (3)    Inlet tube (4)    Outlet tube (5)
NOVELTY - Hydrogen generating composition, capable of liberating hydrogen through a sorption mechanism in the presence of vapor or gas of a reagent, comprises: a sorbent compound for sorption of the vapor or gas of the reagent; and a hydrogen-releasing agent for liberating hydrogen from the reagent retained by the sorbent compound.    USE - The composition is useful for generating hydrogen (claimed), for various applications e.g. in fuel cell technology.    ADVANTAGE - The composition is capable of liberating hydrogen through a sorption mechanism in the presence of vapor or gas of a reagent (claimed). The process provides controllable and integrated hydrogen generation allowing system miniaturization and high efficiency of hydrogen generation. The process involves the generation of hydrogen through the combination of the sorption mechanism with catalysis enabling hydrogen generation, which gives outstanding performance during hydrolysis induced by the moisture uptake, with better deliquescent properties than that of the non-catalyzed hydrides. The composition generates hydrogen from moisture in various types of environment e.g. humid air, gases such as argon or nitrogen or even vacuum.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of generating hydrogen through a sorption mechanism in the presence of vapor or gas of a reagent, comprising: providing the composition; contacting the composition with a source of the reagent to effect uptake of the reagent by the sorbent; and conducting a reaction between sorbed reagent and the hydrogen-releasing agent to liberate hydrogen.
NOVELTY - The plant has a feed gas separator configured to separate feed gas into a liquid portion and a vapor portion. A demethanizer (57) fluidly coupled to the separator receives the vapor portion and liquid portion. A turboexpander (54) receives and expands the vapor portion in a location upstream of the demethanizer. A feed gas bypass circuit controls inlet temperature with respect to the turbo expander and demethanizer to strip carbon dioxide content from the bottom of the demethanizer.    USE - Used for recovery of natural gas liquid (NGL) e.g. ethane and propane, from high pressure feed gas in a gas processing industry.    ADVANTAGE - The feed gas bypass circuit controls the inlet temperature with respect to the turbo expander and demethanizer to strip the carbon dioxide content from the bottom of the demethanizer, thus preventing carbon dioxide freezing in the demethanizer, reducing carbon dioxide content, and power consumption, improving recovery of natural gas liquid (NGL) and minimizing the thermodynamic losses, and hence achieving remarkably high thermodynamic efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a control device comprising a processing unit    (2) a method of separating a feed gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an ethane recovery configuration.    Gas stream (1)    Feed gas (2)    Bypass stream (3)    Bottom stream (12)    Streams (30, 31)    Exchangers (50, 51)    Re-compressor (53)    Turboexpander (54)    Demethanizer (57)    Bottom reboiler (58)
NOVELTY - A fuel composition comprises a gas oil base fuel, and alkyl levulinate and a co-solvent, preferably an alcohol. The co-solvent has a polar interaction parameter of 1-7 MPa1/2; and a hydrogen bonding parameter of 2-18 MPa1/2;.    USE - The composition is useful in operating a compression ignition engine and/or vehicle, or heating an appliance provided with a burner (claimed). It is also useful in other types of engines e.g. marine, railroad, and stationary engines. It is also useful in industrial gas oils for use in heating applications e.g. in boilers.    ADVANTAGE - The composition includes a gas oil base that reduces the phase separation temperature of the fuel composition. Its use leads to good engine low temperature performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a method of reducing the phase separation temperature of a fuel composition, comprising incorporating a co-solvent, preferably an alcohol, in the fuel composition;    (2) a method of operating a compression ignition engine and/or a vehicle which is powered by such an engine, comprising introducing the inventive fuel composition into combustion chamber of the engine; and    (3) a method of operating a heating appliance provided with a burner, comprising supplying the inventive composition to the burner.
NOVELTY - A fuel electrode separator has a flow passage groove (13) for allowing fuel and water to flow into a fuel electrode (12) and an oxidation electrode separator has another groove (15) for allowing an oxidizing agent to flow into an oxidation electrode (14) to constitute a hydrogen production cell (10). A flow channel (16) supplies fuel and water into fuel electrode and an air blower (17) supplies an oxidizing agent into oxidation electrode. A vapor-liquid separation device (23) generates and withdraws hydrogen containing gas from fuel electrode.    USE - For electric vehicle, submarine boat, hydrogen supply system, package type fuel cell power generating device, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The decomposition of fuel containing organic matter is enabled at low temperature without supplying a small amount of electric energy to produce an uncontaminated hydrogen containing gas. A compact structure is realized with reduced cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory view of the hydrogen production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen production cell (10)    Fuel electrode (12)    Flow passage grooves (13,15)    Oxidation electrode (14)    Flow channel (16)    Air blower (17)    Vapor-liquid separation device (23)
NOVELTY - Treating bio-waste involves fermenting the bio-waste in a pathogen reduction stage under anaerobic conditions for a predetermined period at a temperature in the mesophilic temperature range, and subsequently separating the solid and liquid phases to produce a fermented cake and a fermented liquor.    USE - For producing fermented cake useful as soil fertilizer and fermented liquor useful for production of methane gas (claimed). The fermented cake is also useful to feed worms in vermiculture. The fermented liquor is also useful as feedstock for the fermentation of other useful products such as biodegradable plastics.    ADVANTAGE - The method requires less time to prepare the cake and liquor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    1) a fermented cake of bio-waste origin with at least 15% solids on dry basis containing ammonia (over 500 mg/l), total volatile fatty acids (tVFA) (over 1000 mg/l and Escherichia coli (less than 100000 cfu per g dry solids); and    2) a fermented liquor of bio-waste origin containing chemical oxygen demand (COD) (over 10000 mg/l), ammonia (over 500 mg/l), tVFA (over 1000 mg/l) and suspended solids (less than 5000 mg/l).
NOVELTY - A fuel cell system has a distributor (12) whose a central channel is connected to an inlet (122) and outlet (124). Vaporized fuel is injected at the inlet and output from the outlet. A fuel inlet (142) of a catalyst converter for reformation reaction is connected to the corresponding fuel outlet of the distributor. A fuel inlet (162) of a stack is connected to a fuel outlet (144) of the catalyst converter.    USE - For a fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The volume and manufacturing costs of the fuel cell system are reduced and the fuel is saved, by integrating the catalyst converter and the stack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an exploded view of the fuel cell.    Distributor (12)    Distributor inlet (122)    Distributor outlet (124)    Fuel inlets (142,162)    Fuel outlet (144)
NOVELTY - A fatty acid triglyceride-containing material is heated at greater than 25degreesC, and the viscosity is decreased. The material is filtered and dewatered at greater than 25degreesC. The pH of the starting material is adjusted to 2.5, and acid is mixed with the material to produce a reaction mixture. Methanol is added, and free fatty acids are esterified. Sodium or potassium methylate or hydroxide is added to the reaction mixture, such that the pH of the reaction mixture is set to 6.2-8. The fatty acid acyl-glyceride is converted to glycerol and biofuel.    USE - For producing biofuel.    ADVANTAGE - The biofuel is efficiently produced from trap grease.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a biofuel processing system (10) comprising a pre-filter assembly comprising one or more self-cleaning screening devices, reaction vessels comprising a heater and a mixing subsystem, a wash tank and methanol feed, acid feed and methylate feed fluidly connected to heated reaction vessels and a water feed fluidly connected to the wash tank;    (2) a pre-filter assembly; and    (3) a screen filter apparatus, which has a filter screen, a filtrate collection container, a heater integrally provided in filtrate collection container, a pump fluidly connected to filtrate collection container and a spray head fluidly attached to pump and directed into the filter screen for pumping warmed filtrate onto the screen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of biofuel processing system.    Processing system (10)    Fractionating tank (20)    Aqueous fraction (21)    Filter subsystem (30)    Filters (50-52)
NOVELTY - Utilizing municipal solid waste (MSW) as a fuel comprises rotary-drum composting the MSW to facilitate screen separation of combustibles and thermally gasifying the combustibles to produce a high energy stream for power generation.    USE - Used for utilizing municipal solid waste as fuel for e.g. producing steam through boiler system or used by turbine generator to produce electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides optimum fuel for gasification and thermal oxidation. The method provides engine quality gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows use of rotary composter to separate and prepare the fuel and gasifier that converts the combustible material into usable gas for power generation.
NOVELTY - A cathode catalyst for a fuel cell, comprises ruthenium, M, and tellurium, where M is molybdenum, tungsten, or their alloy.    USE - The cathode catalyst is for a fuel cell. It is used in membrane-electrode assembly for an electricity generating component(s) useful for fuel system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cathode catalyst can inhibit catalyst poisoning by oxygen and has excellent catalyst activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a membrane-electrode assembly (21) comprising an anode and a cathode comprising a catalyst, facing each other; and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode and the cathode; and    (2) a fuel system (100) comprising an electricity generating component(s) (19) comprising at least one membrane-electrode assembly and separators (23, 25) arranged at each side of the membrane-electrode assembly; a fuel supplier (1); and an oxidant supplier (5).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic view showing a structure of a fuel cell system.    Fuel supplier (1)    Oxidant supplier (5)    Electricity generating component (19)    Membrane-electrode assembly (21)    Separators (23, 25)    Fuel system (100)
NOVELTY - The device has a covering material e.g. microwave susceptor, absorbing microwave energy, and a conduit-chamber in close to the covering material. The covering material converts the microwave energy to radiant heat energy, and imparts the heat energy to iron to alter physical characteristics of the iron. Water contacts with the iron to turn and alter the water`s physical characteristics resulting in reaction of the water and the iron to produce or derive hydrogen. The hydrogen is produced or derived at a point of use from the water.    USE - Used in a mobile and energy-consuming object e.g. vehicle, boat, plane, and in an individual house and mobile home.    ADVANTAGE - The configuration of the device eliminates the need of capital and operating cost to create a hydrogen delivery infrastructure. The utilization of device produces hydrogen which is burned cleanly without producing toxic by-products and stable compound. The device produces large amount of hydrogen using small energy that is enough to operate a microwave oven.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a process for producing hydrogen.
NOVELTY - Reformable fuel hydrogen generation system has a fuel storage region (112), hydrogen gas separation region (120) and reactor (116). A fuel regulator (128) regulates the fuel flow from fuel storage region to reactor. The fuel cartridge has a hydrogen outlet (122) in communication with hydrogen separation region, heat exchanger for transfer of heat between fuel cartridge and power module (200), electrical connector for transmitting electricity between fuel cartridge and power module, and air outlet for providing filtered air to the power module.    USE - For detachable fuel cartridge for fuel cell power module used in fuel cell power system.    ADVANTAGE - Fuel cartridge is compact and detachable from the fuel cell power module. The fuel flow rate can be controlled efficiently and easily according to the operating demands of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (a) power source; and    (b) method for generating power from fuel cell power system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the fuel cell power system having fuel cartridge.    Fuel storage region (112)    Reactor (116)    Hydrogen gas separation region (120)    Hydrogen outlet (122)    Fuel regulator (128)    Power module (200)
NOVELTY - An anode (121) and a cathode (131) are individually provided at the opposite sides of an electrolyte layer. A methanol and an oxidant are supplied to the anode and cathode respectively. A fuel complexation layer (124) contains a fuel complexation material (125) that forms a complex by coordinating the methanol.    USE - For generating electric power for e.g. space applications, automobiles, mobile devices, large and small scale power generation systems.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents drop in cell voltage due to methanol oxidization on cathode, and enhances cell characteristics by reducing the crossover of methanol.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the cross-sectional view of cell.    Anode (121)    Fuel complexation layer (124)    Fuel complexation material (125)    Cathode (131)    Gas diffusion layer (132)
NOVELTY - The system has ejection gas passageway (76) that allows fuel gas to pass through downstream and circulatory system that flows ejection fuel gas into gas-flow-in chamber (77). The connection portion connects the gas-flow-in chamber to ejection gas passageway by front end side of nozzle (74), so that the gas in interior of chamber is sucked by ejection gas flow (JF) that reaches the passageway from nozzle. The outer wall of passageway is separated and formed in the surroundings of passageway.    USE - For hydrogen separation-membrane type fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The reliability of circulation supply of ejection fuel gas is increased effectively. The electric power generation fuel cell can be stabilized.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel-gas supply apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional diagram of ejector. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Ejector (70)    Nozzle (74)    Ejection gas passageway (76)    Gas-flow-in chamber (77)    Ejection gas flow (JF)
NOVELTY - An electrolytic hydrogen manufacturing system (30) electrolyzes electrolyte liquid such as aqueous alkali solution or sea water between anode (43) and cathode (32), and produces hydrogen. The cathode is an electrolytic deposition electrode comprising precipitate of rare earth element fission products, rare earth elements chosen from ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, technetium and/or rhenium.    USE - For electrolytic hydrogen manufacture (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The system enables to manufacture hydrogen efficiently from electrolyte liquids.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrolytic hydrogen manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of the electrolytic hydrogen manufacturing system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrolytic hydrogen manufacturing system (30)    Cathode (32)    Electrolyte liquid (35)    Anode tank (36)    Anode (43)
NOVELTY - A rough hydrogen gas or rough noble gas is sequentially made to contact a palladium catalyst (1), a synthetic zeolite (2) and a getter agent (3), to remove the impurity content in the rough hydrogen gas and rough noble gas.    USE - For purifying rough hydrogen gas and rough noble gas used as carrier gas in manufacture of semiconductor such as light emitting diode and laser diode.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical and efficient removal of even trace amount of impurities from rough gas, without using large size and complicated apparatus. Easy maintenance of apparatus is enabled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas refiner, which has filling pipe of palladium catalyst, filling pipe of synthetic zeolite and filling pipe of getter agent which are connected such that the rough hydrogen gas or rough noble gas is circulated sequentially.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the refiner.    Palladium catalyst (1)    Synthetic zeolite (2)    Getter agent (3)    Introductory piping of rough gas (4)    Extraction piping of refined gas (5)
NOVELTY - Water is supplied to container having a hydrogen-generating substance, which is capable of generating hydrogen by exothermic reaction with water. Water and the hydrogen-generating substance are reacted within the container, and hydrogen is manufactured. The supply amount of water is controlled, such that the container is maintained at a temperature in which exothermic reaction is carried out.    USE - For manufacturing hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell used as power supply for portable devices such as mobile telephone and personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - Hydrogen is efficiently, conveniently and steadily manufactured at low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing apparatus (1) of hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of manufacturing apparatus of hydrogen.    Manufacturing apparatus of hydrogen (1)    Container main portion (10a)    Lid (10b)    Water supply pipe (11)    Hydrogen discharge pipe (12)    Heat insulating material (14)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen production apparatus has a semiconductor layer (2) comprising semiconductor crystal with band-gap energy larger than 1.23eV, formed on corrugated surface of a substrate (3), and metal oxide layer (1) such as titanium oxide layer or zinc oxide layer formed on the semiconductor layer to form heterojunction. Platinum particles (4) are adhered to upper surface of the metal oxide layer, and nickel particles (5) are adhered to lower surface of the semiconductor layer. An insulating layer is provided at particle non-adhered area of the semiconductor layer.    USE - For producing hydrogen for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production amount is increased, while suppressing generation of carbon acid compounds.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of hydrogen production apparatus; and    (2) manufacturing method of hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows sectional and perspective views of the hydrogen production apparatus.    Metal oxide layer (1)    Semiconductor layer (2)    Substrate (3)    Platinum particle (4)    Nickel particle (5)
NOVELTY - Metal base layer (12) containing 5-group metal is formed. A metal coat cover layer (16) containing palladium is formed on surface of multilayered structure which is obtained by forming predetermined metal layers into a film and provided on surface(s) of the metal base layer. The gap in crystal structure containing crystal grain boundary is narrowed or obstructed. Thus, a hydrogen permeable film (10) is formed.    USE - For forming hydrogen permeable film (claimed) used in hydrogen extraction apparatus for extracting hydrogen from hydrogen-containing gas and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides hydrogen permeable film having favorable durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen permeable film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional model of the hydrogen permeable film.    Hydrogen permeable film (10)    Metal base layer (12)    Interface layer (14)    Metal coat cover layer (16)
NOVELTY - A to-be-fermented material containing fats and oils (12) (3-15 mass%) with respect to total amount, is mixed with fermented material existing in methane fermentation tank as sludge. The mixture is introduced to methane fermentation tank having total solid concentration of 25% or more, and dry type methane fermentation of to-be-fermented material is enabled.    USE - For dry type methane fermentation of to-be-fermented material, such as organic waste, activated sludge cake, grass cutting dreg, shredder paper and ground chaff.    ADVANTAGE - The dry type methane fermentation is efficiently and economically enabled. The generation amount of biogas is increased and decomposition ratio of to-be-fermented material is improved. The volume reduction of waste material from dry-type methane fermentation tank is enabled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) wet and dry type methane fermentation method, where the to-be-processed material is processed by wet methane fermentation method in wet methane fermentation tank. The fermentation residue from the tank is dehydrated to obtain dehydrated cake. The fermented material existing in dry type methane fermentation tank is mixed with to-be-fermented material containing fats and oil, and low water-containing substance (13). The mixture is introduced to dry type methane fermentation tank (3), and dry type fermentation is carried out; and    (2) fermentation auxiliary material, which contains mixed fats and oil, and low water-containing substance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the process of dry type methane fermentation. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Impregnation mixing apparatus (1)    Mixing apparatus (2)    Dry type methane fermentation tank (3)    Biogas storage supply system (4)    Fats and oils (12)    Low water-containing substance (13)
NOVELTY - A plastic greenhouse used for cultivation of vegetables or ornament plants, comprising a groove shaped belt (6) is around the inside periphery of the house (1) to facilitate deposition of an organic waste to perform composting fermentation processing. The inside of the house is heated using the fermentation heat generated in the composting fermentation processing.    USE - Used for cultivation of vegetable or ornament plant.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces consumption of fuel and perform economical heating. Ensures effective recycling of the agricultural product residue, livestock excrement, and general organic waste while reducing use of fossil fuel leading to reduction of air pollution or global warming.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of the plastic greenhouse.    House (1)    Frame (2)    Film (3)    Groove shape belt (6)    Diffusion tube (7)
NOVELTY - The high-pressure-hydrogen manufacturing apparatus (1) has a hydrogen diaphragm pump (25) provided between a water electrolysis cell (7) and a piston (19), to compress the high-pressure hydrogen gas. A hydrogen gas guidance path (30) guides the high-pressure hydrogen gas compressed by the pump. The piston presses the high-pressure gas guided by the guidance path.    USE - For manufacturing high-pressure hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The high-pressure-hydrogen manufacturing apparatus is simple in structure and enables to acquire outstanding electrolysis efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory sectional drawing which shows the high-pressure-hydrogen manufacturing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    High-pressure-hydrogen manufacturing apparatus (1)    Water electrolysis cell (7)    Piston (19)    Hydrogen diaphragm pump (25)    Hydrogen gas guidance path (30)
NOVELTY - A biomass fuel supply system has a carbonization furnace (20) for carbonizing wood-type biomass, provided at garbage incineration plant (100), and a grinder (40) for grinding the obtained carbonized material, provided at garbage incineration plant.    USE - For supplying biomass fuel produced from biomass, such as scrap wood, construction wood, lumber waste material and thinning lumber, used for domestic electric power generation plant.    ADVANTAGE - The supply system of biomass fuel is economical, and transportation of biomass fuel is efficiently enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the biomass fuel supply system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Crusher (10)    Carbonization furnace (20)    Cooling device (30)    Grinders (40,60)    Granulator (70)    Garbage incineration plant (100)
NOVELTY - The fuel reformer has a mixing unit (22) for mixing fuel and air, an injector (24) for supplying fuel to mixing unit, an air supply path for supplying air to mixing unit, a variable unit for varying passing-through area of air of passing-through opening (62) into the mixing unit, and a control unit for changing the passing-through area by the variable unit based on the amount of air which flows into the mixing unit. The reformer modifies the mixture of fuel and air which are introduced to a modification catalyst (28).    USE - For modifying air-fuel mixture and generating reformed gas.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel reformer enables accurate control of air flow rate to mixing unit, complete mixing of air and fuel, and favorable generation of reformed gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the modifier. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modifier (20)    Air-fuel mixing unit (22)    Injector (24)    Modification catalyst (28)    Passing-through opening (62)
NOVELTY - Denitrification of wastewater of leachate is carried out during biological waste treatment by reverse osmosis membrane processing. The reverse osmosis membrane is washed using nitric acid as a washing liquid and the washed waste liquid containing nitric acid is returned to the denitrification process or to the front-stage side of denitrification. Thus, the wastewater is processed.    USE - For processing of wastewater of leachate ejected from final disposal site.    ADVANTAGE - The wastewater is efficiently and economically treated without the need of an installation for processing of washed waste liquid, and without supplying high pressure to reverse osmosis membrane. Ion-concentration raise of biological treated water is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing apparatus of wastewater, which has biological processing apparatus having a denitrifying tank (1), reverse osmosis membrane apparatus (4) and washed waste liquid return line (6).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the processing apparatus of wastewater. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Denitrifying tank (1)    Coagulation-sedimentation tank (3)    Reverse osmosis membrane apparatus (4)    Washed waste liquid return line (6)    Concentrated water-return line (7)
NOVELTY - Processing method of sludge in sewage plant, which process an organic wastewater (A) biologically with activated sludge maintained in bioreaction tank (2), involves sterilizing generated surplus sludge (D), subjecting the sterilized sludge (F) to easy degradation of bacterial cell wall by cell wall digesting enzyme and/or solubilization microbe having cell wall digesting enzyme as main constituent, and returning degraded-solubilized sludge (G) to bioreaction tank.    USE - For processing sludge in sewage plant, which process organic wastewater e.g. sewage.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to sterilize sludge at low cost by using electrolysis process. The processing method decreases the load on water treatment system by easy degradation of decomposition resistant component after sterilization, prevents reduction in water treatment capability, and reduces the amount of sludge eliminated and running cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart of sludge processing method.    Preprocessing installation (1)    Bioreaction tank (2)    Final sedimentation tank (3)    Sludge transfer pump (4)    Sludge thickening tank (5)    Sludge feed pump (6)    Sterilization treatment tank (7)    Salt adding unit (8)    Solubilization treatment tank (9)    Storage tank (11)    Waste water (A)    Treated water (B)    Return sludge (C)    Surplus sludge (D)    Thickened sludge (E)    Sterilized sludge (F)    Solubilized sludge (G)    Ejected sludge (I)
NOVELTY - An iron anode (1) and copper cathode (2) are immersed in a reaction tank (5) containing waste water and are electrically connected through electric conductor (3). The anode and cathode are supplied with electric power using primary battery (4). A diffuser (6) is arranged inside tank. A heat exchanger (7) promotes heating of waste water to generate slightly soluble phosphoric acid metal salt and hydration metal particle. An ultraviolet irradiation lamp enables decomposing sludge by hydroxy radical generated by photochemical reaction of waste water.    USE - For treating waste water containing phosphate ion, phosphorus compound and nitrogen compound, by electrochemical reaction and aerobic/anaerobic fermentation.    ADVANTAGE - Removable efficiency of phosphate ion contained in waste water can be enlarged. Consumption of electric power is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the waste water treatment apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Iron anode (1)    Copper cathode (2)    Electric conductor (3)    Primary battery (4)    Reaction tank (5)    Diffuser (6)    Heat exchanger (7)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell housing (1) has a air electrode (5) and a fuel electrode (3). A light-emitting-unit (11) is provided at the side face of a position which is lower than the liquid level detection position of liquid fuel of a fuel tank (2). A light receiving unit (12) is provided at the side face of a position which is higher than the liquid level detection position of liquid fuel and detects whether the signal emitted from the light-emitting-unit receives light with the light receiving unit.    USE - For direct methanol fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - A liquid level can be detected without using the optical prism which requires highly accurate processing and positioning.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a structure of the direct methanol fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fuel cell housing (1)    Fuel tank (2)    Fuel electrode (3)    Air electrode (5)    Light-emitting-unit (11)    Light receiving unit (12)
NOVELTY - A source gas is transduced between anode (4) and cathode (5) after generating uniform magnetic field orthogonal to direct current electric field generated upon application of voltage to cathode. The source gas is subjected to electrodissociation by colliding the thermoelectron generated by heating of cathode, with source gas so as to generate ion.    USE - For producing plasma used in manufacture of fullerene base material used for quantum operation element, memory element, contrast medium used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing yield of fullerene base material is improved, and utilization efficiency of raw material used in manufacturing process is improved. Thus optimization of manufacturing process and automation of process condition are achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) plasma source;    (2) fullerene base material manufacturing method; and    (3) fullerene base material manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the explanatory drawing of endohedral fullerene manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Re-sublimation cylinder (1)    Anode (4)    Cathode (5)    Source gas exhaust nozzle (6)    Grid electrodes (7,8)    Fullerene sublimation oven (9)
NOVELTY - The heater maintains gas sensor which detects gas concentration of combustible gas, in high temperature range or low temperature region for predetermined detection time. The CPU shortens or extends predetermined detection time of combustible gas which maintains gas sensor at low temperature region or high temperature region, respectively according to gas concentration of combustible gas detected by gas sensor made into high temperature range having exceeded threshold, in order to control heater.    USE - For detecting combustible gas such as methane and carbon monoxide, and hydrogen .    ADVANTAGE - The detection time lag of combustible gas in high temperature range is prevented, and extension of high temperature range is suppressed. The increase in the dead-time zone of hydrogen gas is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas detection method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a graphical representation illustrating control of heater by two drive algorithms. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - A fuel processing agent contains an active ingredient containing one or more type element chosen from 1B group, 2B group, 3A group, 3B group, 5A group, 6A group, 6B group, 7A group, 7B group and 8 group, supported by meta-silicic acid magnesium aluminate.    USE - For processing of fuel in fuel cell used as electric power generation system for movement components such as motor vehicles, and fixed installations such as home and office.    ADVANTAGE - Since the support which is a complex oxide containing alkaline earth metal oxide supports the active ingredient with uniform distribution, aggregation of the active ingredient is suppressed, and fuel processing agent having high adsorption capability maintained for a long period of time is obtained.
NOVELTY - Apparatus for processing salt-containing waste liquid, comprises a support immobilized with microorganisms capable of growing in salt containing liquid, and a unit for contacting the brine waste water and the support.    USE - For processing salt-containing waste liquid e.g. organic matter waste liquid, preferably jellyfish degradation liquid (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus enables efficient and cost effective processing of salt-containing waste liquid without contaminating the environment, and prevention of eutrophication.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) processing salt-containing waste liquid, comprising contacting brine waste water with support immobilized with microorganisms capable of growing in salt containing liquid; and    (2) microorganisms capable of growing in salt containing liquid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic representation of the apparatus for processing salt-containing organic matter waste liquid.    Wastewater tank (1)    Transfer pump (2)    Dissolved oxygen concentration adjustment unit (4)    Container (5)    Sterilization unit (6)
NOVELTY - A methane gas collection equipment comprises a fermenter (3) connected to a transfer pipe (23) supplying organic waste, and produces methane gas by anaerobic fermentation of organic waste, where a gas pipe (4) arranged in the fermenter, ejects methane gas produced by the fermenter, the transfer pipe inclines gradually towards the downstream side, a cover (33) connected to the gas pipe, has a graduation attached to its side portion (33b), to measure stored methane gas amount, and a de-sulfurizing apparatus (5) absorbs and removes the hydrogen sulfide contained in the methane gas.    USE - For collecting methane gas from biogas for electric-power-generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The production efficiency is increased. The collection equipment is excellent in operativity and maintenance property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a longitudinal-cross-section explanatory drawing of the collection equipment.    Fermenter (3)    Gas pipe (4)    De-sulfuring apparatus (5)    Transfer pipe (23)    Cover (33)    Side portion of cover (33b)
NOVELTY - The water in a bubbler (12) that humidifies a gas, is heated by a bubbler heater (17). A residual heat tank (13) that supplies water to the bubbler, is set around the heater and heated inside and outside by two tank heaters (15,16) by the residual heat of the bubbler heater. A controller controls water supply to the bubbler and residual heat tank by calculating the calories input to the residual heat tank.    USE - For supplying humidification gas in fuel cell system by mixing water vapor into modifier and fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - The size of the equipment is downsized, while preventing the temperature reduction of water supplied and filled in the bubbler.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross sectional view of the humidification gas supply equipment. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Humidified gas outlet (11)    Bubbler (12)    Residual heat tank (13)    Tank heaters (15,16)    Bubbler heater (17)    Gas inlet (19)
NOVELTY - A catalytic-reaction apparatus (10) has a microwave heating apparatus (25), which irradiates a microwave to a catalyst layer (24) in a reactor, and heats the catalyst layer.    USE - For producing hydrogen-containing gas (claimed) used as fuel for fuel cell used for automotive application.    ADVANTAGE - The catalytic-reaction apparatus enables efficient heating of catalyst, without depending on electric heater or burner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) catalyst heating method; and    (2) fuel modification method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of whole structure of microwave modifier (catalytic-reaction apparatus). (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Catalytic-reaction apparatus (10)    Reaction tube (22)    Catalyst layer (24)    Microwave heating apparatus (25)    Cavity resonator (30)
NOVELTY - The processing agent prepared from raw material of grain, potato and/or timber is supplied as a nutrient to microorganism. The nitrogen compound contained in underwater is reduced to nitrogen by the denitrifying effect of the microorganism, and removed.    USE - For removing nitrogen compound such as nitrate of underwater such as river, lakes and marshes, underground water, spring water and effluent from sewage works.    ADVANTAGE - The nitrogen compound is economically and effectively removed from water with suppressed environmental pollution. Processing of agricultural waste material is simultaneously performed.
NOVELTY - Organic hydride is modified using a catalyst (11), and a hydrogen-containing gas is produced. Hydrogen is supplied to carbon of catalyst after modification, and hydride is removed. Thus, regeneration of catalyst is enabled.    USE - For regenerating catalyst used for modifying organic hydride and producing hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell system (claimed) used in electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The modification productivity of hydrogen is steadily maintained for a long period of time. The deposition of carbon on surface of catalyst is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogen production system; and    (2) fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modification tank (10)    Catalyst (11)    Hydrogen supply unit (13)    Oxygen supply unit (14)    Fuel cell (30)    Heat exchanger (60)
NOVELTY - The temperature of modification catalyst portion (6) of hydrogen production apparatus (2) of electric power generation fuel cell system during steady operation is made higher than temperature of portion (6) during starting of fuel cell system. The fuel cell system has apparatus (2) and fuel cell (1) installed at later flow of apparatus (2). Apparatus (2) carries out modification of hydrocarbon, alcohol or ether fuel as raw material using oxygen or air and water or water vapor by modification catalyst in portion (6) and produces reformed gas with abundant hydrogen.    USE - For starting of fuel cell system used for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables high-speed starting of fuel cell electric power generation system and suppression of carbon monoxide concentration to a predetermined concentration in reduced time, without increasing the catalyst usage amount. Efficiency of fuel cell system is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of the fuel cell electric power generation system.    Fuel cell (1)    Hydrogen production apparatus (2)    Modification catalyst portion (6)    Carbon monoxide converter (7)    Heat exchanger (12)
NOVELTY - The substance is obtained by using recycled cellulose fibers which are pressed in order to serve as a peat replacement or as a seed mat. The substrate can be held by a grid (4) or a woven sheet when used as a seed mat and/or mixed with other useful substances as well as with a binding agent (2). Fertilizer depots and/or substances used for the prevention of diseases can be integrated in the peat replacement or in a mat.    USE - The substance is useful a a peat replacement.    ADVANTAGE - The seed can be placed on a mat or mixed on top of the substance providing a perfect environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are given for a seed mat, a method for the production of a substrate, and a method of using the substrate as a peat replacement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a mat assembled of several layers.    Sheets (1,3)    Binding agent (2)    Grid (4)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell system comprises a reformer (10) to convert fuel (12) and oxidant (14) to reformate (16) and pass it to at least one fuel cell (18). The reformer comprises combustion (20) and catalytic (22) sections with an injector (24) between them to lead anode exhaust gas (26) and/or reformate and/or exhaust gas (28) from a fuel cell afterburner (30).    USE - As a fuel cell system with a reformer and operating process (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Reformer damage caused by gas mixture ignition is avoided and unwanted soot build-up diminished.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an operating process for the above.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - A flow diagram of the arrangement is shown.    Reformer (10)    Fuel (12)    Oxidant (14)    Reformate (16)    Fuel cell (18)    Burner (20)    Catalyst (22)    Injector (24)    Exhaust gas (26,28)    Afterburner (30)
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a city life garbage geology landfill analog experiment method and the device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The invention relates to a city life garbage geology landfill analog experiment method and the device. It adopts the material of pressed clay layer, bedding layer, domestic garbage layer, gas storinglayer or separating gas storing layer, clay covering layer to form garbage analog filling method. With the column combined by flange, and the plug jack device to take sampling or insert appearance that could research generating , storing, and transferring for the garbage biology gas and the controlling and optimizing, and the percolate infiltrating rule. Thus, the organic biodegradation, garbage biological gas generating, storing, and moving, the percolate infiltrating rule, and the earth work feather alteration would be experimented.
NOVELTY - An integrated process for treating sewage using a suspended bio-carrier, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The invention relates to a technical sphere of sewage disposal with biology suspended carriers. The invention said integrated biology treatment technology of sewage suspended carriers, comprises the following steps: a, reinforcing flocculating sediment: leading domestic sewage or industrial waste water and sequence stage flow-back miscible liquids into reinforced flocculating sedimentation basin,adding flocculant and mixing them, discharging the sediment from the bottom of settling zone; b, biotreatment and solid-liquid separation of an integral suspended carrier bioreactor: dividing a suspended carrier biology reaction pond with perforated boards or block walls into an anoxic zone, an aerobic zone, a solid-liquid separation zone, adding suspended carriers biology filler into each zone toget the integral suspended carrier bioreactor; making supernate obtained from step a flow into said three zones in turn, discharging sediment sludge from the bottom of the solid-liquid separation zone, the clear water discharger from the upper meeting emission standard. The process saves accommodation area, improves trash-removal effet, and it is suitable to different sewage disposal scale and inflow water quality.
NOVELTY - A curtain-type film assembly used in flim bioreactor, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A curtain-type film assembly used in flim bioreactor.    In order to settle present problem in technology, the invention provides a curtain-type film assembly, and comprises hollow fiber microporous membrane thread and collecting tube, which is characterized in that the hollow fiber flim is in 'U' shape, with open end connected with upper collecting tube, the lower of U-shape is free end, between lower membrane threads slotting tube is located, which is thinner than collecting tube and taken as inset tube. Inset tube connected with aerated conduit and perforated-up. Inset tube and lower aerated conduit forming a closed tube circuit, the lower of membrane threadn is in the circuit. The curtain-type film assembly supported by the invention has the following merits: no-contamination, no activated sludge between membrane thread, convenience on cleaning membrane thread, and it can improve dewatering efficiency of film assembly.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a method for treating life waste, which comprises: (1) original selection: selecting humus organics and some mineral waste whose diameter is less than 20 mm; and via wind device, wind selecting the life waste of rotating screen; (2) refining: water selecting the life waste whose diameter is less than 20 mm to separate the light humus organics from heavy mineral; the wind device feeds plastic bag, plastic cloth, paper and foam life waste into storehouse; and using plastic-paper separator to separate the plastic from the paper; the plastic, rubber and metallic life wastes left in the rotational screen falls from the end of rotational screen to the storehouse via the front force of crusher; and using electromagnetic iron to separate metallic waste; and (3) treating the refined waste to prepare product. The invention has high treating speed, high safety and high economic benefit without secondary pollution.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a method for preparing lactic acid and feed stuff with kitchen refuse in open type. The invention saves steps in current close-type process of strict sterilization and zymogeneous bacteria inoculation, nutrient addition and improves the lactic acid yield and protein content in prepared feed stuff. The lactic acid preparation comprises following steps: (1) drying and disintegrating kitchen refuse; (2) adding water; (3) adding cellulase and amylase; (4) open fermenting; (5) solid-liquid separating; (6) purifying and getting the lactic acid in fermentation liquor. The feed stuff preparation comprises following steps: (1) drying and disintegrating kitchen refuse; (2) adding water; (3) adding cellulase and amylase; (4) open fermenting; (5) solid-liquid separating; (6)sterilizing and drying the leavings, getting the feed stuff. The lactic acid content percent in organic acid is 94-98%, and its yield amounts to 64-75 g/l. The coarse protein content percent in feedstuff is 25-35% of the total feed stuff.
NOVELTY - The related treatment method for domestic garbage comprises: adding 0.5-1.0% aerobic microbe into the fermentation room; breaking, air separating, and collecting exudate for standby; taking first fermentation for 15-25day to let water content in compost material as 30-40%, and collecting exudate for standby; adding aerobic microbe again and former exudates to keep water content as 45-55%for secondstatic fermentation for 25-35day. This invention has well effect with low cost.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses an organic biological fertilizer and its preparing process, wherein the fertilizer is prepared from the following components (by weight percent): domestic wastewater 68-72%, herbaceous plant 18-22%, enzyme bacterium No.1 raw powder preparation 0.7-0.8%, brown sugar 0.2-0.3%, rice bran 0.5-1.5%, monopotassium phosphate 0.2-0.3% and balancing water.
NOVELTY - Biogas producing unit comprises a horizontal body (1), separated by baffles (4,5) into sections (8,9,10), slurry loader (2) and unloader (3) and gas outlets (11,12,13) in each section. Each section is provided with a heater (20,21,22). The first and second sections (8,9) are provided with shafts (27,28) with blades (29,30). The blades are made as plates located perpendicular to the shaft axis. The loader and unloader are made as siphons. The bases of the sections slope. The last section heater is made as a water economizer to heat the first section slurry. The gas outlets are provided with coils having non-return valves.    USE - For production of biogas from organic waste and manure,    ADVANTAGE - The unit ensures continuous operation, reduces the power consumption and producing clean biogas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the unit used for biogas production    Unit body (1)    Slurry loader (2)    Slurry unloader (3)    Baffles (4,5)    Sections (8,9,10)    Gas outlets (11,12,13)    Heaters (20,21,22)    Shafts (27,28)    Blades (29,30)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen production material (2) comprises a metal material which reacts with water and generates hydrogen, and an exothermic material which reacts with water and generates heat. The exothermic material is unevenly distributed on the metal material.    USE - For producing hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell used as power supply of portable devices such as personal computer and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production material produces hydrogen efficiently, and provides lightweight fuel cell having high energy density. The uneven distribution of exothermic material within the composition provides localized areas of higher temperature which enables hydrogen generation to start easily and quickly. This enables the overall content of the exothermic reaction to be decreased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the model sectional drawing of the hydrogen generator.    Cartridge (1)    Hydrogen production material (2)    Container (6)    Supply port (7)    Discharge port (8)
NOVELTY - Method for combined production of a fertilizer (e.g. ammonium nitrate and/or ammonium phosphates) and a concentrated stream of carbon dioxide through indirect neutralization of ammonia with an acid such as nitric acid and/or phosphoric acid and their salt, comprises reacting a carbonate product with a reagent of nitric acid and/or phosphoric acid and their salt to give carbon dioxide and fertilizer containing an ammonia component and separating at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from the fertilizer in a condensed and relatively concentrated stream.    USE - For the combined production of a fertilizer and CO2.    ADVANTAGE - The process utilizes the driving force associated with the production of the fertilizer; reduces air pollution caused by carbon dioxide; is carried out without the need for the high energy consumption and is eco-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fertilizer prepared by the method.
NOVELTY - The production of a carbon membrane comprises reacting a mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and iron (III) nitrate salt (0.5-6 wt%). The mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose is provided using wood pulp. The reacting the mixture, casting the mixture to form a film and drying the film take place for 21-35 days. The film is carbonized at 500-600degreesC. The carbonization of the film has two dwells and is effected in the absence of a catalyst. In regeneration, 1-60 mA current is applied across the carbon membrane.    USE - Used for separating carbon dioxide or hydrogen from their mixtures (claimed), also for separating hydrogen and methane; hydrogen from natural gas; carbon dioxide from biogas or natural gas; hydrogen, carbon dioxide, methane or carbon monoxide from coal gasification or steam reforming of hydrocarbons.    ADVANTAGE - Treatment of a mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose with an acid causes depolymerization of the cellulosic components to oligo or monosaccharides which can be formed into advantageous carbon membranes. The cost effective production of a carbon membrane does not require any catalyst. Carbon membranes are regenerated readily by an electrothermal process due to the continuous graphene sheets of the carbon membranes. Pretreatment e.g. oxidation prior to carbonization is not necessary during the formation of the carbon membranes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) process for separation of a gas from a gas mixture; and    (2) carbon membrane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - Figure shows an experimental set-up for carbonization:    Tubular furnace; (3)    Diaphragm valve; (5)    Vacuum pump; (6)    Cold trap; (7)    Particle filter; (8)    Pressure transmitter. (9)
NOVELTY - Photosynthetic microbes cultivating process involves selecting a species of photosynthetic microbe that doubles biomass in specified time when supplied with sufficient carbon dioxide in an open system that has a carrying capacity. The species are introduced into a closed system, and the species are allowed to grow in the closed system to a biomass that exceeds specific percentage of the carrying capacity of open system. Turbulent flow is created throughout nutrient medium in culture vessels by a turbulent flow unit, where turbulent flow is sufficiently low.    USE - The process is useful for cultivating a photosynthetic microbe that is utilized for producing oil and product e.g. renewable fuel, lubricant, plastic, petrochemical and plant oil that is directly made into liquid transportation fuel such as biodiesel.    ADVANTAGE - The turbulent flow unit creates turbulent flow throughout the nutrient medium in each of the culture vessels, where turbulent flow is sufficiently low to prevent mechanical shear from damaging cells. The process allows the closed system area to occupy twenty percentage of the total land area and allows the open system area to occupy eighty percentage of the total land area, thus minimizing the complexity of construction and operation of the entire production facility, and hence efficiently cultivating the photosynthetic microbe. The process reduces the risks of contamination of the open system cultures created by undesirable species.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) synthesizing oil    (2) creating biomass feedstock    (3) using stack gas    (4) biosynthesis of oil    (5) synthesizing biomass on a land area    (6) a device for cultivating photosynthetic microbes on a land area.
NOVELTY - Production of phosphorus reduced fatty acid alkyl esters comprises mixing an alcohol, a substrate comprising triglyceride and/or fatty acids, lipolytic enzyme(s), phospholipases, and water.    USE - The method is used for the production of phosphorus reduced fatty acid alkyl esters used for, e.g. biodiesel.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces the content of impurities such as phospholipids, results in faster conversion of fats and oils to their corresponding methyl or ethyl esters, and provides a higher yield in the conversion thus minimizing the capital investment needed for process units.
NOVELTY - Producing hydrogen from an organic feed material involves obtaining heat waste produced by an electrical power plant; heating the organic feed material with the heat waste, where the organic feed material is conducive to the growth of hydrogen producing microorganisms; conveying the organic feed material into a bioreactor (such as anaerobic environment); and removing hydrogen from the bioreactor.    USE - The method is used for producing hydrogen from organic feed materials (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method produces substantial and useful levels of hydrogen in an inexpensive, environmentally sound method that reduces the amount of heat waste produced in the power plant.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a combined bioreactor and electrical power plant comprising the bioreactor adapted to receive an organic feed material to produce hydrogen from microorganisms metabolizing the organic feed material, unit for heating the organic feed material with the heat waste before it is introduced into the bioreactor, and unit for removing the hydrogen from the bioreactor. The electrical power plant produces heat waste, and methanogens in the organic feed material are killed or deactivated.
NOVELTY - A method for manufacturing hydrogen from hydrogen-producing microorganisms metabolizing the feed material and controlling mixing rate of feed material, is new.    USE - For producing hydrogen used for welding, production of hydrochloric acid, reduction of metallic ores, and as fuel for fuel cell, combustion, and machinery such as motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen manufacturing method is economical and eco-friendly, and is efficiently enabled using hydrogen-producing microorganisms and by controlling flow rates.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A method for manufacturing hydrogen from hydrogen-producing microorganisms metabolizing the feed material and controlling mixing rate of feed material, in which an organic feed material is conveyed from a reservoir (16) to an equalization tank (14) through a passage (22) at a flow rate (F1). The excessive organic feed material is conveyed from the equalization tank to the reservoir through a passage (24). The non-excessive organic feed material is conveyed from the equalization tank to a heater (12) through a passage (20) at a flow rate (F2), which is less than the flow rate (F1). The organic feed material is treated and introduced into a bioreactor (10). The pH of the organic feed material in the bioreactor is adjusted to 3.5-6.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flow sheet explaining the hydrogen production system.    Bioreactor (10)    Heater (12)    Equalization tank (14)    Reservoir (16)    Passages (20,22,24)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen storage material comprises lithium borohydride combined with metal hydride (MHx). Greater than 50% of metal (M) comprises aluminum.    USE - In hydrogen-fueled vehicles such as hydrogen internal combustion engine or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen storage material is lightweight with high storage density (stores at least 8 wt.% H2), and has hydrogen binding that allows the material to reversibly store and release hydrogen with modest energy input.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for reversibly producing a source of hydrogen gas involving heating a hydrogen storage material comprising lithium borohydride combined with metal hydride (MHx) at less than 100degreesC to release hydrogen and forming a spent hydrogen storage material, and regenerating the hydrogen storage material by exposing the spent hydrogen storage material to hydrogen gas under elevated pressure and temperature.
NOVELTY - Hydrogen storage material (A) comprises lithium borohydride combined with metal hydrides.    USE - The invention deals with the hydrogen storage material.    ADVANTAGE - (A) is a light weight hydrogen storage material with high storage density, and hydrogen binding that will allow the material to reversibly store and release hydrogen with modest energy input.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Hydrogen storage material (A) comprises lithium borohydride combined with metal hydrides of formula (MHx), where    greater than about 50% of M = titanium, vanadium, chromium, scandium and/or iron;and    x = 0-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of reversibly producing a source of hydrogen gas comprising: providing a hydrogen storage material comprising lithium borohydride combined with (MHx); heating the hydrogen storage material at less than 100degreesC to release hydrogen and forming a spent hydrogen storage material; and regenerating the hydrogen storage material by exposing the spent hydrogen storage material to hydrogen gas under elevated pressure and temperature.
NOVELTY - This invention is related to a biological processing system for recycling waste water which is used to process industrial waste water. It combines an immobilized bio-film reactor (IBR) with a membrane separation (MS) to effectively remove the chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrogen concentration, phosphorus concentration, chromaticity and hardness from the waste water. Therefore the purpose of processing waster water and recycling it can be achieved.
NOVELTY - Proposed method includes heating components at preset rate followed by direction of gaseous fractions for further processing by condensation. Organo-containing agents and waste are ground to size of particles of 0.05-5 mm; high-rate heating is carried out with no admission of air at 10 to 106 deg/s at temperature of 751-1000degreesC continued for 10-10-5 s. Gaseous fuel thus obtained is cleaned by passing it through liquid fraction of preliminarily condensed fuel. Organo-containing agent and waste are pressed between revolving shafts at temperature of shafts of 751-1000degreesC for 10-10-5 s; rate of delivery of organo-containing agent and waste is set within V=(0.02-0.2)D where V is rate of delivery, g/s and D is diameter of shafts, cm at speed of rotation of 1-100 rev/min. Provision is also made for grinding solid fraction to sizes of particles of 0.05-5 mm and heating it in gaseous medium or in vacuum at two-stage process by high-rate heating with no admission of air 10-106 deg/s at first stage in different chambers at temperature of 371-550degreesC at first stage and 751-1000degreesC at second stage for 10-10-5 s. Specification contains description of devices for one-stage and two-stage processes.    USE - Processing wood, plant growing products, organo-containing fossil fuel, as well as domestic and industrial waste; power engineering; public utilities, chemical, wood-working and oil refining industries.    ADVANTAGE - Increased yield of gaseous fuel.22 cl, 3 dwg, 5 ex
NOVELTY - Method for harmless composting of organic waste involves fragmenting organic waste into chips, immersing in strongly acidic liquid of pH 2-3, removing nutrients of soil fungus and soil fungus, mixing iron ion-containing liquid to obtain a mixture, fermenting, and adjusting the temperature and moisture content of mixture.    USE - For composting organic waste such as construction scarp wood, livestock excrement, organic refuse or foodstuff sludge (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to effectively detoxify heavy metals in the organic waste, and perform fermentation and composting at low cost in short period.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for mixture, for compost manufacture by mixing with organic waste. The mixture contains iron ion containing liquid, soil fungus and nutrients of soil fungus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of harmless method for composting organic waste. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Solubilization of fermented nutrient involves autoclave processing by acid or alkali, solid-liquid separating protein-containing organic matter, hydrolyzing isolated solid residue by acid or alkali, again solid-liquid separating and mixing the solid-liquid separated supernatant.    USE - For solubilization of fermented nutrient.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to effectively solubilize protein containing organic matter (waste material), improve productivity of fermentation process and produce nutrients at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow chart of solubilization process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The connection port of a hydrogen supply is provided at the negative electrode of the hydrogen storage battery. A hydrogen storage battery is mounted to the storage case, and a fuel supply is received.    USE - External fuel supply type hydrogen storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - Enables generating continuous electric power generation with inexpensive structure and convenient handling.
NOVELTY - A biomass is processed using pressurized hot water in presence of oxidizing agent, and organic acid is produced.    USE - For manufacturing organic acid such as formic acid (claimed) used for hydrogen production substrate, and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic acid is efficiently manufactured with high yield, without affecting the environment, by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic acid obtained by the above method.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen-permeation element (1) is formed by joining an alloy foil containing silver-palladium type alloy, and a support material containing metal material by ultrasonic seam welding. The support material supports the alloy foil, such that the process target gas permeates alloy foil.    USE - For hydrogen purification apparatus and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen permeation element has excellent hydrogen-permeation ability and durability, and generation of defects, such as pinhole is prevented. The welding process is carried out without the generation of sludge.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrogen-permeation element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of hydrogen purification apparatus having the hydrogen-permeation element.    Hydrogen-permeation element (1)    Hydrogen purification apparatus (2)    Container (20)    Pipes (13)    Gas discharge pipe (14)
NOVELTY - The fuel reformer has a combustion unit (15) provided with a combustion pipe (32) detachably provided with respect to a burner (14). The combustion unit is provided for heating a modification unit (3) which carries out steam reforming of raw-material-and-mineral fuel gas (31), to obtain reformed gas having hydrogen as main component.    USE - For fuel-cell power generators, such as polymer electrolyte fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel reformer is simple, compact and economical, and enables stable modification of fuel gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic block diagram of the fuel reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Modification unit (3)    Burner (14)    Combustion unit (15)    Raw-materials-and-mineral fuel gas (31)    Combustion pipe (32)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen circulation pump (P) has a cylinder (30) with two chambers (33,34) and a piston (31). A piston ring (39) is interposed between the piston and the cylinder. The hydrogen gas passes through the clearance between the cylinder and a piston and moves to the chamber (34) at the time of compression process of hydrogen off gas. A control apparatus (25) opens a valve (V3) into open state in the middle of a compression process before nitrogen gas having of larger viscosity compared to hydrogen passes through the clearance and terminates the compression process.    USE - For use in fuel cell system mounted on fuel cell vehicle and also for fuel cell system of domestic power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The mixing of hydrogen gas with impurity gas is prevented by a simplified structure of a maintenance free pump.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) cylinder and piston sealing method; and    (2) pump used for gas separation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of a hydrogen circulation pump.    Control apparatus (25)    Cylinder (30)    Piston (31)    Chambers (33,34)    Piston ring (39)    Circulation pump (P)    Valve (V3)
NOVELTY - A hold frame (2) has a open side space that is exposed to air by embedding a radial flat plate used as an earth anchor installed horizontally at a wedge material (5) in the soil. The clay is thrown directly under the hold frame to the denitrifying tank (72). The support material is arranged in the horizontal direction to receive the earth pressure of upper soil at the lower region of the hold frame. The ammonia nitrogen in the waste water is processed in a series from nitrification to denitrification in the vertical direction.    USE - For removing nitrogen component in high concentration organic waste liquid such as foodstuff factory drainage and livestock manure.    ADVANTAGE - The air permeability of the soil and water permeability are improved by using radial plate of wedge material as earth anchor. The processing capacity and efficiency is enhanced with energy saving. The sludge is reduced and the precipitate process is eliminated.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the soil denitrifying processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hold frame (2)    Processing soil (4)    Wedge material (5)    Denitrifying tank (72)    Processing water tank (73)    Partition plates (74,75)
NOVELTY - A plasma production device has a central electrode (a+) arranged on a support (14) inside a tubular enclosure (12). A peripheral electrode (a-) along with the central electrode forms a pair of electrodes, and a gas stream to be ionized is circulated in the enclosure. A power supply (20) supplies the electrodes for producing an electric arc (22) between the electrodes, where the electrodes are temporarily and successively connected to the power supply such that the arc is formed in successive angular positions with respect to the enclosure.    USE - Used for producing a plasma for a multi-fuel reformer supplying hydrogen to a fuel cell for traction or auxiliary power source of a motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electrodes are temporarily and successively connected to the power supply so that the electric arc is formed in the successive angular positions with respect to the enclosure, thus permitting to obtain the homogenization of the arc in order to effectively ionize the gas stream, without requiring any bulky and expensive auxiliary units, and hence increasing the yield of the reformer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a transversal sectional view of a reactor.    Central electrode (a+)    Peripheral electrode (a-)    Multi-fuel reformer (10)    Tubular enclosure (12)    Inner wall (13)    Support (14)    Power supply (20)    Electric arc (22)
NOVELTY - This invention relates to water-soluble ink sewage disposal, which includes a separation system, an internal electrolysis system and a biochemical system. It has the characteristics that by adding acid, acrylic resin in sewage is transferred from dissolved state to solid state (SS) by adding acid and can be thus removed with solid-liquid separation method. The sewage treated in the separation system goes through the internal electrolysis system where organic molecular structures inside the water are changed. In this way, sewage is decolorized and its biodegradability is promoted, and it can reach the national discharge standard after treatment in the biochemical system.
NOVELTY - The present invention relates to sodium lactate extracting and concentrating method and apparatus, and aims at eliminating membrane contamination in sodium lactate extracting and concentrating electroosmosis process. The frequently pole-reversing electroosmosis process for extracting and concentrating sodium lactate from garbage fermenting liquid includes the following steps: 1. adding solution essential for extracting sodium lactate; 2. installing additional apparatus; 3. starting electroosmosis and reversing the polarity of the first electrode and the second electrode once every 10-30 min with the pole-reversing circuit; and 4. regulating the 4 two-position-three-way direction controlling valves to alter the work positions after each polarity reversing operation. The present invention has lowered membrane contamination, long service life of membrane, saving in cost, high lactate recovering rate up to 90 %, and concentrated lactate concentration up to 18 %.
NOVELTY - The biofuel mainly comprises castor oil or biodiesel and methanol and/or dimethyl ether. The fuel can be used without the requirement of complex fuel-feed systems and special gas filling stations.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a novel technology for producing liquid fuel using biomass, wherein physical fields and catalysts are employed to carry out pretreatment to biological masses at normal temperature and atmosphere pressure, the lignin abstraction degree can be increased.
NOVELTY - A biosorption system produced from a biofilm of Arthrobacter viscosus bacterium supported in faujasite (FAU) zeolite and dichromate solutions.    USE - As biosorption system in industrial, mining and agriculture wastewater treatment, for hexavalent chromium removal; and for hexavalent chromium fixation in matrix and its subsequent reuse or catalytic utilization (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The biofilm having Arthrobacter viscosus bacterium supported in the zeolite, promotes reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) allowing subsequent fixation of the cation inside the matrix. The biosorption system can be prepared by a low cost technology and hence is appropriate for locally active small companies producing liquid effluents with low heavy metal concentrations. The biofilm supported by the FAU zeolite promotes the existence of a negative structural charge matrix revealing a strong affinity for metal cations; and confers excellent adsorption properties to the supports. The system is easily applicable in environmental catalysis due to its activity and selectivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method (M1) for obtaining the biosorption system involving: growing bacterial culture of Arthrobacter viscosus in the presence of pre-treated zeolite; and contacting the biosorbent with a hexavalent chromium solution.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen producing apparatus (1) has a reaction-material container (2) containing hydrogen producing reaction-material (3), a fluid chamber (4) containing a reaction fluid (11), arranged in the container (2), and a variable unit. Generation of hydrogen by reaction material (3) is promoted by reaction fluid. The variable unit changes volume by changing volume of fluid chamber. The volume of fluid chamber is decreased with the variable unit as the fluid of fluid chamber is supplied to the reaction material, and the volume of the container is increased.    USE - For producing hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell system (claimed) used as power supply for electronic devices such as mobile telephone and digital camera.    ADVANTAGE - The region in hydrogen producing apparatus where hydrogen is generated is increased in small space.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic block diagram of hydrogen producing apparatus.    Hydrogen producing apparatus (1)    Reaction-material container (2)    Reaction-material (3)    Fluid chamber (4)    Reaction fluid (11)
NOVELTY - A solid acid type desulfurizing agent and an active carbon type desulfurizing agent are combined to a hydrocarbon oil containing benzothiophenes and dibenzothiophenes. A portion of the dibenzo thiophenes is removed by the desulfurizing agent. The desulfurizing process is performed at a temperature of 5-150degreesC.    USE - For desulfurizing hydrocarbon oil such as coal oil, lamp oil.    ADVANTAGE - Effectively removes benzothiophene and dibenzo thiophene under mild conditions to produce a desulfurized hydrocarbon oil having significantly low sulfur content. The maintenance of a fuel cell system is made easier, the size of the fuel cell is reduced and the lifetime of desulfurizing agent is prolonged.
NOVELTY - The system has a plasma waste processing system whose output port is connected to a combustion chamber of a fossil fuel power plant system through a conduit (310). The gaseous emissions from the output of the plasma waste processing system is transmitted to the combustion chamber through the conduit. The transmission of the gaseous emissions to the combustion chamber is stopped when the temperature of the gaseous emission exceeds preset value.    USE - For integrated energy generation system for generating electrical energy using plasma treatment of waste materials such as residential and commercial wastes, scrap tires, motor vehicle waste, medical waste and oil sludge.    ADVANTAGE - The integrated energy generation system has reduced initial capital costs, and reduced costs associated with continued operation and maintenance of plasma waste processing system, and the plasma waste processing system generates energy in an efficient manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) method of recovering energy value of waste stream;    (2) plasma waste processing system; and    (3) method of reducing amount of coal required by coal fired power plant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the integrated energy generation system.
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen containing gas from hydrogen producing microorganisms metabolizing an organic feed material (16) involves introducing the organic feed material into a bioreactor, and adjusting the pH of the organic feed material in the bioreactor to a pH of 3.5-6.0, where the hydrogen containing gas is produced from the hydrogen producing microorganisms metabolizing the organic feed material.    USE - For producing hydrogen containing gas from hydrogen producing microorganism (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The bioreactor provides an environment conducive to the production of hydrogen from hydrogen producing microorganisms and restrictive to the production of methane from methanogens. The method provides a simple and cost-effective method to produce hydrogen from organic substrates such as waste products.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows plan view of the hydrogen production system.    organic feed material (16)    passage. (20, 22, 24, 36)
NOVELTY - A shift reactor comprises a shift catalyst layer, an inlet through which reactants flow into the shift reactor, an outlet through which products flow out of the shift reactor, and oxygen supply duct(s) (10) positioned at an outlet side of the shift reactor for controllably supplying oxygen to the shift reactor. A valve (20) controls the oxygen supply duct.    USE - For fuel processor used in fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The shift reactor maintains activities of the shift catalyst without complicated supplementary devices and shortens the startup time by rapidly increasing the temperature of the shift catalyst layer, thus contributing to an improved practical operation of a fuel cell system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a fuel processor for fuel cells, comprising a shift reactor;    (2) a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell stack and a fuel processor that processes fuel delivered to the fuel cell stack so that a carbon monoxide level of the fuel is less than 5000 ppm; and    (3) a method of operating a shift reactor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a simplified diagram of a shift reactor.    Oxygen supply duct (10)    Valve (20)
NOVELTY - Reformer (20) catalyst comprises palladium and platinum catalysts, each is supported by a carrier.    USE - The catalyst is used for a reformer in a fuel cell system (claimed). The reformer is used for generating hydrogen gas in the fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst effectively induces a reforming oxidation reaction in the reformer of the fuel cell system. Since the reformer for the fuel cell system can quickly transfer heat energy, which is needed for various reactions of the fuel, it improves the performance and thermal efficiency of the entire fuel cell system. The reformer does not require an additional heater, thus the entire fuel cell system can be down-sized. It has improved thermal efficiency and reaction efficiency for generating hydrogen gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) reformer for a fuel cell system (100) comprising a first reacting region generating heat energy through oxidation of a fuel and having the oxidation catalyst, and a second reacting region generating hydrogen gas from the fuel through a reforming reaction by the heat energy; and    (2) fuel cell system comprising the reformer for producing hydrogen gas from fuel containing hydrogen through a catalytic chemical reaction by heat energy, and electricity generator(s) for generating electrical energy through an electrochemical reaction between the hydrogen gas and oxidant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a view showing an entire fuel cell system.    Reformer (20)    First pipe (21)    Second pipe (22)    First reacting region (23)    Second reacting region (27)    Reforming catalyst (28)    WGS catalyst (29)    Heat transfer unit (33)    Fuel cell system (100)
NOVELTY - Operating a fuel cell system comprises providing a fuel inlet stream into a fuel cell stack, operating the fuel cell stack to generate electricity and a hydrogen containing fuel exhaust stream, separating a portion(s) of hydrogen contained in the fuel exhaust stream using partial pressure swing adsorption, and providing the hydrogen separated from the fuel exhaust stream into fuel inlet stream.    USE - The method is useful for operating fuel cell system used as electrochemical devices for converting energy stored in fuels to electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides high efficiency conversion of fuels to electrical energy and allows reversed operation so that oxidized fuel can be reduced back to unoxidized fuel using electrical energy as an input. The method provides reliable, energy-efficient cycle for optimum gas separation. The method provides high hydrogen recovery, high carbon dioxide separation, high degree of air rejection, regeneration using purge gas with low dryness, e.g. air with 30-50% relative humidity, low energy requirements, high robustness, simple operation with few moving parts, high scalability, and low to moderate capital cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for fuel cell system (1) comprising a fuel cell stack, partial pressure swing adsorption, and three conduits.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic diagram of partial pressure swing adsorption system.    Fuel cell system (1)    First feed gas inlet conduit (3)    Second purge gas inlet conduit (5)    Third feed gas collection conduit (7)    Fourth purge gas collection conduit (9)    Adsorbent beds (11, 13)
NOVELTY - Operating a fuel cell system comprises providing a fuel inlet stream into a fuel cell stack, operating the fuel cell stack to generate electricity and a hydrogen containing fuel exhaust stream, separating a portion(s)of hydrogen contained in the fuel exhaust stream using partial pressure swing adsorption, and providing the hydrogen separated from the fuel exhaust stream to a hydrogen storage vessel or to a hydrogen using device.    USE - The method is useful for operating fuel cell system used as electrochemical devices for converting energy stored in fuels to electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides high efficiency conversion of fuels to electrical energy and allows reversed operation so that oxidized fuel can be reduced back to unoxidized fuel using electrical energy as an input. The method provides reliable, energy-efficient cycle for optimum gas separation. The method provides high hydrogen recovery, high carbon dioxide separation, high degree of air rejection, regeneration using purge gas with low dryness, e.g. air with 30-50% relative humidity, low energy requirements, high robustness, simple operation with few moving parts, high scalability, and low to moderate capital cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for fuel cell system (1) comprising a fuel cell stack, partial pressure swing adsorption, and three conduits.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic diagram of partial pressure swing adsorption system.    Fuel cell system (1)    First feed gas inlet conduit (3)    Second purge gas inlet conduit (5)    Third feed gas collection conduit (7)    Fourth purge gas collection conduit (9)    Adsorbent beds (11, 13)
NOVELTY - A system (100) comprises: a bioreactor (10) for receiving organic feed material and producing hydrogen from the hydrogen producing microorganisms metabolizing the organic feed material, a circulation system (58) for creating an directional flow of organic feed material in the bioreactor, and a pH controller. The pH of the organic feed material in the system is adjusted to 3.5-6 using the pH controller by adding a solution to the organic feed material. The system comprises a heater (12) for heating the organic feed material prior to introduction into the bioreactor.    USE - For producing hydrogen from hydrogen producing microorganisms metabolizing organic feed material (claimed) i.e. for sustained production of hydrogen and concentrated growth of hydrogen generating microorganisms.    ADVANTAGE - The system enables the production of sustained hydrogen containing gas in bioreactor where the produced gas substantially produces a 1:1 ratio of hydrogen to carbon dioxide gas and does not substantially include all methane. Thus the system produces substantial and useful levels of hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a plan view of the hydrogen production system.    bioreactor (10)    heater (12)    equalization tank (14)    reservoir (16)    a circulation system (58)    a hydrogen production system. (100)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen production system (100) comprises an anaerobic bioreactor (10) for holding organic feed material and adapted to produce hydrogen from hydrogen producing microorganisms metabolizing the organic feed material, and substrates contained within the bioreactor, the substrates having a coating that is a replenishable coating from a coating source outside the bioreactor.    USE - For producing hydrogen for use in fuel cells for motor vehicles or for combustion, or used in welding, in production of hydrochloric acid and for reduction of metallic ores.    ADVANTAGE - The invention produces substantial and useful levels of hydrogen in a system that provides an environment conducive to metabolism of organic feed material by hydrogen producing microorganisms.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a plan view of the hydrogen production system.    Bioreactor (10)    Heater (12)    Equalization tank (14)    Reservoir (16)    Hydrogen production system (100)
NOVELTY - Invention relates to production of heterogeneous catalysts for processes of liquid-phase oxidation of organic compounds (phenols, surfactants) with hydrogen peroxide and can be employed for catalytic treatment of waste water to remove phenol compounds. Described is heterogeneous catalyst for oxidation of organic compounds including 90-95% polymer carrier (ion-exchange resin), 0.5-1.5% modification additive (sodium alginate or chitosan), 1-2% active component, and 3-6% cross-linking agent (glutaric aldehyde or carbodiimide), active component being horse-radish or black radish extract.    USE - Industrial organic synthesis catalysts.    ADVANTAGE - Increased catalytic activity and reduced catalyst losses during production, storage, and use.3 dwg, 3 ex
NOVELTY - Sluice sludge (5) is passed over a substrate containing worms in a predation reactor (6).    USE - The predated sludge can be used for transporting fish, as a binder for agricultural chemicals or as a toxic agent, enzyme source, detergent, protein-rich additive or fertilizer, or in adhesives, coatings, biodegradable plastics or compositions containing surfactants (claimed). The process is suitable for treating sewage and industrial wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - Sluice sludge is converted into a useful end product.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A process for purifying an aqueous wastewater flow (3) comprises the following steps:    (A) separating the flow into an effluent and sluice sludge; and    (B) converting the sludge into predated sluice sludge (9) in a predation reactor comprising a substrate containing worms, in which the sludge is made to flow over the substrate.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the process apparatus, the reactor comprising two compartments separated by the substrate containing the worms.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram representing the process apparatus.    wastewater flow (3)    sluice sludge (5)    predation reactor (6)    predated sluice sludge (9)
NOVELTY - An apparatus and a method for removal of nitrogen and phosphorus using nonpowered inner circulation, which allow a micro-air bubble diffusion device to flow micro-air bubbles into a fluid of an aerobic tank, can transfer wastewater from the aerobic tank to an anoxic tank without installing a separate inner circulation pump and can adjust an elevation of a water level adjusting baffle installed on a passage of an overflow wall are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - In an inner circulation system comprising a bioreactor for removing nutrients containing organic matters, nitrogen or phosphorus in wastewater, an apparatus for removal of nitrogen and phosphorus using nonpowered inner circulation is characterized in that: the bioreactor is divided into a first part and a second part by a partition wall within the bioreactor and comprises an anaerobic tank (200) formed in the first part, an aerobic tank (400) which is formed in the second part and divided by an overflow wall (450) that is distanced from both opposing outer walls (340) of the bioreactor to an inner side of the bioreactor in a predetermined distance, and an anoxic tank (300) which is formed between the outer walls of the bioreactor and the overflow wall and includes a baffle (330) formed on a front portion thereof to control a flow of a fluid, wherein the anaerobic tank is connected to an inflow pipe for flowing in wastewater or sludge and includes an agitator (210) therein, the partition wall that divides the anaerobic tank and the anoxic tank includes a plurality of holes, an elevation of the overflow wall is lower than that of the outer walls of the bioreactor, passages are formed on an upper portion of the overflow wall, and a lower surface of the aerobic tank is connected to a blower such that the aerobic tank is connected to a micro-air bubble diffusion device for generating micro-air bubbles.
NOVELTY - An apparatus for treating food waste water with high content of oils and fats and high concentration wastewater, which efficiently treats high concentration wastewater such as water separated from the food waste by separating wastewater from food waste, moving dewatered food waste to a fermentation means, and purifying the separated wastewater while biologically treating the wastewater by dissolved air flotation and composite enzyme, is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An apparatus for purifying high concentration organic wastewater using dissolved air flotation and biochemical reacting system comprises: a concentration adjuster (4) for centrifugally dewatering process water; a pressurized flotation separator (10) for removing high concentration organic matter from concentration adjusted solids; an NEA reactor (13) for removing settled organic matters using a biochemical reaction agent; an enzyme reactor (14) for decomposing monosaccharide into polysaccharide; a two stage anaerobic reactor (18) to which heat is properly applied to cruise anaerobic microorganisms well; a circular double microorganism reactor (20) having an external tank from which ammonia nitrogen is emitted by aeration, and an internal tank from which non-decomposed nitrogen is removed by an agitator; and a sedimentation tank (21) for settling micro-floc and discharging supernatant.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A leachate treatment apparatus for inexpensively removing nitrogen from the leachate and treating waste in the leachate at the same time by supplying waste TPA (terephthalic acid) as an external carbon source in treatment of leachate is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An apparatus for treating leachate by membrane bioreactor process and electro-oxidation process comprises: an external carbon source supply unit (1); an anoxic tank (2) into which leachate raw water or/and a carbon source flown in from the external carbon source supply unit and return water returned from the membrane bioreactor are flown; a membrane bioreactor (3) for separating treated water and a thickened microorganism mixed solution from the influent through a membrane (4) after passing influent flown in from the anoxic tank through organic matter oxidation process and nitrification process; and an electro-oxidation reactor (6) for removing non-biodegradable organic matter and chromaticity from treated water passing through the membrane.
NOVELTY - Provided is a mixed refrigerant composition for an air conditioner of a car, which is eco-friendly, is not harmful to the human body and the environment, and is directly applicable to a conventional air conditioner or refrigerator using R12 and R134a without any structural modification.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The eco-friendly mixed refrigerant composition for an air conditioner of a car comprises: 30-40 wt% of isobutane (CH(CH3)3); 35-45 wt% of 1,1-difluoroethane (CHF2-CH3); 15-25 wt% of ethyl fluoride (CH3-CH2F); and at most 10 wt% of trifluoromethyl iodide (CF3I). The mixed refrigerant composition substitutes for freon refrigerants such as R12 and R134a. Preferably, the mixed refrigerant composition comprises: 34-36 wt% of isobutane; 39-41 wt% of 1,1-difluoroethane; 19-21 wt% of ethyl fluoride; and 4-6 wt% of trifluoromethyl iodide.
NOVELTY - An advanced sewage treatment method by using a carrier rotational device is provided to improve nitrogen removal effect in a source water having lower BOD and lead easy removal of phosphorus by biological treatment by fabricating multiple carrier units containing a number of complex carriers around peripheral side in the carrier rotational device and installing the carrier rotational device in an aerobic tank.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The advanced treatment method comprises: a step of partitioning a bio-reactor into an anaerobic tank (20) and an aerobic tank (30), and dipping a carrier rotator (300) in the aerobic tank; a step of increasing nitrogen removal efficiency such that an input water having reduced input BOD of 80-120mg/L by passes through a distributer tank (10) flows into the anaerobic tank, and a solid-liquid separated sludge in a precipitation basin (40) via the aerobic tank is returned to the anaerobic tank to occur denitrization; and a step of conducting decomposition of organic material and uptake of phosphorus by a complex carrier which is charged in the carrier rotator such that the input water flows into the aerobic tank, and a plurality of carrier rotators rotate in reverse direction to the inflow water.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - An apparatus and a method for biologically removing nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage and waste water by using a membrane bio-reactor type of sedimentation tank are provided to remove organic material, reduce peroxidation in an aerobic tank and contamination of membrane, and discard a desired amount of sludge, thereby removing nitrogen and phosphorus to the utmost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The apparatus comprises: an anaerobic tank(2); an optional tank(3); an oxygen-free tank(4); and a membrane combined precipitation tank(6) having a diffuser(15) and a precipitation type of membrane(5) at top portion which serves as an aerobic tank at top portion and as a precipitation tank at bottom portion, in order. Water to be treated(1) is fed in the anaerobic tank, passes the optional tank, the oxygen-free tank and the membrane combined precipitation tank, and is discharged outside as a purified water. A part of the water to be treated is fed from top portion of the membrane combined precipitation tank to the optional tank as an internal recycling material, and moves to the oxygen-free tank after removing dissolved oxygen. Another part of the water to be treated is discharged out of bottom portion of the membrane combined precipitation tank as an excess sludge(9) and recycled to the anaerobic tank.
NOVELTY - Compost manufacturing apparatus has a fermenter (2) into which a mixture (4) of processed organic waste and organic waste to be processed are introduced. The fermentation processing of the mixture is performed, and the gas produced by fermentation is exhausted after performing deodorizing processing of gas using a deodorizing apparatus (8). A scavenging circulation mechanism (3) has an exhaust pipe (5) that exhausts the gas produced with fermenter, an exhaust gas suction blower (6) for exhausting fermenter and a main blower (16) for supplying air to fermenter.    USE - For manufacturing compost for use as fertilizer, from organic waste such as livestock excrement, sewer-line sludge, household effluent sludge, horse dung, residual matter of foodstuff and dye works.    ADVANTAGE - The processing time is reduced, as the need for stirring of the mixture in fermenter is avoided. Diffusion of bad smell can be suppressed without increasing the installation cost, and fermentation is performed without causing environmental pollution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A valve (15) adjusts the emission amount of gas produced by fermentation to the upstream side of deodorizing apparatus. A cooling capacity adjustment mechanism adjusts the cooling capacity of a cooling device of a demister (10). A waste-liquid recovery tank (11) recovers the waste liquid separated by demister.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the compost manufacturing apparatus.    Fermenter (2)    Scavenging circulation mechanism (3)    Mixture of organic waste (4)    Exhaust pipe (5)    Exhaust gas suction blower (6)    Deodorizing apparatus (8)    Demister (10)    Waste-liquid recovery tank (11)    Valve (15)    Main blower (16)
NOVELTY - Organic silicic acid fertilizer is manufactured by adsorbing livestock urine to fly ash and fermenting.    USE - For manufacturing organic silicic oxide fertilizer for paddy field (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to effectively utilize industrial waste or livestock farming pollution material such as urine of livestock (e.g. cow, pig, horse, sheep, etc) accumulated in large quantities and produce organic silicic acid fertilizer having high quality and rich in potassium. The crops easily absorb organic silicic acid fertilizer from the soil.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic silicic acid fertilizer obtained by adsorbing livestock urine to fly ash and fermenting; and    (2) fertilizer containing organic silicic acid fertilizer raw material and potassium containing compound.
NOVELTY - The nitrogen gas generator (10) comprises oxygen absorbent capable of removing oxygen contained in air. The oxygen absorbent comprises metal chosen from iron, magnesium, gallium, germanium, cerium, tin, indium and/or its compound. The generator produces nitrogen gas with nitrogen concentration of 98% or more, using air as raw material.    USE - For fuel cell electric power generation system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nitrogen gas generator is compact, light weight and economical. Nitrogen purging of modifier or fuel cell is enabled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell electric power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the fuel cell electric power generation system.    Nitrogen gas generator (10)    Air blower (11)    Water vapor supply device (20)    Modifier (30)    Fuel cell (40)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen permeable film (21) is obtained by applying pressure and heat to a laminate (53). The laminate (53) is obtained by carrying out lamination integration of metallic foil (51a,51b) and metal coated foil (52a,52b) sequentially on both surfaces of a base metal plate containing VA group metallic element, by diffusion joint. The metal coated foil contains palladium. The metallic foil contains VIA group element.    USE - For hydrogen permeation separation membrane used for hydrogen production apparatus used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen permeable film is manufactured with favorable hydrogen permeation characteristics and suppressed hydrogen embrittlement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrogen permeable film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of laminate used for manufacturing hydrogen permeable film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen permeable film (21)    Base metal plate (50)    Metallic foils (51a,51b)    Metal coated foils (52a,52b)    Laminate (53)
NOVELTY - A storage tank (3) stores the hydrogen (B) of a stationary type fuel cell specification generated from a reformation raw material (A). A supply line (4) supplies the stored hydrogen to a stationary type fuel cell used in home and office. An impurity degassing device (6) is equipped with a carbon monoxide (CO) removal device in the middle of a supply line (5), so that ultra-high purity hydrogen is supplied to electric vehicle through the supply line (5).    USE - For fuel cell of electric vehicle and stationary fuel cell used in home and office.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen is supplied to fuel cell of vehicle and stationary fuel cell in home effectively, so that economical efficiency and technical stability are ensured. The hydrogen production cost is decreased by purifying only required amount of hydrogen supplied to fuel cell of vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an outline block diagram of a hydrogen station.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Storage tank (3)    Supply lines (4,5)    Impurity degassing device (6)    Reformation raw material (A)    Hydrogen (B)
NOVELTY - A biodiesel fuel composition is formed by adding antioxidant to biodiesel fuel. The biodiesel fuel contains 4-25C fatty acid methyl ester (1% or more) chosen from oleic acid methyl ester and/or linoleic acid methyl ester. The antioxidant contains natural component and/or synthetic components (0.001-5%), with respect to total weight of fatty acid methyl ester.    USE - For internal combustion engine.    ADVANTAGE - The biodiesel fuel composition has favorable quality, and is safe to use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for using method of biodiesel fuel compostion, which involves mixing 0.1-100% (by capacitance ratio) of biodiesel fuel composition with respect to light oil.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen production apparatus has a reaction tube (1) in which mixed gas of oxygen-containing hydrocarbon and water vapor is supplied and hydrogen rich reformed gas is produced. The reaction tube has a reaction tube substrate (2), an adiaphorous layer (3) formed at inner surface of the substrate, and a catalyst (4) provided at the inner surface of the substrate.    USE - For producing hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production apparatus efficiently enables generation of hydrogen without generating methane and carbon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of reaction tube and piping of hydrogen production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reaction tube (1)    Reaction tube substrate (2)    Adiaphorous layer (3)    Catalyst (4)    Piping (5)    Piping substrate (6)
NOVELTY - A bath (56) stores process liquid for purifying organic waste produced during heat processing of organic waste. A waste-gas introduction path (70) connected between carbonization furnace (12) and bath, introduces waste-gas produced in furnace into the purification process liquid storage bath. A pump (76) Pumps-up the purification process liquid stored in the bath. A flow path (86) introduces the waste gas from introduction path to contact with liquid level of pumped-up process liquid and discharges the mixture of gas and liquid through discharge pipe (90).    USE - For use during smoked charcoal manufacture.    ADVANTAGE - The harmful substance contained in produced waste gas is removed, by making waste gas to contact with process liquid and so generation of harmful substance can be controlled efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for exhaust gas purification apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic drawing of the organic waste processing apparatus.    Organic waste processing apparatus (10)    Carbonization furnace (12)    Purification process liquid (54)    Bath (56)    Waste-gas introduction path (70)    Pump (76)    Flow path (86)    Discharge pipe (90)
NOVELTY - A method for classifying organic refuse comprising applying superheated steam to the organic refuses stuffed into a collection bag, is new. The organic refuse adhering to the collection bag is isolated by impacting the organic refuse with superheated steam, using mechanical force.    USE - For classifying organic refuse emitted from home, etc., to be utilized as manure, methane fermentation etc.    ADVANTAGE - The removal of moisture content from the organic refuse is performed efficiently. The expansion of the organic refuse classification apparatus is prevented and the processing efficiency is improved. The power consumption is reduced since the moisture content in the refuse is eliminated using the superheated steam.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic refuse classification apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the waste disposal system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hopper (2)    Isolation duct (6)    Rotation impact apparatus (7)    Discharge ports (7b,7f)    Chain (7d)
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen involves adding an organic substrate to reaction liquid containing microbes having formate dehydrogenase gene and hydrogenase gene, followed by controlling the concentration of organic substrate to 250 mM or less.    USE - For producing hydrogen used as fuel for polymer electrolyte fuel cell, carbon monoxide transformers and carbon monoxide removal device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient and continuous production of hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) hydrogen production apparatus, consisting of organic substrate feed pump for controlling the concentration of organic substrate in the reaction liquid, and is installed between organic substrate filling raw material tank and reaction container; and    (2) fuel cell system, provided with the hydrogen production apparatus.
NOVELTY - The oxidation reduction electrometer (152) detects the phosphorus flow rate. A setting unit (132) sets the output value of the electrometer. A regulator (122) outputs the signal for controlling sewage water bypass amount to the anaerobic tank (5) according to the difference of the detected and set phosphorus flow rate. The bypass inflow pump (13) controls the bypass inflow amount of the sewage water to an anaerobic tank according to the output signal of regulator.    USE - For removing nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage water supplied to lakes and marshes.    ADVANTAGE - By controlling sewage water bypass amount to anaerobic tank according to difference of detected and set phosphorus flow rate, the denitrification and phosphorus discharge amount can be controlled efficiently even when the flow rate and density of sewage are fluctuated. Ensures high water quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a phosphorus flow rate detection means comprising the use of a phosphorus densitometer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the biological water treating unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Anaerobic tank (5)    Bypass inflow pump (13)    Regulator (122)    Setting unit (132)    Electrometer (152)
NOVELTY - The wooden composter open on its lower face comprises back and lateral faces (14) made up of rigid panel wooden blades (28), front face (10) made up of panel wooden blades and articulate to allow partial openings of the front face, and a removable lid seals a upper face. The lateral faces are bounded by high and low crosspieces with an interlocking of woods. The rigid panel wooden blades superimposed horizontally with an openwork and stiffener on the inner face.    USE - The invention deals with the wooden composter.    ADVANTAGE - The dater avoids harmful effect to the environment. The assembly of the dater is simple, fast and cost effective.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The wooden composter open on its lower face comprises back and lateral faces (14) made up of rigid panel wooden blades (28), front face (10) made up of panel wooden blades and articulate to allow partial openings of the front face, and a removable lid seals a upper face. The lateral faces are bounded by high and low crosspieces with an interlocking of woods. The rigid panel wooden blades superimposed horizontally with an openwork and stiffener on the inner face. The front face wooden blades are connected to one other by two bands that are parallel to flexible material, and are transversely directed to the articulated blades. The lateral faces comprise two vertical slides to receive a first articulated panel and a second rigid panel. The slides having two blades in which a broader blade forms the panel in a retrograde position with respect to the edge and a narrower blade is at the free edge of the panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows the wooden dater assembly:    Front face; (10)    Back face; (12)    Lateral faces; (14)    Wooden blades; (28)    Crosspiece. (20A)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen fuel supply system comprises methanol aqueous solution particulates generator (03) to form methanol particulates from mixture of water and methanol; a spark plasma heater (04) to heat the particulates; a catalytic reactor (05) to form a gaseous mixture of hydrogen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen from particulates; a hydrogen separation unit (07); a hydrogen cooler (08, 010) to decreases temperature of hydrogen to reduce its activation; a hydrogen compressor (09) to increase pressure to provide higher mass flow rate; and an injection system to inject hydrogen into engines.    USE - To supply hydrogen as fuel to hydrogen engines (claimed) e.g. hydrogen internal-combustion engines and hydrogen power generators.    ADVANTAGE - The system has reduced volume for generating hydrogen; higher efficiency for generating hydrogen; and the hydrogen separated from the mixture can be quickly supplied to hydrogen internal-combustion engines or hydrogen power generators. By using a spark-plasma heater, the functions of ions, electrons, radicals in plasma is used to expedite the reaction speed, lengthen the life of catalysts, thus reducing the costs of catalysts; and by using the hydro-evaporating cooler to chill the hydrogen, the fuel supply system is more effective, and the energy consumption is reduced, in comparison with traditional cooler.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of hydrogen fuel supply system.    water tank (01)    methanol tank (02)    methanol aqueous solution particulates generator (03)    spark plasma heater (04)    catalytic reactor (05)    hydrogen separation unit (07)    hydrogen cooler (08, 010)    hydrogen compressor. (09)
NOVELTY - The invention discloses the use of 2-acetyl-3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl acetate in inhibition of Alternanthera philoxeroides growth. This natural compound has strong pathogenic action to Alternanthera philoxeroides and thus can be developed into natural microbial herbicide.
NOVELTY - The invention provides an extract of Radix euphorbiae ebracteolatae of daphnetoxin by skellysolve B and usage of the further got active compound A and B in pesticide. The target insect is vegetable insect, and it is demonstrated by biological activity test that when the extract is diluted 30 times, the corrected mortality of insect is 100% in 72 hours. The activity of contact action of compound A (1,5-biphenyl-3-hydroxy-1-pentanone) is 483.4 mg/l (LC50) and 530.3 mg/l (LC50) for compound B (4-hydroxysesquiterpene propylene ester). The invention lies foundation for producing new pollution-free pesticide.
NOVELTY - Preserving the straw of beet, sweet potato, potato, cassava, turmeric and other tuber crops comprises disintegrating the straw into segments of less than 20 cm and disinfecting them, putting the segments into a pool and spraying a layer of salt on the surface, adding acid solution of 2-20% into the pool in an amount of 5-30% of the total straw weight; sealing the pool and keeping the temperature of the pool to below 35degreesC.    USE - The preserved straw is used to produce ethanol.    ADVANTAGE - The method keeps the straw for a long time, produces ethanol for the whole year and increase juice yield and fermentative sugar quantity with juice. The juice yield is above 75%, and the sugar degree of juice is above 12% after the straw is preserved for six months.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to the field of sewage biodisposal, concretely speaking, it discloses a method to dispose organic tin compound in sewage with solidified algae balls. In this invention, the ability of degrading organic tin compounds of microalgae is utilized and microalgae is made into algae balls which are placed in micropores of a transparent open vessel. The diameter of the micropores is smaller than that of algae balls. The vessel containing algae balls is placed into sewage with its opening out of water. The sewage which needs disposing enters the micropores in the vessel surface and contact with solidified algae balls inside. The organic tin compounds will be adsorbed onto the algae balls and degraded by fixed microalgae cells. In this invention, microalgae can be recycled andthus the disposal efficiency is promoted.
NOVELTY - A process for treating the waste generated in preparing nitrotoluene includes such steps as staying in sewage pool for 48 hours, flowing in acidifying pool, adding sulfuric acid for regulating pH value,acidifying while aerating, press filtering, burning the filtered cake, reducing filtrate by iron powder while regulating pH value, depositing, removing sludge, electrolytic catalytic oxidizing while adding H2O2, alkali neutralizing, depositing, and biochemical treating.
NOVELTY - The invention relates the multicomponent mixed working substance used for preparing dual-temperature by single-machine vapor compression refrigerator.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The low temperature is between -60--40 deg.C and the high temperature is between -25-10 deg.C. The multicomponent mixed working substance comprises lower boiling working substance and high boiling working substance. The lower boiling working substance comprises tetrafluoromethane, ethylene, ethane, fluoroethylene, trifluoromethane, fluoromethane, hydrofluoric ether, carbon dioxide, difluoromethane and penfluoroethane; the high boiling working substance comprises trifluoroethane, hydrofluoric ether, propylene, propane, perfluoropropylamine, propadiene, cyclopropane, difluo-monochloromethane, penta-monochloroethane, perfluoroethane, difluoroethane, isobutene, butane, butylenes, isobutylene, sevofluoropropane, hexafluoropropane, penfluoropropane and tetrachloromonofluoroethane.
NOVELTY - The carrier comprises a cylindrical body with at least one helical flange (2) extending around it.    USE - For fluidized bed-type bioreactor wastewater treatment plants.    ADVANTAGE - The flange favors the formation of a biofilm and encourages the flow of water around the carrier, promoting contact with the biofilm and decomposition of the contaminant components. The flange also minimizes the surface exposed to contact, which prevents the biofilm from detaching upon coming into contact with another carrier.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A microorganism carrier for use in fluidized bed wastewater treatment plants has a surface designed to create a biofilm for decomposing the contaminants present in the wastewater. The carrier comprises a cylindrical body with at least one helical flange extending around it. Preferably 1-6 of these flanges extend around the body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a hollow cylindrical body with three helical flanges.    helical flange (2)
NOVELTY - A fuel supply unit supplies the fuel containing an organic matter and water to a fuel electrode (12) and an oxidation electrode (14) arranged on other surface of a diaphragm (11) by capillary force (17) or gravitational fall. An oxidizing agent supply unit supplies an oxidizing agent to the oxidation electrode by capillary force or gravitational fall. A gas generation unit generates a hydrogen gas and carries out to the fuel electrode side. The apparatus has a region (14M) to supply oxidizing agent towards the oxidation electrode side.    USE - For packaged fuel cell power generating device.    ADVANTAGE - An ancillary-equipment energy is economized, and a small sized hydrogen production apparatus is obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for packaged fuel cell power generating device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the passive-type hydrogen-production apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Diaphragm (11)    Fuel electrode (12)    Oxidation electrode (14)    Region (14M)    Capillary force (17)
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying water to several steam generating channels through respective water supply lines (7) at a constant rate using a flow control valve (10). A capillary (8) is arranged at the water supply lines to provide a sufficient pressure drop across each water supply line. The ratio of pressure drop across each water supply line to the pressure drop across the steam generator (2) is from 1:2 to 1:5.    USE - For solid oxide fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Flow reversal in the steam generating channels is prevented. The fluctuations in the pressure of steam is minimized so as to produce a uniform and stable supply of steam.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) steam generation system; and    (2) steam generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of a steam generation system.    Steam generating system (1)    Steam generator (2)    Water supply lines (7)    Capillary (8)    Flow control valve (10)
NOVELTY - Biomass materials conversion involves conveying biomass to an on-board biomass storage facility, and then converting the biomass from the on-board biomass storage facility in an on-board gasification unit to synthesis gas. The synthesis gas is passed from the gasification unit as fuel for a power system of the marine vessel.    USE - Method for converting biomass materials into energy to power large marine vessels, such as super cargo container ships, super oil tanker ships and aircraft carriers.    ADVANTAGE - The method converts biomass materials into energy in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system for converting biomass materials into energy to power marine vessels, which comprises a conveying medium to convey biomass to an on-board biomass storage facility, and an on-board gasification unit to convert the biomass from the on-board biomass storage facility to synthesis gas.
NOVELTY - Treatment of waste streams using domestic wastewater involves combining a concentrate waste stream (14) containing at least one of perchlorate, nitrate, bromate, selenate and chromate, and containing total dissolved solids (not less than 3000 mg/l), with a domestic wastewater stream (20) at a ratio of 20 - 75% volumetric flow rate to produce a blended stream (16); and processing the blended stream in a bioreactor (12).    USE - For treatment of concentrated oxidant waste streams (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The domestic wastewater stream has an organic content that serves as an electron donor source to reduce the oxidants present in the concentrate waste stream. The background organics present in domestic wastewater serves as the substrate for biological oxidant reduction such that no exogenous substrate is needed to add to the system, which reduces cost and concern associated with chemical amendments. The domestic wastewater stream decreases the bulk dissolved oxygen concentration, thus decreasing the contact time required to achieve biological oxidant reduction since dissolved oxygen competitively inhibit biological nitrate, perchlorate, bromate reduction; and decreases the salinity of the waste stream and thus improves biodegradation kinetics. The bioreactor is acclimated with organisms indigenous to the local domestic wastewater thus eliminating the need for an exogenous microbial enrichment or seed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow diagram of waste stream treatment process.    bioreactor (12)    concentrate waste stream (14)    blended stream (16)    waste biomass (18)    wastewater stream (20)    bioreactor effluent. (22)
NOVELTY - Fuel is formed by mixing a chemical reactant with animal parts as a feedstock to form an animal-chemical waste product. The waste product is transferred to a reactor and heated under pressure to form a gaseous composition. The composition is distilled to form combustible fuel.    USE - For forming fuel (e.g. crude oil, biogel, biodiesel, and other bio fuels) from animal parts, e.g. chicken, fowl, pigs, cows, horses, dogs, coconut shells, husks, palm fruit, rapeseed oil, sunflower seed oil, corn oil, or soybean oil extracts.    ADVANTAGE - The process efficiently manages and disposes of dead animal parts, and eliminates waste animal parts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for disposing of parts of dead animals comprising transferring the parts of the dead animal into a reactor; pressurizing the reactor with an inert gas; and heating the parts of the dead animals and transforming at least a portion of the parts of the dead animals into a gaseous composition.
NOVELTY - The method involves patterning a substrate (3) for forming a tube mold comprising walls accessible to an environment and forming a release pit not accessible to the environment. A thin film is deposited to coat the walls of the tube mold. Selected regions of the substrate are removed using a chemical etchant for forming fluid conducting tubes (5, 6). A wall thickness of a region of the fluid conducting tubes is defined by controlling the thickness of the thin film deposited on the walls of the tube mold.    USE - Used for fabricating a micromachined device from a substrate for processing fluid stream and chemical for generating power, that is utilized in a portable power generator and in small-scale chemical synthesis, measurement of reaction kinetics and chemical and biological analysis e.g. capillary electrophoretic separation.    ADVANTAGE - The method performs fluid processing with improved thermal efficiency. The method conducts a chemical reaction with fluidic reactants with less energy consumption, thus producing fuel for a fuel cell, and hence converting chemical to an electrical energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a view of a micromachined device.    Region (2)    Substrate (3)    Port (4)    Fluid conducting tubes (5, 6)    Thermally conductive structure (7)
NOVELTY - Producing hydrogen from hydrogen producing microorganisms metabolizing an organic feed material involves heating the organic feed material to substantially kill or deactivate methanogens; introducing the organic feed material into a bioreactor; adjusting the pH of the organic feed material to a pH of 3.5 - 6.0; and circulating the organic feed material in the bioreactor with a circulation system to create a directional flow in the bioreactor.    USE - For producing hydrogen from hydrogen producing microorganisms metabolizing an organic feed material (claimed) useful in e.g. fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows hydrogen producing microorganisms to metabolize the organic feed material and produces hydrogen without subsequent conversion of hydrogen to methane by methanogens. The method enables the production of sustained hydrogen containing gas and the produced gas substantially produces a 1:1 ratio of hydrogen to carbon dioxide gas and does not substantially include any methane. The method provides a compact and cost effective method of hydrogen production that conserves energy by using unwanted waste products of an industrial facility to produce hydrogen containing gas. The bioreactor provides an anaerobic environment conducive for hydrogen producing microorganisms to grow, metabolize organic feed material, and produce hydrogen and restrictive to the growth of undesirable organisms including methanogens and the production of methane. The environment adjusted to a pH conducive to the growth and metabolism hydrogen producing microorganisms within the bioreactor. The circulation system aids metabolism by hydrogen producing microorganisms by circulating organic feed material in a directional flow.
NOVELTY - An anaerobic digester comprises a flexible bladder (12) of a reinforced geo-membrane material and having waste inlets (14), digester effluent outlets (16), biogas outlets (20), and sludge access ports. The bladder is sized to have a total volume based on a selected latitude of 35 degrees north and south to maintain the greater of a maximum daily volatile solids loading rate/1000 ft 3 or a minimum hydraulic retention time at greater than or equal to 65 degrees F.    USE - For anaerobic digestion of animal waste with biogas production and recovery.    ADVANTAGE - The digester helps control air and water pollution from livestock waste, protects public health and offers an opportunity for the waste to be used as a renewable energy resource.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a perspective view of a bladder.    Bladder (12)    Waste inlets (14)    Digester effluent outlets (16)    Biogas outlets (20)    Cap (44)
NOVELTY - An apparatus and a process for producing chaff charcoal are provided to yield high grade chaff coal in short term, improve productivity, recover plenty of wood vinegar, purify combustious smoke, reuse resource and considerably reduce environmental pollution by fabricating multiple chaff charcoal tanks connected in order, a heating device and a chimney connected to the charcoal tanks to exhaust combustious smoke in the apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The apparatus comprises: a chaff charcoal preparation part (110) to form chaff charcoal by digestion and uncompleted combustion; a heating device having a supporting bracket and an ignition heater on top of the chaff charcoal tank (111) to heat and desorb the chaff contained in the preparation part (110); a wood vinegar extraction part (130) to collect flue gas generated by forming the chaff charcoal in an extraction channel (133) and receive wood vinegar in a receiving part (135) via an extraction pipe (134); and a channel part (140) to collect the flue gas from the preparation part (110) into a collection channel (143) and feed the flue gas to a connection channel(145); and a purification and cooling part (150) to circulate water by using an injection part (152) connected to a circulation pipe (154) and a pump (153) and purify and cool by the water circulation. The chaff charcoal preparation part (110) includes a plurality of chaff charcoal preparation tanks (111), air inhalation hole at one side of each of the tanks, an air inhalation net at inside of the tank, an air supply pump (114) detachably connected to the air inhalation hole, a temperature sensing device on one side of the air inhalation hole, an air screening cover on top of the tank, and an air screening device on the air inhalation hole.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen production system has a hydrogen purification system and a gas turbine plant (1). The systems (2,3) have a modifier (9,28,32,35), water evaporator (10,29,33,36), shift reaction device (19,22), and unit (20,23) for separating carbon dioxide. The modifier carries out steam reforming of dimethyl ether and mineral fuel, and produces modified fuel gas rich in hydrogen concentration. The water evaporator supplies water vapor to modifier. The shift reaction device transforms unreacted carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide during generation of fuel gas.    USE - For producing hydrogen gas.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production system enables to produce hydrogen rich fuel gas at high productivity with effective usage of exhaust heat energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrogen production system has a hydrogen purification system classified into hydrogen purification system (2) and hydrogen purification system (3), and a gas turbine plant (1). The systems (2,3) have a modifier (9,28,32,35), water evaporator (10,29,33,36), shift reaction device (19,22), and unit (20,23) for separating carbon dioxide. The modifier carries out steam reforming of dimethyl ether and mineral fuel, and produces modified fuel gas rich in hydrogen concentration. The water evaporator supplies water vapor to modifier. The shift reaction device transforms unreacted carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide during generation of fuel gas. The gas turbine plant supplies waste gas as heat source of hydrogen purification system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the systematic diagram of hydrogen production system.    Gas turbine plant (1)    Hydrogen purification systems (2,3)    Gas turbine combustor (5)    Modifiers (9,28,32,35)    Water evaporators (10,29,33,36)    Shift reaction devices (19,22)    Carbon dioxide separation units (20,23)
NOVELTY - The modifier (1) has modification container (2) with inner cylinder component (21) and outer cylinder component (22) and filled with modification catalyst (20), fuel feeding pipes (3,3a) which are connected with the container, which supply reformed gas fuel to the modification catalyst and which have predetermined length, and reformed gas discharge pipes (4,4a) which emit reformed gas generated in container (2) and inserted in container (2) and fuel feeding pipes.    USE - For generating reformed gas.    ADVANTAGE - The modifier is compact and has simple structure and improved energy efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The modifier has modification container of hollow cylinder shape and filled with modification catalyst (20), several fuel feeding pipes (3,3a) which are connected with the container, which supply reformed gas fuel to the modification catalyst in the container and which have predetermined length, and reformed gas discharge pipes (4,4a) which emit reformed gas generated in the modification container and inserted in the container and fuel feeding pipes. The container has an inner cylinder component (21) and outer cylinder component (22). The modifier generates the reformed gas by heating the reformed gas fuel containing hydrocarbon raw material in the modification catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional drawing of the modifier. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modifier (1)    Modification container (2)    Fuel feeding pipes (3,3a)    Reformed gas discharge pipes (4,4a)    Modification catalyst (20)    Inner cylindrical component (21)    Outer cylindrical component (22)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen purification filter (1) has a hydrogen-permeable resin film (2) clamped by a pair of porous supports (4).    USE - In modifiers used for steam reforming of hydrocarbon group fuel and producing hydrogen rich gas, and in fields which require highly purified hydrogen rich gas.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen purification filter exhibits excellent hydrogen-permeation efficiency and durability, and is manufactured with high productivity by a convenient method. The hydrogen-permeable resin film has excellent mechanical strength and handleability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrogen purification filter, which involves applying a resin composition for hydrogen-permeable resin film on the surface(s) of a pair of supports, forming an undried thin film, overlapping such that the thin film faces and contacts the pair of support, drying a thin film, forming a hydrogen-permeable resin film, forming holes (5) in each support by etching, and exposing the resin film through the holes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the top view of the hydrogen purification filter.    Hydrogen purification filter (1)    Hydrogen-permeable resin film (2)    Porous support (4)    Holes (5)
NOVELTY - A cooling unit cools the liquid containing substance. A temperature sensor (208) detects the temperature of the cooled liquid. A controller (156) detects freezing point of the liquid based on the temperature detection result. The controller detects the concentration of the substance dissolved in the liquid, based on the detected freezing point.    USE - For detecting concentration of fuel in fuel cell system such as direct methanol fuel cell system used in transporting system such as two-wheeled vehicle, motor vehicle and ship.    ADVANTAGE - The concentration of substance dissolved in the liquid, can be detected correctly, without using large apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fuel cell system;    (2) transporting system; and    (3) concentration detection method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of concentration detector. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Controller (156)    Concentration detector (200)    Tem- perature sensor (208)    CPU (214)    Memory (216)
NOVELTY - A spiral shaped cylinder (32) having spiral path (30) is held in a water filled reaction container (1). Gas hydrate extracting outlet (12) is positioned at the vicinity of the spiral path on the container wall (3). A rotation flow formation unit (36) produces rotation flow of water in the reaction container as the rotation flow in the spiral path. A suction pump (40) sucks the natural gas-hydrate (22) in the spiral path.    USE - For generation of gas hydrate.    ADVANTAGE - Enables to extract gas hydrate slurry of uniform concentration stably and continuously due to the spiral path.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas hydrate generation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of the natural gas hydrate generation apparatus.    reaction container (1)    container wall (3)    outlet (12)    water (16)    gas hydrate (22)    spiral path (30)    spiral shape cylinder (32)    rotation flow formation unit (36)    suction pump (40)
NOVELTY - The absorbing tower (4) has activated carbon adsorption agent having specific surface area of more than 800 m2/g, pole distribution peak in the range of 15-20 Angstrom , pore volume in the pore distribution peak is 0.20 ml/ml or more and has pH in the range of 9.0 or more. The sewage gas is obtained by anaerobic fermentation of sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, human waste sludge, and organic refuse. A water content removal unit (3) is provided at the sewage gas inlet (40).    USE - For refining sewage gas such as methane fermentation biogas used in gas engine.    ADVANTAGE - Enables removal of many components of organic silica compound in sewage gases efficiently and the refiner maintains high efficiency over long period of time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the sewage gas refiner.    water content removal unit (3)    absorbing tower (4)    sewage gas inlet (40)    carbon adsorption agent filled layers (41,42)    discharge port (43)
NOVELTY - The reducing gas separation system (1) has gasifier (3), gas compression unit (4) and adsorption separation unit (5). Reducing gas forming of petrochemical group substance or biomass group substance (2) is performed in gasifier. Produced gas is compressed, residue gas other than specific gas constituents in compressed gas is selectively adsorbed, and 95 volume% or more of selected gas is recovered as high concentration selected gas.    USE - For separating reduction gas obtained from biomass and petrochemical group substances, used as fuel for hydrogen fuel battery, gas engine and burner.    ADVANTAGE - The reduction gas separation is efficiently enabled, and high pure gas is obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The reducing gas separation system (1) has a gasification unit (3), such as gasifier, a gas compression unit (4) and an adsorption separation unit (5). Reducing gas forming of petrochemical group substance, such as general waste and industrial waste, such as rubber and polyethylene terephthalate, or biomass group substance, such as timber, vegetables and livestock dung is carried out in the gasifier. The produced gas is compressed under pressure more than predetermined pressure in the gas compression unit. The residue gas other than specific gas constituents contained in compressed gas is selectively adsorbed, and 95 volume% or more of selected gas is recovered as high concentration selected gas in adsorption separation unit.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for reducing gas separation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart of resource gas recovery system.    resource gas recovery system (1)    waste material (2)    gasification unit (3)    gas compression unit (4)    adsorption separation unit (5)    hydrogen gas (6)
NOVELTY - Mineral product for improvement of aerobic biological treatment contains clay (45-95 wt.%) and mineral carbonate (4-55 wt.%). The mineral product is modified by heat treatment at 20-1200degreesC for 10 seconds to 24 hours and/or treatment with chemical product selected from inorganic or organic acids or their salt(s).    USE - For wastewater purification by aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment, including fixed and moving bed aerobic systems, active sludge technology and sequencing batch reactor technology (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The mineral product increases the number of microorganisms responsible for purification of the discharge in biological reactor. The mineral product is used as efficient biological activator in aerobic purification processes, and increases purification capacity of biological reactors. A reduction is obtained in the Sludge Volume Index of 15-85%. An improvement is obtained in the pH, chemical or biological oxygen demand, solidsin suspension, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, ammoniacal nitrogen or nitrogen as nitrate or nitrite, concentration of phosphorus, metallic elements or oils or fats, V30, conductivity, turbidity, odor or color.
NOVELTY - Reformer comprises a fuel feeding unit (2) for introducing a gaseous fuel (6), an oxidizer feeding unit (3) for introducing a gaseous oxidizer (9) and a reactor (4) for producing a synthetic gas (15) from the fuel and the oxidizer. A mixing device (5) is arranged upstream of the reactor and has a body (10) through which gases flow. The body has a porous wall (13) permeable for the gases.    USE - For producing hydrogen-containing synthetic gas for a fuel cell installation.    ADVANTAGE - A homogeneous gas mixture is produced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal section through the reformer.    fuel feeding unit (2)    oxidizer feeding unit (3)    reactor (4)    mixing device (5)    gaseous fuel (6)    gaseous oxidizer (9)    body (10)    inlet side (11)    outlet side (12)    porous wall (13)    synthetic gas (15)    inlet channels (25)
NOVELTY - The synthetic gas is prepared as: loading the carrier gas with solid carbonaceous material, gasification agent and protective gas into gasifying fluid bed by a three-way nozzle; then partial oxidizing the material to obtain target. Leading the protective gas for the nozzle to prolong its lifetime and promote the solid particle to contact completely with gasification agent for better mixing effect. This invention has carbon conversion up to 99%, and has wide application for fine coal, petroleum coke and other solid waste.
NOVELTY - Bio-diesel fuel containing at least two types of fatty acid alkyl ester produced from at least two different oils is manufactured. The iodine number and pour point of fuel are set to preset value, such that specific relation is satisfied.    USE - For manufacturing bio-diesel fuel for diesel engine.    ADVANTAGE - The bio-diesel fuel is economically manufactured with favorable pour point and iodine number.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Bio-diesel fuel containing at least two types of fatty acid alkyl ester produced from at least two different oils is manufactured. The iodine number (TIV) and pour point (TPP) of fuel are set to preset value, such that relation: TIV=aIV1+bIV2+cIV3, and TPP=0.52xMn-0.68xTIV-106+(40xl)-(2.5xm)-(7xn)-(5.5xz), where aIV1, bIV2 and cIV3 are iodine number of n (a, b, c, etc.) types of oils, Mn is mean molecular weight of fatty acid portion (RCOOH) in fatty acid alkyl ester, l is double bond transisomer content rate of fatty acid portion, m is ethyl ester content, n is normal and isopropyl ester content and z is normal and isobutyl ester content are satisfied.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) bio-diesel fuel; and    (2) software for evaluating bio-diesel fuel.
NOVELTY - Method for thermochemically converting educts containing highly molecular organic components into low molecular products containing organic flammable products comprises thermally converting the educts in a sump producing a reaction mixture, removing a first and a second phase from the mixture, thermally converting the first phase producing a reaction mixture and removing a low molecular organic flammable phase from the mixture.    USE - Used for producing a fuel for burning in a fuel cell to form thermal and electrical energy (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Low amounts of waste product are obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system for carrying out the above method.
NOVELTY - A sealing material (5) for building wells and filling underground deep boreholes, comprising a portion of marl (50-60 wt%) and cement (10-20 wt%), and an additional portion of sand (10-20 wt.%) and clay/tone (10-20 wt.%) admixed to the marl and the cement, is new. An additional portion of a cellulose-containing additive (0.3-5 wt%) intended for the metabolic activity of nitrate-decomposing bacteria and/or a culture medium (0.3-5 wt%) intended for nitrate-decomposing microorganisms is added. The marl exhibits a lime content of 70% and a swellable clay/tone content of 1-10%.    USE - Used for building wells and filling underground deep boreholes.    ADVANTAGE - Durable, high stability and effective sealing of the sealing material for building wells and filling underground deep boreholes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing material (5) for building wells and filling underground deep boreholes, has a portion of marl (50-60 wt%) and cement (10-20 wt%), and an additional portion of sand (10-20 wt.%) and clay/tone (10-20 wt.%) admixed to the marl and the cement.    An additional portion of a cellulose-containing additive (0.3-5 wt%) intended for the metabolic activity of nitrate-decomposing bacteria and/or a culture medium (0.3-5 wt%) intended for nitrate-decomposing microorganisms is added.    The marl exhibits a lime content of 70% and a swellable clay/tone content of 1-10%. The additional portion of sand exhibits a portion (2.5-7.5 wt.%) with a grain size of up to 0.3 mm and another portion (7-12 wt.%) with a grain size of smaller than 0.1 mm.    The cement is intended in accordance with DIN 1164. The clay/tone is a powder bentonite. The sealing material mixed with water in the form of suspension, exhibits a specific weight of 1.7-1.8.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows underground boreholes:    Ground formation; (1)    Bore chisel; (2)    Bore strand; (3)    Sampling device; (4)    Sealing material. (5)
NOVELTY - Alkyl esters are produced by single-stage reaction for esterifying a dewatered glyceride-containing feedstock with an anhydrous short chain alcohol in the presence of a basic esterification catalyst; separating alkyl ester products and glycerol by-products formed; and purifying the alkyl ester products.    USE - For producing alkyl esters (claimed) useful as biofuels and lubricants used in diesel engines.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides higher conversion of triglyceride, purity of methyl ester, and recovery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic flow diagram of production of alkyl esters.
NOVELTY - The apparatus comprises a hollow container (12) containing combustion aid pumping tube (14) and pneumatic-force-feeding tube (18) that are connected to connection port, with ejection nozzle (20) for pumping mixed fluid of organic substance waste liquid towards the atmosphere. The connection ports (34a, 34b) of pneumatic-force-feeding tube are isolated from ejection nozzle, when the pumping of combustion aid material from hollow container is closed. The ejection nozzle ejects the burnable material and ignition combustion during the closed state of container.    USE - The apparatus is useful for organic substance waste liquid crystal system used in foodstuffs manufacturing area, fermentation industry, stock raising industry, energy generation system etc.    ADVANTAGE - The processing of organic substance waste liquid is performed effectively with less fuel consumption, hence the cost and size of the apparatus is significantly reduced, by making simple structure, thus combustion efficiency is improved. The organic waste liquid is fed easily for treatment, without occurrence of clogging.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) energy generation system; and    (2) combustion processing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a conceptual sectional view of combustion nozzle apparatus.    Hollow container (12)    Combustion aid pumping tube (14)    Pneumatic-force-feeding tube (18)    Ejection nozzle (20)    Connection ports (34a, 34b)
NOVELTY - In a method for treating sewage sludge by degrading raw sludge (2) in a digestion tank (1) to give digested sludge (5) and sewer gas (3), part (6) of the digested sludge is withdrawn from the tank (preferably the bottom of the tank), degassed under low pressure (7, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17, 19, 21) and recycled to the tank.    USE - For degrading raw sludge to give digested sludge and sewer gas. The sewer gas is useful as an energy source, e.g. for production of electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The yield of sewer gas is optimized, thus improving the energy balance and economy of the overall sewage treatment plant. Carrying out degassing at low pressure both allows recovery of additional sewer gas and increases the effectiveness of the digestion process so that more sewer gas is produced. Typically the degree of organic material degradation is increased by ca. 25% and the overall electric energy balance (i.e. excess of energy value of the produced sewer gas over the energy used to carry ut the process) is ca. 30%.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram view of the process.    Digestion tank (1)    Raw sludge (2)    Sewer gas (3, 10)    Recycling pathway (4)    Digested sludge (5, 6, 12, 18, 22)    Chopper (7)    Perforated plate (8)    Stationary zones (9, 20)    Gas outlet valves (11, 17, 21)    Transporting pump (13)    Pump inlet (14)    Pump outlet (15)    Backflow line (16)    Widened section of tube (19)    Homogenizer (23)    Homogenized digested sludge (24)
NOVELTY - A high pressure tank assembly has: outer structural layer (54) defining an opening; annular boss (62) within the opening and having an internal bore; and inner liner layer (52) within the outer structural layer and providing a gas tight environment, and further including a neck portion (66) extending through the internal bore of the boss, the neck portion including an outer annular flange positioned against the boss at a location outside of the outer layer.    USE - Used for storing compressed hydrogen for a fuel cell system used on a vehicle (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention prevents stored hydrogen from leaking, while reducing the number of seals and complexity of connection area.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a cut-away, cross-sectional view of a compressed gas tank including a tank connection assembly.    Liner (52)    Outer layer (54)    Tank connection assembly (60)    Annular boss (62)    Neck portion (66)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has reactor vessel (100) comprising drying, pyrolysis, combustion and gasification zones from material inlet to material outlet. The reactor vessel confines downwardly moving column of feed materials within zones. The vessel has gas feed inlet pipes for introducing reaction gas into zones, synthesis gas discharge pipe and heat exchanger below the zones.    USE - For converting solid, liquid and gaseous material of forestry and agricultural waste, animal waste, bacterial sludge, dried sewage sludge, municipal solid waste, food waste, animal bovine portions, fungal material, industrial solid waste, waste tire, coal washing residue, petroleum coke, oil shale, coal and peat acid lignite.    ADVANTAGE - Provides uniform and clean burning synthesis gas, enhances utilization of temperature runaway conditions and avoids agglomeration of solid residues.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a vertical sectional view of the reactor vessel.    Reactor vessel (100)    Conveyor (112)    Perforated grate (115)    Funnel shaped constriction (116)    Opening (117)    Screw conveyor (118)
NOVELTY - Symbiont microorganisms for treating organic wastes are provided to reduce the treating time of organic wastes, inhibit putrefaction of organic wastes and bad smell occurrence during treatment of organic wastes, and remove infection of pathogenic bacteria in final products.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The symbiont microorganisms for treating organic wastes comprise 60-70 wt.% of lactic acid bacteria, 30-40 wt.% of yeasts, and 3-5 wt.% of photosynthetic bacteria based on the total weight of the lactic acid bacteria and yeasts, wherein the symbiont microorganisms decompose the organic wastes which are pulverized and microparticulated through the fermentation; and the symbiont microorganisms further comprise 1 wt.% of monosaccharide based on the total weight of the lactic acid bacteria and yeasts.(C) KIPO 2006Image 0/0
NOVELTY - A system, a method and symbiotic microorganisms for treating organic wastes which can substantially reduce working hour and actively prevent generation of odor by injecting the organic wastes into a fermentation tank in which the symbiotic microorganisms can annihilate pathogenic bacteria in the organic wastes after applying a physical impact to the organic wastes such that organic cells are destructed, thereby increasing a specific surface area of the organic wastes are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A system for treating organic wastes comprises: a crusher which has a hopper(11) installed at an upper portion thereof, a discharge port(12) formed on a lower portion thereof, and a crushing means(13) installed therein, and which crushes the organic wastes to a size of 1 to 3 mm; an atomizer(2) which comprises a storage tank(21), an atomization device(22), a transfer pump(23), a circulation pipe(24), a water supply means(25) and a bubble generation means(26), and which atomizes the crushed organic wastes; and a fermentation tank(3) for allowing symbiotic microorganisms to degrade and annihilate the atomized organic wastes.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A fermenter (12) which is formed by digging in the ground surface (21) is lined by a vertical wall (30) rising from the ground level, where the bottom surface (22) and the sloping face (23) near the wall portion in the fermenter, are covered by a liner sheet (41), and a drainage channel (44) is arranged in a ridge base region (25) at the base of the sloping edge.    USE - For organic matter such as livestock excrement, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The drainage channel enables effective removal of moisture content from the organic matter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fermentation plant for organic matter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the partial cross sectional view of the fermentation apparatus.    Fermenter (12)    Ground surface (21)    Bottom surface (22)    Sloping face (23)    Ridge (24)    Ridge base region (25)    Wall (30)    Liner sheet (41)    Drainage channel (44)
NOVELTY - Soil for greening comprising a mixture of coal ash (1), non-decomposed plant derived material, fermented auxiliary material, which promotes fermentation of non-decomposed plant derived material and neutralizing agent, which is fermented (106) on aerobic conditions, is new.    USE - For greening (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Inorganic waste material such as coal ash is effectively processed by fermentation and utilized as raw material in the manufacture of soil for greening and environmental pollution is reduced. The alkali components (which inhibit growth of plant) and heavy metal (which cause environmental pollution) contained in coal ash are completely insolubilized or removed, at low cost in short period, and soil for greening having balanced fertilizer effect is produced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for producing the soil for greening, which involves aerating the mixture and fermenting the non-decomposed plant derived material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart of method for manufacturing the soil for greening. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Coal ash (1)    Conveying coal ash to fermentation zone (S101)    Primary crushing plant materials (S102)    Finely crushing crushed material (S103)    Mixing (S105)    Fermenting (106)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen permeable alloy film contains titanium (10-40 atomic%) and remaining iron.    USE - For hydrogen permeable film (claimed) for apparatus for isolation/purification of hydrogen gas used as fuel of fuel cell and for silicon manufacture for semiconductors.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen permeable alloy film has high hydrogen permeation capability, and is formed without using expensive noble metals.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen permeable film (2) formed by coating a palladium film of thickness of 0.01-1 microns, on both surfaces of the hydrogen permeable alloy film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a model of hydrogen permeation measuring device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen permeable film (2)    Porous support (3)    Electric furnace (4)    Mass-flow meter (5)    Back pressure regulating valve (6)
NOVELTY - A thermoelectric generation apparatus (6) removes the electric output based on the temperature difference produced along the flow direction of a thermal decomposition gas (DG). The thermal decomposition gas ejected from the washing tank (4) to a thermoelectric generation is used for burning the combustible gas. The washing tank is used for returning some wash water (W) to the inlet (1a) of a boiler (1).    USE - For performing thermoelectric generation using combustible gas obtained while processing foodstuffs waste material by high temperature superheated steam.    ADVANTAGE - The system enables performing volume reduction of the organic waste, detoxification, and recycling under environmental circulation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the environmental circulating type thermoelectric generation system.    Boiler (1)    Inlet (1a)    Washing tank (4)    Thermoelectric generation apparatus (6)    Thermal decomposition gas (DG)    Water (W)
NOVELTY - A polyelectrolyte contains a copolymer having a having polyazole group structure.    USE - For proton-conduction films used for membrane-electrode assemblies, for electrode electrolytes used in electrode pastes (all claimed), and for electrolyte films used for fuel cells, water electrolysis, hydrohalic-acid electrolysis, brine electrolysis, oxygen enrichers, humidity sensors, and gas sensors.    ADVANTAGE - The polyelectrolyte has excellent thermal stability, dimensional stability even in high temperature/humidity conditions, heat resistance, water resistance, oxidation resistance, and durability. The polyelectrolyte provides membrane-electrode assembly which improves fuel consumption and electric-power-generation efficiency of fuel cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyelectrolyte contains a copolymer having a polyazole repeat unit of formula (1): -(-P'-)p-(-Q-)q-.    P'=structure chosen from groups of formulae (2a-2d);    Q=structure chosen from groups of formulae (5a-5d);    p=1 or more;    q=0 or more;    X=direct bond, -O-, -S-, -SO2-, -CO-, -(C(R')2)g-, or group of formula (3);    R'=H, fluorine, alkyl, fluorine-substituted alkyl, or aryl;    g=1-8;    R=R' or nitrile;    B'=S, O or NH;    A=group of formula (4a or 4b);    m,t=0, or 1 or more;    r,s=0-4;    r+s=1 or more;    W'=bivalent electron-attractive group;    S'=proton-acid group;    i=1-5;and    j=1-7.    #    P' and Q couple alternately, in block shape, or at random. When m is 1 or more, r is 0.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) proton-conduction film containing the polyelectrolyte;    (2) electrode electrolyte containing polyelectrolyte;    (3) electrode paste containing the electrode electrolyte, catalyst supporting carbon, and organic solvent; and    (4) membrane-electrode assembly having the proton-conduction film and an electrode layer.
NOVELTY - The oxygen electrode contains catalyst containing mixture of platinum microparticles and iridium oxide microparticles, such that the weight ratio of platinum and iridium is 80-90:20-10, on its surface. The BET specific surface area of iridium oxide is 45-70 m2/g.    USE - For solid polymer electrolyte type water electrolysis reversible fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The oxygen electrode decreases the voltage during water electrolysis, due to the use of mixture of iridium oxide microparticles and platinum microparticles. The reversible system has improved performance and reduced manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solid polymer electrolyte type water electrolysis reversible fuel cell system.
NOVELTY - The stainless steel substrates (4,6) have grooves (5,7) defining a tunnel-like flow path (3) in the junction of the substrates. An alumina catalyst support layer (9) is applied on the tunnel-like flow path and has a surface area of 50 times or more than surface area of tunnel-like flow path. The gas inlet port and exhaust port are at one side of the substrate. Multiple through holes are formed in the grooves. A heat generator is formed on the substrate assembly (2) through an insulating film.    USE - For production of hydrogen for use in fuel cell used in motor vehicle, portable terminal and domestic distributed power supply.    ADVANTAGE - As the surface area of the alumina coating for catalyst support is larger compared to the surface area of the tunnel-like flow path, the catalyst can be supported uniformly in large quantities and the dropping-off of the catalyst is prevented. The reaction efficiency is improved. Also the alumina coating absorbs the thermal distortion by the difference of the coefficient of thermal expansion of the metal substrate and catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen production apparatus manufacturing method, which involves performing surface treatment process such as sand-blast processing, etching process and roughening metal plating process for roughening the wall surface of the fine grooves. The alumina coating is formed by thermal spraying via a metal mask that has an opening corresponding to the fine groove. The alumina coating is formed only in the fine groove by removing a resist pattern and carrying out the lift-off process of the unnecessary alumina coating.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the hydrogen production apparatus.    Substrate assembly (2)    Tunnel-like flow path (3)    Metal substrates (4,6)    Grooves (5,7)    Alumina coating (9)
NOVELTY - An anaerobic fermentation of urine is generated by maintaining urine at temperature 70degreesC for 24 hours in a solar heater fermenter. The urine is then transferred to the heat retention tank (16) in which the urine is maintained at 50degreesC. These processes are repeated until the urine is purified.    USE - For urine purification.    ADVANTAGE - The urine is purified efficiently with reduced cost and energy is also conserved by using solar heat. Enables to supply high nutritional value liquid fertilizer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for urine purifier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic block diagram of the urine purifier. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar heater fermenter (14)    Heat retention tank (16)    Control apparatus (20)    Pipe (42)    Electric heater (48)
NOVELTY - An estrogen processing apparatus comprises a decomposition removal reaction container equipped with a support fixed with an estrogen decomposition microorganism in the support, where the support comprises a graft-polymerization material having an anion exchange group.    USE - For processing waste water containing trace amount of estrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The material is excellent in the adhesion of estrogen decomposition microorganism. The microorganism can be fixed under mild conditions and high decomposition activity is maintained with high concentration. The immobilizing material is excellent in water permeability and can be moved easily. The material decomposes trace amount of estrogen contained in the waste water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic structure of estrogen processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A shift catalyst (10) is obtained by mixing platinum catalyst powder (20) containing platinum atom and cerium atom, and copper catalyst powder (30) containing copper atom. The shift catalyst promotes shift reaction by contact with gas containing carbon monoxide and water.    USE - For promoting shift reaction from carbon monoxide and water to carbon dioxide and hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cells used as power source for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The shift catalyst has high catalytic activity in low temperature maintained over a long period of time. The catalyst has high durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of shift catalyst, which involves mixing copper catalyst powder and platinum catalyst powder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the model sectional drawing of shift catalyst.    Shift catalyst (10)    Platinum catalyst powder (20)    Platinum component (22)    Copper catalyst powder (30)    Copper component (32)
NOVELTY - A carbon dioxide sensor (9a) is used to analyze sample gas in both a sample gas line (1) and a comparison gas line (3). An infrared gas analyzing detector (9) of volatile organic carbon gas is used to analyze sample gas that passes through an oxidation furnace (5) and also calibration gas that did not pass the oxidation furnace. The oxidation efficiency of the oxidation furnace is determined based on the detected calibration gases.    USE - To determine the oxidation efficiency of an oxidation furnace used to treat volatile organic gases such as toluene, ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, 2-propanol, dichloromethane and chlorobenzene.    ADVANTAGE - Measures reduction ratio of volatile organic compounds correctly, thus oxidation efficiency is determined with sufficient precision.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a difference amount method type infrared gas analyzing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a block diagram of a difference amount method type infrared gas analyzing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Sample gas line (1)    Comparison gas line (3)    Oxidation furnace (5)    Detector (9)    Carbon dioxide sensor (9a)
NOVELTY - Nitrification processing of wastewater containing ammonia nitrogen is biologically carried out in a nitrification tank (6). Nitrous acid-type nitrification processing is performed by controlling the dissolved oxygen concentration in nitrification tank to a specific range and ammonia nitrogen sludge loading in nitrification tank to another specific range. Thus, nitrification processing of wastewater is enabled.    USE - For nitrification processing of wastewater containing ammonia nitrogen, such as anaerobic digestion liquid of organic solid waste such as organic refuse and sewage sludge, and livestock excrement.    ADVANTAGE - The biological nitrification processing method of wastewater containing ammonia nitrogen is efficiently and economically performed for a long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nitrification processing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the processing flow of wastewater treatment apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Natural water tank (1)    Centrifugal separator (2)    Denitrifying tank (3)    Nitrogen gas (4)    Nitrification tank (6)
NOVELTY - The gas detector has contact burning gas sensor (2) and a temperature-compensation element (1) connected by bridge connection. The activity of catalyst of contact bridge gas sensor is stabilized after a predetermined time from the power supply switch on. The difference of terminal voltages of contact burning gas sensor at zero gas state and gas supply state, are detected. The concentration of combustible gas is calculated using measuring circuit (8), based on detected difference.    USE - For detecting leakage of gas such as hydrogen in fuel cell system used in motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Detects the concentration of gas correctly, and structure is simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of gas detector. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Temperature-compensation element (1)    Contact burning gas sensor (2)    Resistance (3,4)    Switch (7)    Measuring circuit (8)
NOVELTY - A stirrer (12) is arranged at a start position for performing a partial stirring of compost. The electric current of motor for driving stirring blade is monitored. The stirrer is made to descend in vertical direction and inclination direction when the monitored current exceeds threshold value, until the stirrer reaches the lower end position.    USE - For controlling partial stirring of organic matter such as livestock dung in composting facility.    ADVANTAGE - The partial stirring of the organic matter is easily performed, without overloading the motor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure explaining the partial stirring control method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Stirrer (12)
NOVELTY - Fermentation container (2) comprises a fermentation chamber for receiving liquid manure delimited by a liquid-impermeable membrane, a grid for stabilizing the membrane on the outer side and a supporting element (12) connected to the grid.    USE - For producing biogas.    ADVANTAGE - The functionality of the grid is not impaired.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a biogas installation containing the fermentation container.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the fermentation container.    fermentation container (2)    supporting element (12)    support ring (16)    bracing (18)    plate (19)
NOVELTY - In a 1-stage wet fermentation process for anaerobic fermentation of liquid and/or solid manure and vegetable biomass for biogas production, greater reaction rates are produced by periodic and dosed addition of oxygen to the fermentation substrate.    USE - The process is used for generating biogas by 1-stage wet anaerobic fermentation of liquid and/or solid manure and vegetable biomass (claimed), preferably for biogas recovery in agriculture.    ADVANTAGE - Periodic and dosed addition of oxygen to the substrate greatly increases the rate of reaction. This increases the productivity of the fermentation process, makes the pumpability and flow of the substrate more favorable, reduced the tendency to form floating and sinking layers and allows the use of extremely high energy densities without impairing the biogas yield (all claimed).
NOVELTY - A method for the purification of product gas and/or waste water, comprises a combination of at least two biomass processing methods.    USE - For the production of energy-rich biogas which can be used in a gas engine for the production of electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - Overcomes the main disadvantage associated with prior-art gasification processes, i.e. the need for additional gas and waste water purification stages. The combined gas output contains components from the gasifier (hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane) plus those from the fermenter (methane and carbon dioxide), and is suitable for direct use in an engine (after passing through a demister). The hot gasifier product also heats up the fermentation mixture, thus increasing the reaction rate and the space-time yield; the solid product from the fermenter can be separated into a humus-like soil improver and wood components which can be recycled to the gasifier, while excess water from the fermenter can be used as liquid manure. Overall, the process gives a considerable increase in economic efficiency; there is also no waste to be disposed of and the process heat can be used for heating buildings, etc.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a method to recover the Cr element and make proper use to the residue in sewage and sludge from steel plant. Wherein, drying the sludge to mix with Na2CO3 or K2CO3 by ratio as 1: 0. 4~1 and roast for 0. 5~6 h at 600-900degrees; leaching with water by ratio as 1: 5~10 for 0. 2~12 h to recover Cr element; and adding necessary auxiliary agent to prepare biogas desulfurizer with the separated residue as well material. The whole process produces no pollutant.
NOVELTY - The disclosed solid fuel composed by coal and biomass is prepared by: with coal powder, biomass from dried coal and yellow mud as material, adding KMnO4, hexamethylenetetramine, (NH4)2S2O4, H2O2 and NaCl as synergist; finally, fermenting, stirring, compressing, forming and drying to obtain the target with serious firepower and no toxin or odorless. This invention reduces coal consumption greatly benefit to solve the problem of lacking fuel and spread.
NOVELTY - The biological diesel fuel comprises with weight ratio 100-400 biological oil, 300-1500 diesel oil, and 40-200 naphthalene additive. This invention reduces much vehicle exhaust gas for environment friend, has high efficiency with simple technique and well index, and increases economic and social benefits fit to wide application.
NOVELTY - The method using palm oil for biological diesel fuel in engine fuel field comprises: filtering the material to pour in reaction kettle, heat and vacuum dewater; adding methanol and strong H2SO4 for esterification and then the KOH for ester exchange; stirring, recovering methanol, keeping static, separating to discharge glycerine; adding water and diluted H2SO4 for reaction; separating, cleaning and discharging sewage; finally, vacuum dewatering, filtering to obtain the product. This oil has high flash point and cetane number, contains almost no methanol or glycerine or dirty arene, and has well low-temperature engine starting and lubricating property to reduce machine parts wear rate and prolong service time.
NOVELTY - The low-cost preparation method with animal oil for biological diesel fuel with fatty acid methylate as essential component comprises: with KOH as catalyst, adding the material and methanol into the alcoholysis kettle by weight ratio as 4-6:1; heating for alcoholysis while stirring; stopping stirring, cooling slowly, and transferring the material to separating tank for static stratification; pouring the top light phase into washing kettle, dewatering in vacuum dry kettle; finally, cooling for the product, which has flash point as 4Deg, cetane number as 49 and closed flash point as 181Deg, and can replace or dope by any proportion with the common diesel fuel.
NOVELTY - The process for diesel fuel from river mud through the steps of natural drying, kilning, squashing, disintegrating, agitating, reacting, distilling, tempering, detecting and filtering, wherein the river mud is deposited muck with organic content greater than or equal to 60%, the solvent is rapeseed oil or soybean oil, the adjuvant is menthol or hexadecanol, the catalyst is aluminium chloride.
NOVELTY - The alternate diesel oil contains (weight ratio):35-15 coal, 25-45 organic waste as one or more of the corn core, peanut hull, rice hull and brewing slag; 30 refined anthracene oil as solvent or 340-380Deg distillate oil in kettle when continual running, 9 methanol or hexadecanol as auxiliary agent, and 1 catalyst. To the great cost and complex device and technique, this invention comprises natural drying, crushing, reacting, distilling, and blending with agent; and is welcomed by user as its well practical effect.
NOVELTY - An ecological base fertilizer and its preparing method, mainly to solve the technological problem of no special base fertilizer for culturing bud sprout, the main point of technological program of which is : employing paddy shell ash burnt from cavings as essential base material, with total raw material of per 50 kg: corn malt sugar 15-20g, cake fertilizer fermentation material 400-500g, the leftis essential base material. The raw material of the said cake fermentation material is the oil residue fried from animal, vegetable seed cake, peanut cake, tea seed cake produced from oil pressing ofvegetable seed, peanut or tea seed, producing the cake fertilizer fermentation material through fermentation of oil residue, vegetable seed cake, peanut cake, or tea seed cake or the random association of them. Stirring the base fertilizer material prepared according to a certain proportion, sterilizing the raw material with calcareous water, stacking the sterilized raw material or loading them into vessel, covering the raw material with plastic foil to seal up for 5-10 days for fermentation, and getting the ecological base material.
NOVELTY - The production of PHA via bacteria and glycerol has bacteria of Burkholderia, Waltersia and Alcaligenes from a culture medium where the main source of carbon in glycerol and waste glycerol from e.g. biodiesel manufacture. The product consists mainly of 3-hydroxy butyrate monomers and amounts to 20-80 per cent of the dry weight of the resulting biomass.    USE - In biochemistry.
NOVELTY - An integrated thermochemical and biocatalytic energy apparatus comprises a fermenter adapted to receive organic waste; distillation column in fluid communication with the fermenter and adapted to recover alcohol produced by the fermenter; and a gasifier adapted to receive solid portions of the organic waste. The gasifier produces a producer gas adapted to be used for generating electricity.    USE - The apparatus is useful for processing organic waste into an energy source (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invented apparatus supports military operations, to convert waste to electric power, hot water and useable fuel while minimizing costly waste removal expenses, thus saves cost in the operation and maintenance of expeditionary forces. It reduces dependence and consumption of petroleum-based energy, ease transportation demands and risks. It also provides for environmentally responsible disposal of organic waste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of treating an organic waste comprising separating an organic waste stream into high and low moisture content organic waste streams; subjecting the low moisture content organic waste stream to a gasification process to generate a producer gas; and subjecting the high moisture content organic waste to a fermentation process to produce a mixture of ethanol and water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a block diagram of an integrated thermochemical biocatalytic energy production system.
NOVELTY - Treating and disposing of municipal solid waste involves segregating municipal solid waste (111) into a biodegradable waste (120) that is recyclable, and a non-recyclable waste inland or offshore. The non-recyclable waste material (124) segregated from the solid waste is sealed within a set of floating vessels (130). The non-recyclable waste material is crushed, shredded, ground, or compacted before sealing in the floating vessels. The biodegradable waste segregated from the waste is treated on the top of the vessels by composting or vermi-composting.    USE - Used for treating and disposing of municipal solid waste, e.g. construction and demolition debris, white goods, discarded refrigerators and freezers, tires, bulky furniture, organic waste, e.g. bananas, hotdogs or chicken with bones, or hazardous waste e.g. hospital waste and electronic waste.    ADVANTAGE - The non-recyclable waste material segregated from the solid waste is sealed within the floating vessels to solve an insoluble environmental problem by providing a safe place for disposing and recycling the municipal waste. The treatment solves the generation of environmental hazards by dioxins, furans, heavy metals, explosive gases, toxic ashes. The floating vessels serve as a facility to raise crops, livestock, or marine life.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an offshore complex for the treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an input-process-output diagram of a waste treatment and disposing process.    Grinder (121)    Compactor (125)    Floating vessels (130)    Shuttle barge (132)    Offshore waste treatment facility (138)
NOVELTY - A fuel composition comprises (in wt.%) toluene (1-45), xylene (1-45), ethanol and/or bioethanol (1-85), and industrial gasoline (10-69).    USE - The fuel composition is useful as alternative fuel for internal combustion engines. It may be used not only in a gasoline engine that uses gasoline as fuel, but also in a diesel engine that uses light oil as fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The inventive fuel composition shows a remarkable reduction in air pollution compared to existing gasoline and has improved power performance and economic efficiency. It shows excellent noise reduction effect.
NOVELTY - A catalytic combustor (25) comprises a housing including anode- and cathode off gas inlets, and an exhaust gas outlet for discharging combusted gas; and a catalyst (29) inside the housing between the anode- and cathode off gas inlets and exhaust gas outlet. The housing is configured to form a horizontally arranged gas flow passage that receives anode off gas and cathode off gas flow in an upstream portion that directs anode off gas and cathode to the catalyst, the upstream portion including a divided section that is directly upstream of the catalyst and divided into at least two vertically arranged flow paths.    USE - Used for combusting off gas discharged from fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalytic combustor accelerates the combustion processing of anode off gas in the combustor and reduces the amount of unburned hydrogen discharged to the outside of the combustor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A catalytic combustor comprises a housing including an anode off gas inlet for receiving anode off gas discharged from an anode of a fuel cell, a cathode off gas inlet for receiving cathode off gas discharged from a cathode of the fuel cell and an exhaust gas outlet for discharging combusted gas; and a catalyst inside the housing between the anode off gas and cathode off gas inlets and the exhaust gas outlet. The housing is configured to form a horizontally arranged gas flow passage (33) that receives the anode off gas and cathode off gas flow in an upstream portion that directs the anode off gas and cathode to the catalyst, the upstream portion including a divided section that is directly upstream of the catalyst and divided into at least two vertically arranged flow paths (37, 39).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic side cross sectional view of an entire fuel cell system that includes a catalytic combustor.    Catalytic combustor (25)    Catalyst (29)    Gas flow passage (33)    Flow paths (37, 39)
NOVELTY - The device has a bellows pump (130) fluidly connected to an end of a microfluidic channel (120), where an absorbent material of the bellows pump is disposed in the channel. A dried reagent zone is placed within the microfluidic channel, and comprises a reagent with a detection antibody, where the antibody is conjugated to a dyed substrate bead for colorimetric development. Bound antibody and control zones (150, 160) are placed within the microfluidic channel, and are visually inspected for determining occurrence of color change in the bound antibody zone.    USE - Used for detecting biological and chemical analyte in a point-of-care and field testing environment e.g. doctor`s office, food and water processing plant, and home setting.    ADVANTAGE - The bound antibody and control zones are visually inspected for determining occurrence of color change in the bound antibody zone, thus enabling the device to effectively detect presence of biological and chemical analytes in point-of-care and field testing environments.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of using the microfluidic laminar flow detection strip device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a microfluidic laminar flow detection strip device.    Inlet (110)    Microfluidic channel (120)    bellows pump (130)    Ends (122, 124)    Bound antibody zones (150, 152, 154)    Control zone (160)    Optical viewing windows (170, 172, 174, 176)
NOVELTY - A methanol is produced by flowing gas containing carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen through beds of methanol synthesis catalyst to form methanol in the flowing gas; and flowing gas exiting each of the beds through separate liquid layers containing methanol to remove the methanol from the gas and cool the gas. The separate liquid layers are flowed in an overall countercurrent direction relative to the flowing gas, and the flow of liquid layer is across an upper portion of a corresponding catalyst bed.    USE - For producing methanol for conversion of olefins to polyolefins, e.g. polyethylene and polypropylene.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides for high conversion of syngas in a single pass with excellent control of gas phase compositions and reaction temperatures, enables the reaction to be carried out at low temperatures, allows for efficient recovery of the methanol product, and produces greater than or equal to 100000, preferably greater than or equal to 2 million metric tons of methanol product/year.
NOVELTY - A feed gas (140) introduced into a liquefaction plant (102) is divided into a cooling stream (152) and a process stream (154). The cooling stream is made to pass through a rotary compressor (158), two heat exchangers (157,159) and an expander (156). The process stream first passes through another compressor (155), and is cooled with the cooling stream while flowing through another heat exchanger (153). The cooled, compressed process stream is expanded, enabling gas liquefaction.    USE - For liquefying gas e.g. natural gas, as well as removing carbon dioxide or nitrogen from dirty or un-purified natural gas e.g. industrial or residential service gas. Used in liquefied natural gas (LNG) production.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves high efficiency, small scale LNG production even from dirty or un-purified natural gas without requiring pre-purification. Liquefaction plant for natural gas is inexpensive to build and operate and with minimal or no operator oversight, and is easily transportable or locatable in existing natural gas sources. Provides easy access to LNG fuel consumers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a liquefaction plant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - Figure is a schematic of a liquefaction plant.    Liquefaction plant (102)    Feed gas (140)    Cooling stream (152)    Heat exchangers (153,157,159)    Process stream (154)    Compressors (155,158)    Expander (156)
NOVELTY - Cosmetic preparation comprises a carrier solvent suspending pigment and texturant particles of pre-designated sizes, so that the pigment particles and texturant particles form a uniform pattern that simulates the variegated color and texture appearance of the fabric when applied to human skin and dried. A binding agent binds the cosmetic preparation after application.    USE - The cosmetic preparation is useful for simulating a uniform pattern of variegated color and texture appearance of a fabric when applied to human skin and dried; and for simulating the appearance of hosiery on human skin (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The inventive cosmetic preparation is applied to skin by spraying and is capable of simulating the appearance of hosiery being worn. The pigments and texturants are milled to particle sizes that are easily suspended in the cosmetic preparation and can be sprayed through a nozzle onto skin. The spraying process disburses the suspended particles in a uniform pattern to simulate a uniform hosiery weave. The blending of sizes for the various pigment and texturant particles simulates the color variegation and texture appearance of a fabric. A propellant, e.g. butane, used to spray the cosmetic preparation can reduce drying time after application of the cosmetic preparation to the skin.
NOVELTY - Production of dehydrated, fermented compost material in a fermentation vessel involves introducing compost material with a moisture content of 40 - 60 % into the vessel, and employing a dryer to evaporate additional moisture from the compost material to from the dehydrated, fermented compost material with a moisture content of 5 - 15 %.    USE - For preparing the dehydrated, fermented compost material, which is useful as a fertilizer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dehydrated, fermented material can be formed into a pellet or granule by any conventional method, and this can be used in automated fertilizer spreading machines and common bulk material handling equipment for loading, unloading, storage and transport. The fermenter used is an order of magnitude smaller than a fermenter in a conventional composting process that requires additional bulking agent. The final product eliminates the problems associated with cost of transportation of a humid material as well as problems of handling, storage and labor and it is 100% pure raw material.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen production apparatus comprises a bioreactor adapted to receive the organic feed material to produce the hydrogen from microorganisms metabolizing the organic feed material; gas/liquid and/or liquid/liquid heat exchanger for heating the organic feed material before it is introduced into the bioreactor; and removing mechanism for removing the hydrogen from the bioreactor. The methanogens in the organic feed material are killed or deactivated.    USE - For producing hydrogen from an organic feed material.    ADVANTAGE - The invented hydrogen production apparatus produces useful levels of hydrogen in an inexpensive manner. It also reduces heat waste produced in an industrial facility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an industrial facility (50) that produces byproducts of an organic feed material and heat, and adapted to convert the organic feed material into hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a plan view of the hydrogen production system.    Pump (28)    Air blower (46)    Industrial facility (50)    Recirculation system (58)    Passage (60)
NOVELTY - A physiological ingestible composition of matter comprising micro-structured water consisting of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, having negative oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) and optionally further containing dissolved oxygen, is prepared by receiving preconditioned water; combining the preconditioned water with oxygen; passing the preconditioned water/oxygen combination through a cone system that spins the combination; and outputting super-oxygenated structured water.    USE - For reducing fatigue in a mammal e.g. a human or a horse (claimed); in aerobic processes e.g. in situ or ex situ bioremediation of contaminated (e.g. with petroleum products) surface and groundwater, wastewater, sludge and animal waste treatment, in biochemical oxygen demand measurement technique, in fresh water aquaculture, as odor suppression barriers for anaerobic processes and insolubilization of dissolved contaminants for removal by filtration or sedimentation; and other processes such as therapeutic processes such as oxygenation of wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning and contact lens treating solution; as fermentation liquor in fermentation processes such as drug production or food processing of microorganisms; as solvent for physiological saline isotonic solution; and in cosmetics and toiletries.    ADVANTAGE - The composition reduces fatigue by at least 10%. The highly oxygenated water used in aerobic processes, is about 5 times more efficient and provides improved energy efficiency.
NOVELTY - Dual production of hydrogen comprises performing secondary hydrogen production method at elevated temperature to produce hydrogen and oxygen, heating organic feed material in primary hydrogen production method with heat from the secondary method, conveying the organic feed material into an anaerobic bioreactor of the primary hydrogen production method, and removing hydrogen from the bioreactor.    USE - The method is useful for producing hydrogen for use e.g. as a fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The primary hydrogen production method uses heat or uses heat waste that is produced during typical usage of the secondary hydrogen production method, thus reducing energy costs of the primary hydrogen production method and conserving energy. As the methanogens are no longer present to convert produced hydrogen to methane, a biogas that contains hydrogen without methane can be produced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Dual production of hydrogen comprises:    (A) performing secondary hydrogen production method where hydrogen is produced from one or series of reactions under elevated temperatures to produce hydrogen and oxygen, the secondary method producing liquids or gases of elevated temperatures that provide heat;    (B) heating organic feed material in primary hydrogen production method with heat secondary method, where organic feed material is conducive to the growth of hydrogen producing microorganisms;    (C) conveying the organic feed material into a bioreactor of the primary hydrogen production method, where the bioreactor is an anaerobic environment; and    (D) removing hydrogen from the bioreactor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a plan view of a primary hydrogen production method proximate the secondary hydrogen production method.    Passage (24, 44)    Secondary hydrogen production apparatus (50)    Recirculation system (58)    Exhaust system (70)
NOVELTY - The system has a ceiling wall dimensioned to form plenum space with low ceiling height above the top level of melt pool. The plenum space communicates through a channel formed through the sidewalls into a thermal resonant chamber positioned at the side of a crucible. The thermal resonant chamber provides additional plenum volume along with low ceiling height plenum space for allowing complete pyrolization of the waste material into elemental constituents.    USE - For plasma arc waste processing system for use in populated areas and remote areas such as medical crisis zones, military deployments and war zones.    ADVANTAGE - The plasma arc waste processing system can be fit in standard cargo spaces of land, sea or air vehicles, and the system can be easily transported and assemble on remote location. The slag/metal stratification is eliminated, and the deterioration of the structural components and refractory lining is minimized, and the waste material processing efficiency is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the plasma arc waste processing system.
NOVELTY - Claimed method includes preliminary composting of organic waste by introducing of paunch mature as microelement source and yeast or yeast extracts as nitrogen source. Organic waste with additives is agitated for 7-12 days to produce unripe compost. Unripe compost is mixed with waste from pulp-and paper or wood processing industry and additional nitrogen sources, molasses and earthworms. In process of composting with worms enzyme activity of composting mixture is controlled.    USE - Agriculture biotechnology, in particular compost production.    ADVANTAGE - Accelerated composting method; compost of improved quality.
NOVELTY - An apparatus for detecting a hydrogen leakage of a fuel cell for a vehicle is provided to obtain reliability, rapidity, and accuracy by determining a hydrogen leakage through a comparison of a consumption quantity of a fuel cell stack which generates a current by using hydrogen and the hydrogen quantity discharged from a hydrogen tank.    USE - For detecting hydrogen leakage from fuel cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrogen tank stores hydrogen to provide a fuel cell stack (14) which generates a current with the hydrogen. A leakage of the hydrogen which moves a hydrogen supply pipe (11) connected between the hydrogen tank and the fuel cell stack (14), is detected. A hydrogen flow meter (16) detects a quantity of the hydrogen discharged from the hydrogen tank. An amperemeter (17) detects a current value generated in the fuel cell stack (14). A control unit (15) receives the detected value of the hydrogen flow meter (16) and the detected value of the amperemeter (17). The control unit (15) compares a providing quantity of the hydrogen with a consumption quantity of the hydrogen. The control unit (15) controls the driving of a vehicle according to the compared result value.
NOVELTY - A membrane bioreactor (MBR) is submerged within an aerator tank in an existing pollutant processing system so that sewage/waste water is filtered through the MBR membrane, where the MBR has improved lower aeration device performance and efficient aeration device organization so that its filtration performance and membrane useful life are enhanced.
NOVELTY - In a waste carbonization system comprising burners and a stack where combustible wastes are dried through primary and secondary dryers, the device includes a primary dryer that dries combustible wastes to a moisture content level of 50-80% with an interior temperature of 300-400degreesC; and a secondary dryer that dries combustible wastes to a moisture content level of 5-50% with an interior temperature of 800degreesC. The primary burner has a fan and a discharge pipe and burns the gas and moisture from the primary dryer for secondary combustion to 1800-2000degreesC. The secondary burner has a fan and a discharge pipe and burns the gas and moisture from the secondary dryer for secondary combustion to 1800-2000degreesC. A heat exchanger sends burner exhaust gas to a primary burner gas inlet and a control unit controls the operation of the dryers, fans, discharge pipes, burners and heat exchanger. Since the system performs secondary combustion of generated gas and moisture at an appropriate temperatures, it removes white smoke and odor while completely eliminating pollutants, improving thermal efficiency through reburning of remaining toxic gas and automatic control of the combustion.
NOVELTY - and separation and transport stage where 30~50 weight percentage of the isomerized material is recycled to prevent solidification of by-product, thus producing saturated hydrocarbon of high purity continuously.Image 0/0
NOVELTY - A method for reducing the volume of organic waste comprising adding an oxidation exothermic agent (12) comprising iron as the main component and stir-mixing with the organic waste (11), is new. The organic waste is then heated to a temperature suitable for fermentation-decomposition using aerobic microbe, by oxidation heat generation of the exothermic agent.    USE - For reducing volume of organic waste, such as sewage residue and sludge containing organic components, and organic refuse obtained from homes, restaurants, and sewage treatment.    ADVANTAGE - The volume-reduction method enables uniform fermentation-decomposition processing, with excellent stirring effect. The organic waste is heated without using a heater. The method also provides excellent deodorizing effect with respect to odor components, such as ammonia gas.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for volume-reduction device of organic waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the volume-reduction device of organic waste.    Treatment tank (1)    Open-close lid (2)    Insertion opening (3)    Organic waste (11)    Oxidation exothermic agent (12)
NOVELTY - The organic waste processing apparatus has a hydrothermal process unit (2) for hydrothermally processing the organic waste exhibiting acidity, a solid-liquid separation unit (3) for separating solid component produced by hydrothermal process, an anaerobic treatment unit (5) and activated sludge treatment unit (6). The unit (5) carries out anaerobic treatment of liquid component separated by unit (3), using microorganisms. The unit (6) carries out activated sludge treatment of to-be-processed material processed by unit (5).    USE - For processing organic waste, such as foodstuffs waste containing fat and oil component.    ADVANTAGE - The organic waste containing fat and oil component is efficiently processed. The reduction of processing capacity of activated sludge treatment unit due to fat and oil component is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for processing of organic waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of structure of organic waste processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrothermal process unit (2)    Solid-liquid separation unit (3)    Anaerobic treatment unit (5)    Activated sludge treatment unit (6)    Cogeneration system (7)
NOVELTY - Biomass is hydrothermally processed at 100-250degreesC and 0.1-4 MPa pressure in the presence of a non-metallic type catalyst. The obtained slurry of biomass containing the catalyst is then subjected to methane fermentation. Thus, biomass is gasified and fuel gas is produced.    USE - For gasifying biomass and producing fuel gas used for electric-power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient production of fuel gas, achieving resource-saving of fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for biomass gasification system (100) equipped with a pressurized hot-water processing apparatus (20) for hydrothermally processing biomass, and a methane fermentation apparatus (30).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of the biomass gasification system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Crusher (10)    Pressurized hot-water processing apparatus (20)    Methane fermentation apparatus (30)    Biomass gasification system (100)
NOVELTY - A gasification catalyst contains a gasification catalyst component supported by a porous flow medium.    USE - For the gasification of biomass such as wood type biomass such as cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin used for generation of hydrogen and carbon monoxide and used as combustion fuel for electric power generation in fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gasification catalyst is economical and stable with respect to heat and has improved durability. The catalyst effectively promotes thermal decomposition and steam modification reaction of tar.
NOVELTY - A metal or metallic compound (7) capable of producing exothermic reaction with gas (9) chosen from carbon dioxide, water vapor or hydrogen is supplied to a furnace (3). The combustible waste material (1) is thermally decomposed in the furnace, and thermal decomposition gas (5) and char (13) are produced. Carbon dioxide, water vapor and/or hydrogen existing in metal or metallic compound, and thermal decomposition gas are reacted. The obtained reaction heat is used as auxiliary heat source during decomposition. Thus, pyrolysis of combustible waste material is enabled.    USE - For pyrolysis of combustible waste material used for fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The pyrolysis of combustible waste material is efficiently carried out without using large-scale installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A metal or metallic compound (7) capable of producing exothermic reaction with gas (9) chosen from carbon dioxide, water vapor or hydrogen is supplied to external heating thermal decomposition furnace (3). The combustible waste material (1) is thermally decomposed in furnace, and thermal decomposition gas (5) and thermal decomposition char (13) are produced. Carbon dioxide, water vapor and/or hydrogen existing in metal or metallic compound, and thermal decomposition gas are reacted. The obtained reaction heat is used as auxiliary heat source during thermal decomposition. Thus, pyrolysis of combustible waste material is enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram illustrating the pyrolysis process.    Waste material (1)    Thermal decomposition furnace (3)    Thermal decomposition gas (5)    Metal or metallic compound (7)    Gas (9)    Thermal decomposition char (13)
NOVELTY - The fuel reformer (10) has several cylinders differing in diameters concentrically arranged at outer side of a combustor, annular space (A-C) formed inside the cylinder, a water vapor generation portion (27) and a modification portion (28) arranged at space (B), and carbon monoxide conversion portion (34) arranged at space (C) at position adjacent to generation portion (27). The annular space (A) supplies combustion exhaust gas ejected from combustor. Water for modification, raw material and mineral fuel are introduced to portion (27) from upper portion.    USE - For fuel cell such as phosphoric acid form fuel cell and polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel reformer has reduced size. The heat of combustion exhaust gas or reaction portion is efficiently utilized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic block diagram of fuel reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel reformer (10)    Combustion exhaust gas flow path (21)    Water vapor generation portion (27)    Modification portion (28)    Carbon monoxide conversion portion (34)
NOVELTY - The electrodes (21,22) having carbon as main component is contacted. An electric supply heating for 1-300 seconds is carried out with respect to the electrodes. An arc discharge is generated at predetermined intervals between the electrodes after releasing the contact state of the electrodes.    USE - For manufacturing hydrogen used as raw material of methanol used as fuel in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalytic activity of the carbon nanohorn can be improved, so that longtime stable hydrogen can be manufactured efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogen manufacturing method; and    (2) carbon nanohorn.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory drawing of the arc discharge generation state of the carbon nanohorn manufacturing process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Carbon nanohorn (1)    Chamber (3)    Electrodes (21,22)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen supply apparatus (10) has a modification portion (46) for producing a fuel gas containing hydrogen from supplied raw material, a heating portion (48) and mixer (60). The heating portion carries out catalyzed combustion by contacting combustible gas and combustion support gas with a catalyst, and supplies heat produced by catalyzed combustion to modification portion as heat required for performing modification. The mixer carries out mixing of combustible gas and combustion support gas, before supplying to heating portion.    USE - For supplying hydrogen to fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The self-ignition of combustible gas is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the model of structure of fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen supply apparatus (10)    Fuel cell (14)    Modification portion (46)    Heating portion (48)    Mixer (60)
NOVELTY - The polymer electrolyte fuel cell separator contains titanium or stainless steel which has surface layer portion adhered with electroconductive compound particles. The electroconductive compound particles contain metallic element which forms metal aquated ion having only one hydroxyl group, in aqueous acids, and have average particle diameter of 0.01-20 microns. The mass ratio of metal oxide formed in surface layer is 30 mass% or less with respect to whole particles.    USE - For polymer electrolyte fuel cells used for motor vehicles and small-scale electric-powder generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The separator provides polymer electrolyte fuel cell having favorable contact resistance, flatness and electromotive force. Formation of oxide in surface of electroconductive particles is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of separator for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves conducting gas investigation to extract and analyze soil gas, removing soil gas based on the analysis result, and then removing the waste-material layer (2).    USE - For recovery of abandoned site or waste disposal site.    ADVANTAGE - Improves safety by managing the soil gas of whole region of abandoned site and disposal site.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a soil gas investigation mechanism.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure includes a general view of a soil gas investigation mechanism, and an expanded view of the extraction tube bottom of the soil gas investigation mechanism. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Waste-material layer (2)    Gas investigation mechanism (4)    Extraction pipe (6)    Vapor-liquid-separation apparatus (7)    Analysis device (8)
NOVELTY - A circulating flow of wastewater (13) containing nitric acid or nitrate is formed at the inner or outer side of a partition pipe (14) located in an anaerobic tank (12). Methanol is supplied and mixed with wastewater of descent portion (15) of the circulating flow. A hollow filtration component (24) supporting anaerobic microbe is located in the outer side of the partition pipe, wastewater rising or descending along the filtration component is sucked inside from the outer side of the component, and de-nitrification processing is carried out.    USE - For treating wastewater containing nitric acid or nitrate ejected from semiconductor manufacturing plants.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables economical, stable and efficient processing of wastewater using a compact apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for wastewater treatment equipment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the waste-disposal apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Anaerobic tank (12)    Wastewater (13)    Partition pipe (14)    Descent portion (15)    Filtration component (24)
NOVELTY - Hydrogen gas is circulated and recirculated from hydrogen connection sleeves (33) to the fuel cell (10) through circular flowpath without using non-return value. The circulation pump (40) in the circular path pressurizes the anode off gas. Based on the state of flow rate detected by the flowmeter (80), the anode off gas flows into a circular path using either first exhaust value (71) or second exhaust value (72) and emits the anode off gas outside by using control computer (60) with open or close switch.    USE - For fuel cell system e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - Flow is disturbed by a circulation pump, so the hydrogen gas emitted to wastefulness is suppressed, the impurities are emitted outside with hydrogen, regularly so that the density of gas is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - This figure explains the whole structure of fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (10)    Hydrogen connection sleeves (33)    Circulation pump (40)    Control computer (60)    First exhaust value (71)    Second exhaust value (72)    Flow meter (80)
NOVELTY - Fuel cell system has temperature sensor (54) for detecting temperature of hydrogen separation element which separates hydrogen from fuel gas supplied to anode flow path (16) from fuel gas supply unit (12). A controller (52) switches the fuel gas supply valve (Va) in fuel gas supply line (20) and combustion air valve (Vb) during the temporary stop period of electric power generation of fuel cell (14), when the temperature of the hydrogen separation element is less than threshold.    USE - For fuel cell hybrid system.    ADVANTAGE - Deterioration of the hydrogen separation element of the fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Gas supply unit (12)    Fuel cell (14)    Anode flow path (16)    Controller (52)    Temperature sensor (54)    Fuel gas supply valve (Va)    Combustion air valve (Vb)
NOVELTY - Determination of the degree of bactericidity of biosolids that contain organomineral mixtures comprising fertilizing rock salt and used for the manufacture of organic or organomineral manure bacterized by plant growth promoting bacteria (I), comprises culturing the pre-cultures of (I) in a liquid medium in presence of the biosolids; incubating at ambient temperature; and measuring the optical density (OD) of the medium at two instants (OD1 and OD2); where the bactericidity of the biosolids is high when the difference in OD (i.e. OD2-OD1) is weak or vice versa.    USE - The method is useful for the manufacture of organic or organomineral manure bacterized by (I) (claimed). (I) is useful in the agriculture and more particularly for the bacterization of soil culture residues, residual fertilizing matters and/or organic and/or organo-mineral manures.    ADVANTAGE - The method does not require the intervention of complex techniques e.g. biomolecular and/or bioinformatic techniques. The method is simple and economical. The method is used for the quality assurance and quality control of edaphic competence without depending on the fine genetic and/or biomolecular characterization.
NOVELTY - In a method for operating a solids fermenting plant, with at least two discontinuously and separately operable solids fermenters (FT's) through which percolate (PC) flows downwards and PC from all of the FT's is combined and recycled to the FT's, the PC stream from each FT is adjusted so that acids formed in the FT's are flushed out with the PC stream, no acidification occurs in the FT and the microbial loading of the PC stream is sufficient for use at the start of fermentation in a new FT.    USE - The process is useful for the anerobic fermentation of biomass (especially organic refuse or agricultural residues) to produce biogas. In particular the method is used for generating methane (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process allows increased amounts of biomass to be fermented in a plant of specific volume, ensures good methane production and is readily controllable. The apparatus is easy and safe to handle, gives good gas yields and is acceptable as regards emissions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a corresponding solids fermentation plant, comprising at least two FT's (12a, 12b, 12c) connected by PC inflow lines (20) and PC ouflow lines (30a, 30b, 30b) with a continuously operating regeneration FT (16).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of one form of the solid fermentation plant.    Solid fermentation plant (10)    Solid fermenters, in garage form (12a, 12b, 12c)    Biomass (14a, 14b, 14c)    Percolate container (16)    Percolate (percolation water) (18)    Percolate inflow line (20)    Individual lines (22a, 22b, 22c)    Pumps (24a, 24b, 24c)    Distributors (26a, 26b, 26c)    Fermenter surfaces (28a, 28b, 28c)    Percolate abstraction lines (30a, 30b, 30c)    Gas meter (32)    Gas analyzer (34)    pH sensor (36)    Temperature sensor (38)    Gas (specifically methane) extraction line (40)
NOVELTY - Bioreactor comprises a container (2) with an inner chamber (8) and a stirrer (3) that can be moved about a fixed point (19) on the stirrer shaft (9) by means of a drive unit (4), the fixed point being adjacent to a flexible wall (6) of the container.    USE - Bioreactor (no specific uses given).    ADVANTAGE - The stirrer requires no special suspension system such as a cardan-type suspension (compare DE3923928).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a bioreactor as above in side cross-section.    Container (2)    Stirrer (3)    Drive unit (4)    Flexible wall (6)    Inner chamber (8)    Stirrer shaft (9)    Shaft extension (12)    Drive shaft (16)    Supporting container. (20)
NOVELTY - Gas storage vessel with a movable flexible wall (6) and a movable lid (8) comprises wall stabilizers (12), each stretched between a pair of supports (14, 16), one of which is fixed to the wall or lid.    USE - Gas storage vessel, especially for a biogas plant.    ADVANTAGE - The stabilizers prevent the wall from bulging out without interfering with the inflation and collapse of the vessel as the gas pressure increases or decreases (compare DE20208171).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a biogas plant comprising a gas storage vessel as above connected in a gastight manner to a fermentation vessel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a gas storage vessel as above in side view.    Flexible wall (6)    Lid (8)    Wall stabilizer (12)    Supports(20) Counterweight (14, 16)    Extension (22)    Pulley (24)    Pillar (28)    Strut (30)    Wheels (32)    Guide rail. (34)
NOVELTY - Use is claimed of decolored biodiesel of ISO 6271 APHA color index below 300 as a plasticizer for polymers, resins and/or binders.    USE - The decolored biodiesel is used at 1-80 (especially 10-30) wt.% in PVC, epoxide, polyurethane (optionally silane-modified), poly(meth)acrylate, polysulfide (optionally silane-modified), silicone, synthetic or natural rubber or a silane-modified polyether or (meth)acrylate, the thus compounded polymer being used as a plastic, adhesive, sealant, coating, paint, lacquer, (sports) flooring, grouting or the like (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cost, toxicity and difficult degradability associated with known plasticizers are avoided and novel low-cost plasticizers with eco-friendly properties are provided.
NOVELTY - A fixed structure having an oblong peripheral wall provides an arena for processing organic substance, particularly bird excrement collected in farms. A linear wall is arranged centrally and longitudinally next to the ends of the oblong wall to define a track for tooling, aeration and granulation of the organic substance, and a track for uniform drying of the substance. A forced aeration circuit is arranged on a floor that extends along each track. A mobile structure carrying processing tools is mounted on rails mounted on the backrests of the oblong and linear walls.    USE - For producing fertilizer.
NOVELTY - Treatment of wastewater comprises combining wastewater with bacteria-laden sludge in an activated sludge tank to form a mixed liquor; separating the mixed liquor into a clear effluent and activated sludge stream; pretreating a portion(s) of the activated sludge from the activated sludge stream in a conditioning tank; processing the pretreated activated sludge within a bioreactor by selecting desired growth conditions to cultivate a type(s) of bacteria in the pretreated activated sludge; and returning a portion(s) of the activated sludge in the bioreactor to the activated sludge tank.    USE - The method (i.e. batch and/or continuous process) is for treatment of wastewater (claimed) comprising biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), nitrogen, and phosphorus, such as from municipal, commercial, and industrial sources.    ADVANTAGE - The method lowers waste activated sludge and adjusts effectively to fluctuations in wastewater composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Treatment of wastewater comprises:    (A) combining wastewater with bacteria-laden sludge in an activated sludge tank to form a mixed liquor;    (B) separating the mixed liquor into a clear effluent and activated sludge stream;    (C) pretreating a portion(s) of the activated sludge from the activated sludge stream in a conditioning tank;    (D) transferring a portion(s) of the pretreated activated sludge in the conditioning tank to a bioreactor;    (E) processing the pretreated activated sludge within the bioreactor by selecting desired growth conditions to cultivate a type(s) of bacteria in the pretreated activated sludge; and    (F) returning a portion(s) of the activated sludge in the bioreactor to the activated sludge tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic view of a wastewater treatment system.
NOVELTY - Product release system (A) to atomize a cosmetic composition (I) for hair has: pressure-resistant packaging; a spray head containing a capillary; and a propellant-containing cosmetic composition, where the atomization is done using the capillary and (I) contains at least one hair-conditioning agent such as cationic surfactants, amino surfactants, silicone compounds, fatty alcohols, oils, plant extracts, protein hydrolysates, amino acids, panthenol, panthenyl ethyl ether, sorbitol, betaine and creatine.    USE - (A) is useful to atomize cosmetic composition for hair treatment (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) has improved distributability on hair, and provides improved combing properties, hair shine and/or holding properties. (A) is comfortably applied and has more economical dispensing with conditioning properties with wet and dry hair, without damaging the hair. The extremely precise spray behavior of the capillary system provides a very high level of even distribution of the product on the hair. This leads to better conditioning results and less consumption, because the product does not have to be distributed in the hands.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for hair treatment, where (I) is sprayed via (A) on the hair, and it is either rinsed out of the hair after an action period or it is left in the hair.
NOVELTY - A product release system to atomize cosmetic compositions, comprises pressure-resistant packaging, a spray head containing a capillary, and a propellant-containing cosmetic composition, where the atomization is done using the capillary, and the composition is non-liquid at 25 degreesC and/or has a viscosity greater than 5000 mPas, measured at 25degreesC and a shear speed of 12.9 s-1.    USE - For atomization of cosmetic compositions, and for the treatment of hair (claimed) and skin. The compositions are hair-repair products or hair rinses, hair sprays, hair lacquers, hair gels, hair waxes, styling creams, permanent, semipermanent or temporary hair colorants (e.g. oxidative hair colorants or nonoxidative hair tinting agents or hair bleaching agents), permanent hair restructuring agents.    ADVANTAGE - The system is special aerosol spray system having an excellent distribution capacity in conjunction with good hairstyle stability with good hold as well as shine for the hair. The system provides comfortable application, the more economical dispensing, the consistency that is perceived by the user as is more pleasant, and the more pleasant feel on the skin. The additional advantage of the system is that differing spray properties are precisely adjusted by simply varying the propellant, the propellant composition, or the propellant pressure; these spray properties were not previously possible for the underlying active ingredient compositions. The spray properties include everything from a fine aerosol atomized spray and snow-like drops to flakes of spray and spray foam.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hair treatment method involving spraying the composition contained in the product release system, on the hair; and it is either rinsed out of the hair after an action period or it is left in the hair.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen producing apparatus has a diaphragm (11), a fuel electrode (12) provided at a surface of the diaphragm, an unit for supplying fuel containing organic material and water to the fuel electrode, an oxidation pole (14) provided at other surface of the diaphragm, an unit for supplying oxidizing agent to oxidation pole, an unit for generating hydrogen-containing gas, which is removed from fuel electrode side, and a region where supply of oxidizing agent is short, arranged on the oxidation electrode side.    USE - For manufacturing hydrogen used as fuel for fuel cell power generating device mounted on electric vehicle and submarine board (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen production apparatus is compact, and enables production of hydrogen-containing gas at low temperature, and easy supply of hydrogen to processing place.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fuel cell power generating device;    (2) hydrogen supply system;    (3) electric vehicle; and    (4) submarine boat.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of membrane-electrode assembly of hydrogen production apparatus.    Diaphragm (11)    Fuel electrode (12)    Oxidation pole (14)    Mask (14M)
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen comprises contacting aluminum and reaction material(s) consisting reaction promoters or reaction promoter precursors in the presence of an aqueous liquid under reaction conditions to yield hydrogen gas and an aqueous product, where relative amounts of the reaction materials and the aqueous liquid are selected such that the pH of the aqueous product is less than 12.    USE - The method is for production of hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen yield is less than or equal to 85% of the theoretical hydrogen yield, while producing reaction products that have a pH of less than 12. The generation of heat in the reaction of calcium hydride with aqueous liquids increases the rate of reaction of aluminum and calcium hydroxide with water. The increased rate of reaction allows the reaction to be erected in a highly economical manner, as lower levels of reaction promoter may be utilized and less energy needs to be supplied to the system for the reaction to take place. Aluminum is inexpensive and readily available. Calcium hydride is currently believed to cost approximately 10-15 times the price of aluminum.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor device is formed by forming insulation layer over substrate (30); forming a hard mask layer (31) over the insulation layer; forming a photoresist pattern (32) over the hard mask layer; forming a polymer over the photoresist pattern to increase a thickness of the photoresist pattern; patterning of the hard mask layer using the photoresist pattern having increased thickness; and selectively removing the insulation layer using the photoresist pattern having increased thickness and the hard mask layer as an etch mask to form a contact hole.    USE - Used in fabrication of semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The invention is capable of stably forming the contact hole.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a diagram showing a method for fabricating the semiconductor device.    Substrate (30)    Hard mask layer (31)    Photoresist pattern (32)
NOVELTY - An integrated hydrogen production and processing system is operated by operating an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen from water (34); utilizing heat generated from the electrolyzer to increase a temperature of an electrolyte (36) in a first mode of operation; and heating the electrolyte in a second mode of operation by extracting heat from a hydrogen compressor to increase or maintain the temperature of the electrolyte during periods when electrolysis is not performed in the electrolyzer or during startup of the electrolyzer.    USE - Used in operation of integrated hydrogen production and processing system where the hydrogen may be used for power generation in residential applications, for power generation through a gas turbine, a reciprocating engine or a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides integrated hydrogen production and processing system that has enhanced performance achieved through utilizing heat from an internal heat source. It reduces time to reach an optimum operating temperature of the electrolyte.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an integrated hydrogen production and processing system, comprising an electrolyzer configured to produce a supply of hydrogen from water and electric power; hydrogen compressor configured to compress hydrogen generated by the electrolyzer; heat exchanger (30) configured to couple heat from the hydrogen compressor to an electrolyte to the electrolyzer for increasing or maintaining a temperature of the electrolyte; and circulation system configured to circulate the electrolyte through the heat exchanger for extracting heat from the hydrogen compressor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a diagrammatical representation of components of the integrated system.    Heat exchanger (30)    Water (34)    Electrolyte (36)    Electrical power (38)    Low pressure storage vessel (50)    High pressure storage vessel (52)    Oxygen catalyst (54)    Controller (62)
NOVELTY - Environment-friendly grass tonic and a manufacturing method are provided to enhance survival ability of grass by increasing its growth, development and propagation, and inhibit pests and foreign plants without environmental pollution. The production involves heating Busan lime at 1000degreesC to remove toxicity; pulverizing; mixing with plant extracts, pine tree bark powder, bamboo charcoal powder and oyster shell powder, and kneading the mixture; granulating; drying; coating the granules with loess; and drying, where the plant extracts are prepared by mixing pyroligneous liquor of bamboo or reed with the extract of seaweeds including sea tangle.
NOVELTY - Producing nanosilver inorganic antimicrobial chemical in plants uses novel electrolyte to rapidly produce nanosilver and iron solution, so that white powder disease in plants is prevented and treated without environment pollution and occurrence of chemical resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method for producing nanosilver inorganic antimicrobial chemical in plants comprises:    (a) dispersing fine charcoal with 1000 mesh in water in an electrolyzer;    (b) connecting a silver bar to a positive pole and an iron bar to a negative pole in an electrolyzer and performing electrolysis;    (c) filtering the electrolyzed nanosilver metal composition in the electrolyzer and drying the filtered nano silver metal composition; and    (d) dissolving the dried nanosilver metal composition in water. (C) KIPO 2006Image 0/0
NOVELTY - An organic waste fermenting tank is provided to reduce fermentation time of organic waste in a fermentation tank, and enable gas to have a certain composition according to position in the fermentation tank.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic waste fermenting tank(100) with a vibration tool comprises: a tank body having a waste inlet(11) for flowing organic waste into the tank body, a fermentation space(12) for fermenting the organic waste flown in the tank body, a partition plate which is installed such that one end of the partition plate is connected to an upper portion of an inner side of an outer wall, which extends toward an inner side of the fermentation space, and of which a lower portion is opened, a gas containing part(30) defined by an upper plate(32) connected to an inner side of the partition plate, and an exhaust fan(13); a safety valve for instantaneously exhausting the gas collected in the gas containing part to the outside of the tank body when pressure of gas collected in the gas containing part is not less than a set pressure; and a vibration tool(40) formed under the upper plate of the gas containing part and connected to an inner side of the partition plate to transmit the impact to organic waste flown into the tank body as vibration when an impact is generated during instantaneous exhaust of gas by operation of the safety valve.
NOVELTY - Manufacturing environmentally friendly earth for landscaping work is provided to improve the greening effect on a rocky area and an environment cleaning function, to promote the germination of seeds and the growth of plants, to maintain the landscaping work for a long time, and to modify the quality of acidified soil.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacturing environmentally friendly earth for landscaping and greening use comprises: mixing 10wt% of a corn powder, 40wt% of a powdered soybean cake, 10wt% of a powdered cottonseed cake, 15wt% of a trace element selected from calcium, iodide, silicic acid, magnesium, boric acid, manganese, iron, zinc, copper, molybdenum and vitamins, 10wt% of siliceous earth, 10wt% of a loess powder and 5wt% of a bacterial preparation selected from Bacillus subtilus, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bifidobacterium iongum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus fermentum, Streptococcus faecium, Rhodobacter gelantinoca, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhizopus oligosporus; adjusting the water content of the mixture to 50-70%; and aging and fermenting the resulted mixture for 15-25days.
NOVELTY - An advanced wastewater treatment system and a method capable of effectively removing phosphorus without injection of chemicals by storing a sludge solution returned from a final sedimentation tank in an anaerobic sludge tank and supplying the sludge solution into a bioreactor, thereby stably inducing excessive ingestion of phosphorus from the aerobic state in the bioreactor are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An advanced wastewater treatment system comprising:    (a) a grit chamber (51) and an inflow pump tank (53) into which wastewater is flown; a bioreactor (55) for treating wastewater supplied from the inflow pump tank;    (b) an aquarator (57) installed in the bioreactor to selectively perform anaerobic agitation and aerobic agitation;    (c) a concentration dehydrator (65) directly dehydrating the excess sludge by drawing out excess sludge generated from the bioreactor;    (d) a final sedimentation tank (60) for discharging supernatant and returning a solution of sludge and the like by receiving wastewater from the bioreactor; and    (e) an anaerobic sludge tank (70) installed between the final sedimentation tank and the bioreactor to inject the anaerobic treated sludge into the bioreactor after storing the sludge returned from the final sedimentation tank and anaerobic treating the stored sludge.
NOVELTY - A triphenylmethane dye reductase and a gene encoding it useful for effectively decomposing triphenylmethane dye as a waste produced from pigment, food, leather and cosmetic industries, is new.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A triphenylmethane dye reductase comprising a defined amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:2 given in the specification. A gene encoding the triphenylmethane dye reductase comprising a define nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:1 given in the specification.    The triphenylmethane dye reductase is produced by preparing a recombinant vector containing the triphenylmethane dye reductase gene, transforming a host cell selected from bacterium, yeast and fungus with the recombinant vector, and culturing the transformed host cell, wherein the host cell is Escherichia coli.
NOVELTY - Air inflow system of compost device for organic waste is provided, which supplies each inflow tube with a predetermined amount of air and performs uniform fermentation of all compost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Into each insertion hole of the air supply tube (300) installed in the bottom of the fermentation tank, an inflow tube (400) is inserted. Among the body of the inflow tube (400), the exposure portion (401) protruded outside the air supply tube has a gushing hole at upper end thereof, and a gushing path (421) communicating with the gushing hole. The gushing path is formed from the upper end to the lower end of the exposure portion (401), having the same diameter. Inside the fixing portion inserted into the insertion hole of air supply tube, an inflow path is formed.
NOVELTY - A continuous anaerobic hydrogen-fermentation process for treating organic waste and a method for generating hydrogen by using the above process are provided to inactivate hydrogen-consuming bacteria in content of a fermentation tank, select excellent hydrogen-fermentative bacteria and promote activation thereof, thereby continuously hydrogen-fermenting the organic waste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The process includes the steps of: introducing content of a hot anaerobic hydrogen fermentation tank (1) into an activation accelerating tank (2) that is operated at a temperature higher than that of the hydrogen fermentation tank (1) and heating the content; and recycling the heated content to the hydrogen fermentation tank (1). The hot anaerobic hydrogen fermentation tank (1) is continuously fed with organic waste and operated at a temperature of 50-60degreesC. The activation accelerating tank (2) is operated at the temperature of 95-105degreesC. The content treated in the accelerating tank (2) and recycled into the fermentation tank (1) has a flow rate in 0.5 to 5-fold of the flow rate for content originally introduced into the fermentation tank (1).
NOVELTY - This composite solves the problem where protein for inducing hypersensitive response in plants is decomposed and the efficacy is reduced when tank mixing such protein with chemical fertilizer or fertilizer. Rather it enhances efficacy significantly by mixing such protein with chemical fertilizer and be environment-friendlyImage 0/0
NOVELTY - Organic fertilizer is obtained by fermenting-decomposing bagasse (residue of sugarcane) using microorganisms, and setting as feed. The fermented bagasse feed is supplied to livestock, and excrement of livestock is used as main component of manure.    USE - For fertilizing soil of cultivation land for growing crops such as water melon, melon, potato, cabbage, strawberry etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to effectively utilize sugar cane waste for producing the organic fertilizer. The excrement of livestock improves soil fertility, suppresses proliferation of pathogenic fungi, and enables favorable growth of high quality crops with improved yield. The fermented bagasse feed promotes digestion and absorption in cow and beef cattle, without damaging stomach wall and improves lactation of cow. The obtained milk has good quality, is rich in nutritive components and has improved flavor.
NOVELTY - Method for improving soil of cultivation land involves fermenting-decomposing bagasse (residue of sugarcane) using microorganisms, and setting as feed. The fermented bagasse feed is supplied to livestock, and excrement of livestock is used as manure. The manure is added as an organic fertilizer to cultivation land and crops are grown in the cultivation land.    USE - For fertilizing soil of cultivation land for growing crops such as water melon, melon, potato, cabbage, strawberry etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to effectively utilize sugar cane waste and perform a combination of stock raising and crop cultivation. The excrement of livestock improves soil fertility, suppresses proliferation of pathogenic fungi, and enables favorable growth of high quality crops with improved yield. The fermented bagasse feed promotes digestion and absorption in milk cow and beef cattle, without damaging stomach wall and improves lactation of milking cow. The obtained milk has good quality, is rich in nutritive components and has improved flavor.
NOVELTY - The recycling-type livestock farming agricultural method involves fermenting-decomposing bagasse (residue of sugarcane) using microorganisms, and setting as feed. The fermented bagasse feed is supplied to livestock, and excrement of livestock is used as manure. The manure is added as an organic fertilizer to cultivation land and crops are grown in the cultivation land.    USE - For stock raising of milk cow and beef cattle, and fertilizing soil for growing crops such as water melon, melon, potato, cabbage, strawberry etc.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to effectively utilize sugar cane waste and perform a combination of stock raising and crop cultivation. The fermented bagasse feed promotes digestion and absorption in milk cow and beef cattle, without damaging stomach wall and improves lactation of milking cow. The obtained milk has good quality, is rich in nutritive components and has improved flavor. The excrement of livestock improves soil fertility, suppresses proliferation of pathogenic fungi, and enables favorable growth of high quality crops with improved yield.
NOVELTY - A graphite particles molded product is obtained by immersing electroconductive mesh (3) in thermosetting resin composition (2) with graphite content rate of 60-90 mass%, press-forming the resulting product and curing the press-formed material (4).    USE - Used as separator for fuel cell, battery electrode material and electrode terminal (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The graphite particles molded product has excellent electroconductivity, strength, corrosion resistance and productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of graphite particles molded product, which involves immersing the electroconductive mesh in the thermosetting resin composition containing thermosetting resin and graphite particles, press forming the resulting product at 60-100degreesC and 500-2000 kgf/cm2, and performing thermosetting processing of the press-formed material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an outline of the manufacturing method of the graphite particles molded product. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Press metal mold (1)    Thermosetting resin composition (2)    Mesh (3)    Press-formed material (4)
NOVELTY - A microorganism support contains a composite fiber formed by introducing a side chain having an anion exchange group, into a composite fiber base material by radiation graft polymerization.    USE - For biologically treating wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - A large amount of microorganisms is efficiently supported on the microorganism support.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of microorganism support, which involves irradiating radiation to composite fiber base material containing composite fiber having core-sheath structure, impregnating polymerizable monomer into base material, and graft polymerizing the monomer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of composite fiber.
NOVELTY - The processing apparatus (40) has a hydrogen emission flow path (P) through which the hydrogen emitted from an anode (12) of the fuel cell (10) flows. A dilution device (41) connected to the path dilutes the emitted hydrogen with a dilution gas. A hydrogen reservoir (43) in the upstream side of the dilution device stores partial hydrogen emitted from a piping (42a).    USE - For fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The emission of hydrogen at a stretch into the dilution device, from the fuel cell is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (10)    Anode (12)    Apparatus (40)    Dilution device (41)    Reservoir (43)    Flow path (P)
NOVELTY - The fuel-gas combustion catalyst consists of support which supports 2 or more types of platinum group active metal as active ingredients. The ratio of active metal with respect to the support is 6.5:5-10:5. The combustion catalyst burns fuel gas (1001) from a fuel cell (1002).    USE - For combustion of fuel gas of fuel cell system (both claimed) such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The combustion catalyst enables effective starting of combustion of fuel gas of even high concentration of carbon monoxide even at low temperature. Stability of fuel cell system for long period of time is enabled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fuel cell system using hydrocarbon group fuel; and    (2) combustion of fuel gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fuel gas (1001)    Carbon monoxide rich fuel gas (1001a)    Fuel cell (1002)    Fuel reformers (1006)    Combustion portion (1014)
NOVELTY - The fuel reformer has downstream side catalyst (42) that generates heat based on power supplied to the center electrode (50) connected to power supply (52). The hydrocarbon fuel unmodified by upstream side catalyst (40) is re-reacted by the heat generated by the downstream side catalyst.    USE - For internal combustion engine.    ADVANTAGE - By re-reacting the hydrocarbon fuel based on heat generated by downstream side catalyst, the modification efficiency of the hydrocarbon fuel is promoted.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the fuel reformer.    Ground electrode (30)    Upstream side catalyst (40)    Downstream side catalyst (42)    Center electrode (50)    Power supply (52)
NOVELTY - The pore material (1) has a structure (10) which forms a pore, formed using hydrogen storage metal material.    USE - For gas storage such as hydrogen storage material, storage material of mixed gas, cathode material of batteries, gas control material, gas separator, nickel-secondary hydrogen battery, heat pump, compressor.    ADVANTAGE - The pore material has occlusion and adsorption of hydrogen, hence the pore material is used as hydrogen storage material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the pore material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of the pore material.    Pore material (1)    Titanium-iron alloy (structure) (10)
NOVELTY - A controller reduces supply amount of raw material, when hydrogen consumption decrease request is received during modification process of raw material. The controller switches the supply of water vapor or inert gas for flow rate maintenance, according to the decreasing amount of raw material.    USE - For fuel cell system (claimed) used in motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Enables supplying the fuel gas safely and rapidly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the fuel cell hybrid system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (10)    Hydrogen fuel supply system (12)    Fuel cell (14)    Electric power generation unit controller (70)    Main controller (86)    Fuel cell hybrid system (100)
NOVELTY - Dimethyl ether and water vapor are injected into a reactor (1) which is filled with water vapor modification catalyst and carbon dioxide modification catalyst and has hydrogen separation membrane (4). Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are produced. The produced hydrogen is separated by hydrogen separation membrane. Subsequently, hydrogen and carbon monoxide are produced from the produced carbon dioxide and residual dimethyl ether by the carbon dioxide modification catalyst. The produced hydrogen is again separated by the separation membrane.    USE - For manufacturing hydrogen used as energy source of fuel cell for motor vehicles, and carbon monoxide used for manufacture of acetic acid.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen is efficiently manufactured even at low temperature, without toxicity using dimethyl ether of easy handling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Dimethyl ether and water vapor are injected into a reactor which is filled with water vapor modification catalyst and carbon dioxide modification catalyst in upstream and downstream, respectively and hydrogen separation membrane which is adjoined and attached to the catalysts such that the hydrogen which is to be produced is separated. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are produced by the water vapor modification catalyst. The produced hydrogen is separated by hydrogen separation membrane. Subsequently, hydrogen and carbon monoxide are produced from the produced carbon dioxide and residual dimethyl ether by the carbon dioxide modification catalyst. The produced hydrogen is again separated by the separation membrane. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing apparatus of hydrogen and carbon monoxide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional drawing of reactor for manufacturing hydrogen and carbon monoxide.    Reactor (1)    Water vapor modification catalyst layer (2)    Carbon dioxide modification catalyst layer (3)    Hydrogen separation membrane (4)    Injection hole (5)
NOVELTY - A modification catalyst contains hydroxide precursor as active ingredient supported to a support by high dispersion.    USE - For modifying hydrocarbon group mineral fuel to fuel gas used in fuel cell system (claimed), such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell system (PEFC).    ADVANTAGE - The modification catalyst has improved durability, and enables stable steam modification. The carbon deposition is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of modification catalyst; and    (2) fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the conceptual diagram of polymer electrolyte fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel gas (1001)    Fuel cell (1002)    Mineral fuel (1005)    Fuel reformer (1006)    Catalyst portion (1006-3)
NOVELTY - A culture medium (4) is separated into a center portion (4A) and a side portion (4B) arranged on a slope (8). A waste liquid, which permeates the side portion of the culture medium, is poured from the slope toward a side groove (7). The waste liquid is drained from the side groove to the exterior of a basic plate (1).    USE - For growing Japanese ginger.    ADVANTAGE - Avoids plant illness due to stagnation of fertilizer liquid, and maintains a more ideal growth environment for the Japanese ginger. Can be cost effectively mass-produced, and prevents over-drying of culture medium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic sectional drawing of hydroponics apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Basic plate (1)    Culture medium (4)    Center portion (4A)    Side portion (4B)    Side groove (7)    Slope (8)
NOVELTY - Fuel of compressed renewable organic raw materials and/or agricultural waste with additive(s) to increase the calorific value and reduce slag formation consists of a mixture (wt.%) of (a) 72-83% combustible organic raw materials and/or agricultural waste with a moisture content of 8-20%, (b) 15-25% natural organic oils and/or fats and (c) 2-3% sodium perborate to supply oxygen and increase the ash softening point.    USE - The fuel is useful for producing energy, especially thermal energy, industrially and in the private sector.    ADVANTAGE - Ash from fuel made from agricultural raw materials contains minerals, e.g. silicates, which have a low melting point, so that ash can stick at temperatures below 600degreesC, forming slag that sticks to the grate and is a particular problem in small boilers. Compared with other fuels based on renewable organic raw materials, the present compressed fuel burns more thoroughly, has a higher calorific value with less smoke formation, causes less soot and emissions on burning and has a higher ash softening point, which reduces slag formation and sticking to the grate.
NOVELTY - Partially hydrolyzed saponins are obtained from quinoa husk.    USE - The saponins are used to control aquatic fresh water snails, e.g. Pomacea, Isidorella, Biomphalaria and Lymnaea spp. (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention allows safe application of the method on flooded plantations, e.g. rice fields as well as in rivers and lakes. The composition does not attack beneficial forms of aquatic life such as fishes, is much cheaper than prior art chemical molluscides and has no adverse environmental impact if released into rivers or lakes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a composition comprising aqueous quinoa extract with a concentration of 1-40% partially hydrolyzed quinoa saponins and an excipient;    (2) a method of controlling fresh water snails comprising applying a composition containing partially hydrolyzed quinoa saponins to fresh water (flooded plantations, rivers, or lakes) where such snails are found;    (3) a method for producing a composition containing saponins extracted from quinoa husk, comprising contacting quinoa husk with water in a ratio of 1 parts weight by 1-10 parts weight of water at 20-90 degrees C for 0.1-3 hours; subjecting the quinoa husk to a second phase of extraction; subjecting such extract to partial saponin extraction phase by adding sodium hydroxide or another basic agent in order to bring the extract to pH 8-12; subjecting such extract to a heating phase at 50-100 degrees C; subjecting the hydrolyzed extract to a neutralization phase with acid to bring the extract to pH 3-7.5 and concentrating the hydrolyzed extract.
NOVELTY - Catalyst for isomerizing hydrocarbons comprises a Group III or IV metal oxide/acid/halocarbon complex (I) and a hydrogenating component (II) on a porous support with an average pore radius of at least 500 nm.    USE - Catalyst for isomerizing hydrocarbons to produce isoparaffins.    ADVANTAGE - The halocarbon component increases the activity of the catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Catalyst for isomerizing hydrocarbons comprises a Group III or IV metal oxide/acid/halocarbon complex of formula (I) and a hydrogenating component (II) on a porous support with an average pore radius of at least 500 nm. MxOy.aA.bCnXmH2n+2-m (I)    M = a Group III or IV metal;    x = 1-2;    y = 2-3;    A = a sulfate, phosphate, molybdate or tungstate anion;    a = 0.01-0.2;    b = 0.01-0.1;    X = halo;    n = 1-10; and    m = 1-22.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a process (P1) for producing a catalyst for isomerizing hydrocarbons to produce isoparaffins by preparing a complex from a Group III or IV metal oxide, acid, base or salt and sulfuric, phosphoric, molybdic or tungstic acid, combining the complex with a support as above together with (II) or after incorporating (II), heat-treating the product at up to 800degreesC, reducing (II) and introducing the halocarbon at up to 200degreesC; and    (2) a process (P2) for isomerizing hydrocarbons to produce isoparaffins by contacting a hydrocarbon feed with a catalyst as above.
NOVELTY - Ammonium sulfite compound is oxidized in the presence of water to obtain hydrogen as reaction product.    USE - For generating hydrogen (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The utilization of both thermal and photonic energy increases the solar to hydrogen energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) generation of oxygen; and    (2) system for generating hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart of sulfur-ammonia closed cycle-based hydrogen generation system.    Sulfur-ammonia closed cycle-based hydrogen generation system (150)    Photo reactor (155)    Light source (160)    Electrical generator (165)    Reactors (170,175)
NOVELTY - A product release system has pressure-resistant packaging, a spray head containing a capillary, and a propellant-containing cosmetic composition. Atomization is done using the capillary and the composition contains at least one film-forming, hair-setting, or hair-conditioning cationic polymer.    USE - The product release system for atomizing cosmetic compositions for hair treatment (claimed), e.g. hair-repair products or hair rinses, leave-on or rinse-off products; temporary reshaping and/or stabilizing of the hairstyle (styling agent), e.g. hair sprays, hair lacquers, hair gels, hair waxes, styling creams; permanent, semi-permanent, or temporary hair colorants, e.g. oxidative hair colorants or non-oxidative hair tinting agents or hair bleaching agents; and permanent hair restructuring agents, e.g. in the form of a mildly alkaline or acidic permanent wave or hair straightening agents containing a reducing agent, or in the form of permanent wave fixing agents containing an oxidizing agent.    ADVANTAGE - The product has a snow-like consistency, or is in the form of flakes or foam. It is characterized by an excellent distribution capacity in conjunction with a good hairstyle stability with good hold as well as shine for the hair. Differing spray properties can be precisely adjusted by simply varying the propellant, the propellant composition, or the propellant pressure. The product improves the distributability on hair, the volume effect, the setting effect and/or hairstyle stability, the combing properties, the hair shine, and/or the holding properties of conventional hair treatment compositions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for hair treatment.
NOVELTY - Product release system (I) to atomize a cosmetic composition, comprises: pressure-resistant packaging; a spray head containing a capillary; and a propellant-containing cosmetic composition, where the atomization is done using the capillary and the composition contains at least one UV filter.    USE - (I) is useful for hair or skin treatment (claimed). No biological data given.    ADVANTAGE - (I) provides: high level of UV protective effect on the hair or on the skin; comfortable application; improved distributability; more economical dispensing; more pleasant consistency; and perceptively more pleasant feel on the skin. (I) is capable of adjusting differing spray properties such as spray foam, by simply varying the propellant.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for hair or skin treatment comprising providing (I); spraying the composition contained in (I) onto the hair or onto the skin; and the composition is left in the hair and/or on the skin without rinsing.
NOVELTY - Wastewater excluding photograph developing waste liquid and having chemical oxygen demand of 0.3 g/L or more and ammonia nitrogen content of 0.5 g/L or more, is subjected to physiochemical or biological treatment. The resulting wastewater is treated using a blanket fixed material containing ammonia oxidizing bacteria and inorganic substance dispersion.    USE - For treating ammonia-containing wastewater, such as agriculture-and-fishery wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - The ammonia-containing wastewater is efficiently treated, and ammonia nitrogen content and chemical oxygen demand of wastewater is reduced to low level based on effluent standard value.
NOVELTY - A biological oil is prepared and a catalyst is added to the oil to obtain a biodiesel.    USE - For manufacturing biodiesel used for engine.    ADVANTAGE - The biodiesel is economically and quickly manufactured without affecting environment. The biodiesel completely enables the combustion of fuel in the engine.
NOVELTY - Dehydrogenating an amine-borane comprises providing amine-borane(s); providing an acid; and combining the acid and the amine-borane(s) to form a catalytic initiator. The catalytic initiator reacts with more of the amine-borane(s) to release hydrogen and yield a polymeric product.    USE - For dehydrogenating an amine-borane for producing hydrogen for a fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method dehydrogenates amine-boranes at low temperatures without the use of metal catalysts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Dehydrogenating an amine-borane comprises providing amine-borane(s) of formula HR1R2B-NR3R4H; providing an acid; and combining the acid and the amine-borane(s) to form a catalytic initiator. The catalytic initiator reacts with more of the amine-borane(s) to release hydrogen and yield a polymeric (R1R2B-BR3R4)n product.    R1-R4=H, alkyl or aryl.
NOVELTY - The system comprises system (I) configured to receive water from a source and output super-oxygenated and structured water, and system (II) in fluid communication with system (I) and configured to tune the super-oxygenated and structured water from system (I) and output super-oxygenated, tuned and structured water.    USE - For producing super-oxygenated, tuned and structured water used in aerobic processes (bioremediation of contaminated surface and ground water, wastewater, sludge, and animal waste treatment, rehabilitation of atrophying lakes, biochemical oxygen demand measurement techniques, fresh water aquaculture, fermentation processes in drug production and food processing by microorganisms) and therapeutic processes (increasing oxygen content of blood and tissue, oxygenation of wounds to increase rate of healing and reduced infections, oxygenated organ transplant storage media, tumor oxygenation for radiation therapy and chemotherapy, lung bypass by oxygenated liquids in case of pulmonary deficiency, carbon monoxide poisoning), and for use in mouthwashes, dentifrices, cosmetics, treatment media, and contact lens treating solutions.    ADVANTAGE - The system sufficiently and adequately oxygenates and structures water which when consumed, by internal or external absorption, provides distinct and definite increase in hydration, oxygenation, and healthy metabolic changes regarding organic life processes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flow chart of oxygen/water combining method.
NOVELTY - An apparatus for producing hydrogen gas from a fuel comprises an autothermal primary reactor having at least one reforming reaction zone between an inlet and an outlet; and at least one reforming catalyst in the reaction zone, where the reforming catalyst comprises rhodium on a support material, which contains an oxidic support, a promoter containing ceria and zirconia, and a stabilizing material containing neodymium and lanthanum. The reforming catalyst comprises (wt.%); rhodium (1 - 2) and ceria plus zirconia (20 - 40). The reforming catalyst is coated on a monolithic structure.    USE - As a fuel processing system in a fuel cell system of a vehicle for producing hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuel and to generate electricity (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel processing system has reforming catalyst, which exhibits improved activity, thermal durability and ability to reform large concentration of hydrocarbon fuel. The reforming catlyst also exhibits the ability to steam reform low concentrations of fuel and short chain hydrocarbons effectively. The reforming catalyst also provides fast light-off ability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a fuel cell system comprising a fuel stack; and a fuel cell processing system including autothermal reactor; and    (2) a vehicle comprising a vehicle body; at least one fuel stack; and a fuel processing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a fuel processing system and a fuel cell stack.
NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen and carbon dioxide from brown algae for use under hydrogen power engineering conception using modern biotechnological techniques. Method according to invention resides in that feed biomass is provided by brown algae, which are gathered in Sargasso sea with the aid of trawler collectors and supplied to mother ship. At the latter, algae are processed into methane with the aid of biological enzymes and then methane undergoes steam-oxygen conversion to form synthesis gas consisting of hydrogen/carbon monoxide mixture, after which carbon monoxide is subjected to steam-assisted conversion. Resulting mixture is separated into hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Hydrogen is purified on palladium membrane and passed to modular system of metal hydride hydrogen accumulators, while carbon monoxide is collected in gas-cylinders in compressed of liquid state. Thus, obtained products are transported to sea ports in metal hydride containers and gas cylinders. Production of electric power for industrial processes is performed using fuel cell technology.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - Drawing shows process of producing hydrogen and carbon dioxide from biomass.
NOVELTY - A pretreatment method capable of economically removing non-biodegradable materials contained in modified starch wastewater, and a method capable of reducing operating cost by substantially reducing a neutralizer are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A modified starch wastewater treating method comprises: a step of primarily collecting wastewater, and injecting external excess anaerobic sludge or acid fermentation wastewater to modified starch wastewater to facilitate hydrolysis of modified starch wastewater and dilute concentration of modified starch wastewater; a step of maintaining pH of wastewater as an alkaline pH by injecting a predetermined quantity of external excess activated sludge into modified starch wastewater; a step of separating activated sludge and wastewater by specific gravity difference; a step of mixing high concentration alkaline modified starch wastewater with low concentration acidic starch sugar general wastewater to uniformly adjust pH of a mixed wastewater; a step of producing organic acids such as acetic acid and propionic acid by subjecting the mixed wastewater to hydrolysis and acid fermentation; a step of producing a bio-gas from organic acids in wastewater by methane bacteria; a second aeration tank step of treating residual contaminants in wastewater to an environmental regulation value range using aerobic microorganisms; and a step of separating wastewater and sludge from a mixed solution to discharge supernatant and separately remove settled sludge.
NOVELTY - Sewage sludge is dried and air is blown into an air flow layer melting furnace (3) using air flow conveyance. Partial combustion of the sludge is carried out with oxygen, and molten slag and combustible gas are generated. Combustible gas is recovered.    USE - For recovering combustible gas from sludge produced during sewage treatment, used as a fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The combustible gas is efficiently recovered from the sludge without using supplementary fuel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an apparatus used for the recovery of combustible gas. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Drying machine (1)    Supply apparatus (2)    Melting furnace (3)    Cooling furnace (4)    Cyclone (5)
NOVELTY - A fatty acid triglyceride contained in raw material oil fat is hydrolyzed under predetermined temperature-pressure condition, to obtain fatty acid and glycerin. Alcohol is added to fatty acid and glycerin, and the fatty acid is converted into fatty acid alkylester under predetermined temperature-pressure condition. Thus, fatty acid alkylester is obtained. The fatty acid generated at the time of hydrolysis reaction is returned to the reaction system.    USE - For manufacturing fatty acid alkylester used as bio-diesel fuel of diesel engine of vehicles, ships, farming and industry machines and generators.    ADVANTAGE - The fatty acid alkylester is manufactured noncatalytically and efficiently, with high yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow chart of manufacturing process of fatty acid alkylester. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The solid-electrolyte type gas pump has inner and outer solid-electrolyte cylindrical components (10a,10b), each having an electrode to which a direct current power supply applies voltage. A ring-shaped heater (40) is arranged at the periphery of the cylindrical component (10b). The to-be-processed gas (G1) flows through a primary flow path (Ma) formed between the cylindrical components (10a,10b) while the secondary gas (G2) flows through the secondary paths (Na,Nb) formed between the interior space of the component (10a) and the exterior space of the component (10b).    USE - For solid-electrolyte type gas pump such as oxygen pump and hydrogen pump.    ADVANTAGE - The gas flow rate is increased and the gas can be processed in an effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional drawings for demonstrating the gas pump. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Inner solid-electrolyte cylindrical component (10a)    Outer solid-electrolyte cylindrical component (10b)    Ring-shaped heater (40)    To-be-processed gas (G1)    Secondary gas (G2)    Primary flow path (Ma)    Secondary flow paths (Na,Nb)
NOVELTY - A water purification system (1) has water quality rapid purifier (2), bio-fan water culture apparatus (3) and super fine bubbles generating apparatus (4). The purifier (2) carries out flocking of polluted water using non-aluminum group aggregation promoter and artificial zeolite. The apparatus (3) produces circulating flow between water surface and water bottom, and carries out biological purification by aerobic microbe. The apparatus (4) generates super fine gas bubbles of size 3 micron or less, and carry out magnetic activation using aerobic microbes.    USE - For purifying water.    ADVANTAGE - The system enables physical processing, biological purification and maintenance of water instantaneously.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A water purification system (1) has water quality rapid purifier (2), bio-fan water culture apparatus (3) and super fine bubbles generating apparatus (4). The purifier (2) carries out instantaneous flocking of polluted water using non-aluminum group aggregation promoter and artificial zeolite as activator for activating water. The apparatus (3) produces a circulating flow between water surface and water bottom, and carries out biological purification by aerobic microbe. The apparatus (4) generates super fine gas bubbles of size 3 micron or less, and carries out magnetic activation using aerobic microbes grown by generated bubbles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of water purification system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Water purification system (1)    Water quality rapid purifier (2)    Bio-fan water culture apparatus (3)    Super fine bubbles generating apparatus (4)
NOVELTY - A catalyst contains a porous carbon material supported with noble metal(s) or noble metal and lanthanide metal.    USE - For methane steam reforming used for manufacturing hydrogen (claimed) used as fuel for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst enables the manufacture of hydrogen at high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of catalyst, which involves mixing noble metal or compound solution of noble metal, porous carbon material and lanthanide metal, and evaporating to dryness or carrying out adsorption support; and    (2) manufacture of hydrogen, which involves carrying out water vapor modification of methane using the catalyst.
NOVELTY - Producing biogas and clean water comprising anaerobic fermentation of floating weed to produce biogas containing methane and digestive liquid containing a fertilizer component, where the floating weed is grown using the surplus portion (39) of a culture solution (37) obtained by adding digestive liquid to rainwater (36) and absorption removal of the fertilizer component in the culture solution is carried out, is new.    USE - Used for manufacturing biogas and clean water (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The biogas and clean water are efficiently and economically manufactured without affecting the environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing apparatus (6) of biogas and clean water. The apparatus has a fermenter (7) having an inlet for introducing floating weed, gas outlet for ejecting biogas, and digester gas outlet for ejecting digestive liquid, cultivation tank (8) and purification tank (9). The cultivation tank carries out growing of floating weed using culture solution containing digestive liquid. The purification tank carries out absorption removal of fertilizer component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the explanatory drawing of manufacturing apparatus of biogas and clean water.    Manufacturing apparatus (6)    Fermenter (7)    Cultivation tank (8)    Purification tank (9)    Rainwater (36)    Culture solution (37)    Surplus portion (39)    Sea surface (S)
NOVELTY - A heat exchanger (20) comprises a water flow path for circulating feedwater from outside transversely along the bottom face of a housing (2). The water flow path is filled with alumina beads with heat conducting characteristics.    USE - For a solid oxide fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The heat transfer capability of a heat exchanger is improved, and stabilized high temperature water vapor volume can be obtained, by providing a water flow path along the end face of the housing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the internal structure of the solid oxide fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Head insulation housing (2)    Fuel cell (3)    Base plate (13)    Heat exchanger (20)    Steam generator (30)
NOVELTY - A steam generator (30) stores a fuel cell stack (3) which comprises several electric power generation cells in a housing (2). A heat exchanger (20) makes heat source from the waste gas of fuel cell stack. A feed water from outside distributes to heat exchanger through water flow path by filling a bead.    USE - For a solid oxide fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - A stable high temperature is obtained in steam generator using exhaust heat.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an internal structure of solid oxide fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Solid oxide fuel cell (1)    Housing (2)    Fuel cell stack (3)    Heat exchanger (20)    Steam generator (30)
NOVELTY - The porous structures (3-1, 3-2) provided at respective electrodes (2-1, 2-2) on both sides of solid polymer electrolyte film (1), have same shape and length. The pure water is supplied to the electrodes from tank (13) through the porous structures.    USE - For generating hydrogen gas and oxygen gas for fuel cell used in fuel-cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of unbalanced pressure between the film surfaces of solid polymer electrolyte film, is prevented hence electrolyte film is reliably protected.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for gas storage apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of gas storage apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solid-polymer electrolyte film (1)    Electrodes (2-1, 2-2)    Porous structures (3-1, 3-2)    Tank (13)    Partition plate (16)
NOVELTY - The carbonization of sludge is carried out to produce a thermal decomposition gas and carbonized material. The thermal decomposition gas is burned in a combustion furnace (40). The combustion exhaust gas produced due to combustion is used as a heat source for carbonization. Electric power is generated using a gas engine (70). The waste gas from the gas engine is used as a heat source for indirectly heating gas flowing into a combustion furnace.    USE - For fuel formation of sludge generated in sewage works.    ADVANTAGE - The amount of fossil fuel used is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel formation apparatus for sludge.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a carbonization apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Sewage sludge (1)    Dehydrator (10)    Drying furnace (20)    Carbonization furnace (30)    Combustion furnace (40)    Gas engine (70)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen production apparatus (1) has raw material inlet tube (11) and gas discharge pipe (21) each of which respectively has cylinders (12,22) in which inside and outside through-holes (15a,15b,25a,25b) are formed corresponding to through-holes (14a,14b,24a,24b) formed in reaction containers (4,7), from collars (13,23). The collars are fixed to surface of cover (2) between raw material inlet tube and gas discharge pipe, by inserting through-hole regions into reaction containers.    USE - For fuel cells used in motor vehicle, domestic distributed power supply and portable devices.    ADVANTAGE - The mounting of raw material inlet tube and gas discharge pipe is carried out reliably and easily by making cover contact the collar. The deterioration of catalytic reaction at the time of mounting is prevented reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view of the hydrogen production apparatus.    Hydrogen production apparatus (1)    Cover (2)    Reaction containers (4,7)    Raw material inlet tube (11)    Cylinders (12,22)    Collars (13,23)    Inside and outside through-holes (14a,14b,15a,15b,24a,24b,25a,25b)    Gas discharge pipe (21)
NOVELTY - A steam modification catalyst (10) contains an inorganic support comprising a perovskite type oxide, supporting a catalyst component, and modifies fuel by steam modification reaction.    USE - In fuel reformers of fuel cell systems used for electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The steam modification catalyst has excellent activity and durability, and promotes steam modification reaction at low-temperature conditions without carbon deposition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of a fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Steam modification catalyst (10)    Fuel cell system (100)    Fuel reformer (110)    Shift-reaction apparatus (120)    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (140)
NOVELTY - A carbon monoxide removal catalyst contains a copper-type catalyst and a noble metal catalyst in ratio of 1/8-1/100. The carbon monoxide removal catalyst carries out selective oxidation removal of carbon monoxide in gas.    USE - For fuel cell system (claimed), such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell system used as distributed power supply, and power supply for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon monoxide removal catalyst has favorable carbon monoxide removal capability, efficiently enables removal of carbon monoxide contained in gas containing hydrogen gas as main component with high selectivity, and is economical. The removal catalyst is manufactured using reduced amount of noble metal. The fuel cell system is economical, and has favorable stability and reliability for long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system, which has modifier for modifying hydrocarbon group fuel, carbon monoxide removal catalyst for removing carbon monoxide in reformed gas, and fuel for generating electric power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view of fuel reformer. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Raw material and mineral fuel (11)    Modifier main portion (12)    Reformed gas (13)    Carbon monoxide modified catalyst portion (14)    Fuel gas (15)    Carbon monoxide removal catalyst portion (16)
NOVELTY - A management center server (2) receives performance data from fermentation treatment facility terminal (1), and judges whether performance data exists in preset range. The server transmits regular maintenance instruction to maintenance trader terminal (5) when performance data is within preset range, and transmits emergency repair instruction when performance data exceeds preset range. The maintenance trader terminal notifies maintenance completion to a lease trader terminal (4) and billing information to a manufacture-and-sale terminal (3).    USE - For management of fermentation treatment facility installed in hospital, retirement home, care-for-old facility, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The repair of facility can be performed rapidly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a block diagram of the management system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fermentation treatment facility terminal (1)    Server (2)    Manufacture-and-sale terminal (3)    Lease trader terminal (4)    Maintenance trader terminal (5)
NOVELTY - The water is intermittently sprayed from a nozzle (2) in low temperature plasma atmosphere in the state which flowed the oxygen gas of the predetermined flow rate to the low temperature plasma reaction tube furnace (1). The block of ice is ripened by wetting a fiber filter (9) using a nucleus provided in low temperature plasma atmosphere. The block of ice is made to contain the ozone gas secondarily produced within low temperature plasma atmosphere.    USE - (A) Is useful for manufacturing ice containing ozone gas.    ADVANTAGE - (A) Simplifies generation of ozone containing gas while easing conveyance of the ice to the required place. It contributes to purification, sterilization, and deodorizing of fresh food, cold water, pharmaceutical and medical treatment goods.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an ozone gas containing ice making apparatus (A).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the ozone gas containing ice making apparatus (A). (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Low temperature plasma reaction tube furnace (1)    Nozzle (2)    Tank (3)    Furnace temperature measurement meter (4)    Fiber filter (9)
NOVELTY - A composting apparatus (10) comprising a fermenter for depositing and fermenting organic waste, an air blower (13) for supplying air to the organic waste through an air pipe arranged in the fermenter, a fermentation detector (11) for detecting fermentation organic waste, and a controller (12) for controlling the air flow of the air blower according to the detected fermentation.    USE - For composting organic waste (claimed), such as excrements produced from livestock.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus enables efficient and economical homogeneous fermentation of organic waste even in an environment where fermentation conditions change. Since air flow of the air blower is controlled according to fermentation, power-saving of air blower is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a composting method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the composting apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Composting apparatus (10)    Fermentation detector (11)    Controller (12)    Air blower (13)    Intake-air-temperature sensor (14)    Air heater (15)
NOVELTY - The area ratio of the substrate surface area by the detection film (3) is laminated on the substrate (1), while the area of the substrate is exposed without laminating the detection film in the substrate area with 4 percent or less. The metal oxide particle (18) has a structure that performs distribution support of the small catalyst particle (19) of the diameter from particle. The catalyst particle has an action that the detection film is laminated on the substrate.    USE - Used for container, piping, motor vehicle, fuel cell, hydrogen fuel modifier.    ADVANTAGE - Provides stable leak detection operation of the hydrogen gas, while decreases the electric conductivity thus improving the safety of the structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a hydrogen gas detection sensor manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the structure of the hydrogen gas detection sensor. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Substrate (1)    Detection film (3)    Metal oxide particle (18)    Small catalyst particle (19)    Hydrogen-gas detection sensor (20)
NOVELTY - A coupling includes a securing pin (40) set between the main body (13) of a socket (12) and the valve cylinder (25) of a plug (19) to generate a resistance force that prevents the separation of the socket from the plug.    USE - Used for a fluid filling apparatus used in leading a gas such as hydrogen gas or natural gas into a vehicle storage tank.    ADVANTAGE - Facilitates stable separation of socket and plug without being influenced by fluid pressure flowing through its internal path. Allows passage of super high-pressure fluid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the sectional view of the emergency detachment coupling.    Socket (12)    Main body (13)    Plug (19)    Valve cylinder (25)    Securing pin (40)
NOVELTY - Catalytic carrier materials are provided in gap between catalytic monolith (2) and refractory lining (3) of reactor, and reactor is sealed.    USE - For sealing reactor used for producing syngas.    ADVANTAGE - The leakage of methane and oxygen from reactor is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic view illustrating the filling of catalytic carrier material between refractory lining and catalytic monolith.    Ceramic foam (1)    Catalytic monolith (2)    Refractory lining (3)    Ceramic paste (5)    Catalytic film (6)
NOVELTY - A reformer (12) produces reformates as burner fuel for a fuel cell to generate electricity. A reformate burner arrangement (14) sends incineration gases directly into the fuel cell before and after the remaining hydrocarbons and water vapor in the reformer reach an anti-condensation temperature.    USE - For vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents irreversible deposits due to condensation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for starting a fuel cell system; and    (2) a temperature reduction method for a reformer arrangement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a schematic view of a reformer and reformate burner arrangement.    Reformer (12)    Reformate burner arrangement (14)    Housing (18)    Catalyst (20)    Combustion chamber (24)
NOVELTY - Procedure for decarboxylating carbon-carbon linkage comprises reaction of carboxylic acid salt with electrophilic carbon in the presence of transition metal compound as catalyst.    USE - The invention deals with the decarboxylation of carbon-carbon linkage.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst system is highly efficient to decarboxylate carbon-carbon linkage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a catalyst system to decarboxylate carbon-carbon linkage comprising a palladium compound and a copper compound.
NOVELTY - This invention relates to a method to prepare a bioorganic fertilizer and its application. The preparation method includes: (a) proliferation and cultivation of microorganism species; (b) cultivation of microorganism species against stalk antibody; (c) adsorption onto a carrier and drying into organic decomposers; (d) preprocessing of organic waste; (e) inoculation complex fermentation; and (f) continuous high-temperature fermentation and nontoxification. The invention has advantages of advanced technique, low production cost, stable product quality and long fertility persistence and can be widely applied in the production of corn, vegetables, fruits and all kinds of economic crops. It is a green method that makes considerable economic, social and environmental benefits.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for using stalk enzyme remainder to fast prepare for liquid fuel with high quality (biological oil) in the field of energy chemical technology. It addsrotating perforated plate distributor, fast separator, cyclone separator and pipe-walls spray thrower and so on. It controls the distributing condition so that the stalk remainder dose fast distributing by the rotating perforated plate distributor to obtain the liquid flue with high heat value. The invention also provides a device to obtain the high liquid recovery factor biology oil.
NOVELTY - Treatment (M1) of animal bedding waste, comprising applying a composition (C1) containing bacteria inhibitors to an animal bedding material, is new.    USE - For treating animal bedding waste; and for treating wastewater (claimed) to increase the percent of poultry of Grade A.    ADVANTAGE - The combination of neutralized, low conductivity humic acid, non indigenous bacteria and complete mechanical litter bed turnover between flocks allows the virtually indefinite use of the litter. The composition accelerates the exponential growth of lag phase-preserved heterotrophic bacteria. The methods increase the percent of poultry, which is Grade A. The combination of soluble humic acid from brown coal with heterotrophic bacteria and water at pH of 8 - 11 does not produce gas nor suspended solids after three months at room temperature, but produces both gas and suspended solids when diluted approximately 10-fold with additional water. An inherent near-simultaneous exponential growth is accelerated by the protecting influence of the carboxylic acid-rich, water soluble humic acid. The added bacterial population out competes the indigenous population for food, oxygen and water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) treatment (M2) of animal bedding waste involving applying heterotrophic added bacteria; water to create constant pH mixture; and alkaline-soluble, oxidized and filtered humic substances from brown coal to poultry litter; and    (2) treatment (M3) of wastewater involving applying water to create a constant pH mixture; heterotrophic added bacteria; and alkaline-soluble, oxidized and filtered humic substances from brown coal to the location of the waste water.
NOVELTY - Providing nutrient-enriched aquarium wastewater for plant watering, includes adding fresh clean water to an aquarium (20), determining a time point when the aquarium water becomes a wastewater (12) deleterious to fish (30) but rich in nutrients beneficial for plants, removing portion(s) of aquarium wastewater from the aquarium into a receptacle (40), and selling the aquarium wastewater as plant fertilizer (14).    USE - For providing nutrient-enriched aquarium wastewater for plant watering.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows systematic and continuous access to nutrient-enriched aquarium water for people not possessing aquariums but wishing to apply such ready-to-use liquid fertilizer on their plants. The method also presents a way of utilizing characteristics of aquarium wastewater as nutrient-enriched liquid fertilizer and re-uses dirty water removed from aquariums during cleaning, thus reducing burden on municipal wastewater treatment operations and decreasing the demand for clean water. The method eliminates a risk of aquarium wastewater getting into natural water bodies by presenting an alternative way of disposing the water rather than discarding it into storm-sewer system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a diagram of a method for providing nutrient-enriched aquarium wastewater for plant watering.    Wastewater (12)    Plant fertilizer (14)    Aquarium (20)    Fish (30)    Receptacle (40)
NOVELTY - Production of engine fuel or hydrogen for fuel cells from lignocellulosic material comprises dissolving lignin and the resulting solid cellulosic material phase is hydrolyzed, fermented, pyrolyzed and/or gasified and synthesized to produce methanol, dimethyl ether, methane and/or Fischer-Tropsch products or to produce hydrogen.    USE - For producing a diesel-like biofuel for internal combustion engines or for producing hydrogen for fuel cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - A wider choice of raw materials (e.g. wood) can be used.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A method for producing fuel for internal combustion engines or fuel cells from lignocellulosic material comprising:    (a) dissolving the lignin in the lignocellulosic material to form a liquid lignin-containing phase and a solid cellulosic material phase containing (hemi)cellulose;    (b) hydrolyzing the cellulosic material;    (c) fermenting the hydrolyzate to form ethanol;    (d) pyrolyzing and/or gasifying the liquid phase to produce an energy-rich gas; and    (e) synthesizing the gas to produce methanol, dimethyl ether (DME), methane and/or Fischer-Tropsch products.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a second method for producing the same fuel, comprising the above steps (1)-(4), followed by (5) producing hydrogen from the energy-rich gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow diagram representing the production of a fuel comprising methanol, DME, hydrogen and Fischer-Tropsch oil (drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Invention relates to biotechnological methods for environmental protection, in particular to restoration of soils polluted with crude oil, petroleum derivatives, and formation water. Method comprises treatment of area with dry activated sludge originated from pulp and paper plants, which is a mixture of microorganisms and nutrient substances with degree of concentration up to 20-35 g/dm3. Mixture is further supplemented by 0.3-1.5% of carbohydrate-mineral additive, straw to ensure additional aeration, lime to neutralize acidic soils or gypsum to neutralize highly alkaline soils. After that, bean plants are sown.
NOVELTY - A method for preparing a fertilizing complex soil is provided to produce the soil capable of preventing various damages caused by blight and harmful insects and improving potential acid soil.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises the steps of: (a) mixing 97.9-99.1 wt.% of loess, 0.3-0.7 wt.% of humic acid, 0.3-0.7 wt.% of microorganism, and 0.3-0.7 wt.% of charcoal; (b) after crushing the mixture of the step(a), drying it in a powder form or a granular form.(C) KIPO 2006Image 0/0
NOVELTY - An electrolysis cell (101) is installed in a pure water storage tank (13) for separating oxygen gas and hydrogen gas by electrolysis. The separated gases are ejected through the channels (L2,L3) into the respective high-pressure vessels (17,18), such that the volume ratio of the vessels is 1:2. The lids (27,28) float on the surface of the water so as to isolate the gas and water.    USE - For e.g. high-compressed hydrogen energy generator (HHEG).    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen and oxygen gases that are generated by electrolysis are stored at high pressure. Melting of hydrogen into pure water is prevented, hence corrosion is avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an explanatory view of the gas evolution storage apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Water storage tank (13)    Vessels (17,18)    Lids (27,28)    Electrolysis cell (101)    Channels (L2,L3)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has two pure water tanks (13, 14) arranged such that the chambers (17, 18) of water tank (13) are separated by a partition plate (16) and volume ratio of chambers is set to be 2:1. An electrolytic cell (101) is installed in chamber (17) so that the hydrogen and oxygen gases separated from pure water and stored in respective chambers.    USE - For electric power generation, wind power generation and medical applications. Also for fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Hydrogen gas and oxygen gas are generated efficiently without damaging the cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic diagram of gas storage apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Pure water tanks (13, 14)    Chambers (17, 18)    Electrolytic cell (101)    Gas storage apparatus (200)    Pure water (W1, W2)
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a solid-liquid separation obligate biological bacterium aerobic compost innocent resourcing ecological comprehensive utilization animal salvaged material, which is characterized by the following: using solid-liquid separation technique to separate the domestic animal manure with high moisture content; reducing the moisture content and compost craft problem; carrying on biochemical treatment with devil liquor after solid-liquid separation to reach the related standard for potting farm crop. The inventioin accelerates the periodic time of aerobic compost, which reduces the producing cost.
NOVELTY - This invention provides a method to granulate aerobic mud particles for degrading nitrohydroxybenzene, which includes following steps: a) active muds from aeration pools in sewage disposal plants are collected and transplanted into sequencing bioreactors; b) simulative organic sewage containing nitrohydroxybenzene is prepared; c) the simulative organic sewage containing nitrohydroxybenzene is pumpinto the sequencing bioreactor from the bottom; d) according to the running mode of the sequencing bioreactor, oxygen is kept off for 10~50 minutes and then air is provided from the reactor bottom with an aeration device; e) the temperature, pH value, hydraulic retention time, organic load and sedimentation time in the sequencing bioreactor are held for a certain period and then aerobic mud particles for degrading nitrohydroxybenzene can be obtained in the reactor. The aerobic mud particles cultivated in this invention perform greater activity and better sedimentation properties. The storage and transportation are convenient, and over 90% nitrohydroxybenzene can be removed.
NOVELTY - Sludge is converted into a fuel by producing char using pyrolysis. The char is utilized for an industrial purpose. The pyrolysis process utilizes a pyrolysis system comprising a reactor module having a reaction chamber and a separation chamber. The reaction chamber sludge can be heated in an oxygen free state after which the sludge becomes vapor and char. The separation chamber conveys the vapor and char out of the reactor module. The system further comprises mixing elements within the reactor module that mix the sludge without conveying the sludge through the reactor module.    USE - For the thermal conversion of sludge into fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The process converts sludge into fuel without the creation of reaction water and allows for the independent control of mixing and the movement of sludge through pyrolysis systems.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a flow chart of the thermal conversion of sludge into fuel.
NOVELTY - A methane steam modification catalyst contains noble metal(s), or noble metal(s) and lanthanide metal(s), supported by a porous carbon material.    USE - For steam modification reaction of methane for manufacturing hydrogen (claimed) used as fuel for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The methane steam reforming catalyst efficiently provides hydrogen at temperature of less than 500degreesC.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the catalyst, which involves mixing solution of noble metal(s), or noble metal(s) and lanthanide metal(s) and porous carbon material, and performing evaporation-to-dryness; and    (2) manufacture of hydrogen, which involves forming hydrogen by steam modification reaction of methane using the catalyst.
NOVELTY - Treating an exhaust stream involves injecting a reductant stream comprising a hydrocarbon reductant and water into an exhaust chamber comprising a nitrogen oxide-containing exhaust stream; contacting a composition comprising the reductant stream and the exhaust stream with a catalyst; and decreasing a concentration of the nitrogen oxide in the composition comprising the reductant stream and the exhaust stream.    USE - For reducing nitrogen oxide emission (claimed) in e.g. motor vehicle, a locomotive, a boiler, process heater, incinerator, glass furnace, cement kiln, oil field steam generator, stationary generator.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively reduces the concentration of nitrogen oxides released into the atmosphere. The presence of water in combination with the reductant renders the reductant less flammable and any hazardous combustion of the reductant is decreased or eliminated. Under these desirable circumstances, a more safety-conscious and more reductant-efficient conversion of nitrogen oxide (NOx) to unregulated gases, such as nitrogen, oxygen, and/or water vapor occur. Based on the co-injection of a hydrocarbon reductant and water are more reductant-efficient compared to dry compositions and can reduce or eliminate the spontaneous combustion of the reductant that plague prior art exhaust treatment technology. The consumption of the hydrocarbon reductant can be delayed and/or decreased by 75%. The amount of time that it takes for the hydrocarbon reductant to spontaneously combust can be increased by 90%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an exhaust stream treatment system, comprising an exhaust chamber comprising a catalyst; an exhaust stream comprising a nitrogen oxide; and a reductant stream comprising a hydrocarbon reductant and water.
NOVELTY - Proposed electrochemical generator depends for its operation on using gaseous hydrogen heat energy supplied from hydrogen separator as well as high-pressure gas mixture flow arriving from reformer. Pressure controller installed at reformer outlet functions to build up optimal pressure within reformer, and high-pressure mixture flow at pressure controller outlet is used for turbine of turbogenerator set that feeds atmospheric air to fuel cell battery. Gas flow turbine is passed from turbogenerator set outlet to prime mover and heat energy is used for heating gas mixture in reformer as well as for evaporating fuel coming to evaporator and for heating air arriving at fuel cell battery.    USE - Power engineering; stationary and mobile power installations built around electrochemical hydrogen-oxygen (air) generators.    ADVANTAGE - Enhanced efficiency and power requirement for energy generation.1 cl, 1 dwg
NOVELTY - Reducing sludge in organic waste water comprises that a cavitation is caused in the sludge solubilization apparatus (7) by ejecting fluid from a jet nozzle, and air is supplied through a hole into the cavitation portion in the last cycle, after repeated passage of sludge through the solubilization apparatus.    USE - For sludge reduction in organic waste water (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sludge in organic waste water is easily reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) processing method of organic waste water; and    (2) dominating method of bacteria.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the organic waste water treatment system.    Organic waste water (1)    Biological treatment tank (2)    Treated water (4)    Return sludge (5)    Sludge solubilization apparatus (7)
NOVELTY - Biological nitrification denitrification processing of organic wastewater is carried out in a denitrifying tank and a nitrification tank, where at least one portion of the produced sludge is crushed and crushed sludge is returned to the tank(s), and biological nitrification and denitrification processing is again carried out, and 1.2-3.8 times of volume of sludge with respect to surplus sludge amount originated in organic wastewater is stirred with a moving blade (46), supplied to a through-hole (45a) formed in screen (45) arranged at surroundings of moving blade, and crushed.    USE - For reducing volume of surplus sludge produced during biological denitrification and nitrification of organic wastewater ejected from sewage works.    ADVANTAGE - The volume reduction of surplus sludge is stably and efficiently enabled at high crushing efficiency, energy efficiency and volume reduction rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for volume reduction of surplus sludge.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the expanded view of sludge crusher.    Casing (42)    Rotary shaft (43)    Screen (45)    Through-hole (45a)    Moving blade (46)
NOVELTY - A vent pipe (4) on a bottom face (3) of a fermentation yard (2), has an end opened out at a side of the yard and its opposing end is extended out of the other side of the yard. The extended portion of the pipe is connected with a ventilation blower (6) and a branch section (4a) connected to an air blaster (7). A non-return valve (8) is arranged between extension portion and the branch section of the vent pipe with walls orthogonal to division wall of the yard. A pressure air receiver is connected to the air blaster and an air compressor is connected to a tank.    USE - For supplying air to deposition fermentation floor in fermentation yard formed by aerobic-fermentation microbe of organic waste.    ADVANTAGE - The vent pipe and ventilation hole can be easily opened for traffic at a stretch which were blocked by the deposition floor of the fermentation yard. The air ventilation into the floor can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a front view of the air supply apparatus.    Compost depot (1)    Fermentation yard (2)    Bottom face (3)    Vent pipe (4)    Branch pipe (4a)    Opening (4b)    Ventilation-hole (4')    Extension portion (4")    Lid (5)    Ventilation blower (6)    Air blaster (7)    Valve (8)    Sensor (9)
NOVELTY - Several parallel division walls (3) are installed on bottom face (1) of compost manufacturing apparatus. A reciprocating vertical direction traveling truck (4) is suspended at upper surface of division walls. A rotation agitator (6) raises and lowers freely between the division walls. The agitator and organic waste supply tank (7) are attached to horizontal direction traveling truck (5) supported by vertical direction truck. A shut-off valve (11) opens and closes supply nozzles (10) attached to horizontal supply pipe (9) arranged at outer side of division wall.    USE - For manufacturing compost using saw dust, wood chip, organic waste liquid such as shochu liquor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Enables to acquire large amount of compost by performing equal fermentation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a side view of the manufacturing apparatus.    Bottom face of compost manufacturing apparatus (1)    Division walls (3)    Vertical direction traveling truck (4)    Horizontal direction traveling truck (5)    Rotation agitator (6)    Organic waste supply tank (7)    Horizontal supply pipe (9)    Supply nozzles (10)    Shut-off valve (11)
NOVELTY - The method involves adding chemical components with a defined dosage using dosage units (110-116) to a substance to be burned and to a combustion gas appearing during combustion at places defined in time and in space according to the combustion. The chemical components are selected from a group of components based on the substance and the combustion gas. The addition of the chemical components forms a protection or passivation layer on a surface to be protected or to be covered.    USE - Used for reducing corrosion and carbon deposit appearing in a rubbish combustion installation (claimed) e.g. thermal recycling installation or biomass combustion installation, during combustion of substance such as household refuse, industrial and/or clinical waste and/or replacement fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces the corrosion and carbon deposit appearing in the rubbish combustion installation by adding the chemical components with a defined dosage, thus providing better combustion and improving the overall efficiency of the installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a control system for a rubbish combustion installation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a possible version of corrosion and carbon deposit reducing method.    Combustion installation (100)    Burner (101)    Tank (102)    Grill (103)    Dosage units (110-116)
NOVELTY - Silicon quantification involves sampling a fuel gas, and dissolving silicon compounds by mixing gaseous samples with a solvent to exhaust the gaseous sample in the silicon compound. The total quantity of silicon contained in the dissolved silicon compounds is proportioned. The total silicon quantity is calculated for obtaining an overall quantitative indicator of the silicon compounds in the fuel gas.    USE - Used for quantifying the total silicon contained in silicon compounds present in a fuel gas e.g. biogas, that is utilized in an installation comprising a heat engine.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon compounds are dissolved, by mixing the gaseous samples and the solvent, without separating, identifying or characterizing the silicon compounds one by one, thus obtaining the total silicon quantity in the fuel gas by using a simple quantitative analysis of the silicon components. The method therefore avoids a qualitative and preliminary determination of the silicon compounds.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a device for quantifying silicon contained in silicon compounds    (2) a kit for quantifying silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an experimental device.    Inlet stop valve (1)    Flexible pipe (2)    Flowmeter (3)    Flat-sided bottle (4)    Elbow connection (5)
NOVELTY - Entrapping immobilization pellets comprise plate-like and/or needle-like filler in immobilizing material. Microorganisms are entrapped and immobilized in immobilizing material.    USE - For treatment of nitrogen and organic substances in rivers, lakes, sewage, or industrial wastewater.    ADVANTAGE - The inventive entrapping immobilization pellets have high pellet strength and retain high and stable microbial activity (nitrification activity) even if low concentration of material involved in immobilization (such as immobilizing material or polymerization initiator) is used.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of entrapping immobilization pellets by mixing immobilizing material with a filler having a plate-like and/or needle-like crystal structure, and mixing the resultant mixture with microorganisms to form a gel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a flow chart describing a process for producing entrapping immobilization pellets.
NOVELTY - Treatment of biologically prepurified water, containing difficult to degrade components, comprises contacting with a biologically regenerated adsorbent.    USE - The process is useful for treating waste water to eliminate difficult to degrade, environmentally harmful components, such as drug metabolites or hormonally active industrial chemical having adverse effects on aquatic organisms even at trace concentrations.    ADVANTAGE - The difficult to degrade components are held in contact with the degrading system for a prolonged residence time, and are degraded by a combination of physical adsorption/desorption and microbial degradation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for corresponding apparatus, consisting of at least one hollow disk filled with adsorbent, which rotates in a trough containing waste water in the form of a disk immersion dripping body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows side and end views of the apparatus, consisting of a hollow disk filled with adsorbent.    Perforated end plate of hollow disk (1)    Central shaft (2)    Closable filling openings for absorbent (3)    Stiffeners (4)
NOVELTY - Apparatus for producing hydrogen by dehydrogenating a hydrocarbon fuel, comprising a fuel reservoir (1) connected to a reactor (4) through an inlet pipe (2) and an outlet pipe (3) for returning residual fuel to the reservoir, comprises a heat exchanger (6) in contact with the inlet and outlet pipes to preheat the fuel and cool the residual fuel, a heater (5) to heat the fuel to reaction temperature, and a hydrogen outlet pipe (7) connected to the reactor and/or to the residual fuel outlet pipe.    USE - The apparatus is useful for hydrogen production in aircraft, motor vehicles or other transport means (claimed), e.g. for operating fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The heat exchanger provides optimal utilization of residual heat in a compact manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing hydrogen by dehydrogenating a hydrocarbon fuel in apparatus as above.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schametic representation of apparatus for producing hydrogen as above.    Fuel reservoir (1)    Fuel inlet pipe (2)    Residual fuel outlet pipe (3)    Reactor (4)    Heater (5)    Heat exchanger (6)    Hydrogen outlet pipe (7)    Purification unit. (8)
NOVELTY - Bio-organic/inorganic three-element composite tobacco fertilizer uniquely comprises nitrogen, phosgene, potassium, organics, bioadditives and microelements including calcium, magnesium, copper, molybdenum, zinc, iron and boron in the formulation 8% nitrogen, 5% phosgene, 8-12% potassium, 20-25% organics, 1% bioadditives and 1.5% microelements, where nitrogen in nitrates and ammonium has the same fraction. All materials are mixed and compressed into pole-like particles with 4 mm diameter. It contains essential microelements and bacteria for tobacco growth and can modify and conserve good earth properties by enhancing the preserving ability of instantaneous nutrients to promote tobacco quality.
NOVELTY - A biodegradable resin layer coated granular fertilizer is composed of a fertilizer particle and a coated layer of biodegradable resin which contains aliphatic polyester and polylactic polymer. Its preparing process includes such steps as preparing coating liquid by dissolving said aliphatic polyester and polylactic polymer in solvent and adding powdered filler, sieving the granular fertilizer, regulating the fluidizing pressure to make the fertilizer particles in ebullition state, coating and baking.
NOVELTY - A liquid reservoir (1a) connects a liquid-feed side joint (2) and liquid-receiving side joint (5) of liquid acceptor (4) with disengageable clasps (3,11). The clasps maintains the state connected to the liquid acceptor while aligning the solution-sending side joint to the liquid-receiving side joint. The liquid-feed side joint is equipped with a safety mechanism that prevents the liquid spill from a supply valve (15) by incorrect connect in except the time of joint.    USE - For liquid transmission and reception in fuel cells (claimed) and inkjet printer.    ADVANTAGE - A misconnection of the container with difference sized liquid acceptors is prevented reliably using a reduced size and low cost joint apparatus and safety with respect to small child is provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the joint apparatus.    Liquid reservoir (1a)    Liquid-feed side joint (2)    Liquid-receiving side joint (5)    Disengageable clasps (3,11)    Liquid acceptor (4)    Supply valve (15)
NOVELTY - Reducing the particle content of IC engine exhaust (6) comprises separating and agglomerating the particles and then converting them. The first two stages are carried out using a first electric field (5) and the third stage using a second field (9).    USE - Used for reducing the particle content of IC engine exhaust.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an apparatus for carrying out the above process with electrodes (3, 4, 10, 11) which produce the fields.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-section of the separation apparatus.    Electrodes (3, 4, 10, 11)    First electric field (5)    IC Engine exhaust (6)    Second electric field (9)    Particle separator (21)
NOVELTY - The fuel composition contains aliphatic alcohol, a liquid hydrocarbon mixture and sample ether. The composition has a polar aprotic component in the form of a simple ether, which is alcohol and petrol solvent.    USE - For internal combustion engine and the boiler units used in airplane, diesel locomotive, boat, boiler room and electric power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The alcohol and hydrocarbon component intersolubility is ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates the fuel composition.
NOVELTY - Bioremediating contaminated substrates involves incorporating the substrate with a treatment agent selected from cereal grains which have been used for the production of, and separated from a wort for use in an alcoholic beverage brewing process, their at least partially dried form and their extract. The grains have not been composted subsequent to being separated from the wort.    USE - For bioremediating substrates (e.g. earth material and water) contaminated with organic (e.g. hydrocarbons) and inorganic pollutants (claimed) e.g. organohalogens, compounds containing nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, organometallic compounds and cyanide, for reducing or eliminating the amount of and hazard posed by that substance.    ADVANTAGE - The treatment agent prevents the passage of a contaminant through earth material via transport within ground water. The method employs solid treatment agent having coating degradable by the contaminant material. In this way, the treatment agent can be provided in the substrate but only activated on contact with the contaminant material as a result of degradation of the coating. This strategy increases the life of the treatment agent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a method of preventing or reducing passage of pollutant through a body of earth material involves providing in the path of travel of the contaminant through the earth material with the treatment agent; and    (2) a barrier assembly for use in preventing or reducing passage of a contaminant through a body of earth material comprising a porous covering material containing the treatment agent.
NOVELTY - Dry etching comprises iterations of exposing a surface of a workpiece (17) to a decomposed product of a depositive gas (26) having fluorocarbon group; and exposing the surface of the workpiece to a decomposed product of an etching gas (24).    USE - The method is for dry etching a workpiece such as a semiconductor substrate used in manufacturing semiconductor devices and micro electro mechanical system. It is used for forming a trench, and for micromachining based on silicon substrates.    ADVANTAGE - A deep trench vertical to the surface of the silicon substrate can be formed while preventing the trench from expanding in the sidewall direction because the amount of undercut can be reduced. Thus, the etching rate can be increased, and the amount of undercut can be reduced, by alternately switching the deposition step and the etching step while maintaining the gas flow rate difference enough to prevent the plasma from being unstable at the time of switching between the etching gas and the depositive gas containing additional carbon monoxide gas. The cost of trench formation can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a configuration diagram that schematically shows a dry etching apparatus for use in carrying out a dry etching method.    Dry etching apparatus (1)    Reaction chamber (15)    Workpiece (17)    Etching gas (24)    Depositive gas (26)
NOVELTY - A fertilizer or soil builder material/product (A) comprises a manure feedstock thermally treated, without significant oxidation to provide a self-binding manure material for forming into granules, pellets or prills for dry application in a crop growing operation.    USE - As fertilizer or soil builder material for agronomic use. No biological data given.    ADVANTAGE - The simplified method enables to environmentally and economically control noxious, odoriferous and greenhouse gases from animal feeding operations, and efficiently convert manure and sewage into fertilizer and/or soil builder products having high organic matter content for agronomic uses.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of a process for treating manure feedstock using the process and equipment.    Gas turbine generator unit (100)    Gas turbine (101)    Electric generator (102)    Fuel feed (103)    Air intake filter (104)
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generator comprises a container (12) containing an aqueous electrolyte (14), an anode (18) and an aluminum (alloy) cathode (16) positioned in spaced relationship in the electrolyte to provide a cell (10), a controlling electric circuit (20) electrically interconnecting the electrodes, and an accumulator space for collecting hydrogen generated by the system.    USE - For generating hydrogen gas from water (claimed) in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen generator produces hydrogen from water on demand (as and when required) by passing a small current through the aqueous electrolyte. The aluminum (alloy) used for the electrodes generates more hydrogen than any other metal. The hydrogen generator is economical and eco-friendly, as the recycled raw materials can be used and by-products (inert and non-toxic) can be recycled. The hydrogen generator is safe.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for generating hydrogen gas from water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the electrolytic or galvanic cell.    Cell (10)    Container (12)    Aqueous electrolyte (14)    Cathode (16)    Anode (18)    Controlling electric circuit (20)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen and oxygen mixed gas generator with improved electrolysis efficiency, which minimizes adhesion time of hydrogen or oxygen onto electrode pipes, maximizes an effective area of the electrode pipes contacted with an electrolyte, maximizes electrolysis efficiency, and obtains a hydrogen and oxygen mixed gas of high purity without an additional filter, and a method for using the same are provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hydrogen and oxygen mixed gas generator with improved electrolysis efficiency comprises: a power supply part for supplying a DC electric power; an electrolyzer(100) for electrolyzing an electrolyte to generate hydrogen, oxygen and gas impurities such as H2O and KOH; a circulation pump(200) for forcibly circulating the gases generated from the electrolyzer and the electrolyte; a cooling part(300) for cooling the gases generated from the electrolyzer and the electrolyte at the same time; a separation tank(400) for separating and collecting a hydrogen and oxygen mixed gas and the electrolyte; and an electrolyte circulating line for connecting the above components.(C) KIPO 2006Image 1/1
NOVELTY - A device and a method for sensing and warning about excessive content in biological diesel initially warns of usage of the defective fuel and thereby lets a driver quickly respond to the warning.    USE - For sensing and warning about excessive content in biological diesel.    ADVANTAGE - The novel device prevents an engine from being broken due to defective fuel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A device for sensing and warning about excessive content in biological diesel includes a sensing unit (10) on a fuel pipe (20) to detect the viscosity of fuel and to output a voltage; an ECU (Electronic Control Unit, 13) memorizing standard values in normal gasoline, judging that it is defective fuel when a viscosity value detected at the sensing unit is over a reference value; and a warning lamp (15) installed on an instrument panel (14) and turned on by warning signals of the ECU. The sensing unit comprises a displacement sensor on one end of the fuel pipe to output a voltage in proportion to the viscosity of fuel passed through the fuel pipe; and a signal amplifier amplifying output values of the displacement sensor to a certain value to supply the amplified value to the ECU.
NOVELTY - Provided is a method for preparing a high functional lightweight artificial soil by recycling sludge, and a high functional lightweight artificial soil prepared by the method which is improved in cation exchange power and absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises the steps of mixing 5-30 wt% of the zeolite prepared by the hydrothermal synthesis of sludge, 0.5-5 wt% of iron oxide, 0.4-5 wt% of sodium sulfate, 1-10 wt% of calcium carbonate, 20-50 wt% of clay and 40-60 wt% of sludge cake with stirring; drying the mixture; and sintering and foaming the dried one at a temperature of 900-1,200 degreesC within a short time of 5-20 min to prepare a high functional lightweight artificial soil.(C) KIPO 2006Image 0/0
NOVELTY - Provided is a method for preparing a lightweight artificial soil for tree-planting by recycling the wasted material, and a lightweight artificial soil for tree-planting prepared by the method which is improved in cation exchange power and absorption and can replace perlite.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method comprises the steps of mixing 45-60 wt% of water treatment sludge cake, 10-15 wt% of the sludge heat-treated at 600-700 degreesC, 10-25 wt% of incineration scattered ash, 10-25 wt% of clay, 0.5-5 wt% of sodium hydroxide, 0.5-3 wt% of iron oxide and 0.5-3 wt% of sodium carbonate with stirring; drying the mixture; and sintering and foaming the dried one at a temperature of 900-1,200 degreesC within a short time of 5-20 min to prepare the lightweight artificial soil for tree-planting.(C) KIPO 2006Image 0/0
NOVELTY - The fermentation apparatus has a fixed vent-pipe (2) operating as air-flow passage, which is arranged in fixed state in a rotating cylinder accommodating a raw material. A connection jig (42) temporarily connect the fixed vent-pipe to the rotating cylinder so as to cooperate with the rotating cylinder.    USE - For fermentation processing of organic substances such as organic refuse, livestock excrement, agricultural waste, food-processing residue, sludge.    ADVANTAGE - The maintenance and the inspection operation are performed easily, by rotationally moving the fixed vent-pipes to desired rotation position to eject the material inside the fermenter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the rotating cylinder. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Vent-pipe (2)    Branch pipe (21)    Connection jig (42)    Inspection port (50)    Open-close lid (51)
NOVELTY - An organic complex (I) or (II) is mixed into a liquid mixture of fuel component and water, as colored flame generating agent to form fuel. The fuel is supplied to fuel electrode of fuel cell.    USE - For fuel cell such as direct methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel prevents reduction in output of the fuel cell. Since colored flame is generated during ignition, the ignition state is visually observed easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic complex of formula (I) or (II) is mixed into a liquid mixture of fuel component and water, as colored flame generating agent to form fuel. The fuel is supplied to fuel electrode of fuel cell.    M1 = lithium, sodium or potassium; and    M2 = calcium, strontium, barium or bivalent copper.
NOVELTY - The dimethyl-ether modification system (10) has a motor (100) and a modifier (200). The modifier converts a mixed gas, which mixed a dimethyl ether (403) and water vapor (303) by a predetermined ratio, into a reformed gas (201) using exhaust heat from the motor via a noble metal-type catalyst. The temperature of the reformed gas is 370-530degreesC.    USE - For producing hydrogen rich gas used as fuel for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The dimethyl-ether modification system enables direct heat exchange using noble metal-type catalyst, and is optimally operated.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for operating method of dimethyl-ether modification system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the profile of the dimethyl ether modification system.    Dimethyl-ether modification system (10)    Motor (100)    Modifier (200)    Reformed gas (201)    Water vapor (303)    Dimethyl ether (403)
NOVELTY - Organic waste is ground and sterilized. The sterilized product is diluted with water and slurry having solid content of 1-35 w/v% is obtained. The obtained organic waste slurry and anaerobic hydrogen production microbe(s) are mixed in anaerobic atmosphere. The organic waste is decomposed and volume-reduced by the microbe and hydrogen-containing gas is produced. The decomposed and volume-reduced residue of organic waste and hydrogen-containing gas are separated and ejected.    USE - For decomposing and volume reducing organic waste, such as organic refuse ejected from home, restaurant and foodstuffs factories (claimed), and recovering hydrogen.    ADVANTAGE - The organic waste is efficiently decomposed and reduced, and hydrogen is efficiently and economically recovered.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for system for decomposing and volume reducing organic waste, and recovering hydrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of hydrogen recovery organic waste decomposition and volume reduction method. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The biogas fermenter (1) has a horizontal flat floor surface (11), where a biomass is deposited. Several liquid grooves (21,22) through which a fermented liquor flows into a piping connected to a pump that circulates the fermented liquor dispersed on the biomass, while picking out the biogas generated, are formed inclined on the floor surface. Filter media that filters the fermented liquor are laid over the grooves.    USE - For producing biogas containing methane from biomass.    ADVANTAGE - The exchange operation of biomass is smoothly performable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a conceptual diagram of the biogas fermenter.    Biogas fermenter (1)    Floor surface (11)    Liquid grooves (21,22)
NOVELTY - An ejection micro-channel (16) discharges a basic aqueous solution (B) from a main micro-channel (12). Each micro-channel device (10) for electric power conversion includes a pair of electrodes (18) that contacts the basic aqueous solution which forms a laminar flow in the main micro-channel.    USE - For converting electric power.    ADVANTAGE - Saves space, and obtains sufficient electric power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a power converter manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the top view of power converter.    Micro-channel device (10)    Main micro-channel (12)    Ejection micro-channel (16)    Electrodes (18)    Basic aqueous solution (B)
NOVELTY - The apparatus includes a fuel feed system (20) which supplies mixed gas to a heat exchanger (21). The heat exchanger by extracting steam from the power generating plant (12) causes heating of the mixed gas. A modifier (22) at the downstream side of the heat exchanger generates hydrogen from the mixed gas.    USE - For extracting steam from fuel cell power generation plant or hydrogen-burning power generation plant, for generation of hydrogen gas.    ADVANTAGE - An efficient production operation is enabled by effectively utilizing the heat from the power generation plant.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for hydrogen production method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic layout of the hydrogen production apparatus.    Power generation plant (12)    Fuel feed system (20)    Heat exchanger (21)    Modifier (22)    Recovery equipment (23)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen rich gas (B) having carbon monoxide is contacted with carbon monoxide adsorption agent (I), and carbon monoxide is adsorbed and removed to manufacture carbon monoxide-removal gas (C). Occlusion of hydrogen contained in gas (C) is carried out to hydrogen storage material, and hydrogen is discharged from occlusion material to manufacture highly pure hydrogen (D). Agent (I) is obtained by supporting halogenated copper (I) and/or halogenated copper (II) to support chosen from silica, alumina, activated carbon, graphite and/or polystyrene-type resin support.    USE - For manufacturing highly pure hydrogen used for proton conduction-type fuel cell, such as phosphoric acid fuel cell and solid polymeric-type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Highly pure hydrogen is efficiently and economically manufactured, and unreacted methane and byproducts, such as carbon dioxide and water are removed completely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flow chart illustrating the production of highly pure hydrogen.    Modification device (1)    Carbon monoxide removal device (2)    Carbon monoxide adsorption towers (2a-2d)    Hydrocarbon-containing fuel (A)    Hydrogen rich gas (B)    Carbon monoxide removal gas (C)    Highly purified hydrogen (D)
NOVELTY - A gas (7) containing carbon dioxide is supplied into an alkaline aqueous solution, and inorganic carbon is dissolved. The resulting aqueous solution containing inorganic carbon is used as an inorganic carbon source in biological treatment of wastewater (1). Thus, wastewater is treated.    USE - For biologically treating wastewater such as daily life wastewater and industrial wastewater ejected from manufacturing process of semiconductor such as integrated circuits and liquid crystal display.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically treats wastewater by supplying favorable amount of inorganic carbon source.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for wastewater treatment equipment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the systematic diagram of wastewater treatment apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Wastewater (1)    Biological treatment tank (2)    pH detector (3,8)    Natural water (4)    Inorganic carbon dissolution tank (5)    Alkali storage tank (6)    Carbon dioxide-containing gas (7)    Biologically treated water (9)
NOVELTY - Oxidation-reduction material for water and soil, contains seed skin shell such as chaff and rice bran as main ingredients, which are subjected to solid fermentation under aerobic condition.    USE - For purification of water and soil, and decomposition-purification of environment, where water quality and soil are reduced. The oxidation-reduction material is also used for purification of ladling toilet, polluted liquid, lakes and marshes, and as a countermeasure against water bloom.    ADVANTAGE - The purified water and soil effectively promotes growth of plant and saprophytes.
NOVELTY - Fuel cell system (100) includes an electrical-storage part (30) that temporarily stores electric power supplied from a fuel cell (20) or an external energy accepting part (10) that receives external energy from outside. The electrical-storage part supplies electric power electrically stored to an external load apparatus (200), wherein the fuel cell is started by external energy acquired from the external energy accepting part.    USE - Used in e.g. electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a fuel cell system that can be easily started even if it is not used for a long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (a) an electronic device;    (b) the starting method for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the block diagram of the outline structure of the fuel cell system.    External energy accepting part (10)    Fuel cell (20)    Electrical-storage part (30)    Fuel cell system (100)    External load apparatus (200)
NOVELTY - Fuel cell unit (10) has a mixing tank (45) that stores fuel supplied to a fuel cell, a cooler (65) that cools fuel sent from the tank, and concentration sensor that stores fuel sent from cooler. A pump is provided between the tank and cooler. A fuel cell controller (41) is connected to the pump and drives the pump so that cooled fuel in cooler can be sent out to concentration sensor while sending out fuel in tank to the cooler.    USE - For generating electric power.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a fuel cell unit that can conveniently perform concentration detection of fuel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the arrangement relationship between the mixing tank provided in the liquid-flow path, concentration sensor, and a cooler.    Fuel cell unit (10)    Fuel cell controller (41)    Mixing tank (45)    Cooler (65)    Thermistor (66)
NOVELTY - A heat-ray type flowmeter detects the flow rate of gas flowing through a hydrogen flow path. An estimation unit approximates the flow rate of gas flowing through the flowmeter. Another estimation unit approximates the concentration of hydrogen gas included in the gas in the hydrogen flow path at a predetermined timing based on the difference between the detected flow rate and estimated flow rate. A control computer operates a fuel cell based on the estimated concentration of hydrogen gas.    USE - For motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Facilitates detection of the concentration of hydrogen gas, thus improving safety of fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the flowchart of purge processing performed by program executed by control computer. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A solution of metal ion and organic ligand in a solvent, is maintained at temperature (T1) higher than room temperature prepared. The solution is maintained at temperature (T2) lower than temperature (T1), and then at temperature (T3) lower than temperature (T2). Thus, a metal-organic skeletal structure in which organic molecule or organic ion is coordinated with metal atom or metal ion is manufactured.    USE - For manufacture of metal-organic skeletal structure for hydrogen storage tank for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides metal-organic skeletal structure having high purity and favorable hydrogen gas absorption property and large specific surface area.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a flowchart which shows manufacture of metal-organic skeletal structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text.)
NOVELTY - An installation (1) for composting of organic material, comprising a series of tunnels are parallel to the direction of loading. A first tunnel (8) series receive organic material to constitute a windrow composting device (9), which is turned over and then transferred to the degree of fermentation in the series of tunnels. The ventilation gutter of the first tunnel is perpendicular to the direction of loading and the following tunnel series are parallel to the direction of loading.    USE - The installation is useful for composting of organic material.    ADVANTAGE - The installation controls the fermentation of waste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An installation (1) for composting of organic material, comprising a series of tunnels are parallel to the direction of loading. A first tunnel (8) series receive organic material to constitute a windrow composting device (9), which is turned over and then transferred to the degree of fermentation in the series of tunnels. The ventilation gutter of the first tunnel is perpendicular to the direction of loading and the following tunnel series are parallel to the direction of loading. A ventilator absorbs air through the gutter. The ventilation has a hydraulic protection to recover the condensates. The gutter has a slope to remove percolates and condensates of ventilation in a recovery slit. The windrow composting device includes a deodorizing air system. Each tunnel has an air with a shutter of excess pressure. The tunnel is made of three walls, a ceiling and a door allowing access of the tunnel to the tracto-loader. A temperature probes are disposed in ventilation pipe (16).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows the installation for composting of organic material:    Installation; (1)    First tunnel; (8)    Windrow composting device; (9)    Ventilation gutter; (14)    Ventilation pipe. (16)
NOVELTY - Producing cured, low-density polyurethane foam involves frothing a reactive polyurethane-forming composition comprising isocyanate-containing component, active hydrogen-containing component reactive with isocyanate-containing component, blowing agent, surfactant, and catalyst system that delays curing of foam; casting the frothed composition on first carrier; placing second carrier on a side of cast foam next to first carrier; blowing the froth with second carrier in place; and curing blown froth to provide polyurethane foam layer.    USE - For producing cured, low-density polyurethane foam as an article in the form of a sealing member (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The foam has a thickness of 0.3-13 (preferably 0.5-13) mm; a density of 50-400 (preferably 50-240) kg/m3; and has good mechanical and sealing properties.
NOVELTY - A fuel is produced from polygonum sachalinensis alone, or in combination with wood. It is formed by compacting the plant material into eg pellets.    USE - The product is used as a fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel material is economical to produce.
NOVELTY - The alternative usage arrangement of biogas plant in which biogas mixture is methane, carbon dioxide, sulfuric acid, ammonia, water vapor and other components and is processed in an active charcoal purification plant that acts as biogas processing plant. The mixture is purified and isolated as pure methane gas transferred to cracking plant. Hydrogen is led back to fermenter having anaerobic bacteria and liquid methanol is led into methanol storage tank.    USE - Used for regenerating raw materials and/or organic wastes.    ADVANTAGE - The alternative usage arrangement of biogas plant requires no power station, no power storage in the power network, no transformer and no power lines, and no conditions for renovation after 20 years. No heat losses in the power station and no energy losses through power lines to power stations of the plant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows alternative usage arrangement of biogas plant (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The invention discloses domestication, separation, sifting high-efficient polyphosphoric bacteria method in the interval circulation active mud-membrane biological reaction system, which comprises the following steps: (1) domesticating the bacterial; (2) separating the bacterial; (3) enriching the bacterial; (4) sifting the high-efficient polyphosphoric bacteria. The invention can improve dirty water, which lay the foundation of dephosphorize dirty water.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a vinegar production method through waste water and muck of starch and citrate, which comprises the following steps: a. mixing starch waste water and citrate waste water, muckat random proportion; b. doing vinegar ferment; fetching one half bulk; proceeding fixed yeast alcohol yeast ferment at pH 4.5-4.8 and 30+-1degreesC for 48 h; following 5 percent acetic acid bacteria ferment at 24-28degreesC for 48-60 h; stirring; supplying sufficient oxygen; c. proceeding lactic acid ferment; mixing the residual one half bulk at 39 degreesC and pH 6.5 to proceed lactic acid ferment for 20 h; d. blending step b.c ferment liquid to age at low temperature for a week; e. filtering after filtering; killing bacterium to form product.
NOVELTY - The invention discloses a diaphragm type water electrolyzing hydrogen and oxygen separator that includes a container device and a hydrogen and oxygen separating device. The container device includes acontainer, water, macromolecule filter, water intake, water intake cover, safe gas outlet, water overflow outlet, container cover, water filter, and water filter outlet. The hydrogen and oxygen separator includes diaphragm, hydrogen room and oxygen room, plate frame, plate, binding post, insulated conductor, diaphragm, hydrogen outlet, and gas outlet. The invention could safely separate hydrogenand oxygen.
NOVELTY - A method for producing hydrogen continuously and economically from heavy oil is carried out by delivering steam at 1300oC from hot-air furnace and atomized heavy oil into heavy oil gas producer refit by hot-air furnace simultaneously, reacting, delivering the obtained into volume weight difference gas separator, delivering the separated hydrogen to users and delivering the residual gas to hot-airfurnace as fuel. The implements consist of combustion-supporting gas inlet pipe, hot-air furnace, waste gas outlet pipe of hot-air furnace, steam inlet pipe, heavy oil inlet pipe, hot-air heavy oil gas producer, hydrogen separator, hydrogen outlet pipe and gas pipe for carbon monoxide etc.
NOVELTY - A method for producing hydrogen from coal mine continuously is carried out by delivering steam at 1300oC from hot-air furnace into coal mine, reacting steam with carbon to obtain a gas, delivering the obtained gas into volume weight difference gas separator, delivering the separated hydrogen to users and delivering the residual gas to hot-air furnace as fuel. The implements consist of combustion-supporting gas wellhead pipe, hot-air furnace, waste gas outlet pipe of hot-air furnace, steam inlet pipe, gas producer of coal mine, hydrogen separator, hydrogen outlet pipe and gas pipe for carbon monoxide etc.
NOVELTY - The method involves using alcohol in supercritical state for the trans-esterification of triglyceride to produce biodiesel. The alcohol in supercritical state is mixed with triglyceride at preset temperature, and a solvent is added to increase solubility of the alcohol and triglyceride and to lower the critical point of the alcohol.    USE - For producing biodiesel.    ADVANTAGE - Produces biodiesel without using catalysts, shortening reaction time and simplifying biodiesel production process compared to traditional process using catalyst.
NOVELTY - The diesel engine fuel mixture with 1:1 ethyl alcohol and biodiesel ratio has maximum 20 per cent anhydrous ethyl alcohol ca. 5, and maximum 90 per cent petroleum diesel ca. 60, mixed with maximum 20 per cent castor oil ethyl biodiesel ca. 5 per cent by weight respectively. It is clear and homogeneous.    USE - In petroleum chemistry.
NOVELTY - Disease and pest control agent (A) comprises microbubbles dissolved in water as colloids. The microbubbles are 0.3-40 microns pore sizes, and contain (vol. %) oxygen (99-90) and ozone (1-10). The concentration of ozone in the solution is 1-30 mg/l.    USE - (A) is useful as pesticidal and germicidal agent for spraying plants and crops, e.g. foods-crops, flowers, fruits, herbs, fruits trees, and vegetables (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (A) is environmentally friendly and highly effective as pesticidal and germicidal agent that does not pollute the environment and is not harmful to human body. It is capable of maintaining initial concentration level at production. It prevents damage of crops by disease and pests.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) manufacturing of (A) for crops and plants comprising separating pure oxygen (99-99.99%) in the atmosphere using oxygen separation equipment, inputting the isolated oxygen into the ozonizer to make oxygen ozone gas containing ozone (1-10 vol.%) and oxygen (99-90 vol.%), inputting and mixing together the gas at 0.5-21 l/min and water at 300- 700 l/min using 4.5KW mixer pump, moving the mixed solution from mixer pump to bubble dissolving equipment, rotating the mixed solution for 10 minutes to produce 0.3-4 microns diameter microbubbles dissolved in water in colloid state; and    (2) spraying method of (A) comprising spraying (A) within 1 minute and controlling the input flow speed of oxygen, ozone gas, and water into the mixer pump; and continuously supplying the same amount of solution as the amount of solution used through the mixer pump into the bubble dissolving equipment at 0.-3 m3/h.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows preparation process of the disease and pest control agent containing microbubbles comprising oxygen and ozone.
NOVELTY - An oxidizable reactant is combined with liquid water and electrolyte to form a mixture permitting movement or transport of ions and electrons. A buffering agent is also included in the mixture. A fuel producing reaction is conducted using the mixture in the presence of an electron transfer material.    USE - For reactor producing hydrogen..    ADVANTAGE - The efficient production of fuel is achieved by using mixture permitting movement or transport of ions and electrons.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for process of producing fuel from electrochemical reaction in electrochemical cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an efficient energy-directed process for hydrogen generation in electrochemical cell at 25 degreesC under acidic conditions.
NOVELTY - Wet-screenable particulate fuel (I) includes a mixture of fine coal and hydrophobic organic material (A) as a binder, where (I) has a mechanical fragmentation value of less than 60% and a thermal fragmentation value of less than 65%.    USE - (I) is useful for gasification purposes.    ADVANTAGE - The pellets are wet screenable (claimed). (I) has improved strength. The pelletizing process does not require a heat treatment step, which implies substantial economic benefits. The pellets can be classified and blended with the coal feedstock using a common material handling facility, and no special effort is required to keep the particulate fuel dry. The invention alleviates the problem of fine coal dumping, organic waste handling and landfill availability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a process for producing raw synthesis gas, comprising in a gasification zone, simultaneously gasifying a coal feedstock and a particulate feedstock comprising a mixture of fine coal and hydrophobic organic material; and    (2) the preparation of (I) comprising forming an admixture by mixing fine coal and a hydrophobic organic material; and extruding the mixture at elevated pressure to produce pellets.
NOVELTY - The motor fuel comprises gasoline and ethanol containing water. The motor fuel has a single phase and contains ethanol (in wt.%) (1-50) containing water (1-10 with respect to ethanol).    USE - For internal combustion engine.    ADVANTAGE - The motor fuel is clear, bright and harmless, and prevents formation of separate liquid phase by using inexpensive hydrous ethanol.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for use of hydrous ethanol.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The graph shows the liquid-liquid phase diagram of water-ethanol-gasoline system at 20degreesC.
NOVELTY - Producing biosurfactant comprises: isolating a bacterial strain (I) producing a polysaccharide with high emulsification properties from the Lactobacillus genus family with other bacterial strains and characterizing both on the physiological and molecular levels; optimizing the culture conditions for the production of the surfactant level using different carbon and nitrogen sources and phosphate concentrations; and purifying the surfactant and studying its stability at various pHs and temperatures.    USE - (I) is useful in the field of oil recovery and all petroleum oil activities as a good alternative to the chemical biosurfactant.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits high emulsification properties (claimed). (I) is non-toxic and biodegradable, and exhibits excellent surface-active properties, superactivity, high specificity and selectivity for specific applications. The process is cheaper and uses low-cost raw materials to provide high yield of (I).
NOVELTY - Enrichment method for isolating fungal strain.    USE - The method is useful for enrichment for isolating fungal strain, which is useful in the bioremediation and adsorption of crude oil (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method isolates fungal strain that showed high potentiality to adsorb and degrade crude petroleum oil.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a media for the enrichment method;    (2) use of the isolated fungus strain in the bioremediation and adsorption of crude oil; and    (3) use of numerical modeling in the optimization of the culture condition to achieve the highest levels of petroleum oil remediation.
NOVELTY - Anaerobic microbial degradation of phthalic acid esters comprises adding to a bioreactor at least one bacterial strain, which as a pure isolate is capable of anaerobic degradation of phthalic acid esters.    USE - The bacterial strain is useful for anaerobic degradation of phthalic acid esters (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for isolating bacterial strains, which strains in pure form each are capable of anaerobic degradation of phthalic acid esters;    (2) an isolated bacterial strain capable of anaerobic phthalic acid ester degradation and obtainable by the method of (1), where the isolated bacterial strain is capable of anaerobic degradation of at least 40-60% of PAE present in the culture medium at concentration up to 500 mg/l, when the degradation is performed by the pure isolate of the bacterial strain either alone or in a defined culture of isolated strains, where the isolated bacterial strain capable of anaerobic degradation of phthalic acid esters is selected from DSMZ deposit numbers DSM 17351, DSM 17352, DSM 17353, or DSM 17354;    (3) a composition comprising at least one isolated strain; and    (4) use of a bacterial strain for the anaerobic degradation of phthalic acid esters.
NOVELTY - Separating and cleaning up polyhalogenated biphenyls (PHBs) from oil-containing sample, comprises bringing a sample containing PHBs into contact with a fibrous activated carbon; washing the fibrous activated carbon with n-hexane, cyclohexane and/or cyclopentane; and eluting PHBs from the fibrous activated carbon.    USE - For separating and cleaning up PHBs, especially polychlorinated biphenyls, from oil-containing samples, e.g. insulating oils from electrical appliances, before disposal.    ADVANTAGE - The method is readily and reliably conducted. The fibrous activated carbon can adsorb and retain PHB isomers having low planarity while maintaining selective adsorption characteristics of activated carbon even under such conditions that cause elution in the case of particulate or powdery activated carbon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a cartridge for separating and cleaning up PHBs, comprising a cartridge which is packed with a fibrous activated carbon.
NOVELTY - The method involves leading an exhaust gas flow through channels (16) in a ceramic honeycomb (1) which are open to both sides and run in the longitudinal direction of the ceramic honeycomb. A voltage is applied to the honeycomb to generate an electric field in the channels of the honeycomb by means of electrodes (9) running parallel to the channels. The wall material of the ceramic honeycomb has an electron affinity of below 2 electron volts such that the plasma formed is made up of Richardson electrons, secondary electrons and photoelectrons.    USE - For operation of filter arrangement for decomposition of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas flow    ADVANTAGE - Prevents destruction of ceramic body by avoiding pre sparks. Optimized energy consumption and nitrogen oxide removal    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of the invention.    Ceramic honeycomb (1)    Electrodes (9)    Channels (16)