The invention relates to methods of separating or isolating a component from a plant using freeze separation. The invention includes products produced by said methods.

A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a filter key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, a filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.

A method and a system for purification of oil, said method comprising the steps of: —providing separation aid and oil to be purified to at least one sedimentation tank; —waiting for allowing a sludge phase to sediment to a bottom part of the sedimentation tank, said sludge phase comprising the separation aid together with impurities from the oil; —removing an oil phase not comprising said sludge phase from the at least one sedimentation tank; and —filtering said oil phase through a depth filter for removing any possible remaining separation aid and impurities.

Systems and methods for sulfur-compound removal from hydrocarbon liquids may include at least one tank defining a chamber with top and bottom ends, a gas inlet into the chamber, a gas outlet from the chamber, a fluid inlet into the chamber, and a fluid outlet from the chamber. A fluid circulation assembly creates a hydrocarbon liquid flow on a liquid path, and a gas circulation assembly circulates a gas flow along a gas path. The gas inlet and outlet and the fluid inlet and outlet of the tank may be arranged to create a crossflow and counterflow of the liquid and gas flows in the chamber of the tank such that sulfur-containing compounds are transferred from the liquid to the gas flow. A gas processor assembly may remove sulfur-containing compounds from the gas flow before recirculating the gas flow. The gas flow may be predominantly nitrogen (N2) gas.

An embodiment of the disclosed technology provides a microfluidic cooling device including a microfluidic pathway and a thermoelectric cooling element. The microfluidic pathway can include an inlet to receive a sample at a first temperature and an outlet to output a first phase and second phase of the sample at a second temperature. The sample can include a first liquid, a second liquid, and a plurality of soluble particles. The first phase can include the first liquid and a portion of the soluble particles that is more soluble in the first liquid than second liquid. The second phase can include the second liquid and a portion of the soluble particles that more soluble in the second liquid than first liquid. The thermoelectric cooling element can be in thermal communication with the microfluidic pathway and can transition the sample from the first temperature to the second temperature.

An embodiment of the disclosed technology provides a microfluidic cooling device including a microfluidic pathway and a thermoelectric cooling element. The microfluidic pathway can include an inlet to receive a sample at a first temperature and an outlet to output a first phase and second phase of the sample at a second temperature. The sample can include a first liquid, a second liquid, and a plurality of soluble particles. The first phase can include the first liquid and a portion of the soluble particles that is more soluble in the first liquid than second liquid. The second phase can include the second liquid and a portion of the soluble particles that more soluble in the second liquid than first liquid. The thermoelectric cooling element can be in thermal communication with the microfluidic pathway and can transition the sample from the first temperature to the second temperature.

A reverse osmosis filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with the raw water ingress, permeate egress, and reject water egress. The reverse osmosis filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.

The invention relates to a separator for separating a lower density liquid, in particular an oil, from a fluid stream containing a mixture of a gas, the lower density liquid and a higher density liquid, in particular water, the separator having a supply, through which the fluid stream can flow under overpressure, and a decompression chamber having a decompression opening, which can be connected via the decompression opening to an environment in which a pressure level lower than the overpressure of the fluid stream prevails, and a coalescence filter arranged in the decompression chamber and an interior space surrounded by a coalescence filter medium, the supply opening into the interior, and a separation chamber, which is arranged below the decompression chamber and having an upper outlet for lower density liquid and a lower outlet for a residual product, and having a dip tube having a first opening in the lower region of the decompression chamber and a second opening in the separation chamber.

The present disclosure provides a method for decomposing a phenolic by-product, the method including: a step S10 of feeding a phenolic by-product stream to a decomposition apparatus and thermally cracking the phenolic by-product stream; a step S20 of recovering an active ingredient from a top discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus and discharging a substance having a high boiling point through a bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus; a step S30 of passing a part of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus through a reboiler and then feeding the part of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus to the decomposition apparatus and discharging a residual stream of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus; and a step S40 of feeding a side discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus to the reboiler.

A device for gas-liquid separation, intended to equip three-phase fluidized bed reactors such as those used in the H-oil process. The device has a succession of two bends situated in different planes, which device accomplishes excellent separation of the gas and of the liquid.