An eco-friendly aqueous acrylic emulsion OPP tape and a method for manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a method for manufacturing an OPP tape using an aqueous acrylic emulsion adhesive that adopts an optimized drying process to significantly enhance the production efficiency, and an OPP tape using an aqueous acrylic emulsion adhesive that is produced by the manufacturing method and has non-toxicity, durability secured by stability, and excellent adhesiveness and retention.

The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a process chamber that provides a treatment space, in which a substrate is treated, in an interior thereof, a fluid supply unit that supplies a fluid into the process chamber, and an exhaust units including an exhaust line, through which the fluid in the process chamber is exhausted, the fluid supply unit includes a supply tank, in which the fluid is stored, a supply line connecting the supply tank and the process chamber, a branch line branched from the supply line at a first point of the supply line, and a controller that controls the fluid supply unit, and the controller controls the fluid supply unit such that the fluid is drained from the supply line through the branch line shortly before the fluid is supplied into the process chamber.

The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a process chamber that provides a treatment space, in which a substrate is treated, in an interior thereof, a fluid supply unit that supplies a fluid into the process chamber, and an exhaust units including an exhaust line, through which the fluid in the process chamber is exhausted, the fluid supply unit includes a supply tank, in which the fluid is stored, a supply line connecting the supply tank and the process chamber, a branch line branched from the supply line at a first point of the supply line, and a controller that controls the fluid supply unit, and the controller controls the fluid supply unit such that the fluid is drained from the supply line through the branch line shortly before the fluid is supplied into the process chamber.

A method of sterilizing and storing laboratory consumables comprises slidably receiving a carrier holding a plurality of laboratory consumables into each of one or more of a plurality of storage compartments within an interior chamber defined in a housing, exposing the plurality of laboratory consumables to ultraviolet (UV) light from a UV lamp positioned above each respective storage compartment and from a UV lamp positioned below each respective storage compartment, determining from which of the plurality of storage compartments a carrier should be removed based on for which carrier a longest period of time has elapsed since going through a predefined sterilization procedure, and indicating to a user into which of the plurality of storage compartments a carrier should be placed or indicating to a user from which of the plurality of storage compartments a carrier should be removed.

A method of sterilizing and storing laboratory consumables comprises slidably receiving a carrier holding a plurality of laboratory consumables into each of one or more of a plurality of storage compartments within an interior chamber defined in a housing, exposing the plurality of laboratory consumables to ultraviolet (UV) light from a UV lamp positioned above each respective storage compartment and from a UV lamp positioned below each respective storage compartment, determining from which of the plurality of storage compartments a carrier should be removed based on for which carrier a longest period of time has elapsed since going through a predefined sterilization procedure, and indicating to a user into which of the plurality of storage compartments a carrier should be placed or indicating to a user from which of the plurality of storage compartments a carrier should be removed.

A hydrocarbon recovery system is integrated with a fluff transfer system. The hydrocarbon recovery system is configured for contacting a wet polymer fluff with a purge gas to provide a purged polymer fluff and an overhead stream, and separating a solids stream, a recovered hydrocarbon stream, and a recovered purge gas from the overhead stream. The polymer fluff transfer system is configured to receive the purged polymer fluff from the hydrocarbon recovery system and transport the purged polymer fluff in the fluff transfer system via circulation of a fluff transfer gas. The hydrocarbon recovery system and the fluff transfer system are integrated by utilizing fluff transfer gas from the fluff transfer system as the purge gas in the hydrocarbon recovery system and/or by utilizing at least a portion of the recovered purge gas from the hydrocarbon recovery system in the fluff transfer system as the fluff transfer gas.

A hydrocarbon recovery system is integrated with a fluff transfer system. The hydrocarbon recovery system is configured for contacting a wet polymer fluff with a purge gas to provide a purged polymer fluff and an overhead stream, and separating a solids stream, a recovered hydrocarbon stream, and a recovered purge gas from the overhead stream. The polymer fluff transfer system is configured to receive the purged polymer fluff from the hydrocarbon recovery system and transport the purged polymer fluff in the fluff transfer system via circulation of a fluff transfer gas. The hydrocarbon recovery system and the fluff transfer system are integrated by utilizing fluff transfer gas from the fluff transfer system as the purge gas in the hydrocarbon recovery system and/or by utilizing at least a portion of the recovered purge gas from the hydrocarbon recovery system in the fluff transfer system as the fluff transfer gas.

Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises: placing a portable electronic device into a drying chamber; providing a first air channel, wherein the first air channel connects the drying chamber, a pressure-generating device, and a moisture-reducing device; generating a first air flow through the first air channel using the pressure-generating device; removing a first moisture from an interior of the portable electronic device to an exterior of the portable electronic device; detecting moisture removed from the portable electronic device; pausing the generating the first air flow through the first air channel based on the amount of moisture; providing a second air channel, wherein the second air channel connects the moisture-reducing device, the pressure-generating device, a valve, and an evacuation channel; generating a second air flow through the second air channel using the pressure-generating device; and removing a second moisture from the moisture-reducing device.

Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises: placing a portable electronic device into a drying chamber; providing a first air channel, wherein the first air channel connects the drying chamber, a pressure-generating device, and a moisture-reducing device; generating a first air flow through the first air channel using the pressure-generating device; removing a first moisture from an interior of the portable electronic device to an exterior of the portable electronic device; detecting moisture removed from the portable electronic device; pausing the generating the first air flow through the first air channel based on the amount of moisture; providing a second air channel, wherein the second air channel connects the moisture-reducing device, the pressure-generating device, a valve, and an evacuation channel; generating a second air flow through the second air channel using the pressure-generating device; and removing a second moisture from the moisture-reducing device.

Disclosed herein is a novel medical implement drying apparatus and a method for holding and drying certain medical implements during a reprocessing sequence. This is accomplished by forcing air through the apparatus. The apparatus and method disclosed herein is useful for many medical implements having a hollow casing. The medical implement drying apparatus is particularly well suited for use with a drying cabinet containing one or more of the medical implements during the drying process which will facilitate drying of the exterior of each medical implement, while the disclosed apparatus removes water and water vapor from the interior of each medical implement. Specialized holders, racks, and drying gas pumping systems are also disclosed.