A method of making a cobalt compound for feed supplements includes the steps of dissolving cobalt acetate tetrahydrate in water to form a mixture, adding an acid to the mixture, sonicating the mixture for a selected time, removing acetic acid from the mixture, and separating crystals of the cobalt compound from the mixture.

A method of making a cobalt compound for feed supplements includes the steps of dissolving cobalt acetate tetrahydrate in water to form a mixture, adding an acid to the mixture, sonicating the mixture for a selected time, removing acetic acid from the mixture, and separating crystals of the cobalt compound from the mixture.

A vapor compression distillation assembly for distilling influent liquid, the vapor compression distillation assembly comprising a housing defining an interior and having an inlet for influent liquid, an evaporator and a condenser provided within the housing interior, an outlet for distillate, and at least one compressor fluidly coupled with the housing interior.

An improved thin film evaporator for evaporating a liquid solution. A housing contains a solution inlet for the solution to enter, a concentrate outlet for a concentrate to exit, and a residue outlet for a residue to exit the evaporator. An evaporation surface evaporates at least part of the solution to form a vapor when heated, and a condensation surface condenses the vapor when cooled. A wiper carrier holds wiper blades with a blade edge that is rotated by a rotator shaft, so the blade edges move across the evaporation surface. A mesh baffle is also part of the wiper carrier and is held between the evaporation and condensation surfaces as the wiper blades move therebetween, to assemble liquid droplets produced in the vapor and centrifuge them back towards the evaporation surface.

Certain embodiments may provide a method for controlling a desalination system. The method may include performing a desalination procedure with salt-water in a desalination compartment of the desalination system. The method may also include extracting brine and freshwater from the desalination procedure. The method may further include directing the brine to a brine treatment compartment of the desalination system, and the freshwater to a firewater container. In addition, the method may include performing a brine treatment procedure in the brine treatment compartment. Further, the method may include collecting concentrated brine from the brine treatment compartment.

Certain embodiments may provide a method for controlling a desalination system. The method may include performing a desalination procedure with salt-water in a desalination compartment of the desalination system. The method may also include extracting brine and freshwater from the desalination procedure. The method may further include directing the brine to a brine treatment compartment of the desalination system, and the freshwater to a firewater container. In addition, the method may include performing a brine treatment procedure in the brine treatment compartment. Further, the method may include collecting concentrated brine from the brine treatment compartment.

A system for processing essential oils includes a mixing tank, three winterization vessels, three respective filtering vessels, a fine filtering vessel, a holding tank, an evaporator, an essential oil reservoir, a solvent reservoir, and a solvent filtering vessel. The evaporator can include a heat exchanger configured to heat a plate down which a mixture including the oils flows, to evaporate other components of the mixture. Fluids can be advanced through the system using a pressurized inert gas.

A system for processing essential oils includes a mixing tank, three winterization vessels, three respective filtering vessels, a fine filtering vessel, a holding tank, an evaporator, an essential oil reservoir, a solvent reservoir, and a solvent filtering vessel. The evaporator can include a heat exchanger configured to heat a plate down which a mixture including the oils flows, to evaporate other components of the mixture. Fluids can be advanced through the system using a pressurized inert gas.

A thin-film treatment apparatus for treating viscous material includes a process housing oriented at an incline of at most 20° with a heatable and/or coolable housing casing, which surrounds a housing interior forming a material treatment space, an inlet nozzle arranged in an inlet zone of the process housing to introduce the material to be treated into the material treatment space, an outlet nozzle arranged in an outlet zone of the process housing to discharge the treated material from the material treatment space, and a drivable rotor shaft arranged in the material treatment space and extending coaxially for producing a material film on the inner surface of the housing casing and for conveying the material in the direction of an outlet zone.

The rotor shaft includes at least one lift element arranged on the rotor shaft body, for producing a lifting force in the direction of the rotating rotor shaft body.

The present disclosure is drawn to systems and methods of treating or utilizing water, including water for cooling applications, using evaporation panels, evaporation panel systems, and evaporation panel assemblies. For example, the system can include an evaporation panel fluidly coupable to a body of water. The system can also include a fluid directing assembly to recirculate water from the body of water to an upper portion of the evaporation panel, wherein as water cascades down the evaporation panel and evaporates, evaporative cooling occurs. The system can further include a fan directed at the evaporation panel to push airflow through a plurality of open spaces of the evaporation panel, thereby generating humidified cooled airflow therefrom.