The present invention relates to treatment systems for polluted and sea water by recrystallization and may be used in everyday life, the food industry, in the catering business and healthcare.

The system comprises at least two heat-exchange devices that contain chambers for water freezing and ice melting, cooling and heating components, a water circulation loop, a refrigerant circulation loop connected with cooling and heating components able to alternate water freezing and ice melting in the chambers of heat-exchange devices and to transfer the heat generated in the water freezing chamber into the ice melting chamber, a control and monitoring tool. Heat-exchange devices are arranged as a cascade one under another and comprise outer and inner housings as well as a cylindrical baffle, which are coaxial relatively to each other and form an annular cavity between their walls; an air supply manifold, cooling and heating components, a heating component fastened at the top of the inner housing and at least one drain nozzle. The outer housing is cylindrical or truncated cone-shaped with a cone angle directed upwards. The outer housing has an additional inner wall, the shape and height of which meet the outer housing while cooling and heating components are located between the said walls. The baffle and the housing internal wall may be connected to an electrical current source.

The combination of sufficiently large performance and high quality of water treatment in the system allows it to use for treating initial water with a wide range of with organic and inorganic contaminants.

A controlled decarboxylation of cannabinoids results in a high yield of decarboxylated forms of cannabinoids and also preserves the integrity of volatile components such as terpenoids and as well as fats and lipids that are present in the cannabis extract. The inventive apparatus allows the different components in the cannabis plant extract to be kept in the same reaction mixture during the decarboxylation process, while allowing the decarboxylation process to proceed without breakdown of the more volatile components of the mixture by use of a very low temperature condenser. The invention also relates to a method for controlled decarboxylation of cannabinoids using the novel apparatus.

A method for removing sulfur-containing compounds from methanol, said method comprising the step of subjecting methanol comprising sulfur-containing compounds to centrifugal countercurrent chromatography (CCCC) to remove sulfur-containing compounds, and the use of centrifugal countercurrent chromatography (CCCC) for removing sulfur-containing compounds from methanol.

A method for removing sulfur-containing compounds from methanol, said method comprising the step of subjecting methanol comprising sulfur-containing compounds to centrifugal countercurrent chromatography (CCCC) to remove sulfur-containing compounds, and the use of centrifugal countercurrent chromatography (CCCC) for removing sulfur-containing compounds from methanol.

A method of batch distilling including providing a first substrate that upon distillation releases vapour having deleterious sulfur compounds, providing an inert still, adding the first substrate to the still, installing at least one first reactive article in the still and subsequently performing a first distillation run on the first substrate, such that the installed at least one first reactive article has a first exposed area that is exposed to the distillate, and collecting a first desired fraction from the first run. The distillation during the collection of the first desired fraction is performed at a rate of less than 5 L/(hr*m2) of collected first fraction per first exposed area. Compatible still and kit are also provided.

A method of batch distilling including providing a first substrate that upon distillation releases vapour having deleterious sulfur compounds, providing an inert still, adding the first substrate to the still, installing at least one first reactive article in the still and subsequently performing a first distillation run on the first substrate, such that the installed at least one first reactive article has a first exposed area that is exposed to the distillate, and collecting a first desired fraction from the first run. The distillation during the collection of the first desired fraction is performed at a rate of less than 5 L/(hr*m2) of collected first fraction per first exposed area. Compatible still and kit are also provided.

Provided herein are integrated distillation apparatuses configured as stand-alone fully integrated systems having a reduced footprint. Integrated distillation apparatuses can have a rotary evaporator, a condenser, and an integrated refrigeration system or chiller, as well as an integrated water bath and vacuum pump, all of which can be integrated into a central frame and/or housing assembly. Integrated distillation apparatuses can be configured such that the rotary evaporator is movably attached to a frame structure and configured to be vertically translatable in position, whereas the condenser can be affixed to the structure by an arm extending from the structure and adjacent to the rotary evaporator, and wherein the refrigeration system can be in fluid communication with the condenser.

Provided herein are integrated distillation apparatuses configured as stand-alone fully integrated systems having a reduced footprint. Integrated distillation apparatuses can have a rotary evaporator, a condenser, and an integrated refrigeration system or chiller, as well as an integrated water bath and vacuum pump, all of which can be integrated into a central frame and/or housing assembly. Integrated distillation apparatuses can be configured such that the rotary evaporator is movably attached to a frame structure and configured to be vertically translatable in position, whereas the condenser can be affixed to the structure by an arm extending from the structure and adjacent to the rotary evaporator, and wherein the refrigeration system can be in fluid communication with the condenser.

A system and method for producing Germanium-68 (Ge-68) isotopes is provided. The method includes irradiating a plated or encapsulated target containing Gallium, dissolving the irradiated target with an acid, and purifying the dissolved target by distillation to produce purified Ge-68. A dissolution cell assembly is provided for use in the dissolution step of the method.

An empirical data management system (EDMS) includes an application server, an environmental sensor unit, a process instrument, a data storage system, and a correlation module. If a correlation exists between two or more of process data, environmental data, and specified environmental operating ranges of the process instrument, a user is prompted with a specific message such as a recommendation, warning and/or query.