An adsorbent that includes a particle of a layered material that contains one or a plurality of layers; and contains Li. The one or plural layers includes a layer body represented by: M.sub.mX.sub.n where, M represents at least one Group-3, -4, -5, -6, or -7 metal, X represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or a combination thereof, n is 1 to 4, and m is larger than n, and equal to or less than 5; and a modified/terminal part T resides on a surface of the layer body, T represents at least one selected from the group consisting of hydroxy group, fluorine atom, chlorine atom, oxygen atom, and hydrogen atom, the modified/terminal part T residing on a surface of the layer body, the particle has an average thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm, and the adsorbent has a Li content of 0.0001% by mass to 0.0020% by mass.

The disclosure provides methods of preparing small pore zeolites, the method including using a first organic structure-directing agent and a second organic structure-directing agent to crystallize the zeolites, wherein the first organic structure-directing agent is bis-quaternary ammonium cations, and the second organic structure-directing agent is mono-quaternary ammonium cations. Further disclosed are small pore zeolites having a controlled framework aluminum distribution, and selective catalytic reduction catalyst compositions, articles, and systems including such zeolites promoted with a metal.

A compressor assembly for a portable oxygen concentrator includes a first compressor chamber having a first connector, a second compressor chamber having a second connector, and a tube having a first end having a first connection interface configured to connect to the first connector and a second end having a second connection interface configured to connect to the second connector. The first connection interface is shaped to maintain the connection between the first connector and the first connection interface in a fixed orientation and the second connection interface is shaped to maintain the connection between the second connector and the second connection interface in a fixed orientation. One or more of the first connector, the second connector, and the tube are compliant.

The present disclosure relates to oxidation catalyst compositions for use in a close-coupled diesel oxidation catalyst (ccDOC) application, in which the ccDOC can function as a heat generator under high space velocity conditions. The oxidation catalyst compositions include a high surface area support material doped with at least one metal oxide, and a platinum group metal (PGM) supported on the doped high surface area support material.

An exhaust gas purification catalyst device having a base material, an upstream-side lower coat layer, an upstream-side upper coat layer, a downstream-side lower coat layer, and a downstream-side upper coat layer, the exhaust gas purification catalyst device satisfying conditions (i) and (ii). (i) The concentration of Pt and/or Pd in the upstream-side upper coat layer and the downstream-side lower coat layer is greater than the concentration of Pt and/or Pd in the upstream-side lower coat layer, and is greater than the concentration of Pt and/or Pd in the downstream-side upper coat layer. (ii) The concentration of Rh in the upstream-side lower coat layer and the downstream-side upper coat layer is greater than the concentration of Rh in the upstream-side upper coat layer, and is greater than the concentration of Rh in the downstream-side lower coat layer.

A method for making a titania-polymer nanocomposite by simultaneously forming TiO.sub.2 nanoparticles in situ from a TiO.sub.2 precursor in the presence of urea and interfacially polymerizing polyamide precursors thereby producing a titania-polymer nanocomposite. A titania-polymer nanocomposite made by this method. A method for removing a dye or metal from water comprising contacting contaminated water with the titania-polymer nanocomposite.

A system for removing dust from exhaust gas, comprising a dust removing system inlet, a dust removing system outlet, and an electric field apparatus (1021). The electric field apparatus (1021) comprises an electric field apparatus inlet, an electric field apparatus outlet, a dust-removing electric field cathode (10212) and a dust-removing electric field anode (10211). The dust-removing electric field cathode (10212) and the dust-removing electric field anode (10211) are used to generate an ionizing electric field for dust removal. When a certain amount of dust has accumulated on the electric field apparatus, the electric field apparatus performs a black carbon removal process, thereby avoiding a reduced electrode gap resulting from an increased thickness of black carbon.

An apparatus for capturing CO.sub.2 from flue gas includes (a) an absorber, (b) a stripper, (c) a heat exchanger, (d) an amine absorbent circulating through the absorber, the stripper and the heat exchanger, (e) a water washing unit downstream from the flue gas outlet of the absorber, and (f) an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell is connected to the water washing unit and is adapted to adsorb and decompose nitrosamine compounds present in liquid separated by the water washing unit.

The present disclosure provides a method for producing a metal organic framework nanosheet, including forming a metal organic framework in a sheet form between two monolayers constituting a single bilayer membrane in a case where the bilayer membranes form a hyper-swollen lamellar phase in a solvent. The present disclosure relates to a metal organic framework nanosheet including a metal organic framework disposed, in a sheet form, between two monolayers constituting a single bilayer membrane, wherein a plurality of the bilayer membranes forms a hyper-swollen lamellar phase in a solvent.

An engine exhaust gas treatment system, comprising an exhaust gas dust removal system and an exhaust gas ozone purification system. The exhaust gas dust removal system comprises an exhaust gas dust removal system inlet, an exhaust gas dust removal system outlet, and an exhaust gas electric field apparatus (1021). The exhaust gas electric field apparatus (1021) comprises an exhaust gas electric field apparatus inlet, an exhaust gas electric field apparatus outlet, an exhaust gas dust removal electric field cathode (10212), and an exhaust gas dust removal electric field anode (10211). The exhaust gas dust removal electric field cathode (10212) and the exhaust gas dust removal electric field anode (10211) are configured to produce an exhaust gas ionized dust removal electric field. The engine exhaust gas treatment system is able to effectively remove particles in engine exhaust gas, and the purification treatment effect for engine exhaust gas is good.