The invention discloses a food container for preserving freshness of food, comprising a container body having a cavity adapted for containing food items; a lid detachably secured on the container body to close the cavity of the container; and one or more food preserving elements capable of absorbing food spoiling gas to preserve freshness of the food items. The one or more food preserving elements are disposed inside the cavity and/or into a material of the food container to preserve the food items for an extended period of time and remove odors.

The present disclosure is directed to a dryer system for drying compressed gas discharged from a compressor. The dryer system includes a refrigeration drying system operable for removing moisture from the compressed gas and a desiccant drying system with a desiccant wheel located in series downstream of the refrigeration drying system operable for removing additional moisture from the compressed gas.

A vehicle air purification system includes a first flow path which includes a first heating device (130-1), a first adsorption block (140-1), and a first flow path switching mechanism (150-1); and a second flow path that includes a second heating device (130-2), a second adsorption block (140-2), and a second flow path switching mechanism (150-2); and an air distribution mechanism (120) configured to distribute air flowing from the vehicle cabin to the first flow path and the second flow path; and a control device (20). The control device (20) controls components at a timing that can inhibit the flow of air from a flow path on the side where purification target substances to be purified are being desorbed into the vehicle cabin.

A portable oxygen concentrator designed for medical use where the sieve beds, adsorbers, are designed to be replaced by a patient. The concentrator is designed so that the beds are at least partially exposed to the outside of the system and can be easily released by a simple user-friendly mechanism. Replacement beds may be installed easily by patients, and all gas seals will function properly after installation.

A pressure swing adsorption apparatus for the removal of one or more components such as oxygen from a mixture of gases such as air is disclosed. The apparatus includes pairs of columns (14, 16) for receiving a stream of compressed air with one column operating in a working mode whilst the other said column operates in a purging mode. The columns contain carbon molecular sieve material (26) for adsorbing oxygen and a desiccant material formed into a plurality of tubes (28).

A desulfurizer material for desulfurizing fuel supplied to a fuel cell system, the desulfurizer material comprising one or more manganese oxide materials having an octahedral molecular sieve (OMS) structure, and the desulfurizer material being resistant to moisture and being capable of removing organic sulfur containing compounds and H.sub.2S. The desulfurizer material is used in a desulfurizer assembly which is used as part of a fuel cell system.

Perforated graphene sheets can be used in forming separation membranes. Separation membranes of the present disclosure, which can be used in gas separation processes in some embodiments, can include one or more polymer layers and one or more layers of perforated graphene. Methods for separating a gas mixture can include contacting a gas mixture with the separation membranes, and transiting one or more of the gases through the perforated graphene so as to affect separation.

An adsorptive separation apparatus comprises an upper air pipe, a lower air pipe, an adsorption pipe assembly located between the upper air pipe and the lower air pipe, an oil-water separation seat located at an end of the lower air pipe, and an oil-water separator arranged in the oil-water separation seat. An inner cavity is formed in the oil-water separation seat, and an air intake port is provided on the outer side surface of the oil-water separation seat. The inner cavity is in communication with the air intake port and the lower air pipe. The oil-water separator is located in the inner cavity. The oil-water separator comprises a separator housing and multiple layers of wire meshes filled inside the separator housing. Multiple through holes are formed on the separator housing.

Disclosed are processes, apparatuses, and systems for Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC). An example process involves using a stream of exhaust air flowing from an air cooled heat exchanger to drive a DACC unit. Another example process involves conveying waste heat recovered from an industrial source to the DACC unit. The waste heat may be used to remove captured CO2 from a capture device of the DACC unit and/or for regeneration of the capture device.

A cartridge mounting an air treatment material is a housing defining a housing in a perimeter. The air treatment material is received within the housing, and spaced from the inner wall of the housing by a plurality of resilient sheets. There is an inlet direction into the housing for air flowing across the air treatment material and an outlet opening on an opposed side of the housing. There are top and bottom surfaces and side surfaces forming a perimeter about the air treatment material. The resilient sheets extend substantially continuously across the side surfaces and the top and bottom surfaces at least at the inlet end to increase airflow across the air treatment material. An enclosed inhabited space is also disclosed and claimed.