B01D5/009

Continuous biomass extraction system and process

A method for producing valuable organic liquid from a biomass wherein a gas is heated to a predetermined temperature to produce a heated gas. The heated gas is mixed with a biomass to produce an enriched organic vapor and a biomass waste product. The biomass waste product is separated from the enriched organic vapor. The enriched organic vapor is cooled to produce a liquid organic oil and the liquid organic oil is collected. A system for producing the liquid organic oil wherein the system includes a heat source for heating a gas to produce a heated gas and a first separation unit to separate an enriched organic vapor and a biomass waste product. The enriched organic vapor and the biomass waste product are generated from mixing the heated gas and a biomass. The system also includes a wet scrubber for cooling the enriched organic vapor to remove certain compounds from the enriched organic vapor to generate an enriched organic smoke. The organic smoke can be transformed to the liquid organic oil in an electrostatic precipitator.

Atmospheric water generation having multi-stage pathogens neutralizing elements
10987610 · 2021-04-27 ·

Systems for atmospheric water generation are disclosed. An illustrative system may comprise a first housing, an air intake filter disposed within the housing and coated with titanium dioxide to neutralize airborne pathogens, a water collector disposed below the cooling element, and a water storage tank coupled to the water collector. The system filters the water with a pathogen neutralizing module configured to receive approximately 12 pounds per square inch (psi) of pressure, wherein 12 psi pressure is configured to removed pathogens from the collected water in closed loop and pressured second subsystem.

PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR UPGRADING LIGHT HYDROCARBONS
20210115340 · 2021-04-22 ·

The present disclosure provides processes for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock to a hydrocarbon product stream. A process may include introducing the hydrocarbon feedstock to a reactor including a catalyst to form a reactor effluent having a temperature of from about 700 F. to about 1300 F. The catalyst may include a crystalline microporous material. The process may also include cooling the reactor effluent to a temperature of from about 350 F. to about 550 F. to form a condensate and a vapor stream. The condensate and vapor stream may be separated in a first separation system. Additionally, the vapor stream may be introduced to a second separation system to form a hydrocarbon product stream and a light hydrocarbon stream. The present disclosure also relates to apparatuses including a reactor, a vapor-liquid separator, a heat exchanger, and a separation system.

Distillation tube and fraction collector with concave interior wall
10967292 · 2021-04-06 ·

A distillation apparatus has a fraction collector with an internal region surrounded by a concave wall with portals. An inner wall of a lower vertical tube extends downward from the concave wall. An outer wall of the lower vertical tube surrounds a portion of a vertical extent of the inner wall and extends downward from a portion of the fraction collector exterior to the concave wall. A cooling channel extends from above into a portion of the fraction collector interior to the concave wall. An outer shell substantially covers the fraction collector, a portion of a vertical extent of the inner and outer walls of the vertical tube, and a portion of a vertical extent of the cooling channel, excepting for a lower portal from which a portion of a vertical extent of the inner and outer walls of the vertical tube extend, an upper portal from which a portion of a vertical extent of the cooling channel extends, and a side portal.

GREENHOUSE GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS
20230405509 · 2023-12-21 ·

The present invention relates to a greenhouse gas treatment apparatus and, more specifically, to a greenhouse gas treatment apparatus, which condenses, in stages, through heat exchange, greenhouse gases such as water vapor, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, which are present in the atmosphere, so as to collect each gas and store same in a tank, and thus provide same for a usable means. The present invention comprises: a primary cooling chamber filled with low-temperature air by means of a first cold air supply pipe; a secondary cooling chamber, which is formed to have a space independent of the primary cooling chamber, is filled with the low-temperature air through a second cold air supply pipe, and is maintained to have a temperature lower than that of the primary cooling chamber; and a condensation pipe in which the suctioned air is heat-exchanged, and then discharged, while sequentially passing through the primary cooling chamber and the secondary cooling chamber, and thus the water vapor included in the air is firstly condensed and collected when the suctioned air is passing through the condensation pipe in the primary cooling chamber, and the remaining carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are condensed and collected when the suctioned air is passing through the secondary cooling chamber.

Atmospheric water generator system and method
10953343 · 2021-03-23 · ·

Atmospheric water generators, systems and methods are presented involve user authentication, recording and tracking of water volumes dispensed by respective users over periods of various lengths, controlling component noise level and timing, and cleaning, heating and cooling the collected water more efficiently. The generators may be placed in network communication with other such generators to exchange water availability information therewith, or may communicate with a central server element by way of LAN, Internet, cell tower, peer-to-peer mesh or satellite. Information is conveyed to the user regarding the amount of water they consume from the water generators, and their resulting positive impact on the environment. Water dispensing data may be shared on the users' social media accounts, or used as inputs for competitions or games in order to further engage the user. User authentication may be accomplished by way of biometrics or an RFID/NFC tag embedded in the user's water vessel.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUID WATER EXTRACTED FROM AIR

This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing production and distribution of liquid water extracted from air. In certain embodiments, a system is provided that includes a plurality of local water generation units (110) including a first local water generation unit and a second local water generation unit. The first and second water generation units each include a controller that is configured to control a production rate of liquid water extracted from the air, a local water collection unit, and a local transceiver. A principal water supply unit (120) is in fluid communication with at least one of the local water collection units. The principal water supply unit is configured to store at least part of the liquid water extracted from the air and to maintain a principal water level at a reservoir of the principal water supply unit based on one or more operational parameters for water distribution.

Heat treatment furnace device and method for producing carbon fiber bundle

A heat treatment furnace device for heat-treating precursor fiber bundles of carbon fibers, having: a heat treatment chamber, in which continuously supplied precursor fiber bundles are treated with hot air, a hot air circulation path, through which hot air from the heat treatment chamber returns to the heat treatment chamber, and a condensation/separation device, into which the hot air flowing through the hot air circulation path is introduced and separated into a condensate and a gas; wherein the condensation/separation device has: a condensation treatment chamber and a condensation unit, which is provided in the condensation treatment chamber and has condensation surfaces on which the condensate is formed and allowed to drip down.

System and method for drying lignite
10941984 · 2021-03-09 ·

The system for drying lignite according to the present disclosure includes a mill configured to crush the lignite; a dryer configured to receive crushed lignite from the mill, to dry the lignite by heat-exchange with steam and to discharge dried lignite; a condensing-precipitating evaporator in fluid communication with the dryer so as to receive vapor which is evaporated when the lignite is dried, and which is discharged from the dryer. The evaporator is configured to condense the vapor discharged from the dryer by heat-exchange with water. The coal dust contained in the vapor is precipitated into a condensed aqueous solution when the vapor is being condensed, and the condensed aqueous solution is discharged. The system includes a Mechanical Vapor Re-Compression (MVR) configured to receive steam generated from the condensing-precipitating evaporator, to compress the steam into superheated steam, and to supply the compressed superheated steam to the dryer.

Methods of distillation
10913010 · 2021-02-09 · ·

In an improved method of distilling fluids, some or all of the fluid is recovered as distillate and the fluid is situated in the shell side of a first shell and tube heat exchanger. The fluid to be recovered as distillate is successively boiled, demisted, compressed and then introduced into upper ends of the tubes. A second shell and tube heat exchanger is located below the first heat exchanger, and distillate from upper ends of the tubes in the second heat exchanger are arranged to receive distillate liquid and/or vapor from the lower ends of tubes of the first heat exchanger. The fluid is located in the shell of the second heat exchanger and that fluid is heated but is not boiled. A mechanism is provided to supply at least some of the heated fluid to the shell of the first heat exchanger.