A system for purifying incoming fluid is modular and includes a heat exchanger module, an evaporator-condenser module and a compressor. The system components are arranged in a stacked configuration to facilitate gravitational flow of the purified fluid such that the purified fluid drains passively for collection. A system for preparation of ready-to-use treatment fluid includes the modular fluid purification system, a preparation station and a coupling device. The components are configured to be retained in a portable carrier that is manually operable for improved access to and mobility of the components. A coupling device can connect the flow channels of several components and can be used in preparing ready-to-use dialysate. A system prepares a receptacle and a ready-to-use treatment fluid in the receptacle.

A spray nozzle and a deaerator each include an external cylinder provided with a plurality of jetting outlets on an outer circumference portion thereof, an inner cylinder that is supported inside the external cylinder so as to be movable in an axial center direction and is provided with a plurality of first communication holes capable of communicating with the jetting outlets, and an open-close valve that includes a shaft coupled to the inner cylinder and a valve body provided at a distal end portion of the shaft and capable of opening and closing a distal opening of the external cylinder. The spray nozzle and the deaerator thus structured provide improved performance by preventing an increase in pressure loss occurring regardless of a jet flow amount.

A degasser includes a vessel having a series of chambers. Liquid containing a gas is directed through the vessel and the chambers therein. A stripping gas is injected into the vessel and moves through the vessel in a counter-current direction relative to the flow of liquid. More particularly, the stripping gas moves from one chamber to another chamber in an upstream direction (relative to the flow of the liquid) and is mixed with the liquid in each chamber, causing gas in the liquid to be displaced. Displaced gas is vented from the vessel at a location near where the liquid enters the vessel.

Systems and methods for converting BHEEU to DGA are provided. An exemplary system includes an amine unit; a reclaimer configured to receive a lean DGA stream including BHEEU and DGA exiting the amine unit and a reclaimer steam stream to convert at least a portion of the BHEEU to DGA; a sparge line connected a steam source and to the reclaimer configured to introduce sparge steam to restore accumulated DGA at the bottom of the reclaimer, and an output stream comprising DGA.

A deaerator includes a vessel having a chamber defined by an outer wall; and a tray module detachably connected to the vessel, the tray module having a plurality of deaerator trays which are connected to one another in a spaced relationship to form a stack which is suspended within the chamber.

An apparatus for recovering halogenated hydrocarbons has a desorption vessel which accommodates a sorbent which comprises the halogenated hydrocarbons, a steam generator which is configured to produce steam from water supplied to the steam generator and to introduce the steam which is produced into the desorption vessel in a manner such that the halogenated hydrocarbons are desorbed from the sorbent and absorbed by the steam, a cooling device which is configured to cool the steam supplemented with halogenated hydrocarbons in a manner such that a condensate is formed, and a collecting vessel which receives the condensate is provided.

A method and a system for producing synthesis gas, wherein process condensate is used to produce steam. To this end, steam is used to strip volatile impurities, in particular carbon dioxide, from the process condensate and then preferably convert the impurities together with flue gas and discharge them. Then a pH of at least 7.0 is preferably set by adding additives, the process condensate being evaporated and recycled as output steam for producing synthesis gas. In this way, it is possible to suppress the corrosive effect of the process condensate such that no, or less, corrosion-resistant stainless-steel must be used in the manufacture of the system components that come into contact with the process condensate. The steam used to strip the volatile impurities is preferably generated by heat from the synthesis gas and/or flue gas.

Apparatus (10) for removing gases in a liquid, and/or for removing foam and particles from a liquid and/or for the transport of liquid, the device (10) comprises conduits (16) for transporting the liquid from a first location to a second location, where the conduit (16) comprises a first upstream conduit portion (16a) for receiving of liquid, a substantially horizontal conduit portion (16b), a downstream conduit portion (16c) to discharge liquid out of the conduit (16), and a venting conduit portion (16d) to discharge gases, particles and a part of liquid out of the conduit (16) via conduit portion (16e) and means (17) arranged in the upstream conduit portion (16a) and/or horizontal conduit portion (16b) for supplying microbubbles to the conduit (16), and that in the conduit (16) means (19) are provided for establishing vacuum in parts of the conduit (16), characterized in that the device (10) in the conduit portion (16b) comprises two or more venting conduit portions (16d).

A steam stripping apparatus is provided that prevents adherence of crumbs to an inner wall of a crumbing tank, pipe blockages caused by reaggregated large particle size crumbs, clogging of a screen by small particle size crumbs, and slipping in an extruder, and which can operate over a long period of time. The crumbing tank includes a stir shaft and an impeller, and also has a baffle plate on an inner wall face. The impeller has a knife blade. The baffle plate has an approximately triangular cross-sectional shape having, on a cross section in a cylindrical lateral direction of the crumbing tank, a side face on each of an upstream side and a downstream side with respect to a flow direction of a fluid, and in which the upstream-side side face and the downstream-side side face meet to form an intersection point.

The invention is directed to a method for recovering a lipid or hydrocarbon from a fermentation mixture, comprising the steps ofproviding a fermentation mixture wherein the lipid or hydrocarbon is produced by microbial fermentation in a fermentation vessel, which mixture comprises an aqueous phase and a liquid product phase, wherein the liquid product phase comprises the lipid or hydrocarbon; andfeeding at least part of the aqueous phase and part of the liquid product phase to a second vessel, thereby forming a second mixture; andpromoting phase-separation of the aqueous and product phase by injecting a gas into the second mixture, thereby separating the product phase from the aqueous phase; andcollecting the product phase comprising the lipid or hydrocarbon.