An apparatus for capture of CO.sub.2 from the atmosphere comprising an anion exchange material formed in a matrix exposed to a flow of the air.

A vacuum pump with abatement function is used for evacuating a chamber of a manufacturing apparatus. The vacuum pump with abatement function includes a vacuum pump having a discharge port to which at least one abatement part for treating an exhaust gas discharged from the vacuum pump to make the exhaust gas harmless is attached. The abatement part is selected from a plurality of abatement parts having different treatment types of exhaust gas and/or different treatment amounts of exhaust gas and/or different treatment performances of exhaust gas.

Metal organic resins, composite materials composed of the metal organic resins, and anion exchange columns packed with the composite materials are provided. Also provided are methods of using the composite materials to remove metal anions from a sample, methods of using the metal organic resins as fluorescence sensors for detecting metal anions in a sample, and methods of making the metal organic resins and the composite materials. The metal organic resins are amine-functionalized metal organic frameworks and their associated counter anions. The composite materials are composed of metal organic resin particles coated with organic polymers, such as alginic acid polymers.

The present disclosure is directed to fluid filtering systems and methods for use during semiconductor processing. One or more embodiments are directed to fluid filtering systems and methods for filtering ions and particles from a fluid as the fluid is being provided to a semiconductor wafer processing tool, such as to a semiconductor wafer cleaning tool.

Disclosed is an improved process for recovering condensable components from a gas stream, in particular, hydrocarbons from a gas stream such as natural gas. The present process uses solid adsorbent media to remove said hydrocarbons wherein the adsorbent media is regenerated in a continuous fashion in a heated continuous counter-current regeneration system, wherein said heated regenerated adsorbent media is cooled prior to reuse.

Some embodiments of the invention include a filter for a waste tank, the filter including a housing with a pair of end fittings; an inner tube positioned within the housing, the inner tube having perforated walls; and a negatively charged resin positioned between the housing and the inner tube. The first end fitting may be configured to attach to the tank's vent line, and the second end fitting may be configured to attach to external venting tubes such that fumes from the waste tank are configured to flow from the waste tank, through the inner tube of the filter, and away from the waste tank.

A carbon dioxide absorbent of an embodiment includes a solid resin compound containing a structural unit expressed by the following formula (1). X in the formula (1) is a halogen element.

A gas block (10) for the removal of multiple contaminants from a gaseous stream from an electrolyser (1). The gas block (10) comprises at least one inlet (13), the at least one inlet being configured to receive a gaseous stream from an electrolyser, and at least two outlets (12, 14), wherein the first outlet (12) is configured for the removal of contaminant liquid from the gas block, and the second outlet (14) is configured for the release of the gaseous stream from the gas block. A first removal chamber (15) is situated along a flow path of the gaseous stream between the at least one inlet and the first outlet, the first removal chamber being for removal of liquid and/or vapour from the gaseous stream. A second removal chamber (16) is situated along a flow path of the gaseous stream between the first removal chamber and the second outlet, the second removal chamber being for removal of a further contaminant from the gaseous stream. The gas block is primarily for use in the purification of a hydrogen stream from an electrolyser.

The present invention is directed to methods for removing CO.sub.2 from air, which comprises exposing sorbent covered surfaces to the air. The invention also provides for an apparatus for exposing air to a CO.sub.2 sorbent. In another aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for separating carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) bound in a sorbent.

Disclosed is a method for running natural gas powered stationary combustion systems, such as an internal combustion engine, a furnace, a fired heater, a power plant, an incinerator, and the like. In one embodiment of the present method, ethane and heavier hydrocarbons or propane and heavier hydrocarbons (29) are removed (90) from a natural gas feedstream (3) to provide the methane-rich natural gas stream (5) used to fuel the stationary combustion system (100). One embodiment of this method provides for the use of a regenerable adsorbent media to remove the higher hydrocarbons which is regenerated by a microwave heating system. Said regeneration step may be operated as a batch process, a semi-continuous process, or a continuous process.