The present invention relates to a method of preparing a catalyst article comprising steps: (a) preparing a washcoat composition by combining at least the following components: a support material comprising a mixed oxide, a mixture of oxides or a molecular sieve comprising (i) alumina and (ii) silica and/or zirconia; a metal oxide sol comprising at least one of titania, silica or zirconia; a liquid medium; (b) applying the washcoat composition to a substrate to form a washcoating; and (c) drying and/or calcining the washcoating; wherein the method further comprises a step of impregnating the support material with a platinum group metal component. The prepared catalyst article may be suitable for the treatment of emissions from an internal combustion engine or a gas turbine, for example, the treatment of carbon monoxide and/or formaldehyde emissions from a natural gas fueled internal combustion engine or gas turbine.

Heat exchanger of an air-conditioning system of a cabin of a transport vehicle, comprising: a primary circuit supplied by a first air flow, a secondary circuit supplied by a second air flow, a casing defining an air-circulation enclosure, a primary circuit inlet box allowing entry into said air-circulation enclosure, and a primary circuit outlet box allowing exit from the air-circulation enclosure, characterized in that said inlet box is mounted removably on said casing, and in that it houses a three-dimensional structure forming a catalytic and/or adsorbent support for treating the air of said primary circuit, and a means for distributing said first air flow into said heat-exchange matrix.

Disclosed is a skin care device using plasma. The skin care device may include a first plasma generating device; and a main body configured to supply power to the first plasma generating device and to control the first plasma generating device based on an input from a user.

A compact lightweight air filtration system is disclosed. The air filtration system includes a hydrophobic particulate/coalescing filter and a cleanable ozone converter housed in a housing with an inlet and an outlet. Air flowing from the inlet to the outlet passes through the particulate/coalescing filter element and then the cleanable ozone converter to remove particulates, aerosols, liquids, and ozone.

A system for chemical compounds collection, deposition and separation in a fluid stream includes: a stack of layers with a number of window openings, allowing the fluid stream to pass through, neighboring layers forming an angle 0<90, the angle and the distance between neighboring layers being variable and controlled, so as to control the velocity of the fluid stream; spreading apertures in between the layers, and adapted to spray liquid chemical solution inside the closed volume, so as to create a thin film on the surfaces of the layers and lateral walls of the closed volume; a system for generating droplets of chemical solution upstream of the stack, to be mixed in the fluid stream; particles of the chemical compounds being collected by impaction with the droplets, and by diffusion on the thin film, and counter flowing with the chemical solution.

A filter medium comprising a first conductive fibrous substrate, a second conductive fibrous substrate spaced apart from the first conductive substrate and a third insulation substrate fitted between the first and the second substrates for electrically separating the first conductive substrate from the second conductive substrate. The first conductive fibrous substrate comprises a first layer with first fibers having a first average diameter; a second layer with second fibers having a second average diameter; and a third layer with third fibers having a third average diameter. The second layer comprises activated carbon in an amount sufficient to render the first fibrous substrate conductive. The present medium can be used in electrified filters for cabin air filtration for passenger cars and other vehicles. It can also be used for HVAC filtration for indoor air, and in portable air purification units and even in vacuum cleaners.

A method is disclosed for removing ozone from a gas. According to this method, the gas is contacted with an adsorbent that includes a transition metal oxide or metal organic framework to form a treated gas. The treated gas is contacted with a noble metal catalyst to catalytically decompose ozone in the treated gas, thereby forming an ozone-depleted treated gas.

Provided is method for concentrating ozone gas the method including the steps of: allowing ozone gas to be adsorbed onto the adsorbent by introducing ozone gas-containing raw material mixed gas into an adsorption vessel (20) that houses an adsorbent for adsorbing ozone gas; reducing a pressure in a concentration vessel (30) in a state where the concentration vessel (30) does not communicate with the adsorption vessel (20), the concentration vessel (30) being configured to be connected to the adsorption vessel (20) so as to be interswitchable between a state where the concentration vessel (30) communicates with the adsorption vessel (20) and a state where the concentration vessel does not communicate with the adsorption vessel (20); and introducing concentrated mixed gas including ozone gas with a higher ozone gas concentration than the ozone gas concentration in the raw material mixed gas into the concentration vessel (30) by desorbing the ozone gas adsorbed onto the adsorbent using a pressure difference between the internal pressure of the concentration vessel (30) and an internal pressure of the adsorption vessel (20) in a state where the concentration vessel (30) having a reduced internal pressure communicates with the adsorption vessel (20) that houses the adsorbent onto which the ozone gas is adsorbed, and delivering the desorbed ozone gas into the concentration vessel (30). Also provided is an apparatus (1) for concentrating ozone gas for implementing the method.

Disclosed in certain implementations is a catalysis composition that includes a metal catalyst and a support material impregnated with the metal catalyst.

An ozone converter includes an outer housing having an inlet and an outlet, a first channel disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and a bypass channel disposed between the inlet and the outlet and separated from first channel. The converter also includes a core disposed within the first channel and a bypass control mechanism that includes one more blocking elements that causes inlet air to pass through the first channel or the bypass channel based on an altitude of the ozone converter. The control mechanism includes a piston that moves between at least a first position and a second position and a bellows that controls a flow a pressurized air to the piston.