A friction assembly for a brake system able to collect vapors resulting from the friction of a lining. The friction assembly for a disc brake system includes: —a lining made of friction material, including a friction face, an attachment face opposite the friction face, and a collection groove that is open on the friction face; —a sole plate, supporting the lining, including a hole; —a negative pressure source configured to create negative pressure in the collection groove and the hole. The friction assembly includes a gas filtration device, in pneumatic communication with the collection groove and the hole, able to collect gases resulting from friction of the lining and coming from the collection groove.

A carbonaceous feedstock gasification power generation facility, and a method for regulating a gas for drying gas this carbonaceous feedstock, are disclosed with which it is possible to expand the range of the types of carbonaceous feedstocks that can be used. High-temperature exhaust gas, low-temperature exhaust gas and extreme high-temperature exhaust gas are bled from the furnace respectively at a high-temperature bleed position, a low-temperature bleed position and an extreme high-temperature bleed position. When these exhaust gases are mixed, the flow volume of the extreme high-temperature exhaust gas supplied to at least one of the exhaust gases, that is, the high-temperature exhaust gas or the low-temperature exhaust gas, is adjusted such that the temperature of at least one of these exhaust gases, that is, the high-temperature exhaust gas or the low-temperature exhaust gas, reaches a prescribed temperature.

Disclosed is a system for integrally treating a composite waste gas including nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x and N.sub.2O), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). The system includes a first wet processor configured to wash and adsorb dust including gases, SO.sub.x, and ash dissolved in water, a decomposing reactor configured to receive waste gas processed in the first wet processor and process nitrogen oxides (NO.sub.x and N.sub.2O), fluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in the waste gas, and a second wet processor configured to receive the waste gas processed in the decomposing reactor and wash and adsorb the received waste gas. The system can efficiently treat a large amount of composite waste gas.

A catalyst for the conversion of NO.sub.X and N.sub.2O comprising iron chabazite and iron beta zeolite. A method of simultaneously reducing the NO.sub.X and N.sub.2O concentration in a process gas stream comprising contacting the process gas stream with a catalyst comprising iron chabazite and iron beta zeolite under conversion conditions.

A catalyst bed comprising a ceramic or metallic foam comprising one or more NO.sub.x reduction catalysts is described. A method for reducing the concentration of NO.sub.x in a dust containing gas stream comprising: a) passing a first gas stream containing NO.sub.x into a contacting zone; b) contacting the first gas stream with a ceramic or metallic foam catalyst bed having one or more flow paths through the catalyst bed wherein the ceramic or metallic foam comprises a NO.sub.x reduction catalyst to produce a second gas stream with a reduced NO.sub.x concentration; and c) passing the second gas stream out of the contacting zone wherein the first gas stream has a dust concentration of at least 5 mg/Nm.sup.3 and the pressure drop of the foam catalyst bed increases by 300% or less relative to the initial pressure drop of the foam catalyst bed due to dust accumulation, measured under the same conditions is also described.

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for catalytic decomposition of nitrous oxide in a gas stream derived from exhalation air from a patient. The apparatus (1) comprises an inlet arrangement (2) with a gas inlet (3) for the exhalation air, an outlet arrangement (11) with a gas outlet (12) for an outlet gas, and between these arrangements a through-flow decomposition chamber (9) containing a catalyst material. According to the invention the apparatus is provided with a nitrous oxide adsorption/desorption means (4) in the inlet arrangement (2) for level out variations in the concentration of nitrous oxide fed to the decomposition chamber (9).

A method of reducing NO.sub.x in tail gas obtained during startup of a plant for preparing nitric acid may involve heating the tail gas from a starting temperature T.sub.0, through a threshold temperature T.sub.G, to an operating temperature T.sub.B at which steady-state operation of the plant can occur (T.sub.0<T.sub.G<T.sub.B). NO.sub.x-containing tail gas may be passed through a storage medium and at least partially stored while the temperature of the tail gas is lower than the threshold temperature T.sub.G. The NO.sub.x may be released, preferably when the temperature of the tail gas has attained the threshold temperature T.sub.G. The NO.sub.x may be combined with a reducing agent in the presence of an SCR catalyst after the temperature of the tail gas has exceeded the threshold temperature T.sub.G, but not before, resulting in catalytic reduction of at least a portion of the NO.sub.x.

Polymeric sorbents for reactive gases are provided. More particularly, the polymeric sorbents are a reaction product of a divinylbenzene/maleic anhydride precursor polymeric material with a nitrogen-containing compound. The polymeric sorbent has nitrogen-containing groups that are covalently attached to the polymeric sorbent. The nitrogen-containing groups include a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, or a combination thereof. Additionally, methods of sorbing reactive gases on the polymeric sorbents and compositions resulting from the sorption of reactive gases on the polymeric sorbents are provided.

The removal of acid gases (e.g., non-carbon dioxide acid gases) using sorbents that include salts in molten form, and related systems and methods, are generally described.

Process for reducing the content of NOx and N2O from an input tail gas (10) of a nitric acid process, said input tail gas having a temperature lower than 400 C., the process comprising an abatement stage at least including a deN2O stage and deNOx stage and providing a conditioned tail gas (12) having a temperature greater than the input tail gas (10), wherein, prior to submission to said abatement stage, said input tail gas (10) is pre-heated to a temperature of at least 400 C. by indirect heat exchange with at least a portion of said conditioned gas (12).