Embodiments of systems including and methods employing one or more porous filters to produce consumable extractions by processing at least partially soluble material(s) via solvent(s), including beverages. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

A shower filter includes a water treatment gel composition containing 100 parts by weight of vitamin C or a vitamin C derivative, 100 parts by weight of salt, and 3 to 13 parts by weight of xanthan gum so that there are advantages of removing chlorine dissolved in service water and simultaneously providing natural minerals to skin to help skin care.

Functionalized material, methods of producing the functionalized material, and use thereof for separation processes such as for separating and extracting a dissolved organic foulant, charged contaminant or oily matter or any combination thereof from water (e.g., produced water), are provided. The method of making the functionalized material, can include: a) providing a mineral material; b) providing an alkyl chain and/or a perfluorinated species, the alkyl chain or perfluorinated species selected to dissolve organic foulants, charged contaminants or oily matter from water or any combination thereof; c) hydroxylating the material via a concentrated acid solution or a basic solution; and d) grafting the alkyl chain and/or the perfluorinated species onto the material via a silanation reaction.

A chromatography medium includes a porous matrix and nonporous globules bound on the inner and outer surfaces of the porous matrix. The average radius of the microglobules is not more than 30% of the average pore diameter of the porous matrix. The chromatography medium can be used in affinity chromatography. A method for preparing the chromatography medium may include providing a porous starting matrix, providing a polymerization solution, and initiating polymerization of the polymerization solution in the presence of the porous starting matrix to form insoluble nonporous microglobules that are bound to the inner and outer surfaces of the porous starting matrix.

A device, system, and method for small scale CO.sub.2 extraction is disclosed. The device includes a sorbent bed having a sorbent resin. The device also includes a blower in fluid communication with the sorbent bed through at least one duct, as well as a collection tray beneath the sorbent bed and having a drain. The device also includes a capture configuration and a regeneration configuration. The capture configuration includes an air flow driven by the blower passing through the sorbent resin. The regeneration configuration includes the flooding of at least the sorbent resin with regeneration fluid. The regeneration fluid has a higher dissolve inorganic carbon concentration after flooding the sorbent resin. Multiple devices may be employed together as a system capable of providing a continuous product stream having an upgraded concentration of CO.sub.2.

A method for capturing material extracted from biochar is provided comprising the steps of: (i) providing a biochar; (ii) contacting the biochar with an extraction media, where the extraction media causes the removal of residual compounds from the pores and surface of the biochar, creating a resulting extract comprised of the extraction media and removed compounds; and (iii) collecting the resulting extract. The method also can include other steps of extraction and purification. The method further comprises the step of applying the resulting extract to seeds, plants, soil, other agricultural products, or for use in other applications. A biochar having high levels of soluble signaling compounds is also provided, where the biochar is derived from a biomass source that together with predefined pyrolysis parameters produces resulting biochar having increased levels of soluble signaling compounds that are known to increase seed germination rates and early plant growth. Such soluble signaling compounds can then be collected in a biochar extract by contacting the biochar with an extraction media.

Disclosed in certain embodiments are sorbents for capturing heavy hydrocarbons via thermal swing adsorption processes.

The present invention provides for an oil pad having an oil absorbing medium which is formed or compressed to a particular shape. It is intended that such oil absorbing pad can be placed over an oily spill, or in a container containing oil, whereby the formed shape optimizes oil absorption by wicking oil to the interior of the pad, being sufficient to absorb and retain large volumes of oil, or to expand as oil is absorbed to expose one or more potions of the pad to the oil volume to be absorbed. The inventive oil absorbing pad reduces waste, does not create a mess when disposing, and effortlessly absorbs oil from an oily surface.

Disclosed is an absorbent containing an amine for absorption of an acid gas in a biogas, and a biogas purification system using the same.

An adsorbent and a granulated substance for which reduction in adsorption performance in low humidity environments is suppressed are provided. The adsorbent includes: a porous body mainly composed of silicon dioxide, including a plurality of fine pores, and having a specific surface area of not less than 1 m.sup.2/g and not more than 10 m.sup.2/g; one of an acid and a base with which inside of the fine pores of the porous body is impregnated to neutralize a target gas to generate a salt; and a hydrophilic fiber held in the porous body.