The present invention relates to a neutralizing absorbent for decontaminating a leaked chemical substance, a method of preparing the same, and a neutralizer filled with the same. The neutralizing absorbent for decontaminating a leaked chemical substance according to the present invention includes an inorganic adsorbent, which is commonly usable in neutralizing absorption of acidic, basic, and/or organic chemical substances, at 40 to 60 wt %, a thickener at 20 to 30 wt %, a surfactant at 20 to 30 wt %, and a color change indicator, and is formulated in a solid state. The neutralizing absorbent is effective in promptly and safely taking an initial action regardless of the type, nature, and characteristics of acidic, basic, and/or organic chemical substances leaked in the leakage accident of the chemical substance, and accordingly, is useful in preventing secondary accidents. Also, when the neutralizing absorbent is used, there are no concerns about the spread of contamination due to water generated by an acid-base reaction, concerns about the additional occurrence of secondary contamination due to a decontaminating agent can be minimized by using a non-toxic chemical absorbent, and a decontamination process can be visually checked in real time regardless of the type, nature, and characteristics of the leaked chemical substance. Furthermore, when a neutralizer filled with the neutralizing absorbent for decontaminating a leaked chemical substance according to the present invention is used, the leaked chemical substance can be more safely and effectively decontaminated during an initial action.

A fiber is provided as a substrate for a functional nanostructure (coated fiber), composed of (a) a fiber substrate; (b) a reactive dye conjugating moiety covalently bound to the fiber substrate; (c) a bonding agent covalently bound to the reactive dye conjugating moiety; and (d) the functional nanostructure bound to the bonding agent. A method of making the coated fiber is also provided, involving the following steps in any order: covalently binding the reactive dye conjugating moiety to the fiber; covalently binding a bonding agent to the reactive dye conjugating moiety; and binding the functional nanostructure to the bonding agent. The nanostructures are tenaciously attached to the fibers, resisting very rough treatments, and can be made using inexpensive and widely available reactive dyes under non-stringent synthesis conditions.

The invention relates to a straw comprising a tube (11) and a gas-permeable and liquid-tight stopper (12), said stopper (12) being arranged in the tube (11), close to an end (16). The invention is characterised in that the stopper (12) comprises an indicator component (20) having a first pre-determined colour in the absence of previous contact with said substance (21) and a second pre-determined colour, of a different shade from that of the first colour, once it has been in contact with said substance (21). The assembly comprises the straw (10) and a device (26) for controlling the filling of the straw.

The present invention concerns a zeolitic adsorbent comprising a zeolitic agglomerate comprising at least one zeolite and at least one agglomeration binder, said agglomerate being coated with a coating comprising at least one pigment.

A chemical absorbent comprising a hydrated mixture of a major proportion of a pharmaceutically acceptable hydroxide of a Group II metal and a minor proportion of a Group I metal-containing zeolite. The chemical absorbent is substantially free of hydroxides of Group I metals.

The present invention relates to a radioactive chemical waste treatment apparatus including an adsorption unit including an radioactive chemical waste adsorption member for adsorbing and separating radioactive chemical wastes from radioactive chemical waste-containing fluid, and a regeneration unit which is in fluidic communication with the adsorption unit and is for regenerating the radioactive chemical waste adsorption member by desorbing the radioactive chemical wastes from the adsorption member with the radioactive chemical wastes adsorbed thereonto, and to a radioactive chemical waste treatment method including (A) adsorbing radioactive chemical wastes onto a radioactive chemical waste adsorption member and separating the radioactive chemical wastes from a radioactive chemical waste-containing fluid, and (B) desorbing the radioactive chemical wastes from the radioactive chemical waste adsorption member with the radioactive chemical wastes adsorbed thereonto, and regenerating the radioactive chemical waste adsorption member.

A colorimetric sensor for detecting an analyte of interest that includes multiple surfaces and a molecularly imprinted polymer defining a cavity shaped to receive an analyte of interest. Each surface defines a void (e.g., a pore or a nanohole) and at least one surface defines a fluid inlet. The sensor is configured such that, when an analyte contacts the molecularly imprinted polymer and becomes disposed within the cavity, a wettability of at least one of the surfaces changes thereby to cause a detectable color change in the sensor. Optionally, the sensor may also include a metal layer at a bottom of each void or nanohole and outside a top of each void or nanohole for use as a plasmon resonance-type sensor.

A dissolved air floatation apparatus including an ultrafine bubble-containing liquid production device and a dissolved air floatation tank. The ultrafine bubble-containing liquid production device includes a gas-liquid mixing unit and a bubble-containing liquid separation device. The bubble-containing liquid separation device swirls a liquid containing ultrafine bubbles and larger bubbles in a storage tank to concentrate the liquid that contains the ultrafine bubbles and the liquid that contains the larger bubbles to a central part of the swirling flow followed by discharge. A pressurized ultrafine bubble-containing liquid is mixed in a raw liquid containing a subject to be cleansed and is poured into the dissolved air floatation tank to cause a suspended substance and a dissolved component in the raw liquid to be adsorbed on an interface of fine bubbles and be floated in the dissolved air floatation tank to be extracted.

Described is a filter-drier core for removing acids and halides that are generated by decomposition of a refrigerant that contains a fluoroiodocarbon, the filter drier core comprising a molded core that includes gamma phase activated alumina and a molecular sieve. The molecular sieve has a pore size between 3-4 angstroms and between 300-00 m.sup.2/g surface area, and/or the alumina is provided in a beaded form with average bead diameter between 0.1-10 mm. An alumina surface area may be between 140-250 m.sup.2/g, and an average pore size may be 6 nm to 16 nm. A percent molecular sieve in the core may be between 0-40%, with the rest of the core being alumina. To increase surface area of the core, the filter-drier core may define a plurality of suitably shaped channels that extend longitudinally through the core, may have fins that extend from a central body, or may be configured as a plurality of rods. A refrigerant system includes a refrigerant circuit through which a refrigerant flows, and a filter-drier unit including the filter-drier core configured for contact with the refrigerant for removing contaminants from the refrigeration system.

Ether-thioether functionalized porous aromatic framework (PAF) polymers provide high selectivity for iron(II) and iron(III) adsorption in aqueous samples.