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Process for recovering low-boiling acids
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002-05-28)
The invention provides a method for recovering low-boiling acids from a concentrated solution of the calcium salt of the acid by treating the concentrated solution of calcium salts of the low-boiling acids with a high ...
Gerotor apparatus for a quasi-isothermal brayton cycle engine
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006-03-07)
According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes an outer gerotor having an outer gerotor chamber, an inner gerotor, at least a portion of which is disposed within the outer gerotor chamber, and ...
Vapor-compression evaporation system and method
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2010-05-04)
According to one embodiment of the invention, a vapor-compression evaporation system includes a plurality of vessels in series each containing a feed having a nonvolatile component, a mechanical compressor coupled to the ...
Gerotor apparatus for a quasi-isothermal Brayton cycle engine
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2010-04-13)
According to one embodiment of the invention, an engine system comprises a housing, an outer gerotor, an inner gerotor, a tip inlet port, a face inlet port, and a tip outlet port. The housing has a first sidewall, a second ...
Gerotor apparatus for a quasi-isothermal Brayton cycle engine
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2010-06-01)
According to one embodiment of the invention, a gerotor apparatus includes an outer gerotor having an outer gerotor chamber, an inner gerotor, at least a portion of which is disposed within the outer gerotor chamber, and ...
Integrated biofuel production system
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2012-04-10)
According to an embodiment, a biomass conversion subsystem produces methane and/or alcohol and residual biomass. A pyrolysis or a gasification subsystem is used to produce thermal energy and/or process gasses. The thermal ...
Method for heat recovery from pre-treated biomass
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2012-03-20)
According to one embodiment, a method for heat treatment of a biomass includes allowing biomass in a pretreatment reactor to undergo a pre-treatment reaction process. The pre-treatment reaction process yields pretreated ...
Vapor-compression evaporative air conditioning systems and components
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2004-02-03)
Novel vapor compression evaporative cooling systems which use water as a refrigerant are provided, as are methods for using same. Also provided are novel compressors, compressor components, and means for removing noncondensibles ...
Jet ejector system and method
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008-02-12)
According to one embodiment of the invention, a jet ejector method includes providing a primary jet ejector having a primary inlet stream, coupling one or more secondary jet ejectors to the primary jet ejector such that ...
Methods of biomass pretreatment
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999-02-02)
The invention is directed to methods for the pretreatment of a lignocellulose-containing biomass. Pretreatment comprises the addition of calcium hydroxide and water to the biomass to form a mixture, and subjecting the ...