A hydrogen sulfide analyzer that continuously samples waste water from a waste stream or reservoir and measures the concentration of purgeable H2S present (H2SP) This information, when combined with the volume of water present, provides a control quality signal that regulates the feed rate of the destructor chemical into the waste stream. This results in chemical savings for the user. A second res...

Disclosed is an air cleaner in which a sheet-shaped photocatalyst section (41) arranged so as to be perpendicular to the direction of an air current (K), a honeycomb-shaped photocatalyst section (8) defining an array of a lot of vent holes (42) in the direction of the air current (K), and a light source lamp (13) for irradiating light including ultraviolet rays toward the honeycomb-shaped photocat...

A system for converting light hydrocarbons to heavier hydrocarbons having a synthesis gas production unit and a hydrocarbon synthesis unit. For one application the synthesis gas production unit includes a turbine unit with a compression section, an autothermal reformer fluidly coupled to the compression section for producing synthesis gas and combusting at least a portion the gas therein, and an e...

The tube materia is locked on the pallet with a paper strip or other film, which is laid in a coil around the material. The tube material is fed to the device via a transport track to a compartment (5) or corresp. device where it is delivered by a picking arm. The layout of the locking paper strip is controlled by a programme, which is partly selected dependent upon the load and the pallet being u...

Ambient air is drawn into the intake chamber (ABC) through an air-permeable insulation layer (10) in an external wall opening. The insulation layer (10) with supports (11) forms an outer wall (1) of the intake chamber and is spaced from the inner wall (3) by four perimeter sides. The inner wall includes outlet openings (6) to the collection box (5) and distribution ducting (9). An air distribution...

The compactor comprises a press (1), coupling (2) and container (3). The press and its integral coupling are a free-standing unit completely separate from the container. The press is operated by a front load (7) on a vehicle which may have forks. The centre of the press has a pressure distributor (9) which can be coupled to the front load.

The invention relates to equipment for cleaning objects such as tanks, pipeline systems etc. in a food treatment plant. The equipment includes a liquid conveying system which is arranged to convey a variable controlled amount of liquid at a variable controlled flow rate. In series with this means system there is a volume and/or flow rate metering device and a control device connected to the volume...

The present invention relates to a method, a system and a server for caching Internet information content. According to the invention, there is provided a set of geographically distributed cache servers generally serving different geographical regions, wherein Internet information derived in relation to the operation of one of said cache servers is distributed to essentially all of said servers.

A vehicle-mounted assembly, for processing watery sludge, has a horizontal container (1), with a suction delivery, divided into two chambers (3',3") by a hydraulic piston (4). The suction delivery line (20) opens into one chamber (3"). The other chamber (3") has a mixer (13) and a dosing unit opening (14) for reagents and/or adsorbents for processing the water. An arrangement (21-23, 25, 26) feeds...

A bracket for the ease of laying-on of cables within a partition wall wherein th e bracket is comprised of a base member for mounting onto the partition wall's fra me and for providing a means to support cables laid onto said bracket. The base member' s back portion is provided with partition wall mounting means, such as hooks, for mount ing said bracket onto a partition wall frame. The base membe...

A method and device for treating plastic film, according to which method plastic film web used as packaging material is wrapped around the object to be packaged. According to the method, the plastic film layers are seamed together and the plastic film web is cut off by heating the seaming point and cutting-off point by means of a heat radiator. Heat-absorbent counterpieces are preferably placed at...

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring the lipid peroxidation extent in biological fluids and suspensions of tissues, in which a specifically prepared lipids containing sample is exposed to heat so as to induce thermochemiluminescence light which is emitted by the sample and is enhanced to an amount which can be detected by a special purpose photo detector. The measu...

The transmission of fluid and/or of disease through thin-walled elastomeric articles such as medical and surgical gloves is reduced or prevented by providing a layer (4) of a xerogel containing a protective agent, in the article. The xerogel layer (4) can be disposed between two elastomer layers (1, 5).

A ventilating insole for footwear includes a resilient, air-permeable sheet (1) which is intended to support the wearer's foot. The sheet (1) includes an essentially impervious casing (2). The casing has an opening (3) in the toe-region of the insole and a rear opening (4) in the rear part on the insole. A check valve (5) is connected to the rear opening (4) and functions to allow air to pass thro...

A system and method are disclosed for providing a gesture recognition system for recognizing gestures made by a moving subject within an image and performing an operation based on the semantic meaning of the gesture. A subject, such as a human being, enters the viewing field of a camera connected to a computer and performs a gesture, such as flapping of the arms. The gesture is then examined by th...

The invention relates to a single use disposable electrode strip for attachment to the signal readout circuitry of a sensor system to detect a current representative of an analyte in an aqueous sample. The strip comprises an elongated support (1) having a substantially flat, planar surface, adapted for releaseable attachment to said readout circuitry; a first and second conductor extending along s...

A plant serves as a mean for production of a fibre web of synthetic fibres, such as plastic fibres and absorbent fibres, such as viscose and cellulose fibres. The plant includes a forming head preliminary to lay a homogeneously and smoothly distributed fibre layer on a net shaped wire. Furthermore the plant includes a hydro-entangling section with liquid nozzles with powerful liquid jets to treat ...

The novel cyclic ureas of the present invention are useful as antiarrhythmic and antifibrillatory agents and have general structure (I) wherein (a) X is a saturated or unsaturated, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocycle or carbocycle; (b) R is selected from the group consisting of covalent bond, nil, heteroatom, carbonyl, heterocyclic ring, carbocyclic ring, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, a...

A tumor necrosis factor and lymphotoxin homolog having apoptotic activity, identified as Apo-3 Ligand, is provided. Nucleic acid molecules encoding Apo-3 ligand, chimeric molecules and antibodies to Apo-3 Ligand are also provided.

Methods for producing immunoglobulins and in particular anti-D immunoglobulin substantially free of virus and product resulting therefrom. Specifically provided are methods for nanofiltration of the anti-D immunoglobulin in high ionic strength buffer and with excipient such as polysorbate 80. Additional steps include diafiltration to concentrate the anti-D protein and reduce the concentration of e...