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A method for recovering lithium hydroxide from a mineral containing lithium, selected from spodumene, petalite or lepidolite or mixtures thereof, wherein the method comprises - pulping the raw material containing lithium in the presence of water and an alkali metal carbonate for producing a first slurry containing lithium, - leaching the first slurry containing lithium in a first leaching step at an elevated temperature for producing a second slurry containing lithium carbonate, - leaching the second slurry or a fraction thereof in a second leaching step in an aqueous solution containing an alkali earth metal hydroxide for producing a third slurry containing lithium hydroxide, - separating the third slurry into solids and a solution containing lithium hydroxide by solid-liquid separation and purifying the obtained solution, thus providing a purified solution containing lithium hydroxide, and - recovering lithium hydroxide monohydrate by crystallising from the purified solution containing lithium hydroxide, and - separating the solution obtained during the crystallization from the process, and recycling it to one or more of the previous process steps, or back to the crystallization, with at least a fraction of the solution being recycled to the second leaching step. - pulping the raw material containing lithium in the presence of water and an alkali metal carbonate for producing a first slurry containing lithium, - leaching the first slurry containing lithium in a first leaching step at an elevated temperature for producing a second slurry containing lithium carbonate, - leaching the second slurry or a fraction thereof in a second leaching step in an aqueous solution containing an alkali earth metal hydroxide for producing a third slurry containing lithium hydroxide, - separating the third slurry into solids and a solution containing lithium hydroxide by solid-liquid separation and purifying the obtained solution, thus providing a purified solution containing lithium hydroxide, and - recovering lithium hydroxide monohydrate by crystallising from the purified solution containing lithium hydroxide, and - separating the solution obtained during the crystallization from the process, and recycling it to one or more of the previous process steps, or back to the crystallization, with at least a fraction of the solution being recycled to the second leaching step.
Method for media packet distribution over a multiple access wireless communication network, performed by a distributing electronic device, comprising: a) receiving a data packets flow addressed to two or more different destination addresses; b) determining whether each packet of the received data packets flow is a media streaming packet; c) storing media streaming packets in buffer memories based on the destination address of each media streaming packet; d) sending consecutively all the media streaming packets stored in a buffer memory to a given destination address in response to said buffer memory reaching a predefined maximum number of stored media streaming packets. a) receiving a data packets flow addressed to two or more different destination addresses; b) determining whether each packet of the received data packets flow is a media streaming packet; c) storing media streaming packets in buffer memories based on the destination address of each media streaming packet; d) sending consecutively all the media streaming packets stored in a buffer memory to a given destination address in response to said buffer memory reaching a predefined maximum number of stored media streaming packets.
Anchor which is fixable in a borehole, comprising - an expansion sleeve for anchoring to a wall of the borehole, and - an anchor bolt which passes through the expansion sleeve and has an expansion region for expanding the expansion sleeve and a sleeve stop which limits an axial displacement of the expansion sleeve away from the expansion region, - wherein at least one rotational driver coupling the expansion sleeve non-rotatably to the anchor bolt is provided, characterised in that - the expansion sleeve has at least one external thread turn for producing an undercut in the wall of the borehole. - an expansion sleeve for anchoring to a wall of the borehole, and - an anchor bolt which passes through the expansion sleeve and has an expansion region for expanding the expansion sleeve and a sleeve stop which limits an axial displacement of the expansion sleeve away from the expansion region, - wherein at least one rotational driver coupling the expansion sleeve non-rotatably to the anchor bolt is provided, - the expansion sleeve has at least one external thread turn for producing an undercut in the wall of the borehole.
A friction clutch (10, 100) for an adjustment device of an external rearview mirror of a motor vehicle, comprising two plastic parts, a first part of which is formed as an external gear wheel (20, 200) having a first plurality of first coupling elements (22, 201) and the second part is formed as an internal shaft (30, 300) having a second plurality of second coupling elements (31, 31a, 31b, 302), wherein the first coupling elements are designed as coupling lugs and the second coupling elements are designed as coupling lips, or the second coupling elements (31, 31a, 31b) are designed as coupling lugs and the first coupling elements are designed as coupling lips, wherein the two plastic parts rotate with one another up to a predefined maximum torque, and wherein between the first and second coupling elements (22, 201, 31, 31a, 31b, 302) up to the predefined maximum torque is a positive fit, characterized in that the plastic part having the coupling lips (22, 302) is made of a plastic material having higher elasticity than the plastic part having the coupling lugs (31, 31a, 31b, 201).
A biaxially oriented polypropylene film for a capacitor, in which μdm and μdt are each in the range of 0.60 - 1.70 and the value of the ratio (μdm/μdt) of μdm and μdt is 0.75 to less than 1.15, wherein μdm is the kinetic friction coefficient in a longitudinal direction and μdt is the kinetic friction coefficient in a width direction, which kinetic friction coefficients are measured in accordance with JIS-K7125, and the film thickness measured by a micrometer method is in the range of 0.5 - 3 μm.
A random access method, wherein the method is executed by a terminal in a 5G system, wherein the terminal supports a plurality of sets of numerologies, and the method comprises: determining, by the terminal, a transmission parameter for the terminal to transmit data, wherein the transmission parameter comprises a numerology used by the terminal, or the transmission parameter comprises an operating bandwidth and a numerology used by the terminal, wherein the numerology comprises at least one of a sub-carrier spacing, or a symbol length; transmitting, by the terminal, a random access request according to the transmission parameter, to a network-side transmission point; and receiving, by the terminal, a random access response corresponding to the random access request using the transmission parameter, from the network-side transmission point. determining, by the terminal, a transmission parameter for the terminal to transmit data, wherein the transmission parameter comprises a numerology used by the terminal, or the transmission parameter comprises an operating bandwidth and a numerology used by the terminal, wherein the numerology comprises at least one of a sub-carrier spacing, or a symbol length; transmitting, by the terminal, a random access request according to the transmission parameter, to a network-side transmission point; and receiving, by the terminal, a random access response corresponding to the random access request using the transmission parameter, from the network-side transmission point.
A method of constraining a redundant robotic manipulator comprising a plurality of joints and operating in a mode that compensates for gravity, the method comprising: using a processor, computing at least one constraining torque for urging a posture of the manipulator toward a canonical posture, the at least one constraining torque depending on a displacement of the posture of the manipulator from the canonical posture; and applying total torques comprising gravity-compensating torques and the at least one computed constraining torque to the joints, characterised in that the redundant manipulator is operated so as to compensate for gravity while reducing uncontrollable drifts of the redundant manipulator resulting from the gravity compensation by constraining movements of the redundant manipulator, and an end-point of the manipulator is moved other than towards the canonical posture only when the total torques are counteracted at least partially by a force applied by a user. using a processor, computing at least one constraining torque for urging a posture of the manipulator toward a canonical posture, the at least one constraining torque depending on a displacement of the posture of the manipulator from the canonical posture; and applying total torques comprising gravity-compensating torques and the at least one computed constraining torque to the joints, characterised in that the redundant manipulator is operated so as to compensate for gravity while reducing uncontrollable drifts of the redundant manipulator resulting from the gravity compensation by constraining movements of the redundant manipulator, and an end-point of the manipulator is moved other than towards the canonical posture only when the total torques are counteracted at least partially by a force applied by a user.
A one-piece closure for a container having an aperture, comprising: - a base portion that inwardly defines an opening centred about a base portion longitudinal axis and that is intended to be mounted on the container neck, - a hinged cap that is linked to the base portion by an outside hinge member, the hinge member having two opposite ends (26a, 26b) that are respectively connected to the base portion and the cap, the cap being movable between a closed position in which it closes the aperture of the base portion and an open position in which the aperture is left clear, characterized in that the two opposite ends (26a, 26b) of the hinge member are aligned along an axis that is inclined with respect to the base portion longitudinal axis when the cap is in the closed position. - a base portion that inwardly defines an opening centred about a base portion longitudinal axis and that is intended to be mounted on the container neck, - a hinged cap that is linked to the base portion by an outside hinge member, the hinge member having two opposite ends (26a, 26b) that are respectively connected to the base portion and the cap, the cap being movable between a closed position in which it closes the aperture of the base portion and an open position in which the aperture is left clear,
Connecting arrangement with a partition comprising a plurality of contact chambers, and with a plurality of contact pins arranged in the contact chambers, the pins each comprising two contact portions (3a, 3b) and a fastening portion electrically conductively connecting the contact portions (3a, 3b) to each other, the contact portions (3a, 3b) each being arranged so as to be accessible from one side of the partition, characterized in that the contact chambers each comprise a radially resilient sealing sleeve, which is connected to the partition by an integral fit, and in that at least one sealing means, configured as a radially outwardly projecting circumferential annular web and arranged on the fastening portion of each contact pin, is pressed into the sealing sleeve in a fluid-tight manner and is radially resiliently engaged with the contact chamber, wherein the internal width of the sealing means is greater than the diameter of the radially resilient contact chamber.
An impact resistant polycarbonate polymer composition having improved resistance to polymer degradation comprising 48 to 75 weight percent of an aromatic polycarbonate in admixture with 52 to 25 weight percent of an elastomer-modified graft copolymer and optional polymeric flow promoter, based on the total weight of aromatic polycarbonate, elastomer-modified graft copolymer, and polymeric flow promoter, wherein the elastomer-modified graft copolymer is prepared by a process comprising: emulsion polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising at least butadiene monomer in the presence of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonate, alkyl sulfates, alkylaryl sulfates, alkyl phosphate, alkylaryl phosphates, and mixtures thereof, thereby forming a diene polymer; and grafting one or more monomers onto the diene polymer, thereby forming a latex composition comprising an elastomer-modified graft copolymer, which latex composition has an alkaline pH; and coagulating the latex composition preliminary to admixture with the aromatic polycarbonate; wherein, prior to coagulating the latex composition, adjusting the pH of the latex composition comprising the elastomer-modified graft copolymer by introducing an acid, not a buffer, to obtain a pH of 3.0 to 6.8, wherein the acid has a pK a of less than 5.0. emulsion polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising at least butadiene monomer in the presence of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonate, alkyl sulfates, alkylaryl sulfates, alkyl phosphate, alkylaryl phosphates, and mixtures thereof, thereby forming a diene polymer; and grafting one or more monomers onto the diene polymer, thereby forming a latex composition comprising an elastomer-modified graft copolymer, which latex composition has an alkaline pH; and coagulating the latex composition preliminary to admixture with the aromatic polycarbonate; wherein, prior to coagulating the latex composition, adjusting the pH of the latex composition comprising the elastomer-modified graft copolymer by introducing an acid, not a buffer, to obtain a pH of 3.0 to 6.8, wherein the acid has a pK a of less than 5.0.
A method for determining elastic properties of a test specimen, wherein the test specimen is a wind turbine rotor blade or a subcomponent of a wind turbine or a component of a wind turbine rotor blade, by tensile or compressive loading in a test rig, wherein - a centroid line is defined for the test specimen for a longitudinal axis which runs through elastic centroids of infinitesimally thick discs, which are orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and into which the test specimen can be divided, - the test specimen is clamped at two clamping points by means of clamping devices (13, 13'), characterized in that the clamping devices are configured for a punctiform application of force at the clamping points, - a force is introduced in the direction of the respective other clamping point to at least one of the two clamping points, so that a line of action of the force introduced to at least one of the clamping points is substantially parallel to a connecting line between the two clamping points, wherein one direction of force has at least one component along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the centroid line of the test specimen is converted into a modified centroid line of the whole system comprising the test specimen and the additional material or the springs by providing additional material or springs on the test specimen for adjusting bending moments that act when the force is introduced. - a centroid line is defined for the test specimen for a longitudinal axis which runs through elastic centroids of infinitesimally thick discs, which are orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and into which the test specimen can be divided, - the test specimen is clamped at two clamping points by means of clamping devices (13, 13'), characterized in that the clamping devices are configured for a punctiform application of force at the clamping points, - a force is introduced in the direction of the respective other clamping point to at least one of the two clamping points, so that a line of action of the force introduced to at least one of the clamping points is substantially parallel to a connecting line between the two clamping points, wherein one direction of force has at least one component along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the centroid line of the test specimen is converted into a modified centroid line of the whole system comprising the test specimen and the additional material or the springs by providing additional material or springs on the test specimen for adjusting bending moments that act when the force is introduced.
A method, comprising: receiving a multimedia content stream from a multimedia content server, the multimedia content stream comprising a series of segments, each segment including a key frame and corresponding to a predicted seek position in the multimedia content stream, the multimedia content server delivering at least two versions of each segment in the multimedia content stream, each version reconstructed from at least one encoded component of the multimedia content stream, the versions varying a characteristic of the multimedia content stream; determining a likelihood of receiving a seek request from a user to move from a current playout position in the multimedia content stream to one of the predicted seek positions in the multimedia content stream based on a time duration between the current playout position and the predicted seek position, wherein the likelihood of receiving the seek request from the user decreases as the time duration increases; and determining a size of a buffer for each version of each segment in the multimedia content stream based on the likelihood of receiving the seek request and on the version. receiving a multimedia content stream from a multimedia content server, the multimedia content stream comprising a series of segments, each segment including a key frame and corresponding to a predicted seek position in the multimedia content stream, the multimedia content server delivering at least two versions of each segment in the multimedia content stream, each version reconstructed from at least one encoded component of the multimedia content stream, the versions varying a characteristic of the multimedia content stream; determining a likelihood of receiving a seek request from a user to move from a current playout position in the multimedia content stream to one of the predicted seek positions in the multimedia content stream based on a time duration between the current playout position and the predicted seek position, wherein the likelihood of receiving the seek request from the user decreases as the time duration increases; and determining a size of a buffer for each version of each segment in the multimedia content stream based on the likelihood of receiving the seek request and on the version.
Electric compressor for an internal combustion engine comprising a compressor housing with a spiral duct, an impeller arranged in the compressor housing, an electric motor, an electric motor housing in which the electric motor is arranged and to which the compressor housing is fastened, a drive shaft adapted to be driven by the electric motor and mounted in the electric motor housing via a bearing unit and on which the impeller is fastened, and a sealing unit arranged axially between the impeller and the bearing unit of the electric motor, wherein the sealing unit comprises a mechanical seal with at least two corresponding sealing elements (78, 80) whose effective sealing surface is arranged, in terms of fluidics, between the spiral duct and a flow duct, and wherein the mechanical seal is arranged axially between the impeller and a roller bearing of the bearing unit characterized in that the flow duct is directed radially outward and is designed as a bore in the electric motor housing and via which a seal gas flow can be drawn in operation, wherein the flow duct has an opening to the surroundings of the compressor via which the seal gas flow can be drawn in operation.
Method for the activation a mobile communication unit of a device for the position control of an object, wherein the device comprises a mobile communication unit for transmitting data via a mobile communication network, a measuring element and a control computer, wherein the mobile communication unit is configured to be controlled via the control computer, and wherein the measuring element is connected to the control computer, and wherein a first transportation status can be discerned by means of the measuring element, in which status the device is located in a plane or is in flight; the method comprising the following steps: a. measuring a first measuring value by means of the measuring element; b. comparing the first measuring value to a first predefined threshold value; c. activating the mobile communication unit in dependence on the result of the comparison in step b.; characterized in that the absence of the first transportation status is detected only if at least two mutually independent signals indicate the absence of the first transportation status, and that step c. is executed only if the comparison of step b. indicates the absence of the first transportation status at least twice in a defined time period. a. measuring a first measuring value by means of the measuring element; b. comparing the first measuring value to a first predefined threshold value; c. activating the mobile communication unit in dependence on the result of the comparison in step b.;
Use of an effective concentration of a tertiary hydrocarbyl amine of formula wherein R 1, R 2 and R 3 are the same or different C 1 - to C 20 -hydrocarbyl residues with the proviso that the overall number of carbon atoms in formula does not exceed 30, wherein R 1 to R 3 in formula are linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl groups and wherein at least two of hydrocarbyl residues R 1, R 2 and R 3 are different with the proviso that the hydrocarbyl residue with the most carbon atoms differ in carbon atom number from the hydrocarbyl residue with the second most carbon atoms in at least 3 as an additive in an unleaded gasoline composition suitable in spark ignition engines, for reducing injector nozzle fouling in direct injection spark ignition engines.
An improved elastic bushing comprising: - a cylindrical tubular element made of self-lubricating material, - an intermediate ring made of an elastically deformable material, wherein said tubular element and said intermediate ring, at one end (2', 3') thereof, are respectively provided with stop collars (4, 5), characterized in that it further comprises an outer ring made of plastic material adapted to deform, on assembly, to allow the bushing to be forced into a respective assembly seat, wherein said outer ring has along its side wall a reinforced annular section and at least one gradual coupling surface between said reinforced annular section and the end (6") of said outer ring opposite said stop collars (4, 5). - a cylindrical tubular element made of self-lubricating material, - an intermediate ring made of an elastically deformable material,