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A method for purification of water with a water purifier by means of electroflotation, wherein - the water purifier comprises an anode and a cathode as electrodes in such a way that • a gap remains between the anode and the cathode, • the anode comprises a first anode material and a second anode material, and • electrically insulating material is arranged between the first anode material and the second anode material, in which method - water for purification is conveyed to the gap, whereat water for purification flows in the gap beside both the first and the second anode material, - a secondary voltage is applied to the cathode, and - a first primary voltage (V1a) is applied to the first anode material, characterized by - the first anode material being aluminium and said second anode material being iron, and in that - in the anode, the aluminium is arranged on the downstream side relative to the iron, the downstream side being in the direction of flow of the water for purification, - a second primary voltage (V1b), which is unequal to the first primary voltage (V1a), is applied to the second anode material, and - which first (V1a) and second (V1b) primary voltages are higher than the secondary voltage, and - an additive enhancing floc formation is introduced to water in an amount of at least 1 g and less than 50 g, measured as dry matter, per each cubic metre of water for purification. - the water purifier comprises an anode and a cathode as electrodes in such a way that • a gap remains between the anode and the cathode, • the anode comprises a first anode material and a second anode material, and • electrically insulating material is arranged between the first anode material and the second anode material, in which method • a gap remains between the anode and the cathode, • the anode comprises a first anode material and a second anode material, and • electrically insulating material is arranged between the first anode material and the second anode material, in which method - water for purification is conveyed to the gap, whereat water for purification flows in the gap beside both the first and the second anode material, - a secondary voltage is applied to the cathode, and - a first primary voltage (V1a) is applied to the first anode material, characterized by - the first anode material being aluminium and said second anode material being iron, and in that - in the anode, the aluminium is arranged on the downstream side relative to the iron, the downstream side being in the direction of flow of the water for purification, - a second primary voltage (V1b), which is unequal to the first primary voltage (V1a), is applied to the second anode material, and - which first (V1a) and second (V1b) primary voltages are higher than the secondary voltage, and - an additive enhancing floc formation is introduced to water in an amount of at least 1 g and less than 50 g, measured as dry matter, per each cubic metre of water for purification.
An acrylic rubber composition comprising 20 to 80 parts by weight of a functional group-containing styrene acrylic-based resin containing a hydroxyl group or an epoxy group as the functional group, and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of sulfur or a sulfur-containing vulcanization accelerator, based on 100 parts by weight of acrylic rubber.
A process for the conversion of a non-equilibrium C 8 -aromatic feedstock comprising contacting the feedstock with a catalyst bed, comprising particles of an unbound zeolitic aluminosilicate having an particle intrusion pore volume of at least 0.65 cc/gram and a particle crystallinity gradient increasing in the proportion of crystallinity from a low-crystallinity inner portion to a high-crystallinity outer portion, in a conversion zone at conversion conditions comprising a temperature of from 340°C. to 500°C, a pressure of from 100 kPa to 5 MPa, and a mass hourly space velocity of from 2 to 50 hr -1 in the presence of hydrogen to convert ethylbenzene with low xylene loss and obtain an isomerized product comprising a higher proportion of at least one xylene isomer than in the feedstock.
A composition for allowing marking of a product, the composition comprising a volatile solvent being a compound that is liquid at a room temperature of 20°C and at an atmospheric pressure of 760 mmHg, with a vapor pressure at 20°C of greater than 1.0 mmHg; a silicone resin comprising a trifunctional unit of formula SiO 3/2, wherein R is chosen, independently by trifunctional unit, from hydrocarbyl groups and hydroxyl groups, on the condition that at least one R is a hydrocarbyl group; and, titanium dioxide particles having an average size of between approximately 100 nanometers and 1000 nanometers, wherein titanium dioxide particles means are crystalline rutile titanium dioxide having an aspect ratio not greater than 10, and wherein the titanium dioxide particles do not include platelet-shaped titanium dioxide coated micas. a volatile solvent being a compound that is liquid at a room temperature of 20°C and at an atmospheric pressure of 760 mmHg, with a vapor pressure at 20°C of greater than 1.0 mmHg; a silicone resin comprising a trifunctional unit of formula SiO 3/2, wherein R is chosen, independently by trifunctional unit, from hydrocarbyl groups and hydroxyl groups, on the condition that at least one R is a hydrocarbyl group; and, titanium dioxide particles having an average size of between approximately 100 nanometers and 1000 nanometers, wherein titanium dioxide particles means are crystalline rutile titanium dioxide having an aspect ratio not greater than 10, and wherein the titanium dioxide particles do not include platelet-shaped titanium dioxide coated micas.
A system for use in determining a thickness of a layer of interest in a multi-layer structure, said system comprising: a sample engaging member comprising a first electrode having a first sample contact surface configured to be positioned in contact with a first surface of the multi-layer structure; a second electrode having a second sample contact surface configured to be positioned in contact with a second surface of the multi-layer structure, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface; a pressure control device configured to press said first electrode against the multi-layer structure at a predetermined sampling pressure, wherein the predetermined sampling pressure is a lowest pressure that produces an impedance measurement between said first electrode and said second electrode that is substantially equal to a reference electrical impedance, wherein the reference electrical impedance is an impedance between two electrodes coupled to two surfaces of a given type of multi-layer structure using a viscous conductive liquid; and a measurement device electrically coupled to said first electrode and said second electrode, said measurement device being configured to measure an electrical impedance between said first electrode and said second electrode, and to determine a thickness of the layer of interest based at least in part on the measured electrical impedance. a sample engaging member comprising a first electrode having a first sample contact surface configured to be positioned in contact with a first surface of the multi-layer structure; a second electrode having a second sample contact surface configured to be positioned in contact with a second surface of the multi-layer structure, wherein the second surface is opposite the first surface; a pressure control device configured to press said first electrode against the multi-layer structure at a predetermined sampling pressure, wherein the predetermined sampling pressure is a lowest pressure that produces an impedance measurement between said first electrode and said second electrode that is substantially equal to a reference electrical impedance, wherein the reference electrical impedance is an impedance between two electrodes coupled to two surfaces of a given type of multi-layer structure using a viscous conductive liquid; and a measurement device electrically coupled to said first electrode and said second electrode, said measurement device being configured to measure an electrical impedance between said first electrode and said second electrode, and to determine a thickness of the layer of interest based at least in part on the measured electrical impedance.
A process for plugging a hydrocarbon well for abandonment, wherein the well comprises a casing and production tubing, the process comprising the steps of: (a) setting a plug in the tubing; (b) cutting or perforating the tubing above a base plug or production packer of the well and also above the plug to create a cut end of the tubing or perforations in a wall of the tubing; (c) injecting a settable medium, optionally cement, into the tubing such that it passes into an annular space between the tubing and the casing; characterized by (d) during and/or after the injection of settable medium, moving or agitating the tubing in order to allow or induce the settable medium to enter the full circumference of the annular space; and further characterized in that (e) the movement or agitation is caused by an agitator device placed in the tubing above the base plug or production packer. (a) setting a plug in the tubing; (b) cutting or perforating the tubing above a base plug or production packer of the well and also above the plug to create a cut end of the tubing or perforations in a wall of the tubing; (c) injecting a settable medium, optionally cement, into the tubing such that it passes into an annular space between the tubing and the casing; characterized by (d) during and/or after the injection of settable medium, moving or agitating the tubing in order to allow or induce the settable medium to enter the full circumference of the annular space; and further characterized in that (e) the movement or agitation is caused by an agitator device placed in the tubing above the base plug or production packer.
A fluid dispensing valve comprising: a module having: a fluid inlet; a fluid outlet; and a fluid passage connecting the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet; a discharge orifice in fluid communication with the fluid outlet; a valve stem extending into the fluid passage to close-off the discharge orifice; and a filter disposed within the fluid passage and surrounding the valve stem, wherein the filter includes an annular body which extends across the fluid inlet, characterized in that the filter further includes a bushing comprising: a ring engaged with the fluid passage and having a guide bore for receiving the valve stem, wherein the guide bore is sized to produce a slip fit that provides filtration; an annular body extending from the ring and over which the annular body of the filter fits; a plurality of windows (134A, 134B) in the annular body; and an open end of the cylindrical body opposite the ring and through which the valve stem extends to engage the discharge orifice. a module having: a fluid inlet; a fluid outlet; and a fluid passage connecting the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet; a fluid inlet; a fluid outlet; and a fluid passage connecting the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet; a discharge orifice in fluid communication with the fluid outlet; a valve stem extending into the fluid passage to close-off the discharge orifice; and a filter disposed within the fluid passage and surrounding the valve stem, wherein the filter includes an annular body which extends across the fluid inlet, characterized in that the filter further includes a bushing comprising: a ring engaged with the fluid passage and having a guide bore for receiving the valve stem, wherein the guide bore is sized to produce a slip fit that provides filtration; an annular body extending from the ring and over which the annular body of the filter fits; a plurality of windows (134A, 134B) in the annular body; and an open end of the cylindrical body opposite the ring and through which the valve stem extends to engage the discharge orifice. a ring engaged with the fluid passage and having a guide bore for receiving the valve stem, wherein the guide bore is sized to produce a slip fit that provides filtration; an annular body extending from the ring and over which the annular body of the filter fits; a plurality of windows (134A, 134B) in the annular body; and an open end of the cylindrical body opposite the ring and through which the valve stem extends to engage the discharge orifice.
An electrically heated smoking system and an aerosol-forming substrate received in the electrically heated smoking system, wherein the aerosol-forming substrate forms part of a smoking article separate to the electrically heated smoking system, the system comprising a heater for heating the substrate to form the aerosol, the heater comprising a first heating element, wherein the electrically heated smoking system and the heating element are arranged such that the first heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol forming-substrate, the heater further comprising a second heating element arranged such that the second heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol-forming substrate and is upstream of the first heating element, wherein both the first heating element and the second heating element extend partially or fully around a circumference of the aerosol forming substrate and wherein the heating elements are independently controllable, and wherein the first heating element has a length which is greater than a length of the second heating element.
An instrument intended to be used to modify the volume of the stomach of a patient, said instrument having a distal end and comprising: a body having a distal end; a clamping device comprising first and second arms pivotably mounted at the distal end of the body while pivoting relative to each other, each of the first and second arms (18, 20) comprising a plurality of guides for passage of a suture needle; an opening device for moving the first and second arms (18, 20) apart from each other by having them pivot relative to each other, said opening device comprising a spring member connecting the first and second arms (18, 20) and tending to keep them apart from each other; and a closing device for moving the first and second arms (18, 20) towards each other by having them pivot relative to each other. a body having a distal end; a clamping device comprising first and second arms pivotably mounted at the distal end of the body while pivoting relative to each other, each of the first and second arms (18, 20) comprising a plurality of guides for passage of a suture needle; an opening device for moving the first and second arms (18, 20) apart from each other by having them pivot relative to each other, said opening device comprising a spring member connecting the first and second arms (18, 20) and tending to keep them apart from each other; and a closing device for moving the first and second arms (18, 20) towards each other by having them pivot relative to each other.
A connector, comprising: a receptacle in which a peripheral wall projects forward from a front surface of a back wall; a plurality of tabs (20; 21) which are mounted in parallel in a width direction through the back wall and arranged to at least partly project forward in the receptacle; and a plurality of entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32), whose front ends are located before those of the tabs (20; 21), in the receptacle, at least three or more entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32) being arranged in the width direction on each of opposite sides of the plurality of tabs (20; 21) in a height direction perpendicular to the width direction wherein: a plurality of drop-in spaces (3A-3E) are successively arranged in the width direction in the receptacle, each drop-in space (3A-3E) being formed at an inner side of a plurality of the entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32) adjacently arranged at the opposite sides of the tabs (20; 21); characterized in that the front ends of the entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32) are in the form of reverse tapers overhanging forward toward the drop-in spaces (3A-3E). a receptacle in which a peripheral wall projects forward from a front surface of a back wall; a plurality of tabs (20; 21) which are mounted in parallel in a width direction through the back wall and arranged to at least partly project forward in the receptacle; and a plurality of entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32), whose front ends are located before those of the tabs (20; 21), in the receptacle, at least three or more entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32) being arranged in the width direction on each of opposite sides of the plurality of tabs (20; 21) in a height direction perpendicular to the width direction wherein: a plurality of drop-in spaces (3A-3E) are successively arranged in the width direction in the receptacle, each drop-in space (3A-3E) being formed at an inner side of a plurality of the entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32) adjacently arranged at the opposite sides of the tabs (20; 21); characterized in that the front ends of the entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32) are in the form of reverse tapers overhanging forward toward the drop-in spaces (3A-3E). a plurality of drop-in spaces (3A-3E) are successively arranged in the width direction in the receptacle, each drop-in space (3A-3E) being formed at an inner side of a plurality of the entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32) adjacently arranged at the opposite sides of the tabs (20; 21); characterized in that the front ends of the entrance restricting portions (30, 31, 32) are in the form of reverse tapers overhanging forward toward the drop-in spaces (3A-3E).
An electronic control device having multiple system circuits, being divided from each other from a power line via a branch point, characterized in that; the multiple of system circuits are configured of at least two drive unit system circuits, each of which supplies power from the power line to a load, via a drive unit,, and at least one controller system circuit powered from the power line and configured to control the drive units via a controller,, and the drive unit system circuits and the controller system circuit each include relay means - that independently are able to interrupt a power supply from the power line.
Antimicrobial granules comprising carrier particles agglomerated by a binding agent containing a quaternary ammonium organosilane, wherein the quaternary ammonium organosilane is of the formula where each R represents a methyl or ethyl group; a is 0, 1 or 2; R' if present represents a methyl or ethyl group; Z represents an alkylene group having 3 or 4 carbon atoms; R 2 represents a methyl or ethyl group; R 3 represents an alkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms or an aralkyl group; R 4 represents an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and X represents an anion selected from chloride, bromide, fluoride, iodide, an arylsulphonate anion and acetate.
Heating device with a combustion chamber and a burner arrangement, comprising a premix burner, which has a burner body with an inner chamber, which burner body is attached to or in a wall of the combustion chamber and projects into this combustion chamber, to which a mixture of air and fuel gas can be supplied, and towards the combustion chamber has a plurality of outlet openings for the outlet of the mixture and for combustion outside the inner space in the combustion chamber, wherein the inner space is composed of an inlet region starting from the wall of the combustion chamber in a region of up to 20 mm in an axial direction of the burner body and an outlet region with the plurality of outlet openings, wherein the inlet region of the inner space has at least one element at least for swirl generation or turbulence, so that when the mixture flows through it a lower internal pressure is produced in the inlet region than in the outlet region and than in the combustion chamber, and wherein in the inlet region connecting openings are provided to the combustion chamber through which the combustion gases are drawn in from the combustion chamber and are mixed in the inlet region with the remaining mixture.
A drill insert which is detachably attached to a distal portion of a drill body which is rotated around an axis, wherein a polygon face of a polygonal plate-shaped insert body is a rake face, a side face of the insert body disposed around the rake face is a flank face, and a cutting blade is formed on a ridge portion in which the rake face and the flank face intersect each other, wherein the cutting blade includes a honing face which is formed on a first cutting blade portion continuous with at least one end portion of both end portions of the cutting blade and which gradually rises from the flank face toward the rake face, wherein the honing face includes a first convex curved face continuous with the rake face and a second convex curved face continuous with the flank face, and wherein in a cross section orthogonal to the cutting blade, a curvature radius of the first convex curved face is larger than a curvature radius of the second convex curved face, characterised in that a positive land which gradually retreats from the flank face side toward the rake face is formed on a second cutting blade portion continuous with the other end portion of both end portions of the cutting blade.
Method for transferring a decorative portion of an embossing film onto a substrate by means of an embossing roller or an embossing stamp, wherein the embossing film comprises a carrier film and a transfer sheet arranged on the carrier film, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) providing the embossing film; b) stamping at least one notch into the transfer sheet, said notch being spaced apart from the edge of the decorative portion by no more than 2mm and formed as a linear notch; c) embossing the decorative portion onto the substrate; d) detaching the remaining embossing film from the substrate embossed with the decorative portion, wherein in method step b), open notches are stamped into the transfer sheet which are extended between opposite edges of the embossing film and enclose the decorative portion or wherein, in method step b), more than one notch is stamped, wherein the more than one notch form a stamping region. a) providing the embossing film; b) stamping at least one notch into the transfer sheet, said notch being spaced apart from the edge of the decorative portion by no more than 2mm and formed as a linear notch; c) embossing the decorative portion onto the substrate; d) detaching the remaining embossing film from the substrate embossed with the decorative portion, wherein in method step b), open notches are stamped into the transfer sheet which are extended between opposite edges of the embossing film and enclose the decorative portion or wherein, in method step b), more than one notch is stamped, wherein the more than one notch form a stamping region.