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A method for processing anionically charged fibril cellulose which is chemically modified nanofibrillar cellulose having a number average diameter below 200 nm and a length exceeding one micrometer and is in the form of aqueous fibril cellulose gel, the method comprising - lowering the pH of the aqueous fibril cellulose gel below the pKa value of the anionically charged fibril cellulose to pH 2-3 to provide aqueous fibril cellulose gel of reduced water retention capacity, and - dewatering the aqueous fibril cellulose gel of reduced water retention capacity in a pressure filtration step where positive pressure is applied to the aqueous fibril cellulose gel to provide dewatered fibril cellulose, wherein the anionically charged fibril cellulose contains dissociated acid moieties, which are carboxyl groups, and wherein pH is lowered such that the dissociated acid moieties are converted to acid form, and wherein the aqueous fibril cellulose gel of reduced water retention capacity is dewatered in a pressure filtration step to dry substance content of 10-30 wt-% of fibril cellulose. - lowering the pH of the aqueous fibril cellulose gel below the pKa value of the anionically charged fibril cellulose to pH 2-3 to provide aqueous fibril cellulose gel of reduced water retention capacity, and - dewatering the aqueous fibril cellulose gel of reduced water retention capacity in a pressure filtration step where positive pressure is applied to the aqueous fibril cellulose gel to provide dewatered fibril cellulose, wherein the anionically charged fibril cellulose contains dissociated acid moieties, which are carboxyl groups, and wherein pH is lowered such that the dissociated acid moieties are converted to acid form, and
Method for determining design parameters of an electromechanical brake, wherein the brake comprises an electric motor which is connected via a transmission to a brake lining, which brake lining can be pressed against a friction lining which can be moved relative to the brake lining, wherein the electric motor is connected to the brake lining via a transmission which has a transmission ratio which is not constant over an actuation stroke, characterized in that an electric motor, a brake lining and a friction lining are selected, whereupon the transmission ratio is selected on the basis of the counter-torque acting over the actuation stroke, which counter-torque acts on the transmission on the basis of the selected electric motor, the selected brake lining, the selected friction lining and a mechanical connection of these elements, in such a way that the electric motor is operated continuously at an optimum operating point, in particular at an operating point of maximum power, substantially over the entire actuation stroke.
Valve for selectively closing and selectively opening a gas cartridge for a soda machine, wherein the valve is configured to hold a gas in the gas cartridge when closed and to provide a fluid connection to the gas cartridge when open, wherein the valve comprises a valve housing having a cartridge-connection opening, said cartridge-connection opening being oriented along a longitudinal axis of the valve, so that gas is able to flow into the gas cartridge, and out of the gas cartridge, in the direction of the longitudinal axis, characterized by at least one gas-outlet element which is arranged on the valve housing so as to be movable between a rest position and an extraction position and has an outlet opening, wherein, in the extraction position, the at least one gas-outlet element projects from the valve housing such that the outlet opening is arranged externally and arranged along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis in such a way that gas is able to flow from the valve in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis. wherein the valve is configured to hold a gas in the gas cartridge when closed and to provide a fluid connection to the gas cartridge when open, wherein the valve comprises a valve housing having a cartridge-connection opening, said cartridge-connection opening being oriented along a longitudinal axis of the valve, so that gas is able to flow into the gas cartridge, and out of the gas cartridge, in the direction of the longitudinal axis, characterized by at least one gas-outlet element which is arranged on the valve housing so as to be movable between a rest position and an extraction position and has an outlet opening, wherein, in the extraction position, the at least one gas-outlet element projects from the valve housing such that the outlet opening is arranged externally and arranged along a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis in such a way that gas is able to flow from the valve in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
An enclosure of a steel-making furnace system (102, 104), comprising: a support structure comprising a frame that defines an interior; a supply line for supplying a cooling liquid from a reservoir; a return line fluidly coupled to the supply line and the reservoir; a supply header and a return header each formed or positioned in the support structure; at least one panel comprising sinuously winding piping and a shaft having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being fluidly coupled to the supply line and the outlet being fluidly coupled to the return line; and a plug located within the shaft between the inlet and the outlet, the plug configured to direct a flow of the cooling liquid through the sinuously winding piping; wherein, the supply header is fluidly coupled to the supply line and the return header is fluidly coupled to the return line. a support structure comprising a frame that defines an interior; a supply line for supplying a cooling liquid from a reservoir; a return line fluidly coupled to the supply line and the reservoir; a supply header and a return header each formed or positioned in the support structure; at least one panel comprising sinuously winding piping and a shaft having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being fluidly coupled to the supply line and the outlet being fluidly coupled to the return line; and a plug located within the shaft between the inlet and the outlet, the plug configured to direct a flow of the cooling liquid through the sinuously winding piping; wherein, the supply header is fluidly coupled to the supply line and the return header is fluidly coupled to the return line.
Crane, having a laterally projecting boom on which a hoist is arranged and which is connected to at least one supporting body which, together with the boom, is displaceable by means of running-gear units (4a, 4b, 4c) along an upper travel rail and a lower travel rail, the upper and lower travel rails (7, 8), and hence the running-gear units (4a, 4b, 4c), being arranged to be spaced away from one another vertically, characterised in that the at least one supporting body is in the form of a unit structure on which are arranged connecting surfaces (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) to respective ones of which the running-gear units (4a, 4b, 4c) and the boom can be detachably fastened, and arranged on the boom there is a surface for boom connection and arranged on the running-gear units (4a, 4b, 4c) there are respective surfaces (4d, 4e, 4f) for running-gear unit connection.
A self-aligning light source and detector assembly, comprising: a mounting block, a sensor support mounted in a first predetermined, fixed position to the mounting block, a light source holder mounted in a second predetermined, fixed position relative to the sensor support to the mounting block, a sensor mounted in a fixed position on the sensor support, the assembly characterized in that it comprises a lamp assembly removably mounted to the light source holder in a predetermined position defined by mating surfaces which engage each other and seat the lamp assembly in the predetermined position whenever the lamp assembly is installed in the light source holder, and wherein the light source holder and the sensor support are received in corresponding bores (22, 23) of a probe head. a mounting block, a sensor support mounted in a first predetermined, fixed position to the mounting block, a light source holder mounted in a second predetermined, fixed position relative to the sensor support to the mounting block, a sensor mounted in a fixed position on the sensor support, the assembly characterized in that it comprises a lamp assembly removably mounted to the light source holder in a predetermined position defined by mating surfaces which engage each other and seat the lamp assembly in the predetermined position whenever the lamp assembly is installed in the light source holder, and wherein the light source holder and the sensor support are received in corresponding bores (22, 23) of a probe head.
A method of hydrothermal carbonization of a sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, comprising the steps of: preheating the sludge with at least one first steam fraction to obtain a preheated sludge; further heating the preheated sludge with a second steam fraction to obtain a heated sludge; subjecting the heated sludge to hydrothermal carbonization in a reactor to obtain a HTC-treated slurry; mixing the HTC-treated slurry with an oxidizing agent, such as oxygen gas, to obtain a wet-oxidized slurry; subjecting the wet-oxidized slurry to flashing to obtain the second steam fraction and a pre-cooled slurry; subjecting the pre-cooled slurry to flashing in at least one step to obtain the at least one first steam fraction and a cooled slurry; separating the cooled slurry into a liquid fraction and a solids fraction; and routing the liquid fraction to the wastewater treatment plant for further treatment, wherein the second steam fraction is used for heating preheated sludge to the temperature of the HTC reaction. preheating the sludge with at least one first steam fraction to obtain a preheated sludge; further heating the preheated sludge with a second steam fraction to obtain a heated sludge; subjecting the heated sludge to hydrothermal carbonization in a reactor to obtain a HTC-treated slurry; mixing the HTC-treated slurry with an oxidizing agent, such as oxygen gas, to obtain a wet-oxidized slurry; subjecting the wet-oxidized slurry to flashing to obtain the second steam fraction and a pre-cooled slurry; subjecting the pre-cooled slurry to flashing in at least one step to obtain the at least one first steam fraction and a cooled slurry; separating the cooled slurry into a liquid fraction and a solids fraction; and routing the liquid fraction to the wastewater treatment plant for further treatment,
An N-terminal VDAC variant molecule capable of inhibiting apoptosis in a cell, the variant molecule being an N-terminal truncated VDAC polypeptide, characterized in that the N-terminal truncation extends from 1 to 26 amino acids, wherein the VDAC is selected from a VDAC1 isomer and VDAC3 isomer.
Method for determining an item of evaluation information from a reception signal received by a magnetic resonance apparatus, comprising: - generating a useful signal in a first frequency band (FB 1), - generating a magnetic resonance excitation signal, the frequency portions of which lie within a second frequency band (FB 2), causing a magnetic resonance signal to be generated in the second frequency band by interaction with a patient, wherein the first frequency band (FB 1) lies at least partially, in particular completely, within the second frequency band (FB 2), so that the useful signal and the magnetic resonance signal are overlaid to form the reception signal, - receiving the reception signal by a receiving unit of the magnetic resonance apparatus, - determining an item of evaluation information characterising the useful signal from the reception signal, wherein the generation of the useful signal comprises: - generating a useful excitation signal, - changing the useful excitation signal into the useful signal by interaction with the patient, wherein, on the basis of the evaluation information, a movement of the patient is determined. - generating a useful signal in a first frequency band (FB 1), - generating a magnetic resonance excitation signal, the frequency portions of which lie within a second frequency band (FB 2), causing a magnetic resonance signal to be generated in the second frequency band by interaction with a patient, wherein the first frequency band (FB 1) lies at least partially, in particular completely, within the second frequency band (FB 2), so that the useful signal and the magnetic resonance signal are overlaid to form the reception signal, - receiving the reception signal by a receiving unit of the magnetic resonance apparatus, - determining an item of evaluation information characterising the useful signal from the reception signal, - generating a useful excitation signal, - changing the useful excitation signal into the useful signal by interaction with the patient,
An electrolyte comprising: at least one lithium salt; at least one first and one second organic solvent, the first organic solvent having a dielectric constant of more than 90 (at 40°C) and the second organic solvent having a boiling point of less than 110°C; and at least one phosphite having the formula wherein R 1 is an n-propoxy group, an iso-propoxy group, a tert-butoxy group, an n-pentafluoropropoxy group, an n-trifluoropropoxy group, an iso-hexafluoropropoxy group or a tert-nonafluorobutoxy group, and R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 are selected, independently of one another, from H, a trifluoromethyl group or a C 2 -C 6 alkyl group which is substituted with a trifluoromethyl group. at least one lithium salt; at least one first and one second organic solvent, the first organic solvent having a dielectric constant of more than 90 (at 40°C) and the second organic solvent having a boiling point of less than 110°C; and at least one phosphite having the formula wherein R 1 is an n-propoxy group, an iso-propoxy group, a tert-butoxy group, an n-pentafluoropropoxy group, an n-trifluoropropoxy group, an iso-hexafluoropropoxy group or a tert-nonafluorobutoxy group, and R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 are selected, independently of one another, from H, a trifluoromethyl group or a C 2 -C 6 alkyl group which is substituted with a trifluoromethyl group.
A solid-fuel heating apparatus comprising a combustion chamber and a first smoke-discharge conduit, characterized in that the heating apparatus comprises: - a double wall defining, outside the combustion chamber, a second smoke-discharge conduit, located on the path of the smoke between the combustion chamber and said first conduit and provided, in a vertical section, with a plurality of controlled communication valves (11, 12, 13, 14, etc.), situated at different respective heights h1, h2, h3, h4, etc., the second smoke-discharge conduit being configured, owing to an opening in the lower part of the double wall, so as to elongate the path traveled by the smoke, to an extent that depends on the selection of the inlet valve open in the second conduit, the other valves being closed; - regulating means configured to select, for each of said valves (11, 12, 13, 14, etc.), an open or closed position, depending on the temperature of the smoke measured by a temperature sensor situated at the level of said first conduit, so as to adjust the length of the path traveled by the smoke to minimize the temperature of the smoke, while remaining above its dew point. - a double wall defining, outside the combustion chamber, a second smoke-discharge conduit, located on the path of the smoke between the combustion chamber and said first conduit and provided, in a vertical section, with a plurality of controlled communication valves (11, 12, 13, 14, etc.), situated at different respective heights h1, h2, h3, h4, etc., the second smoke-discharge conduit being configured, owing to an opening in the lower part of the double wall, so as to elongate the path traveled by the smoke, to an extent that depends on the selection of the inlet valve open in the second conduit, the other valves being closed; - regulating means configured to select, for each of said valves (11, 12, 13, 14, etc.), an open or closed position, depending on the temperature of the smoke measured by a temperature sensor situated at the level of said first conduit, so as to adjust the length of the path traveled by the smoke to minimize the temperature of the smoke, while remaining above its dew point.
A Wi-Fi network controlled by a cloud-controller, the Wi-Fi network comprising: a plurality of access points comprising at least one gateway access point connected to the Internet via a modem/router and one or more access points (14C-14H) connected to the modem/router through the at least one gateway access point, wherein the at least one gateway access point communicates to the cloud-based controller via the Internet for configuration and management of the Wi-Fi network, wherein the one or more access points (14C-14H) and the at least one gateway access point are in a topology to be applied to the Wi-Fi network the topology being determined by the cloud-based controller based on the operating environment of the plurality of access points, and wherein the controller is configured to determine the topology by selecting an interconnectivity of the plurality of access points via backhaul links that are wireless links forming a tree topology, and the controller is also configured to select an interconnectivity of a plurality of client devices and the plurality of access points via client links different than the backhaul links, and the client links are configured to use different Wi-Fi channels than the backhaul links. a plurality of access points comprising at least one gateway access point connected to the Internet via a modem/router and one or more access points (14C-14H) connected to the modem/router through the at least one gateway access point, wherein the at least one gateway access point communicates to the cloud-based controller via the Internet for configuration and management of the Wi-Fi network, wherein the one or more access points (14C-14H) and the at least one gateway access point are in a topology to be applied to the Wi-Fi network the topology being determined by the cloud-based controller based on the operating environment of the plurality of access points, and wherein the controller is configured to determine the topology by selecting an interconnectivity of the plurality of access points via backhaul links that are wireless links forming a tree topology, and the controller is also configured to select an interconnectivity of a plurality of client devices and the plurality of access points via client links different than the backhaul links, and the client links are configured to use different Wi-Fi channels than the backhaul links.
A coating composition comprising a quaternary ammonium silane compound comprising: an Ra group represented by a formula of -[R 2 (OCH 2 CH 2) m OR 1], wherein R 1 comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a C1-C3 alkyl group, R 2 comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a C5-C20 alkylene group, a C5-C20 alkenylene group, a C5-C20 alkynylene group, a C5-C20 arylene group, a C6-C20 aryl-alkylene group, a C5-C20 cyclic alkylene group and a C5-C20 alkylene group containing a heteroatom, and m is an integer of 1 to 12; and a silane group represented by a formula of -[SiX p Y q], wherein X comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a C1-C3 alkyl group, Y comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a methoxy group and an ethoxy group, p is o, 1 or 2, and p+q is 3. an Ra group represented by a formula of -[R 2 (OCH 2 CH 2) m OR 1], wherein R 1 comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a C1-C3 alkyl group, R 2 comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a C5-C20 alkylene group, a C5-C20 alkenylene group, a C5-C20 alkynylene group, a C5-C20 arylene group, a C6-C20 aryl-alkylene group, a C5-C20 cyclic alkylene group and a C5-C20 alkylene group containing a heteroatom, and m is an integer of 1 to 12; and a silane group represented by a formula of -[SiX p Y q], wherein X comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a C1-C3 alkyl group, Y comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a methoxy group and an ethoxy group, p is o, 1 or 2, and p+q is 3.
An apparatus comprising: an ink cartridge for containing ink, the ink cartridge being attachable to a printer; a memory or a circuit board including a memory; and a holding member that is detachably attached to the ink cartridge and that holds the memory or the circuit board, wherein: the holding member comprises a support portion (98, 99, 100) which supports the memory or the circuit board, the holding member is insertable into the printer whereby the information stored in the memory can be read by a communication section included in the printer, the memory or the circuit board supported by the support portion (98, 99, 100) is inclined with respect to a direction of the insertion, and the holding member comprises a plurality of walls, characterized in that the plurality of walls include side wall portions formed at both sides of the holding member in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the insertion, and irrespective of the orientation of the holding member, the walls protrude further in a direction of gravity than the memory or the circuit board. an ink cartridge for containing ink, the ink cartridge being attachable to a printer; a memory or a circuit board including a memory; and a holding member that is detachably attached to the ink cartridge and that holds the memory or the circuit board, wherein: the holding member comprises a support portion (98, 99, 100) which supports the memory or the circuit board, the holding member is insertable into the printer whereby the information stored in the memory can be read by a communication section included in the printer, the memory or the circuit board supported by the support portion (98, 99, 100) is inclined with respect to a direction of the insertion, and the holding member comprises a plurality of walls, characterized in that the plurality of walls include side wall portions formed at both sides of the holding member in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the insertion, and irrespective of the orientation of the holding member, the walls protrude further in a direction of gravity than the memory or the circuit board. the holding member comprises a support portion (98, 99, 100) which supports the memory or the circuit board, the holding member is insertable into the printer whereby the information stored in the memory can be read by a communication section included in the printer, the memory or the circuit board supported by the support portion (98, 99, 100) is inclined with respect to a direction of the insertion, and the holding member comprises a plurality of walls, characterized in that the plurality of walls include side wall portions formed at both sides of the holding member in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the insertion, and irrespective of the orientation of the holding member, the walls protrude further in a direction of gravity than the memory or the circuit board.