There are many different hypotheses on the origin of biomolecular homochirality. One possible scenario concerns the enantiomeric enrichment of a nearly racemic solid via self-disproportionation of enantiomers. In particular, in a recent paper Soloshonok and co-workers showed a first example of optical self-purification of α-(trifluoromethyl)lactic acid by sublimation [V. A. Soloshonok et al., J...

Biomass gasification has yet to obtain industrial acceptance. The high residual tar concentrations in syngas prevent any ambitious utilization. In this paper a novel gas purification technology based on catalytic hydrocracking is introduced, whereby most of the tarry components can be converted and removed. Pilot scale experiments were carried out with an updraft gasifier. The hydrocracking cat...

A Pall Maxi-Gaskleen purifier of the Pall AresKleen family of gas purification products was evaluated for its efficacy in reducing oxygen impurities in a silicon germanium (SiGe) deposition process for a strained silicon application at a major IDM in the US. Impact on process parameters such as hydrogen pre-bake temperature and interfacial/within-film oxygen concentration were studied as a func...

An on-demand electrochemical synthesis of copper(I) triflate under both batch and continuous flow conditions has been developed. A major benefit the methodology is that only byproduct reaction hydrogen gas, which obviates need for workup purification, water not incorporated into product. Upon completion synthesis, solutions are directly transferred or dispensed mixtures catalytic oxidation benz...

One of the most appropriate methods for elimination of trace impurities in helium is cryogenic adsorption process. So, in this study design and construction of cryogenic adsorption helium purification system (3 Nm3.hr-1, 80 bar) carried out using activated carbon as adsorbent at 77K. To evaluation of adsorption dynamics and effect of pressure on elimination of trace impurities, helium purificat...

Natural gas consumption has grown from 5.0 trillion cubic feet (TCF) in 1949 to 27.0 TCF in 2014 and is expected to be ;31.6 TCF in 2040. This large demand requires an effective technology to purify natural gas. Nitrogen is a significant impurity in natural gas and has to be removed since it decreases the natural gas energy content. The benchmark technology to remove nitrogen from natural gas i...

Introduction Hyperpolarized (HP) gas MRI in small animals is challenging and generally requires a dedicated ventilator system. Moreover, the use of expensive rare isotopes such as He and Xe make it desirable to minimize cost by recycling these gases after they have been used for imaging. We present a constantvolume ventilator that offers precise control of gas delivery, permits highresolution i...

A number of commercial processes are available for removing hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from natural gas, tail gas from the Claus Process (containing un-reactive sulfur compounds, particularly CS2 and COS), coke-oven gas, pyrolysis gas and solution tail gas from heavy oil production. These processes are often limited by economics and technology. In the economic range from about 0.1 to 15 tons sulfur...

In this work, the main aspects regarding the permeation of mixtures containing CO2 and permanent gases such as H2 , N2 and CH4 through zeolite membranes have been investigated, focusing on the description of the mass transport mechanisms taking place inside the pores. First, a brief overview about the performance of the main zeolite membranes used in gas separation (e.g. DDR, CHA, AEI, FAU, etc...

In an attempt ot develop a one step process for the removal of H2S from sour gas, the engineering consideration were dealt with in two steps. In the first step it was attempted to derive the data required for establishing the design criteria for a pilot plant, by experimenting with a small bench scale.