36018 results about "Silica gel" patented technology

A process for carrying the non-metallocene catalyst by composite carrier includes such steps as thermally activating silica gel, reacting on the solution of magnesium chloride in tetrahydrofuran-alcohol solution to obtain composite carrier, reacting on chemical treating agent to obtain modified composite carrier and carrying non-metallocene catalyst by solution method or dipping method. Said catalyst can be used for the homopolymerization or copolymerization of C2-C10 olefin, styrene, or ethylene.

A nicotine inhalation pipe includes a rodlike nicotine holder (1) and a mouthpiece (2) attached to one end of the holder (1). The holder (1) includes a transparent outer tube (3) having a plurality of openings (36) at both ends thereof, liquid absorbent granules (34) filled in the outer tube (3), and a nicotine inhalation path formed by gaps between the liquid absorbent granules (34) and gaps between the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube (3) and the liquid absorbent granules (34). The liquid absorbent granules (34), which are made of porous silica gel and in which a nicotine solution is absorbed, permit nicotine to be vaporized from the nicotine solution.

An orthotic or prosthetic spacer element including a ventilated and compressible core having first and second opposed surfaces, and a discrete and continuous web-like silicone-based frictional layer secured to the core first surface. The frictional layer and the core first surface have a plurality of coinciding apertures formed in a pattern. The spacer element may include a foam layer secured to the core second surface such that the foam layer and the core have different rigidities. A layer of hook-receivable material may be directly or indirectly secured to the second core surface.

An electrosurgical forceps includes a shaft having a pair of jaw members at a distal end thereof that are movable about a pivot from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members are closer to one another for grasping tissue. A movable handle is included that actuates a drive assembly to move the jaw members relative to one another. One or both of the jaw members includes one or more mechanical interfaces and at least one jaw member is adapted to connect to a source of electrical energy such that the jaw members are capable of conducting energy to tissue held therebetween. A flexible insulating boot is disposed on at least a portion of an exterior surface of one or both jaw members and about the pivot. The flexible insulating boot includes an internal cavity defined therein that retains a free-flowing material therein configured to disperse from the internal cavity when ruptured.

A semi-stationary balloon in the gastric antrum provided with an anchoring rod for inducing weight reduction in human beings is disclosed, a device for inducing a lesser appetite and early prandial satiety, said balloon being made of inflatable per-os medical grade silicone having a volume of up to 240 ml, with an average space of 120 ml to be filled with non-elastic fluid provided with radio-opaque contrast and dye, preferably methylene blue, so that the maximum diameter of 8 cm is reached after it is filled up with a volume of up to 240 ml and the average diameter of 6 cm with a volume of 120 ml, to be endoscopically placed inside the stomach (E); said intra-gastric balloon (1) being positioned in a semi-stationary way in the gastric antrum (GAC) and provided with an anchoring or duodenal rod (2) having a distal counter-weight (5) installed in the duodenum (D); particularly, the inner face of the pear-shaped medium portion of lesser diameter is coated with a malleable ribbon (f) that provides said balloon (1) with resistance and flexibility.

A method for extracting silicon dioxide, alumina and gallium oxide from high-alumina fly ash relates to the technology fields of environmental mineralogy and material, chemical industry and metallurgy. The method comprises the main steps as follows: causing the high-alumina fly ash to react with sodium hydroxide solution; filtering the solution; introducing CO2 to the filtrate for full gelation; cleaning, purifying, drying, grinding and calcining the silica gel after gel filtration to obtain finished white carbon black; adding limestone and a sodium carbonate solution into the filter mass after the reaction and filtration of the high-alumina fly ash and the sodium hydroxide solution; ball grinding the mixture into raw slurry; dissolving out the clinker obtained by baking the raw slurry; subjecting the filtrate to deep desiliconization to obtain sodium aluminate extraction liquid; filtrating the sodium aluminate extraction liquid after subjecting the sodium aluminate extraction liquid to carbon dioxide decomposition; baking the aluminum hydroxide after washing the filter mass to form the aluminum hydroxide product; and extracting the gallium oxide from the carbon dioxide decomposition mother solution and desiliconized solution. The method has the advantages of low material price, simple operating procedures, low investment, low production cost, low energy consumption and less slag.

A feedstream to a hydrocracking unit is treated to remove or reduce the content of polynuclear aromatics and nitrogen-containing compounds by contacting the feedstream with an adsorbent compound selected from attapulgus clay, alumina, silica gel and activated carbon in a fixed bed or slurry column and separating the treated feedstream that is lower in the undesired compounds from the adsorbent material. The adsorbent can be mixed with a solvent for the undesired compounds and stripped for re-use.

A method is provided for removing water, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide out of a gas, such as air, by passing the gas through a packed column so that the gas sequentially contacts a catalyst consisting of platinum or palladium and at least one member selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, copper, chromium, tin, lead and cerium wherein the catalyst is supported on alumina containing substantially no pores having pore diameters of 110 Angstroms or less under conditions which oxidize the carbon monoxide in the gas into carbon dioxide; an adsorbent selected from the group consisting of silica gel, activated alumina, zeolite and combinations thereof under conditions in which water is adsorbed and removed from the gas and an adsorbent selected from the group consisting of calcium ion exchanged A zeolite; calcium ion exchanged X zeolite; sodium ion exchanged X zeolite and mixtures thereof under conditions which carbon dioxide is adsorbed and removed from the gas. The gas may also be subjected to a catalyst / adsorbent in the packed column to effect oxidation and removal of hydrogen in the gas.

An article comprises a flexible support layer having an exterior surface and an interior surface; and a silicone grip disposed on, conformable, and in contact with the exterior surface of the flexible support layer, wherein the silicone grip comprises: a cured silicone layer with a Shore A Durometer of less than or equal to about 60 and having an exterior surface and an opposite, interior surface, wherein the silicone layer is formed from a curable silicone composition comprising a catalyst that promotes cure of the silicone composition, a higher molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, a lower molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, and an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule.

The present invention relates to amino acid ion liquid for absorbing acidic gas. The anion of ion liquid is amino acid, amino acid ramification, similar to amino acid ion, imidazole cation, phosphoric cation, amine cation, ammoniumate cation and etc. After dipping craft, all ions can adhere to poriferous solid to absorb acidic gas such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide emitted by flue and motor vehicles.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing silica microcapsules and more particularly, to a process for preparing silica microcapsules comprising the steps of dissolving tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) into an aqueous solution containing a hydrolysis catalyst to control a degree of hydrolysis and contribute hydrophilicity or lipophilicity, adding a core material and an appropriate amount of aminopropyltrialkoxysilane(APS) as a gelling agent into the solution, and emulsifying and dispersing the resulting solution to a solution having a polarity opposite to that of the core material to microcapsulate by coating the core material with silica shell via a sol-gel reaction. The process for preparing microcapsules of the present invention reduces environmental pollution compared to conventional processes using an alkali gelling agent such as an ammonia solution, and are suitable for both organic or inorganic core materials having hydrophilic or lipophilic property.

A method of texturing a soft prosthetic implant shell, such as a silicone breast implant shell. A soft prosthetic implant with a textured external surface layer of silicone elastomer and having an open-cell structure is made by adhering and then dissolving round salt crystals. The resulting roughened surface has enhanced physical properties relative to surfaces formed with angular salt crystals. An implant having such a textured external surface layer is expected to help prevent capsular contraction, to help prevent scar formation, and to help in anchoring the implant within the body.

Oxidative sorbents are provided for adsorbing elemental or oxidized mercury from mercury-containing fluids such as flue gas from a coal-burning power utility or the like at a temperature range of about 50 to 350 ° C. The method of preparing and using the oxidative sorbents is also provided. The oxidative sorbent compositions include one or more silicates capable of cation exchange with a plurality of active metal cations and their counter anions. The silicates may include those selected from clays such as montmorillonite, laumonite, bentonite, Mica, vermiculite and kaolinite, and from silica gels, natural and synthetic molecular sieves, zeolites, and ashes from stoker- and pulverized coal-fired boilers. The one or more oxidative metal halides and / or sulfates may be selected from the group consisting of CuCl, CuBr, CuCl2, CuBr2, CuSO4, FeCl2, FeCl3, FeSO4, Fe2(SO4)3, ZnCl2, ZnBr2, NiCl2, and NiSO4. The oxidative sorbents may also include activated carbon.

Novel compositions are disclosed for use as a stationary phase in chromatography comprising an inorganic substrate that is modified with at least one silane having the formula R1δ-Qα-(CH2)βSiR2γX3-γ. In a preferred embodiment, the inorganic substrate is silica gel and is modified with at least two silanes. Methods of preparation and use in chromatographic applications are disclosed. The novel compositions provide superior chromatographic performance, reduced silanol activity, enhanced stability, and reproducibility in preparation and performance.

This invention provides bioreactors having a selectively permeable porous material with an open pore structure, useful for producing products including hydrogen gas, biomass, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The porous materials are utilized, for example, as one or more portions of or entire walls, covers, floors, filters, windows, or tubes of the bioreactors. This invention provides bioreactors comprising porous materials that are aerogels, xerogels, or sol-gel glasses, including silica aerogels. The selectively permeable porous materials are gas-permeable, and in addition optionally photopermeable, transparent, hydrophobic, and / or capable of functioning as sterile barriers. This invention provides methods for culturing cells and organisms employing the bioreactors of the invention. This invention further provides methods for producing gaseous products, including hydrogen, biomass, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals employing the bioreactors of the invention.

The present invention provides an atomizing device and an electronic cigarette using the same. The atomizing device includes an outer sleeve, a liquid storage layer, a heating assembly, an atomizing elastic seat and a hard connecting assembly. The hard connecting assembly is inserted in the atomizing seat to elastically squeeze and tensioningly engage. The atomizing seat is adapted for the outer sleeve, and elastically expanded as a result of the connecting assembly being inserted in the elastic atomizing seat to be tightly sealed in the inner wall of the outer sleeve. The electronic lines are respectively tensioningly fixed in the elastic atomizing seat and electrically connect to the connecting assembly. The strength of the atomizing device is highly enhanced and assures further assembly. The atomizing seats is squeezed and sealed by the connecting head, of which sealing is better and avoid too soft of the simply using silicon glue.

A speculum sheath which covers a speculum and methods for using the sheath are described herein. A variety of different types of specula may be covered with the sheath, including anal, vaginal, ear, and nasal specula. The sheath is made of a compliant or partially compliant material, including latex, vinyl, natural and synthetic rubbers, silicone, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, and non-degradable or degradable elastomers. The material may be transparent or opaque. In the preferred embodiment, the material is transparent. The sheath may contain one or two openings. Optionally, the sheath contains an affixing means on the inside of or at least one of the openings on the sheath to prevent slippage when in contact with the speculum. Optionally, the sheath contains an active agent, such as hemostatic agents, anti-infectives, antibiotics, antimitotics anti-inflammatory, or other chemotherapeutic agents. In the preferred embodiment, the sheath is placed on a vaginal speculum and supports loose vaginal tissue when inserted into a patient. In the most preferred embodiment, the material is transparent so that medical provider may view the lumen.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a low-carbon olefine catalyst by a loading iron-based synthetic gas, which comprises the following steps of: firstly carrying out surface modification on a silica gel carrier by using silica gel as a carrier, and then loading a metal auxiliary agent and an active component Fe by using an immersion method, wherein the surface modification method of the silica gel carrier comprises the following step of carrying out immersion treatment by using the acidic solution of sugar. After the silica gel carrier adopted is modified, the strong interaction between the carrier and the active component is overcome, and the activity and the selectivity of the catalyst are improved. The catalyst prepared by using the method is suitable for a reaction process of producing low-carbon olefines of ethylene, propylene, butane and the like by the synthetic gas.

This invention relates to filterable composite adsorbents comprising one or more adsorbent components and one or more filtration components, and methods for preparing and using same. More particularly, this invention pertains to filterable composite adsorbents and filterable composite adsorbent products which are suitable for use in filtration applications, and which comprise one or more microparticulate or colloidal adsorbent components selected from the group consisting of silica gel, fumed silica, neutral clay, alkaline clay, zeolite, solid catalyst, alumina, adsorbent polymer, alkaline earth silicate hydrate, and combinations thereof, which bear the property of adsorption, which are intimately bound to one or more functional filtration components selected from the group consisting of biogenic silica (e.g., diatomite, rice hull ash, sponge spicules), natural glass (e.g., expanded perlite, pumice, expanded pumice, pumicite, expanded obsidian, expanded volcanic ash), buoyant glass, buoyant polymer, cellulose, and combinations thereof, which bear a distinguishing porous and intricate structure and buoyancy suitable for filtration.

The invention provides a nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur doping or co-doping carbon dot and a batch controllable preparing method and application thereof. The method comprises the steps that a carbon source, a nitrogen source, a phosphorus source and a sulphur source are evenly mixed, and a mixture is obtained, wherein the molar ratio of C to N to P to S in the mixture is 1 to 0-0.8 to 0-0.4 to 0-0.4, and the contents of N, P and S are prevented from being zero at the same time; in the air, the mixture is heated to be fused, the reaction is carried out for 3 min to 60 min, natural cooling is carried out till the indoor temperature is reached, a reaction product is separated by a silicagel column, raw materials which do not react are removed, and the nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur doping or co-doping carbon dot is obtained. According to the method, the technology is simple, the compound time is short, batch producing can be achieved, the doping amount can be adjusted and controlled accurately, the fluorescence color of the prepared carbon dot ranges from blue to green, the application can be achieved on bioluminescence marking and cell imaging aspects, and the good economic benefit and the application prospect are achieved.

A full-voltage dental water jet of the invention includes a base, a pump, a suspension stand, a reservoir and a microcomputer control system. The base has a lower case and an upper case. The pump disposed in the lower case has an inlet and an outlet. The suspension stand having at least three engaging portions, a heat dissipating aluminum plate, a first standing portion and a second standing portion is disposed between the pump and the lower case. The reservoir is disposed above the base. The microcomputer control system is disposed in the upper case. The microcomputer control system has the function of adapting the dental water jet to the universal input voltage. In addition, the suspension stand made of the silica gel material reduces the operation noise and the vibration of the pump.

The invention discloses a loading non-metallocene single active central catalyst composition which is obtained through adopting an alkyl aluminoxane / magnesium chloride / silica gel carrier as a carrier and loading a non-metallocene single active central transition metal composition and a preparation method thereof. The catalyst system consisting of the catalyst composition catalyzes ethylene to polymerize or copolymerize and has high polymerization activity. The carrier is simple to prepare; the prepared loading catalyst granule has good shape and adjustable size; and the obtained polythene powdery material has high stacking density.

The invention relates to a packaging method for flip LED chips, which belongs to the field of LED fabrication. The packaging method at least includes the following steps that: (a) phosphor is coated on the surface of an LED chip by screen printing, and is baked to become solidified; (b) the LED chip is fixed on a chip substrate, so that the electrodes of the LED chip are bonded with the electrodes of the chip substrate; (c) the LED chip and the chip substrate are fixed on a support and the bottom of a reflective cup; (d) wires are utilized to respectively connect the positive and the negative electrodes of the fixed chip substrate with the positive and the negative electrodes of the support; (e) a sealing mould or a lens covers on the support on which the LED chip and the chip substrate are fixed, and silica gel is filled; and (f) the whole structure is backed to become solidified. Since the used LED chip is a flip chip and the phosphor is coated on the surface of the LED chip before the wires are soldered, the product yield can be increased, and the screen printing technique can ensure that the thickness of the coated phosphor is more uniform, so the distribution of phosphor powder particles is more uniform.

A material for medical use in humans and / or animals bearing a biologically active agent, the material being multilayered, as well as a device of this material and a method to produce it. The material includes a core material, where the core material is formed into a body, optionally having the shape of a finished device; two or more layers of coating material of which the first layer has been applied onto the core material and additional layers have been applied onto the coating material of a preceding layer; and where at least one of the layers includes the biologically active agent. A feature of this invention is that the coating material is a biopolymer, a sol-gel produced silica gel or a biologically active molecule.

A plastic cap with inside threads removably attaches to a stainless steel container with mating rolled steel external threads. A center stainless steel plug inside the cap fits down into the container. A silicone O-ring on the cap creates a watertight seal with the top of the container. The contents of the stainless steel container only contact the stainless steel plug and never reach the plastic portion of the cap. A finger loop is built into the outer periphery of the plastic cap for ease in carrying or suspending the container.

The invention discloses cat litter comprising a composition prepared from the following components in percent by weight: 50-80% of inorganic clay, 5-15% of silica gel, 5-20% of organic substrate and 8-20% of mineral matter, wherein the inorganic clay is selected from one or a mixture of attapulgite, bentonite, kaolinite and sepiolite; the organic substrate is selected from one or a mixture of corncob, corn, wheat, clover, peanut hull, walnut shell, pine wood shavings and broadleaved tree wood shavings; and the mineral matter is selected from one or a mixture of perlite, diatomite, pumice and other low-density mineral matters. The cat litter disclosed by the invention has the following advantages of largely strengthened adsorption deodorization capacity due to the addition of the silica gel component, stronger deodorization capacity by utilizing the adsorbability of natural materials, natural fragrance, small weight and strong caking capability, in particular no dust and easiness for treatment; and the cat litter disclosed by the invention is 40% lighter than the traditional bentonite cat litter.

Novel compositions are disclosed for use as a stationary phase in chromatography comprising an inorganic substrate that is modified with at least one silane having the formula R1δ-Qα-(CH2)βSiR2γX3-γ. In a preferred embodiment, the inorganic substrate is silica gel and is modified with at least two silanes. Methods of preparation and use in chromatographic applications are disclosed. The novel compositions provide superior chromatographic performance, reduced silanol activity, enhanced stability, and reproducibility in preparation and performance.