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Trimethylene Di-iodide. Use 76 g. of trimethylene glycol, 27 - 52 g. of pmified red phosphorus and 254 g. of iodine. Lag the arm C (Fig. Ill, 40, ) with asbestos cloth. Stop the heating immediately all the iodine has been transferred to the fiask. Add water to the reaction mixture, decolourise with a httle sodium bisulphite, filter, separate the crude iodide, wash it twice with water, dry with anhydrous potassium carbonate and distU under reduced pressure. B.p. 88-89°/6 mm. Yield 218 g. (a colourless liquid). 

Separation Efficiency. Similarly to other unit operations in chemical engineering, filtration is never complete. Some soflds may leave in the hquid stream, and some Hquid will be entrained with the separated soHds. As emphasis on the separation efficiency of soHds or Hquid varies with application, the two are usually measured separately. Separation of solids is measured by total or fractional recovery, ie, how much of the incoming solids is coUected by the filter. Separation of Hquid usually is measured in how much of it has been left in the filtration cake for a surface filter, ie, moisture content, or in the concentrated slurry for a filter-thickener, ie, solids concentration. 

Filters separate and retain the dirt from the oil. They are rated based on the size of the largest particle that can pass through, Vlost machines in petrochemical plants use lO-rnicron filters. Alarms are provided to signal when a filter becomes clogged up with dirt, A v aking system allovvvs the oil to be bypassed to an alternate filter, while the element of the first one is replaced. Filter elements can be... 

It is important to be aware of the filter s properties in different environments. Figure 9.2 shows how, in the case of new filters, separation varies with particle size and filter class. The filter class is based on the average efficiency, and a new filter normally has much lower initial efficiency. In the case of electrostatically charged filters, separation may be significantly higher for new filters. The figure should be seen as an indication of minimum separation during actual operation. 

On larger streams filter separators (Volume 1, Chapter 4) are used as mici scrubbers to further reduce glycol contamination and thus increa.se the life of the glycol charge. Due to their cost, filter separators are not normally used on streams less than approximately 50 MMscfd. Often on these smaller units a section in the bottom of the contactor is used i.v a vertical inlet scrubber as shown in Figure 8-5. 

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Similar to IR sensors, Raman sensors have profited from miniaturisation and improvement of light sources and optics. Essentially, a Raman sensor consists of (i) a monochromatic source, a (ii) sensor head, a (iii) filter separating the Raman lines from the excitation radiation and Rayleigh scattering and a (iv) spectral analyser. 

All filters, separators, condensers, and valves in the inlet line reduce the effective pumping speed of the pump. On the basis of the values of the conductances or resistances normally supplied by manufacturers, the actual pumping speed of the pump can be calculated. For further details, see Section 1.5.2. 

Mass spectrometric measurements require four components (1) an inlet to introduce the sample (2) a means of ionizing the species of interest (3) mass filtering/separation (4) detection of the ions. Accomplishing this under atmospheric conditions is difficult due to the high sample pressure, which is incompatible with the high voltages used in the ion acceleration region and mass analyzers, and to the complexity of the mixtures found in air. Special considerations imposed by atmospheric conditions are discussed briefly next. 

Fig. 4—Filter separators can remove all particles larger than about 2 microns and 99 b of those as small as 0.5 micron. Thw units, also available In vertical configurations, are used at compressor Inlets and In other high GOB applications.

Another type of separator used in certain high-gaa/low-liquid flow applications is a filter separator. These can be either horizontal or vertical in configuration. Fig. 4 shows a horizontal design. Filter tubes in the initial separation section coalesce liquid mist into larger droplets as gas passes through the tubes. A secondary section, consisting of vanes or other mist extractor elements, removes these coalesced droplets. 

This vessel can remove 100% of all particles larger than about 2 microns and 99% of those down to about 0.5 micron. Filter separators are commonly used on compressor inlets in field compressor stations, as final scrubbers upstream of gylcol contact towers and in instrument. fuel gas applications. Design is proprietary and dependent upon type of filter element employed. 

Cross-flow filters behave in a way similar to that normally observed in crossflow filtration under ambient conditions increased shear-rates and reduced fluid-viscosity result in an increased filtrate number. Cross-microfiltration has been applied to the separation of precipitated salts as solids, giving particle-separation efficiencies typically exceeding 99.9%. Goemans et al. [30] studied sodium nitrate separation from supercritical water. Under the conditions of the study, sodium nitrate was present as the molten salt and was capable of crossing the filter. Separation efficiencies were obtained that varied with temperature, since the solubility decreases as the temperature increases, ranging between 40% and 85%, for 400 °C and 470°C, respectively. These workers explained the separation mechanism as a consequence of a distinct permeability of the filtering medium towards the supercritical solution, as opposed to the molten salt, based on their clearly distinct viscosities. 

The principles behind ultrafiltration are sometimes misunderstood. The nomenclature implies that separations are the result of physical trapping of the particles and molecules by the filter. With polycarbonate and fiberglass filters, separations are made primarily on the basis of physical size. Other filters (cellulose nitrate, polyvinylidene fluoride, and to a lesser extent cellulose acetate) trap particles that cannot pass through the pores, but also retain macromolecules by adsorption. In particular, these materials have protein and nucleic acid binding properties. Each type of membrane displays a different affinity for various molecules. For protein, the relative binding affinity is polyvinylidene fluoride > cellulose nitrate > cellulose acetate. We can expect to see many applications of the affinity membranes in the future as the various membrane surface chemistries are altered and made more specific. Some applications are described in the following pages. 

Dutch twill -centrifuge filters [SEPARATION - CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION] (Vol21)... 

In the (aquatic) environment elements occur in particulate-, colloidal- and dissolved forms. These forms are usually distinguished by filtration or centrifugation. Traditionally, a 0.45 um (membrane)- filter separates the particulate from the dissolved forms. This may result in the passage of colloidal fractions through the filter, classifying colloidal matter incorrectly within the dissolved fraction. Although the interaction between dissolved and particulate (surface) fractions cannot be neglected, it is common in speciation studies to consider the "dissolved" fraction. The dissolved forms of trace elements are mainly present as ... 

To predict in vivo permeabilities, the parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA) was introduced in 1998. Since then, it has gathered considerable interest in the pharmaceutical industry [41-47]. This method uses a phospholipid-coated filter separating two aqueous compartments to mimic the passive transport of small molecules. It readily provides information about passive-transport perme-... 

In some technological and medical applications protein adsorption and/or cell adhesion is advantageous, but in others it is detrimental. In bioreactors it is stimulated to obtain favourable production conditions. In contrast, biofilm formation may cause contamination problems in water purification systems, in food processing equipment and on kitchen tools. Similarly, bacterial adhesion on synthetic materials used for e.g. artificial organs and prostheses, catheters, blood bags, etc., may cause severe infections. Furthermore, biofilms on heat exchangers, filters, separation membranes, and also on ship hulls oppose heat and mass transfer and increase frictional resistance. These consequences clearly result in decreased production rates and increased costs. 

Gao, P., Chen, X.M, Shen, F. and Chen, G. (2005) Removal of chromium (VI) from wastewater by combined electrocoagulation-electro flotation without a filter. Separ. Purif. Technol. 43, 117-123. 

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