Fluid dialysis

Composite Applicant:

fuel cell membrane

International

A mass-transfer

composite

with a fuel-cell It includes

medium

rigid, porous is in contact

the exhaust

membrane core

support

surface

is in contact

source,

and

transfer

it into the oxidant

an

ionomeric

saturated

membrane The

membrane multiple

layers

mirror-image,

disposed

ionomer

within

formed

membranes

make

to define serpentine

and exhaust

contact

in a

with

Inventors:

L.

Van

Dine,

T.F.

Fuller,

include

material.

R.D.

SPEMs

This patent used

dialysis

as an osmotic

components a

improves

from

agent,

It

and

electrodes

are

connected

and

openings

efficiency

and

the gas that

The device comprises

first filter having a maximum

a translucent

permeable

30,000

daltons;

pressure

outside

molecule for

a

of up

the first filter circuit

space

to

reducing

a catheter cavity.

indwelling

Prevention

minimise matter

filter

in a human

and reduce

the chance

becoming

completely

of entry and endotoxins.

bacteria

can

can

prevent

pathogenic

concentric

Inventor:

also

external

Power

processing

includes

a steam

reformer

system

(now

hydrogen

from

a feedstock

is disclosed adapted consisting

and

which

to produce of water

the catalysed

I Applicant: Zenon An aeration module

has

aerators

connected

been

cell

controller

which

comprising

a solid-polymer

which

Applicant:

International

The

cells

fuel

has been prepared

been and

sets of aerators a constant

: repeated

such

allowing speed.

that

flow conditions

a set of

valves and adapted

low rates

to of air the

simultaneously

the total

In another

cycles are of short are created

stack

plate

(WTP),

plate fabricated

from

graphite.

optionally

a separator

with

the MEAs

edges

components

watertight coolant

This plate, are held

also coats

seal in order fluid (water)

a

and

a

and

together

by a fluoro-elastomeric

This

these

include

(MEA)

or a fluid-flow

plate,

adhesive/sealant. of

each

assembly

the external to

to better

provide contain

a the

in the fuel cell stack.

Patent number: WO 00/24066 Inventors:

M. Krasij,

Publication

E.A. Moskey

date: 27 April 2000

Regeneration of electroless deposition bath

air flow is

embodiment,

at the

Transient

in the tank

that

regeneration

deposition ions,

water

are

is guided

from

in

the

on the cathode

anion

exchange

alternately

device

concentrate

with

and anodes concentrate

electrodialysis

side by monoselective

membranes

membranes

and

simultaneously

the

second

hypodeposition

in the cathode

separated

exchange

a nickel

electrodialysis

device

second

Germany and a device for

containing

preferably

a second

metal

of an electroless,

bath

The bath liquid

compartments

dilute

to be operated

duration.

Deutschland,

relates to a method

dilute compartments

air flow to two or more

the blower

M.E

Fuel Cells, USA

in this

transport

bath.

cycles. In one embodiment

rhe alternating

G. Hards,

membrane-electrode

through

membrane

It has

has high

Also assembly

date: 27 April 2000

phosphite

Canada

to an air blower,

provide

and an ion-

T. Ralph

electrodialytic

for a submerged developed.

with

composition.

membrane

The patent

Environmental,

system

support

support,

support

polymer

involves

the

a catalysed

Applicant: Atotech

system for submerged membranes

provide Systems

process with

a connecting

: Aeration

constant,

A fuel

for

of the gases

1

air blower, valves and controller Northwesr

A

date: 20 April 2000

flow in repeated

system

a high-surface-area

catalyst

form

The

ion-conducting

is a membrane-electrode

metal

a

date: 13 April 2000

USA

inner

J.-P Vandenborre

Publication

IdaTech),

is

elevations

Patent number: WO 0012219

alternately

Applicant:

opening

d epressions.

Patent number: WO 00/20052

Fuel processing

an

through

of the circulating It

form

openings

and offers

air and foreign

clogged.

has conduit

are generated,

abdominal

to

a fuel

along

conduit.

which

device

conduit

module’s

connecting

to below

denaturation

with outside

One

and removal

wirh

are

to evacuate

and which

of electrolyte

a

material

water

plate with

has large

channel.

frame

which

electrodes

supply

The liquid

of protein

contacts

pathway

circuit.

infuses/discharges

frame

a small

ring-shaped

Publication

the second

automatically

to

The

is generated

of

are held in a frame

the

filter having

the

solid-polymer

described.

Fuel cell stack

has a number

to the electrolyser

outside

a second

The

through

surface

the circuit;

module

Belgium

to the bipolar

supply

: translucent membrane with a maximum j permeable molecule of up to 5000 daltons; and ’ a pump for pressurising a replenishing fluid I that inside

The

Publication

on the top and bottom,

I connected

with

and

material.

electrolyte

membranes

pressed.

sheet.

electrolyte

a pre-filter; membrane

a pump

a metal

uremigenic

a catalyst

disclosed

R.F. Kovar, P Osenar,

which

by

electrically

sterile of

polymer, support

and

electrolyser

separated

fluid,

efficiency

an

Hogarth,

chambers,

dialysing

dialysis/removal

comprises

conducting

date: 20 April 2000

pathway removal

membrane

substrate

L. Rubin.

a peritoneal water

and it

a is

combining

and

preparing

membrane

Inventors: J. Gascoyne,

electrolysis

of the

for

UK

Inventors: R.M. Formato,

is

protein

the interior

process

fuel

Systems,

M.

membranes

Matthey,

electrolyte

(SPEMs)

cells

electrolyte

Johnson

using this process.

circulating the

substances.

procedure.

pressure

eluted

into

keeps

device which

Solid-polymer

in electrochemical

electrolyser

in

date: 20 April 2000

Patent number: WO 00124074

This high-pressure

covers a “perfusing”

in a peritoneal

reuses, body

A. Sakai

Publication

electrodialysis.

Hydrogen

and assists

H. Rabie,

Patent number: WO 00122684

Applicant:

Applicanthventor:

solid

ion-conducting

are useful

High-pressure Fluid dialysis

polymer an

spaces

P Cote, A. Janson,

associating composite,

including

Publication

date: 13 April 2000

Publication

Inventors:

Applicant:

membranes

dead

Patent number: WO 00/21890

A

to

with

N. Landrau,

Breault

is

USA

a porous

: applications,

WO 00/20 102

stream

membranes

electrolyte

interpenetrated

each

for the inlet

is

W.A. Pledger

relates

avoid

the membranes.

and

WO 00122690

Foster-Miller,

helps

agnatmg

Singh

stream

monoxide

and the by-product

invention

which

is

membrane

permeate

carbon

of a

stream

date: 20 April 2000

: polymer

of

presence

product

the

by

to heat the reformer.

number:

This

streams.

number:

dioxide,

with

mounds

passages

remove

Applicant:

a frame

by the

which

to

layer

depressions,

in the

Polymer electrolyte

in such a way that the protrusions

depressions

adjacent

and

in

which

produced

a hydrogen-selective

polished

Publication

composite

may be a flat or a mounded protrusions

Patent

acid

hydrocarbon

is

The

module,

Patent

as a water-

mass-transfer

defining

other

such

feedstock

Inventors: D.J. Edlund,

core is

a

hydrogen

catalyst.

combusted

entering

medium

polyfluorosulfonic

membrane.

and

inlet stream

transfer

the

carbon

with an exhaust

and/or

The

passed through

between

passage from the fuel cell to recover mass, and to the fuel cell. A preferred

alcohol

reforming

sheets. An inlet

with an oxidant

an

reacting

for use

power plant has been developed.

a transfer

opposed, surface

and

feedstock.

Fuel Cells, USA

and

on the anode compartments

electrodialysis

device

are

in relation

to each other.

by

anion

side. The in the disposed

Patent number: WO 00123637 Inventors: J. Heydecke, M. Blaschke,

R. Born, W. Richtering,

A. Kraft, M. Wunsche

Publblication date: 27 April 2000

Membrane Technology No. 124