Amalgamated Research, Inc.

The Amalgamated Sugar Company

Kenneth R Peterson

Michael M Kearney

Lawrence Velasquez

Michael W Mumm

Lawrence Valesquez

Larry Velasquez

Vadim Kochergin

A column apparatus containing a shallow bed of material between fluid transporting fractals of large active surface area results in highly efficient processing with small equipment size.

Shallow bed fluid treatment apparatus

Fluid transporting fractal devices, which can be employed whenever a controlled distribution and/or collection of fluids is desired, are constructed to position fractal stages of either progressively smaller or progressively larger scales along the direction of flow (Plates &num; ). A preferred construction assigns generations of recursive fractal pattern to plates arranged in a stack.

Fractal stack for scaling and distribution of fluids

A &ldquo;block&rdquo; of betaine is displaced from the circulation loop of an ion exclusion system configured as an SMB without disturbing the normal operation of the system. In practice, a betaine-concentrated fraction is withdrawn (,) from the circulating loop of the SMB while an equal volume of water is introduced (,) to the loop. The circulation loop thereby continues without disruption.

Simulated moving bed block displacement procedure

A process for purifying the raw juice (diffusion juice) obtained from sugar beets replaces the traditional liming and carbonation purification methods with ion exchange softening and chromatographic separation operations.

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Twin Falls, ID, United States of America

Kenneth R Peterson