Albany International Corporation

Metis Technologies Pty Ltd

Michael Gerakios

Ilias Louis Kyratzis

Gavin Collis

James Mardel

Genelle Coghlan

Nicholas Ebdon

George Maurdev

Mike O'Shea

Ray Moeser

Paul Bowden

The invention relates to a polymeric fibre derived from a copolymer of polyacrylonitrile and a comonomer. The fibre comprises a metal ion and/or silicon at from about 1 to about 15 wt %. A process for making the fibre is also described.

Extruded polyacrylonitrile copolymer

The invention relates to process for preparing a flame resistant and/or flame retardant polymer, comprising reacting an acrylonitrile polymer with an organic diamine.

Flame-retardant acrylonitrile polymer for fibre manufacture

A filter assembly for filtering particulates out of a stream of gas, which includes an elongated filter bag made out of fabric with a plurality of pleats intermediate its ends with a support cage made from a plurality of wires on the outside of the bag having portions thereof disposed in the pleats.

Filter bag cage

A modular table filter for a circular horizontal rotating table filter includes a number of sections which may be assembled on the support frame thereof. The sections are annular-sector-shaped and, when assembled, form an annulus on the table filter. Each section, in turn, may be broken down into an outer subsection and an inner subsection. Filtration fabric, or textile, may be placed on top of the outer subsection, and secured therein by the inner subsection, which is designed to lock thereinto. Alternatively, each section may be an integral annular-sector-shaped frame having a peripheral groove or channel. Filtration textile may be placed on top of the frame, and over the groove or channel, and wedges driven thereinto to hold the fabric tautly across the frame. The modular table filter greatly simplifies the replacement of the filtration fabric, as the sections holding fabric needing replacement may be removed easily and replaced by ones having fresh filtration textiles without the need for isolating the table filter for an inordinately long time.

Modular device for the ease of use and installation of filtration

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Avoca Beach, Australia

Michael Gerakios