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The present invention relates to a gas-separating membrane module comprising heat conductive panels, which allows direct temperature control of the membrane surface, even in multiple zones. A capillary tube or spiral coil module of this design has variable permeability and selectivity along the longitudinal axis and allows up to 50% better separation, increasing both regulatory and separation efficiencies.

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The present invention relates to a core-shell heat storage microcapsule having a core containing a phase change heat storage material and a coating of amorphous glassy alginate, which coating has at least two layers and at least one layer contains nanoparticles, and the surfaces of the core and the coating are in direct or spaced contact, and the microcapsule core has a solid or internal cavity. The invention also relates to the preparation and use of the microcapsule. The object of the invention is to provide a heat storage microcapsule with which a rapid and uniform, i.e. congruent, crystallization of the heat storage material can be achieved in a simple and safe manner, wherein the coating of the microcapsule effectively prevents the release of the phase change material or components from the microcapsule. The aim is also to produce microcapsules with improved mechanical and thermal properties and reliable long-term stability.

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The present invention relates to a dry-fuel heat-storing apparatus for storing and economically using the thermal energy produced in a combustion apparatus or other heat sources, wherein the heat-storing apparatus is operable at high temperatures. The heat-storing apparatus is operable at high temperatures, said heat-storing apparatus comprising a heat-insulated housing (A), a particulate or granular solid heat storage medium (B) allowing a gaseous heat transfer medium, preferably air to flow therethrough, said heat storage medium being arranged in the heat-insulated housing (A). Said apparatus further comprising a heat input unit (C) connected to a heat source, and a heat removal unit (D) – optionally formed by a Stirling-motor – connected to a heat recovery system, wherein said heat input unit (C) and said heat removal unit (D) are at least in part located within the heat-insulated housing (A). The invention can be advantageously used for dissipating thermal energy produced in combustion devices and other heat sources, storing it at a high energy density till later use.

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The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for treating biomass which, by efficiently processing the biomass, achieves an efficiency increase of 15-20% compared to existing solutions in terms of energy requirements of the process making it self-sustaining by omitting traditional energy-intensive technologies used for roasting biomass, such as vacuum and inert gases, in a way that the biomass fed to the kiln is heat-treated in an oxygen-free environment created by its own biogas. The invention makes it possible to convert low-energy-density biomass (e.g. woody/herbaceous plants/crops) into a high-calorific, high-density, carbonated, dry and solid heating material meanwhile recovering the energy of the resulting pyrogases putting one single device into the process achieving reduced energy requirements for overall production. The invented device consists of a chipping unit (1), charge device and feeders (2, 4, 7a, 8a), intermediate and end.product stores (5, 11), drying apparatus (3), vacuum-batching and charging units (6, 9), roasting furnance (7), cooler (8), heating apparatus (13), heat exchangers (14, 18) and cooling pump (25).

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The present invention relates to the field of waste processing and biogas production. In the present invention a new method was developed, which is suitable for creating a microbiological community capable of adapting to protein-rich substrates and producing a stable and good biogas production in the long run. The microbe community (microorganism consortium) of the invention adapted to a special basic material is capable of producing by 30-50% more biogas from a given amount of protein- rich basic materials than non-adapted systems do. The consortium created by the method can be applied in both batch and continuous biogas producing systems, accordingly it also can be utilized in already operating systems, and there is no need for building special new or auxiliary reactors; the method can be utilized in biogas producing equipment already in operation.