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A little late in writing this but didn't want to go without doing so.
We visited this resort Nov 14 through to Nov 28th 2012 as a family of four - Age 14 months, age 7, and 2 adults.
We used RCI to book and were treated with a few extra "Bonuses" as they were celebrating a milestone and wanted RCI members to experience a visit there as they would if they were a true member/owner of a timeshare of the Resort itself. We were given access to the member's lounge which gave us free internet access, free international from 8am to 11pm, we were also given an opportunity to book the ala cartes for every night that we were there provided the restaurant an time we wanted were available (having 2 young kid we wanted 6 or 6:30 pm so we were only able to get 10 out of the 14 nights as the rest were booked but we were good with that), we were also given access to free room service. All great perks. Check in was great.
Here is the catch - we were also assigned a personal concierge "Christian" he was fabulous and attentative until it came time for us to attend their "sales pitch" which happened between week one and week two of our stay. After we politely declined buying into their resort (why would we when we already own timeshare property just down the road, which is how we ended up there through RCI???) Christian was no where to be seen from or heard from again, and when we need his assistance with week two of our stay - we didn't get it. Apparently this is quite common practice for him and the staff was not surprised when we mentioned it (he reports to his wife so what does that tell you...lol).
About the resort:
*It is HUGE which is great if you love walking and exploring and are staying there for more than a week and want to try a variety of pools, spots on the beach, restaurants, etc. BUT it is not stroller or wheelchair friendly and the carts are hard to come by to take you from area to area so if you have young kids this may be difficult. I used a baby sling/carrier most of the time and the stroller only when I had to as we has to carry the stroller up/down stairs to get to certain areas of the resort without having to make huge detours or the pathways were to small to fit the stroller wheels through.
*Buffetts have limited number of Highchairs, so at the "peak" periods you may be out of luck in getting one and waiting or using your stroller
*A la carte's do not have a kids menu and never open on time (about 5-15 minutes late), and the Brazillian they serve the people in a mumble jumble order (they don't care that you have a screaming kid who is starving/you wait your turn depending on who your server is - and we usually got the new guy who was serving everybody last!)
*Find a server you like for breakfast and lunch and stick with them - one who will bring you cofee/tea, juice, highchair as soon as they see you so you are not waiting and tip him (I say him as 90% of the servers are male) $1 or $2 a day. You get what you want, and they are so happy with the $1 or $2, it's win win for all!!!
*Bar in the lobby is horrible for mixed drinks - never get the same drink twice
*Beach bar is great for drinks, but service can be slow so get 2 at the same time (bring your own cups and if you plan on drinking the shushy type or mixed drinks with a straw bring a cup that has one as it is hit and miss as to whether you will get one - they say they are not giving them to save the environment)
*BRING BEACH/WATER SHOES - Very rocky but the water is amazing and a must to go in just to see the swarms of mini fish. Grab some bread from the buffetts with you and feed the fish, they are faboulous to watch. If you have a snorkel mask you don't have to go far to see them at all and turtles can be seen as well.
* Pools are a little cool but not busy there are a few to choose from, shallower one's for the kids, swim up bars, etc.
* Lazy river is fun always tubes available
* No umbrella's available anywhere if it rains unless you want to buy one at the gift shop - we had a few 10-30 minutre showers and this is the 1st 5* resort that did not have umbrellas in the rooms
* People above us left their jacuzzi on/over flowed, we came back from dinner and our bed was soaked. Maid came took mattress pad and changed sheets and said she would bring mattress pad back the next day. We called Christian (our personal concierge) to let him know some of our clothing had also been made wet by this and got no response. We were later told that this happens often (people leaving tubs on) and that the normal procedure is a to give those inconvienced free laundry service if clothes/etc. are damaged or offer of free spa services - we were given neither (Thanks Christian NOT) - We had to hand wash the laundry in the tub and hang to dry on the balcony to get rid of the smell left by the water smell from the leak.
* My Daughter went to the kids club once for a couple hours and painted - she was not impressed. The staff attending the kids try, but don't have kids of their own and sometimes seem lost and bored as to what to do with them especially if they only have 1 or two there.
* Same goes with the Mini Disco at night, our kids lovedthe dancing, but it was hit and miss with the staff running it. Some of them were there to flaunt their own dancing skills and costumes and did not get down to the kids levels or even touch the kids/try and get them to participate, while others went out of their way to make it fun and interactive.
* Night time shows were good/not great - ran late so my husband and 7 year old saw them and my 7 year old often ended up falling asleep part way through.
* rooms were clean, no bugs -always had clean towels and towel art. There version of a crib is a playpen which I found odd for a 5*. Mini bar was stocked with pop, beer and 2 small bottles of water and 1 large bottle of water. We requested 2 larger bottles of water as we were using formula and needed it for the baby - this had to be approved daily by mgmt and became a pain.
* Racoons on property will come up to open food onthe beach so if you leave to go for a swim/walk do not leave your plates or snacks out - they are friendly enough but not very clean
* You have to get up early to get a shaded area/chairs on the beach and mark them
* Gift shop is expensive so bring the required stuff with you (lotions, tylenol, etc.)
* Cab ride into town is about $25 USD - if you are going to buy booze, remember you can't buy booze on sundays after 2pm in town unless you are going to somewhere like walmart/the street vendorsaren't allowed to sell it
*Spa is expensive but wonderful
*timeshare presentation will last 3 hours or more (not 90 min like they say)- do not go unless you have the time to waste or you have the intention of perhaps buying into it, it is not worth the $100 gift cert. for the gift shop/spa!
*Mediterrian Rest. is FABULOUS!!!!
*Italian Rest. not so much
* Japanese a Must see - great show and great food :)
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horace posted a topic in Add-on Releasesmore controllable and engine parts a.k.a Hzcary's industries parts 220.127.116.11 release 1.0 release this is my first mod this mod provides few parts that increase stability for vessels or planes. download: Spacedock known bugs(history and fixed version): mk3 reaction wheels don't have colors(fixed at ver 1.1.1) mk3 reaction wheels doesn't have Tweakscale(fixed v.1.1.1) mk1 drone core cannot control directions and reaction wheel not moving, however, it can give SAS to the vessel brackets problem (fixes at 18.104.22.168) License: remember to report bugs here NOTE:IF YOU LIKE THIS MOD PLEASE SUBSCRIBE MY YOUTUBE CHANNELk HZcaRY kit changelog(1.0beta - 22.214.171.124 due to these versions are corrupt): 1.0beta mk3 RW added without painting 1.0 release added mk1 drone core 1.1added tweakscale 1.1.1 bug fixed (need mk3 exp.pack to work until I fixed that problem) 1.2 op funny flags added 184.108.40.206this mod doesn't require mk3 expansion anymore and flags added 1.2.5 added a realistic version of mk3 reaction wheels and engine(original+unrealistic version) 1.2.6 added agencies 1.2.7 added one more part and tweakscale for engine and new part, engine are more powerful 1.2.8 mk2 reaction wheels (using mk2 DC texture} 184.108.40.206 add readme and license txt 126.96.36.199 fix the cfg and no more tweak scale (if you really want it ,DIY sorry for the inconvenience) 184.108.40.206 (WIP & planning) more reaction wheels and parts, flags and more im not sure what will i add(idk what will it be) *P.S. I'm not good at modeling.so pls forgive me for copying some of the part's texture and objects vote for parts : vote thanks for @Warsoul for helping me to find problems and teach me how to model parts and the conclusion: there are a big problem when downloading so the cfg in the mod comes messy and were missing some }s reason of the problem... maybe i'm using mac there were no problem when i redownload it
Gotmachine posted a topic in Add-on ReleasesMandatoryRCS This plugin revisit the stock balance between the overpowered reaction wheels and RCS thrusters which are useless outside of docking situations. It does not propose a more realistic simulation of reaction wheels but is a collection of tweaks aimed at limiting their functions and balancing the gameplay. Reaction wheels are turned into stabilizers, preventing your vessel to spin out of control and keeping it pointed at the direction you choose in the SAS autopilot. But they have a very low (and somewhat realistic) torque power when the pilot or the SAS request a pitch, roll or yaw rotation. This mean that like in real life, most crafts always need a few RCS thrusters (and propellant) to have orientation authority, but you still get most of the playability benefits of overpowered reaction wheels. As a side benefit, the plugin also fix the "timewarps rotation stop" stock behaviour, and introduce a few related features like keeping the vessel oriented toward the SAS selection in timewarps and when switching vessels / reloading the game. Features Reaction wheels nerf Reaction wheels have two different torque power, the stock one and a heavily nerfed, somewhat realistic one. Nerfed torque provided on pilot or SAS rotation requests. Stock torque when SAS "Stability mode" is turned on. Stock torque when the vessel has reached the SAS selection (prograde, normal, target, etc). Torque output is affected by the vessel angular velocity : the faster the vessel rotate, the weaker reaction wheels are. Pods and cockpits built-in reaction wheels can't be controlled (they don't respond to pilot/SAS input) but still provide SAS stabilization. Reaction wheels in probes cores and independent parts can be controlled. Hiding of irrelevant reaction wheels right-click menu options and action groups. Rotation persistence trough timewarp and reloading Timewarping will not stop the vessel from rotating. Rotation is restored after timewarping, switching vessels or reloading. Rotation is not continuously calculated for unloaded (on rails) vessels, for minimal performance impact. SAS autopilot persistence trough timewarp and reloading The vessel will keep its orientation toward the SAS selection when timewarping, switching vessels or reloading. The SAS selection is remembered and restored when switching vessels or reloading. Customization Features can be enabled, disabled or tweaked in the ingame "Difficulty Settings" menu. Instructions & notes Download & source I highly recommend that you grab it from CKAN ! But you can also get the latest release and source from github Requirements This requires the ModuleManager plugin to work. You can download it here Incompatibilities (Semi-)Saturatable Reaction Wheels : can still be used but the reaction wheels features will be automatically disabled. Persistent Rotation : can still be used but the SAS and rotation persistence features will be automatically disabled. Recommendations RCS Build Aid (Forum post) - Editor plugin to help you place your RCS thrusters efficiently. RLA StockAlike (Pictures) - A light part packs featuring (among other things) some super useful small RCS thrusters, monopropellant tanks and engines. Disclaimer This is my first plugin and I'm far from a skilled programmer, so the code for this may be ugly. As far as I know, it does the job and doesn't break the game. However, keep in mind that I don't really know what I'm doing. If anybody has the time to review and comment my code, I'm open to suggestions and pull requests Thanks @MarkusA380 for figuring out how to make vessels rotate, you saved me a lot of time ! The whole KSP community for its awesomeness ! Licensing This masterful work of art is released under the unlicense. So public domain, feel free to do anything, especially updating this plugin if I'm not around. Changelog Known bugs and glitches Getting out of timewarps with the SAS direction hold activated input a large roll "kick", most visible at high timewarp levels. I tried a lot of things to find out why this happen or fix it, and failed. When switching to an unloaded vessel with its SAS in "target", "antitarget" or "maneuver" mode, the orientation change is applied a few frames after the vessel is unpacked, leading to the rotation event being visible to the player. Won't fix as this is minor, purely cosmetic and fixing would require large modifications. v1.2 for KSP 1.2.2 (feature) Ingame settings menu with compatibility checks for SSRW and PR plugins. They can now be used alongside the plugin, incompatible features are auto-disabled. (feature) Torque output on pilot/SAS input is now very low instead of disabled. (feature) Torque output on pilot/SAS input is still disabled for all reaction wheels in manned parts. This can be overridden/customized trough a "isControllable" parameter available in the module config (see the default patch CFG for more about that). (improvement) In SAS target mode, reaction wheels provide torque only if they have closely reached the target first (less "magnet effect") (improvement) Refactored several things in ModuleTorqueController, now a bit less dirty. (improvement) SAS target hold in body-relative modes (pro/retrograde, radial, normal) is now disabled when the vessel SOI change. v1.1 for KSP 1.2.2 (bugfix) Fixed SAS orientation being applied when not reached on initiating timewarp (woops) (bugfix) Tweaked a few things to prevent the perpetual SAS roll overshoot. v1.0 for KSP 1.2.2 (feature) The torque output from reaction wheels is now affected by the vessel angular velocity : the torque output decrease when the angular velocity increase, down to a minimum of 5% when the angular velocity reach 45° / second. (bugfix) Fixed reaction wheels providing a bit of torque when switching SAS from stability assist mode to a target hold mode after loading a vessel (fixed by forcing module deactivation every fixedupdate) (bugfix) Fixed SAS overshooting its target when using RCS (Fixed by explicitly setting reaction wheels torque to 0 when the module is disabled) (bugfix) Irrelevant reaction wheels action groups options are now hidden Perhaps planned features Reaction wheels saturation over time when landed. (Maybe) Make reaction wheels able to "help" RCS thrusters by providing torque when they are activated, lowering the RCS fuel consumption. A part pack of RCS thrusters, MP tanks and orbital MP engines (soon ) Realism notes The way reaction wheels work with this plugin isn't realistic. This said, in lowering their torque output to realistic values for maneuvering, this plugin make the playstyle a lot closer to the reality without cutting too much on playability. In real life, reaction wheels and control moment gyroscopes (CMR) can provide only very small amounts of torque. For example, each CMR on the ISS is rougly 1.2 meter wide, weight about 280 kg (source) and provide only 0.258 kNm of torque (source). Now compare that to the 5 kNm provided by the 0.625m, 50 kg small reaction wheel in KSP.
MaxwellsDemon posted a question in Gameplay Questions and TutorialsI have a space telescope that's a tad difficult to train on a target that's far off... when I maneuver the telescope, there's a bit of drift back and forth as SAS tries to settle it on target. I was thinking I need to add more reaction wheels to make the training a bit more precise, but perhaps I'm going the wrong direction? Might I actually be overpowered with my reaction wheels? (What I have right now is the HECS probe's internal reaction wheels...)

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It's coming to the end of the current catalogues and so over at ILWS we are having a blog hop. You may have just been to visit Jo and seen what lovely creations she has made. Now it is my turn.
Going through my 'box stock' I have been running low on some little gift boxes – great for a pair of earrings – and so I have made some more and used the modern medley dsp for this one.
These are really easy to make and all you need is your trimmer/scoreboard and a piece of patterned paper or cardstock 6.5″ x 4.5″
Using your scoreboard or the scoring blade on your trimmer, score along the long edge at:
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Next, score along the short side at 1.25″ rotate the paper and score again on the opposite edge at 1.25″
Then you cut the score lines along the long edges to the score line on both edges.
Now it is time to stick! I used my tombow to stick my flaps down. Then decorate away.
As I was using the mixed medley papers, I got one of the card blanks I made the other day (here) to create a little card. I used the illuminate ink pad and some white embossing powder for the sentiment. Layered this on a partial die cut from the lattice die and hey presto!
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What was the first World Cup you can recall watching?
I watched the last one when Spain when crowned champions but I have a couple of memories from 2006 as well, so that would probably be the first one for me. Italy were the winners and I remember they had a close game with France in the final.
Who were the stars you remember from that tournament?
Zinedine Zidane for me was the main player in 2006. Remember the chip he did from the penalty spot against Italy? How could you do that in the final of a World Cup? There's not many players who could have pulled that off.
Have you ever been to a World Cup match as a supporter?
Unfortunately not. It's something I wish for. It must be an amazing experience to go to the biggest stage of them all.
If there was one World Cup game you could have gone to, which one would it be and why?
It would have to be West Germany against Algeria in 1982 when Algeria won. It was the first ever World Cup for Algeria and it would have been amazing to have been around to see them shock everyone and win the game 2-1.
To be honest it would have to be in 2010, when Algeria drew with England. Algeria gave England a good test and prevented them from scoring.
What has been the best match you've ever seen at the Finals?
I didn't see it live but I've seen the 1998 final between Brazil and France many times on television. There were some incredible players involved in that game. It finished 3-0 to France, Zidane scored two in the final and the other scorer was Emmanuel Petit.
And what has been the best goal?
For me Zidane's goal against Italy in the 2006 final is up there, even if it was a penalty. It was early in the game and he just stepped up and chipped it in off the crossbar. It wasn't just a chip though – it was a chip against Gianluigi Buffon in the final of a World Cup. Amazing!
Who do you think will have a big impact at the 2014 World Cup?
I think Uruguay have a good chance this year. Spain and Germany are always strong and I think Belgium will be as well. It's a good time for Brazil with the tournament being held there – any of those nations could lift the trophy.
Which two teams do you fancy to make it to the final, and who will lift the trophy?
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Somehow, the other day, me blaming my boyfriend for being an oyster elitist (he made fun of me for eating my raw oysters on a cracker with oyster sauce, instead of tongue-shoveling the thing directly from the shell into my mouth) led into a conversation about the patriarchy and whether or not I am a traitor to my sex.
Let me roll that train of thought back a little.
The boyfriend (who shall heretofore be referred to as "Mr. Claire") was telling me about how a female friend of his once accused him of being a card-holding member of the patriarchy. I gently informed him that yes, actually, he kind of was, but not on purpose. I went on to explain that while I do not believe he is contributing to the patriarchal regime on purpose or with any malicious intent against women, he's a part of it anyway, just by existing and occupying the place in society that he does. Does unwittingly participating in the patriarchy make it better? Knock it down from 1st degree murder to manslaughter? No, it doesn't. All it does is expose the fact that we live in such a male dominated society that some of the males don't even realize how dominant they are–it's just their natural state of being. And maybe that's even worse.
I should clarify here that Mr. Claire isn't some slick-haired misogynist walking around with a silver spoon in his mouth, thinking about how cute and silly women are when they try to be like men, because actually all that women are really good for is warming his lap. (Why does my mental image of a misogynist have slick hair? I'm sure not all misogynists have slick hair. Am I thinking of Don Draper?)
I will admit that, yes, Mr. Claire is a tall, attractive, exceedingly white (we're talking glow-in-the-dark) male, which automatically earns him a default leather swivel chair around the polished oak conference table in the penthouse suite of the patriarchy of the United States of America. Has he been afforded tons of privileges because of his race and sex? Probably. Does he work in a male-dominated field? Definitely. (It's construction, though, and you don't see many women, or men for that matter, pounding down the door for that gig.) Does that mean he should quit his job, donate all his savings to a women's shelter, and join the Occupy movement? Not necessarily, no, although that would be cool. (Actually no it wouldn't, as he's currently subsidizing my survival (to be addressed later) and I really like not living in a park. Call me selfish.)
What it does mean is that he and other men like him could try to use some of their magical inborn white man power for good. Like, say, ensuring that there is no discrimination against or harassment of women at their workplaces. Or, you know, speaking up along with us ladies about some of the numerous other atrocities against women that powerful men are trying to turn into law in this country. (For a great essay on some of those atrocities and how absurdly absurd they are (yes, I used absurd twice because they're that absurd), take a gander at Roxane Gay's insightful and moving (to tears and to fisticuffs) response over at The Rumpus.)
(Related tangent, I promise: also check out this one. Yeah, I read The Rumpus a lot.)
FOR THE RECORD: I just want to take opportunity real quick to state that Mr. Claire, while he's not a super-activist and won't be chaining himself to fences anytime soon, is a really great guy with a good heart who does his best to do the right thing and not be an asshole to anyone unless they really deserve it. Usually, he succeeds. (I love you, baby.)
But I digress. The point is: there are a lot of men out there who are in positions of power, whether it's in their office, their community, their presence on the internet, their congressional district, who could take more of a stab at creating equality. Even if they're not actively participating in the maintenance and reinforcement of the glass ceiling, a lot of them aren't doing much to try to help break it. But wouldn't it be cool if they did?
And this now brings us to the part of the conversation where I wonder if I am a disgusting, hypocritical traitor to my sex.
You see, I am currently unemployed. I was employed, have been consistently employed in one way or another since the age of 16, through college and grad school (with the exception of the three months after undergrad it took me to find a Real Job), all the way up until here recently. I left my most recent occupation because I decided to. It was a very difficult decision, and I will speak no ill of my previous employers. The fact is that I would have stuck it out for a while longer, at least until I found something else to pay the bills, but then Mr. Claire came gallantly trotting along and offered to help me out until I found a job that I liked. Or, he said, or! (and here's one of the infinite reasons I love him), maybe you should just focus on your writing for however long it takes to finish your collection, cause that's a job.
What? WHAT? Did I hear that correctly? Writing is a job? A for-real, respectable, bona fide occupation?
I have to say that blew my mind a little, for someone else who is not a writer to so easily, without me having to justify it, believe that writing is a job. Even in my own head, I don't quite believe that. Can sitting around at home, or in the park, or at a coffee shop, engaging in something I enjoy and feel passionate about, actually be a job?
Well, not in the sense that it's bringing in the bacon, no. Not yet. And it will almost certainly never pay all the bills, that 's for sure. But it's still hard, time-consuming, frustrating, difficult work.
And yet. . . and yet.
I feel somehow guilty for not having a "real" job, for not helping pay the bills, for being able to watch two (or three) hours of House in the middle of the day. And it's not that I feel guilty for Mr. Claire having to pay for both halves of the electricity bill, or fork over some cash when I need to refill my birth control prescription (why the heck shouldn't he, in that case?). It's that I, for some reason, feel like I should have a job, even if I hate it. That by allowing a man to support me, I'm playing right into the patriarchal system of female subjugation, assuming the role of good little housewife (even if that couldn't be further from the truth), and thus failing women everywhere.
Is that not a little insane? That I feel such guilt for temporarily taking advantage of my partner's ability–and willingness, and enthusiasm–to help me work towards achieving what I really want to do in life? I also aim to teach creative writing, preferably at the college level, and that's something I'm going to work towards, too. Of course, part of snagging a job at a university is, well, being published. And to be published, I need to write. And now I have the opportunity to focus on doing just that, and I feel like it's cheating.
Why the hell do I feel like it's cheating? Is it because I haven't worked hard for my entire adult life, haven't busted my ass in school for six years, haven't been on food stamps, haven't lived in tiny apartments with four other people packed in them, haven't taken jobs from waiting tables, to tutoring ESL students, to shelving library books, to cleaning out frozen yogurt machines, to teaching adults how to read–and still somehow found time to create some stories and even get some of them published?
Oh wait! I did all that.
So why do I feel guilty?
Would I feel different if my partner was a woman with a high-paying job? Or if it was a female friend offering to help me out for a few months? Yeah, probably. I would. And that's kind of fucked up.
Sometimes I wonder if some women, like me, feel the need to overcompensate, to never take a handout from anyone, especially from the opposite sex, because we are still trying to prove something that shouldn't have to be proven because it's just a cold, hard fact, goddamnit, that men and women are equals.
So, should I feel guilty? Am I a traitor to the sex? Or should I quit whining about my fortunate circumstances on a blog and get back to writing real stuff, cause yeah, writing is a job?
Probably the latter.


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|Oct 5, 1993
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|Aug 11, 1992
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|Zhiquan Q. Yan
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|Westvaco Corporation
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to activated carbon and methods for preparing same. Particularly, this invention relates to new carbons useful in vapor adsorption and methods for their production. More particularly, this invention relates to activated carbon derived from lignocellulosic material prepared by chemical activation and agglomeration to produce carbon of high density and high activity.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Activated carbon is a microcrystalline, nongraphitic form of carbon which has been processed to increase internal porosity. Activated carbons are characterized by a large specific surface area typically in the range of 500-2500 m2 /g, which permits its industrial use in the purification of liquids and gases by the adsorption of gases and vapors from gases and of dissolved or dispersed substances from liquids. Commercial grades of activated carbon are designated as either gas-phase or liquid-phase adsorbents. Liquid-phase carbons generally may be powdered, granular, or shaped; gas-phase, vapor-adsorbent carbons are hard granules or hard, relatively dust-free shaped pellets.
Generally, the larger the surface area of the activated carbon, the greater its adsorption capacity. The available surface area of activated carbon is dependent on its pore volume. Since the surface area per unit volume decreases as individual pore size increases, large surface area is maximized by maximizing the number of pores of very small dimensions and/or minimizing the number of pores of very large dimensions. Pore sizes are defined herein as micropores (pore width <1.8 nm), mesopores (pore width=1.8-50 nm), and macropores (pore width<50 nm). Micropores and mesopores contribute to the vapor adsorptive capacity of the activated carbon; whereas, the macropores reduce the density and can be detrimental to the vapor adsorbent effectiveness of the activated carbon, on a carbon volume basis. The Adsorption capacity and rate of adsorption depend to a large extent upon the internal surface area and pore size distribution. Conventional chemically activated lignocellulose-based carbons generally exhibit macroporosity (macropore volume) of greater than 20% of the carbon particle total volume. Gas-phase activated carbon macroporosity of less than 20% of the carbon particle volume would be desirable. Likewise, a high percentage of mesoporosity (i.e., above 50% of total particle volume) is desirable.
Commercial activated carbon has been made from material of plant origin, such as hardwood and softwood, corncobs, kelp, coffee beans, rice hulls, fruit pits, nutshells, and wastes such as bagasse and lignin. Activated carbon also has been made from peat, lignite, soft and hard coals, tars and pitches, asphalt, petroleum residues, and carbon black.
Activation of the raw material is accomplished by one of two distinct processes: (1) chemical activation, or (2) thermal activation. The effective porosity of activated carbon produced by thermal activation is the result of gasification of the carbon at relatively high temperatures (after an initial carbonization of the raw material), but the porosity of chemically activated products generally is created by chemical dehydration/condensation reactions occurring at significantly lower temperatures.
Chemical activation typically is carried out commercially in a single kiln. The carbonaceous material precursor is impregnated with a chemical activation agent, and the blend is heated to a temperature of 450�-700� C. Chemical activation agents reduce the formation of tar and other by-products, thereby increasing yield.
A "hard active carbon of high adsorptive power in the shaped or moulded state" is taught in U.S. Pat. No. 2,083,303 to be prepared by impregnating pulverized organic raw material, such as "sawdust, peat, lignite or the like" with "known activating agents, such as zinc chloride or phosphoric acid" and heated to 100�-200� C. for one to one and a half hours producing a partially carbonized state wherein the material is somewhat plastic. Without reducing the temperature, the material is molded under pressure to a desired shape. The shaped material then is activated in a rotary activating retort and brought to a temperature of 450�-600� C. for about four hours.
Similarly, U.S. Pat. No. 2,508,474 teaches a gas mask activated carbon to be prepared by impregnating low density cellulosic material, such as finely divided wood in the form of wood shavings or sawdust, with concentrated zinc chloride, and heating to 120�-145� C. while agitating for not less than fifty minutes. The reacted mass then is compacted into "forms of appreciable size;" said forms are dried at 160�-300� C.; the dried forms are crushed into granular particles; the granules are calcined at 675�-725� C.; and, after leaching out of the particles a greater portion of residual zinc chloride, recalcining the activated carbon product at 1000�-1100� C. for at least thirty minutes.
These representative techniques have produced activated carbon of adequate activity and density for many gas-phase applications, especially for purification and separation of gases as in industrial gas streams, in odor removal in air conditioning systems, and in gas masks. However, older technology gas-phase activated carbons have not proven entirely satisfactory in some applications for recovery (not just removal) of organic vapors which involves adsorption onto the carbon surface followed by desorption from the carbon for recapture. In fact, due to environmental concerns and regulatory mandates, one of the largest single applications for gas-phase carbon is in gasoline vapor emission control canisters on automobiles. Evaporative emissions vented from both fuel tank and carburetor are captured by activated carbon.
Fuel vapors, vented when the fuel tank or carburetor is heated, are captured in canisters generally containing from 0.5 to 2 liters of activated carbon. Regeneration of the carbon is accomplished by using intake manifold vacuum to draw air through the canister. The air carries desorbed vapor into the engine where it is burned during normal operation. An evaporative emission control carbon should have suitable hardness, a high vapor working capacity, and a high saturation capacity. The working capacity of a carbon for gasoline vapor is determined by the adsorption-desorption temperature differential, by the volume of purge air which flows through the carbon canister, and by the extent to which irreversibly adsorbed, high molecular weight gasoline components accumulate on the carbon.
Because of various economic considerations and space limitations in placing the carbon canister on-board a vehicle, this particular application of granular or shaped activated carbon requires higher activity and higher density properties than typically produced by the older technology noted. One method to control product density is taught by published European Patent Application 0 423 967 A2. The applicants note "a number of problems inherent in the use of wood as a raw material to produce directly a chemically activated pelletised form," claiming it to be "impossible to produce a high density activated carbon from a wood flour material" for lack of sufficient natural binding agent. An improved product (of substantially increased density) is claimed by use of, as a starting material, a "young carbonaceous vegetable product" having a "high concentration of natural binding agent." Such materials include nut shell, fruit stone and kernel, and in particular olive stone, almond shell, and coconut shell.
Also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,039,651 teaches densification of activated carbon product from cellulose materials including coconut shells, wood chips, and sawdust by pressing after initially heating to a relatively low temperature, followed by extrusion and calcination. Yet, with this improved processing the patentees could produce only carbons that were measured to have a volumetric working capacity (in terms of butane working capacity, or BWC) of up to 12.3 g/100 cm3, although BWC values up to 15 g/100 cm3 are claimed.
These prior art gas-phase carbons may have been satisfactory for limited volumes of vapors emitted from the carburetor and fuel tank. Because of impending environmental regulations requiring capture of greater amounts of fuel vapor emissions, it is anticipated that the volume of these additional vapors, combined with the space limitations and economic considerations which limit expansion of the size of canister systems, will require activated carbons with higher densities, higher activities, and higher volumetric working capacities than disclosed by the prior art (e.g., BWC>15 g/100 cm3).
Recently, co-pending (and commonly assigned) application Serial No. 07/853,133 described activated carbons of high activity and relatively high density suitable for solvent and vapor capture and recovery prepared by chemically activating carbonaceous material fragments (i.e., "discrete particles"), heat plasticizing the particles to begin transition to thermoset, densifying the particles by mechanical shaping (in a spheronizer), further heating the shaped particles to thermoset, and further heating the thermoset shaped particles to 425�-650� C. Unfortunately, the spheronizing equipment limitations related to such process restrict capacity to below commercial production levels. It is an object of this invention to provide a novel alternative chemical activation process for producing high activity, high density gas-phase activated carbons on a commercial scale. It is a further object of this invention to provide a chemical activation and agglomeration process for producing high activity gas-phase activated carbons without sacrificing density.
The above objects of the invention are achieved, unexpectedly, by the chemical activation of a carbonaceous material, preferably lignocellulosic material, with a chemical activation agent in a manner to produce a plastic intermediate product which is densified to effectively minimize the macropore structure of the activated carbonaceous material. Densification is followed by increasing the temperature of the shaped product at a controlled rate to about 550� C.
Departing from the "discrete particle" process using a spheronizer (wherein each individual particle of acid char retains some integrity during processing), the above object of the invention is achieved, unexpectedly, by an agglomeration process in a high speed pin mixer. An acid char is produced by the chemical activation of a carbonaceous material, preferably lignocellulosic material, with a chemical activation agent and then heated in a manner to produce an intermediate product which is subjected to shaping and densification by agglomeration in a high speed agglomeration device, such as a pin mixer, to effectively minimize the macropore structure of the activated carbonaceous material. (The acid char optionally may be pulverized in a separate step prior to agglomeration in the pin mixer, but such is not necessary as the early stage of the pin mixer effectively performs this function before the granular nature of the activated material is "reconstructed" by agglomeration to form a basically spheroidal shaped pellet in the later stage of the pin mixer.) After initial pulverization, the pin mixer introduces such high amounts of energy into the material that the thermoplastic fine particles begin to "melt" partially, forming very strong particle-to-particle bonds after resolidification. This densification is followed by increasing the temperature of the shaped product at a controlled rate to about 550� C. The novel high activity, high density gas-phase activated carbons produced are characterized by butane working capacities from above 15 to about 25 g/100 cm3, preferably from about 17 to about 25 g/100 cm3, and more preferably from about 19 to about 25 g/100 cm3, a butane activity of from about 60 to about 80 g/100 g, preferably from about 65 to about 80 g/100 g, and more preferably from about 70 to about 80 g/100 g, and a density of from about 0.25 to about 0.40 g/cm3, preferably from about 0.27 to about 0.40 g/cm3, more preferably from about 0.30 to about 0.40 g/cm3.
Preferably, such an activated carbon material also would exhibit a mesopore content of greater than about 50%, preferably greater than about 60%, and more preferably greater than about 70%, based on the total particle volume, and a macropore content of less than 20%, preferably less than 18%, and more preferably less than 15%, based on the total particle volume.
The raw material precursor in the invention chemical activation may be any of the carbonaceous material of plant or mineral origin earlier recited. Preferred precursors primarily are lignocellulosic materials of plant origin and include wood-based materials such as wood chips, wood flour, and sawdust, as well as nut pits and nut shells such as coconut shell. Chemical activation agents may include: alkali metal hydroxides, carbonates, sulfides, and sulfates; alkaline earth carbonates, chlorides, sulfates, and phosphates; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acid; pyrophosphoric acid; zinc chloride; sulfuric acid; and oleum. Preferred among these are phosphoric acid and zinc chloride. Most preferred is phosphoric acid.
The invention methods for producing the novel carbon can be described generally by the following sequence of steps:
1. Activating agent/lignocellulose material blending
2. Heat treatment (plasticization)
3. Shaping and densifying
4. Activation
The activation typically occurs in a rotary kiln in which the temperature of the thermoset shaped mixture is raised to about 550� C. This basic process normally is followed with washing and drying steps. Generally, the energies employed in the invention shaping and densifying step generate temperatures (from about 35� to about 120� C.) such that the shaped, dense particle is thermoset prior to activation. Optionally, however, a second heat treatment step after shaping and densifying but prior to activation may be employed if the shaping and densifying step is carried out in conditions not producing a thermoset material.
One particular method for producing the invention activated carbon product involves blending a 3:1-1:1 mixture respectively of a chemical activating agent, preferably phosphoric acid or zinc chloride, with a lignocellulose material, preferably wood chips, sawdust, or wood dust (or wood flour), with agitation for up to one hour at a temperature of from about 35� C. to about 95� C., after which the mixture is spread on a flat surface in layers of a thickness of from about 6 mm to about 25 mm. The mixture is subjected to a further heat treatment at a temperature of from about 35� C. to about 95� C. for a time sufficient that the mixture material goes through a transition from a highly plastic phase to begin to thermoset. Then the material is subjected to successive steps of pulverizing (if larger materials like wood chips or sawdust is the precursor) into fine particles and then re-agglomerating the particles to granular size and shape (generally spherical). Optionally, the shaped material may be heat treated again at from about 35� C. to about 120� C. to complete the densification by completing the thermosetting process. Upon complete elimination of plasticity, the temperature is gradually increased to about 550� C.
Typical product characteristics resulting from this process are shown in Table I.
TABLE I______________________________________Invention Activated Carbon Product Characteristics______________________________________Butane Working Capacity 18.1 g/100 cm3Butane Activity 69.7 g/100 gSurface Area 2420 m2 /gApparent Density 0.29 g/cm3Particle Density 0.48 g/cm3Mesopore Content 60%Macropore Content 12%______________________________________
The surprising improvement in butane working capacity of the new carbon product reflects a major increase in mesoporosity of the individual carbon particles, at the expense of macroporosity.
A standard determination of surface area of activated carbon usually is by the Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) model of physical adsorption using nitrogen as the adsorptive. This was the method employed in calculating the invention carbon surface areas, based on nitrogen adsorption isotherm data in the range of 0.05 to 0.20 relative pressure.
In the case of granular activated carbon, the density is an important feature of the effectiveness of the adsorbent, as many applications of granular or shaped activated carbon involve a static active carbon bed of fixed volumetric size. The apparent density of the invention activated carbon is measured according to the method ASTM D 2854. Measurements of apparent density of carbon in a packed bed of particles reported herein were based on 10�25 mesh carbon materials.
The density of the individual carbon particles was determined by displacement of mercury using a Micromeritics Pore Sizer 9300 instrument. The density is based on the mass of a particle and its volume including pores smaller than 35 micrometers.
Butane activity of the invention carbons was calculated by placing a weighed sample of the dry activated carbon, approximately 15 ml in volume, in a 1.45 cm diameter tube and admitting butane gas therein. The amount adsorbed at saturation at 25� C. is weighed and reported as butane activity in grams of butane per 100 grams carbon (g/100 g). The tube then is purged with air at 25� C. at 250 ml/min. for 40 minutes, and the amount of butane removed is reported as butane working capacity (BWC) in grams of butane per 100 ml of carbon (g/100 cm3) . The carbon mass to volume conversion is made on the basis of the measured value of the carbon apparent density.
Porosity in pores larger than 50 nm (macroporosity) was determined using a Micromeritics Pore Sizer 9310 which measures the volume of mercury forced into pores under the influence of pressure. The distribution of pore volume with pore size is calculated using the Washburn equation, a standard model.
Porosity in pores smaller than 50 nm was determined using a Micromeritics DigiSorb 2600. Adsorption isotherm data for nitrogen, measured at a temperature of about 77 K is used with the Kelvin and Halsey equations to determine the distribution of pore volume with pore size of cylindrical pores according to the standard model of Barrett, Joyner, and Halenda. For the purposes of the examples and the invention claimed herein, macroporosity consists of pore diameters greater than 50 nm, mesoporosity consists of pore diameters of from 1.8 to 50 nm, and microporosity consists of pore diameters of less than 1.8 nm.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, after the blending and heat treatment steps as above, the critical steps of (shaping and densification are achieved in a high-speed mixer/agglomerator such as a pin mixer where spherical micropellets of plastic char with a high density are formed by growth agglomeration of the smaller fine particles and powders in the presence of moisture. When large granules or loose agglomerates of partially charred (i.e., acid reacted) sawdust are introduced into a pin mixer, initial granulation of particles into fine granules is followed by immediate re-agglomeration which provides a flexibility in the process for feed materials with a wide range of particle size distribution. Size enlargement of the agglomerated particle can be closely controlled in a pin mixer by controlling the moisture content of the feed material, residence time, rate of introducing feed material into the pin mixer, and pin speed. Such process and product variabilities are not available using the prior art "discrete particle" process.
This agglomeration process for producing gas-phase chemically activated carbons of high density and high activation requires no special binders other than water and, therefore, completely relies on the inherent binding quality of the plastic char developed in an earlier heat treating stage. Optionally, formed granules may be heat treated further to assure strong bonding and, consequently, particle strength.
Activated carbon prepared according to this process exhibited a butane working capacity of 18.1 g/100 cm3, an apparent density of 0.29 g/cm3, a particle density of 0.48 g/cm3, a mesopore volume of 59%, and a macropore volume of 14%.
The foregoing method is capable of producing the invention high activity, high density activated carbon from relatively low density lignocellulose materials, such as wood chips, wood flour, and sawdust.
Referring again to Table I, the increase in the BWC of pin mixer-prepared carbon as compared to a lab baseline carbon prepared without using a pin mixer was mainly due to the significant (about 50%) increase in the apparent density of carbon through reductions of the macropores of carbon and the void space between the particles by the agglomeration process.
The following example typifies the method of this invention.
An activated carbon product of the invention process was prepared by combining 2,000 g of aqueous 85% concentration phosphoric acid solution with 1,900 g of wet sawdust (for an acid:sawdust ratio of 1.6:1) and blending same in a mechanical mixer for 10 minutes at room temperature. The mixture was heated in an oven at 177� C. for 45 minutes and then dried in a steam oven at 177� C. for 45 minutes, with stirring at 15 minute intervals. The plastic char mixture, in an amount of 2.7 1, was fed into a pin-mixer (specifically, a batch Turbulator™, manufactured by Ferro-Tech) rotating at 1,000 rpm. This now granular char was reduced to fines, re-agglomerated (after adding 100 ml of water (100 ml)), and densified into near spherical granules of about 10�25 mesh (0.7-2.0 mm) in size in about 5 minutes. The shaped char was thermoset in an oven at 82� C. for 60 hours. Subsequently, the char was activated by heating to 482� C. in about 60 minutes in a direct-fired rotary kiln. The activated product was washed with water, dried in an oven, and evaluated.
Product properties of a the pin mixer-produced carbon are compared with a commercial vapor adsorption carbon, a lab baseline product produced without shaping and densification, and a product of the "discrete particle" process of Ser. No. 07/853,133 in Table II.
TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________ Butane Butane Apparent Particle Macropore Fraction Mesopore Surfacen Activity Work Cap Density Density of Particle of Particle AreaProduct/Process gm/100 gm gm/100 cc gm/cc gm/cc Volume % Volume % m2__________________________________________________________________________ /gWVA-1100 (Plant Product) 47.3 11.3 0.28 0.48 23 47 1840Lab Baseline (no Shaping) 70.2 13.1 0.20 0.44 17 53 2523Discrete Particle Process 68.0 17.7 0.30 0.46 12 58 2180Agglomeration (pin mixer) 69.7 18.1 0.29 0.48 12 60 2420Process__________________________________________________________________________
Comparison of the data for the invention process with the lab baseline data clearly show the benefits of the pin mixer treatment. With comparable butane activity and surface area, the shift in pore size distribution (from macropores to mesopores) resulting from the increased particle density produced a significant increase in butane working capacity.
While the invention preparation of high activity, high density carbon has been described and illustrated herein by references to various specific materials, procedures, and examples, it is understood that the invention is not restricted to the particular materials, combinations of materials, and procedures selected for that purpose. With the disclosure herein of the concepts employed to produce the novel carbon, numerous variations of such details can be employed, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
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A lovely three bedroom flat situated on the ground floor of a period conversion boasting spacious interiors throughout, a large communal garden and an excellent Harringay location.
The property is situated moments from a range of shops and amenities that can be found on Green Lanes while the green open spaces of Finsbury Park are also within close proximity.
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Lancelot is Prince Sub-Scorpion's Marvel fan character.Being based on a medieval knight he does have special weapons. Here is a list of some of them.
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These reusable, movable wall decals let you get creative with Street Fighter style. They're printed on vinyl, precision cut and use "fathead" style adhesive that lets you move them and rearrange them to suit your mood. There are a total of 51 decals in each package.
7 orange squares 4"x4" (102mm x 102mm)
7 blue squares 4"x4" (102mm x 102mm)
Various letters: KO, VS, PLAYER 1, PLAYER 2, INSERT COIN, AAA, HIM, HER
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Single Family Detached
- 2 beds
- 1 baths
- $44,900 price
- 43774 mls id
- Square Feet: 747 sqft
- Status: Active
river view from this charming two bedroom, one bath home. Located on a dead-end
street, this house is move-in ready. Very large storage building could be
converted to rental property or loads of storage. Complete with two adjoining
lots. Call today! *NOTE: Lot size of dwelling, per PVA is 40 x 121. Two empty
lots, next to dwelling are each 40 x 121.* *Seller is offering a $5,000 allowance, at closing, to be used at Buyers
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Woodmont Golf & Country Club 5BD/4BA beauty awaits you. Well appointed features: Hardwood floors, Upgraded trim package, 3 car garage and built-ins. Chefs kitchen features: granite, stained cab, island, eat in area, SS appliances (including ref) & walk in pantry, views fireside family room w/wall of windows. Guest on main. Owners suite w/amazing spa bath/his & hers closets. Partially finished terrace level w/media room & Rec room. Plenty of storage. Level lot, playground. A must see.