1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
a preliminary data line for receiving a preliminary data signal;
a dual data signal generator, electrically coupled to the preliminary data line, for generating a first data signal and a second data signal based on the preliminary data signal;
a first data line electrically couple to the dual data signal generator for receiving the first data signal;
a second data line electrically couple to the dual data signal generator for receiving the second data signal;
a gate line for receiving a gate signal; and
a pixel unit comprising:
a first sub-pixel unit electrically coupled to the first data line for receiving the first data signal; and
a second sub-pixel unit electrically coupled to the second data line for receiving the second data signal.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the dual data signal generator comprises:
a voltage converter, electrically coupled between the preliminary data line and the second data line, for converting the preliminary data signal into the second data signal; and
a transmission line electrically coupled between the preliminary data line and the first data line.
3. The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the voltage converter comprises:
a first resistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the preliminary data line and a second end electrically coupled to the second data line; and
a second resistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first resistor and a second end for receiving a common voltage.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the voltage converter comprises:
a first transistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the preliminary data line, a second end electrically coupled to the second data line, and a gate for receiving a first gate signal; and
a second transistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first transistor, a second end for receiving a common voltage, and a gate for receiving a second gate signal.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 4, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are thin film transistors or metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) field effect transistors.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the dual data signal generator comprises:
a first voltage converter, electrically coupled between the preliminary data line and the first data line, for converting the preliminary data signal into the first data signal; and
a second voltage converter, electrically coupled between the preliminary data line and the second data line, for converting the preliminary data signal into the second data signal.
7. The liquid crystal display of claim 6, wherein the first voltage converter comprises:
a first resistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the preliminary data line and a second end electrically coupled to the first data line; and
a second resistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first resistor and a second end for receiving a common voltage.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 6, wherein the first voltage converter comprises:
a first transistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the preliminary data line, a second end electrically coupled to the first data line, and a gate for receiving a first gate signal; and
a second transistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first transistor, a second end for receiving a common voltage, and a gate for receiving a second gate signal.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 8, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are thin film transistors or MOS field effect transistors.
10. The liquid crystal display of claim 6, wherein the second voltage converter comprises:
a first resistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the preliminary data line and a second end electrically coupled to the second data line; and
a second resistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first resistor and a second end for receiving a common voltage.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 6, wherein the second voltage converter comprises:
a first transistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the preliminary data line, a second end electrically coupled to the second data line, and a gate for receiving a first gate signal; and
a second transistor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first transistor, a second end for receiving a common voltage, and a gate for receiving a second gate signal.
12. The liquid crystal display of claim 11, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are thin film transistors or MOS field effect transistors.
13. The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein:
the first sub-pixel unit comprises:
a first switch comprising a first end electrically coupled to the first data line for receiving the first data signal, a gate electrically coupled to the gate line for receiving the gate signal, and a second end; and
a first liquid-crystal capacitor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the first switch and a second end for receiving a common voltage; and
the second sub-pixel unit comprises:
a second switch comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second data line for receiving the second data signal, a gate electrically coupled to the gate line for receiving the gate signal, and a second end; and
a second liquid-crystal capacitor comprising a first end electrically coupled to the second end of the second switch and a second end for receiving the common voltage.
14. The liquid crystal display of claim 13, wherein the first switch and the second switch are thin film transistors or MOS field effect transistors.
15. The liquid crystal display of claim 1, further comprising:
a source driver, electrically coupled to the preliminary data line, for providing the preliminary data signal; and
a gate driver, electrically coupled to the gate line, for providing the gate signal.
16. The liquid crystal display of claim 15, wherein the source driver comprises:
a digital-to-analog converter, electrically coupled to the preliminary data line, for performing a digital-to-analog operation on a digital image signal so as to generate the preliminary data signal.
17. The liquid crystal display of claim 16, further comprising:
a gamma voltage generator, electrically coupled to the digital-to-analog converter of the source driver, for providing a plurality of gamma voltages to the digital-to-analog converter;
wherein the digital-to-analog converter generates the preliminary data signal through performing the digital-to-analog operation on the digital image signal according to the plurality of gamma voltages.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system for effectively reducing pollutants from a gas stream comprising:
a first set of mixing equipment adapted to admix a hydroxide with a gas stream to create a first admixture in which carbon dioxide in the gas stream can react with a hydroxide to produce a bicarbonate product or a combination of bicarbonate and carbonate products in a first liquid outflow and
a second set of mixing equipment adapted admix a hypochlorite and the bicarbonate product or the combination of bicarbonate and carbonate products with the gas stream to create a second admixture in which nitrogen-based or sulfur-based acid gases can react with the hypochlorite and the bicarbonate product or the combination of bicarbonate and carbonate products to produce nitrate or sulfate products in a second liquid outflow,
wherein a gas stream flows through the second set of mixing equipment before at least a portion of the gas stream flows through the first set of mixing equipment.
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a conduit adapted to transfer the liquid outflow to the second set of mixing equipment to create the second admixture.
3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a chlor-alkali cell adapted to electrochemically produce the hydroxide with a protonated brine solution, wherein the chlor-alkali cell is in fluid communication with the first set of mixing equipment.
4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a third set of mixing equipment adapted to admix hydroxide from the chlor-alkali cell with chlorine gas from the chlor-alkali cell, wherein the chlor-alkali cell is in fluid communication with the third set of mixing equipment and wherein the third set of mixing equipment is in fluid communication with the second set of mixing equipment.
5. The system of claim 3, further comprising a fourth set of mixing equipment adapted to admix hydroxide from the chlor-alkali cell with the gas stream before at least a portion of the gas stream flows through the first set of mixing equipment.
6. The system of claim 3, further comprising a burner adapted to combust hydrogen gas and chlorine gas from the chlor-alkali cell to produce hydrochloric acid.
7. The system of claim 4, wherein at least a portion of the hydrochloric acid is in communication with the chlor-alkali cell to protonate a brine solution.
8. (canceled)
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the acid gases are selected from NOc, SOx, SOx and H2S.
10. The system of claim 9, further comprising a fifth set of mixing equipment adapted to convert the sulfate or nitrate products to ammonium sulfate or ammonium nitrate.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the acid gases are selected from SOx and H2S.
12. The system of claim 11, further comprising a fifth set of mixing equipment adapted to separate the sulfate products from the second liquid outflow and form calcium sulfate in solid form.
13. (canceled)
14. (canceled)
15. The system of claim 1, wherein the second admixture comprises about 0.5% by weight to about 5% by weight of hypochlorite and about 0.5% by weight to about 5% by weight of bicarbonate.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the molar ratio of hypochlorite to bicarbonate is about 1:1 to about 5:1.
17. The system of claim 1, wherein the first set of mixing equipment comprises two phases:
a first phase adapted to admix the hydroxide with a portion of the gas stream exiting the second set of mixing equipment to produce carbonate products in a first phase liquid outflow and
a second phase adapted to admix the first phase liquid outflow with another portion of the gas stream exiting the second set of mixing equipment to produce bicarbonate products in the first liquid outflow.
18. The system of claim 1, wherein the hypochlorite is in the form of sodium hypochlorite and the hydroxide is in the form of sodium hydroxide.
19. A method of using the system of claim 1 to reduce an amount of pollutants from a gas stream comprising
(a) obtaining a hydroxide in an aqueous mixture;
(b) obtaining a hypochlorite in an aqueous mixture;
(c) admixing the hydroxide with carbon dioxide in the gas stream to produce bicarbonate products or a combination of carbonate and bicarbonate products in a first admixture, thereby sequestering the carbon dioxide in a mineral product form; and
(d) admixing the hypochlorite and at least a portion of the bicarbonate products or a combination of carbonate and bicarbonate products from the first admixture with a sulfur-based or nitrogen-based acid gas in the gas stream to produce nitrate or sulfate product in a second admixture, thereby sequestering the acid gas.
20. (canceled)
21. The method of claim 19, wherein obtaining the hydroxide comprises:
obtaining a group-1 or group-2 salt;
admixing the salt with acid and water, acid and steam, or acid, water, and steam to produce a protonated salt solution; and electrolyzing the protonated salt solution to produce the hydroxide, a hydrogen gas, and a chlorine gas; and
wherein obtaining the hypochlorite comprises:
admixing the hydroxide with the chlorine gas to produce the hypochlorite.
22. (canceled)
23. The method of claim 21, further comprising obtaining the hydroxide in a second aqueous mixture and spraying the aqueous mixture to admix with the gas stream before the gas stream is admixed in step (c) and after the gas stream is admixed in step (d).
24. The method of claim 21, further comprising obtaining the hydroxide in a second aqueous mixture and spraying the aqueous mixture to admix with the gas stream before the gas stream is admixed in step (c) and step (d).
25. The method of claim 21, further comprising reacting the hydrogen gas and the chlorine gas to produce hydrochloric acid and wherein the protonated salt solution comprises at least a portion of the hydrochloric acid.
26-39. (canceled)