Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
044589000 | Vegetation or refuse | 89 |
20090064569 | Pelletising of Fibrous Combustible Material at Variable Pressure and Variable Temperature - Fibrous combustible material such as biomass or biomass refuse is coarse chopped, dried and then may optionally loaded, transported, and unloaded. The biomass is further processed to a desired size and bulk density. Low speed knife cutters are used for cutting the fiber instead of crushing. Fibrous combustible material having a moisture content of approximately 20% and a temperature of approximately 70-80° C. is extruded between rollers and a fixed flat die, and releases glutinous juices during extrusion which enable pellet formation while also producing a polished cover to the extruded pellet during simple air cooling. A low and variable speed of 2-3 meters per second between rollers and fixed flat die is used for pelletising fibrous biomass. A desired temperature of the fixed flat die is maintained by circulating hot or cold water. | 03-12-2009 |
20090071066 | Method of Producing Dried Distillers Grain with Solubles Agglomerated Particles - A method of producing Dried Distiller's Grain with Solubles (DDGS) agglomerated particles is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of separating a first product stream out of the whole stillage that is primarily solid material from a second product stream that is primarily liquid, agglomerating the first product stream using a mechanical compression machine such as an extruder, and exposing the agglomerated particles to microwave radiation of a sufficient energy for a sufficient time so that the resulting moisture of the agglomerated particles is between 3% and 40% by weight. The second product stream may be condensed and blended with the first product stream prior to, or concurrently with, the step in which the agglomerated particles are formed. Additionally, other additives, such as enzymes, may be added to the first product stream to enhance the final product's desirability as a nutritional source. | 03-19-2009 |
20090113789 | PROCESS AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING CIGARETTE BUTTS - A process and method for recycling cigarette butts is disclosed. The process and method involves reacting ground cigarette butts with a solvent and mineral spirits and then shaping and drying the resultant product. Once the processed cigarette butts have hardened or cured the material may be formed into useful objects with no leaching of chemicals upon contact with water. | 05-07-2009 |
20100058655 | MUTAGENIZED TOBACCO PLANT AS SEED CULTURE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OIL FOR ENERGETIC, INDUSTRIAL AND ALIMENTARY USES - The present invention relates to the development of tobacco plants, modified through mutagenesis techniques, interspecific hybridisation followed by poliploidisation and recombinant DNA technologies, characterised by the fact of being capable of producing a very high amount of seeds and their use for the production of oil for energetic and industrial scopes, such as combustion oil, biodiesel and lubricating oil, and for animal and human alimentation. | 03-11-2010 |
20100083569 | PRODUCTION OF SOLID BIO-FUEL FROM CYNARA. CARDUNCULUS (WILD ARTICHOKE) CULTIVATION - The present invention concerns the production of solid biofuel (pellets, briquettes, etc) made from biomass that has, been produced in organized cultivation of the weed | 04-08-2010 |
20100101141 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO BIOFUEL - Embodiments presented herein describe an apparatus and method to convert carbonaceous materials, particularly biomass and those biomass resources which are remotely located, into a high performance solid fuel. This method, and the apparatus described as the means to accomplish this method, provides a continuous process which can be completely powered by the energy contained in the biomass. The heat, mechanical power and electrical power are provided from the energy in the biomass, through the methods described. In this way, the apparatus is free to operate in remote locations, where no power or auxiliary fuel sources are available. | 04-29-2010 |
20100146850 | Flax Based Fuel Pellet and Method of Manufacture - A fuel pellet made substantially of flax stem fiber. The fuel pellet is made from waste material available at minimal cost that produces pellets that burn at a high temperature, generate little smoke and less than about 4% ash residue, and can be stored for long periods without deteriorating. Preferred fuel pellets include at least about 60% flax stem fiber; wherein at least about 60% of the particles are less than about a quarter of an inch in length. The fuel pellet is processed by first selecting or processing the flax stem fiber so that it has a moisture content of from about 5 to about 12%. The bulk flax stem fiber material is then processed in a hammermill or the like to reduce the size of the fiber particles. The processed flax is then extruded through a commercial pelletizing machine. The pellets are then cut and then dried. | 06-17-2010 |
20100218419 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 09-02-2010 |
20100281767 | BIOMASS PELLETIZING PROCESS - A process is provided using non-food or limited-feed agricultural residue and energy crops for energy production, such as ethanol or electricity generation. The agricultural plant material is harvested and baled. The bales are transported to the processing site for storage or immediate processing. The bale strings are first removed, and then the broken bales are shredded. The shredded plant material is then ground to a small size. The ground material is then pelletized to produce densified pellets of the agricultural plant material. The pellets are cooled and then stored or transported to an end user. | 11-11-2010 |
20100293846 | SUPER COMPACTION OF BIOMASS AND OTHER CARBON-CONTAINING MATERIALS TO HIGH ENERGY CONTENT FUELS - A super compactor receives a carbon-containing material and delivers a brick suitable as fuel for power generation. A compaction chamber receives the carbon-containing material and has at least one ram reciprocating along a travel path and exerting a predetermined amount of pressure on the carbon-containing material. The compaction chamber also has an end effector plate or a movable slide gate against which the carbon-containing material is compressed, promoting the removal of moisture from the carbon-containing material, and one or more dewatering apertures or a membrane permitting moisture to pass through but blocking the carbon-containing material. A collector captures the moisture that passes through the dewatering apertures or membrane. A power unit provides power to the at least one ram. A heated extrusion chamber receives the carbon-containing material from the compaction chamber and heats and compacts the carbon-containing material to bind the carbon-containing material into the form of a brick. | 11-25-2010 |
20100319245 | Fuel pellet and method of producing fuel pellet - An ignitable combustible fuel pellet and a method for manufacturing an ignitable combustible fuel pellet are disclosed. The ingredients of the fuel pellet are ground shelled corn, an igniting agent for facilitating continued combustion of the fuel pellet, a bonding agent for bonding the ingredients together, and an anti-caking agent for promoting flowability of the ingredients during the manufacture of the food pellet. The method of forming the food pellet comprises the steps of grinding shelled corn in a hammer mill, mixing the shelled corn with the other ingredients in a grinding mill, and pressing the combined ingredients in a pellet mill. | 12-23-2010 |
20100325946 | SOLID FUEL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID FUEL - [Problems] To provide a solid fuel which is usable as a substitute fuel for living trees, petroleum and so on. | 12-30-2010 |
20110041390 | Method for Making Biomass Pellets - The present invention is directed to a process for forming biomass pellets using biomass feedstock having predetermined characteristics to form biomass pellets having desired characteristics. The process can utilize feedstock derived from a variety of biomass feedstock sources, including wood, agricultural crops, energy crops and weeds, alone or in combination. | 02-24-2011 |
20110179700 | System and Method for Torrefaction and Processing of Biomass - In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a preheater, a torrefaction reactor, and a furnace. The preheater may be configured to heat biomass from a first temperature to an approximate desired torrefaction temperature. The torrefaction reactor may be configured to maintain heating of the biomass at approximately the approximate desired torrefaction temperature for a particular period of time to generate torrefied biomass. The furnace may be configured to generate and convey via one or more conduits heat to the preheater, and the torrefaction reactor. | 07-28-2011 |
20110209394 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 09-01-2011 |
20110209395 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 09-01-2011 |
20110209396 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 09-01-2011 |
20110209397 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 09-01-2011 |
20110209398 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 09-01-2011 |
20110209399 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 09-01-2011 |
20120017498 | System and Method for Obtaining Combinations of Coal and Biomass Solid Fuel Pellets with High Caloric Content - The invention is a new solid fuel combining coal and biomass and the process for making such fuel. The coal must be selected and prepared to be the correct sizes and quality, including the moisture content and levels of pollutants. Biomass must be selected and prepared by grinding and through a heating process in order to remove moisture and partially char the biomass. The biomass may be selected based on its percentage volume of carbon and hydrogen. A third material, binder is prepared in volumes to associate with the coal and biomass. The coal, biomass and binder are mixed in appropriate quantities and may be delivered to an extrusion, press pellet or briquetting machine that forms the mixture into an appropriate size and shape for the intended combustion situation. The resultant solid fuel has had desired properties for efficient burning and emission levels in the furnace for which it is designed. | 01-26-2012 |
20120233913 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PELLETS FROM BIOMASS IN A PELLET PRESS FOR USE AS FUEL IN FIREPLACES - A system and a method for producing pellets from biomass in a pellet press for use as fuel in fireplaces. To produce pellets in an energy-saving and more energetically cost-effective manner as compared to prior art. In the method according to one embodiment, the biomass, which comprises cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic fibers, chips or shreds and is heated and dried in the course of the production process in a dryer, separated from the dryer air, and the biomass is supplied to a pellet press, wherein the temperature of the biomass is heated or substantially maintained by hot air in a treatment region between the dryer and the pellet press, and the treatment region comprises at least parts of the transport path and/or at least one additional device for carrying out at least one additional method stop, and wherein the temperature of the hot air exceeds at least 65° Celsius. | 09-20-2012 |
20120304535 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCKS FROM WASTE MATERIAL - Systems and methods for producing engineered fuels from solid waste material are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a waste stream at a multi-material processing platform and separating the waste stream to remove non-processable waste and marketable recyclables. The method further includes conveying processable materials to a material classification system and incorporating additives to produce an engineered fuel from the constituents of the waste stream. | 12-06-2012 |
20120304536 | Systems and Methods for Producing Engineered Fuel Feed Stocks from Waste Material - Systems and methods for producing engineered fuels from solid waste material are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a waste stream at a multi-material processing platform and separating the waste stream to remove non-processable waste and marketable recyclables. The method further includes conveying processable materials to a material classification system and incorporating additives to produce an engineered fuel from the constituents of the waste stream. | 12-06-2012 |
20130036661 | PROCESSING OF SUNFLOWER EXTRACTION MEAL - With a method as well as a system for processing of sunflower extraction grist, particularly for obtaining proteins, wherein the particles from shell kernel parts and adhering proteins of the extraction grist are separated from one another by means of screening, a solution is to be created for processing the extraction grist of sunflowers, which occurs in the production of sunflower oil, in such a manner that it can be utilized in many different ways and, in particular, in practical manner. | 02-14-2013 |
20130055631 | POST TORREFACTION BIOMASS PELLETIZATION - A process for torrefaction of biomass is provided in which biomass are passed into a fluidized bed or a non-fluidized bed reactor and heated to a predetermined temperature in an oxidizing environment. The dried biomass is then fed to a cooler where the temperature of the product is reduced to approximately 100 degrees Fahrenheit. | 03-07-2013 |
20130067805 | EXTRUDED AROMATIC BARBEQUE PELLETS AND BRIQUETTES - Disclosed is a process for preparing wood pellets for barbequing or use in a smoker or pellet grill, by mixing hard wood particles with particles of fruit pomace and/or fruit waste and/or aromatic cellulosic materials. After drying, the source stream materials are ground to a desired size, and blended, and extruded. The heat of extrusion softens the lignin in the wood, which acts as a binder to form the pellets and holds the pellets together after the pellets cool. | 03-21-2013 |
20130067806 | Method And Apparatus For Processing Biomass Material - An assembly for processing green biomass material for pelletizing into a fuel pellet includes a heating assembly, a drying assembly and a cooling assembly. The heating assembly heats a thermal fluid to a temperature within the range of 200° F. to 550° F. The drying assembly includes a rotating dryer drum that has a plurality of thermal fluid tubes therein. Material that is dried in the dryer drum is conveyed to a rotating cooling drum that has a cooling tube extending along the interior thereof. A nozzle is mounted on the end of the cooling tube to discharge cooling fluid on the material therein, and a plurality of flights are mounted on the interior of the cooling drum and arranged to direct material from the inlet to the discharge outlet as the cooling drum is rotated. | 03-21-2013 |
20130160355 | Method for Processing Solid and Liquid Wastes from the Production of Vegetable Oil - A method for processing solid, organic wastes obtained in the production of vegetable oil, for example the production of palm oil, chiefly consisting of pressing residues of the oil plants and/or oil seeds and oil-containing waste water by hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), wherein the oil present in the waste water in emulsified form is sorbed by the solids rich in carbon, which are obtained from the solid wastes. | 06-27-2013 |
20130192128 | MITIGATION OF HARMFUL COMBUSTION EMISSIONS USING SORBENT CONTAINING ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCKS - The invention relates to the use of engineered fuel feedstocks to control the emission of sulfur-based, chlorine-based, nitrogen-based, or mercury-based pollutants, such as SO | 08-01-2013 |
20130232863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE TORREFACTION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL - Systems and methods for producing torrefied lignocellulosic material in a commercially suitable process. | 09-12-2013 |
20130298454 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 11-14-2013 |
20130298455 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ENGINEERED FUEL FEEDSTOCKS WITH REDUCED CHLORINE CONTENT - Systems and methods for producing engineered fuels from municipal solid waste material are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes combining a first waste stream that includes at least one of hard plastic, soft plastic and mixed plastic with a sorbent and increasing the temperature of the combined first waste stream and sorbent to a temperature of at least about 200° C. The method further includes combining the thermally treated first waste stream and sorbent with a second waste stream that includes fiber, and compressing the combined first waste stream, sorbent, and second waste stream to form a densified engineered fuel feedstock. | 11-14-2013 |
20130298456 | METHOD OF PRODUCING DROP-IN DIESEL - Methods are disclosed for producing renewable diesel from hydrocarbon-containing feedstock using microwave energy and hydrotreatment. | 11-14-2013 |
20130326938 | METHODS OF DRYING BIOMASS AND CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS - The invention provides methods of reducing the energy required to remove moisture from biomass, carbonaceous materials and mixtures of the same. The method significantly reduces the energy requirements by removing moisture as a liquid and by transferring the moisture to the surface of the material where it is more easily and efficiently evaporated. | 12-12-2013 |
20140053458 | TORREFACTION APPARATUS AND PROCESS - A system for producing a torrefied biomass that at least partially replaces coal in coal-fired processes. The system comprises: a feed bin for receiving carbonaceous feedstock, conveying the ingested feedstock and treating the ingested feedstock to produce modified feedstock; a dryer that treats the modified feedstock to produce dried feedstock, the dryer including a heater that warms the dried feedstock to produce heated feedstock; a torrefaction subassembly; a particle downsizing system; a separator for separating minerals from the feedstock; and a compactor. | 02-27-2014 |
20140075834 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-CARBON BIOGENIC REAGENTS - This invention provides processes and systems for converting biomass into high-carbon biogenic reagents that are suitable for a variety of commercial applications. Some embodiments employ pyrolysis in the presence of an inert gas to generate hot pyrolyzed solids, condensable vapors, and non-condensable gases, followed by separation of vapors and gases, and cooling of the hot pyrolyzed solids in the presence of the inert gas. Additives may be introduced during processing or combined with the reagent, or both. The biogenic reagent may include at least 70 wt %, 80 wt %, 90 wt %, 95 wt %, or more total carbon on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may have an energy content of at least 12,000 Btu/lb, 13,000 Btu/lb, 14,000 Btu/lb, or 14,500 Btu/lb on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may be formed into fine powders, or structural objects. The structural objects may have a structure and/or strength that derive from the feedstock, heat rate, and additives. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082998 | Method And Apparatus For Pelletizing Blends Of Biomass Materials For Use As Fuel - An assembly for processing green biomass materials from two separate feed sources for use as a fuel pellet includes a drying assembly, a torrefaction assembly and a heating assembly. The drying assembly is adapted to convert the green biomass material obtained from a first source to white biomass material. The torrefaction assembly is adapted to convert green biomass material obtained from a second source to torrefied biomass material. The heating assembly provides heat for both the drying assembly and the torrefaction assembly. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096441 | MITIGATION OF HARMFUL COMBUSTION EMISSIONS USING SORBENT CONTAINING ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCKS - The invention relates to the use of engineered fuel feedstocks to control the emission of sulfur-based, chlorine-based, nitrogen-based, or mercury-based pollutants, such as SO | 04-10-2014 |
20140101990 | Process and System For Manufacturing Consistent BTU Value Of Solid Fuel From Solid Waste - A method for manufacturing solid fuel, including estimating a heat value for at least a portion of a combustible waste stream. At least one type of combustible polymer is added to the combustible waste stream as needed to raise the estimated heat value of the portion of combustible waste stream to a desired heat value. The combustible waste stream is heated and mixed while adding a binder to the combustible waste stream to increase the structural integrity of a solid fuel formed from the mixed combustible waste stream. The heated and mixed combustible waste stream is pressed into briquettes of solid fuel which are substantially hydrophobic. | 04-17-2014 |
20140101991 | Methods and Systems for Feedstock Production from Sewage and Product Manufacturing Therefrom - A cellulosic feedstock composition including an oil content of up to 15% of the composition, a cellulose content of 40-99% of the composition, a hemicellulose content of 2-20% of the composition, a lignin content of less than 15% of the composition, a nitrogen containing organic compound content of less than 20% of the composition, a protein containing organic compound content of less than 20% of the composition, a mineral content of less than 5% of the composition, a sand content of less than 5% of the composition, and a dirt content of less than 25% of the composition. | 04-17-2014 |
20140115956 | TORREFACTION AND PARTIAL PYROLYSIS TO PRODUCE FUEL PELLETS WITH COUNTER CURRENT FLOW OF TAR - The present application discloses a continuous process for the preparation of fuel pellets, said process comprising the steps of a) feeding a feedstock to a torrefaction and partial pyrolysis step at a temperature in the range from 250° C. to 500° C., whereby a solid char and volatile fraction are obtained, said volatile fraction comprising a tar fraction; b) directing the evolved volatile fraction as counter current stream relative to the stream of the feedstock, and at least partially condensing the volatile fraction on the incoming feedstock so as to obtain a tar-rich fraction combined with the incoming feedstock; and c) pelletization of the combined solid char/tar-rich fraction so as to obtain said fuel pellets. Novel fuel pellets are also disclosed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140150334 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ENERGY-DENSE BIOMASS FOR COMBUSTION - This invention provides processes to convert biomass into energy-dense biomass for combustion, alone or in combination with another solid fuel. Some embodiments provide processes for producing energy-dense biomass from cellulosic biomass, comprising extracting the feedstock with steam and/or hot water to produce an extract liquor containing hemicellulosic oligomers, dissolved lignin, and cellulose-rich solids; separating the extract liquor, to produce dewatered cellulose-rich solids; hydrolyzing the dewatered cellulose-rich solids, thereby removing a portion of the cellulose, to produce intermediate solids (with higher energy density) and a hydrolysate; drying the intermediate solids to produce energy-dense biomass; and optionally recovering fermentable sugars from the hydrolysate. The energy-dense biomass may be pelletized into biomass pellets, which may have a similar energy density as torrefied pellets from wood. The hemicellulosic oligomers may be further hydrolyzed to produce additional fermentable sugars. The fermentable sugars may be fermented to ethanol or another product. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157659 | SORBENT CONTAINING ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, methods of making the fuel feed stocks, methods of producing energy from the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles and contain a sorbent. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. In addition, one or more sorbents can be added to the feed stocks in order to reduce the amount of a variety of pollutants present in traditional fuel and feed stocks, including, but not limited, sulfur and chlorine. Further, these feed stocks with added sorbent can mitigate corrosion, improve fuel conversion, extend power generating plant lifetime, reduce ash slagging, and reduced operating temperature. | 06-12-2014 |
20140157660 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SOLID FUEL FROM COMBUSTIBLE WASTES - The present invention relates to a machine for manufacturing solid recovered fuel, to a process for obtaining solid recovered fuel and to the solid recovered fuel obtained from said process. The homogenization extruder machine comprises a main body ( | 06-12-2014 |
20140208639 | Char Made with a Microwave-Transparent Reaction Chamber for Production of Fuel from an Organic-Carbon-Containing Feedstock - A char composition made by an oxygen-starved microwave process from an organic-carbon-containing feedstock is described. Feedstock is introduced into a substantially microwave-transparent reaction chamber. A microwave source emits microwaves which are directed through the microwave-transparent wall of the reaction chamber to impinge on the feedstock within the reaction chamber. The microwave source may be rotated relative to the reaction chamber. The feedstock is subjected to microwaves until the desired reaction occurs to produce a fuel. A catalyst can be mixed with the feedstock to enhance the reaction process. | 07-31-2014 |
20140250776 | DAIRY MANURE WASTE FIBER TO ENERGY PROCESS - A process for converting waste fibers to solid fuel is provided, including providing a supply of animal waste including the waste fibers in a predetermined quantity; washing the supply of animal waste for a predetermined washing period; dewatering the supply of animal waste by separating water from the waste fibers for a predetermined dewatering period; shedding the waste fibers for separating liquids from solids; compressing the dewatered and shed waste fibers to generate a plurality of briquettes; torrefying at least one of the plurality of briquettes in a torrefaction reactor using a heat source at a predetermined torrefying temperature for a predetermined torrefying period; removing the at least one of the plurality of briquettes from the reactor; and cooling the torrefaction reactor to reach a predetermined cooling temperature. | 09-11-2014 |
20140259895 | Mobile Pelletizing System - The present invention provides portable pelletizing systems for in situ processing of biomass material to pellets. Systems according to embodiments of the invention have a complete set of processing components and an engine for powering the processing components. The processing components are interconnected. Loading, unloading, and coordination of each of the processing components is automatically controlled through a controller. A heat exchange network is integrated with the engine and the processing components, wherein the heat exchange network transfers heat between the engine and the processing components. The system is self-contained and may be transported using a vehicle so that the system may receive biomass material of varying composition and moisture content at a point of origin. The complete set of processing components may include an input, a means for reducing the size of the biomass material, a blender, a dryer, a conditioner, a pellet mill, a cooler, and an output. | 09-18-2014 |
20150020443 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A LOW EMISSION BIOMASS FUEL COMPOSITION FROM WASTE MATERIALS - The present disclosure provides a novel method and machine for the production of a biomass composition from waste materials including the steps of evaluating the waste material for emissions related factors, treating the evaluated waste material with the additive composition to form a low emissions biomass composition and shaping the biomass composition into solid fuel formations. The present invention further provides an additive composition used in the treatment of the waste materials that comprises an emission sponge, a filler and optional BTU modifier. The treating step includes the steps of sizing selected waste materials, blending the sized waste materials with the additive composition formulated specifically for the waste material and forming with a press the blended waste materials into solid fuel formations. The resulting biomass solid fuel formations produce lower emissions than typically produced by coal and may be combined with, or used in place of coal in fuel burning structures and devices. | 01-22-2015 |
20150052805 | Oxygen-Deficient Thermally Produced Processed Biochar from Beneficiated Organic-Carbon-Containing Feedstock - A renewable processed biochar composition made with an oxygen-deficient thermal sub-system from a processed organic-carbon-containing feedstock made with a beneficiation sub-system is described. Renewable biomass feedstock passed through a beneficiation sub-system to reduce water content to below at least 20 wt % and water-soluble salt reduction of at least 60% from that of unprocessed organic-carbon-containing feedstock on a dry basis. The processed feedstock is introduced into an oxygen-deficient thermal sub-system to result in renewable processed biochar having an energy density of at least 17 MMBTU/ton (20 GJ/MT) a water content of less than 10 wt %, and water-soluble salt that is decreased by at least 60 wt % on a dry basis from that of the unprocessed organic-carbon-containing feedstock. | 02-26-2015 |
20150121748 | Method and Device for Refining Pellets - A method for refining pellets, in which, in a first step, pellets that have been pressed from a biomass are provided. A heat treatment is carried out, involving heating the pellets to a temperature between 210° C. and 390° C. The heat treatment takes a period of time of between 1 minute and 30 minutes. Also described is a device that is suitable for carrying out the method. The pellets treated in this way are water-repellent and so can be stored outdoors. | 05-07-2015 |
20150135583 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ENGINEERED FUEL FEEDSTOCKS WITH REDUCED CHLORINE CONTENT - Systems and methods for producing engineered fuels from municipal solid waste material are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes combining a first waste stream that includes at least one of hard plastic, soft plastic and mixed plastic with a sorbent and increasing the temperature of the combined first waste stream and sorbent to a temperature of at least about 200° C. The method further includes combining the thermally treated first waste stream and sorbent with a second waste stream that includes fiber, and compressing the combined first waste stream, sorbent, and second waste stream to form a densified engineered fuel feedstock. | 05-21-2015 |
20150361369 | Microwave Produced Biochar from Beneficiated Organic-Carbon-Containing Feedstock - A processed biochar composition made with an oxygen-starved microwave sub-system from a processed organic-carbon-containing feedstock made with a beneficiation sub-system is described. Renewable biomass feedstock passed through a beneficiation sub-system to reduce water content to below at least 20 wt % and water-soluble salt reduction of at least 60% from that of unprocessed organic-carbon-containing feedstock on a dry basis. The processed feedstock is introduced into a substantially microwave-transparent reaction chamber. A microwave source emits microwaves which are directed through the microwave-transparent wall of the reaction chamber to impinge on the feedstock within the reaction chamber. The microwave source may be rotated relative to the reaction chamber. The feedstock is subjected to microwaves until the desired reaction occurs to produce a solid processed biochar fuel. | 12-17-2015 |
20150361370 | Aggregates of Cleaned Low Energy Coal Fines and Beneficiated Organic-Carbon-Containng Feedstock - A processed biomass/coal blended compact aggregate composition made with a blending sub-system from a processed organic-carbon-containing feedstock made with a beneficiation sub-system and low energy coal is described. Renewable biomass feedstock passed through a beneficiation sub-system to produce a processed biomass with an energy density of at least 17 MMBTU/ton (19 GJ/MT), a water content of below at least 20 wt % and an intracellular water-soluble salt that is at least 60% below that of unprocessed organic-carbon-containing feedstock on a dry basis. Low energy un-cleaned coal is sized and passed through a coal cleaning sub-system to result in cleaned low energy coal having an energy density of less than 21 MMBTU/ton (24 GJ/MT) and a content of sulfur that is at least 50 wt % below that of the content of sulfur in the coal before it passed through the coal cleaning sub-system. The processed feedstock is sized and blended with the cleaned low energy coal in a blending sub-system to form a blended aggregate that comprises at least 10 wt % of the cleaned low energy coal and at least 10 wt % of the processed biomass. | 12-17-2015 |
20150361371 | HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION OF ALGAL FEEDSTOCKS AND FUELS PRODUCED THEREBY - In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method for producing a solid fuel. A feedstock that includes algae or delipidized algal residue and a liquid carrier is heated to a suitable temperature, at a suitable pressure, and for a suitable amount of time to form a desired amount of solid hydrochar. The hydrochar is collected and compressed into a compressed solid. | 12-17-2015 |
20160002554 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING DENSIFIED BIOMASS - A method includes densifying a biomass feedstock having a moisture content of at least about 30% by weight and drying the biomass feedstock to form a densified biomass having a moisture content of less than about 10% by weight. Some methods include comminuting a biomass feedstock, pressing the biomass feedstock to form a plurality of pellets, heating the plurality of pellets to remove water therefrom, and cooling the plurality of dried pellets. The plurality of pellets exhibits a moisture content of at least about 20% by weight after pressing. The plurality of dried pellets exhibits a moisture content of less than about 10% by weight. A system for forming densified biomass may include a preheater, a press, and a dryer. | 01-07-2016 |
20160010012 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCKS FROM WASTE MATERIAL | 01-14-2016 |
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044590000 | Wood, sawdust or paper | 31 |
20090049741 | BIODIESEL PURIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - According to the invention, unpurified biodiesel is brought in contact with cellulose-containing material by continuously and/or discontinuously mixing the same in order to eliminate the glycerin and catalyst residues, such as potassium soaps, accumulated during the production of the biodiesel. A system for carrying out said method comprises an agitated sedimentation tank ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090077871 | Process for obtaining low and medium molecular weight Polyphenols and standardized solid fuel from tree wood or bark - A process to obtain low molecular weight polyphenols, medium molecular weight polyphenols, and a standardized solid fuel from tree bark or wood that includes the stages of: bark grinding; solid-liquid extraction from the bark using a low molecular weight aliphatic; concentration of the extract, to recover the aliphatic alcohol used in the extraction; decantation, filtration and/or centrifugation, in order to separate the solid and liquid phases of the extract; drying of the soluble fraction in water of the hydroalcoholic extract; drying of the insoluble fraction in water; separation of the fine fraction of the bark extracted in a sieve and/or air fractionation system. Also revealed are the use of the soluble fraction in water of the hydroalcoholic fraction as a raw material to prepare thermohardening resins, using aldehydes and/or isocianates as cross-linking agents, the use of the insoluble fraction in water of the hydroalcoholic extracts as a raw material for processes of extrusion, injection or another process of transformation, characteristic of the plastics industry, and the use of bark free of extracts, directly as a solid fuel in industrial and/or residential combustion equipment or subjected to a densification process, to produce pellets, briquettes or another solid densified fuel. | 03-26-2009 |
20090100751 | Grill smoking composition and method of production - A direct-burning grill smoking composition for imparting the flavor of a selected hardwood to a grilled food product contains a quantity of particles of the selected hardwood distributed in a solid matrix formed by partially dehydrating a slurry containing the hardwood particles and a binder dispersed in water. Following ignition, the grill smoking composition continues to smolder without the need for application of further heat until the grill smoking composition is reduced to ashes. | 04-23-2009 |
20090235578 | Compressed fuel composed of renewable organic residues and/or raw materials and production thereof - The invention relates to a compressed fuel composed of organic residues and/or raw materials having at least one additive for increasing the calorific value and for decreasing slag formation, which fuel consists of a fuel mixture which contains a) 72 to 83% by weight combustible organic residues and/or raw materials having a moisture of 8 to 20%, b) 15 to 25% by weight natural organic oils and/or fats for increasing the calorific value and c) 2 to 3% by weight sodium perborate for increasing the ash melting point and as oxygen supplier. As organic residues and/or raw materials, use is made of comminuted and naturally aged or artificially aged (by UV irradiation or by the addition of 0.1-0.3% by weight of age-promoting UV additives or UV absorbers) cereal straw of all types, sugar cane, bamboo, cotton plants, jute, sisal, hemp, ramie, rice straw, rice husks, Chinese silver grass, elephant grass, flax, coconut, kenaf, or esparto grass, into which, for improving penetrability, the oil and/or fat fraction with admixed surfactant fraction of 1-5% by weight based on the oil/fat fraction is added. In addition, the fuel mixture can contain 0.4-0.6% by weight of hexamethylenetetramine for supporting ignition and burning acceleration and soot reduction, and also 1.0-1.5 lignin for solidification. This fuel has scarcely any tendency to slag formation, has good burn-up behavior and a calorific value of 6.8 kWh/kg, wherein the exhaust gas is free of fine dust and contains scarcely any measurable pollutants. | 09-24-2009 |
20090320358 | SOLIDIFICATION PROCESSING METHOD AND SOLIDIFICATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - For manufacture of solid fuels by solidifying processing-object materials containing plastics, waste paper and waste wood, the processing-object materials inputted through an input port | 12-31-2009 |
20100139156 | CORN STOVER FUEL OBJECTS WITH HIGH HEAT OUTPUT AND REDUCED EMISSIONS DESIGNED FOR LARGE-SCALE POWER GENERATION - A Novel fuel object comprised of a proportion of corn stover and a proportion of wood fiber combined with a basically reacting compound. The object comprises fiber of the appropriate size and moisture content combined with an inorganic base. An appropriately sized object is readily manufactured, provides high heat output, is consistent in fuel characteristics, and is sized and configured for use in power generation facilities. Based on fiber selection and processing, the fuel object may be used in a variety of current power generation technologies including stoker, fluidized bed, gasifier, cyclonic, direct-fired, and pulverized coal technologies, and results in significant reduction of air emissions (including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrochloric acid, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury) compared to coal with no loss of boiler or furnace efficiency. | 06-10-2010 |
20100154296 | COAL PARTICLES BRIQUETTE WHERE THE BINDER IS LIGNIN AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PREPARING THE SAME - A briquette is comprised essentially of coal particles and solid lignin where the briquette does not include binders other than the lignin. A method of preparing briquettes from coal particles and lignin comprises grinding, drying, mixing, and briquetting. A system of preparing briquettes from coal particles and lignin can either be located proximally to a power plant or delivered by trucks, trains, ships, or air freight to the power plant. | 06-24-2010 |
20110302832 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PELLETS OR BRIQUETTES - A method is provided for the production of pellets or briquettes from lignin containing material in the form of processable particles wherein the method includes the steps of: passing the material having a relative moisture content of more than about 20%, by weight, to a drying step and drying it to a relative moisture content of about 0-30% by weight; passing the material to a heat treatment step and heating the material to about 180-235° C. by injecting steam into a reactor; maintaining the material in the reactor at the temperature reached for a sufficient time to soften the material and release lignin; reducing the pressure in the reactor in at least one step; and pelletizing or briquetting the treated material. The invention also concerns pellets or briquettes produced by the method. | 12-15-2011 |
20120174475 | SWITCH GRASS FUEL OBJECTS WITH HIGH HEAT OUTPUT AND REDUCED AIR EMISSIONS DESIGNED FOR LARGE SCALE POWER GENERATION - A Novel fuel object comprised of a proportion of switch grass and a proportion of wood fiber combined with a basically reacting compound. The fuel comprises fiber of the appropriate size and moisture content combined with an inorganic base. An appropriately sized fuel object is readily manufactured, provides high heat output, is consistent in fuel characteristics, and is sized and configured for use in power generation facilities. Based on fiber selection and processing, the fuel object may be used in a variety of current power generation technologies including stoker, fluidized bed, gasifier, cyclonic, direct-fired, and pulverized coal technologies, and results in significant reduction of air emissions (including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrochloric acid, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury) compared to coal with no loss of boiler or furnace efficiency. | 07-12-2012 |
20120174476 | CORN STOVER FUEL OBJECTS WITH HIGH HEAT OUTPUT AND REDUCED EMISSIONS DESIGNED FOR LARGE-SCALE POWER GENERATION - A Novel fuel object comprised of a proportion of corn stover and a proportion of wood fiber combined with a basically reacting compound. The object comprises fiber of the appropriate size and moisture content combined with an inorganic base. An appropriately sized object is readily manufactured, provides high heat output, is consistent in fuel characteristics, and is sized and configured for use in power generation facilities. Based on fiber selection and processing, the fuel object may be used in a variety of current power generation technologies including stoker, fluidized bed, gasifier, cyclonic, direct-fired, and pulverized coal technologies, and results in significant reduction of air emissions (including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrochloric acid, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury) compared to coal with no loss of boiler or furnace efficiency. | 07-12-2012 |
20120240456 | SOLIDIFIED BIOMASS - A solidified biomass consisting of semi-carbonized or pre-semi-carbonized solid matter is pressure-formed from raw biomass material while being heated under a substantially sealed-up condition to allow hemicellulose among the main components of the raw biomass material, i.e. lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose, to be thermally decomposed and to allow a low-temperature reaction to occur between the cellulose and lignin while maintaining their skeletons. The pre-semi-carbonized solid matter or semi-carbonized solid matter has a maximum compressive strength of 60-200 MPa and calorific value of 18-23 MJ/kg. | 09-27-2012 |
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20130232864 | HIGH SULFUR FUEL PELLET WITH REDUCED SO2 EMISSION - The present description relates to a method and system for generating a fuel pellet from high sulfur fuel waste materials having a reduced SO2 emission. In one example, the fuel pellet may include petroleum coke, a biomass constituent, and an alkali substituent. | 09-12-2013 |
20130232865 | HIGH SULFUR FUEL PELLET WITH REDUCED SO2 EMISSION - The present description relates to a method and system for generating a fuel pellet from high sulfur fuel waste materials having a reduced SO2 emission. In one example, the fuel pellet may include petroleum coke, a biomass constituent, and an alkali substituent. Further in another example, the fuel pellet may include iron oxide catalyst increasing the capture of SO2. | 09-12-2013 |
20130326939 | PELLETIZED FUEL PRODUCTS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES - Pelletized fuel products, methods, and apparatuses are provided. The method includes pelletizing at least partially carbonized biomass in an inert atmosphere. The apparatus includes a feeder of at least partially carbonized biomass, a pelletizer configured to receive and pelletize the at least partially carbonized biomass, and an inert gas source configured to provide inert gas to the pelletizer. | 12-12-2013 |
20130326940 | PELLETIZED CARBONIZED BIOMASS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES - Pelletized carbonized biomass-based fuel products, methods, and apparatuses are provided. Methods include applying a binder and a first amount of water to at least partially carbonized biomass, applying a second amount of water to the at least partially carbonized biomass, and pelletizing the at least partially carbonized biomass in an inert atmosphere. Apparatuses include a feeder of at least partially carbonized biomass, a binder source and a first water source configured to provide a binder and water to the at least partially carbonized biomass, a second water source downstream of the binder and first water sources, a pelletizer configured to receive and pelletize the at least partially carbonized biomass, and an inert gas source configured to provide inert gas to the pelletizer. | 12-12-2013 |
20140013661 | REFINED TORREFIED BIOMASS - A manufacturing process is disclosed for preparing torrefied biomass having a reduced inorganic content which comprises passing crude torrefied biomass through one or more selective separation devices capable of separating inorganic particulate matter from the torrefied biomass. | 01-16-2014 |
20150089863 | ENGINEERED FUEL FEED STOCK - Disclosed are novel engineered fuel feed stocks, feed stocks produced by the described processes, and methods of making the fuel feed stocks. Components derived from processed MSW waste streams can be used to make such feed stocks which are substantially free of glass, metals, grit and noncombustibles. These feed stocks are useful for a variety of purposes including as gasification and combustion fuels. | 04-02-2015 |
20150113868 | Advanced wood pellet - The present invention relates generally to an advanced wood pellet used for producing energy where under combustion, the advanced wood pellet produces vapors that have less acid, burns hotter, and thereby burns more completely resulting in less ash during combustion when compared to traditional wood pellets. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121749 | INFUSED HIGH BTU COMBUSTION COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An organic fuel additive for improving the combustion of a bioenergy solid fuel product, the organic fuel additive comprising a mixture of combustible organic fines and a polymer material, wherein the polymer material encapsulates the combustible organic fines in solid form, and methods of making and using the same. | 05-07-2015 |
20150322362 | PELLETIZING PROCESS - A method of making pellets is provided. The method may include grinding a biomass to a smaller particle size, forming a ground biomass. The ground biomass may then be placed within a conditioner and steamed for more than about 20 seconds, forming a steamed and ground biomass. The steamed and ground biomass may be formed into a plurality of pellets using a die having a larger open area. | 11-12-2015 |
20150361367 | Processed Biomass Pellets from Organic-Carbon-Containing Feedstock - A renewable processed biomass pellet composition made with a pelletizing sub-system from a processed organic-carbon-containing feedstock made with a beneficiation sub-system is described. Renewable biomass feedstock passed through a beneficiation sub-system to reduce water content to below at least 20 wt % and water-soluble intracellular salt reduction of at least 60% from that of unprocessed organic-carbon-containing feedstock on a dry basis. The processed feedstock is introduced into a pelletizing sub-system to result in renewable processed biomass pellets having an energy density of at least 17 MMBTU/ton (20 GJ/MT) a water content of less than 20 wt %, and water-soluble intracellular salt content that is decreased by at least 60 wt % on a dry basis for the processed organic-carbon-containing feedstock from that of the unprocessed organic-carbon-containing feedstock, and made with 40% less energy than expended to make current biomass pellets. | 12-17-2015 |
20150361368 | System of Using a Reaction Chamber to Beneficiate Organic-Carbon-Containing Feedstock for Downstream Processes - Systems and methods for producing processed organic-carbon-containing feedstock from an unprocessed carbon-containing feedstock are described. Unprocessed feedstock is introduced into and transported through at least one reaction chamber. The reaction chamber is configured for each feedstock to produce processed feedstock having a water-soluble intracellular salt reduction of at least 50 percent from that of unprocessed organic-carbon-containing feedstock and a water content of less than 40 percent. | 12-17-2015 |
20160002555 | Method and Apparatus for Preparing Fuel From Biomass - Method and apparatus for preparation of fuel from biomass wherein the biomass is subjected to a heat treatment in a temperature range from 150 to 300 C, in a reactor pressurized with steam and air, wherein the pressure at completed treatment is released. The volume increase of steam and other gases from the pressure release is temporarily accumulated in a container of a flexible volume while steam and other gases are subjected to heat exchange in at least one heat exchanger so that condensable gases are condensed and release their heat of condensation in the at least one heat exchanger. | 01-07-2016 |
20160010015 | Processed Biochar Pellets from Beneficiated Organic-Carbon-Containng Feedstock | 01-14-2016 |
20160010016 | High Energy Aggregates of Coal Fines and Beneficiated Organic-Carbon-Containing Feedstock | 01-14-2016 |
20160010017 | Aggregates of Cleaned High Energy Coal Fines and Beneficiated Organic-Carbon-Containing Feedstock | 01-14-2016 |
20160152911 | Process for Preparing Torrefied Biomass Material Using a Combustible Liquid | 06-02-2016 |
20160169581 | BIOMASS-PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
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