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| 201200500 | NON-MINERAL DISTILLAND WITH CATALYST OR CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF VOLATILE COMPONENT | 41 |
| 20080217157 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CATALYTICALLY PROCESSING SLURRY - In a method and apparatus for thermal processing of slurry, slurry is combined with a bio-mass to produce a mixture. The mixture is subjected in a heated mixer pump to a cracking temperature, thereby allowing the mixture to catalytically undergo a cracking reaction to produce a reaction mixture which is directly outgased in the mixer pump to produce an outgased portion and a solid portion. The outgased portion and the solid portion are separately discharged from the mixer pump; with the low boiling fraction of the outgased portion allowed to cool down for further processing, and the solid portion collected in a residual matter container for further processing. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090000938 | Microwave Gasification, Pyrolysis and Recycling of Waste and Other Organic Materials - Apparatus for the destructive reclamation of materials and energy from municipal wastes and other raw materials through the use of Microwave induced Gasification and Pyrolysis, where the waste or raw material may be circulated once or several times through the process thus enabling the programming of different processes to differing materials and desired end products. The form employed being linear, circulating conveyors or rotating carousels that may carry trays or crucibles, some of which may be equipped with linings that absorb microwaves to enable the early charring of materials that do not initially absorb microwaves and thus will not heat up on their own. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090084666 | NOVEL INTEGRATED GASIFICATION - PYROLYSIS PROCESS - In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a method for producing liquid hydrocarbons from biomass is provided. The method comprises hydropyrolizing biomass with a gaseous exhaust stream formed from one of gasification and reforming of carbon containing moiety (CCM). The gaseous exhaust stream includes hydrogen (H | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090250330 | CONVERSION OF BIOGAS TO LIQUID FUELS - Biogas is converted to a liquid fuel by passing the biogas through a liquid reaction medium that contains a petroleum fraction in the presence of a transition metal catalyst, and doing so at an elevated but non-boiling temperature. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090308726 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING BIOMASS TO GASEOUS PRODUCTS - A device for converting biomass with a water content of at least 50% to gaseous products includes a reactor filled at least partially with a packing including at least one filler body for accommodating supercritical water and a hydrothermal molten salt. A heater is arranged to heat up the reactor and its content. A first feeding pipe is coupled to the reactor to feed water and salt solution into the reactor. A second feeding pipe is coupled to the reactor to feed to biomass into the reactor. A discharge pipe is coupled to the reactor to discharge gaseous products from the reactor. An outlet is proved in the bottom of the reactor for removing portions of the molten salt. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100065411 | REVOLVING WASTE PLASTIC-OIL CONVERTING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A waste plastic to fuel oil distillation vessel is disclosed. The distillation vessel can be a revolving cone with many traverse supporting tubes therein. This structure allows high temperature air or gas to go through the support tubes, which pass through the vessel, to increase the heating area and increase the temperature of the distillation vessel. Also disclosed is a discharging system for discharging residue from inside of the vessel and a method of converting waste plastic or rubber into fuel oil. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100133084 | PROCESS FOR MAKING STEEL INDUSTRY FUEL - A method of reducing costs in the steel industry by making a Steel Industry Fuel comprising solublizing a portion of a coking waste product with a green solvent, to form a mixture and adding the mixture to coal wherein a prefuel mixture of the green solvent and the coking waste product has a lower viscosity than the coking waste product prior to the addition of the green solvent and wherein the green solvent is a combustible fuel derived from a renewable source, and adding the prefuel mixture of the green solvent and the coking waste product to a coal. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100163395 | METHOD FOR THE RAPID PYROLYSIS OF LIGNOCELLULOSE - Method for fast pyrolysis of lignocellulose including: mechanically comminuting the lignocellulose to lignocellulose particles; at least one of completely drying and preheating the lignocellulose particles; mixing the lignocellulose particles with heat transfer particles so as to provide a mixture; heating the heat transfer particles, prior to the mixing, to a temperature between 500° C. and 650° C.; and heating, in a pyrolysis reactor with oxygen excluded, the lignocellulose particles using the heat transfer particles so as to establish a temperature between 400° C. and 600° C. for 1 to 50 seconds and so as to react the lignocellulose particles so as to provide pyrolysis coke, pyrolysis condensate, and pyrolysis gas. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100181183 | METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF BIOMASS FROM AGRICULTURAL, FOREST AND URBAN SOURCES - The present application describes a methodology aiming t the removal of the harmful ash constituents from the ash of biomass, such as alkali metals, chlorine and sulfur, prior to its thermochemical conversion, in order to minimize/eliminate the ash-related corrosion, deposition and agglomeration problems, as well as the emissions of alkali metals, chlorine and sulfur. Thos removal is achieved by a combined pre-treatment method which includes the prepyrolysis of biomass at temperatures varying in the range of 200-300° C. and for a period of 5 min up to 2 h, followed by the leaching of the biomass materials using water with a solid/water mass ratio varying from 33 g/L up to 300 g/L with the water temperature varying from 13° up to 55° C. and the residence time varying from 5 min up to 24 h. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100193344 | NOVEL PROCESS FOR IGNITION OF BIOMASS FLASH CARBONIZATION - A low-energy input process for the pyrolytic conversion of biomass to charcoal or carbonized charcoal is provided. The biomass is sealed in a container, pressurized, then air is introduced at the proximal end of the container and released at the distal end of the container. The biomass is ignited by a heater at the distal end. The operation of the heater is halted after initial ignition and the biomass is allowed to continue to burn in a proximal-to-distal end airflow to finish the conversion. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100282588 | Thermochemical Processing of Algal Biomass - A thermolysis process for treating algal biomass, consisting substantially of dried algal cells, in which the algal biomass is heated from ambient to 460° C. in a flowing stream that contains one or more of carbon dioxide, acetic acid or other organic acids and that produces a condensable hydrocarbon product whose mass yield is greater than the dry, ash-free mass fraction of lipids in the starting algal biomass and whose higher enthalpy of combustion exceeds 25 MJ/kg plus a char, and a hydrocarbon-laden gaseous product. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100294642 | OLEFIN PRODUCTION FROM SYNGAS BY AN INTEGRATED BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION PROCESS - The production of feed for an olefin hydration zone is improved by integrating treatment of an alcohol containing stream from a fermentation zone into an alcohol separation section. The process passes a stream comprising alcohol, water and an organic acid to a separation column. The separation column concetrates the alcohol and organic acids into an upper column fraction. An additive for neutralization the organic acid into contact with said upper column fraction and reacts with the organic acid to produce a neutralization product that passes to a lower portion of the separation column. The column provides an overhead stream for an olefin dehydration zone having an increased concentration of alcohol and a reduced concentration of organic acid. A column bottoms stream containing the neutralization product returns as an input stream to supply the neutralization product to a fermentation zone that produces the alcohol containing stream. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100294643 | PROCESS FOR THE SELECTIVE DE-OXYGENATION OF BIOMASS - A reactive distillation process is disclosed for the selective oxygenation of a biomass. The biomass may be a ligno-cellulosic biomass, or a bio-oil. The process comprises the steps of contacting a biomass slurry with a particulate inorganic material, and heating the mixture to its boiling point. In a preferred embodiment water vapors emanated from the process are collected and condensed to provide a source of fresh water. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100326811 | METHOD FOR DISPOSAL OF ORGANIC WASTE MATERIAL AND APPARATUS FOR THE METHOD - Disclosed is an organic material disposal method comprising a step for thermally decomposing a raw organic material and a gas treatment step for treating a gas generated in the preceding step, wherein the thermal decomposition step comprises a substep of decomposing the raw organic material into a carbide and a gaseous component, and the gas treatment step comprises the following substeps (1) to (5): (1) catalytically oxidizing the gaseous component produced in the thermal decomposition step; (2) neutralizing/washing the oxidized gas; (3) subjecting a waste water produced in the neutralization/washing step to the solid-liquid separation; (4) further thermally decomposing a solid component separated in the solid-liquid separation step together with the raw organic material in the thermal decomposition step; and (5) re-using a liquid component separated in the solid-liquid separation step in the solid-liquid separation step and/or the neutralization/washing step. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110048915 | Method and Device for Processing Domestic and Industrial Organic Waste - The invention relates to waste processing and to producing hydrocarbons from domestic and industrial organic waste by pyrolysis. The inventive waste processing method involves carrying out the first and second pyrolysis stages, fractionating pyrolysis products and processing each fraction for producing useful products. The second pyrolysis stage is carried out simultaneously with the electromagnetic action produced on the pyrolysis products. The device for carrying out said method comprises a two-sectional pyrolysis reactor. An electromagnetic source is arranged on the second section of the reactor. The output of the second section is connected to a system for dividing the vaporous pyrolysis products. The technical result consists in increasing the waste processing effectiveness and producing solid, liquid and vaporous fuel components. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110062012 | PROCESSES FOR HYDROMETHANATION OF A CARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCK - The present invention relates to processes for preparing gaseous products, and in particular methane and/other value added gases such as hydrogen, via the catalytic hydromethanation of a carbonaceous feedstock in the presence of steam and syngas, wherein a hydromethanation reactor is combined with a syngas generator in a particular combination. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110139596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PYROLYSIS OF A BIOMASS - A method and apparatus for effective pyrolysis of a biomass utilizing rapid heat transfer from a solid heat carrier or catalyst. Particularly, various embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatuses which incorporate progressive temperature quenching and rapid disengagement of the heat carrier material and reaction product. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110284359 | PROCESSES FOR CONTROLLING AFTERBURN IN A REHEATER AND FOR CONTROLLING LOSS OF ENTRAINED SOLID PARTICLES IN COMBUSTION PRODUCT FLUE GAS - Processes for controlling afterburn in a reheater and loss of entrained solid particles in reheater flue gas are provided. Carbonaceous biomass feedstock is pyrolyzed using a heat transfer medium forming pyrolysis products and a spent heat transfer medium comprising combustible solid particles. The spent heat transfer medium is introduced into a fluidizing dense bed. The combustible solid particles of the spent heat transfer medium are combusted forming combustion product flue gas in a dilute phase above the fluidizing dense bed. The combustion product flue gas comprises flue gas and solid particles entrained therein. The solid particles are separated from the combustion product flue gas to form separated solid particles. At least a portion of the separated solid particles are returned to the fluidizing dense bed. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120037486 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS - A process is disclosed for the conversion of cellulosic biomass, in particular ligno-cellulosic biomass. The process comprises heating the biomass to a conversion temperature in the range of from 200 to 500° C. in the presence of a catalyst system. The catalyst system comprises a basic functionality comprising an alkali metal component and a multivalent metal component. The catalyst system optionally further comprises an acidic component. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120090977 | CATALYST/BIOMASS MIXING IN TRANSPORT REACTOR - A reactor and/or process is disclosed for fluidized cracking of solid particulate biomass material, including a first mixing zone where a particulate stream comprising solid particulate biomass is mixed with a lift gas and becomes fluidized, and including a second mixing zone where a heat carrier material is mixed with the fluidized solid particulate biomass material. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120111714 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS INTO USEFUL CHEMICALS - A method of converting particulate lignocellulosic material to produce volatile organic compounds and char, comprising,
| 05-10-2012 |
| 20120145527 | CONTINUOUS DECHLORINATION PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT - A continuous dechlorination process, including: heating and extrusion transport of materials, followed by a loose handling and exhausting gases. Then, the solid material is discharged through the discharge port. A continuous dechlorination equipment, including: a cylinder unit with inlet and discharge port is equipped with a heating body. The cylinder unit is designed with the extruding and conveying mechanism ( | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120186967 | WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A process for the treatment of waste, the process comprising either a gasification step or a pyrolysis step to produce an offgas and a non-airborne, solid char material; followed by a plasma treatment step. An associated apparatus having a plasma treatment unit which is separate from the gasification unit or pyrolysis unit. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120241305 | Fast pyrolysis Catalytic Cracking pipe for Producing Bio-Oils - A pyrolyzer apparatus (i.e. a “cracking pipe”) comprises a first screen, a second screen, and a catalyst material positioned between the first and second screens. The pyrolyzer is structured so that feedstock is pyrolyzed and pyrolyzer-generated gas is drawn through the first screen, through the catalyst material, and then through the second screen in series. The gas may then be directed to other processing equipment so that bio-oil is extracted from the gas. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130213790 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CONVERTING BIOMASS TO GASEOUS PRODUCTS - A device for converting biomass with a water content of at least 50% to gaseous products includes a reactor filled at least partially with a packing including at least one filler body for accommodating supercritical water and a hydrothermal molten salt. A heater is arranged to heat up the reactor and its content. A first feeding pipe is coupled to the reactor to feed water and salt solution into the reactor. A second feeding pipe is coupled to the reactor to feed to biomass into the reactor. A discharge pipe is coupled to the reactor to discharge gaseous products from the reactor. An outlet is proved in the bottom of the reactor for removing portions of the molten salt. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130284579 | Bio-Oil Fractionation - Disclosed is a process/system for the fractionation of bio-oil, produced from the thermo-catalytic conversion of biomass, into boiling point fractions. The fractionation of the bio-oil is performed using molecular distillation under conditions which minimize the thermal stress to the bio-oil and fractions obtained therefrom. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130327626 | CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF BIOMASS IN AN AUGER REACTOR - The present invention relates generally to the thermal conversion of biomass. Processes are disclosed for converting algal biomass to condensable vapor intermediates such as pyrolysis oil by means of pyrolysis in a reactor comprising at least one auger. The intermediates may be further processed for production of renewable hydrocarbon fuels. The disclosed processes assist in preventing premature devolatization of algal biomass during pyrolysis, thereby increasing efficiency and commercial feasibility. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130327627 | CATALYTIC BIOMASS PYROLYSIS IN AN AUGER REACTOR - The present invention relates generally to the thermal conversion of biomass. Processes are disclosed for converting biomass to condensable vapor intermediates such as pyrolysis oil by means of catalytic pyrolysis in a reactor comprising at least one auger, where the catalyst also comprises a heat carrier. The intermediates produced may be further processed for production of renewable hydrocarbon fuels. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140027265 | FAST CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS WITH RECYCLE OF SIDE PRODUCTS - This invention relates to improvements in the fast pyrolysis of biomass. In this invention, a portion of the products from a pyrolysis reactor are condensed in the liquid phase and at least a portion of the recovered liquid is recycled to the pyrolysis reactor for further conversion to valuable, useful products. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140183022 | STAGED BIOMASS FRACTIONATOR - Various biomass reactors systems and methods of pyrolyzing biomass are disclosed. One type of biomass reactor system comprises a plurality of biomass processing stations configured in series, each station comprising an auger reactor including an auger inlet for receiving biomass and a transfer screw for conveying the biomass through the auger reactor. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140318944 | CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF BIOMASS USING A MULTI-STAGE CATALYST REGENERATOR - Disclosed in one embodiment is a method for the catalytic pyrolysis of a carbonaceous material that includes contacting the carbonaceous material with a plurality of catalyst particles to produce a gas phase product and a solid phase product and separating the gas phase product from the solid phase product and the plurality of catalyst particles. The method further includes partially regenerating the plurality of catalyst particles by exposing the solid phase product and the catalyst particles to a first oxidizing condition to produce an oxidized solid phase and a partially-regenerated catalyst and cooling the partially-regenerated catalyst and a non-oxidized portion of the solid phase product. Still further, the method includes further regenerating the partially-regenerated catalyst by exposing the non-oxidized portion of the solid phase product and the partially-regenerated catalyst to a second oxidizing condition. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150027871 | Catalyst Compositions Comprising In Situ Grown Zeolites on Clay Matrixes Exhibiting Hierarchical Pore Structures - A process for making a catalytic system for converting solid biomass into fuel of specialty chemical products is disclosed. The process includes preparing a slurry precursor mixture by mixing an aluminosilicate clay material with a pore regulating agent and optionally a binder, shaping the mixture into shaped bodies; removing the pore regulating agent to form porous shaped bodies, preparing an aqueous reaction mixture comprising the porous shaped bodies in presence of a zeolite seeding material, and thermally treating the aqueous reaction mixture to form the catalyst system. The catalyst system can comprise, for example, a MFI-type zeolite. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150306575 | A CATALYST COMPOSITION AND A CATALYTIC PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO CRUDE BIO OIL - The present disclosure provides a catalyst composition for conversion of biomass to crude bio oil. The composition comprises at least one metal compound, at least one support and at least one stabilizing/solubilizing agent. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of catalyst composition, and hydrothermal conversion of biomass to crude bio oil. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150307786 | CATALYST COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOF IN CATALYTIC BIOMASS PYROLYSIS - A catalyst is described that is useful for catalytic pyrolysis of biomass to produce a pyrolysis product. The catalyst includes (i) matrix material comprising a support and/or binder, and (ii) at least one metal oxide on the matrix material, wherein the metal oxide comprises metal selected from the group consisting of tungsten, chromium, cobalt, molybdenum, nickel, and combinations thereof. Corresponding catalytic pyrolysis processes and catalytic pyrolysis apparatus are disclosed, in which the catalyst enables the production of low oxygen content, stable liquid intermediates that can be refined to make liquid hydrocarbon fuels. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150368567 | THERMAL PROCESS TO TRANSFORM CONTAMINATED OR UNCONTAMINATED FEED MATERIALS INTO USEFUL OILY PRODUCTS, USES OF THE PROCESS, PRODUCTS THEREBY OBTAINED AND USES THEREOF, MANUFACTURING OF THE CORRESPONDING PLANT - The process is for thermally treating a feed material. The process comprises at least one step performed in a rotating kiln operating under positive pressure with a pressure control system and wherein in the process a sweep gas, that is an inert gas or a substantially non-reactive gas, is injected into the rotating kiln or in the feed stream entering the rotating operating kiln; or at least one step performed in a rotating kiln operating under positive pressure managing system; or at least one step performed in a rotating kiln wherein a sweep gas is injected in the rotating kiln or in the feed stream entering the rotating operating kiln. In step a), or in b) or in step c), the conditions of the thermal treatment are managed in order that the exit stream, after cooling, result in at least one liquid phase that is preferably essentially an oily liquid phase. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160046868 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING COMBUSTIBLE CARBON- AND/OR HYDROCARBON-CONTAINING PRODUCTS AND REACTOR FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - Inventions can be used in the field of industrial, processing of combustible carbon-and/or hydrocarbon-containing products. Method for processing of carbon-and/or hydrocarbon-containing products includes layer-by-layer of raw materials in reactor in presence of catalyst. Raw materials pass through derivative product heating area ( | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160090537 | CATALYST ASSISTED CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO BIO-OIL - The present disclosure relates to a process for the production of crude bio-oil which involves heating a mixture of biomass slurry and a mixed catalyst system in the presence of a hydrogen source at a temperature ranging from 200 to 350° C. and at a pressure ranging from 70 to 250 bars to obtain a mass containing crude bio-oil. The crude bio-oil can then be separated from said mass containing crude bio-oil. The mixed catalyst system remains in solid form and can be easily separated and reused in the next cycle of hydrothermal conversion of biomass to crude bio-oil. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160130503 | APPARATUS FOR ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS - The invention provides an apparatus which consists of two fluidised beds | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160130504 | PHYCOCYANIN EXTRACTION AND PRODUCTION OF CRUDE BIO-OIL FROM BIOMASS - The present disclosure relates to a process for the conversion of biomass to crude bio-oil. Phycocyanin is extracted from the biomass to form phycocyanin extracted biomass (PEB) and subjecting the PEB to HTL conversion to obtain crude bio-oil. PEB results in improved yield of crude bio-oil as compared to the crude bio-oil yield from biomass without first extracting the phycocyanin from the biomass. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160144351 | Catalysts Useful for Biomass Pyrolysis and Bio-Oil Upgrading - Catalysts useful in transforming biomass to bio-oil are disclosed, as are methods for making such catalysts, and methods of transforming biomass to bio-oil. The catalysts are especially useful for, but are not limited to, microwave- and induction-heating based pyrolysis of biomass, solid waste, and other carbon containing materials into bio-oil. The catalysts can also be used for upgrading the bio-oil to enhance fuel quality. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160145496 | CATALYTIC FAST PYROLYSIS PROCESS - The present invention provides an improved catalytic fast pyrolysis process for increased yield of useful and desirable products. The process comprises the steps of: a) feeding biomass, a specific catalyst composition and transport fluid to a catalytic fast pyrolysis process fluidized bed reactor maintained at reaction conditions to manufacture a raw fluid product stream, b) feeding the raw fluid product stream of step a) to a catalyst separation and stripping system to produce separated catalyst and a fluid product stream, c) feeding the fluid product stream of step b) to a vapor/liquid separation system to produce a liquid phase stream and a vapor phase stream comprising benzene, toluene and xylenes, d) feeding the vapor phase stream of step c) to a product recovery system to recover benzene, toluene and xylenes, and e) recycling at least a portion of the recovered toluene of step d) to the fluidized bed reactor of step a). | 05-26-2016 |
