Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110266196 | INTEGRATED SEQUENCE OF METHODS FOR EXTRACTING AND PROCESSING EXTRA-HEAVY OR BITUMINOUS CRUDE OIL WITH CO2 CAPTURE - The present invention relates to a method of preparing synthetic crude oil from a heavy crude reservoir, comprising: (a) extracting the heavy crude oil using a steam technology; (b) separating the crude extracted and the water; (c) separating the crude into at least one light cut and one heavy cut; (d) converting said heavy cut to a lighter product and a residue; (e) optionally, partially or totally hydroprocessing the converted product and/or the light cut(s) obtained upon separation (c); (f) burning and/or gasifying the conversion residue in the presence of metal oxides in at least one chemical looping cycle producing CO | 11-03-2011 |
20110300060 | OXYGEN PRODUCTION METHOD AND PLANT USING CHEMICAL LOOPING IN A FLUIDIZED BED - The invention relates to a method and to a plant for producing high-purity oxygen, said method comprising a chemical loop wherein circulates a fluidized bed material having the capacity to release gaseous oxygen through oxygen partial pressure lowering, at a temperature ranging between 400° C. and 700° C. The oxygen thus produced can be used in applications such as oxycombustion methods, production of syngas under pressure or FCC catalyst regeneration. | 12-08-2011 |
20110303875 | INTEGRATED OXIDATION, REDUCTION AND GASIFICATION METHOD FOR CHEMICAL LOOPING SYNGAS AND ENERGY PRODUCTION - The invention relates to an energetically self-sufficient syngas production method in at least one chemical loop. The chemical loop involves at least three distinct oxidation, reduction and gasification reaction zones:
| 12-15-2011 |
20120148484 | CHEMICAL LOOPING COMBUSTION METHOD AND PLANT WITH INDEPENDENT SOLID CIRCULATION CONTROL - The invention relates to an improved plant and method for chemical looping combustion of at least one hydrocarbon feed with independent control of the circulation of the solid active mass particles between the fluidized bed reaction zones, by means of one or more non-mechanical valves of L-valve type. | 06-14-2012 |
20130118076 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR TREATMENT AND GASIFICATION OF BITUMINOUS FEEDSTOCKS BY CHEMICAL LOOPING COMBUSTION - The object of the invention is a process for treating bituminous feedstocks wherein the energy required to separate the organic and mineral fractions of said bituminous feedstocks in a treatment unit powered by hot water is provided by chemical looping combustion (CLC). | 05-16-2013 |
20130118957 | PARTICLE SEPARATION DEVICE FOR A CHEMICAL-LOOPING COMBUSTION LOOP - The object of the invention is a chemical-looping combustion device utilizing a solid fuel generating unburnt particles and using oxygen-carrying particles such as metallic oxides, and comprising at least one combustion zone and a separator for the particles contained in a gaseous mixture coming from the combustion zone, wherein the separator comprises at least one enclosure ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130149650 | CHEMICAL LOOPING COMBUSTION METHOD WITH A REACTION ZONE INCLUDING A GAS-SOLID SEPARATION ZONE AND PLANT USING SAME - The object of the invention is a combustion method for a solid feed using a chemical loop wherein an oxygen-carrying material circulates, said method comprising at least:
| 06-13-2013 |
20140295359 | CHEMICAL-LOOPING COMBUSTION METHOD WITH ASHES AND FINES REMOVAL IN THE REDUCTION ZONE AND PLANT USING SAME - The invention relates to an improved method for chemical-looping combustion of a solid hydrocarbon-containing feed using a particular configuration of the reduction zone with: a first reaction zone R1 operating under dense fluidized bed conditions; a second reaction zone R2; a fast separation zone S3 for separation of the unburnt solid feed particles, of fly ashes and of the oxygen-carrying material particles within a mixture coming from zone R2; fumes dedusting S4; a particle stream division zone D7, part of the particles being directly recycled to first reaction zone R1, the other part being sent to an elutriation separation zone S5 in order to collect the ashes through a line | 10-02-2014 |