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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4565678 | Method of reducing sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide content of flue gas Flue gas is treated by a regenerable wet scrubbing process to reduce sulfur- and nitrogen oxides by reacting with a solution containing ammonium thiosulfate and hydroxide, and a ferrous chelating agent. A portion of the spent scrubber solution is regenera... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4559134 | Control of froth flotation separation In a froth flotation beneficiation, the rate of addition of collector reagent is varied in response to the change in particle size effected by the beneficiation, as determined by comparing a size analysis of solid particles in one of the separated streams... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4552651 | Control of froth cell performance through the use of differential bubbler tubes A method of controlling the separation of coal from a mixture of coal and refuse in a froth flotation device by measuring the differential back pressure between two gas bubbler tubes immersed to different depths into the body of pulp in the device to prod... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4544208 | Degasification of coal A coal seam is degasified in advance of its being mined by drilling one or more generally horizontal holes from a working face into the seam, and placing a particulate propping agent into the borehole to maintain its integrity.... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4534772 | Process of ether synthesis A method for producing fuel comprised of gasoline rich in methanol and methyl ethers derived from coal, which process comprises gasifying the coal to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen, steam shifting the gasification product to produce additional hydro... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4519342 | Alcohol dissociation reactor for motor vehicles A reactor apparatus comprising a reaction chamber having a wall, inlet means operatively connected to a methanol source, and outlet means connected to an internal combustion engine, inner fins along the chamber wall, dissociation catalyst material within the c... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4499864 | Hydride cold start container in fuel treatment and distribution apparatus and method In a method of producing fuel for start-up to an automobile internal combustion engine which is continuously operated after start-up on alcohol and/or dissociated alcohol and/or liquid hydrocarbon the improvement comprising the steps of: (a) providing a readil... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4488517 | Cold start method with start-up gaseous fuel generation system for methanol fueled cars A method of cold starting an internal combustion engine operated on atomized liquid fuel after start up comprising the steps of: heating a vaporization means with an electrical resistance heating element, heating a catalytic dissociation reactor with an electrical ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4476818 | Constant air feed alcohol dissociation process for automobiles A method of fuel treatment and distribution for an internal combustion engine including the sequence of steps as follows: (a) heating a catalyst bed reactor to a start-up temperature using exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine being operated on atomiz... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4444158 | Alcohol dissociation process for automobiles A method of methyl alcohol treatment and distribution for an automobile internal combustion engine including the sequence of steps as follows: (a) heating a catalyst bed reactor to a start-up temperature using exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine bei... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4441461 | Alcohol dissociation and waste heat recovery process for automobiles A method of fuel treatment and distribution for an automobile internal combustion engine comprising the steps as follows: (a) vaporizing liquid alcohol to form alcohol vapor; (b) providing a substantial amount of engine exhaust heat to an endothermic reactor h... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4440546 | Process for gasification of carbonaceous material A process of tar destruction in gasification of carbonaceous material comprising providing a mixture of finely divided calcium compound of a particle size smaller than 65 mesh and finely divided carbonaceous material of a particle size smaller than 65 mes... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4440543 | Method for stabilizing a slurry of finely divided particulate solids in a liquid A method for stabilizing a slurry of finely divided particulate solids in a liquid, the method consisting essentially of dispersing from about 1 to about 10 weight percent, based on the particulate solids, finely divided wood particles in the slurry, ther... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4439304 | Process for beneficiating high sulfur, high fluidity coal A method of forming a liquefied coal product having a lower sulfur percent by weight than the solid coal from which it is derived comprising the steps as follows: (a) providing solid coal having a sulfur percent by weight of a particle size less than abou... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4439210 | Method of catalytic gasification with increased ash fusion temperature A high ash fusion catalyzed gasification process comprising providing a mixture of 50 to 90 weight percent finely divided carbonaceous material particles of a size smaller than 65 mesh and 10 to 50 weight percent finely divided calcium compound particles ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4437982 | Separation of clay from coal A method of separating fine coal particles from refuse particles comprising the step of: (a) providing a coal filter cake (b) forming a slurry of fine coal particles, refuse particles in a liquid mixture comprising water and organic liquid, (c) contacting said... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4430444 | Method of making methanol using a slagging gasifier A process for producing methanol from solid carbonaceous material comprising providing a gasifier means and a methanol formation means connected to said gasifier means, said gasifier means comprising a gasification chamber defined by a gasification chambe... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4429471 | Fluidized bed air distributor Fluidized bed apparatus comprising a fluidized chamber having a grid plate below said chamber, a feed gas channel below said grid plate, and a fluidized bed gas distributor, said fluidized bed gas distributor comprising a nipple, a cap, and a bushing, whe... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4425876 | Alcohol dissociation and waste heat recovery process for automobiles A method of fuel treatment and distribution for an internal combustion engine including the steps as follows: (a) operating an adiabatic reactor without a substantial amount of exhaust heat within an operational temperature range, the catalyst bed reactor ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4424771 | Hydride cold starter in alcohol fuel treatment and distribution apparatus and method An apparatus and method for starting an internal combustion engine comprising the sequence of steps as follows: (a) providing a hydride reactor means, vaporizing means, dissociation reactor means and liquid alcohol said hydride reactor means comprising hy... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4424111 | Regeneration of ZnC12 A method of hydrocracking using a zinc catalyst in the hydrogenation step comprising providing a hydrocarbonaceous feed of coal or tar to a hydrogenation means, removing spent zinc and catalyst from said hydrogenation means to a regeneration means, heatin... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4422342 | Temporary vanes to straighten gas flow in scrubbers A method is provided for flow straightening and sampling gas in the stack of a gas scrubber. In normal operation the gas has a substantially nonaxial flow so as to retain within the stack droplets carried by the gas. A flow straightener having flow straig... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4418653 | Alcohol fuel dual-catalyst treatment apparatus and method Internal combustion engine fuel treatment including in sequence the steps as follows: providing a dual catalyst reactor having a dehydration catalyst and dissociation catalyst providing alcohol, vaporing the alcohol to form alcohol vapor, dehydrating a portion... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418044 | Nitric oxide and sulfur oxide absorption by scrubbing with Fe++ /S.sub. O3- A method of scrubbing a gaseous mixture comprising NO and SO2 said method comprising providing a scrubbing solution, said scrubbing solution comprising a solvent and a solute wherein said solute comprises Fe++ and S2 O | 11/29/1983 |
| 4416424 | Method and apparatus for deashing coal liquefaction effluents An improved method and apparatus for deashing an effluent slurry from a coal liquefaction process is provided. A mixture of relatively coarse coal-derived solids and a precipitating solvent is stirred with the effluent slurry to form hard, discrete agglom... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4415341 | Gas, liquid contactor A method of contacting gas and liquid at pressures greater than 200 psig comprising: providing container means, said container means being provided with a plurality of conduit means and a plurality of gas inlet means, at least a portion of said gas inlet ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4408572 | Ether cold starter in alcohol fuel treatment and distribution apparatus and method In a system including an alcohol fuel container, a first catalyst containing reactor, an internal combustion engine, alcohol is passed from the container through the first reactor which contains dissociation catalyst. The alcohol is dissociated in the fir... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4408571 | Methane cold starter in alcohol fuel treatment and distribution method Cold start-up of a engine fueled by alcohol or hydrogen dissociated from alcohol by vaporizing alcohol in a first vaporizer contacting that vapor with methanation catalyst in a methanation reactor to form methane, passing methane and alcohol delivered thr... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4407238 | Methanol dissociation using a copper-chromium-manganese catalyst A process for the production of hydrogen and carbon monoxide comprising contacting methanol in the vapor phase with a catalyst at a temperature in the range of about 250° to 900° F., a pressure in the range of from 0.1 to 50 atmospheres absolute and a c... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4397267 | Technique and apparatus for solids circulation control in the solids circulating boiler A method and apparatus for controlling steam production by controlling the flow rate of particulate solids from a fluidized bed combustion chamber through a vertical heat exchanger. The pressure drop across a section of the vertical heat exchanger is moni... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4396489 | Method and apparatus for deashing coal liquefaction effluents An improved method and apparatus for deashing an effluent slurry from a coal liquefaction process is provided. A mixture of relatively coarse coal-derived solids and a precipitating solvent is stirred with the effluent slurry to form hard, discrete agglom... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4388152 | Process for producing blast furnace grade coke, a distillable product and fuel gases from a heavy, high sulfur, crude oil A process for producing a distillable hydrocarbonaceous stream, fuel gases and blast furnace grade coke from a heavy, high sulfur, crude oil by producing delayed coke from at least a portion of the crude oil; crushing at least a portion of the coke to pro... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4378336 | Monolith reactor A reactor and the use thereof for fueling an internal combustion engine. The reactor comprising a monolithic substrate and catalytic material, said monolithic substrate containing a plurality of substantially parallel channels, means being provided for charging a h... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4366782 | Method of fuel treatment and distribution A fuel treatment and distribution apparatus for use with an internal combustion engine comprising an alcohol storage tank, a vaporizer, a catalyst containing reactor, a dissociated alcohol storage tank, and a by-pass conduit means, said alcohol storage tank being i... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4363787 | Monolith heat exchange reactor In a reactor consisting essentially of a monolithic substrate containing a plurality of substantially parallel channels having catalytic surfaces and means for charging a reactant stream into the channels and recovering a product stream from the channels,... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4362532 | Production of blast furnace coke via novel briquetting system A method of making high strength coke briquettes suitable for use as blast furnace coke comprising, (a) providing coal, (b) heating the coal at a temperature at or above the softening point of the coal to form partially carbonized char, (c) cooling the partial... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4334894 | Process for producing synthesis gas from wood In a process for producing synthesis gas by reacting a solid carbonaceous fuel with water in the presence of a carbon dioxide acceptor to produce a synthesis gas rich in hydrogen with at least a portion of the carbon dioxide so produced being reacted with... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4314977 | Method for removing hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide from gaseous mixtures A method for removing hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide from gaseous mixtures by adjusting the mol ratio of hydrogen sulfide to nitric oxide to a value from about 0.5 to about 1.1 and thereafter mixing a free oxygen containing gas with the gaseous mixture... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4314900 | Method for producing distillable hydrocarbonaceous fuels and carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil A method for producing a distillable hydrocarbonaceous stream and carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil by charging the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids to a rotary kiln with the crude oil and carbonaceous solids being charged i... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4290780 | Method for gasifying finely-divided coal in a fixed bed gasifier A process for gasifying finely-divided coal in a fixed bed gasifier, the process comprising: charging finely-divided coal to a stirred semi-fluidized carbonizer reaction zone where the coal is contacted with oxygen and agglomerated into coal derived parti... | 09/22/1981 |
