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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090084707 | METHOD OF UPGRADING BITUMEN AND HEAVY OIL The invention is directed to separating a hydrocarbon feed-stock such as bitumen or heavy oil, into a de-asphalted oil component and a residue component comprising primarily asphaltenes. The asphaltenes with some added bitumen are converted by a plasma arc reactor into ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090038933 | Decomposition of Natural Gas or Methane Using Cold Arc Discharge A cold arc discharge is used to decompose natural gas or methane into its gaseous constituents and carbon in the form of solid particles. The gaseous constituents obtained are mainly hydrogen and acetylene and they are produced in admixture with unreacted natural gas or... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080314734 | Carbonaceous solid fuel gasifier utilizing dielectric barrier non-thermal plasma A system for producing a fuel gas from a carbon-containing material is provided that includes a non-thermal plasma generator, an electric power source, a process stream inlet, and a product stream outlet. The non-thermal plasma generator includes a high voltage electrod... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080193344 | Energy conversion system An energy conversion system includes a water-containing vessel with a transparent sidewall. Energized carbon rods are fed into the vessel such that the carbon rods are immersed in the water. The carbon rods are juxtaposed sufficiently that electrical arcing occurs betwe... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20070267289 | HYDROGEN PRODUCTION USING PLASMA- BASED REFORMATION Hydrogen gas production includes supplying a hydrocarbon fluid to a gap between a pair of electrodes, applying a voltage across the electrodes to induce an electrical arc, wherein the electrical arc contacts the hydrocarbon to form a plasma and produces a gaseous produc... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20060124445 | Electrical heating reactor for gas phase reforming The invention concerns an electrical reactor for reforming, in the presence of an oxidant gas, a gas comprising at least one hydrocarbon, and/or at least one organic compound, including carbon and hydrogen atoms as well as at least one heteroatom. Said reactor comprises... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20050056533 | NONTHERMAL PLASMA SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NATURAL GAS AND HEAVY HYDROCARBON CO-CONVERSION A reactor for reactive co-conversion of heavy hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon gases and includes a dielectric barrier discharge plasma cell having a pair of electrodes separated by a dielectric material and passageway therebetween. An inlet is provided for feeding heavy hy... | 03/17/2005 |
