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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128560 | Process and System for Syngas Treatment A process for the clean-up of a crude syngas stream having widely varying composition and particulate load. The process includes quenching the crude syngas stream with a liquid stream to cool the syngas stream and remove particulates, tars and heavier hydrocarbon compou... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120124908 | GASEOUS BYPRODUCT REMOVAL FROM SYNTHESIS GAS A method of removing gaseous byproducts from a gas stream includes generating via at least one partial-combustion device a gas stream that includes gaseous byproducts. The method also includes channeling the gas stream from the at least one partial-combustion device to ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120102834 | STAGED GASIFIER AND RELATED PROCESSES A gasifier system which includes a reactor; a feedstock inlet; an oxidant inlet; a raw product gas outlet; and a recycle conduit, is provided. The reactor usually includes an upper section, a central section, and a lower section. The feedstock inlet is disposed in the u... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING GASIFIER QUENCH RING A system includes a gasifier, which includes a reaction chamber configured to convert a feedstock into a synthetic gas, a quench chamber configured to cool the synthetic gas, a quench ring configured to provide a water flow to the quench chamber, and a quench ring prote... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120079767 | FUEL FROM SEPARATE HYDROGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE FEEDS A process and system for producing synthesis gas (syngas) by combining hydrogen and carbon monoxide from separate sources while controlling the mole ratio (H2/CO) of the syngas product. Hydrogen is produced by splitting water. Carbon monoxide is produced by reacting car... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120066974 | TAPERED DRUM PYROLYSIS Pyrolysis and gasification systems and methods are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, a feedstock hopper receives a carbonaceous feedstock that transitions into a tapered pyrolysis drum. The tapered pyrolysis drum rotates about an axis and drives off ca... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120047600 | CAFFEOYL COA REDUCTASE The invention provides methods for increasing lignin content in plants by expression of a cinnamoyl CoA reductase 2 (CCR2) coding sequence in the plant. Also provided are methods for reducing lignin content in a plant by down-regulation of CCR2 expression in the plant. ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120036841 | FUEL PROCESSOR WITH IMPROVED CARBON MANAGEMENT CONTROL A method of regenerating a particulate filter which traps particulate matter contained in a product stream of a fuel processor. The method comprises a step which predicts the value of a parameter indicative of carbon accumulation in the particulate filter during operati... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120036777 | SANDWICH GASIFICATION PROCESS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONVERSION OF CARBONACEOUS FUELS TO CLEAN SYNGAS WITH ZERO RESIDUAL CARBON DISCHARGE The present invention discloses a gasifier and/or a gasification process that provides a long, uniform temperature zone in the gasifier, regardless of the particle size, chemical composition, and moisture content of the fuel by sandwiching a reduction zones between two ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032452 | Waste Material, Coal, Used Tires and Biomass Conversion to Alternative Energy and Synthetic Fuels Solutions System with Carbon Capture and Liquefaction The system contained within this application for non-provisional patent protection provides the ability to convert municipal solid waste materials, used tires, various biomass including wood chips and other agricultural waste, and the addition of coal into synthesis gas... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027662 | INDUCTION HEATED GASIFIER A method of removing organic components from a mixture containing organic and inorganic components which method involves providing an induction heated screw conveyor having an auger and passing the mixture through the induction heated screw conveyor while inductively he... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023823 | Method for Gasification and A Gasifier Disclosed is a cyclonic gasifier and cyclonic gasification method. The cyclonic gasifier and cyclonic gasification method involve a chamber having a first portion proximal to a first end and a second portion proximal to a second end, introducing a first fuel to the firs... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028142 | RAPID START FUEL REFORMING SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES An on-board fuel processor includes a microchannel steam reforming reactor (30) and a water vaporizer (40) heated in series with a combustion gas. The reformer (30) and the vaporizer (40) are both of a cross-flow panel configuration that allo... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023822 | Method and System for Controlled Gasification Disclosed is a system and a method of controlled gasification. The method includes introducing a first fuel to a gasifier in a system, introducing a first fuel to a gasifier in a system, generating a product gas by partially oxidizing the first fuel with an oxidizer inc... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021123 | PROCESS TO SEQUESTER CARBON, MERCURY, AND OTHER CHEMICALS Biomass is devolatilized to produce both a combustible fuel (syngas) and activated carbon. The activated carbon is used as an adsorbent to capture a contaminant, such as mercury, and stored in a landfill, is impregnated with components with inherent fertilizer propertie... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120017497 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UTILIZING BIOMASS IN A BIOMASS GASIFICATION PROCESS The invention relates to a method for utilizing biomass, wherein the following steps are performed: First, at least one raw material containing carbon is thermally gasified. In a next step, the synthesis gas produced in the gasification is purified. During said purifica... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120017511 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN WITH INTERMEDIATE-PRESSURE PURGING This invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen from a hydrocarbon feedstock and water vapor comprising:
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| 20120017509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MATERIAL TO GENERATE SYNGAS The present invention is directed to system and method for processing material to generate syngas. A reactor chamber is implemented with a plurality of electrodes that can generate an arc within the chamber when electricity is applied to them. The arc can be used to cre... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110314735 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A FUEL CONTAINING CARBON The invention relates to a method for producing a fuel (10) containing carbon, wherein the fuel (10) is formed by compressing raw material (2) containing carbon and adding an additive (4) that promotes thermal utilization of the fuel at a spe... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110314736 | TREATMENT CHAIN AND PROCESS FOR THE THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF A WET FEED OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL BY GASIFICATION The invention relates to a treatment chain for thermochemically converting a wet biomass feed (1) by gasification, which comprises a device (4) for gasifying the feed (3), and a reactor (9) for steam conversion of the CO, which includes water... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110308155 | Producing Low Tar Gases in a Multi-Stage Gasifier A system for gasifying solid matter uses multiple stages to produce low-tar combustible gas includes a first reactor having a fluidized bed to produce hydrogen containing gas, pyrolysis vapors, tars, and char particles at temperature less than the exit of the second rea... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110308158 | PYROLYSIS WASTE AND BIOMASS TREATMENT The present invention provides methods and apparatus for treating waste, such as municipal waste via pyrolysis and yielding one or more of heat energy, electrical energy and fuel. In some embodiments, waste feed stock can be municipal waste in black bag form. In some th... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110308157 | BIOMASS GASIFICATION DEVICE AND PROCESS The invention is in the field of biogas production. In particular the invention is directed to a process and apparatus for the conversion of carbon and hydrogen containing materials into biogas (viz. a gas stream comprising CH4) containing material and subsequent purifi... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110308240 | DEGRADATION OF BIOMASS BY METAL-CATALYZED PEROXIDE OXIDATION This invention relates to degradation of biomass with a peroxide in the presence of a metal catalyst. The process can result in ethanol production from cellulosic biomass, fuel gases, useful chemicals and biochemicals from decomposition products, heat and/or pressure fo... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110296809 | INTEGRATED FUEL PRODUCTION AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION A gas inlet configured to convey a gas stream from a feed source to the system. A hydrogen sulfide removal stage includes a first vessel configured to receive a first media. A primary compression stage is configured to elevate a pressure of the gas stream. A moisture re... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110296758 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING WASTE MATERIAL TO FUEL OR SYNTHETIC GAS FEEDSTOCK A waste processing system and method is described. The waste processing system may be used to treat any type of waste material that may be decomposed upon the application of energy, wherein recyclable metal and/or a gaseous end product is/are generated which may have co... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110289845 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SYNGAS PRODUCTION IN A SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE FEED MATERIALS USING A MOLTEN METAL BATH Processes and apparatus for treating organic and inorganic materials in a metal bath contained in a high temperature reactor to produce synthesis gas are provided. Two or more feed materials that possess differing syngas generation potentials are mixed in a mixer and fe... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110289843 | HIGH TEMPERATURE EQUALIZED PRESSURE (HTEP) REACTOR Systems and methods are provided facilitating operation of a steam reformation process as part of a syngas production process. A steam reforming coil is placed inside a refractory lined pressure vessel, thereby allowing the pressure inside the pressure vessel to be cont... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110289847 | Gasification Process A gasifier waste stream from a gasification process is directed to a solids separator. A portion of the suspended solids in the waste stream is removed in the solids separator, producing slag and fly ash and a grey water effluent. The grey water effluent is directed to ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110289844 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC GAS FROM BIOMASS BY HIGH TEMPERATURE GASIFICATION The invention relates to a method and a system for producing synthetic gas from biomass by high temperature gasification, including: feeding raw material, carbonizing, pulverizing the charcoal, and transporting charcoal powder to the gasification furnace for gasificatio... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110283618 | SUPPLYING BIOREACTOR GASEOUS EFFLUENT TO COMBUSTION PROCESS There is provided a process of growing a phototrophic biomass in a reaction zone. The reaction zone includes an operative reaction mixture. The operative reaction mixture includes the phototrophic biomass disposed in an aqueous medium. Gaseous exhaust material is produc... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110274991 | Gradiator Reformer A desulfurizer-reformer reactor system comprising a gradient assembly having a de-sulfurizing material and a re-forming catalyst material arranged in a sequential manner and methods of generating energy are disclosed.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110265379 | Process and Burner for Production of Syngas from Hydrocarbons A burner (10) for the partial oxidation of a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising a combustion chamber and a pre-mixing chamber (E), and a plurality of annular passages for feeding fuel and oxidizer to the combustion chamber, said plurality of annular passages compr... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110239543 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING GAS INTO FUEL The present invention is related to an apparatus and a method for converting gas into fuel. The apparatus for converting gas into fuel in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: a first gas processing unit discharging first fuel gas by removi... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110239541 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RECYCLING PLASTIC Systems for recycling waste plastic can include cartridges that are selectively sealable. Some cartridges can have elongated receptacles that improve heat transfer to plastic feedstock within the cartridges.... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110203537 | Device and Method for the Electrothermal-Chemical Gasification of Biomass A device for extracting fuels from biomass while adding electrical energy, comprising the a gasifier for gasifying the biomass while adding electrical energy to a gas mixture, a reformer for reforming the gas mixture obtained from the gasification, a gas scrubber for sc... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110197510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REACTIVATE CARBON SOLIDS A method of operating a gasification facility includes injecting a carbonaceous material into a gasification reactor. The method also includes converting at least a portion of the carbonaceous material into a solid waste byproduct that includes residual carbon. The meth... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110185632 | TREATMENT OF RECYCLING GAS FOR DIRECT THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ORGANIC SUBSTANCES INTO LOW VISCOSITY LIQUID RAW MATERIALS, COMBUSTIBLES AND FUELS The invention relates to a method for the direct thermochemical conversion of high molecular weight organic starting products into low molecular weight organic products that are liquid with a low viscosity at ambient temperature and can be combusted. Said method consist... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110185634 | Device and Method for the Electrothermal-Chemical Gasification of Biomass A device for extracting fuels from biomass while adding electrical energy, comprising a gasifier for gasifying the biomass while adding electrical energy to a gas mixture, a reformer for reforming the gas mixture obtained from the gasification, a gas scrubber for scrubb... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110179716 | INDUSTRIAL PLANT MANUFACTURING ITS OWN FUEL The invention relates to a plant comprising an industrial manufacturing unit having a burner that burns a combustible fluid, the unit generating combustion flue gases containing CO2, characterized in that the plant comprises a combustible fluid production uni... | 07/28/2011 |
