Class 48/89 - Retort

Subclass of Class 48 - Gas: heating and illuminating
Definition: Closed heated retorts for the gasification of carbonaceous
No. of applications: 34
Last issue date: 05/24/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
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
20120036776	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING INJECTION DEVICES A method of assembling a gasification reactor includes extending an injection device at least partially into the gasification reactor. The injection device includes a plurality of substantially concentric conduits coupled to a modular tip and at least one outer surface....	02/16/2012
20120036775	MODULAR TIP INJECTION DEVICES AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME A method of assembling an injection device for use in a reactor injector feed assembly includes coupling a plurality of substantially concentric conduits to a modular tip. The method also includes coupling a first conduit of the reactor injector feed assembly to a modul...	02/16/2012
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
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
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
20110296759	Apparatus for vaporizing and reforming liquid fuels The present invention is an apparatus for the gasification of liquid fuels, involving: (a) a nozzle for atomizing and feeding a liquid fuel into a mixing region; (b) an inlet for feeding an oxidizer into the mixing region; (c) the mixing region for mixing the atomized f...	12/08/2011
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
20110146155	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF A CLEAN HOT GAS BASED ON SOLID FUELS Solid fuel can be converted into a clean hot flue gas with a low content of volatile organic compounds (VOC's), NOx and dust, and clean ash with a low carbon content by means of a stage-divided thermal reactor, where the conversion process of the solid fuel is in separa...	06/23/2011
20110099904	Gas Generator with Starter Mechanism and Catalyst Shield The present application is directed to gas generators comprising a fuel mixture and a catalyst. The catalyst is contained in a self-regulated reactor or buoy, and selectively opens and closes to produce a gas in accordance with the demand for gas. This fuel mixture is g...	05/05/2011
20110088321	METHOD AND APPARATUS OF GASIFICATION UNDER THE INTEGRATED PYROLYSIS REFORMER SYSTEM (IPRS) The present invention relates to a gasification system where a bulky carbonaceous feedstock is pyrolyzed at lower temperature (600-1000 C) to bring about a significant reduction in it's volume; and the pyrolysis products are transferred into a smaller reformer at 1200 C...	04/21/2011
20110056133	COMBINED GASIFICATION AND VITRIFICATION SYSTEM An optimized gasification/vitrification processing system having a gasification unit which converts organic materials to a hydrogen rich gas and ash in communication with a joule heated vitrification unit which converts the ash formed in the gasification unit into glass...	03/10/2011
20110005135	GASIFIER AND GASIFICATION METHODS USING THEREOF This invention is related to a gasifier and gasification methods realized in said gasifier to provide modular solutions at geographical areas where the access is difficult by processing the refuse-derived-fuel (RDF) obtained from waste including hazardous, industrial an...	01/13/2011
20100156104	Thermal Reduction Gasification Process for Generating Hydrogen and Electricity An apparatus for generating synthesis gas from waste organic materials that consists of a thermal reduction gasification reactor which is a rotary reactor having a drying and volatilizing zone for gasifying organic materials and a reformation zone for converting the gas...	06/24/2010
20100043288	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARTIAL MODERATOR BYPASS Methods and systems for a gasifier having a partial moderator bypass are provided. The gasifier includes a partial oxidation reactor including an inlet and an outlet and a primary reaction zone extending therebetween, the partial oxidation reactor configured to direct a...	02/25/2010
20090265987	DECOUPLED FLUIDIZED BED GASIFYING METHOD AND GASIFYING APPARATUS OF SOLID FUEL The invention relates to a solid fuel decoupled fluidized bed gasifying method and a gasifying apparatus. By physically separately performing drying and pyrolyzing of fuel, gasification of char, and tar/hydrocarbon reforming, the interactions between the separated chemi...	10/29/2009
20090260286	BIOMASS GASIFICATION APPARATUS A compact biomass gasification apparatus is capable of gasifying a wide variety of biomass materials, without regard to their size and/or the water content of those materials, and also capable of substantially removing the tar component generated in a gasification proce...	10/22/2009
20090178337	Grate for high temperature gasification systems An improved active grate consisting of at least two elongated rockers positioned parallel to one and another, each rocker having a lower surface and an upper surface and configured to rotate back and forth about their longitudinal axis. Each individual rocker is further...	07/16/2009
20090119992	Methods and Apparatus for Solid Carbonaceous Materials Synthesis Gas Generation Methods and apparatus may permit the generation of consistent output synthesis gas from highly variable input feedstock solids carbonaceous materials. A stoichiometric objectivistic chemic environment may be established to stoichiometrically control carbon content in a ...	05/14/2009
20090025292	Method and apparatus for gasifying solid fuels A method and apparatus for gasifying a solid fuel within a pressurized gasifier without a lockhopper, a slurry or pulverization comprising the feeding of said fuel into a charging chamber having a first section equipped with a ram through which a mandrel is disposed, an...	01/29/2009
20080314726	Hybrid Energy System A hybrid method for producing energy from a carbonaceous material including the steps of: heating the carbonaceous material under a reduced oxygen atmosphere in a distillation plant to generate distillate vapours; processing the resulting distillate vapours; transferrin...	12/25/2008
20080209807	Low Temperature Gasification Facility with a Horizontally Oriented Gasifier A low-temperature gasification system comprising a horizontally oriented gasifier is provided that optimizes the extraction of gaseous molecules from carbonaceous feedstock while minimizing waste heat. The system comprises a plurality of integrated subsystems that work ...	09/04/2008
20080086946	RAPID SOLAR-THERMAL CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO SYNGAS Methods for carrying out high temperature reactions such as biomass pyrolysis or gasification using solar energy. The biomass particles are rapidly heated in a solar thermal entrainment reactor. The residence time of the particles in the reactor can be 5 seconds or less...	04/17/2008
20080010900	Reformer burner A reformer burner that includes a fuel supply tube through which a fuel is supplied and a fuel supply chamber that surrounds the fuel supply tube and has a plurality of atomizing holes to atomize a fuel into a combustion chamber of a reformer....	01/17/2008
20080005966	Method and apparatus for cooling hot gases and fluidized slag in entrained flow gasification A method and device for cooling hot crude gas and slag from entrained flow gasification of liquid and solid combustibles at crude gas temperatures ranging from 1,200 to 1,800° C. and at pressures of up to 80 bar in a cooling chamber disposed downstream of the gasificat...	01/10/2008
20070289216	GASIFIER COMPRISING VERTICALLY SUCCESSIVE PROCESSING REGIONS The present invention provides a vertically oriented gasifier comprising vertically successive processing regions for conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into gas. The gasifier comprises of: one or more processing chambers with two or more vertically successive process...	12/20/2007
20070266634	Horizontally-Oriented Gasifier with Lateral Transfer System A method and apparatus is described for the efficient conversion of carbonaceous feedstock including municipal solid waste into a product gas through gasification. More specifically, a horizontally-oriented gasifier having one or more lateral transfer system for moving ...	11/22/2007
20070261303	Combined gasification and vitrification system An optimized gasification/vitrification processing system having a gasification unit which converts organic materials to a hydrogen rich gas and ash in communication with a joule heated vitrification unit which converts the ash formed in the gasification unit into glass...	11/15/2007
20070245627	Fluid bed reactor having vertically spaced apart clusters of heating conduits A fluid bed reactor is configured to process a reactive material to form one or more products. The reactor includes a reaction vessel defining a compartment configured to receive the reactive material. A first cluster of heating conduits at least partially occupies the ...	10/25/2007
20070231631	Hybrid reformer for fuel flexibility A reformer for a fuel cell system includes a leading segment and a trailing segment. The leading segment includes less reactive catalyst and/or more stabilizing catalyst than the trailing segment. The reformer may be used for reformation of high and low hydrocarbon fuel...	10/04/2007
20070227069	Production of synthetic transportation fuels from carbonaceous materials using self-sustained hydro-gasification A process and apparatus for producing a synthesis gas for use as a gaseous fuel or as feed into a fischer-Tropsch reactor to produce a liquid fuel in a substantially self-sustaining process. A slurry of particles of carbonaceous material in water, and hydrogen from an i...	10/04/2007
20050115150	Hydrogen gas station, fuel cell system, and hydrogen gas rate accounting device A hydrogen gas station is disclosed comprising, a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-rich reformed gas through reforming reaction of an organic compound, a gas supply port configured to communicate with a gas supply pipe to supply the reformed gas to a plurality...	06/02/2005
20050016064	Pre-reformer A pre-reformer (10) comprises a non-electrically conducting gas tight duct (12) and an electrically conducting wire (14) arranged in the duct (12). The electrically conducting wire (14) is electrically isolated from the duct (12...	01/27/2005

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