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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119074 | Method and apparatus for the continuous production of carbon nanotubes The present invention relates to an apparatus for the continuous production of carbon nanotubes (CNT), as well as the method to carry it out. The apparatus for the CNT synthesis includes: two sets or more of tubes to synthesize in its interior the CNT; a set of nozz... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7833493 | Combustor for combustion synthesis of fullerenes A mode of combustion and multi-component reactor to accomplish this mode of combustion are disclosed which produces fullerenes and fullerenic material by combustion. This mode consists of de-coupling an oxidation region of a flame from a post-flame region, thus givi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7625527 | Carbon black reactor This invention relates to a carbon black reactor comprising; a combustion zone for generating a hot combustion gas by burning a mixture of a hydrocarbon fuel and an oxygen containing gas, a reaction zone for producing a carbon black by contacting the hot combustion ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7504078 | Continuous production of aligned carbon nanotubes An apparatus for continuous production of aligned carbon nanotubes is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reactor, an injector for delivering a feed solution into the reactor, and a conveyor for passing through the reactor a substrate on which nanotubes may be forme... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7488455 | Apparatus for the production of carbon nanotubes A reactor for preparing carbon nanotubes comprising a reaction chamber, at least one support means located within said reaction chamber capable of supporting a substrate, said substrate being capable of supporting carbon nanotube growth, at least one heating element... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7371065 | Apparatus and method for the controlled production of nano-soot particles In order to provide an apparatus for the controlled production of nano-soot particles, a pore burner and a mixing device for the production of a pre-mixture of fuel and oxidizing agent are provided, wherein the mixing device is coupled to the pore burner so that the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368087 | Gas re-using system for carbon fiber manufacturing processes A gas re-use system for carbon fiber manufacturing processes based on hydrocarbon thermal decomposition. The system permits re-use of the output gas from the carbon fiber manufacturing process, a process based on the use of an industrial gas as the main raw material... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7279137 | Burners and combustion apparatus for carbon nanomaterial production The invention provides improved burners, combustion apparatus, and methods for carbon nanomaterial production. The burners of the invention provide sooting flames of fuel and oxidizing gases. The condensable products of combustion produced by the burners of this inv... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7157066 | Combustion process for synthesis of carbon nanomaterials from liquid hydrocarbon The present invention provides a combustion apparatus for the production of carbon nanomaterials including fullerenes and fullerenic soot. Most generally the combustion apparatus comprises one or more inlets for introducing an oxygen-containing gas and a hydrocarbon... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7048831 | Anoxic reaction apparatus and process for obtaining an anoxic reaction therein The present application discloses a method and apparatus for purging oxygen from a sealed container interior and a purge substance used in such method. The method is exemplified herein in an improved batch process and apparatus for the thermal decomposition of hydro... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6960234 | Multi-faceted gasifier and related methods A gasifier is disclosed combining a fixed bed gasification section where coarse fuel is gasified and an entrained flow gasification section where fine fuel is gasified. The fixed bed section includes upper and lower sections. Coarse fuel is devolatilized in the uppe... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951454 | Dual fuel burner for a shortened flame and reduced pollutant emissions A dual fuel burner including an elongated supply pipe and a gas injector for a boiler furnace having a plurality of peripheral openings around a center opening. The peripheral openings are pitched radially away from the longitudinal axis of the gas injector and also... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946101 | Burner for producing carbon black A burner for producing carbon black, includes a combustion chamber which can be supplied with fuel gas and an oxidizing gas in such a way that a diffusion flame producing carbon black particles is generated in the combustion chamber. The burner is also provided with... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926877 | Process and apparatus for producing carbon blacks The present invention provides processes for introducing a fluid stream into a carbon black reactor and for producing carbon black. According to the present invention a fluid stream comprising an oxidant; nitrogen, hydrogen a hydrocarbonaceous material or mixtures t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918132 | Dynamic interface method and system for displaying reduced-scale broadcasts Selecting from currently available television programs or other commercial broadcasts is enabled by clustering the broadcasts on the basis of program categories and by simultaneously displaying video information from all of the broadcasts. The channels through which... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902708 | Method and apparatus for making carbon black Methods and apparatus are presented for producing carbon black on a substrate. One preferred method includes providing a head assembly including a nozzle, the nozzle including a first injector for injecting a gas such as acetylene, and a second injector for injectin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6878360 | Carbon fibrous matter, production device of carbon fibrous matter, production method of carbon fibrous matter and deposit prevention device for carbon fibrous matter Disclosed is an apparatus for production of vapor-phase growth carbon fibers. The apparatus can continuously produce these carbon fibers for a long time without blocking a furnace of tubular reactor of the apparatus. Also disclosed is a process for production of car... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875613 | Biological fluid constituent sampling and measurement devices and methods A device for accessing biological fluid, sampling biological fluid constituents and determining the concentration of at least one target constituent within the accessed biological fluid is provided. The device has at least one micro-piercing member used to penetrate... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6485693 | Apparatus for producing carbon blacks A process for producing carbon black comprising reacting a reaction stream formed by a prior carbon black forming process with an oxidant and a carbon black yielding feedstock to produce carbon black and cooling, separating and recovering the carbon black... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6399029 | Chemical processing using a dual feeder system, a sample port assembly, and a fluid flow control system Components of a chemical processing system are disclosed. In particular, a chemical processing system is disclosed which includes a chemical mixing or reacting zone, an inlet to the zone, an outlet to the zone, and a vacuum or fluid flow source located do... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6270731 | Carbon dioxide fixation system A CO2 fixation system for fixing Co2 gas existing in the atmosphere or in an exhaust gas emitted from factories and other burning sites. The system includes a fermenting tank for anaerobically fermenting organic wastes, whereby metha... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6180396 | Carbon producing apparatus utilizing biomass An anaerobic fermentation part generates gas containing methane and carbon dioxide by anaerobically fermenting biomass. The gas is passed to a methane.carbon dioxide separation part to be separated into methane and carbon dioxide, and part of the separate... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6048505 | Continuous non-polluting liquid phase titanium dioxide process and apparatus A non-polluting liquid-phase process and a supporting system of apparatus for producing titanium dioxide from titanium ore or slag provide a more economical sulfate process for preparing anatase. The ore or slag is reacted with hot sulfuric acid. The reac... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5894012 | Method and system for recovering marketable end products from waste rubber An improved waste rubber processing system which pyrolyzes waste rubber to produce pyrolysis oil and carbon black and then purifies and refines these end products to broaden their commercial applications and to increase their market value. The pyrolysis o... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5871619 | Plug seal discharge system for distillation apparatus A discharge system for a destructive distillation apparatus wherein the discharge solids act as plug to avoid the unwanted flow of product gas or ambient air therethrough while effectively discharging finely divided, disperse solids material from a contin... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5866083 | Heat exchanger adapted for the production of carbon black Carbon black is produced by burning a mixture of air and oil to produce hot gases and then conducting the hot gases through tubes extending through a chamber of a heat exchanger. Heat exchange air is conducted through the chamber in a direction opposite t... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5738830 | Method and apparatus for production of powders Apparatus and method are disclosed for producing oxides of metals and of metal alloys. The metal or alloy is placed in an oxygen atmosphere in a combustion chamber and ignited. Products of the combustion include one or more oxides of the metal or alloy in... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5714043 | Liquid seal bulk feeder for destructive distillation A combination liquid seal and spiral auger conveyor feeding system which provides both a liquid seal, effective under normal operating conditions, with a sealed spiral auger conveyor, which is effective to seal against the surge flow of distillation gases... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5639429 | Reactor for the production of short ceramic fibers from gas The production of fibers is carried out by allowing a gas mixture containing a gaseous hydrocarbon or an appropriate gas to pass through a substrate (generally a steel sheet) arranged facing the direction of the gas stream and situated in a furnace wherei... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5401472 | Apparatus for producing high surface area active carbon An apparatus for producing high surface area active carbons in a safe and commercially advantageous manner by the alkali metal hydroxide-based activation method is provided. Using pushers (9a-k), the apparatus circulates containers (C) along a container t... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5252297 | Process for producing carbon black and apparatus therefor An apparatus for producing carbon black comprises a reaction chamber which consists of a tapered throat and a downstream extension of the throat having the same diameter as that of the narrowest portion of the throat and provided with a plurality of ribs ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5188806 | Method and apparatus for producing carbon black A reactor and method for producing carbon black which involves arranging the combustion fuel conduits in a circumferential arrangement within the forward wall of the combustion chamber and providing an impact surface on the opposite side of the combustion... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5106533 | Pigment dispersions A dispersion and a method therefor wherein the dispersion has composition A or B, wherein A is a nonaqueous dispersion comprising pigment particles having an average size of less than 0.1 micrometer dispersed in an organic medium, and B is an aqueous dispersio... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5069882 | Carbon black reactor with a choke extension A carbon black reactor having an extended reaction choke substantially reduces the presence of coke and refractory grit in the carbon black product and erosion of the carbon black reactor due to impingement of particles of forming carbon black within the ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5057189 | Recovery apparatus An apparatus for economically recovering char, oil and fuel gas from vehicle tires is disclosed, for either whole tires or physically fragmented tires. The tires may be washed to remove dirt and road film. The tires are dried and preheated with super-heat... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5024818 | Apparatus for forming carbon fibers In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus for forming carbon fibers in a continuous gas phase reaction is disclosed wherein a reactor defines a vertical reaction chamber with a close upper end and a lower outlet, with a vertical reactant feed tube which ext... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5009854 | Axial reactor with coaxial oil injection An axial flow carbon black reactor for producing carbon black particles having a relatively narrow particle size distribution. Feedstock oil is introduced into the reactor by a spray nozzle located coaxial with the longitudinal center line of the reactor.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4927607 | Non-cylindrical reactor for carbon black production A non-cylindrical carbon black reactor for consistently and efficiently producing high tint carbon black. A plurality of flat sides defines the inner surface of the carbon black reactor. The flat sides provide a planar surface for the introduction of feed... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4814145 | Apparatus for carbonizing and activating fiber materials A vertical apparatus for continuously carbonizing and activating various types of fiber materials. The apparatus comprising a chamber having openings at upper and lower portions thereof, at least one port through which an activating gas is passed for acti... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4765964 | Carbon black reactor having a reactor throat A new reactor for the production of carbon black, a method for the production of carbon black, and a carbon black are disclosed. The carbon blacks are characterized by a surface area preferably in the range of 70 to 150 m2 /g and "G" values of ... | 08/23/1988 |
