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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413667 | Water decontamination apparatus and method A process and apparatus for water purification has a stationary electrode opposing a movable electrode which are positioned about a passageway for the water to be purified. The stationary electrode and movable electrode form an arc gap, and the arc gap is fed with a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6696298 | Multi-channel reagent dispensing apparatus Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved chemical synthesis apparatus for performing chemical synthesis such as nuclei acid synthesis in a plurality of reaction wells or cells in an efficient manner. The apparatus employs dispenser... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6657021 | Liquid nozzle with variable liquid level The present invention relates to a nozzle for the injection of a liquid under pressure (3), comprising a vertical feed pipe (1) surmounted by a hollow head (3), the liquid under pressure being conducted between the outer wall (4) of the vertical feed pipe... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6645438 | Methods and apparatus for producing fullerenes in large quantities from liquid hydrocarbons A method and apparatus for producing fullerenes, in large quantities at an economical cost, from liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons treated by a high energy source in a reactor devoid of oxygen are presented. The liquid hydrocarbons preferably selected from ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 5651945 | Carbon black reactor and method of producing carbon black A carbon black reactor having a combustion chamber, a mixing chamber and a reaction chamber positioned along a longitudinal axis of the reactor. The chambers communicate with each other so as to provide a flow path for the hot combustion gases as the comb... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5437845 | Apparatus for activating carbon-containing material The apparatus for activating carbon-containing material has an inlet for feeding carbon-containing material into a drum-shaped reactor, which is arranged so that its axis is substantially horizontal and has a cylindrical helix for moving the material abou... | 08/01/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5324486 | Hydrocarbon cracking apparatus Apparatus and process for compressing and quenching a cracked gas stream from a hydrocarbon cracking furnace including the step of feeding furnace output directly into an ejector in the effluent line, the ejector acting to quench and compress the effluent... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5262146 | Method for producing carbon black A method for producing carbon black by means of a horizontal carbon black production furnace having a first reaction zone in which a mixture of an oxygen-containing gas and a fuel is burned to form a high temperature gas stream, a second reaction zone in ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5219530 | Apparatus for initiating pyrolysis using a shock wave Apparatus for initiating pyrolysis of a feedstock by establishing a continuous, standing shock wave. Several embodiments of a shock wave reactor (10, 100, 150) are disclosed; each is connected to receive an ethane feedstock and a carrier fluid comprising ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4904454 | Reactor for producing furnace carbon black A tubular furnace as a reactor for producing carbon black is disclosed having a constriction in at least the area of the spray device for the carbon black starting material which is oriented along the reactor axis. A combustion chamber for generating the ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4859426 | Apparatus for producing carbon black In the production of carbon black, low BTU content gases are combusted in a compact combustion zone with near stoichiometric amounts of oxidant gases, tempered to the desired temperature and volume with a diluent gas stream which can be selected from air ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4824643 | Apparatus for producing carbon black A carbon black reactor is characterized by a converging zone, a throat, a first reaction zone and a second reaction zone serially connected. Oil can be injected both upstream and downstream of the throat. Annular walls connect the throat with the first re... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4692312 | Apparatus for producing carbon black A reactor for the production of carbon black is disclosed which is characterized by axial flow of combustion gases and sequential converging sections for sequentially accelerating the hot combustion gases used to drive the pyrolysis reaction.... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4671944 | Perforated reactor tube and method for forming a fluid wall in a reactor A reactor tube 20 for a high-temperature fluid wall reactor has a generally cylindrical shape and is made of a refractory material which permits the tube to be heated to incandescence. The reactor tube in turn radiates energy inwardly to a reaction zone t... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4643890 | Perforated reactor tube for a fluid wall reactor and method of forming a fluid wall A reactor tube 20 for a high-temperature fluid wall reactor has a generally cylindrical shape and is made of a refractory material which permits the tube to be heated to incandescence. The reactor tube in turn radiates energy inwardly to a reaction zone t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4601887 | Apparatus for improving the degree of graphitization of carbon black, and its use The invention relates to improving the degree of graphitization of carbon black produced by subjecting hydrocarbons which are liquid or gaseous under normal conditions to a thermal conversion reaction in the presence of oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas ... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4550013 | Decreasing carbon black reactor fouling rate Feed oils are injected axially into a carbon black reactor in a manner which slows buildup of deposits in the reactor. This is accomplished utilizing a nozzle configuration for injecting the feed oil into the carbon black reactor so that deposit-forming c... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4447401 | Carbon black reactor with angled combustion chamber and non-aligned tangential hot gas entries for production of negative tint residual carbon black A carbon black reactor to produce non-uniform gas flow patterns utilizes (a) a precombustion chamber skewed at an angle of 30-60 degrees from the reactor axis with (1) offset tangential hot gas entries, (2) axial or offset multiple oil feed entries, (b) an optional... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4446108 | Carbon black manufacture High tint residual carbon black is produced in a vortex flow, venturi oil furnace carbon black reactor by charging the liquid feed or make hydrocarbon axially as a solid jet into a swirling mass of hot combustion gases upstream from the venturi and passin... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4444726 | Quench ring and dip tube assembly for a reactor vessel In the combination of a reactor vessel which includes a quench ring and a dip tube surrounding a bottom outlet, there is an improved quench ring structure. It includes a first annular cooling conduit mounted against the floor of the reactor chamber and su... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4442069 | Carbon black furnace apparatus The flow rate of quench fluid in a furnace process is manipulated in response to the water content of process air.... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4439400 | Apparatus for producing carbon black Carbon black reactors have dual fluid injectors whereby liquid hydrocarbonaceous feedstock atomized by discharging the feedstock through a dual fluid injector with an atomizing fluid. A method for cleaning coke deposits from such dual fluid injectors comp... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4406862 | Variable venturi carbon black reactor A carbon black reactor having a mixing section and a reaction section with a choke situated within one of these sections further modified by means for reciprocating the choke along the longitudinal axis of the reactor to disrupt flow and, thereby, produce... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4401626 | Spray device useful in carbon black reactor A tubular member having a plurality of discharge openings along its length and having means by which it can be inserted into a quench zone so that fluid is discharged in a patterned spray generally transversely across the quench zone. The tubular member h... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4394350 | Method and apparatus for vortex flow carbon black production A method and apparatus for producing carbon black in which combustion gas is introduced into a precombustion or combustion zone of a carbon black reactor in a manner to produce a vortex of combustion gases traveling axially through said reactor and a flow... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4383973 | Process and apparatus for making carbon black Two carbon black reactors in sequence, one being a high-structure carbon black reactor, the other being a low structure carbon black reactor, one feeding into the other, yield low tint residual carbon black.... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4358289 | Method and apparatus for producing carbon black In a furnace system for producing carbon black, a primary quench fluid is injected into the combustion products from the furnace to produce effluent. The effluent is passed through a trim quench chamber containing a tubular member. The tubular member has ... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4348361 | Carbon black recovery A process and apparatus for recovering carbon black from hot smoke which comprises passing the smoke through a cyclone separation zone following cooling, then through aggregate filter beds and regeneration of filter beds with clean off-gas which is recycl... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4347218 | Apparatus for making carbon black The disclosed apparatus is of the type in which feed units feed air and hydrocarbon material into a reaction chamber, where they react to form carbon black. A filter then removes the carbon black. Disclosed is the provision of a mixing chamber between the... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4316876 | Apparatus for producing carbon black A method and apparatus are provided for producing carbon black wherein in a carbon black reactor a first quench of effluent flowing through a quench zone is effected by contact of the effluent with water. The first quench cools the effluent to a temperatu... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4315894 | Method and apparatus for producing carbon black In a carbon black reactor having at least one combustion zone opening into a reaction zone, each combustion zone has opening thereinto, in a generally tangential direction, quench fluid inlet means operably connected to a source of quench fluid. The quenc... | 02/16/1982 |
