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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621973 | 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 dire... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7371265 | Continuous hydrogen and alcohol generator from coal A gas generator with the sole input of air, water and coal that continuously produces hydrogen and carbon monoxide and further reacts these two gases into alcohol. This gas generator/reactor is using its own by-products and is therefore also self sustaining. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7329290 | Fuel reforming apparatus for producing a carbon-monoxide free reformed fuel gas comprising hydrogen This invention relates to a fuel reforming apparatus for producing a carbon-monoxide free reformed fuel gas comprising hydrogen. More particularly, this invention relates to nonthermal plasma reactors for removing carbon monoxide from a reformed fuel gas produced fr... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7261750 | Method for the autothermal reforming of a hydrocarbon A method for the autothermal reforming of a hydrocarbon, in particular of diesel, includes introducing a combustible mixture of the hydrocarbon to be reformed and an oxygen-containing medium into a first reaction zone of a reformer, A gas-phase reaction is ignited. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7156887 | Methods, apparatus, and systems for producing hydrogen from a fuel Methods and apparatus for producing hydrogen are provided. The methods and apparatus utilize reforming catalysts in order to produce hydrogen gas. The reforming catalysts may be platinum group metals on a support material, and they may be located in a reforming reac... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7097676 | Process and device for producing hydrogen A process and a device are provided for producing hydrogen gas from water and carbon. The process includes introducing steam and powdered carbon in stoichiometric ratio of carbon to water into a preheated oxidization chamber in such a way that a gas plasma is produc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7067453 | Hydrocarbon fuel reforming catalyst and use thereof The subject invention is a catalyst consisting of an oxide or mixed oxide support and bimetallic catalytically active compounds. The supporting oxide can be a single oxide, such as Al2O3; it also can be a mixture of oxides, such as Y2 | 06/27/2006 |
| 6790247 | Compact fuel processor An apparatus for carrying out a multi-step process of converting hydrocarbon fuel to a substantially pure hydrogen gas feed includes a plurality of reaction zones arranged in an insulated, box-shaped, compact fuel processor. The multi-step process includes preheatin... | 09/14/2004 |
| 5578092 | Method and a device for producing fuels A method for producing fuels based on solid carbonaceous natural fuels which are particularly suited for non-polluting thermal power generation with gas and steam turbines in a combined cycle which is characterized in that the flow of finely-divided natur... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5433760 | Method of quenching synthesis gas The invention is a process for quenching a first synthesis gas mixture containing synthesis gas, molten flyash, water, and carbon dioxide and producing additional synthesis gas consisting of (a) passing the first synthesis gas mixture into a first quench ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 4555328 | Method and apparatus for injecting liquid hydrocarbon feed and steam into a catalytic cracking zone A process and an apparatus for atomizing a liquid hydrocarbon feed and injecting it into a reaction zone, such as a riser conversion zone or a dense fluid bed reactor of a fluid catalytic cracking unit, is disclosed. The hydrocarbon feed passes through a ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4508544 | Converting a fuel to combustible gas A sulfur-containing fuel is passed into a first fluidized bed (13) containing CaSO4 and CaO and an oxygen-transfer mediator (e.g. H2) whereby the fuel is converted to combustible gas (18), some CaSO4 being reduced to CaS a... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4483693 | Reforming of hydrocarbons in the presence of sulfur Hydrogen sulfide replaces a portion of the water required to suppress the formation of carbon in gas phase catalytic reforming and hydrocracking of hydrocarbons, particularly aromatics. Hydrogen is present to prevent carbon formation from the aromatic hyd... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4425220 | Method of and apparatus for processing of oil shale In the indirect method of retorting oil shale highly heated gases produced out of contact with flames in a heat exchanger are introduced into the retort and release oil vapor and high-value, high BTU gas and oil vapor from the shale which mix with the hot... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4367077 | Integrated hydrogasification process for topped crude oil Process for converting a relatively high boiling point crude oil fraction, such as a 500°+F. initial boiling point topped crude to synthetic natural gas. In the process, a lower boiling point fraction of the feedstock is hydrogasified while a residual oi... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4309198 | Method of converting liquid and/or solid fuel to a substantially inerts-free gas The invention relates to the conversion of fuel (solid and/or liquid) to reducing and/or synthesis gas by contacting the fuel in a fluidized conversion bed (13) with a solid oxygen donor (e.g. CaSO4) at a fuel conversion temperature (e.g. 850°... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4302219 | Process for producing synthetic fuel gas by reacting liquid hydrocarbons with hydrogen Process for producing synthetic fuel gas from either naturally occurring or synthetic liquid hydrocarbons by reacting the liquid hydrocarbons with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to produce methane. The catalyst comprises an interspersed mixture of... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4300917 | Method for preventing adhesion or caking of hydrocarbon-containing raw materials Disclosed is a method for preventing adhesion or caking of raw materials such as oil as it is subjected to hydrogenation gasification while being heated to above 700° K. as it passes downwardly through a reaction vessel. The particles of raw materials as... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4284531 | Methanation catalysts and process for their preparation Methanation catalysts and process for preparing and using the same are disclosed; said methanation catalysts being especially suitable for producing synthetic fuel gas, from either naturally occurring liquid hydrocarbons or synthetic liquid hydrocarbons p... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4230594 | Method of treating spent reducing gas A method of producing reducing gases from oxide ores, particularly iron ores, which contain mainly carbon monoxide and hydrogen and which are employed in the reduction process with a two to three fold excess with regard to the stoichiometric requirement o... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4215998 | Catalyst and process for production of methane-containing gases A catalyst for production of methane-containing gases which is formed from a catalyst precursor composed of a mixed precipitate of hydroxides and/or carbonates of nickel and/or cobalt, lanthanum and/or cerium and aluminum, which is obtained by stepwise ad... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4209305 | Process for making substitute natural gas A process, having high thermal efficiency, is provided for the production of substitute natural gas from fossil fuels such as crude oil, by non-catalytic hydrogenation. High thermal efficiency is obtained by using cryogenic systems for separating hydrogen... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4203963 | Staged vaporization of liquid hydrocarbon fuels A method for vaporization of liquid hydrocarbon fuel wherein liquid hydrocarbon fuel is mixed with vapor to provide a vapor product which is heated. The heated vapor product is mixed with additional liquid hydrocarbon fuel to provide a second vapor produc... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4199328 | Process for producing methane from naphtha A method of and a catalyst for the conversion of petroleum distillate fractions to high heating value fuel gases suitable for use as town gas or pipeline gas by reacting a petroleum derived feedstock containing paraffins with hydrogen in the presence of a... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4160649 | Substituted natural gas via steam reforming of kerosene A multiple-stage steam reforming process for producing a substitute natural gas from kerosene boiling range hydrocarbons. Initially, a lower-boiling feedstock is steam reformed and a portion of the effluent is subjected to hydrogen-producing conditions to... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4127393 | Method and apparatus for vaporizing hydrocarbon based liquids Apparatus and a process are provided whereby constituents of liquid mixtures eg non-distillate oils are vaporized under non-decomposing conditions in the presence of gases. Liquid components form a stream comprising the gas, vaporized and liquid constitue... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4094650 | Integrated catalytic gasification process Methane and carbon dioxide are produced by reacting steam with a carbonaceous feed material at a reaction temperature between about 1000° F. and about 1500° F. and a reaction pressure in excess of about 100 psia in the presence of a carbon-alkali metal ... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4073716 | Process for producing synthetic natural gas and high octane motor fuel components Synthetic natural gas and high octane motor fuel blending stock is produced by catalytically reforming naphtha at low severity to maximize production of aromatics and minimize hydrocracking, and then converting the remaining paraffins to methane in a meth... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4066421 | Process for producing high calorific value fuel gas A process for producing high calorific value fuel gas by catalytically hydrocracking a hydrocarbon is characterized in that the catalyst used comprises 10 to 70 weight percent of molybdenum oxide and 3 to 15 weight percent of at least one of nickel oxide,... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065514 | Preparation of methane In accordance with certain of its aspects, this invention relates to a finely-divided, high surface area supported catalyst containing a metal of the platinum-palladium group and a metal of the iron group wherein each of said metals is substantially unifo... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4060393 | Apparatus for treating raw material with a treating gas An apparatus for treating raw material comprises a mixing chamber having fuel and air inlets for admitting therein fuel and air which are mixed to produce a combustible mixture. A combustion chamber receives the combustible mixture and burns the same to e... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4049395 | Method for treating raw material with a treating gas A method for treating raw material comprises mixing fuel and air in a mixing chamber to produce a combustible mixture, ejecting the combustible mixture into a combustion chamber and burning it therein to evolve hot products of combustion which are fed dir... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4046522 | Pre-engine converter for use with fuels containing oxygenated compounds A pre-engine catalytic converter for use with fuels which are mixtures of hydrocarbons and oxygenated organic compounds, such as alcohols, ethers and ketones, convertible to carbon monoxide and H2. The converter comprises two catalyst beds arra... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4026823 | Hydrocarbon reforming catalyst and method for preparing same A catalyst composition consisting of elemental nickel, nickel oxide or mixtures thereof on a zirconia carrier and promoted with elemental cobalt, a cobalt oxide or mixtures thereof in which the total content of nickel and cobalt, expressed as oxide, is de... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4025318 | Gasification of hydrocarbon feedstocks Hydrocarbon feedstock is first vaporized in the presence of hydrogen and then the vaporized hydrocarbon feedstock together with excess hydrogen, is gasified to form an effluent gas consisting essentially of methane and aromatic hydrocarbons together with ... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3980451 | Gasification process A process for the gasification of carbonaceous materials to produce a high B.T.U. gaseous product is disclosed. The process includes the partial oxidation of a fluid hydrocarbon to produce a gaseous mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, followed by con... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3966431 | Waste stone oxidation and recarbonization The disclosed process provides for the production of a desulfurized fuel gas from a sulfur-containing fuel oil by absorption, in a first reaction zone, of the sulfur contaminants with a calcium oxide-containing material, which material is then further tre... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3942958 | Composition control of gases Gases which are produced by the hydrogenolysis of hydrocarbons and which contain hydrogen, paraffins and aromatic compounds are contacted with a quenching medium such as a cooled fluidised bed or a cooled inert gas or liquid to cool the gas to a temperatu... | 03/09/1976 |