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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182771 | Method and apparatus for substitute natural gas generation A system comprising a multi-stage reactor. The multi-stage reactor may include a water gas shift (WGS) reactor and a sour methanation reactor configured to generate methane without prior removal of acid gas. Furthermore, the multistage reactor may be a single unit h... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8168143 | Systems, methods, and compositions for production of synthetic hydrocarbon compounds A process and system for producing hydrocarbon compounds or fuels that recycle products of hydrocarbon compound combustion—carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, or both, and water. The energy for recycling is electricity derived from preferably not fossil based fuels... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7932297 | Method and system for producing alternative liquid fuels or chemicals A method and system for the production of valuable chemicals or alternative liquid fuels via an integrated biomass conversion and upgrading process is disclosed. The process integrates three subcomponent processes, capturing the desirable attributes of each: zoned p... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7863341 | Preparation of syngas The present invention discloses a process for the preparation of syngas from two sources with different hydrogen: carbon ratios, the first source having a low hydrogen:carbon ratio including any one or a combination of coal, brown coal, peat, bitumen and tar sands, ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7772292 | Synthesis gas production and use A method of producing synthesis gas for methanol synthesis that comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a hydrogen stream that has greater than 5 mol % methane from an external process; (b) feeding into a reforming reactor: (i) a feed gas that comprises methane, (ii) ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7435760 | Method of generating hydrocarbon reagents from diesel, natural gas and other logistical fuels The present invention provides a process for producing reagents for a chemical reaction by introducing a fuel containing hydrocarbons into a flash distillation process wherein the fuel is separated into a first component having a lower average molecular weight and a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429621 | Cyclone reactor and associated methods A method of synthesizing and reacting compounds in a cyclone reactor (10) is disclosed and described. A liquid carrier can be provided which can include solid catalyst particles, liquid catalysts, and/or liquid reactants. The liquid carrier can be formed into... | 09/30/2008 |
| RE40419 | Production of synthetic transportation fuels from carbonaceous material 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 ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388034 | Production of methanol from the crude glycerol by-product of producing biodiesel Production of methanol from a stream of crude glycerol. The crude glycerol is preferably a side product (waste product) that results from the production of biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats. The crude glycerol stream is combined with superheated steam an... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7375142 | Process and apparatus for the production of useful products from carbonaceous feedstock A carbonaceous feedstock to alcohol conversion process in which carbon dioxide and a portion of the hydrogen produced are removed from the syngas stream issuing from a feedstock reformer, to yield a reduced hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane syngas stream. The hy... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368482 | Catalytic partial oxidation process for producing synthesis gas Partial oxidation process of liquid fuels, selected from hydrocarbon and/or oxygenated compounds, together with gaseous fuels, selected from hydrocarbon compounds, natural gas and LPG, by means of a suitable catalytic system comprising the following steps: premixing... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365102 | Process for pre-reforming hydrocarbon fuels In a process for forming a methane-enriched fuel, a hydrocarbon feedstock that includes hydrocarbons having molecular weights greater than that of methane (CH4) is mixed with an oxidizable gaseous reactant that includes water (H2O) and is free ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351750 | Method for producing long-chain hydrocarbons from natural gas Natural gas is reacted with steam for generating carbon monoxide and hydrogen in a first catalytic reactor. The resulting gas mixture is used to perform Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a second catalytic reactor. After performing Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, the remainin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323497 | Production of hydrocarbons by steam reforming and Fischer-Tropsch reaction A process for the production of hydrocarbons is described including; a) subjecting a mixture of a hydrocarbon feedstock and steam to catalytic steam reforming to form a partially reformed gas, b) subjecting the partially reformed gas to partial combustion with an ox... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314891 | Production of hydrocarbons A process for production of hydrocarbons including a) reforming a divided hydrocarbon feedstock stream, mixing the first stream with steam, passing the mixture over a catalyst disposed in heated heat exchange reformer tubes to form a primary reformed gas, forming a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309440 | Method for desalination of water and removal of carbon dioxide from exhaust gases This invention relates to a method for desalination of seawater (5, 30) and separation of CO2 from exhaust (77) from a gas turbine (7). LNG (4) is fed into a heat exchanger (6) in which it receives heat from seawater ( | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302903 | Floating vessel for producing hydrocarbons and method for producing hydrocarbons A floating vessel 11 for producing hydrocarbons comprises one or more containers 12 having a chamber 13 formed therein, a structural frame 15 for interconnecting the one or more containers 12, a power system 16 for producing... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300642 | Process for the production of ammonia and Fischer-Tropsch liquids A gasification plant for producing ammonia, Fischer-Tropsch fuels, and electrical power from carbon-bearing feedstocks. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297825 | Catalyst and process for LPG production A catalyst for producing a liquefied petroleum gas according to the present invention comprises a Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component and a β-zeolite catalyst component. It can be used in a reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to give a hydrocarbon c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294327 | Multi-stage cryogenic acid gas removal A relatively simple and energy efficient multiple stage cryogenic process for the purification of a hydrogen-rich stream by the removal of acid gases, mainly CO2 and H2S, by method of autorefrigeration and delivering or producing those acid gas... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7259286 | Attrition resistant bulk iron catalysts and processes for preparing and using same An attrition resistant precipitated bulk iron catalyst is prepared from iron oxide precursor and a binder by spray drying. The catalysts are preferably used in carbon monoxide hydrogenation processes such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. These catalysts are suitable fo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250450 | Process for the production of hydrocarbons from gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feed A process for the production of hydrocarbons from gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feed involving the steps of: i) partial oxidation conversion of the gaseous hydrocarbonaceous feed and oxygen containing gas at elevated temperature and pr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247258 | Compact partial oxidation reactor assemblage with fast start-up capability A method for converting hydrocarbon fuels to hydrogen and carbon monoxide through catalytic partial oxidation is described. The process comprises a reactor containing both an electrically heated catalyst as a start-up device and novel-metal-washcoated metallic monol... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247656 | Membrane-enhanced liquid production for syngas hubs This disclosure discusses problems associated with using natural gas to produce a variety of synthetic hydrocarbon products by production processes that require syngas feedstocks with varying H2/CO and (H2−CO2)/(CO+CO2) ratios. A number of gas separation membranes... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241401 | Process for the production of synthesis gas Process and system for the production of synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon feed stock comprising the steps of endothermic and/or adiabatic catalytic steam reforming and autothermal steam reforming in series, wherein the steam reforming is carried out in one or more e... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238728 | Commercial production of synthetic fuel from fiber system A commercial production of synthetic fuel from fiber system for reducing synthetic fuels and other usable by-products from fibrous plant material. The process includes providing wind or solar generated energy to a water electrolysis unit; providing water to said wat... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223354 | Promoted nickel-magnesium oxide catalysts and process for producing synthesis gas A process and catalyst are disclosed for the catalytic partial oxidation of light hydrocarbons to produce synthesis gas at superatmospheric pressures. A preferred catalyst used in the process includes a nickel-magnesium oxide solid solution and at least one promoter... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214720 | Production of liquid fuels by a concatenation of processes for treatment of a hydrocarbon feedstock The invention relates to an installation and a process for the production of liquid fuels starting from a solid feedstock that contains the organic material in which: a) the solid feedstock is subjected to a gasification stage so a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214721 | Pre-converter for methanol synthesis A reactor system, plant and a process for the production of methanol from synthesis gas is described in which the reactor system comprises: (a) a first reactor adapted to be maintained under methanol synthesis conditions having inlet means for supply of... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211606 | Process for the preparation of dimethylether from hydrocarbons Disclosed herein is a process for the preparation of dimethylether from hydrocarbons, including tri-reforming a feedstock mixture comprised of hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide and water vapor in the presence of a tri-reforming catalyst, to prepare a syngas, which then u... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208530 | Production of synthetic transportation fuels from carbonaceous material 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 ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7183326 | Installation and method for producing and disaggregating synthesis gases from natural gas What is described is a method and an installation for the simultaneous production of methanol synthesis gas, ammonia synthesis gas, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from natural gas, in which several plant elements (or plant units) are serially arranged one by one... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183328 | Methanol manufacture using pressure swing reforming A process for producing methanol is described in which a hydrocarbon is steam reformed in a reforming zone, and during the reforming stage, of a cyclic steam reformer having a reforming stage and a regeneration stage, the steam reforming being conducted under condit... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176246 | Process for converting heavy crude oils and petroleum coke to syngas using external source of radiation A process for thermochemical conversion of heavy oil and petroleum coke to fluid fuels includes the steps of: providing a fossil fuel selected from the group consisting of heavy oil, petroleum coke and mixtures thereof; and exposing the fossil fuel to an external so... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168488 | Method and plant or increasing oil recovery by gas injection A method and a plant for simultaneous production of a gas for injection into an oil field and production of methanol, dimethyl ether and/or other oxygenated hydrocarbons or production of higher hydrocarbons from natural gas is disclosed. An air separation unit (ATR)... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168265 | Integrated processing of natural gas into liquid products An integrated process for producing LNG and GTL products is provided, wherein a CO2-containing natural gas feed to an LNG production zone is first pre-treated to separate at least a portion of the CO2 therefrom, and the resulting CO2 | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169821 | System and method for extracting energy from agricultural waste The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for processing agricultural waste to make alcohol and/or biodiesel. The agricultural wastes are subjected to anaerobic digestion which produces a biogas stream containing methane, which is subsequently reforme... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148261 | Methanol manufacture using pressure swing reforming A process for producing methanol is described in which a hydrocarbon is steam reformed in a reforming zone, and during the reforming stage, of a cyclic steam reformer having a reforming stage and a regeneration stage, the steam reforming being conducted under condit... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147836 | Device for evaporating a liquid A device having a plurality of chambers for carrying out a solid-catalyzed reaction includes a common evaporation unit for evaporating liquid starting materials. The evaporation unit is in thermally conductive contact with a plurality of chambers. An area of the eva... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138434 | Fischer-Tropsch process Process for converting synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons, at an elevated temperature and pressure. The process comprises continuously introducing a synthesis gas feed stream comprising 0.1 to 50% by volume of carbon dioxide into a continuous stirred reactor syste... | 11/21/2006 |
