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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7951270 | Microwave induced pyrolysis reactor and method Recycling a metal/organic laminate continuously involves providing a reactor having a first chamber with a first rotary stirrer, a second chamber with a second rotary stirrer, each chamber containing particulate microwave absorbing material, introducing laminate and... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7037409 | Method of hot-repairing the heating flues of a coke-oven battery and device for carrying out said method A method and a device for the hot-repairing of the heating flues of a coke-oven battery according to which the completed sections of a heating flue still under construction are heated by means of a heated gas. The heated gas comprises the air usually provided for co... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6638396 | Method and apparatus for processing a waste product A method and apparatus for processing a waste product and producing a synthesis gas is provided. The system includes a sealed, heated rotatable drum for preheating and preparing the waste material suitable for a plasma reactor, and processing the material... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6623602 | Method for reclaiming volatile products and non-volatile residue An improved method is disclosed for reclaiming volatile products and non-volatile residue through the pyrolysis of a polymeric material comprising placing the polymeric material in a reactor and establishing an oxygen deficient atmosphere in a reactor. Th... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613111 | Small scale high throughput biomass gasification system and method A process and method is provided for operating a small-scale high-throughput gasifier. As is known in the art, the exothermic combustion reactions can be separated from the endothermic gasification reactions. The exothermic combustion reactions can take p... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6596128 | Coke oven flue gas sharing The invention provides a method and apparatus for decreasing gas flow rates in a sole flue gas system for a coke oven during at least an initial coking operation after charging a coking oven with coal. The method includes providing a duct system between a... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6379629 | Carbonizing apparatus having a spiral, rotary vane A carbonizing apparatus permits effective use of an organic gas generated in a carbonizing vessel by utilizing an exhaust gas obtained by defusing the organic gas from the carbonizing vessel, as a heating source of the carbonizing vessel. The carbonizing ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6244199 | Plant for thermolysis and energetic upgrading of waste products The invention concerns a plant for the thermolysis of waste products containing an organic fraction, and for simultaneous energetically upgrading these waste products comprising: a unit for loading and supplying the waste products to be treated; a thermol... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6182584 | Integrated control and destructive distillation of carbonaceous waste A system and process to provide integrated control for the pyrolytic composition of organic (biomass) waste products especially for municipal solid waste systems. The system includes integrated control that monitors biomass waste stream throughout the ent... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6046370 | Process for the treatment of used rubber and plastics The process aims treatment of used rubber and plastics such as vehicle tires, car fluff (plastic and rubber residues from shredded automobiles), and RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel). A vacuum pyrolysis of cuttings of said rubber and plastics is made in a reactor... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5873950 | Strengthenable ethylene pyrolysis alloy There is provided a nickel-base alloy with service enhanced strengthening properties. When exposed to ethylene pyrolysis conditions, namely a carbon containing environment and at temperatures of at least about 900° C., the alloy forms M6 C and... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5789636 | Process for recovering synthetic raw materials and fuel components from used or waste plastics The invention concerns a process for recovering synthetic raw materials and fluid fuel components from used or waste plastics in accordance with patent application P 43 11 034,7. At least a partial flow of the depolymer produced according to this process ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783046 | Process and apparatus for the destructive distillation of rubber An improved process and apparatus for the destructive distillation or pyrolysis of rubber, such as used rubber tires, to produce liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons and a solid carbonaceous char. A heat transfer gas circulating in a circulation loop is used t... | 07/21/1998 |
| 4439307 | Heating process gas for indirect shale oil retorting through the combustion of residual carbon in oil depleted shale Hot oil depleted shale from an indirect oil shale retorting process is charged into the top of a vertical shaft furnace together with sufficient oxygen to combust the residual carbon in the shale. Recycle process gas is fed into the bottom of the furnace ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4436611 | Process for heating recycle gas in oil shale retorting Recycle gas for the indirect retorting of oil shale, is heated after the oil has been recovered from the gas, utilizing the residual carbon in hot oil depleted shale. The hot oil depleted shale is charged into a vertical shaft furnace where it is combuste... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4108732 | Heating carbonaceous particulate material A method for mixing a stream of particulate carbonaceous material with another stream of particulate material in a reaction zone maintained substantially free of free oxygen, which method is especially useful for mixing a stream of particulate agglomerati... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4105501 | Method for producing metallurgical coke With the use of low-fluidity blended raw material coal fines having a maximum fluidity of up to 20 d.d.p.m. as an inner core material, and coal fines having a maximum fluidity of at least 30 d.d.p.m. or a bituminous material having a C/H ratio of from 0.7... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4101263 | Method for heating nongaseous carbonaceous material Nongaseous carbonaceous material is heated by a method comprising introducing tangentially a first stream containing a nongaseous carbonaceous material and carbon monoxide into a reaction zone; simultaneously and separately introducing a second stream con... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4053364 | Drying and preheating of moist coal and quenching of the formed coke In a coking installation moist coal to be converted into coke is dried and preheated by being contacted by a hot drying gas. The hot coke which is formed is subjected to a dry quenching in which at least a portion of the heat lost by the hot coke during t... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4039392 | Process and apparatus for producing char and co-products from coal and the like In accordance with the present invention an apparatus and process are disclosed wherein coal or peat or lignite is first transmitted to a devolatilizer from which tar and fuel gas are removed for transmission to a separator and recovery system, from which... | 08/02/1977 |
| 3953928 | Cooling of hot particulate material particularly calcined petroleum coke A method of cooling a hot particulate material, such as calcined petroleum coke, is described. The stream of hot particulate material is split as it leaves the device or calciner in which it has been heated. A major portion of it, such as about 80-90%, is... | 05/04/1976 |
