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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264694 | Retort heating apparatus and methods A retort heating apparatus for processing a feed material includes a heating chamber bounded at least in part by a side wall. A plurality of baffles are at least partially disposed within the heating chamber. Each baffle includes an elongated body having a top surfa... | 09/04/2007 |
| 6193837 | Preparation of brightness stabilization agent for lignin containing pulp from biomass pyrolysis oils A process for producing a brightness stabilization mixture of water-soluble organic compounds from biomass pyrolysis oils comprising: a) size-reducing biomass material and pyrolyzing the size-reduced biomass material in a fluidized bed reactor; b) separating a... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6033528 | Process for making blast furnace coke A blast furnace coal is produced by rapidly heating a coal blend having 10 to 30% by weight of a non-slightly-caking coal having softening initiation temperature T with the balance including a caking coal having softening initiation temperature T0 | 03/07/2000 |
| 5964985 | Method and apparatus for converting coal to liquid hydrocarbons A method of forming liquid hydrocarbons from solid coal. The coal is pulverized to provide a particulate coal feed, which is then extruded to provide a hollow tube of compressed coal supported inside of a support tube. A clay feed is extruded to provide a... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5853548 | Energy efficient liquefaction of biomaterials by thermolysis A thermolysis process for the production of volatiles for an external combustor or liquefaction of biomass solids in which specific and previously unrecognized conditions are employed. The thermolysis is carried out in a single fluidized bed of inert mate... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5728271 | Energy efficient liquefaction of biomaterials by thermolysis A thermolysis process for liquefaction of biomass solids in which specific and previously unrecognized conditions are employed. The thermolysis is carried out in a single fluidized bed of inert material operating at near atmospheric pressure, relatively l... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5423950 | Method and reactor for producing tire oil The reactor forms a chamber which contains the reaction process. There are accesses to the chamber for receiving shredded tires and oil. There are egresses from the chamber for discharging the tire oil and for discharging unreacted elements. Apparatus is ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5378323 | Thermolysis of pentachlorophenol treated poles This invention comprises a method and apparatus for removing oil and tar based wood preservatives from sawdust. A pole treated with oil or tar basee wood preservative is shaved to remove the treated outer wood layer, leaving the interior preservative free... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5340464 | Method and apparatus for disposal of filter media A process for disposing of filter media is provided, which process comprises (a) mixing a filter media with a hydrocarbonaceous mixing stream to form a media-hydrocarbon mixture and (b) feeding said media-hydrocarbon mixture to a coking vessel. Preferred ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5248413 | Process for removing sulfur and producing enhanced quality and environmentally acceptable products for energy production from coal A process for producing enhanced quality adsorbent carbons and environmentally acceptable materials for energy production from coal includes an initial step of physically cleaning the coal to remove organic sulfur and mineral tailings. Next, a coal slurry... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5240565 | Apparatus for converting paper mill waste sludge into charcoal Apparatus for the production of charcoal by the comingling of a source of wood and ground sludge where the sludge is received from a paper making plant as wet sludge, grinding the wet sludge to a desired reduction, feeding the ground sludge into a furnace... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5194069 | Method and apparatus for refinement of organic material A method and an apparatus for the refinement of organic material is disclosed. Converting and processing organic material is achieved with or without organic and inorganic additions. The base material uses waste material, i.e. forest industry waste and sl... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5151159 | Method and apparatus for converting coal into liquid fuel and metallurgical coke Apparatus and method for converting coal into useful motor fuels and metallurgical coke using a self-cleaning coal pyrolyzer wherein coal is heated in the absence of air at temperatures greater than 800° F. to remove volatile hydrocarbon gases therefrom.... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5095040 | Process for conveying old rubber tires into oil and a useful residue Old rubber tires are physically shredded and a sized fraction of the shreds is fed into a heated rotating stainless steel tube in which the temperature is carefully controlled so that the shreds are converted to a char and a No. 4 oil product both of whic... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5092984 | Pyrolysis of coal A method for mild gasification of crushed coal in a single vertical elongated reaction vessel providing a fluidized bed reaction zone, a freeboard reaction zone, and an entrained reaction zone within the single vessel. Feed coal and gas may be fed separat... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4919686 | Process for the pyrolytic production of synthetic gas A method for the pyrolytic production of synthetic gas from components of solid materials, including selected segregated post-consumed waste materials, within a pyrolytic gasifier operably heated by an associated furnace, which includes the steps of: prep... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4891459 | Oil production by entrained pyrolysis of biomass and processing of oil and char Entrained pyrolysis of lignocellulosic material proceeds from a controlled pyrolysis-initiating temperature to completion of an oxygen free environment at atmospheric pressure and controlled residence time to provide a high yield recovery of pyrolysis oil... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4790910 | Apparatus for extracting hydrocarbons from tar sands An apparatus and method for extracting hydrocarbons from tar sands. Stationary heater plates have a central opening therethrough through which a horizontal axle extends. Rotors having a central hub and a number of arms are splined on the axle, one closely... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4683030 | Method for carbonizing cold-compacted briquettes Briquettes made from bituminous or sub-bituminous coal or peat are produced by grinding the coal, mixing it with a binder and compacting the mixture. They are then carbonized in a continuous process in a shaft oven. The coal may be predried and the finish... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4624807 | Process for producing microspherical, oil-containing carbonaceous particles A two-step process for producing microspherical pitch or green coke particles having an average diameter of 30-200 μm from finely divided petroleum or coal pitch having a softening point of 60°-220° C. and a fixed carbon content of 40-75 wt %. In the f... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4605421 | Process for the preparation of a carbonaceous-derived solid fuel product A method for producing carbonaceous-derived solid fuel products comprising subjecting a carbonaceous material to a temperature sufficient to remove a substantial portion of water inherent in said carbonaceous material, pyrolyzing at least a portion of the... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4557733 | Formcoke process Green coal is charred in pre- and post- treatment carbonizers, then crushed, mixed with pitch, briquetted, tempered in a tempering oven, recirculated with succeeding green coal to char in a reducing atmosphere through only the latter part of the pre-treat... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4528069 | Solvent pretreatment of coal to improve coke strength An improved process for making metallurgical coke is provided which enables the use of coals that ordinarily do not yield coke of expected stability based on the rank of the coal. The comminuted coal is pretreated by contacting and reacting the coal with ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4526731 | Particulating materials An apparatus for drying pellets of particulate material such as carbon black is characterized by a columnar drying vessel containing inclined trays or screens positioned so that the pellets or particulates roll from screen to screen down the column. Prefe... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4452670 | Method and apparatus for recovering preheater coal fines Coal fines developed from the processing of coal through a preheating system are accumulated in a secondary cyclone system. The coal fines, at an elevated temperature, are mixed with a hydrocarbon organic binder and compressed into larger particles of suf... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4364745 | Plant hydrocarbon recovery process Process for production and recovery of fuel gases and organic liquids from biomass by use of an upflow furnace, wherein said biomass is preheated at a temperature of from 100° C. to 1500° C. and thermally converted at a temperature of from 200° C. to 1... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4358344 | Process for the production and recovery of fuel values from coal A method of pyrolyzing and desulfurizing coal in a transport reactor to recover volatile fuel values and hydrogen by heating particulate coal entrained in a carrier gas substantially free of oxygen to a pyrolysis temperature in a zone within three seconds... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4318779 | Method of manufacture of blast furnace cokes containing substantial amounts of low grade coals Blast furnace coke containing low grade coal in a high blending ratio is manufactured by a method which comprises blending not less than 60% of a blended coal having an adjusted total moisture content of not more than 4% with not more than 40% of briquett... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4313011 | Plant hydrocarbon recovery process A process for production and recovery of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing whole plants in a form suitable for use as chemical feedstocks or as hydrocarbon energy sources which process comprises: (a) pulverizing by grinding or chopping hydrocarbon-... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4298435 | Liquid smoke and its production A liquid smoke with superior toning (meat coloring) properties is produced from hardwoods by an automated process in which the raw materials, temperatures and other process variables are carefully controlled within narrow limits to yield a uniformly high ... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4280892 | Process and apparatus for the separation of hydrocarbons from petroleum bearing materials This invention relates to a method and apparatus for the separation of bitumen crude petroleum from oil bearing solid materials and the collection of all the vapors produced, as multiple fractionated hydrocarbons. In its simplest form, the apparatus consi... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4263124 | Process for minimizing solids contamination of liquids from coal pyrolysis In a continuous process for recovery of liquid hydrocarbons from a solid carbonaceous material by pyrolysis of the carbonaceous material in the presence of a particulate source of heat, particulate contamination of the liquid hydrocarbons is minimized. Th... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4246001 | Molten salt pyrolysis of latex Latex-rich plants such as Guayule or extracts thereof pyrolyzed in an inert nitrogen atmosphere in inorganic salt melts such as a LiCl/KCl eutectic at a temperature of about 500° C. yield over 60% of a highly aromatic, combustible hydrocarbon oil suitabl... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4234387 | Coking poor coking coals and hydrocracked tar sand bitumen binder A process is described for producing metallurgical coke from poor coking coals in which there is combined with the poor coking coals a small amount of an additive consisting of a bitumen residue obtained from hydrocracking of bitumen from tar sands. The r... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4197160 | Process by means of which moulded coke can be obtained from non-cokable coals Process for the preparation of a moulded coke according to which agglomerates are heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, this process being characterized in that the agglomerates are prepared by compression from a paste containing: from 60 to 85% by weight... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4186054 | Process and apparatus for producing blast furnace coke by coal compaction The method of producing blast furnace coke by (1) compacting a finely divided coal wherein at least about 60% by weight of the coal has a diameter of less than about 1/8 inch to form a coal compact, which compact immediately after removal from the compact... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4153514 | Pyrolysis process for solid wastes A process for the recovery of chemical values from waste solids, wherein shredded waste solids are intermixed with hot char and a carrier gas in turbulent flow and passed through a pyrolysis zone under turbulent conditions at a temperature ranging from ab... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4145274 | Pyrolysis with staged recovery In a continuous process for recovery of values contained in a solid carbonaceous material, the carbonaceous material is comminuted and then subjected to flash pyrolysis in the presence of a particulate heat source fed over an overflow weir to form a pyrol... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4142941 | Method for producing blast furnace coke A method of producing blast furnace coke from bituminous coals, particularly coals having poor coking capacities in which the coal to be carbonized is ground, predried or preheated, mixed with binders, compressed or formed into briquets having small mecha... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4139416 | Carbonaceous material with high characteristics of surface area and activity and process for producing the same A carbonaceous material with high characteristics of surface area and activity is produced in a continuous process by heating and drying ground pit coal at 200 to 300° C. for 15 to 120 minutes in air, and then heating in two further stages in fluidized b... | 02/13/1979 |
