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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123934 | System and method for pretreatment of solid carbonaceous material This invention encompasses systems and methods for pretreating a carbonaceous material, comprising heating to a suitable temperature and for a suitable reaction time, a mixture comprising the carbonaceous material, one or more catalysts or catalyst precursors, and a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8002972 | Petroleum products from oil shale A system for producing petroleum products from oil shale includes one or plural kiln lines made up of plural series-connected, indirect-fired, inclined rotary kilns. Plural kiln lines are operated for parallel processing. Oil shale is advanced through kilns in succe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7419585 | Process for upgrading residua A process for upgrading a residua feedstock using a short vapor contact time thermal process unit comprised of a horizontal moving bed of fluidized hot particles. The residua feedstock is preferably atomized so that the Sauter mean diameter of the residua feedstock ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7285694 | Thermobaric molecular fractionation Systems and methods for converting organic material into commercially viable products, such as burnable low sulfur engine fuels. The system of the present invention includes an anaerobic stripping reactor for processing organic materials into a bio-softened slurry, ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264711 | Process for converting oil shale into petroleum A process for converting oil shale into petroleum is disclosed. The process includes the steps of pulverizing oil shale to produce pulverized oil shale and then preparing a mixture of pulverized oil shale, water and ethyl alcohol in a sealed vessel. The mixture in t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7112311 | Cooling method of hydrotreating plant and cooling unit therefor A cooling method of a hydrotreating plant having a desulfurization section (1) including a furnace (12) for heating liquid to be processed, reactors (14, 15) for hydrotreating sulfur to generate hydrogen sulfide, a hydrogen sulfide absorber (... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070758 | Process and apparatus for generating hydrogen from oil shale A process and apparatus for generating hydrogen from oil shale. Crushed oil shale may be placed in a chamber and combusted with carbon monoxide, oxygen and steam to form a gas stream of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The hydrogen and carbon monoxide stream may be pas... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060650 | Hydrogenation catalysts and methods Catalysts and composite materials comprised of catalytically active materials intercalated with alkali metals and/or optionally coated on alkali metals or combinations of alkali and alkali earth metals are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for enhancing reaction... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7008528 | Process and system for continuously extracting oil from solid or liquid oil bearing material A process for continuously extracting oil from a solid or liquid oil-bearing material comprises (a) removing air from the extraction system, (b) introducing an inert gas into the extraction system at a pressure sufficient to maintain a normally gaseous solvent in li... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6607569 | Method of estimating reaction product in coal liquefying reaction Disclosed is a method of estimating the outflow amount for each component of the effluent of a coal liquefying reactor consisting of vessel type reactors (16a, 16b, 16c) operated under a high temperature and a high pressure. The outflow amount for each co... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6504068 | Method for converting a plastic waste into oil in a stainless steel reactor A method of converting a plastic waste into oil by decomposing the plastic waste by a reaction using water in a supercritical or near supercritical region as a reaction medium. In this method, the reaction is conducted by using a tubular continuous reacto... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6464860 | Process and apparatus for generating carbon monoxide and extracting oil from oil shale A process and apparatus for extracting oil from oil shale. Crushed oil shale is transported into a combustion chamber, along with relatively pure oxygen and carbon monoxide which are combusted to heat the oil shale sufficiently to release petroleum hydroc... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6319725 | Method for estimating composition of product obtained by liquefaction of coal The present invention provides a method of estimating ingredients of liquefaction products of coal or its analogues from a resonance spectrum thereof obtained using their solid state 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. The method comp... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6258259 | Iron sulfide and process for producing the same The invention provides an iron sulfide characterized in that it comprises FeS2, Fe1-X S, Fe3 O4 and FeSO4, and that the secondary particles thereof, have a 50% volume-cumulative particle diameter of f... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6214213 | Solvent process for bitumen seperation from oil sands froth A paraffinic solvent is mixed with bitumen froth containing water and solids. Sufficient solvent is added to induce inversion when the mixture is subjected to gravity or centrifugal forces. The emulsion reports to the water phase and a dry bitumen product... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6110359 | Method for extracting bitumen from tar sands A method for extracting bitumen from crushed mined tar sands comprising contacting the mined tar sands with a solvent in the presence of sonic energy in the frequency range of 0.5 to 2.0 kHz. Specifically, a solvent is first mixed with crushed mined tar s... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6060631 | Process for the conversion of plastic to produce a synthetic crude oil A process for the conversion of plastic to produce a synthetic crude oil by means of separating a liquefied plastic into a lower boiling fraction and a higher boiling fraction containing non-distillable particulate matter which is admixed with a hydrocarb... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6007699 | Autothermal methods and systems for fuels conversion A process for oxidizing fuel and transferring the heat produced to a particular use in a combustion system such as fuels conversion. A bed of a mixture of materials forming an unmixed combustion catalyst, which in an oxidized state is readily reducible an... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6005149 | Method and apparatus for processing organic materials to produce chemical gases and carbon char The invention provides a practical and efficient method and apparatus for thermally processing organic based raw materials of either primary or secondary (recycled) origin, in order to extract volatile organic vapors and to selectively produce either cond... | 12/21/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5936134 | Method for obtaining storable products of calorific energy and synthetical oils, by processing waste rubber materials with coal A method for producing synthetical oils and storable products of calorific energy, by co-processing waste rubber materials, especially waste tires, and coal optionally in the presence of a material containing Fe as a catalyst, comprising the steps of mixi... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5917102 | Device for depolymerizing used and waste plastics The invention relates to a device for depolymerizing used and waste plastics, comprising a closed reactor and a circulation system the mildly heating of the reactor contents connected to the reactor, as well as to a process for depolymerizing used and was... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5841011 | Process for producing light-weight oil from waste plastics containing phthalic polyester and/or polyvinyl chloride Light-weight oil having a high octane number is produced from waste plastics containing phthalic polyester and/or polyvinyl chloride at a high yield without producing a phthalic sublimate or a carbonaceous residue by pyrolyzing the waste plastics in an at... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5821395 | Waste processing This invention relates to a process for thermally cracking waste polymer(s) comprising chlorinated polymers in a reactor in the presence of a fluidizing gas and a fluidized bed of solid, particulate fluidizable material at a temperature from 350°-600° C... | 10/13/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5783065 | Method for coal liquefaction A process is disclosed for coal liquefaction in which minute particles of coal in intimate contact with a hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogen are reacted for a very short time at a temperature in excess of 400° C. at a pressure of at least 250 psi to yie... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5780696 | Process for recycling plastic waste The invention relates to a process for recycling waste which consists essentially of one or more plastics comprising polyvinyl chloride (PVC), in which: the waste is mixed with a heavy oil, in a reactor under an inert atmosphere, at an internal temperatur... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5726056 | Fuel product produced by demetalizing a fossil fuel with an enzyme The invention relates to a method of removing metals from a fossil fuel comprising the steps of contacting the fossil fuel with a biocatalyst selected from the group consisting of an enzyme which degrades porphyrin molecules under conditions suitable for ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5710087 | Process for catalytic conversion of water and carbon dioxide to low cost energy, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, oxygen and hydrocarbons The present invention is a novel process for producing low cost energy, hydrogen, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and oxygen by reacting carbon dioxide and water over a catalyst complex to form low cost energy, various weight hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5505839 | Method of coal liquefaction A method of coal liquefaction comprising the steps of: (a) producing a coal slurry from a pulverized coal and a solvent; (b) compressing a coke oven gas to prepare a compressed gas; (c) reacting the coal slurry with the compressed gas in a reactor under a... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5496465 | Vibrating bed coal pyrolysis system A vibrating bed pyrolysis system has a vibrating bed which is supplied with hot solid particles. Dry coal particles are rapidly heated by the hot solid particles to drive off hydrocarbon vapors. The vapors are condensed in a jet condenser, and products ar... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5492618 | Recovery of hard acids and soft bases from decomposed coal An improved process for recovering hard acids and soft bases used to decompose coal in which finely divided coal particles are contacted with a hard acid in the presence of a soft base at temperatures of from 0° to 100° C., said hard acid being characte... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5489376 | Recovery of hard acids and soft bases from decomposed coal An improved process for recovering hard acids and soft bases used to decompose coal in which finely divided coal particles are contacted with a hard acid in the presence of a soft base at temperatures of from 0° to 100° C., said hard acid being characte... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5426259 | Method for oil-extracting treatment of wastes In a method for oil-extracting treatment of wastes for extracting oil by heating wastes contained in a waste containing chamber in a manner to be shut off from air, an inert gas is injected into the waste containing chamber after termination of thermal de... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5360537 | Apparatus and method for retorting oil shale and like materials A continuously operable combustion-type retort apparatus includes an insulated retort. A preheater is preferably associated with the retort for preheating incoming material, and means are preferably provided for injecting acetic acid and steam into the in... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5338442 | Process for converting and upgrading organic resource materials in aqueous environments The invention is a process for the aqueous conversion and upgrading of organic resource materials carried out by contacting organic resource materials selected from the group consisting of coal, shale, coal liquids, shale oil, and bitumen with liquid wate... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336819 | Liquefaction of cellulose The conversion of cellulose to hydrocarbon fuel, particularly fuel oil can be carried out using a polycyclic hydrogen donor substance. The present invention rests on the discovery that a light cut of the product oil can be used in place of the polycyclic ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5308477 | Method for coal liquefaction A process is disclosed for coal liquefaction in which minute particles of coal in intimate contact with a hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogen arc reacted for a very short time at a temperature in excess of 400° C. at a pressure of at least 1500 psi to yi... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5298157 | Coal depolymerization utilizing hard acid/soft base A process for depolymerizing coal at low temperatures by contacting finely divided coal with a hard acid and soft base.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5296133 | Low ash coal products from depolymerized coal A process for preparing a low ash coal wherein coal is depolymerized at low temperature by contacting finely divided coal with a hard acid and soft base, and extracting the depolymerized coal to remove mineral contaminants.... | 03/22/1994 |
