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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384435 | Physico-chemical method for preparing and transforming plant waste and resulting fuel The invention concerns a method for preparing organic waste, such as coffee grounds (12), so as to eliminate it by combustion. Said method consists in mixing the waste (12) with a silicic acid additive (14), the proportion of additive ranging between 3 and 5% to con... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7252691 | Conversion of municipal solid waste to high fuel value A combustible pellet comprising municipal solid waste. The pellet has a water content of less than 10% by weight and a fuel value of at least 10,000 BTU. A process for the forming of a combustible pellet from municipal solid wastes, comprising the steps of removing ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6458177 | Synthetic fire logs A mixture includes paraffin wax and a thickening agent, the thickening agent being pseudoplastic above the melting point of the paraffin wax. The paraffin wax ideally makes up 50-99% w of the mixture, and the thickening agent 1-40% w of the mixture. The t... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447906 | Fireplace articles comprising non-white inorganic fibers and method of preparation The present invention provides molded fireplace articles comprising a plurality of non-white inorganic fibers that are substantially uniformly coated with a colored metal oxide. The present invention further provides a method of manufacturing molded firep... | 09/10/2002 |
| 5888256 | Managed composition of waste-derived fuel A waste-derived fuel is prepared to have a particular chemical composition, including ash content, ash composition and fuel value, and physical properties as required by a particular fuel user or burning process. The fuel is prepared by collecting differe... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5427805 | Briquette containing aromatic pellets Briquettes capable of sustained emission of aromatic volatiles during cooking of food over a heated bed of briquettes comprise a bonded combustible or non-combustible matrix containing within the matrix at least one pellet of combustible aromatic material... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5368616 | Method for decreasing air pollution from burning a combustible briquette The present invention provides a method of decreasing air pollution from burning a combustible carbonaceous material, wherein the combustible carbonaceous material comprises an admixture of a non-combustible binder material, such as clay, and a combustibl... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5221290 | Charcoal briquettes bound with an organic binder and a water-swellable clay and method A combustible carbonaceous briquette and method of making the briquette wherein a finely divided carbonaceous material is formed into a desired briquette shape under high pressure whereby carbonaceous particles are bound together by a pre-cooked mixture o... | 06/22/1993 |
| 4981494 | Water-resistant fuel agglomerate, process for preparing it and composition of matter employed in the process A water-resistant fuel agglomerate based on finely divided fuel material, is characterized by the fact that it comprises, distributed within its constituent mass, effective proportions respectively of at least one organic binder selected from the group co... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4787914 | Briquet for gas and electric grills A combustible briquet is provided having a clay carrier for the flavor producing carbonaceous and/or fibrous materials which prevents the briquet from flaking or otherwise disintegrating during the combustion process so as to allow for gas and electric gr... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4773919 | Fixed bed gasification process Gasification is performed under pressures in the range from 5 bars to 150 bars with oxygen, steam and/or carbon dioxide as gasifying agents. Pellets are fed to the top of a fixed bed in the gasification reactor. The gasifying agents are introduced into th... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4661119 | Coke briquettes A briquette, preferably intended for use as additional combustible in shaft furnaces for melting of mineral in mineral wool manufacture and comprising 30-75% of a combustible in the form of coal and/or coke, 8-35% of a hydraulic binder like cement and 15-... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4432771 | Combustible coal/water mixtures for fuels and methods of preparing the same There is disclosed a novel fuel slurry comprising a mixture of finely ground coal constituting 65 to 70 percent of the fuel, water, a wetting/dispersing agent for the coal constituting 0.5 to 5 percent of the fuel and a suspending agent for stabilizing th... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4356000 | Solid waste derived fuel A solid pulverizable fuel of consistent calorific value is made by mixing a thick mobile, for example an oily or tarry waste with fly ash, cement and water. The calorific value of the fuel may be enhanced by using a fly ash type material with significant ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4302207 | Sulfur getter efficiency The efficiency with which a sulfur getter such as limestone captures sulfur produced during combustion of a coal getter mixture is enhanced by intimately mixing the coal and the getter together in the form of an aqueous slurry also containing a gelling ag... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4169711 | Method for forming coal briquettes Method for forming coal briquettes from coal particles in the size range of 1/4 to 3/4 inch and containing fines in the range of 20-40% by volume. The coal particles and fines are mixed with sodium silicate and/or potassium silicate as a binder and are co... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4156595 | Formcoke process and apparatus A process for producing formcoke composed of char and selected binders comprising process steps in which non-oxidative thermal carbonization is employed.... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4102653 | Aromatic wood fuel briquette and method of making and using the same To smoke meats while they are being cooked with the heat generated from charcoal briquettes or other fuels, briquettes or sections of aromatic woods are treated to substantially eliminate flaming and control the rate of aromatic smoke and vapor emission d... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4093451 | Coke agglomerate and method of utilizing same A coke agglomerate for use in metallurgical furnaces and the like which is manufactured by mixing by weight 30-70% metallurgical coke screenings, 5-15% hydraulic cement, and 15-55% of at least one finely divided calcium-bearing material selected from the ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4078902 | Coke briquette A coke briquette for use in iron foundries in which coke fines screened from coke being fed to the cupola are recycled into briquette form to be used in place of raw coke in the iron making process. A mix for making the briquettes employs an 80-10-10 perc... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4003717 | Method and apparatus for recovering by-product silt fines from a slurry thereof The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of recovering by-product fines, such as coal fines, by-product fines created in the manufacture and processing of metals or any very finely divided substance which may be of value when recovered to a... | 01/18/1977 |
