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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 |
| 7241321 | Organically clean biomass fuel An organically clean biomass fuel formed of mixture of a powder, which may be either dried, cellulosic product, wood charcoal powder, and/or a combination of the two, and a fluid, which may be vegetable oil, vegetable alcohol or a combination of the two. A centrifug... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7001512 | Closed loop processing system for waste and crops A process for treating waste products discharged in a waste water from an animal operation, such as a swine confinement facility includes a holding tank for receiving waste water from the flushing of the facility in which solids to accumulate at the bottom thereof; ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6818027 | Organically clean biomass fuel An organically clean biomass fuel formed of mixture of a powder, which may be either dried, cellulosic product, wood charcoal powder, and/or a combination of the two, and a fluid, which may be vegetable oil, vegetable alcohol or a combination of the two. A centrifug... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6716259 | Artificial firelogs and firestarter chips and method and apparatus for manufacture thereof An artificial firelog and firestarter chip producing apparatus comprising a cutting assembly, a compression conveyor auger assembly and a die. The apparatus converts standard waxed corrugated cardboard boxes into artificial firelogs by first slicing cardboard sheets... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6692544 | Municipal waste briquetting system and method of filling land Mechanically and biologically stable briquettes and pellets are obtained from either municipal solid waste (MSW), Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) or municipal sewage sludge and their combination for purposes of disposing said briquettes and pellets as fuel in w... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6251147 | Artifical firelog and firestarter chip producing apparatus and method and products produced therefrom An artificial firelog and firestarter chip producing apparatus comprising a cutting assembly, a compression conveyor auger assembly and a die. The apparatus converts standard waxed corrugated cardboard boxes into artificial firelogs by first slicing cardb... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6193768 | Particulate waste wood fuel, method for making particulate waste wood fuel, and a method for producing energy with particulate waste wood fuel A particulate waste wood fuel comprising wood particles comprising less than 20% water by weight and having a particle size distribution suitable for combustion of the particulate wood fuel in a particulate fossil fuel suspension furnace. A method for mak... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6093224 | Long burning fire starter A long burning fire starter produced by mixing diatomaceous earth particles with wood pellets; soaking the particles and pellet mix in a liquid burning agent and, if desired, a dye and fragrance; coating the soaked mix with wax; and packaging the soaked a... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6086646 | Apparatus for starting a log fire A igniter for logs in a fireplace has a body of combustible material, such as wood, with two major surfaces. A plurality of grooves extend in one major surface thereby forming a plurality of ribs in the body. The grooves and ribs near the center of the bo... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6071320 | Apparatus for starting a log fire An igniter for logs in a fireplace has a body of combustible material, such as wood, with two major surfaces. A plurality of grooves extend in one major surface thereby forming a plurality of ribs in the body. The grooves and ribs near the center of the b... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6059849 | Barbecue smoker device for barbecue grills A barbecue smoker device for placing in a barbecue grill for generating flavoring smoke when heated, the barbecue smoker device including a leakproof noncombustible body having an inner cavity, an opening positioned to connect to the inner cavity to there... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6001144 | Waste treatment process A process of gasifying waste containing organic substances which may be combusted or gasified by means of partial oxidation in the presence of air or oxygen and steam. The gasification process includes the step of adjusting the molar ratio of steam/carbon... | 12/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5605551 | Process for the thermal conversion of biomass to liquids A high conversion of biomass, such as wood, sawdust, bark, or agricultural wastes, to liquids is obtained bypyrolysis at short reaction tines in a reactor capable of high heat transfer rates; the reactor being of the fluidized bed, circulating fluidized b... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5571293 | Apparatus and method for producing ignitable material An apparatus and method for producing ignitable material (10) having an angled, rotatable, hollow drum (12) with a high end entrance (14) and a low end exit (16). A molten treatment vat (18) containing molten treatment (44), such as paraffin, within which... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5558686 | Method for making a fuel product Methods for producing a combustible fuel product from a biological sludge are provided. A removable bulking agent is mixed with the sludge and the mixture aerobically composted under conditions effective to substantially reduce the level of pathogenic mic... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5542962 | Treating biomass material A method of treating biomass material e.g. straw, comprises heating the biomass material to a treatment temperature below a temperature at which the material would undergo combustion, washing the biomass material, and partially redrying the washed materia... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5486217 | Cellulosic composition A cellulosic composition 42 is provided which may be used as a charcoal briquette replacement, germination medium, oil and animal excretion absorbent, or as a source of nourishment.... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5364420 | Combustible material treatment process and product A process for treating various species of wood or other similar combustible material by vacuum/pressure penetration and impregnation of the combustible material with a flammable substance in order to produce a fire starting or combustion catalyst material... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5244472 | Preparation of chemically dried cellulosic fuel Wood chips, bark, sawdust and other cellulosic products containing unacceptably high quantities of water are dried and enriched in BTU content. The green or freshly cut wood product is immersed in hot oil to dry the wood. After water exits the wood pores ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5130092 | Biological waste sterilization and fuel product therefrom A process for sterilizing biological waste such as medical waste and a biomass fuel product from sterilized waste are disclosed. The biological waste preferably includes waste capable of sorbing substantial amounts of a liquid fuel having a boiling temper... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5112365 | Fuel block An improved fuel block of compressed combustible particles and a binder has a controlled burn rate preferably for use adjacent citrus fruit trees to prevent frost damage. The fuel block preferably has a cylindrical body and is formed with a longitudinally... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5071446 | Nuggets for heating and a method of making the same The invention discloses fuel nuggets with high heat value which is virtually dust-free, and a method of making the same. The nuggets are preferably made of scrap particleboard made of wood particles bonded together by a urea/formaldehyde adhesive. The scr... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4941889 | Barbecue flavoring blocks Barbecue flavoring blocks and a process for making barbecue flavoring block made from pieces of wood suitable to flavor food bound together with gelatin, preferably containing a flavoring ingredient. The flavoring blocks are pasturized.... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4935035 | Process of producing dried wood chips Wood from broad-leaved and/or coniferous woody plants, particularly bushwood or waste wood or wood obtained in wood-growing plantations, is processed in that wood in a green state is chopped to form wood chips and is mixed with accompanying or additional ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4908104 | Method of continuously carbonizing a mixture of primarily organic waste material A method of continuously carbonizing a mixture of primarily organic waste material to a high British Thermal Unit char product wherein a stream of comminuted garbage material with a substantial organic material content is fed to one end of a mixer barrel,... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4874396 | Briquets for smoke seasoning food products The disclosed briquets comprise solid carrier means and a seasoning liquid impregnated into the carrier means; with the carrier means being both wet in appearance and to the touch and forming between 70-90% of the weight of the briquets and the seasoning ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4787917 | Method for producing torrefied wood, product obtained thereby, and application to the production of energy New product consisting of wood which is torrefied between 250° and 280° C. in a non oxidizing atmosphere, in the form of sticks of uniform length: 15 mm for example and having a diameter comprised between 5 and 20 mm, which are not disbarked. The prepar... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4769044 | High BTU fuel element A fuel element made from highly compressed comminuted cellulose wastes, finely divided aluminum or magnesium and water. The element upon burning emits great quantities of heat due to the generation of hydrogen by reaction of the metal with the water (stea... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4728339 | Multiple hearth apparatus and process for thermal treatment of carbonaceous materials A multiple hearth apparatus and process for the thermal treatment of organic carbonaceous materials under controlled pressure and temperature comprising a pressure vessel containing a plurality of superimposed annular hearths including hearths in a reacti... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4702746 | System for producing fuel pellets A system for converting selected commercially or industrially derived waste materials in a generally dry and friable form, into a pelleted fuel product, comprising an input conveyor (10), a primary breaker (11) for breaking and reducing the incoming mater... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4670018 | High BTU fuel element A fuel element in the form of a log made from highly compressed comminuted cellulose waste e.g. wood and paper, having an external layer of aluminum particles all enclosed in a hard protective shell of matted cellulose fibers. In a preferred form the log ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4668243 | Novel fuel A process for generating energy in a furnace or combustion engine which comprises burning therein the novel alcohol-soluble portion of the product obtained as a result of the mild reaction of a lignin-containing material, such as peat, with aqueous nitric... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4564368 | Method and apparatus for use in drying biomass particles Method and apparatus for use in drying biomass particles provide a dryer having a chamber for a predetermined volume of biomass particles with apertures distributed throughout one boundary of the chamber enabling hot gas to be introduced and forced throug... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4560389 | Combustible newspaper log A combustible newspaper log consisting of a roll of newspapers and a metal ring extending therearound for retaining the newspapers in roll form. The roll has the folded edges at one end of the roll and has the paper free edges at the other end, for ready ... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4530700 | Method and apparatus for use in preparing biomass particles for fuel and for use as chemical feed stock Biomass is prepared for use as a fuel or chemical feed stock either by processing biomass to provide particles or by utilizing such particles that have been independently produced, in either case at a location remote from consuming sites. At a thus situat... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4447963 | Method for producing a fuel from solid bituminous and/or lignocellulosic material The invention relates to a method for producing fuel from solid bituminous or lignocellulosic material. The material is charged, optionally continuously, to a closed vessel together with oil heated to a temperature in excess of 65° C., preferably in exce... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4440543 | Method for stabilizing a slurry of finely divided particulate solids in a liquid A method for stabilizing a slurry of finely divided particulate solids in a liquid, the method consisting essentially of dispersing from about 1 to about 10 weight percent, based on the particulate solids, finely divided wood particles in the slurry, ther... | 04/03/1984 |
