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Process for charcoal production from woody and herbaceous plant material

Patent 5435983 Issued on July 25, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject November 8, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

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Application

No. 148278 filed on 11/08/1993

US Classes:

423/445R, Elemental carbon201/27, INCLUDING BURNING OF VAPORIZED PRODUCT201/35CARBONIZING UNDER PNEUMATIC PRESSURE OR VACUUM

Examiners

Primary: Lander, Ferris H.
Assistant: Hendrickson, Stuart L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 2832414 DE. 01/13/1980
  • 3616785 DE. 11/13/1987
  • 50-96486 JP. 12/13/1973
  • 96486 JP. 07/13/1975
  • 218294 GB. 09/13/2012

International Class

C10B 057/04

Abstract

An improved batch process for the pyrolytic conversion of woody and herbaceous plant material is provided which yields charcoal, on a dry weight basis, in yields ranging from about 35% to about 50%, having volatile matter content of about 25% or less, and fuel value of 13000 BTU/pound. The batch process can be conducted in two hours or less per batch with virtually instantaneous reloading for subsequent batches without substantial cooling of the reactor utilized for the process and without exposing the hot processed charcoal to air or oxygen sufficient to cause combustion upon removal from the reactor.

Other References

  • Antal, Jr., et al., "Review of Methods for Improving the Yield of Charcoal from Biomass", Energy & Fuels, 4:221-225 (1990) (no month)
  • W. S. L. Mok et al., "Effects of Pressure on Biomass Pyrolysis. II. Heats of Reaction of Cellulose Pyrolysis", Thermochimica Acta. vol. 68, pp. 165-186, (1983). (no month)
  • W. S. L. Mok et al., "Formation of Charcoal from Biomass in a Sealed Reactor", Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 1162-1166, (1992). (no month)
  • E. G. Baker et al., "Methanol Synthesis Gas from Wood Gassification", Energy Progress, vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 226-228, Dec. 1983
  • M. J. Antal, Jr. et al., "A New Technology for Manufacturing Charcoal from Biomass", Energy from Biomass & Wastes XV Conference, Washington, D.C., pp. 1-10, Mar. 199
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