Patents Assigned to Carbon Fuels Corporation
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Patent number: 5240592Abstract: This invention generally relates to refining coal by fluidized hydrocracking employing short residence time volatilization and decomposition of the coal feedstock, with subsequent selective condensation and hydrostabilization without utilization of external hydrogen, that is, hydrogen other than that contained in the coal feedstock, to maximize oil yield and minimize char and gas production. The invention more particularly relates to an improved method of economically producing uniform, fluidic, oil-type transportable fuel systems and fuel compositions and a slate of "value-added" co-products by a coal refining process employing short residence time hydrodisproportionation (SRT-HDP).Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1991Date of Patent: August 31, 1993Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 5198103Abstract: This invention generally relates a method for increasing the quantity and quality of hydrocarbon liquids derived from the short residence time decomposition and volatilization of coal. The invention more particularly relates to an improved method of economically producing uniform, fluidic, oil-type transportable fuel systems and fuel compositions and a slate of "value-added" co-products by a coal refining process employing a partial quench step as part of a short residence time hydrodisproportionation (SRT-HDP) reaction.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1990Date of Patent: March 30, 1993Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 5132007Abstract: A method for preparing coal-derived fuel compositions while simultaneously producing electricity by utilizing a novel co-generation configuration employing the hydrodisproportionation of coal. Hydrodisproportionation is the short residence time decomposition and volatilization of coal to produce liquid coproducts, minimizing char and gas production without utilization of external hydrogen, that is, hydrogen other than that contained in the coal feedstock. The char produced is gasified to simultaneously produce steam for electrical power generation and syngas to produce methanol in a once-through process. The methanol purge gas is used as a fuel gas for a gas-driven power generating turbine. The waste heat from the power generation is used as the process heat for hydrodisproportionation.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1990Date of Patent: July 21, 1992Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 5110452Abstract: This invention generally relates to a catalyzed short residence time decomposition and volatilization of coal to produce liquid co-products while minimizing production of char and gas without utilization of external hydrogen, that is, hydrogen other than that contained in the coal feedstock. The invention more particularly relates to an improved method of economically producing uniform, fluidic, oil-type transportable fuel systems and fuel compositions and a slate of "value-added" co-products by a catalyzed coal refining process employing short residence time hydrodisproportionation (SRT-HDP). The preferred catalysts are oxides and salts of iron.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1990Date of Patent: May 5, 1992Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 5021148Abstract: This invention generally relates to short residence time decomposition and volatilization of coal to produce liquid co-products, including petroleum substitutes and chemical feedstocks, while minimizing production of char and gas without utilization of external hydrogen, that is, hydrogen other than that contained in the coal feedstock. The invention more particularly relates to an improved partial coal liquefaction process for economically producing petroleum substitutes and chemical feedstocks from coal by a refining process employing short residence time vaporization and hydrogen conservation.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1989Date of Patent: June 4, 1991Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 4971683Abstract: This invention generally relates to co-production of petroleum substitutes, chemical feedstocks and methanol, while minimizing production of char and gas without utilization of external hydrogen, that is, hydrogen other than that contained in the coal feedstock. The invention more particularly relates to an improved partial coal refining process for economically producing petroleum substitutes and chemical feedstocks and hot char from coal by a refining process employing short residence time vaporization and hydrogen conservation and subsequently gasifying the hot char to syngas for production of methanol.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1990Date of Patent: November 20, 1990Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 4938782Abstract: This invention generally relates to short residence time decomposition and volatilization of coal to produce liquid co-products while minimizing production of char and gas without utilization of external hydrogen, that is, hydrogen other than that contained in the coal feedstock. The invention more particularly relates to an improved method of economically producing uniform, fluidic, oil-type transportable fuel systems and fuel compositions and a slate of "value-added" co-products by a coal refining process employing short residence time hydrodisproportionation (SRT-HDP).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1988Date of Patent: July 3, 1990Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Lee G. Meyer, Bruce C. Sudduth, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 4854937Abstract: A method for preparing a transportable fuel composition and for simultaneously producing electricity by utilizing a novel co-generation configuration. Coal or coal-derived fuels are used to generate electrical power. The waste heat from the power generation is used as the process heat for pyrolysis to produce a transportable, completely combustible slurry which contains particulate coal char and a liquid organic material.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1988Date of Patent: August 8, 1989Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Edmond G. Meyer, Lee G. Meyer
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Patent number: 4842615Abstract: Low rank coals, waste coals and peat are refined by hydrodisproportionation to produce a slate of co-products by heating these materials in the presence of hydrogen donor rich reducing atmosphere and quenching the reaction vapor produced. The slate of co-products includes a fluidic, combustible non-polluting liquid/solid transportable fuel system derived in substantial part from said hydrodisproportionation.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1987Date of Patent: June 27, 1989Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Edmond G. Meyer, Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 4832831Abstract: Volatile, carbonaceous material is refined by hydrodisproportionation to produce a slate of co-products by heating the carbonaceous material in the presence of hydrogen donor rich reducing atmosphere and quenching the reaction vapor produced. The slate of co-products includes a fluidic, combustible non-polluting liquid/solid transportable fuel system derived in substantial part from said hydrodisproportionation.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1987Date of Patent: May 23, 1989Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Edmond G. Meyer, Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 4787915Abstract: The rheology of a fluidic, substantially combustible non-polluting liquid/solid slurried fuel system derived in substantial part from hydrodisproportionation of coal is varied by addition of fluidic aqueous mixtures and lower chain alcohols to alter the rheology of the mixture and reduce the thermal NO.sub.x upon combustion.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1987Date of Patent: November 29, 1988Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Edmond G. Meyer, Lee G. Meyer, Gerald F. Cavaliere
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Patent number: 4704134Abstract: Coal char produced by the pyrolytic destructive thermal distillation of coal in the absence of oxygen is ground, sized and then admixed in suitable portions with water to form a fluidic, liquid-solid fuel system comprising a nonpolluting, stable, transportable, high energy fuel. The fuel system can be fired directly or the char can be separated and fired as a solid fuel. The liquid organic fraction obtained from the low boiling fractions derived from the pyrolysis of coal is used as a fuel or as a feed stock.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1984Date of Patent: November 3, 1987Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Edmond G. Meyer, Lee G. Meyer
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Patent number: 4702747Abstract: Coal char produced by the pyrolytic destructive thermal distillation of coal in the absence of oxygen is ground, sized and then admixed in suitable portions with a liquid carbon dioxide to form a fluidic, liquid-solid mixture which is a transportation medium for a nonpolluting, stable, high energy solid fuel composition. The liquid organic fraction obtained from the low boiling fractions derived from the pyrolysis of coal is used as a feedstock or as a liquid hydrocarbon fuel.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1984Date of Patent: October 27, 1987Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Edmond G. Meyer, Lee G. Meyer
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Patent number: 4685936Abstract: The rheology of a fluidic, combustible liquid/solid slurried fuel system derived in substantial part from the pyrolytic destructive thermal distillation of coal in the absence of oxygen and which is comprised of a pipeline transportable, nonpolluting fuel composition is varied by changing hydropyrolysis conditions to alter the viscosity of the liquid. Likewise, the viscosity of the liquid organic fraction which serves as the slurry medium or as a feedstock can be further varied by admixture with low boiling alcohols.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1984Date of Patent: August 11, 1987Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Edmond G. Meyer, Lee G. Meyer
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Patent number: 4671800Abstract: Coal char, preferably produced by the pyrolytic destructive thermal distillation in the absence of oxygen of carbonaceous materials selected from lignites, peats, low rank coals, and waste coals, is beneficiated, ground and sized and then is admixed in suitable proportions with a liquid organic fraction to form a combustible, liquid/solid fuel system which is a nonpolluting, stable, transportable, high energy fuel compositions. The lower rank coals and peats are mechanically and/or thermally dehydrated prior to pyrolysis. Waste coals are beneficiated prior to pyrolysis. At least part of the liquid organic fraction is obtained from the pyrolysis of the carbonaceous material. Both the solid and the liquid portions can be used independently as fuel, or the solid/liquid fuel system can be fired directly.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1984Date of Patent: June 9, 1987Assignee: Carbon Fuels CorporationInventors: Edmond G. Meyer, Lee G. Meyer