Abstract: A process comprising, providing an agricultural biofuel to a fluidized bed reactor and combusting the agricultural biofuel to produce heat and/or steam is disclosed. In one embodiment, the agricultural biofuel is selected from the group consisting of agricultural crops, crop residues, grain processing facility waste, value-added agricultural facility byproducts, livestock production facility waste, livestock processing facility waste and food processing facility waste. In one embodiment, the heat and/or steam is used to generate electricity. In other embodiments, the heat and/or steam is used to power the grain processing facility, livestock production facility, livestock processing facility or food processing facility. In another embodiment, one or more environmental controls are used. In a particular embodiment, ethanol byproducts are used as the agricultural biofuel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 24, 2003
Date of Patent:
September 4, 2007
Assignees:
Harris Contracting Company, Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc., VCN Roll, Inc.
Inventors:
Brian Copeland, Gregory Scott Coil, Robert A Latta, Jr., Thomas Anthony Lenaghan