Patents by Inventor Daigo MURAOKA

Daigo MURAOKA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11865492
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an acid gas removing apparatus includes an absorber configured to bring a first gas including an acid gas and a lean solution into contact to discharge a rich solution that is the lean solution having absorbed the acid gas, a regenerator configured to separate the acid gas from the rich solution discharged by the absorber to discharge the lean solution that is the rich solution separated from the acid gas, and a measuring instrument configured to measure a temperature of the rich or lean solution in the regenerator. Furthermore, an acid gas removal control apparatus that controls the acid gas removing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive the measured temperature, and a controller configured to control resupply of a resupplied solution to the rich or lean solution or removal of an acid component from the rich or lean solution, based on the received temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kato, Mitsuru Udatsu, Daigo Muraoka, Hayato Morigaki, Shinji Murai, Koshito Fujita
  • Publication number: 20220314161
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a gas processing equipment includes an oxygen remover 2 that removes oxygen contained in exhaust gas G, and a gas processing device 3 that processes pretreated exhaust gas G (P), from which the oxygen has been removed by the oxygen remover 2, with a carbon dioxide absorbent solvent S as a treatment agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daigo MURAOKA, Koshito FUJITA, Shinji MURAI, Hayato MORIGAKI, Osamu SHIBASAKI, Yasuhiro KATO, Satoshi SAITO, Takehiko MURAMATSU, Ryosuke SHIBATA, Yusuke HANDA
  • Publication number: 20220226770
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture system according to an embodiment includes: a carbon dioxide capturer, an absorbing liquid regenerator, a first washer, a second washer, and an absorbing liquid line. The first washer washes the combustion exhaust gas discharged from the carbon dioxide capturer with a mist of a first cleaning liquid sprayed by a first spray to capture the amine accompanying the combustion exhaust gas. The absorbing liquid line supplies the absorbing liquid regenerated in the absorbing liquid regenerator as the first cleaning liquid to the first spray. The first cleaning liquid sprayed by the first spray is supplied as the absorbing liquid to the carbon dioxide capturer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koshito FUJITA, Daigo MURAOKA, Yasuhiro KATO, Yusuke HANDA, Satoshi SAITO
  • Patent number: 11278842
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are acid gas absorbents that afford high acid gas (CO2) absorption amount per unit volume and high absorption speed and can prevent the absorbent components from diffusing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Murai, Yukishige Maezawa, Tetsuya Kaseda, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito, Mitsuru Udatsu, Daigo Muraoka, Masatoshi Hodotsuka
  • Publication number: 20220080347
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an acid gas removing apparatus includes an absorber configured to bring a first gas including an acid gas and a lean solution into contact to discharge a rich solution that is the lean solution having absorbed the acid gas, a regenerator configured to separate the acid gas from the rich solution discharged by the absorber to discharge the lean solution that is the rich solution separated from the acid gas, and a measuring instrument configured to measure a temperature of the rich or lean solution in the regenerator. Furthermore, an acid gas removal control apparatus that controls the acid gas removing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive the measured temperature, and a controller configured to control resupply of a resupplied solution to the rich or lean solution or removal of an acid component from the rich or lean solution, based on the received temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KATO, Mitsuru UDATSU, Daigo MURAOKA, Hayato MORIGAKI, Shinji MURAI, Koshito FUJITA
  • Patent number: 11235277
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture system according to an embodiment includes a carbon dioxide capturer, a first washer, and a second washer. The first washer includes a spray configured to spray first cleaning liquid supplied under first pressure. The second washer includes a cleaning liquid diffuser configured to diffuse and drop second cleaning liquid supplied under second pressure lower than the first pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koshito Fujita, Hideo Kitamura, Daigo Muraoka, Mitsuru Udatsu, Yusuke Handa, Tetsuya Kaseda, Yasuhiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20200376428
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are acid gas absorbents that afford high acid gas (CO2) absorption amount per unit volume and high absorption speed and can prevent the absorbent. components from diffusing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KASSHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji MURAI, Yukishige MAEZAWA, Tetsuya KASEDA, Takehiko MURAMATSU, Satoshi SAITO, Mitsuru UDATSU, Daigo MURAOKA, Masatoshi HGDOTSUKA
  • Patent number: 10850227
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are acid gas absorbents that afford high acid gas (CO2) absorption amount per unit volume and high absorption speed and can prevent the absorbent components from diffusing. Also disclosed herein is a method and device for removing an acid gas, in which the energy required for separating the acid gas and regenerating the absorbent is reduced, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Murai, Yukishige Maezawa, Tetsuya Kaseda, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito, Mitsuru Udatsu, Daigo Muraoka, Masatoshi Hodotsuka
  • Publication number: 20190232215
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture system according to an embodiment includes a carbon dioxide capturer, a first washer, and a second washer. The first washer includes a spray configured to spray first cleaning liquid supplied under first pressure. The second washer includes a cleaning liquid diffuser configured to diffuse and drop second cleaning liquid supplied under second pressure lower than the first pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koshito FUJITA, Hideo KITAMURA, Daigo MURAOKA, Mitsuru UDATSU, Yusuke HANDA, Tetsuya KASEDA, Yasuhiro KATO
  • Publication number: 20190160422
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are acid gas absorbents that afford high acid gas (CO2) absorption amount per unit volume and high absorption speed and can prevent the absorbent components from diffusing. Also disclosed herein is a method and device for removing an acid gas, in which the energy required for separating the acid gas and regenerating the absorbent is reduced, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji Murai, Yukishige Maezawa, Tetsuya Kaseda, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito, Mitsuru Udatsu, Daigo Muraoka, Masatoshi Hodotsuka
  • Patent number: 10046269
    Abstract: There are provided an acidic gas absorbing agent that is large in recovery amount of an acidic gas. The acidic gas absorbing agent comprising an amine compound represented by general formula (1), and an acidic gas removing method and an acidic gas removing apparatus using the absorbing agent: wherein R1 represents a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; and R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinji Murai, Yasuhiro Kato, Takehiko Muramatsu, Satoshi Saito, Daigo Muraoka, Yukishige Maezawa
  • Publication number: 20170080411
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an absorption tower comprising a CO2 absorption unit in which an exhaust gas containing CO2 and a lean solution comprising an amino group-containing compound are brought into contact with each other to allow the lean solution to absorb CO2; a regeneration tower in which CO2 contained in a rich solution is separated to regenerate the rich solution; and a purification unit in which an amino group-containing compound in a CO2-removed exhaust gas obtained by removing CO2 in the CO2 absorption unit is removed from, wherein the purification unit comprises a catalytic unit in which a photocatalyst is supported on a carrier including a gap through which air can pass, an activation member which activates the photocatalyst, and a power supply unit. The activation member is a pair of electrodes comprising a first electrode and a second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Koshito FUJITA, Naohiko Shimura, Daigo Muraoka, Masatoshi Hodotsuka
  • Publication number: 20160296882
    Abstract: There are provided an acidic gas absorbing agent that is large in recovery amount of an acidic gas. The acidic gas absorbing agent comprising an amine compound represented by general formula (1), and an acidic gas removing method and an acidic gas removing apparatus using the absorbing agent: wherein R1 represents a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom; and R5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinji MURAI, Yasuhiro KATO, Takehiko MURAMATSU, Satoshi SAITO, Daigo MURAOKA, Yukishige MAEZAWA
  • Patent number: 9181174
    Abstract: A method for isolating an amino alcohol simply from an amino alcohol aqueous solution containing a heterocyclic amine compound is provided. The method is a method for isolating a tertiary amino alcohol from a tertiary amino alcohol aqueous solution containing a heterocyclic amine compound, and for generating an enamine by adding a ketone to the tertiary amino alcohol aqueous solution, isolating the enamine from the tertiary amino alcohol aqueous solution, and isolating the tertiary amino alcohol from a residual liquid obtained by isolating the enamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinji Murai, Takehiko Muramatsu, Daigo Muraoka, Satoshi Saito
  • Publication number: 20150298054
    Abstract: The CO2 recovery apparatus 10A includes: an absorption tower 11 in which a discharge gas 21 is contacted with a second lean solution 22B to allow the second lean solution 22B to absorb CO2; a temperature regulator 12 in which a first rich solution 23A discharged from the absorption tower is heated or cooled to allow the first rich solution 23A to be a solution in which a precipitate containing the reaction accelerator is dispersed; a phase separator 13 in which a second rich solution 23B passed through the temperature regulator 12 is separated into an amino group-containing compound rich phase 31 and a reaction accelerator rich phase 32; a regeneration tower 15 in which a third rich solution 23C is regenerated; and a solution mixing line L13A through which a reaction accelerator rich solution 34 is supplied to a first lean solution 22A discharged from the regeneration tower 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daigo MURAOKA, Shinji Murai, Yukishige Maezawa, Masatoshi Hodotsuka
  • Publication number: 20150044114
    Abstract: An acid gas absorbent according to an embodiment includes at least one kind of amino acid salt represented by the following general formula (1). In the above-described formula (1), R1 indicates a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, R2 indicates a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, a chain alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or a hydrogen atom, R3 indicates a methylene group, an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkylidene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, or a polymethylene group having 3 to 4 carbon atoms, and M indicates alkali metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinji MURAI, Yasuhiro KATO, Yukishige MAEZAWA, Takehiko MURAMATSU, Daigo MURAOKA, Satoshi SAITO
  • Publication number: 20140296576
    Abstract: A method for isolating an amino alcohol simply from an amino alcohol aqueous solution containing a heterocyclic amine compound is provided. The method is a method for isolating a tertiary amino alcohol from a tertiary amino alcohol aqueous solution containing a heterocyclic amine compound, and has generating an imine and/or enamine by adding an aldehyde and/or ketone to the tertiary amino alcohol aqueous solution, isolating the imine and/or enamine from the tertiary amino alcohol aqueous solution, and isolating the tertiary amino alcohol from a residual liquid obtained by isolating the imine and/or enamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shinji MURAI, Takehiko MURAMATSU, Daigo MURAOKA, Satoshi SAITO
  • Patent number: 8741028
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide separating and recovering system includes an absorption tower to cause carbon dioxide to be absorbed in an absorbing solution, a regeneration tower to release the carbon dioxide from the absorbing solution, and at least one measuring apparatus to measure an ultrasound propagation speed in the absorbing solution. Each of the at least one measuring apparatus calculates a dissolved carbon dioxide concentration in the absorbing solution, based on a temperature measured by a temperature measuring unit, the ultrasound propagation speed measured by an ultrasound propagation speed measuring unit, and a correlation expression which shows a relationship between the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration and the ultrasound propagation speed in the absorbing solution, and is changed according to the temperature of the absorbing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Daigo Muraoka, Koshito Fujita, Takashi Ogawa, Hideo Kitamura, Satoshi Saito, Masatoshi Hodotsuka
  • Publication number: 20120167760
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a carbon dioxide separating and recovering system includes an absorption tower to cause carbon dioxide to be absorbed in an absorbing solution, a regeneration tower to release the carbon dioxide from the absorbing solution, and at least one measuring apparatus to measure an ultrasound propagation speed in the absorbing solution. Each of the at least one measuring apparatus calculates a dissolved carbon dioxide concentration in the adsorbing solution, based on a temperature measured by a temperature measuring unit, the ultrasound propagation speed measured by an ultrasound propagation speed measuring unit, and a correlation expression which shows a relationship between the dissolved carbon dioxide concentration and the ultrasound propagation speed in the absorbing solution, and is changed according to the temperature of the absorbing solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Daigo MURAOKA, Koshito Fujita, Takashi Ogawa, Hideo Kitamura, Satoshi Saito, Masatoshi Hodotsuka