Patents by Inventor Kokoro HAMACHI
Kokoro HAMACHI 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).
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Publication number: 20240141088Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel and practical alcohol and derivatives thereof which have more industrial value than existing petrochemical raw materials. The present disclosure further provides ethanol, characterized in that a peak in gas chromatography measured by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC/MS) has at least one peak with a retention time selected from (A) a peak of 5 minutes 25 seconds to 5 minutes 35 seconds and two peaks of 2 minutes 55 seconds to 3 minutes 5 seconds; (B) a peak of 12 minutes 30 seconds to 12 minutes 40 seconds; (C) a peak of 6 minutes 36 seconds to 6 minutes 45 seconds; and (D) a peak of 15 minutes 00 seconds to 15 minutes 15 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Noritoshi YAGIHASHI, Haruka NISHIYAMA, Kazuto NATSUYAMA
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Patent number: 11772039Abstract: Generation of bubbles in an organic-substance production apparatus is suppressed. A gas treatment method including: an adsorption step of passing a source gas containing at least carbon dioxide and nitrogen through an adsorption unit for adsorbing carbon dioxide to reduce a carbon dioxide concentration in the source gas; a supply step of supplying the source gas whose carbon dioxide concentration has been reduced by the adsorption step to an organic-substance production apparatus; and a monitoring step of monitoring a carbon dioxide concentration and a nitrogen concentration in the source gas; wherein the adsorption step has an ability regulation step of enhancing an ability of the adsorption unit to reduce a carbon dioxide concentration in the source gas, when a total concentration of the carbon dioxide concentration and the nitrogen concentration monitored in the monitoring step exceeds a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuto Natsuyama, Kokoro Hamachi
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Publication number: 20230193326Abstract: Provided is a method which allows, for example, suppression of foaming in the purification step such as distillation and continuous operation, as well as direct treatment of a waste liquid (can liquid) without having to subject the same to an extra purification treatment by removing the microorganisms, nitrogen compounds, and phosphorous compounds at once from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained from microbial fermentation. Also disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance, comprising a microbial fermentation step, a separation step, a liquefaction step, and a second purification step, wherein the concentration of the nitrogen compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 150 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid, and the concentration of the phosphorous compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 5 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: SEKISUICHEMICALCO.,LTD.Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Satoshi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20230167372Abstract: The production method for an organic substance comprises: a step of feeding waste (G0) to a dryer (13); a step of drying the waste (G0) by the dryer (13); a step of feeding the waste (G0) dried by the dryer (13) to a gasifier (14); a step of gasifying the waste (G0) by the gasifier (14) to generate synthetic gas (G1); and a step of bringing the synthetic gas (G1) into contact with a microbial catalyst to generate an organic substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Nanami MIKI, Kokoro HAMACHI, Kazuto NATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20230114144Abstract: Provided are a method for producing an organic substance and a device for producing an organic substance that are capable of efficiently cooling a synthesis gas and of converting the synthesis gas to an organic substance at a high conversion efficiency using a microbial catalyst. A thermally decomposed gas purification/cooling device including a gasification furnace 10 that gasifies waste to generate a thermally decomposed gas, a cyclone 11 through which the thermally decomposed gas discharged from the gasification furnace 10 is passed to recover a dust component in the thermally decomposed gas, and a heat exchanger 20 through which the thermally decomposed gas that has passed through the cyclone 11 is passed to be cooled.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Kokoro HAMACHI
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Patent number: 11608512Abstract: Provided is a method which allows, for example, suppression of foaming in the purification step such as distillation and continuous operation, as well as direct treatment of a waste liquid (can liquid) without having to subject the same to an extra purification treatment by removing the microorganisms, nitrogen compounds, and phosphorous compounds at once from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained from microbial fermentation. Also disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance, comprising a microbial fermentation step, a separation step, a liquefaction step, and a second purification step, wherein the concentration of the nitrogen compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 150 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid, and the concentration of the phosphorous compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 5 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kokoro Hamachi, Satoshi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20230047619Abstract: A method for producing an organic substance includes a step of passing a synthesis gas G1 discharged from a gasifier 11 through a gas cooling tower 21 to cool the synthesis gas G1 with water sprayed in the gas cooling tower 21, a step of passing the synthesis gas G1 cooled in the gas cooling tower 21 through a filtration-type dust collector 22 and a step of bringing a synthesis gas G2 that has passed through at least the gas cooling tower 21 and the filtration-type dust collector 22 into contact with a microbial catalyst to generate an organic substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Satoshi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20230050575Abstract: Provided are a method for producing an organic substance and an apparatus for producing an organic substance that are capable of efficiently cooling a synthesis gas and converting the synthesis gas to an organic substance at a high conversion efficiency using a microbial catalyst. A method for producing an organic substance includes a step of passing a synthesis gas G1 discharged from a gasifier 2 through a heat exchanger 20 to cool the synthesis gas G1, a step of passing the synthesis gas G1 cooled with the heat exchanger 20 through a gas cooling tower 21 to cool the synthesis gas G1 with water sprayed in the gas cooling tower 21 and a step of bringing the synthesis gas G1 that has passed through at least the heat exchanger 20 and the gas cooling tower 21 into contact with a microbial catalyst to generate an organic substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Satoshi SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 11566267Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an organic substance from a syngas by microbial fermentation, wherein only the solid component can be efficiently separated from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained by microbial fermentation to reduce the content of microorganisms, etc. Disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance from a syngas containing carbon monoxide by microbial fermentation, which comprises a microbial fermentation step wherein the syngas is fed to a microbial fermenting vessel and a liquid containing an organic substance is obtained by microbial fermentation, a solid-liquid separation step wherein the organic substance-containing liquid is separated into a solid component containing microorganisms and a liquid component containing an organic substance, and an extraction step wherein the organic substance-containing liquid is extracted from the liquid component, wherein the organic substance-containing liquid is heated to 40° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SEKIGUJI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Shimizu, Kokoro Hamachi, Kazuto Natsuyama, Kanetomo Sato
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Patent number: 11519010Abstract: Provided is a method which enables efficient separation of a component such as microorganisms from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained by microbial fermentation. Disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance comprising a microbial fermentation step of obtaining an organic substance-containing liquid and a separation step of heating the organic substance-containing liquid and separating into a liquid or solid component containing microorganisms and a gaseous component containing the organic substance.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Shimizu, Kokoro Hamachi
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Publication number: 20220204997Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel and practical alcohol and derivatives thereof which have more industrial value than existing petrochemical raw materials. The present disclosure further provides ethanol, characterized in that a peak in gas chromatography measured by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC/MS) has at least one peak with a retention time selected from (A) a peak of 5 minutes 25 seconds to 5 minutes 35 seconds and two peaks of 2 minutes 55 seconds to 3 minutes 5 seconds; (B) a peak of 12 minutes 30 seconds to 12 minutes 40 seconds; (C) a peak of 6 minutes 36 seconds to 6 minutes 45 seconds; and (D) a peak of 15 minutes 00 seconds to 15 minutes 15 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Noritoshi YAGIHASHI, Haruka NISHIYAMA, Kazuto NATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20220112987Abstract: The present invention provides a means to prevent the clogging of pipes by freezing of gas discharged from a fermenter, especially in a low temperature environment such as in winter. Disclosed is an organic compound production system (10A) for producing an organic compound by microbial fermentation, including: a catalytic reactor (1) comprising a reactor containing a biocatalyst for synthesizing an organic compound; a valve (3) for discharging exhaust gas withdrawn from the catalytic reactor (1); and a pipe (6A) connecting the catalytic reactor (1) and the valve (3), wherein at least a part of the pipe (6A) is covered with an insulator (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoya HASEGAWA, Kokoro HAMACHI
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Publication number: 20220090147Abstract: The present disclosure provides ethanol comprising an inorganic component and/or an organic component. The inorganic component may contain at least one component selected from the group consisting of: silicon having a content of 10 mg/L or more and 100 mg/L or less; chromium having a content of 0.6 mg/L or less; iron having a content of 2.0 mg/L or less; sodium having a content of 150 mg/L or more and 1000 mg/L or less; and potassium having a content of 1.0 mg/L or more and 10 mg/L or less. The organic component may contain at least one component selected from the group consisting of: aliphatic hydrocarbon having a content of 0.16 mg/L or more and 10 mg/L or less; aromatic hydrocarbon having a content of 0.4 mg/L or more and 10 mg/L or less; and dialkyl ether having a content of 0.1 mg/L or more and 100 mg/L or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Noritoshi YAGIHASHI, Haruka NISHIYAMA, Kazuto NATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20220056486Abstract: Provided is a method which allows, for example, suppression of foaming in the purification step such as distillation and continuous operation, as well as direct treatment of a waste liquid (can liquid) without having to subject the same to an extra purification treatment by removing the microorganisms, nitrogen compounds, and phosphorous compounds at once from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained from microbial fermentation. Also disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance, comprising a microbial fermentation step, a separation step, a liquefaction step, and a second purification step, wherein the concentration of the nitrogen compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 150 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid, and the concentration of the phosphorous compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 5 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Satoshi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20220047985Abstract: Generation of bubbles in an organic-substance production apparatus is suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuto NATSUYAMA, Kokoro HAMACHI
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Publication number: 20220040673Abstract: Provided is a method for reusing an adsorbent which can stably exhibit purification ability by regenerating a used absorbent, in order to keep the composition of a purified syngas constant. The present invention concerns a method for regenerating a zeolite adsorbent which adsorbs a carbon dioxide gas from a syngas comprising the carbon dioxide gas and reduces the concentration of the carbon dioxide gas in the syngas, comprising: a step of recovering a used zeolite adsorbent; a step of calcining the used zeolite adsorbent at a temperature of 300° C. to 600° C. in an oxygen atmosphere to produce a regenerated zeolite adsorbent; and a step of reusing the regenerated zeolite adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuto NATSUYAMA, Kokoro HAMACHI
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Publication number: 20210395421Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] Provided is a method for producing a non-petrochemical-derived conjugated diene polymer using an alcohol derived from a non-petrochemical raw material. [Means to Solve the Problem] In the present invention, the method is characterized in that a non-petrochemical-derived conjugated diene polymer is produced using an alcohol derived from a non-petrochemical raw material having an iron content of 0.0001 mg/L to 2 mg/L.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Noritoshi YAGIHASHI, Haruka NISHIYAMA, Kazuto NATSUYAMA
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Publication number: 20210332394Abstract: Provided is a method which enables efficient separation of a component such as microorganisms from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained by microbial fermentation. Disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance comprising a microbial fermentation step of obtaining an organic substance-containing liquid and a separation step of heating the organic substance-containing liquid and separating into a liquid or solid component containing microorganisms and a gaseous component containing the organic substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi SHIMIZU, Kokoro HAMACHI
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Publication number: 20210264269Abstract: The object is to provide a control device, an operation control device, a server, a management server, a recording medium, a neural network system model, a control method and an operation control method that enable reuse of combustible waste as industrial raw materials with high efficiency. A control device comprises a gas information acquisition unit that acquires gas information on gas converted by a gasifying furnace for converting collected waste to gas; a control information acquisition unit that acquires control information controlling the gas purification device for purifying gas converted by the gasifying furnace; a feature information acquisition unit that acquires feature information including information on purified gas purified by the gas purification device; and a creation unit that creates a learning model by machine learning based on the gas information, the control information and the feature information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Kanetomo Sato, Kazuto Natsuyama, Kokoro Hamachi
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Publication number: 20210079327Abstract: Provided is a device for continuously manufacturing an organic substance with high productivity, in which a means is installed whereby a synthesis gas having a specific nutrient source concentration for microbes in a continuous fermenter is stored with good efficiency and the gas composition thereof is made uniform in a stage prior to supplying the synthesis gas to the fermenter including microbes, so that uniformity of the synthesis gas composition is ensured. A device for manufacturing an organic substance, provided with a gas generating unit for gasifying a carbon source and generating a starting material gas, a gas supply unit for supplying a synthesis gas including the starting material gas to a fermenter, and a fermenter for microbial fermentation of the synthesis gas in the fermenter, a gas circulation unit for making the gas composition uniform being further provided between the gas generating unit and the gas supply unit or to the gas supply unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Kokoro HAMACHI, Kanetomo SATO