Patents by Inventor Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn

Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn 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).

  • Publication number: 20230003381
    Abstract: An apparatus (having at least one burner having a plurality of co-axial channels and a control system for regulating a length of a flame for partial oxidation of hydrocarbon feed in a reactor is provided. The at least one burner has a first channel to inject a stream of oxidizer, a second channel to inject a stream of the hydrocarbon feed and a third channel to inject a stream of swirl gas at a first velocity into the hydrocarbon feed stream. The control system regulates the length of the flame to have a constant flame shape and position by regulating the first velocity of the swirl gas that generates the swirl motion within the hydrocarbon feed stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias MUELLER-HAGEDORN, Bernard LABEGORRE, Arthur DEGENEVE, Paul JOURDAINE, Jean CAUDAL
  • Patent number: 11524894
    Abstract: A process and a plant are proposed for producing a synthesis gas including hydrogen and carbon oxides by partial oxidation of carbon-containing fuel in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidant and a moderator, wherein the obtained raw synthesis gas is laden with soot particles. According to the invention the cooling of the raw synthesis gas is carried out using a crossflow heat exchanger, a shell and tube heat exchanger or a spiral heat exchanger, wherein the carbon-containing input stream or the oxidant stream or the moderator stream or a plurality of these streams serve as the first coolant and are thus preheated before introduction into the partial oxidation plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventor: Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn
  • Publication number: 20220127141
    Abstract: Proposed are a process and a plant for producing a hydrogen- and carbon oxides-containing synthesis gas by partial noncatalytic oxidation of a fluid or fluidizable carbon-containing input stream of fossil origin as a first input stream in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidant and optionally a moderator to obtain a CO-rich raw synthesis gas. According to the invention a second input stream including a pyrolysis oil obtained from biomass is reacted simultaneously with the first input stream in the noncatalytic partial oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Matthias MUELLER-HAGEDORN, Goekhan ARAS, Holger SCHLICHTING
  • Publication number: 20210078860
    Abstract: A process and a plant are proposed for producing a synthesis gas including hydrogen and carbon oxides by partial oxidation of carbon-containing fuel in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidant and a moderator, wherein the obtained raw synthesis gas is laden with soot particles. According to the invention the cooling of the raw synthesis gas is carried out using a crossflow heat exchanger, a shell and tube heat exchanger or a spiral heat exchanger, wherein the carbon-containing input stream or the oxidant stream or the moderator stream or a plurality of these streams serve as the first coolant and are thus preheated before introduction into the partial oxidation plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Matthias MUELLER-HAGEDORN
  • Patent number: 9561483
    Abstract: For producing synthesis gas by autothermal reformation of gaseous, liquid and/or solid fuels, the fuel is reacted with an oxidizing agent in a reaction space at a pressure of 10 to 120 bar and a reaction space temperature of 800 to 2,000° C. to obtain synthesis gas, wherein the oxidizing agent is introduced centrally in the upper region of the reaction space and wherein a flame is formed in the reaction space. The oxidizing agent is introduced into the reaction space separate from the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: L'AIR LIQUIDE Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude, Lurgi GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn, Katja Bartels, Frederic Judas
  • Patent number: 9272904
    Abstract: This invention relates to the production of synthesis gas by partial oxidation of liquid or gaseous, carbonaceous fuel in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidant, wherein the fuel, the oxidant and a moderator are separately supplied to a burner and wherein the fuel and the moderator are mixed in a mixing chamber of the burner, before they are brought in contact with the oxidant. To reduce the load of the burner in particular during operation with transient conditions, the oxidant is centrally introduced through an outlet opening of the burner into a combustion chamber and the mixture of fuel and moderator is introduced through the outlet opening into the combustion chamber concentrically around the oxidant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn, Holger Schlichting, Guenther Heinz
  • Publication number: 20140227647
    Abstract: This invention relates to the production of synthesis gas by partial oxidation of liquid or gaseous, carbonaceous fuel in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidant, wherein the fuel, the oxidant and a moderator are separately supplied to a burner and wherein the fuel and the moderator are mixed in a mixing chamber of the burner, before they are brought in contact with the oxidant. To reduce the load of the burner in particular during operation with transient conditions, the oxidant is centrally introduced through an outlet opening of the burner into a combustion chamber and the mixture of fuel and moderator is introduced through the outlet opening into the combustion chamber concentrically around the oxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Lurgi GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn, Holger Schlichting, Guenther Heinz
  • Patent number: 8741180
    Abstract: This invention relates to the production of synthesis gas by partial oxidation of liquid or gaseous, carbonaceous fuel in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidant, wherein the fuel, the oxidant and a moderator are separately supplied to a burner and wherein the fuel and the moderator are mixed in a mixing chamber of the burner, before they are brought in contact with the oxidant. To reduce the load of the burner in particular during operation with transient conditions, the oxidant is centrally introduced through an outlet opening of the burner into a combustion chamber and the mixture of fuel and moderator is introduced through the outlet opening into the combustion chamber concentrically around the oxidant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Lurgi GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn, Holger Schlichting, Guenther Heinz
  • Publication number: 20140070143
    Abstract: For producing synthesis gas by autothermal reformation of gaseous, liquid and/or solid fuels, the fuel is reacted with an oxidizing agent in a reaction space at a pressure of 10 to 120 bar and a reaction space temperature of 800 to 2,000° C. to obtain synthesis gas, wherein the oxidizing agent is introduced centrally in the upper region of the reaction space and wherein a flame is formed in the reaction space. The oxidizing agent is introduced into the reaction space separate from the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Lurgi GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn, Katja Bartels, Frederic Judas
  • Publication number: 20120298922
    Abstract: This invention relates to the production of synthesis gas by partial oxidation of liquid or gaseous, carbonaceous fuel in the presence of an oxygen-containing oxidant, wherein the fuel, the oxidant and a moderator are separately supplied to a burner and wherein the fuel and the moderator are mixed in a mixing chamber of the burner, before they are brought in contact with the oxidant. To reduce the load of the burner in particular during operation with transient conditions, the oxidant is centrally introduced through an outlet opening of the burner into a combustion chamber and the mixture of fuel and moderator is introduced through the outlet opening into the combustion chamber concentrically around the oxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: LURGI GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Mueller-Hagedorn, Holger Schlichting, Guenther Heinz