Abstract: The invention provides extraction of immobilized oil from an oil-containing feed using a food grade solvent. The food grade solvent may include ethyl acetate or ethyl lactate. The solvent may also include an ethanol co-solvent with the ethyl acetate or ethyl lactate. The solvent may be recaptured within the system and reused in the process.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 10, 2011
Date of Patent:
June 14, 2016
Assignee:
Syngest, Inc.
Inventors:
Sarabjit S. Randhava, Todd Harvey, Ajaib S. Randhava, Gregory Dicosola
Abstract: This invention provides a process for making ammonia from biomass. The biomass may be first reacted with oxygen and steam to generate a biosyngas comprising hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) as the active components. The gasification step may be regulated to reduce the amount of methane in the biosyngas that may leave the gasifier.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 18, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 25, 2014
Assignee:
Syngest, Inc.
Inventors:
Sarabjit S. Randhava, Surjit S. Randhava, Todd Harvey, Richard L. Kao
Abstract: The invention provides extraction of immobilized oil from an oil-containing feed using a food grade solvent. The food grade solvent may include ethyl acetate or ethyl lactate. The solvent may also include an ethanol co-solvent with the ethyl acetate or ethyl lactate. The solvent may be recaptured within the system and reused in the process.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 10, 2011
Publication date:
August 1, 2013
Applicant:
Syngest, Inc.
Inventors:
Sarabjit S. Randhava, Todd Harvey, Ajaib S. Randhava, Gregory Dicosola