Patents by Inventor AMIR HAMZA

AMIR HAMZA 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).

  • System for combusting a methane stream and a method of combustion
    Patent number: 10539324
    Abstract: A system for combusting a methane stream in an ITM combustion reactor and a method of combusting the methane stream, wherein an optimized volumetric flow rate of the methane stream provides an off-stoichiometric molar ratio of methane to oxygen, which is provided by an ITM in the ITM combustion reactor, and the method further offers a relatively constant oxygen flux via the ITM as well as a prolonged membrane stability. Various embodiments of the system and the method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Khaled Mezghani, Amir Hamza
  • SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTING A METHANE STREAM AND A METHOD OF COMBUSTION
    Publication number: 20170356647
    Abstract: A system for combusting a methane stream in an ITM combustion reactor and a method of combusting the methane stream, wherein an optimized volumetric flow rate of the methane stream provides an off-stoichiometric molar ratio of methane to oxygen, which is provided by an ITM in the ITM combustion reactor, and the method further offers a relatively constant oxygen flux via the ITM as well as a prolonged membrane stability. Various embodiments of the system and the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Khaled MEZGHANI, Amir HAMZA
  • Sealing agent for ion transport membranes
    Patent number: 9834471
    Abstract: A sealing agent for ion transport membranes (ITMs) includes a composition having a glass powder and a ceramic powder. The ceramic powder can include Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3?? (BSCF) or La2NiO4+? (LNO). The ceramic powder can be identical to the ceramic powder from which the ITM is made. The glass powder can include PYREX glass. The sealing agent can be in the form of a paste. The sealing agent can be used to attach an ion transport membrane to one or more support tubes. The sealing agent includes from about 10 wt. % to about 40 wt. % glass powder and from about 60 wt. % to about 90% wt. % (BSCF) ceramic powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Khaled Mezghani, Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Mostafa Habib, Amir Hamza
  • SEALING AGENT FOR ION TRANSPORT MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20170137318
    Abstract: A sealing agent for ion transport membranes (ITMs) includes a composition having a glass powder and a ceramic powder. The ceramic powder can include Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-? (BSCF) or La2NiO4+? (LNO). The ceramic powder can be identical to the ceramic powder from which the ITM is made. The glass powder can include PYREX glass. The sealing agent can be in the form of a paste. The sealing agent can be used to attach an ion transport membrane to one or more support tubes. The sealing agent includes from about 10 wt. % to about 40 wt. % glass powder and from about 60 wt. % to about 90% wt. % (BSCF) ceramic powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: KHALED MEZGHANI, MOHAMMED ABDEL-AZIZ MOSTAFA HABIB, AMIR HAMZA