Patents by Inventor Jesper Ahrenfeldt

Jesper Ahrenfeldt 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: 20230331635
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing methane emission from slurry produced in a livestock farm. The method comprising the steps of guiding unheated slurry from the livestock farm to a slurry heat exchanger, raising the temperature of the unheated slurry in the slurry heat exchanger to at least 65# Celsius, guiding the at least 65# Celsius hot slurry to an intermediate slurry tank, raising the temperature of the heated slurry to at least 75# Celsius in the intermediate slurry tank, guiding the at least 75# Celsius hot slurry through the slurry heat exchanger to exchange heat with the unheated slurry to raise the temperature of the unheated slurry to the at least 65# Celsius and to cool the at least 75# Celsius hot slurry to at least below 40# Celsius, and guiding the at least below 40# Celsius cold slurry to a slurry reservoir. Furthermore, a slurry treatment plant for reducing methane emission from slurry is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jesper AHRENFELDT, Ulrik Birk HENRIKSEN, Rasmus Østergaard, Tobias Pape THOMSEN
  • Publication number: 20230234873
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing methane emission from slurry (2) produced in a livestock farm (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jesper AHRENFELDT, Ulrik Birk HENRIKSEN, Rasmus Østergaard GADSBØLL, Tobias Pape THOMSEN
  • Publication number: 20230038042
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pyrolysis system (1) comprising a pyrolysis reactor (2) arranged for producing pyrolysis gas and a first condensing unit (3) arranged to cool the pyrolysis gas to a first temperature to condense a first pyrolysis liquid (20). The system further comprises a second condensing unit (4) arranged to cool the pyrolysis gas to a second temperature to condense a second pyrolysis liquid (21), wherein the first temperature is higher than the second temperature. The system also comprises a return conduit (5) arranged to guide a portion of the pyrolysis gas back into the pyrolysis reactor (2) to drive the pyrolysis process, and heating means (6) arranged to increase the temperature of the portion of the pyrolysis gas before it reenters the pyrolysis reactor (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ulrik Birk HENRIKSEN, Jesper AHRENFELDT
  • Patent number: 11459518
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gasification unit (1) for producing a product gas. The gasification unit (1) comprises a co-current or counterflow pyrolysis unit (2) including a pyrolysis gas outlet (3) arranged at an upper part (4) of the pyrolysis unit (2) and a pyrolysis gas inlet (5) arranged at a lower part (6) of the pyrolysis unit (2). The gasification unit (1) further comprises a co-current or counterflow gasifier (7) including a product gas outlet (8) arranged at an upper part (9) of the gasifier (7) and a gasifier inlet (10) arranged at a lower part of the gasifier (7) and coke moving means (12) for allowing pyrolyzed coke (13) to move from the pyrolysis unit (2) to the gasifier (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
    Inventors: Rasmus Østergaard Gadsbøl, Ulrik Birk Henriksen, Jesper Ahrenfeldt
  • Patent number: 11220644
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing the tar content in pyrolysis gas generated in a pyrolysis reactor (1). The method comprises the steps of: guiding the pyrolysis gas through a filter (2) to remove at least 90% of all the particles in the pyrolysis gas having a particle size down to 7? and preferably down to 4? from the pyrolysis gas, partially oxidizing the pyrolysis gas in a partial oxidation reactor (3) to remove tar from the pyrolysis gas, and guiding the pyrolysis gas through a coke bed (4) to further remove tar from the pyrolysis gas. Furthermore, a two-stage gasifier (6) is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
    Inventors: Ulrik Birk Henriksen, Jesper Ahrenfeldt
  • Publication number: 20210396466
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slurry drying plant (1) comprising a slurry extruder (3) including a slurry inlet (2) and conveying means (4) arranged to convey the slurry through the slurry extruder (3) and force the slurry out of a plurality of exit openings (5) of the slurry extruder (3) to form a plurality of slurry strings (7), wherein the slurry strings (7) are forced out into a drying chamber (8) in which the plurality of slurry strings (7) is dried. The slurry drying plant (1) further comprises slurry heating means (6) comprising flow means for passing superheated steam past the slurry strings (7) in the drying chamber (8), and inlet pressure detection means (9) for detecting a slurry inlet pressure at the slurry inlet (2). The slurry drying plant (1) also comprises control means (17) arranged to control the conveying speed of the conveying means (4) in response to the slurry inlet pressure. Furthermore, a method for drying slurry and use of a slurry drying plant (1) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jesper AHRENFELDT, Ulrik Birk HENRIKSEN, Tobias Pape THOMSEN, Claus THULSTRUP
  • Patent number: 11187458
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slurry drying plant (1) comprising a slurry inlet (2) for feeding slurry to the slurry drying plant (1) and two or more meshing screw conveyors (3, 4) arranged to at least partly divide the slurry while conveying the slurry in a transport direction from the slurry inlet (2) to a slurry outlet (5). The slurry drying plant (1) further includes slurry heating means (6) comprising means for passing superheated steam substantially at atmospheric pressure past the slurry and the two or more meshing screw conveyors (3, 4), while they are conveying the slurry. Furthermore, a method for drying slurry and use of a slurry drying plant (1) is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, AquaGreen License ApS
    Inventors: Jesper Ahrenfeldt, Ulrik Birk Henriksen, Claus Thulstrup
  • Publication number: 20200239795
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for reducing the tar content in pyrolysis gas generated in a pyrolysis reactor (1). The method comprises the steps of: guiding the pyrolysis gas through a filter (2) to remove at least 90% of all the particles in the pyrolysis gas having a particle size down to 7 ? and preferably down to 4 ? from the pyrolysis gas, partially oxidizing the pyrolysis gas in a partial oxidation reactor (3) to remove tar from the pyrolysis gas, and guiding the pyrolysis gas through a coke bed (4) to further remove tar from the pyrolysis gas. Furthermore, a two-stage gasifier (6) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Ulrik Birk HENRIKSEN, Jesper AHRENFELDT
  • Publication number: 20200239792
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gasification unit (1) for producing a product gas. The gasification unit (1) comprises a co-current or counterflow pyrolysis unit (2) including a pyrolysis gas outlet (3) arranged at an upper part(4)of the pyrolysis unit (2) and a pyrolysis gas inlet (5) arranged at a lower part(6)of the pyrolysis unit (2). The gasification unit (1) further comprises a co-current or counterflow gasifier (7) including a product gas outlet (8) arranged at an upper part(9)of the gasifier (7) and a gasifier inlet (10) arranged at a lower part of the gasifier (7) and coke moving means (12) for allowing pyrolyzed coke (13) to move from the pyrolysis unit (2) to the gasifier (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Rasmus Østergaard GADSBØL, Ulrik Birk HENRIKSEN, Jesper AHRENFELDT
  • Publication number: 20190376742
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slurry drying plant (1) comprising a slurry inlet (2) for feeding slurry to the slurry drying plant (1) and two or more meshing screw conveyors (3, 4) arranged to at least partly divide the slurry while conveying the slurry in a transport direction from the slurry inlet (2) to a slurry outlet (5). The slurry drying plant (1) further includes slurry heating means (6) comprising means for passing superheated steam substantially at atmospheric pressure past the slurry and the two or more meshing screw conveyors (3, 4), while they are conveying the slurry. Furthermore, a method for drying slurry and use of a slurry drying plant (1) is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicants: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, AquaGreen License ApS
    Inventors: Jesper Ahrenfeldt, Ulrik Birk Henriksen, Claus Thulstrup