Patents by Inventor Luc Albert Vanmarcke
Luc Albert Vanmarcke 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: 20210238107Abstract: A spray nozzle for production of urea fertilizer granules and/or urea-sulfur fertilizer granules has a conveying channel and an atomizing gas channel. The conveying channel has at least one separating pin and the atomizing channel has at least one swirl element. The swirl element has inserts, cutouts and moving and fixed elements. The disclosure also sets out a fluidized bed granulator with a spray nozzle for production of a urea-sulfur fertilizer, a process for producing a urea-sulfur fertilizer, and the use of the spray nozzle for production of fertilizer granules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: thyssenkrupp Fertilizer Technology GmbH, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Matthias POTTHOFF, Harald FRANZRAHE, Thomas JOHNER, Luc Albert VANMARCKE
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Patent number: 10752559Abstract: A particulate, urea-containing composition and use of an additive for producing a particulate, urea-containing composition and methods of producing a particulate, urea-containing composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY GMBH, THYSSENKRUPP AGInventors: Matthias Potthoff, Thomas Krawczyk, Harald Franzrahe, Luc Albert Vanmarcke
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Publication number: 20180370865Abstract: A particulate, urea-containing composition and use of an additive for producing a particulate, urea-containing composition and methods of producing a particulate, urea-containing composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicants: THYSSENKRUPP FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY GMBH, thyssenkrupp AGInventors: Matthias POTTHOFF, Thomas KRAWCZYK, Harald FRANZRAHE, Luc Albert VANMARCKE
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Patent number: 9745256Abstract: A urea granulation process with a scrubbing system may involve at least one gaseous waste stream for removal of dust and ammonia whereby the waste stream may be processed through a combination of process steps. In some examples, the process steps may involve washing the dust and ammonia laden stream with water and/or an aqueous urea solution whereby a dust-laden liquid stream and a dust-reduced stream is generated. The process steps may further involve reacting the dust-reduced stream with formaldehyde to form a stream comprising hexamethylenetetramine and urea-formaldehyde and clean off-gas. In some cases, the gas stream may be directed first through the washing step and then through the reacting step.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: UHDE FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY B.V.Inventors: Matthias Potthoff, Harald Franzrahe, Luc Albert Vanmarcke
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Publication number: 20160376230Abstract: A urea granulation process with a scrubbing system may involve at least one gaseous waste stream for removal of dust and ammonia whereby the waste stream may be processed through a combination of process steps. In some examples, the process steps may involve washing the dust and ammonia laden stream with water and/or an aqueous urea solution whereby a dust-laden liquid stream and a dust-reduced stream is generated. The process steps may further involve reacting the dust-reduced stream with formaldehyde to form a stream comprising hexamethylenetetramine and urea-formaldehyde and clean off-gas. In some cases, the gas stream may be directed first through the washing step and then through the reacting step.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: UHDE FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY B.V.Inventors: Matthias POTTHOFF, Harald FRANZRAHE, Luc Albert VANMARCKE
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Patent number: 9493407Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing granular urea and reducing ammonia emissions in a gaseous waste stream of the urea granulation process. The method includes the steps of granulating urea and generating a gaseous waste stream from the granulation of the urea, first washing the waste stream in a first scrubber dust stage to remove dust form the gaseous waste stream, and then reacting the gaseous waste stream with formaldehyde in a formaldehyde stage to generate a hexamethylenetetramine and urea-formaldehyde liquid stream, and an ammonia-reduced off-gas stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: UHDE FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY B.V.Inventors: Matthias Potthoff, Harald Franzrahe, Luc Albert Vanmarcke
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Patent number: 9149763Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing aerosol emissions from a urea granulation plant with a recovery of the resulting scrubber bleeds, with a granulator producing urea from a concentrated urea solution and an evaporation of the included water, giving urea granulates and an exhaust of dust, ammonia and ammonium cyanate, and a following scrubbing or removing stage for the dust, and a following scrubbing acid stage, resulting in a first stream comprising mainly aerosols and a second stream comprising ammonium salts, and a following aerosol stage with spray and collection devices, releasing a first stream of an exhaust of air, and a second stream of ammonium cyanate and water, and the second stream of the aerosol stage of ammonium cyanate and water is recovered into the urea granulation plant or into a urea fertilizer plant.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: UHDE FERTILZER TECHNOLOGY B.V.Inventors: Harald Franzrahe, Matthias Potthoff, Luc Albert Vanmarcke
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Publication number: 20150133689Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing granular urea and reducing ammonia emissions in a gaseous waste stream of the urea granulation process. The method includes the steps of granulating urea and generating a gaseous waste stream from the granulation of the urea, first washing the waste stream in a first scrubber dust stage to remove dust form the gaseous waste stream, and then reacting the gaseous waste stream with formaldehyde in a formaldehyde stage to generate a hexamethylenetetramine and urea-formaldehyde liquid stream, and an ammonia-reduced off-gas stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: UHDE FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY B.V.Inventors: Matthias Potthoff, Harald Franzrahe, Luc Albert Vanmarcke
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Patent number: 8945271Abstract: A method for producing urea granules having low moisture absorption capacity, with a urea granulator, having a granule flow inlet side and oppositely a granule flow outlet side, forming an axis alongside which granules from a urea solution and a urea/ammonium salt-stream are formed, whereby the solution and the salt-stream are sprayed as a mixture or separately via a feed system unit via various nozzles into the granulator onto a seed material. In this process the highest amount of the salt-stream is sprayed into the granulator at the granule flow inlet side and the amount of the salt-stream is decreased alongside the axis of the granulator from the granule flow inlet side to the granule flow outlet side.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Uhde Fertilizer Technology B.V.Inventors: Paul Niehues, Harald Franzrahe, Matthias Potthoff, Luc Albert Vanmarcke
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Publication number: 20140178258Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing aerosol emissions from a urea granulation plant with a recovery of the resulting scrubber bleeds, with a granulator producing urea from a concentrated urea solution and an evaporation of the included water, giving urea granulates and an exhaust of dust, ammonia and ammonium cyanate, and a following scrubbing or removing stage for the dust, and a following scrubbing acid stage, resulting in a first stream comprising mainly aerosols and a second stream comprising ammonium salts, and a following aerosol stage with spray and collection devices, releasing a first stream of an exhaust of air, and a second stream of ammonium cyanate and water, and the second stream of the aerosol stage of ammonium cyanate and water is recovered into the urea granulation plant or into a urea fertilizer plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: UHDE FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY B.V.Inventors: Harald Franzrahe, Matthias Potthoff, Luc Albert Vanmarcke
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Publication number: 20130319060Abstract: A method for producing urea granules having low moisture absorption capacity, with a urea granulator, having a granule flow inlet side and oppositely a granule flow outlet side, forming an axis alongside which granules from a urea solution and a urea/ammonium salt-stream are formed, whereby the solution and the salt-stream are sprayed as a mixture or separately via a feed system unit via various nozzles into the granulator onto a seed material. In this process the highest amount of the salt-stream is sprayed into the granulator at the granule flow inlet side and the amount of the salt-stream is decreased alongside the axis of the granulator from the granule flow inlet side to the granule flow outlet side.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: UHDE FERTILIZER TECHNOLOGY B.V.Inventors: Paul Niehues, Harald Franzrahe, Matthias Potthoff, Luc Albert Vanmarcke