Patents by Inventor Peter Holroyd Brook

Peter Holroyd Brook 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).

  • Patent number: 8567200
    Abstract: Production of concentrated CO2 and electricity from a hydrocarbon feedstock by introducing an air feed stream and a methane fuel feed stream to an autothermal reactor (ATR) to produce synthesis gas, withdrawing a synthesis gas stream from the ATR and heat exchanging with a water stream to produce steam and heat exchanging the synthesis gas stream with a process stream to produce superheated steam. If necessary, steam is introduced to the synthesis gas stream before passing to a shift converter where synthesis gas reacts with steam to generate additional CO2 and H2. A shift converted gas stream is withdrawn from the shift converter and heat exchanged with a process stream to produce superheated steam. The shift converted gas stream is passed to a CO2 separation unit to separate a concentrated CO2 stream from a H2 stream, and the H2 stream is combusted in a gas turbine to produce electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Holroyd Brook, Geoffrey Frederick Skinner
  • Publication number: 20100083666
    Abstract: A process for the production of carbon dioxide in concentrated form and electricity from a hydrocarbon feedstock said process comprising the steps of: a) introducing an air feed stream comprising air and optionally steam and a fuel feed stream comprising methane and optionally hydrogen and/or steam to an autothermal reactor unit (ATR) for the production of synthesis gas wherein (i) the temperature of the fuel feed stream is in the range 350 to 7000 C; and (ii) the molar ratio of oxygen contained in the air feed stream to carbon (in hydrocarbons) in the fuel feed stream is from 0.45:1 to 0.85:1, preferably 0.6:1 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Holroyd Brook, Geoffrey Frederick Skinner