Patents by Inventor Peter W. E. Blom

Peter W. E. Blom 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).

  • Treatment of gas liquor
    Patent number: 4861446
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for converting a raw gas such as the gas liquor resulting from a Lurgi-type coal gassification process together with CO.sub.2 and/or water by passing it through a plasma arc heater and gas converter to convert it to a mixture of CO and H.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignees: The Union Steel Corporation of South Africa Limited, Edward L. Bateman Limited
    Inventors: Peter W. E. Blom, Johann H. Wingard
  • Reduction of metal compounds
    Patent number: 4606761
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing a metal compound particularly iron oxide, by means of a reducing agent comprising CO or H.sub.2 or a mixture of these two gases, of which the average temperature is between 850.degree. C. and 1000.degree. C. and which has been obtained at this temperature by means of a plasma arc heater. The CO and H.sub.2 mixture is preferably obtained by heating a mixture comprising a selection of various reducing agents, including so called Sasol gas, and CO.sub.2 and steam in a plasma arc heater and converting the mixture to CO and H.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Union Steel Corp. (of So. Africa) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jan C. de Waal, Peter W. E. Blom