Patents by Inventor Robert B. Huston
Robert B. Huston 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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Patent number: 11745164Abstract: A sorbent composition for enhanced baghouse function is described. The composition may include a sorbent such as powder activated carbon as well as an additive that is a heat moderator or a permeability agent. The heat moderator may act as a heat sink or barrier. Heat moderators may include in non-limiting examples phyllosilicates, cyclosilicates, or nesosilicates that may include, montmorillonite, bentonite, halloysite, aluminum silicates, muscovite, illite, kaolin, andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite, metakaolin, mullite, polymers, such as chitosan, and/or clays, either natural or synthetic (e.g., montmorillonite), or polyethylenimine. Permeability may be affected by mixing sorbents of lower D50 with sorbents of higher D50 in various ratios, or addition of a permeability agent such as a phyllosilicate, perlite, silica, diatomaceous earth. Further, a permeability agent such as a fluoropolymer may be coated onto or admixed with the sorbent.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Mowen Li, Robert B. Huston, Joseph M. Wong, Sarah G. McMurray
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Patent number: 11590446Abstract: Sorbent compositions, comprising a solid sorbent, a dispersive agent, and optionally a capture agent for enhanced wet-Flue Gas Desulfurization (wFGD) or wet scrubber unit function in a flue gas pollutant control stream is disclosed. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with a dispersive agent, designed to enhance the dispersion of the sorbent in an aqueous sorption liquid of a wet scrubber unit, and therefore may be especially useful in EGU or industrial boiler flue gas streams that include one or more wet scrubber units. The sorbent composition may also include a capture agent useful in sequestering mercury and bromine, as well as other contaminants that may include arsenic, selenium and nitrates.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Mowen Li, Robert B. Huston, Joseph M. Wong
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MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITION OF MATTER FOR REMOVAL OF MERCURY FROM HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUE GAS STREAMS
Publication number: 20230024585Abstract: A multi-functional composition of matter that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream to rapidly and efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas streams, particularly at above average flue stream temperatures of about 340° F. or higher. The multi-functional composition of matter may include a fixed carbon content of at least about 20 wt. %, a mineral content of from about 20 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, a sum of micropore plus mesopore volume of at least about 0.20 cc/g, a micropore volume to mesopore volume ratio of at least about 0.7, and a tapped density of not greater than about 0.575 g/ml. These compositions may be further characterized by number of particles per gram of the composition of matter such that the composition may have at least about 0.8 billion particles per gram, or even as many as 1.5 billion particles per gram.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Joseph M. Wong, Christopher Vizcaino, Robert B. Huston, Frederick S. Cannon, Jacob B. Lowring, Jacqueline Cecil de Peyer -
Multi-functional composition of matter for removal of mercury from high temperature flue gas streams
Patent number: 11400434Abstract: A multi-functional composition of matter that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream to rapidly and efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas streams, particularly at above average flue stream temperatures of about 340° F. or higher. The multi-functional composition of matter may include a fixed carbon content of at least about 20 wt. %, a mineral content of from about 20 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, a sum of micropore plus mesopore volume of at least about 0.20 cc/g, a micropore volume to mesopore volume ratio of at least about 0.7, and a tapped density of not greater than about 0.575 g/ml. These compositions may be further characterized by number of particles per gram of the composition of matter such that the composition may have at least about 0.8 billion particles per gram, or even as many as 1.5 billion particles per gram.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph M. Wong, Christopher Vizcaino, Robert B. Huston, Frederick S. Cannon, Jacob B. Lowring, Jacqueline Cecil de Peyer -
Publication number: 20210316273Abstract: A sorbent composition for enhanced baghouse function is described. The composition may include a sorbent such as powder activated carbon as well as an additive that is a heat moderator or a permeability agent. The heat moderator may act as a heat sink or barrier. Heat moderators may include in non-limiting examples phyllosilicates, cyclosilicates, or nesosilicates that may include, montmorillonite, bentonite, halloysite, aluminum silicates, muscovite, illite, kaolin, andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite, metakaolin, mullite, polymers, such as chitosan, and/or clays, either natural or synthetic (e.g., montmorillonite), or polyethylenimine. Permeability may be affected by mixing sorbents of lower D50 with sorbents of higher D50 in various ratios, or addition of a permeability agent such as a phyllosilicate, perlite, silica, diatomaceous earth. Further, a permeability agent such as a fluoropolymer may be coated onto or admixed with the sorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Mowen Li, Robert B. Huston, Joseph M. Wong, Sarah G. McMurray
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Publication number: 20210268436Abstract: A sorbent composition that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream of a coal burning furnace to efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas stream. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with an associated ancillary catalyst component that is a catalytic metal, a precursor to a catalytic metal, a catalytic metal compound or a precursor to a catalytic metal compound. Alternatively, a catalytic metal or metal compound, or their precursors, may be admixed with the coal feedstock prior to or during combustion in the furnace, or may be independently injected into a flue gas stream. A catalytic promoter may also be used to enhance the performance of the catalytic metal or metal compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Robert B. Huston, Roger H. Cayton, Joseph M. Wong, Jacob B. Lowring
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Patent number: 11077420Abstract: A sorbent composition for enhanced baghouse function is described. The composition may include a sorbent such as powder activated carbon as well as an additive that is a heat moderator or a permeability agent. The heat moderator may act as a heat sink or barrier. Heat moderators may include in non-limiting examples phyllosilicates, cyclosilicates, or nesosilicates that may include, montmorillonite, bentonite, halloysite, aluminum silicates, muscovite, illite, kaolin, andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite, metakaolin, mullite, polymers, such as chitosan, and/or clays, either natural or synthetic (e.g., montmorillonite), or polyethylenimine. Permeability may be affected by mixing sorbents of lower D50 with sorbents of higher D50 in various ratios, or addition of a permeability agent such as a phyllosilicate, perlite, silica, diatomaceous earth. Further, a permeability agent such as a fluoropolymer may be coated onto or admixed with the sorbent.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Mowen Li, Robert B. Huston, Joseph M. Wong, Sarah G. McMurray
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Patent number: 11071948Abstract: A sorbent composition that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream of a coal burning furnace to efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas stream. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with an associated ancillary catalyst component that is a catalytic metal, a precursor to a catalytic metal, a catalytic metal compound or a precursor to a catalytic metal compound. Alternatively, a catalytic metal or metal compound, or their precursors, may be admixed with the coal feedstock prior to or during combustion in the furnace, or may be independently injected into a flue gas stream. A catalytic promoter may also be used to enhance the performance of the catalytic metal or metal compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Robert B. Huston, Roger H. Cayton, Joseph M. Wong, Jacob B. Lowring
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Patent number: 11045764Abstract: A sorbent composition that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream of a coal burning furnace to efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas stream. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with an associated ancillary catalyst component that is a catalytic metal, a precursor to a catalytic metal, a catalytic metal compound or a precursor to a catalytic metal compound. Alternatively, a catalytic metal or metal compound, or their precursors, may be admixed with the coal feedstock prior to or during combustion in the furnace, or may be independently injected into a flue gas stream. A catalytic promoter may also be used to enhance the performance of the catalytic metal or metal compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Robert B. Huston, Roger H. Cayton, Joseph M. Wong, Jacob B. Lowring
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Publication number: 20210188665Abstract: Sorbent compositions that includes a base sorbent material having a high porosity and surface area and a boron-selective agent are particularly useful for the sequestration of boron from waste materials such as coal combustion residual leachate (CCRs). By using a boron-selective agent in conjunction with a high surface area base sorbent material such as activated carbon or biochar, a sorbent composition with a high capacity for sequestering boron at relatively low cost is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Micala D. Mitchek, Roger H. Cayton, Robert B. Huston, Lingyan Song
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Patent number: 11014830Abstract: Sorbent compositions that include a base sorbent material having a high porosity and surface area and a boron-selective agent are particularly useful for the sequestration of boron from waste materials such as coal combustion residual leachate (CCRs). By using a boron-selective agent in conjunction with a high surface area base sorbent material such as activated carbon or biochar, a sorbent composition with a high capacity for sequestering boron at relatively low cost is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Micala D. Mitchek, Roger H. Cayton, Joseph M. Wong, Robert B. Huston, Lingyan Song
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Patent number: 10940429Abstract: A sorbent composition such as for the removal of a contaminant species from a fluid stream, a method for manufacturing a sorbent composition and a method for the treatment of a flue gas stream to remove heavy metals such as mercury (Hg) therefrom. The sorbent composition includes a porous carbonaceous sorbent such as powdered activated carbon (PAC) and a solid particulate additive that functions as a flow-aid to enhance the pneumatic conveyance properties of the sorbent composition. The solid particulate additive may be a flake-like material, for example a phyllosilicate mineral or graphite.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Sarah G. McMurray, Jacqueline Cecil de Peyer, Robert B. Huston, Joseph M. Wong
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MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITION OF MATTER FOR REMOVAL OF MERCURY FROM HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUE GAS STREAMS
Publication number: 20200324273Abstract: A multi-functional composition of matter that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream to rapidly and efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas streams, particularly at above average flue stream temperatures of about 340° F. or higher. The multi-functional composition of matter may include a fixed carbon content of at least about 20 wt. %, a mineral content of from about 20 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, a sum of micropore plus mesopore volume of at least about 0.20 cc/g, a micropore volume to mesopore volume ratio of at least about 0.7, and a tapped density of not greater than about 0.575 g/ml. These compositions may be further characterized by number of particles per gram of the composition of matter such that the composition may have at least about 0.8 billion particles per gram, or even as many as 1.5 billion particles per gram.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Joseph M. Wong, Christopher Vizcaino, Robert B. Huston, Frederick S. Cannon, Jacob B. Lowring, Jacqueline Cecil de Peyer -
Patent number: 10780396Abstract: A sorbent composition that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream of a coal burning furnace to efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas stream. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with an associated ancillary catalyst component that is a catalytic metal, a precursor to a catalytic metal, a catalytic metal compound or a precursor to a catalytic metal compound. Alternatively, a catalytic metal or metal compound, or their precursors, may be admixed with the coal feedstock prior to or during combustion in the furnace, or may be independently injected into a flue gas stream. A catalytic promoter may also be used to enhance the performance of the catalytic metal or metal compound.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Robert B. Huston, Roger H. Cayton, Joseph M. Wong, Jacob B. Lowring
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Patent number: 10766016Abstract: A sorbent composition for enhanced baghouse function is described. The composition may include a sorbent such as powder activated carbon as well as an additive that is a heat moderator or a permeability agent. The heat moderator may act as a heat sink or barrier. Heat moderators may include in non-limiting examples phyllosilicates, cyclosilicates, or nesosilicates that may include, montmorillonite, bentonite, halloysite, aluminum silicates, muscovite, illite, kaolin, andalusite, kyanite, sillimanite, metakaolin, mullite, polymers, such as chitosan, and/or clays, either natural or synthetic (e.g., montmorillonite), or polyethylenimine. Permeability may be affected by mixing sorbents of lower D50 with sorbents of higher D50 in various ratios, or addition of a permeability agent such as a phyllosilicate, perlite, silica, diatomaceous earth. Further, a permeability agent such as a fluoropolymer may be coated onto or admixed with the sorbent.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Mowen Li, Sarah G. McMurray, Robert B. Huston, Joseph M. Wong
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Publication number: 20200269186Abstract: Sorbent compositions, comprising a solid sorbent, a dispersive agent, and optionally a capture agent for enhanced wet-Flue Gas Desulfurization (wFGD) or wet scrubber unit function in a flue gas pollutant control stream is disclosed. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with a dispersive agent, designed to enhance the dispersion of the sorbent in an aqueous sorption liquid of a wet scrubber unit, and therefore may be especially useful in EGU or industrial boiler flue gas streams that include one or more wet scrubber units. The sorbent composition may also include a capture agent useful in sequestering mercury and bromine, as well as other contaminants that may include arsenic, selenium and nitrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Mowen Li, Robert B. Huston, Joseph M. Wong
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Patent number: 10730011Abstract: A multi-functional composition of matter that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream to rapidly and efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas stream. The multi-functional composition of matter may include a fixed carbon sorbent and minerals, halogens in the form of halide salts, as well as other physical and chemical properties to enhance (1) the oxidation reaction kinetics for the oxidation of mercury species and (2) the mass diffusion kinetics of the mercury species.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph M. Wong, Christopher Vizcaino, Robert B. Huston, Frederick S. Cannon
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Multi-functional composition of matter for removal of mercury from high temperature flue gas streams
Patent number: 10722865Abstract: A multi-functional composition of matter that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream to rapidly and efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas streams, particularly at above average flue stream temperatures of about 340° F. or higher. The multi-functional composition of matter may include a fixed carbon content of at least about 20 wt. %, a mineral content of from about 20 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, a sum of micropore plus mesopore volume of at least about 0.20 cc/g, a micropore volume to mesopore volume ratio of at least about 0.7, and a tapped density of not greater than about 0.575 g/ml. These compositions may be further characterized by number of particles per gram of the composition of matter such that the composition may have at least about 0.8 billion particles per gram, or even as many as 1.5 billion particles per gram.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLCInventors: Joseph M. Wong, Christopher Vizcaino, Robert B. Huston, Frederick S. Cannon, Jacob B. Lowring, Jacqueline Cecil de Peyer -
Patent number: 10682605Abstract: Sorbent compositions, comprising a solid sorbent, a dispersive agent, and optionally a capture agent for enhanced wet-Flue Gas Desulfurization (wFGD) or wet scrubber unit function in a flue gas pollutant control stream is disclosed. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with a dispersive agent, designed to enhance the dispersion of the sorbent in an aqueous sorption liquid of a wet scrubber unit, and therefore may be especially useful in EGU or industrial boiler flue gas streams that include one or more wet scrubber units. The sorbent composition may also include a capture agent useful in sequestering mercury and bromine, as well as other contaminants that may include arsenic, selenium and nitrates.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: ADA CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Mowen Li, Robert B. Huston, Joseph M. Wong
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Publication number: 20200129924Abstract: A sorbent composition that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream of a coal burning furnace to efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas stream. The sorbent composition may include a sorbent with an associated ancillary catalyst component that is a catalytic metal, a precursor to a catalytic metal, a catalytic metal compound or a precursor to a catalytic metal compound. Alternatively, a catalytic metal or metal compound, or their precursors, may be admixed with the coal feedstock prior to or during combustion in the furnace, or may be independently injected into a flue gas stream. A catalytic promoter may also be used to enhance the performance of the catalytic metal or metal compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: ADA CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Robert B. Huston, Roger H. Cayton, Joseph M. Wong, Jacob B. Lowring