Patents by Inventor Roland Birley

Roland Birley 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).

  • Method for removing carbon dioxide, and also gas turbine installation with carbon dioxide removal
    Patent number: 9366180
    Abstract: A method for capturing carbon dioxide is provided. In a first absorption process, carbon dioxide is absorbed by contacting a supplied carbon dioxide-containing natural gas with a first substream of a solvent. In this process a carbon dioxide-depleted natural gas and carbon dioxide-enriched solvent are formed. Then in a combustion process, the carbon dioxide-depleted natural gas is burnt, with a carbon dioxide-containing exhaust gas being formed. Then, in a second absorption process, carbon dioxide is absorbed by contacting the carbon dioxide-containing exhaust gas with a second substream of the solvent. In this process an exhaust gas freed from carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide-enriched solvent are formed. Then, in a desorption process, the first substream and the second substream of the carbon dioxide-enriched solvent are combined and carbon dioxide is desorbed by supplying heating energy, with carbon dioxide-depleted solvent being formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Roland Birley, Christian Brunhuber, Hermann Kremer, Gerhard Zimmermann
  • METHOD FOR REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE, AND ALSO GAS TURBINE INSTALLATION WITH CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20130174566
    Abstract: A method for capturing carbon dioxide is provided. In a first absorption process, carbon dioxide is absorbed by contacting a supplied carbon dioxide-containing natural gas with a first substream of a solvent. In this process a carbon dioxide-depleted natural gas and carbon dioxide-enriched solvent are formed. Then in a combustion process, the carbon dioxide-depleted natural gas is burnt, with a carbon dioxide-containing exhaust gas being formed. Then, in a second absorption process, carbon dioxide is absorbed by contacting the carbon dioxide-containing exhaust gas with a second substream of the solvent. In this process an exhaust gas freed from carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide-enriched solvent are formed. Then, in a desorption process, the first substream and the second substream of the carbon dioxide-enriched solvent are combined and carbon dioxide is desorbed by supplying heating energy, with carbon dioxide-depleted solvent being formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Roland Birley, Christian Brunhuber, Hermann Kremer, Gerhard Zimmermann
  • Chemical reactor featuring heat extraction
    Publication number: 20120216501
    Abstract: A chemical reactor of a technical plant, in particular a power plant system is provided. The chemical reactor includes a gas-tight wall forming a gas channel, wherein heat exchanger surfaces that are permeable with a first fluid and at least partially include a catalytically active surface are located in the gas channel. A method for converting CO using such a reactor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengellsschaft
    Inventors: Roland Birley, Frank Hannemann, Daniel Hofmann, Nicolas Vortmeyer