Patents by Inventor Roland Moller
Roland Moller 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: 20240122211Abstract: An abrasion-resistant free-flowing glycocyamine-containing moldings, in particular pellets and extrudates, and methods for their production. The bulk density of the moldings is from 350 to 850 kg/m3, and their grain size range is from 32 to 2750 ?m, and their glycocyamine content is from 55 to 99.9% by weight, based on the total weight, and they are particularly suitable as feed additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Stephan WINKLER, Roland MOLLER, Susanne ERL
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Publication number: 20160168494Abstract: The method serves for cleaning dust-laden synthesis gases (1) which are formed in reactors or shaft furnaces (2) by carbothermal and/or electrothermal processes and which after departing the reactor or the shaft furnace at elevated temperatures are freed from dusty solids (4) via physical separation techniques (3) and are cooled by means of a downstream heat exchanger (5). In order to achieve a combination of long filter service life with effective synthesis gas cleaning, the proposal is that the dust-laden synthesis gas (1) after departing the reactor (2) and before being freed from dusty solids be passed in the presence of steam via a residence section (6), with the difference between the final gas temperature (T3) of the synthesis gas after it has been freed from the dusty solids and cooled and the maximum gas temperature in the residence section (T2) being set to at least 400 K.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Leonhard BAUMANN, Roland MÖLLER
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Patent number: 9322077Abstract: The method is used to obtain metals, noble metals, and rare earth metals from scrap. The aim of the invention is to provide a method that allows an efficient recovery even from electronic scrap. This is achieved in that the scrap and carbon-containing materials (A) are oxidized with oxygen containing gases (11) in the presence of alkaline materials under overall reducing conditions with an overall lambda of <1 in an updraft gasifier (2) with a bulk material moving bed, said gasifier having a reduction zone (13) and an oxidation zone (7). The resulting syngas is drawn at the upper part (16) of the updraft gasifier, and the metals, noble metals, and rare earth metals are bound at least partly to the alkaline materials as oxides and/or in elementary form. Finally, said metals are obtained from the process as an enriched mixture (B) by means of physical separation methods.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: ECOLOOP GMBHInventors: Thomas Stumpf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Möller
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Publication number: 20150376001Abstract: A method for thermal decomposition of carbon-rich substances. Pyrolysis is used to transform substances into a synthetic gas. Bulk material including carbon enriched substances flows vertically in succession through an upper column, a moving bed reactor having an upper hollow chamber in the top thereof, a lower hollow chamber and a lower column, wherein the bulk material from the moving bed reactor is removed through the lower column. Pyrolysis is performed in the moving bed reactor and the synthetic gas is collected in the upper hollow chamber. The width and height of the upper and lower columns and the nature of the bulk material have an internal pressure loss which seals off the movable bed reactor and enables a continuous or batch-wise flow of bulk material. The pressure difference between the lower hollow chamber and the upper hollow chamber is at least 50 mbar. The pressure difference is stabilized by the bulk material inside the moving bed reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Thomas STUMPF, Leonhard BAUMANN, Roland MOLLER, Gunter ULBRICH, Thomas VON BEOECZY
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Patent number: 9079767Abstract: The invention relates to an autothermal method that is used for the continues gasification of carbon-rich substances (A) in a vertical process chamber (2) having a reduction zone (12) and an oxidation zone (6), in which the carbon-rich substances calcined in the reduction zone oxidize with oxygen-containing gas (8), wherein the gaseous reaction products (15) are drawn off at the top face of the vertical process chamber, the vertical process chamber is constructed in the form of a vertical shaft furnace, through which bulk material (3), which itself is not oxidized, flows continuously from top to bottom, wherein the carbon-rich substances are added to the bulk material before entering into the vertical process chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: ECOLOOP GMBHInventors: Roland Möller, Leonhard Baumann
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Publication number: 20150164111Abstract: An abrasion-resistant free-flowing glycocyamine-containing moldings, in particular pellets and extrudates, and methods for their production. The bulk density of the moldings is from 350 to 850 kg/m3, and their grain size range is from 32 to 2750 ?m, and their glycocyamine content is from 55 to 99.9% by weight, based on the total weight, and they are particularly suitable as feed additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Stephan WINKLER, Roland MOLLER, Susanne ERL
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Publication number: 20140373677Abstract: A process serves for the carbothermic/electrothermic production of crude iron or other base products in furnaces (23) by using mixtures comprising iron ore, oxides and/or carbonates of calcium (A) and carbonaceous materials, with formation of carbon monoxide-containing gases.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Thomas Stumpf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Moller
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Publication number: 20140367615Abstract: The invention relates to an autothermal method that is used for the continues gasification of carbon-rich substances (A) in a vertical process chamber (2) having a reduction zone (12) and an oxidation zone reduction zone oxidize with oxygen-containing gas (8), wherein the gaseous reaction products (15) are drawn off at the top face of the vertical process chamber, the vertical process chamber is constructed in the form of a vertical shaft furnace, through which bulk material (3), which itself is not oxidized, flows continuously from top to bottom, wherein the carbon-rich substances are added to the bulk material before entering into the vertical process chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Roland Möller, Leonhard Baumann
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Patent number: 8911520Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reprocessing CO2-containing exhaust gases in a multistage reduction process. The CO2-containing exhaust gas is conducted in the counter stream to a solid mass stream of inert bulk material and organic material that can be thermally decomposed through a plurality of zones (4, 3, 2, 1) into a pressure equalization region and is thereby converted into pyrolysis gases. In the flow direction of the solid mass stream in a fuel gas production stage (1) at 250-700° C., the organic matter is thermally decomposed under reducing conditions into short-chained hydrocarbons, hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce coke and residue. In an intermediate stage (2) with increasing temperature, oxidation of the pyrolysis coke is carried out, wherein the developing carbon monoxide is suctioned off counter to the solid mass stream in the direction of the fuel gas production stage (1). In a carbon monoxide production stage (3) at 800-1,600° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Ecoloop GmbHInventor: Roland Möller
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Patent number: 8858705Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of binders by calcinating mineral raw material mixtures. In order to improve the process and the quality of the binders, it is proposed that oil shale and/or oil sand fills are converted by targeted agglomeration into particles of a certain size and consistency, wherein the water content for the mechanical stabilization of the agglomerate is adjusted to less than 25 percent and the agglomerates are calcinated to form binders at temperatures between 800 and 1500° C. under reductive conditions over the entire process with a Lambda value <1 in a vertical shaft furnace with updraft gasification. The binding properties are adjusted by the targeted addition of CaO-containing substances and/or existing sulfur fractions of the oil sands and/or oil shales are bound by means of the CaO that is present in the starting material and/or added.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Ecloloop GmbHInventors: Thomas Stumpf, Ulf Boenkendorf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Möller
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Publication number: 20140123878Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of binders by calcinating mineral raw material mixtures. In order to improve the process and the quality of the binders, it is proposed that oil shale and/or oil sand fills are converted by targeted agglomeration into particles of a certain size and consistency, wherein the water content for the mechanical stabilization of the agglomerate is adjusted to less than 25 percent and the agglomerates are calcinated to form binders at temperatures between 800 and 1500° C. under reductive conditions over the entire process with a Lambda value <1 in a vertical shaft furnace with updraft gasification. The binding properties are adjusted by the targeted addition of CaO-containing substances and/or existing sulfur fractions of the oil sands and/or oil shales are bound by means of the CaO that is present in the starting material and/or added.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: ECOLOOP GmbHInventors: Thomas Stumpf, Ulf Boenkendorf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Möller
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Publication number: 20140127090Abstract: The apparatus serves to thermally separate carbon-rich substances in a moving bed reactor (1) through which a bulk material (6) passes. A vertical bulk material column (5) for supplying the material is supplemented by a bulk material column for removing material, wherein the widths and heights of the bulk material columns (5, 13) and the composition of the bulk material (6) are selected in such a manner that sealing of the interior of the reactor is brought about by an internal pressure loss in the columns (5, 13). At the same time, a stream of bulk material is made possible, wherein a first cavity (11) is provided in the upper reactor region and a second cavity (9) is provided in the lower reactor region, between which cavities a differential pressure ?p of at least 50 mbar is provided, said differential pressure being stabilized by the pressure loss via the fill.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: ECOLOOP GMBHInventors: Thomas Stumpf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Möller, Gunter Ulbrich, Thomas Von Beoeczy
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Publication number: 20140090518Abstract: The method is used to obtain metals, noble metals, and rare earth metals from scrap. The aim of the invention is to provide a method that allows an efficient recovery even from electronic scrap. This is achieved in that the scrap and carbon-containing materials (A) are oxidized with oxygen containing gases (11) in the presence of alkaline materials under overall reducing conditions with an overall lambda of <1 in an updraft gasifier (2) with a bulk material moving bed, said gasifier having a reduction zone (13) and an oxidation zone (7). The resulting syngas is drawn at the upper part (16) of the updraft gasifier, and the metals, noble metals, and rare earth metals are bound at least partly to the alkaline materials as oxides and/or in elementary form. Finally, said metals are obtained from the process as an enriched mixture (B) by means of physical separation methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: ECOLOOP GMBHInventors: Thomas Stumpf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Möller
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Patent number: 8632614Abstract: The invention relates to an autothermic method for the continuous gasification of substances (14) rich in carbon in a vertical processing chamber (100) having a calcination zone (C) and an oxidation zone (D), in which the calcinated substances rich in carbon oxidize with gas containing oxygen, wherein the gaseous reaction products are withdrawn at the top (G) of the vertical processing chamber (100). The vertical processing chamber is configured in the shape of a vertical shaft furnace (100), which is continuously flowed through from the top to the bottom by a bulk product (13) conducted in a cycle, which itself is not oxidized, wherein the substances (14) rich in carbon are added to the bulk product (13) before entering (3) the furnace, and the gas containing the oxygen is introduced in and/or beneath the oxidation zone (D), whereby the rising gas flow is facilitated. An after-cooling zone (F), in which the bulk product is cooled to below 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: ECOLOOP GmbHInventor: Roland Möller
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Publication number: 20140014879Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the continuous obtention of synthesis gas by the direct gasification of carbon fractions contained in oil sands and/or oil shales in a vertical process chamber (2) having a calcination zone and an oxidation zone (6), in which the calcinated, fractions rich in carbon oxidize with oxygen-containing gas. The gaseous reaction products are withdrawn at the top of the vertical processing chamber (2) that has the shape of a vertical shaft furnace which is continuously flown through from the top to the bottom by a bulk material which itself is not oxidized. Oxygen-containing gas (10) is at least partially introduced beneath the oxidation zone, whereby the rising gas flow is facilitated. The bulk material is at least partially provided by the natural inert rock content in the oil sands and/or the oil shales. Added alkaline substances convert under reductive conditions the gaseous sulfur compounds, which were obtained at temperatures above 400° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: ECOLOOP GMBHInventors: Thomas Stumpf, Ulf Boenkendorf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Moller
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Publication number: 20140008272Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the energy-efficient and environmentally friendly obtention of light oil and/or fuels on the basis of crude bitumen from oil shales and/or oil sands (1) by thermal use of carbonaceous residues which are obtained during this process, whereby the carbonaceous residues are converted at temperatures below 1800° C. into sulfur-poor, gaseous cleavage products (31) by sub-stoichiometric oxidation with oxygen-containing gas in an updraft gasifier (19) which is operated with a bulk material moving bed while alkaline substances are added. The cleavage products are then converted into sensible heat by hyperstoichiometric oxidation and are used for the production of heated aqueous process media (2) for physically comminuting the oil sands and/or oil shales (1) and/or for separating of the crude bitumen (7) from the rock material and/or as process heat for the thermal fractioning (12) of the crude bitumen (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: ECOLOOP GMBHInventors: Thomas Stumpf, Ulf Boenkendorf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Möller
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Publication number: 20110094159Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reprocessing CO2-containing exhaust gases in a multistage reduction process. The CO2-containing exhaust gas is conducted in the counter stream to a solid mass stream of inert bulk material and organic material that can be thermally decomposed through a plurality of zones (4, 3, 2, 1) into a pressure equalization region and is thereby converted into pyrolysis gases. In the flow direction of the solid mass stream in a fuel gas production stage (1) at 250-700° C., the organic matter is thermally decomposed under reducing conditions into short-chained hydrocarbons, hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce coke and residue. In an intermediate stage (2) with increasing temperature, oxidation of the pyrolysis coke is carried out, wherein the developing carbon monoxide is suctioned off counter to the solid mass stream in the direction of the fuel gas production stage (1). In a carbon monoxide production stage (3) at 800-1,600° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventor: Roland Möller
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Publication number: 20110005136Abstract: The invention relates to an autothermic method for the continuous gasification of substances (14) rich in carbon in a vertical processing chamber (100) having a calcination zone (C) and an oxidation zone (D), in which the calcinated substances rich in carbon oxidize with gas containing oxygen, wherein the gaseous reaction products are withdrawn at the top (G) of the vertical processing chamber (100). The vertical processing chamber is configured in the shape of a vertical shaft furnace (100), which is continuously flowed through from the top to the bottom by a bulk product (13) conducted in a cycle, which itself is not oxidized, wherein the substances (14) rich in carbon are added to the bulk product (13) before entering (3) the furnace, and the gas containing the oxygen is introduced in and/or beneath the oxidation zone (D), whereby the rising gas flow is facilitated. An after-cooling zone (F), in which the bulk product is cooled to below 100° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventor: Roland Möller
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Publication number: 20100143703Abstract: The invention relates to abrasion-resistant free-flowing glycocyamine-containing mouldings, in particular pellets and extrudates, and methods for their production. The bulk density of the mouldings is from 350 to 850 kg/m3, and their grain size range is from 32 to 2750 ?m, and their glycocyamine content is from 55 to 99.9% by weight, based on the total weight, and they are particularly suitable as feed additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Stephan Winkler, Roland Moller, Susanne Erl
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Patent number: 7629486Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing amino- or hydroxybenzonitriles during which, within the scope of an ammonolysis, the corresponding amino- or hydroxybenzoic acid compounds are reacted with ammonia in the presence of a phosphate-containing supported catalyst at temperatures between 250° C. and 500° C. The production step is carried out in a reaction gas without an organic solvent followed by at least a 2-stage purification step.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: AlzChem Trostberg GmbHInventors: Roland Möller, Mario Gómez, Klaus Einmayr, Jens Hildebrand, Hans-Georg Erben, Hans-Peter Krimmer