Patents by Inventor Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
Steen Brummerstedt Iversen 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: 20150210933Abstract: The invention relates to a process for continuously converting carbonaceous material contained in one or more feedstocks into a liquid hydrocarbon product, said feedstocks including the carbonaceous material being in a feed mixture including one or more fluids, said fluids including water, the process comprising: converting at least part of the carbonaceous material by pressurising the feed mixture to an operational pressure in the range 150-400 bar, heating the feed mixture to an operational temperature in the range 300-450° C., and maintaining said pressurized and heated feed mixture in the desired pressure and temperature ranges in a reaction zone for a predefined time; cooling the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 25-200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2013Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicant: STEEPER ENERGY APSInventor: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
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Patent number: 8784513Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for converting organic material into a burnable substance, typically a hydrocarbon fuel, such as ethanol.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Altaca Insaat ve dis Ticaret A.S.Inventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Tommy Larsen, Corinne Mallol
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Patent number: 8771601Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for intensifying the energy content of an organic material by converting the material into hydrocarbons and the resulting product thereof. A method for converting an organic material into hydrocarbon fuels is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of pressurising said organic material being in a fluid to a pressure above 225 bar, heating said organic material in said fluid to a temperature above 200 C in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IA of the periodic table of elements. The disclosed method further comprises the steps of contacting said organic material in said fluid with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IVB of the periodic table and/or alpha-alumina assuring that said fluid has initially a pH value of above 7.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Altaca Insaat ve dis Ticaret A.S.Inventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Karsten Felsvang, Tommy Larsen, Viggo Lüthje
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Publication number: 20140161682Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for intensifying the energy content of an organic material by converting the material into hydrocarbons and the resulting product thereof. A method for converting an organic material into hydrocarbon fuels is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of pressurising said organic material being in a fluid to a pressure above 225 bar, heating said organic material in said fluid to a temperature above 200 C in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IA of the periodic table of elements. The disclosed method further comprises the steps of contacting said organic material in said fluid with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IVB of the periodic table and/or alpha-alumina assuring that said fluid has initially a pH value of above 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: Altaca Insaat Ve Dis Ticaret ASInventors: Steen BRUMMERSTEDT IVERSEN, Karsten FELSVANG, Tommy LARSEN, Viggo LUTHJE
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Publication number: 20140135540Abstract: The invention relates to a continous process for converting carbonaceous material contained in at least two feedstocks into a liquid hydrocarbon product, said feedstocks including at least one feedstock of biomass and at least one feedstock of lignite and/or peat, said feedstocks including the carbonaceous material being in a feed mixture including one or more fluids, said fluids including water and further liquid organic compounds at least partly produced by the process in a concentration of at least 1% by weight, where the process comprises converting at least part of the carbonaceous material by pressurising the feed mixture to a pressure in the range 50-400 bar, heating the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 250-500° C., and maintaining said pressurized and heated feed mixture in the desired pressure and temperature ranges in a reaction zone for a predefined time; cooling the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 25-200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: STEEPER ENERGY APSInventor: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
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Publication number: 20140124413Abstract: The invention relates to continuous process for converting carbonaceous material contained in one or more feedstocks into a liquid hydrocarbon product, said feedstocks including the carbonaceous material being in a feed mixture including one or more fluids, said fluids including water and further liquid organic compounds at least partly produced by the process in a concentration of at least 1% by weight, where the process comprises converting at least part of the carbonaceous material by pressurising the feed mixture to a pressure in the range 50-400 bar; heating the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 250-500° C., maintaining said pressurized and heated feed mixture in the desired pressure and temperature ranges in a reaction zone for a predefined time; cooling the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 25-200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: STEEPER ENERGY APSInventor: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
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Publication number: 20140127786Abstract: The invention relates to a process for improving efficiency of a organic food production plant, the process comprising preparing a feedstock of a raw harvested organic food base product; processing the prepared food base product, including heating; extracting the organic food material from the food base product, and leaving a residual waste product; feeding the a waste product into a continuous process for converting carbonaceous material in the waste product into a liquid hydrocarbon product and extracting a liquid hydrocarbon product. The process is related to palm oil production from fresh fruit bunches.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: STEEPER ENERGY APSInventor: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
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Publication number: 20140128646Abstract: The invention relates to a continuos process for converting carbonaceous material contained in one or more feedstocks into a liquid hydrocarbon product, said feedstocks including the carbonaceous material being in a feed mixture including one or more fluids, said fluids including water and further liquid organic compounds at least partly produced by the process in a concentration of at least 1% by weight, where the process comprises converting at least part of the carbonaceous material by pressurising the feed mixture to a pressure in the range 250-400 bar; heating the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 370-450° C., and maintaining said pressurized and heated feed mixture in the desired pressure and temperature ranges in a reaction zone for a predefined time; cooling the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 25-200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: STEEPER ENERGY APSInventor: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
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Publication number: 20140099691Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process for converting carbonaceous material contained in one or more feedstocks into a liquid hydrocarbon product, said feedstocks including the carbonaceous material being in a feed mixture including one or more fluids, said fluids including water and further liquid organic compounds at least partly produced by the process in a concentration of at least 1% by weight, where the process comprises converting at least part of the carbonaceous material by pressurising the feed mixture to a pressure in the range 50-400 bar, heating the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 250-500° C., and maintaining said pressurized and heated feed mixture in the desired pressure and temperature ranges in a reaction zone for a predefined time; cooling the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 25-200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: STEEPER ENERGY APSInventor: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
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Publication number: 20130195732Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for intensifying the energy content of an organic material by converting the material into hydrocarbons and the resulting product thereof. A method for converting an organic material into hydrocarbon fuels is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of pressurising said organic material being in a fluid to a pressure above 225 bar, heating said organic material in said fluid to a temperature above 200 C in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IA of the periodic table of elements. The disclosed method further comprises the steps of contacting said organic material in said fluid with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IVB of the periodic table and/or alpha-alumina assuring that said fluid has initially a pH value of above 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Karsten Felsvang, Tommy Larsen, Viggo Lüthje
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Publication number: 20130055623Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for conversion of organic material into hydrocarbon based fuel such as an oil and relates in particular to a process and apparatus for recovering alkali salts and/or water soluble organics from water effluents from hydrothermal conversion processes of organics such as biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or lignite coal into oil in hot pressurized water. Another aspect of the invention relates to an integrated process for effective production of oil by conversion of slurries of biomass and/or organic waste and/or other organic materials such as bitumen or coal in hot pressurized water, wherein alkali salts and/or water soluble organics are recovered from the water effluent and is at least partly recycled to the feeding step thereby resulting in both a cleaned water effluent from the process as well as an overall more effective and economic process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2010Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: ALTACA INSAAT VE DIS TICARET A.S.Inventor: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen
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Patent number: 8299315Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for intensifying the energy content of an organic material by converting the material into hydrocarbons and the resulting product thereof. A method for converting an organic material into hydrocarbon fuels is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of pressurizing said organic material being in a fluid to a pressure above 225 bar, heating said organic material in said fluid to a temperature above 200 C in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IA of the periodic table of elements. The disclosed method further comprises the steps of contacting said organic material in said fluid with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IVB of the periodic table and/or alpha-alumina assuring that said fluid has initially a pH value of above 7.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Altaca Insaat ve dis Ticaret A.S.Inventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Karsten Felsvang, Tommy Larsen, Viggo Lüthje
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Publication number: 20120064787Abstract: A method is disclosed of producing stable nanosized colloidal suspensions of particles with limited crystallinity loss, products thereof, use of the products and an apparatus for the method. In particular the present invention relates to a wet milling method with small beads wherein the size of the final particles in suspension are stabilized in the nanorange (D50<75 nm) and at the same time the particles substantially maintain the crystallinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: VALINGE PHOTOCATALYTIC ABInventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Hans Rasmussen, Christian Ausig Christensen, Henrik Jensen, Theis Reenberg
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Publication number: 20100297434Abstract: A board or panel, having an upper surface, comprising a base and at least one layer overlaying said base, wherein at least one of said overlaying layers comprises first nanoparticles embedded in the layer such that the upper surface shows hydrophilic characteristics. Also described are methods for manufacturing such a panel or board, and compositions for use in such methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Bildningsagenten 3117 ABInventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Christian Ausig Christensen, Henrik Jensen, Anca Paduraru, Hans Rasmussen, Theis Reenberg
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Patent number: 7829598Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a nano-sized material such as in the form of a colloidal suspension of nano-sized particles and/or as a coating and/or as a thin film comprised by such nano-sized particles on the surface of a substrate. The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method according to the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: SCF Technologies A/SInventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Henrik Jensen
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Publication number: 20100221397Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of a prepared food product or an intermediate product for a prepared food product having a reduced content of species and a product hereof. In particular the method relates to a method of producing healthier and tastier food products without losing the mechanical integrity of such products. The method involves post-processing of prepared foods by at least one treatment by a fluid at supercritical conditions, and generally results in products having a reduced fat content and/or reduced content of other species.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2006Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Tommy Larsen, Henrik Jensen
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Patent number: 7678163Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for intensifying the energy content of an organic material by converting the material into hydrocarbons and the resulting product thereof. A method for converting an organic material into hydrocarbon fuels is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of pressurising said organic material being in a fluid to a pressure above 225 bar, heating said organic material in said fluid to a temperature above 200 C in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IA of the periodic table of elements. The disclosed method further comprises the steps of contacting said organic material in said fluid with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IVB of the periodic table and/or alpha-alumina assuring that said fluid has initially a pH value of above 7.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2006Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: SCF Technologies A/SInventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Karsten S. Felsvang, Tommy Larsen, Viggo Lüthje
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Publication number: 20100015677Abstract: A method for converting organic material into hydrocarbon fuel, such as ethanol, the method comprising a fermentation process fermenting the organic material thereby providing a fermentation broth, a separation process separating the fermented material into a hydrocarbon fuel and a residual product, a conversion process at least partly converting the residual product into energy, and a energy distribution process distributing at least some of the energy provided by the conversion process to the fermentation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Corinne Mallol, Tommy Larsen
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Publication number: 20090075093Abstract: The invention relates to a method and compositions for producing a hydrophilic coating on a surface of a solid material. The method comprises a cleaning step and a coating step. The cleaning step may be preceded by an initial cleaning step and it may optionally be succeeded by a preconditioning step prior to the coating step. The cleaning step comprises cleaning and preconditioning a surface of a material by use of a first cleaning fluid composition comprising ceria (CeO2) particles. The coating step comprises treatment by use of a coating fluid composition comprising photocatalytically active nanoparticles of titania (TiO2). An advantage of the method of the invention is that the method may be carried out at temperatures in the range 5 to 50° C. No further heating is required. Thereby, the method may easily be used for treating materials such as windows, furniture, tiles, walls, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: SCF Technologies A/SInventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Henrik Jensen, Morten Foverskov, Ramona Mateiu
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Publication number: 20090064566Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for intensifying the energy content of an organic material by converting the material into hydrocarbons and the resulting product thereof. A method for converting an organic material into hydrocarbon fuels is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of pressurising said organic material being in a fluid to a pressure above 225 bar, heating said organic material in said fluid to a temperature above 200 C in the presence of a homogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IA of the periodic table of elements. The disclosed method further comprises the steps of contacting said organic material in said fluid with a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a compound of at least one element of group IVB of the periodic table and/or alpha-alumina assuring that said fluid has initially a pH value of above 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2006Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Karsten Felsvang, Tommy Larsen, Viggo Luthje