Patents by Inventor Thorsten Burkhardt

Thorsten Burkhardt 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).

  • Patent number: 7964168
    Abstract: The CO2 contained in combustion fumes is captured by carrying out at least the following steps in combination: a) a fuel is burned, producing combustion fumes; b) the fumes are placed in contact with an absorbent solution in order to produce CO2-poor fumes and a CO2-laden solution; c) the CO2-laden solution is regenerated in a thermal regeneration column (RE) in order to produce a regenerated absorbent solution and a CO2-rich gaseous effluent (5); and d) the CO2-rich gaseous effluent is cooled in order to obtain a CO2-enriched gaseous fraction which is evacuated, and a liquid fraction, which is heated by heat exchanged with the combustion fumes and then introduced at the head of regeneration column (RE) as reflux (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignees: IFP, ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Thorsten Burkhardt, Pierre-Antoine Bouillon, Jean-Claude Magdelenat
  • Patent number: 7931735
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oxycombustion method with capture of the CO2 produced. Mixer M supplies chamber CC with a mixture of oxygen from unit O and of recycled fumes from storage drum SG. Chamber CC is supplied with oxidizer from mixer M and with fuel flowing in through line 8. All of the combustion fumes are sent to water condensation unit CT, then fed into storage drum SG. Part of the fumes containing all the CO2 produced by combustion is compressed to about 60 bars, then cooled and partly liquefied to about 15° C. in liquefaction unit L1, and stored in drum SM. According to the invention, the partly liquefied CO2 is compressed by means of a multiphase pump in order to be discharged through line 16 and stored in an underground reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Régis Vilaginès, Thorsten Burkhardt, Jean Falcimaigne, Paul Broutin
  • Publication number: 20090098035
    Abstract: The CO2 contained in combustion fumes is captured by carrying out at least the following steps in combination: a) A fuel is burned, producing combustion fumes; b) The fumes are placed in contact with an absorbent solution in order to produce CO2-poor fumes and a CO2-laden solution; c) The CO2-laden solution is regenerated in a thermal regeneration column (RE) in order to produce a regenerated absorbent solution and a CO2-rich gaseous effluent (5); d) Said CO2-rich gaseous effluent is cooled in order to obtain a CO2-enriched gaseous fraction which is evacuated, and a liquid fraction which is introduced at the head of regeneration column (RE) as reflux (7); In addition, in step d), at least one of the following operations is conducted: i) Said gaseous effluent is cooled (C1) to an intermediate temperature in order to produce a liquid flow and a gaseous flow, then the gaseous flow is subcooled (C2) in order to produce said gaseous fraction and said liquid fraction, said liquid flow and said liquid frac
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: THORSTEN BURKHARDT, Pierre-Antoine Bouillon, Jean-Claude Magdelenat
  • Publication number: 20090075219
    Abstract: The invention relates to an oxycombustion method with capture of the CO2 produced. Mixer M supplies chamber CC with a mixture of oxygen from unit O and of recycled fumes from storage drum SG. Chamber CC is supplied with oxidizer from mixer M and with fuel flowing in through line 8. All of the combustion fumes are sent to water condensation unit CT, then fed into storage drum SG. Part of the fumes containing all the CO2 produced by combustion is compressed to about 60 bars, then cooled and partly liquefied to about 15° C. in liquefaction unit L1, and stored in drum SM. According to the invention, the partly liquefied CO2 is compressed by means of a multiphase pump in order to be discharged through line 16 and stored in an underground reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Regis Vilagines, Thorsten Burkhardt, Jean Falcimaigne, Paul Broutin
  • Publication number: 20060191821
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for deep desulfurization of a gas oil-type hydrocarbon fraction by adsorption in the presence of hydrogen on a solid that contains zinc oxide and a promoter in oxide form. Said adsorbent solid is regenerated by a controlled combustion with dilute air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Alexandre Nicolaos, Thorsten Burkhardt
  • Publication number: 20060131217
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for desulphurizing a gas oil type hydrocarbon cut by adsorption to obtain a desulphurized effluent containing less than 10 ppm by weight in a yield of more than 95% by weight. Said process comprises a step for simulated moving bed adsorption of sulphur-containing compounds in the feed, a raffinate distillation step and an extract distillation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Alexandre Nicolaos, Thorsten Burkhardt, Luc Wolff
  • Publication number: 20050075528
    Abstract: A process for purification by adsorption of a hydrocarbon feedstock that uses a novel adsorption agent is described. This adsorption agent is a spent solid adsorbent that has been used in a first application of catalytic treatment of hydrocarbon feedstocks, or of adsorption, and whose adsorption or catalytic performance levels are degraded such that its use for the first application has become impossible. The use of this spent solid adsorbent for the purification of hydrocarbon feedstocks by adsorption does not require specific treatment in advance, in particular not heat treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Thorsten Burkhardt, Alexandre Nicolaos, Fabrice Diehl