Patents by Inventor Wim van der Zande

Wim van der Zande 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).

  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS THROUGH THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF BIOMASS AND WASTE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20230220289
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for converting feedstock comprising biomass and/or carbon-containing solid waste material to synthesis gas. The process comprises supplying the feedstock to a gasifier comprising a fluidized bed zone and a post-gasification zone and contacting the feedstock with a gasification agent at a plurality of different operating temperatures based on the ash softening temperature of the feedstock and finally recovering the synthesis gas. The apparatus is configured to perform the process and comprises a plurality of nozzles arranged at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane of the gasifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: GIDARA Energy B.V.
    Inventors: Elyas M. Moghaddam, Avishek Goel, Dobrin Toporov, Wim van der Zande, Chris van der Zande, Alireza Mohammadi
  • Process and apparatus for producing synthesis gas through thermochemical conversion of biomass and waste materials
    Patent number: 11624034
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for converting feedstock comprising biomass and/or carbon-containing solid waste material to synthesis gas. The process comprises supplying the feedstock to a gasifier comprising a fluidized bed zone and a post-gasification zone and contacting the feedstock with a gasification agent at a plurality of different operating temperatures based on the ash softening temperature of the feedstock and finally recovering the synthesis gas. The apparatus is configured to perform the process and comprises a plurality of nozzles arranged at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane of the gasifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: GIDARA Energy B.V.
    Inventors: Elyas M. Moghaddam, Avishek Goel, Dobrin Toporov, Wim van der Zande, Chris van der Zande, Alireza Mohammadi
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHESIS GAS THROUGH THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF BIOMASS AND WASTE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20220213398
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process and apparatus for converting feedstock comprising biomass and/or carbon-containing solid waste material to synthesis gas. The process comprises supplying the feedstock to a gasifier comprising a fluidized bed zone and a post-gasification zone and contacting the feedstock with a gasification agent at a plurality of different operating temperatures based on the ash softening temperature of the feedstock and finally recovering the synthesis gas. The apparatus is configured to perform the process and comprises a plurality of nozzles arranged at an acute angle relative to a horizontal plane of the gasifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Elyas M. Moghaddam, Avishek Goel, Dobrin Toporov, Wim van der Zande, Chris van der Zande, Alireza Mohammadi