Patents by Inventor Yoji Fujimori
Yoji Fujimori 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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Patent number: 11662337Abstract: This productivity evaluation method is for evaluating productivity of a chemical substance in a process comprising a first step of obtaining gas from a waste material and a second step of synthesizing a chemical substance from the gas obtained in the first step in the presence of a catalyst, said method including: a first carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the waste material, a second carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the chemical substance produced in said process, and a productivity evaluation stage of evaluating the productivity of the chemical substance based on values of the mass of carbon which are calculated in the first carbon mass calculation stage and the second carbon mass calculation stage.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Fujimori, Akio Shokaku
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Patent number: 11525147Abstract: A system for producing an organic substance, including: a synthesis gas generation furnace for producing a synthesis gas by partially oxidizing a waste including a carbon source; a synthesis gas purification unit connected to the synthesis gas generation furnace and purifying the synthesis gas generated in the synthesis gas generation furnace to reduce an impurity concentration in the synthesis gas; and an organic substance synthesis unit which is connected to the synthesis gas purification unit and generates an organic substance from the synthesis gas purified in the synthesis gas purification unit, wherein the synthesis gas purification unit includes a detection unit for measuring an impurity concentration in the synthesis gas.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Fujimori, Kazumi Okada
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Patent number: 10960344Abstract: It is an objective of the present invention to provide a gas separation method by which a removal performance to remove a removal object gas component and a recovery rate to recover a recovery object gas component can be satisfied at the same time, and furthermore, a generation efficiency of a product gas can be improved. A raw material gas g0 is fed to one adsorption vessel 11 of an adsorbing device 10 and a permeated gas g1 is sent out. A pressure of the other the adsorption vessels 12 is made lower than a pressure during adsorption and a desorbed gas g2 is sent out. In accordance with an operating cycle of the adsorbing device 10 or according to a condition of the raw material gas g0 or the like, one of the permeated gas g1 and the desorbed gas g2 that has a lower concentration of a priority removal object gas component than the raw material gas g0 is provided as a return gas to the adsorbing device 10, the priority removal object gas component being a gas component to be preferentially removed.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Ishii, Yoji Fujimori, Kazumi Okada, Tomohiro Ootsuka
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Publication number: 20210054419Abstract: A system for producing an organic substance, including: a synthesis gas generation furnace for producing a synthesis gas by partially oxidizing a waste including a carbon source; a synthesis gas purification unit connected to the synthesis gas generation furnace and purifying the synthesis gas generated in the synthesis gas generation furnace to reduce an impurity concentration in the synthesis gas; and an organic substance synthesis unit which is connected to the synthesis gas purification unit and generates an organic substance from the synthesis gas purified in the synthesis gas purification unit, wherein the synthesis gas purification unit includes a detection unit for measuring an impurity concentration in the synthesis gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji FUJIMORI, Kazumi OKADA
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Patent number: 10865425Abstract: A system for producing an organic substance, including: a synthesis gas generation furnace for producing a synthesis gas by partially oxidizing a waste including a carbon source; a synthesis gas purification unit connected to the synthesis gas generation furnace and purifying the synthesis gas generated in the synthesis gas generation furnace to reduce an impurity concentration in the synthesis gas; and an organic substance synthesis unit which is connected to the synthesis gas purification unit and generates an organic substance from the synthesis gas purified in the synthesis gas purification unit, wherein the synthesis gas purification unit includes a detection unit for measuring an impurity concentration in the synthesis gas.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Fujimori, Kazumi Okada
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Patent number: 10786782Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to downsize facility for removing or reducing concentration of hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in gas and reduce facility cost. Syngas g contains hydrogen sulfide and oxygen as target constituents of removal or reduction in concentration. Hydrogen sulfide content and oxygen content in the syngas g are measured in a preceding measurement part 13. Then, the syngas g is contacted with desulfurizing agent 14a including iron oxide. Selection is made whether to further execute deoxidization in a deoxidizing part 16 or omit or simplify the deoxidization according to results of measurements in the preceding measurement part 13.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Fujimori, Tetsuya Ishii
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Publication number: 20200264148Abstract: This productivity evaluation method is for evaluating productivity of a chemical substance in a process comprising a first step of obtaining gas from a waste material and a second step of synthesizing a chemical substance from the gas obtained in the first step in the presence of a catalyst, said method including: a first carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the waste material, a second carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the chemical substance produced in said process, and a productivity evaluation stage of evaluating the productivity of the chemical substance based on values of the mass of carbon which are calculated in the first carbon mass calculation stage and the second carbon mass calculation stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji FUJIMORI, Akio SHOKAKU
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Patent number: 10677769Abstract: This productivity evaluation method is for evaluating productivity of a chemical substance in a process comprising a first step of obtaining gas from a waste material and a second step of synthesizing a chemical substance from the gas obtained in the first step in the presence of a catalyst, said method including: a first carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the waste material, a second carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the chemical substance produced in said process, and a productivity evaluation stage of evaluating the productivity of the chemical substance based on values of the mass of carbon which are calculated in the first carbon mass calculation stage and the second carbon mass calculation stage.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Fujimori, Akio Shokaku
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Patent number: 10626070Abstract: A device for manufacturing an organic substance, including: a synthesis gas generation unit for generating a synthesis gas; an impurity concentration reducing unit including an adsorbent which is capable of adsorbing impurities contained in the synthesis gas, and produces a purified gas by contact of the adsorbent with the synthesis gas; an organic substance synthesis unit for producing an organic substance-containing solution from the purified gas as a raw material; an extraction unit for extracting the organic substance by heating the organic substance-containing solution; a heating unit for preparing heated gas to be fed to the adsorbent; and a heat supplying unit which supplies the extraction unit with heat of the heated gas fed from the heating unit to the adsorbent.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Ishii, Yoji Fujimori, Satoshi Koma, Kazumi Okada, Kanetomo Satou
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Patent number: 10577577Abstract: Provided is a novel apparatus capable of suitably manufacturing an organic substance from a syngas. An apparatus 1 for manufacturing an organic substance includes a syngas producing furnace (11), an organic substance synthesis unit (16), a moisture content raising unit (12), and a moisture content lowering unit (13). The syngas producing furnace (11) is configured to produce a syngas containing carbon monoxide by partly oxidizing a carbon source. The organic substance synthesis unit (16) is configured to produce an organic substance from the syngas. The moisture content raising unit (12) is disposed between the syngas producing furnace (11) and the organic substance synthesis unit (16). The moisture content raising unit (12) is configured to raise a moisture content of the syngas. The moisture content lowering unit (13) is disposed between the moisture content raising unit (12) and the organic substance synthesis unit (16).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SEKISUI CHEMCIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kanetomo Satou, Yoji Fujimori, Tetsuya Ishii, Kokoro Hamachi, Kazuo Doyama
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Publication number: 20190256874Abstract: A system for producing an organic substance, including: a synthesis gas generation furnace for producing a synthesis gas by partially oxidizing a waste including a carbon source; a synthesis gas purification unit connected to the synthesis gas generation furnace and purifying the synthesis gas generated in the synthesis gas generation furnace to reduce an impurity concentration in the synthesis gas; and an organic substance synthesis unit which is connected to the synthesis gas purification unit and generates an organic substance from the synthesis gas purified in the synthesis gas purification unit, wherein the synthesis gas purification unit includes a detection unit for measuring an impurity concentration in the synthesis gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji FUJIMORI, Kazumi OKADA
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Publication number: 20190224620Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to avoid or reduce various problems or adverse effects by phase transition impurity substances when valuable substances such as ethanol are produced from a raw material gas containing the phase transition impurity substances such as naphthalene. A raw material gas g from a raw material gas generator 2 is passed through a phase transition impurity substance remover 10 to remove phase transition impurity substances such as naphthalene from the raw material gas g. Subsequently, the raw material gas g is passed through a solid/liquid catcher 30 to remove solid or liquid impurity substances from the raw material gas g. Subsequently, the raw material gas g is introduced to a valuable substance producing reactor 6, where a reaction occurs to produce valuable substances such as ethanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazumi OKADA, Yoji FUJIMORI
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Publication number: 20190202763Abstract: A device for manufacturing an organic substance, including: a synthesis gas generation unit for generating a synthesis gas; an impurity concentration reducing unit including an adsorbent which is capable of adsorbing impurities contained in the synthesis gas, and produces a purified gas by contact of the adsorbent with the synthesis gas; an organic substance synthesis unit for producing an organic substance-containing solution from the purified gas as a raw material; an extraction unit for extracting the organic substance by heating the organic substance-containing solution; a heating unit for preparing heated gas to be fed to the adsorbent; and a heat supplying unit which supplies the extraction unit with heat of the heated gas fed from the heating unit to the adsorbent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya ISHII, Yoji FUJIMORI, Satoshi KOMA, Kazumi OKADA, Kanetomo SATOU
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Publication number: 20190111378Abstract: It is an objective of the present invention to provide a gas separation method by which a removal performance to remove a removal object gas component and a recovery rate to recover a recovery object gas component can be satisfied at the same time, and furthermore, a generation efficiency of a product gas can be improved. A raw material gas g0 is fed to one adsorption vessel 11 of an adsorbing device 10 and a permeated gas g1 is sent out. A pressure of the other the adsorption vessels 12 is made lower than a pressure during adsorption and a desorbed gas g2 is sent out. In accordance with an operating cycle of the adsorbing device 10 or according to a condition of the raw material gas g0 or the like, one of the permeated gas g1 and the desorbed gas g2 that has a lower concentration of a priority removal object gas component than the raw material gas g0 is provided as a return gas to the adsorbing device 10, the priority removal object gas component being a gas component to be preferentially removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2017Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya ISHII, Yoji FUJIMORI, Kazumi OKADA, Tomohiro OOTSUKA
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Publication number: 20180257034Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to downsize facility for removing or reducing concentration of hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in gas and reduce facility cost. Syngas g contains hydrogen sulfide and oxygen as target constituents of removal or reduction in concentration. Hydrogen sulfide content and oxygen content in the syngas g are measured in a preceding measurement part 13. Then, the syngas g is contacted with desulfurizing agent 14a including iron oxide. Selection is made whether to further execute deoxidization in a deoxidizing part 16 or omit or simplify the deoxidization according to results of measurements in the preceding measurement part 13.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji FUJIMORI, Tetsuya ISHII
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Publication number: 20180250626Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to downsize facilities for removing hydrogen sulfide and oxygen in gas and reduce facility cost. Syngas g containing hydrogen sulfide and oxygen as target components for removal or reduction in concentration is contacted with a first material containing transition metal 41 and subsequently with a second material containing transition metal 42 in a first mode. The syngas g is contacted with the second material containing transition metal 42 and subsequently with the first material containing transition metal 41 in a second mode. The first mode and the second mode are alternately executed. In the first mode, iron oxide of the first material containing transition metal 41 reacts with the hydrogen sulfide to become iron sulfide that is reactable with the oxygen and iron sulfide of the second material containing transition metal 42 reacts with the oxygen to become iron oxide that is reactable with the hydrogen sulfide.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji FUJIMORI, Tetsuya ISHII
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Publication number: 20170336376Abstract: This productivity evaluation method is for evaluating productivity of a chemical substance in a process comprising a first step of obtaining gas from a waste material and a second step of synthesizing a chemical substance from the gas obtained in the first step in the presence of a catalyst, said method including: a first carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the waste material, a second carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the chemical substance produced in said process, and a productivity evaluation stage of evaluating the productivity of the chemical substance based on values of the mass of carbon which are calculated in the first carbon mass calculation stage and the second carbon mass calculation stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji FUJIMORI, Akio SHOKAKU
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Publication number: 20170306286Abstract: Gas-utilizing microorganisms are stably cultured regardless of variations in a supply flow rate of a substrate gas. Gas-utilizing microorganisms 9 are cultured in a culture solution 2 in a culture tank 10. A substrate gas containing CO and H2 or the like is supplied to the culture tank 10 and is dissolved in the culture solution 2. When a supply flow rate of the substrate gas or predetermined constituents of the substrate gas to the culture tank 10 becomes a predetermined value or lower, a culture solution 2a is rapidly discharged from the culture tank 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya ISHII, Kanetomo SATOU, Yoji FUJIMORI, Kokoro HAMACHI, Norihide NISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20160222340Abstract: Provided is a novel apparatus capable of suitably manufacturing an organic substance from a syngas. An apparatus 1 for manufacturing an organic substance includes a syngas producing furnace (11), an organic substance synthesis unit (16), a moisture content raising unit (12), and a moisture content lowering unit (13). The syngas producing furnace (11) is configured to produce a syngas containing carbon monoxide by partly oxidizing a carbon source. The organic substance synthesis unit (16) is configured to produce an organic substance from the syngas. The moisture content raising unit (12) is disposed between the syngas producing furnace (11) and the organic substance synthesis unit (16). The moisture content raising unit (12) is configured to raise a moisture content of the syngas. The moisture content lowering unit (13) is disposed between the moisture content raising unit (12) and the organic substance synthesis unit (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kanetomo SATOU, Yoji FUJIMORI, Tetsuya ISHII, Kokoro HAMACHI, Kazuo DOYAMA
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Publication number: 20150253299Abstract: This productivity evaluation method is for evaluating productivity of a chemical substance in a process comprising a first step of obtaining gas from a waste material and a second step of synthesizing a chemical substance from the gas obtained in the first step in the presence of a catalyst, said method including: a first carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the waste material, a second carbon mass calculation stage of calculating mass of carbon contained in the chemical substance produced in said process, and a productivity evaluation stage of evaluating the productivity of the chemical substance based on values of the mass of carbon which are calculated in the first carbon mass calculation stage and the second carbon mass calculation stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Yoji Fujimori, Akio Shokaku