Plant Or Animal Extract Mixtures Or Extracts Of Indeterminate Structure Containing Patents (Class 44/307)
  • Patent number: 12104122
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for improving product yields and/or product quality during co-processing of fast pyrolysis oil in a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) reaction environment. The systems and methods can allow for co-processing of an increased amount of fast pyrolysis oil while reducing or minimizing coke production for a feedstock including fast pyrolysis oil and a conventional FCC feed. The reducing or minimizing of coke production can be achieved in part by adding a low molecular weight, non-ionic surfactant to the mixture of fast pyrolysis oil and conventional FCC feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Xiaochun Xu, Hyung Rae Kim, Chengrong Wang, Colin L. Beswick
  • Patent number: 12098339
    Abstract: A diesel fuel composition as disclosed includes a fossil diesel component, a fatty acid methyl esters component, and a hydrotreated renewable paraffinic diesel component. A method is disclosed for producing the diesel composition and use thereof. Use of the hydrotreated renewable paraffinic diesel component as an oxidation stability improver is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Ulla Kiiski, Jenni Nortio, Markku Kuronen
  • Patent number: 12054683
    Abstract: Provided are a method of producing a Lube base oil composition including a) reacting at least a part of waste plastic pyrolysis oil having a boiling point in a range of 180 to 340° C. to remove impurities and oligomerize the oil; and b) hydroisomerizing at least a part of the product of step a). A lube base oil composition is also produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK Geo Centric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Jung Jeon, Yeon Ho Kim, Ok Youn Kim, Seung Eon Lee, Seung Woo Lee, Yoon Kyung Lee, Ka Young Kim, Young Moo Park, Ho Won Lee
  • Patent number: 12037552
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for co-processing of renewable distillate fractions with mineral fractions to produce at least a jet (or kerosene) boiling range product and a diesel boiling range product. A combination of a jet boiling range product fraction and a diesel boiling range product fraction with unexpected properties can be formed by first blending i) a distillate boiling range feed fraction containing a renewable distillate component with ii) a mineral feed fraction (possibly corresponding to a whole or partial crude oil) that includes diesel boiling range compounds to form a blended composition. The blended composition can then be fractionated to form a jet boiling range product fraction and a diesel boiling range product fraction. Optionally, the resulting jet boiling range product fraction and/or diesel boiling range product fraction can be exposed to further processing, such as hydroprocessing or catalytic cracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel E. Kadlecek, Dominique S. Lesmanne, Jr., Sheryl B. Rubin-Pitel, Timothy J. Anderson
  • Patent number: 11981869
    Abstract: A method is disclosed of purifying a recycled or renewable organic material, wherein the recycled or renewable organic material contains one or more impurities selected from a group consisting of silicon compounds, phosphorous, Cl and sterols. Exemplary embodiments include (a) providing the recycled or renewable organic material; (c) heat treating the recycled or renewable organic material at 100 to 450° C.; and (f) hydrotreating the heat treated recycled or renewable organic material in a presence of a hydrotreating catalyst; to obtain purified hydrotreated recycled or renewable organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Blanka Toukoniitty, Ville Paasikallio, Jukka-Pekka Pasanen, Jouni Touronen, Meri Hovi, Antti Pasanen, Salla Likander, Sami Toppinen, Pekka Aalto, Kari Jansson, Marina Lindblad, Mats Käldström, Kaisa Lamminpää, Andrea Perez Nebreda
  • Patent number: 11951451
    Abstract: A reactor and process for the production of bio-diesel. The reactor includes one or more coiled reaction lines. The lines are positioned within a tank containing a heat transfer media such as molten salt, maintained at about 750 F. A pump circulates the media within the tank. An emulsion of alcohol; refined feed stock, including glycerides and/or fatty acids; and preferably water is pumped through the reaction lines at temperatures and pressures sufficient to maintain the alcohol in a super-critical state. The curvature of the coils, pump pulsing, and the flow rate of the emulsion keep the emulsion in a turbulent state while in the reactor, ensuring thorough mixing of the alcohol and feed stock. The alcohol reacts with the glycerides and fatty acids to form bio-diesel. The reaction is fast, efficient with regard to energy input and waste generation, and requires minimal alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LOUISIANA ECO GEEN, LLC
    Inventors: Kemper J McSpadden, Gerard M Thomassie
  • Patent number: 11859812
    Abstract: Various aspects provide for a multistage fluidized bed reactor, particularly comprising a volatilization stage and a combustion stage. The gas phases above the bed solids in the respective stages are separated by a wall. An opening (e.g., in the wall) provides for transport of the bed solids from the volatilization stage to the combustion stage. Active control of the gas pressure in the two stages may be used to control residence time. Various aspects provide for a fuel stream processing system having a pretreatment reactor, a combustion reactor, and optionally a condensation reactor. The condensation reactor receives a volatiles stream volatilized by the volatilization reactor. The combustion reactor receives a char stream resulting from the removal of the volatiles by the volatilization reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: BioShare AB
    Inventors: Henrik Ström, David Pallarès, Henrik Thunman, Martin Seemann, Christer Gustavsson
  • Patent number: 11859134
    Abstract: A method for thermal processing and catalytic cracking of a biomass to effect distillate oil recovery can include, particle size reduction. slurrying the biomass with a carrier fluid to create a reaction mixture, slurrying a catalyst with a carrier fluid to create a catalyst slurry, heating the reaction mixture and/or the catalyst slurry, and depolymerizing the reaction mixture with the catalyst. The reaction mixture can undergo distillation and fractionation to produce distillate fractions that include naphtha, kerosene, and diesel. In some embodiments, thermal processing and catalytic cracking includes vaporization of the biomass followed by distillation and fractionation. In some embodiments, a resulting distillate can be used as a carrier fluid. In some embodiments, the method can include desulfurization, dehydration, and/or decontamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Cielo Waste Solutions Corp.
    Inventors: Roderick Michael Facey, Clayton Donald Allan
  • Patent number: 11814586
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a process of obtaining a biocrude from biomass, where said process comprises the solvothermal liquefaction of the biomass in the presence of a mixture of solvents, until obtaining a gaseous phase, a solid phase, an aqueous liquid phase and an organic liquid phase comprising the biocrude. Wherein the mixture of solvents comprises between 0.5% w/w to 99.5% w/w of water and at least one solvent; and wherein the solvent is selected from alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, or precursors thereof under the processing conditions. The process described herein allows the use of biomass for the production of renewable fuels, as well as obtaining a biocrude with a yield greater than or equal to 30%, with a calorific value between 20 and 35 MJ/Kg and with a sulfur percentage lower than 1% w/w.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: Cementos Argos S.A., Universidad de Antioquia
    Inventors: David Ocampo Echeverri, Luis Alberto Rios, Elkin Andrés Gómez Mejía, Gabriel Jaime Vargas Betancur
  • Patent number: 11781072
    Abstract: A pyrolysis oil composition that is soluble in hydrocarbon fuel, and related systems and methods for making the composition, are described. In an exemplary embodiment, a process for making a pyrolysis oil composition involves pyrolyzing biomass to generate biomass-derived pyrolysis vapor therefrom, vaporizing petroleum feedstock to generate petroleum feedstock-derived vapor therefrom, blending the biomass-derived pyrolysis vapor and petroleum feedstock-derived vapor together, condensing the blended biomass-derived pyrolysis vapor and petroleum feedstock-derived vapor simultaneously to form a condensate, and collecting the condensate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: American Bio Energy Corp.
    Inventor: Johnny Marion Tharpe, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11766626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating a vent gas steam from heat treatment of plant biomass. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing the method for treating a vent gas steam from heat treatment of plant biomass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: OY LUNAWOOD LTD
    Inventors: Arto Halonen, Henry Mantsinen
  • Patent number: 11708536
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for reducing fouling in catalytic cracking. The method includes subjecting a recycled fossil-based feedstock to a heat treatment, evaporating the heat-treated feedstock, hydrotreating resulting evaporation distillate and performing catalytic cracking of the hydrotreated distillate in a presence of a solid acid catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Ville Paasikallio, Blanka Toukoniitty, Jukka-Pekka Pasanen
  • Patent number: 11427765
    Abstract: The present application generally relates to catalytically preparing liquid fuel products with an improved product mix by co-processing a plurality of reactants in in refinery or field-upgrading operations. The reactants may include, for example, petroleum fraction and a biocrude oil having an alcohol additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Ensyn Renewables, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry A. Freel
  • Patent number: 11421160
    Abstract: The use of bio oil from at least one renewable source in a hydrotreatment process, in which process hydrocarbons are formed from said glyceride oil in a catalytic reaction, and the iron content of said bio oil is less than 1 w-ppm calculated as elemental iron. A bio oil intermediate including bio oil from at least one renewable source and the iron content of said bio oil is less than 1 w-ppm calculated as elemental iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Tuomas Ouni, Väinö Sippola, Petri Lindqvist
  • Patent number: 11414372
    Abstract: Methods of detecting and, optionally, determining a level of incorporation of monolignol ester conjugates into lignin. The methods include derivatizing lignin to acylate at least a portion of free phenolic and aliphatic hydroxyls and to halogenate at least a portion of benzylic alcohols present in the lignin to yield derivatized lignin, treating the derivatized lignin with a reducing agent to cleave at least a portion of the derivatized lignin to yield lignin cleavage products, acetylating at least a portion of free hydroxyl groups in the lignin cleavage products with a labeled acetylation agent to yield labeled lignin fragments, and detecting the labeled lignin fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: John Ralph, Steven D Karlen, Fachuang Lu, Dharshana Padmakshan
  • Patent number: 11414605
    Abstract: The use of bio oil from at least one renewable source in a hydrotreatment process, in which process hydrocarbons are formed from said glyceride oil in a catalytic reaction, and the iron content of said bio oil is less than 1 w-ppm calculated as elemental iron. A bio oil intermediate including bio oil from at least one renewable source and the iron content of said bio oil is less than 1 w-ppm calculated as elemental iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Tuomas Ouni, Väinö Sippola, Petri Lindqvist
  • Patent number: 11365330
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for the synthesis of bio-based formaldehyde-free wood adhesive with lignin and cellulose derived bio-oil which can be generated from the fractionation/liquefaction of lignocellulose biomass such as agricultural and forestry wastes. Curable groups are introduced onto the bio oil through functionalization reaction with cyclic anhydrides such as maleic anhydride, citric anhydride, phthalic anhydride, succinic anhydride, methyl succinic anhydride. Wood adhesives are formulated with the functionalized bio oil by addition of water and curing agents. Two-ply plywood samples were prepared following the ASTM International Standard 2017, D2339-98 and cured on a hot press between 190-200° C. for 3-4 min under 3 MPa pressure. The plywood samples have dry and wet strengths in the range of up to 3.5 MPa with over 80% wood failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Western Ontario
    Inventors: Zhongshun Yuan, Chunbao Xu, Dennise Johanna Sosa Carrero, Hongwei Li
  • Patent number: 11357183
    Abstract: Pelagic, surface floating, macroalga, Sargassum is harvested at large scale from a free-roaming farm floating freely on the ocean surface, monitored and tracked with GPS drifters and contained only by naturally occurring circular currents known as eddies or gyres, without aquaculture equipment. The farming technique occurs in open ocean through the utilization of system design and technology. Satellite imagery is interpreted to locate naturally occurring Sargassum aggregations or mats. Harvest vessel(s) travel to an identified mat, where only a portion of the natural mat is harvested as starter culture for a free-roaming farm. Cuttings are left behind to become new plants to restore the “mother mat” for no net loss of habitat and for migration for cohabitating organisms. The remainder of the biomass is transported to the identified free-roaming farm site which is in a suitable Eddie. GPS drifters are adhered with seedlings until the crop is ready for harvest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Alyson Myers
  • Patent number: 11318444
    Abstract: A desulfurization catalyst includes at least: 1) a sulfur-storing metal oxide, 2) an inorganic binder, 3) a wear-resistant component, and 4) an active metal component. The sulfur-storing metal is one or more of a metal of Group IIB of the periodic table, a metal of Group VB of the periodic table, and a metal of Group VIB of the periodic table, e.g., zinc. The desulfurization catalyst has a good stability and a high desulfurization activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Jun Long, Shuandi Hou, Wei Lin, Ye Song, Huiping Tian
  • Patent number: 11253895
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating contaminated soil and groundwater are contemplated. An aqueous slurry may be formulated from particles of solid-phase organic materials having particle sizes between 0.1 and 100 microns, which serve as organic electron donors which may biodegrade subsurface contaminants. The aqueous slurry is injected into an environmental subsurface at a pressure lower than the fracture pressure of the subsurface, which will result in a more uniform distribution of the slurry throughout the subsurface, rather than concentrated deposition of the solid-phase organic materials at points along the fractures, and will also tend to reduce disruption of the architecture of the soil matrix, increasing the utility of the remediated soil and preventing an increase in the rates of generation and efflux of methane and nitrous oxide from the soil to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: REGENESIS BIOREMEDIATION PRODUCTS
    Inventors: Kristen A. Thoreson, Scott B. Wilson, John Freim
  • Patent number: 11225611
    Abstract: Disclose is an online analyzer to monitor conversion of a biofeedstock in a first hydrotreating stage to avoid catalyst poisoning in a subsequent stage. An example method of processing a biofeedstock may comprise hydrotreating the biofeedstock by reaction with hydrogen to form a hydrotreated biofeedstock. The method may further comprise monitoring conversion of the biofeedstock in the hydrotreating with an online analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Chengrong Wang, Anding Zhang, Xiaochun Xu, Samuel J. Cady, Shifang Luo, Michael H. Ring, Maria Vanessa C. Aguinaldo, John Della Mora, Kegun L. Ream
  • Patent number: 11072755
    Abstract: Methods are provided for simple and efficient carbonization of cellulosic and/or lignin-containing materials to generate a char suitable for use as a pellet fuel. Cellulosic and/or lignin-containing waste materials can be suspended in water with a catalyst and, optionally, a carbonate and heated to generate a char. This char can be dried and formed into carbonized pellets suitable for use as fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: AEONIAN LTD.
    Inventors: Louise M. Falevsky, Elam Anders Magnus Lind, Kawnish Kirtania
  • Patent number: 11052372
    Abstract: A reactor and process for the production of bio-diesel. The reactor includes one or more coiled reaction lines. The lines are positioned within a tank containing a heat transfer media such as molten salt, maintained at about 750F. A pump circulates the media within the tank. An emulsion of alcohol; refined feed stock, including glycerides and/or fatty acids; and preferably water is pumped through the reaction lines at temperatures and pressures sufficient to maintain the alcohol in a super-critical state. The curvature of the coils, pump pulsing, and the flow rate of the emulsion keep the emulsion in a turbulent state while in the reactor, ensuring thorough mixing of the alcohol and feed stock. The alcohol reacts with the glycerides and fatty acids to form bio-diesel. The reaction is fast, efficient with regard to energy input and waste generation, and requires minimal alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: LOUISIANA ECO GREEN, LLC
    Inventors: Kemper J McSpadden, Gerard M Thomassie
  • Patent number: 11034905
    Abstract: A fertilizer/soil conditioner or a fuel source material is formed by processing animal waste by-products through the use of a rotary biomass dryer system. The animal waste by-product includes without limitation manure obtained from cattle or swine; feed lot bedding, poultry litter, a digestate of animal waste by-products obtained from an anaerobic digester, municipal waste, waste meat renderings, waste meat, or a mixture thereof. The processed material may comprise a higher amount of ash and a lower amount of volatile material than the animal waste by-product. The processed material may be stored as a powder or processed into pellets, logs, pucks, briquettes or another convenient shape form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ECAP BIOENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Heimann, Allison Talley
  • Patent number: 11034984
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is a method for improving the yield of enzymatic preparation of biodiesel from greases, comprising: during enzymatic reaction of short-chain alcohols with greases to prepare biodiesel, introducing online dehydration steps, which lead the volatile gases in the enzyme reactor to enter into the low-temperature absorption tank, and the dehydrated gases flow back into the enzyme reactor. The formation of gas-circulation can constantly bring the moisture inside the enzyme reactor out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Beijing Cenway Bio-energy Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Dehua Liu, Wei Du, Luole Zhu, Jianchun Yang
  • Patent number: 10982161
    Abstract: This invention provides processes and systems for converting biomass into high carbon biogenic reagents that are suitable for a variety of commercial applications. Some embodiments employ pyrolysis in the presence of an inert gas to generate hot pyrolyzed solids, condensable vapors, and non-condensable gases, followed by separation of vapors and gases, and cooling of the hot pyrolyzed solids in the presence of the inert gas. Additives may be introduced during processing or combined with the reagent, or both. The biogenic reagent may include at least 70 wt %, 80 wt %, 90 wt %, 95 wt %, or more total carbon on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may have an energy content of at least 12,000 Btu/lb, 13,000 Btu/lb, 14,000 Btu/lb, or 14,500 Btu/lb on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may be formed into fine powders, or structural objects. The structural objects may have a structure and/or strength that derive from the feedstock, heat rate, and additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James A. Mennell, Daniel J. Despen
  • Patent number: 10941355
    Abstract: A supercritical water separation process and system is disclosed for the removal of metals, minerals, particulate, asphaltenes, and resins from a contaminated organic material. The present invention takes advantage of the physical and chemical properties of supercritical water to effect the desired separation of contaminants from organic materials and permit scale-up. At a temperature and pressure above the critical point of water (374° C., 22.1 MPa), nonpolar organic compounds become miscible in supercritical water (SCW) and polar compounds and asphaltenes become immiscible. The process and system disclosed continuously separates immiscible contaminants and solids from the supercritical water and clean oil product solution. The present invention creates a density gradient that enables over 95% recovery of clean oil and over 99% reduction of contaminants such as asphaltenes and particulate matter depending on the properties of the contaminated organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Applied Research Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward N. Coppola, Charles Red, Jr., Sanjay Nana, Kenneth D. Pelt, Jocelyn Marie Wahlgren
  • Patent number: 10858608
    Abstract: Use of a hydrocarbyl-substituted dicarboxylic acid for improving or boosting the separation of water from fuel oils and gasoline fuels which comprise additives with detergent action. A Fuel additive concentrate comprising the said hydrocarbyl-substituted dicarboxylic acid, certain additives with detergent action and optionally other customary additives and solvents or diluents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Harald Boehnke, Ludwig Voelkel, Marc Walter
  • Patent number: 10851320
    Abstract: A composition comprising a distillate fuel, an oligomer portion comprising at least one dimethoxymethane oligomer, and a stabilizer comprising one or more alcohols. A composition comprising a distillate fuel, and an oligomer portion comprising at least one dimethoxymethane oligomer, DMMn, wherein n is less than 3 and/or greater than 4. A composition comprising a distillate fuel, and less than 10 volume percent of an oligomer portion, wherein the oligomer portion comprises at least one dimethoxymethane oligomer. A method comprising separating, from a mixture of DMMn oligomers, one or more DMMn fractions comprising oligomers of a desired chain length n, and combining a desired amount of one or more of the separated DMMn fractions with a distillate fuel to provide a fuel composition. A composition comprising a distillate fuel that includes renewable distillate fuel, DMMn and/or alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P.
    Inventors: James N. Waguespack, Larry W. Arndt, David S. Mannel, Ha H. Nguyen, Barbara Kimmich
  • Patent number: 10800974
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing crude bio oil from biomass. The process involves hydrothermally liquefying a biomass in presence of a catalyst at a temperature in the range of 250° C. to 400° C. and at a pressure in the range of 70 bar to 225 bar, to obtain a product mixture comprising crude bio-oil. This product mixture comprising crude bio-oil is cooled to obtain a cooled mixture; the oil is then separated from the cooled mixture to obtain crude bio-oil and a residue containing the catalyst. Carbon content of crude bio-oil is in the range of 60 wt % to 85 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chidambaram Mandan, Balakrishnan Madhesan, Ramesh Bhujade, Ajit Sapre
  • Patent number: 10731085
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising 10-40 mass % of C8-30 linear alkanes, up to 20 mass % of C7-20 aromatic hydrocarbons, at least 90 mass % of which are monoaromatic, and no more than 1 mass % in total of oxygen-containing compounds; wherein the total amount of C8-30 alkanes in the composition is 50-95 mass %, and the total amount of C8-30 alkanes, C7-20 aromatic hydrocarbons and C8-30 cycloalkanes is at least 95 mass %; wherein the composition comprises 45-90 mass % in total of C8-30 cycloalkanes and C8-30 branched alkanes; and wherein the amounts are based on the mass of the composition. Also provided is a method of producing the composition comprising the step of hydroprocessing a biological feedstock using a catalyst and the step of fractionating the product of the hydroprocessing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teemu Lindberg, Jaakko Nousiainen, Heli Laumola, Arto Rissanen
  • Patent number: 10711198
    Abstract: A method for forming catalytically treated pyrolytic vapor product from pyrolyzable material, the method comprising burning fuel in a fluidized bed boiler, thereby heating some particulate material; transferring at least some of the heated particulate material or some other heated particulate material to a pyrolysis reactor to pyrolyze some pyrolyzable material in the pyrolysis reactor; and conveying at least some pyrolytic vapor through a catalyst bed comprising catalyst material; and conveying at least part of the formed side products upstream back to the process; thereby producing the catalytically treated pyrolytic vapor product in an resource efficient manner. In addition, a system configured to produce catalytically treated pyrolytic vapor product from pyrolyzable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Heiskanen, Sara Kaerki, Erkki Vaelimaeki, Reyhaneh Shenassa, Jussi Maentyniemi, Pekka Jokela, Andrea Gutierrez, Joakim Autio, Janne Asikkala
  • Patent number: 10703978
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for biomass oil, and a preparation method and use thereof. The composition comprises a biomass and a liquid oil, wherein, based on weight of the biomass, the biomass has a moisture content of 3 wt % to 18 wt %. The biomass is mixed with the liquid oil to obtain a liquid mixture, i.e., the composition for biomass oil. According to the use of the composition for biomass oil in preparation of biomass oil, high-pressure high-temperature hydrolysis is carried out by using water in the biomass, and the polycondensation of coke is avoided under the co-action of hydrogen gas and a catalyst, so that the yield of the coke is lowered, and the yield of the biomass oil is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Huashi United Energy Technology and Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke Lin, Lin Li, Lixin Guo, Yongjun Cui, Lilong Jiang
  • Patent number: 10640713
    Abstract: A system and method to a power production cycle optimized for combusting fractionated solid biomass such that the fractionated solid biomass is transported in a solvent that is utilized in a solvent-enhanced biomass liquefaction conversion process and the solvent is subsequently fractionated from the fractionated solid biomass for direct use as a liquid fuel for transport vehicles to maximize energy density and total system energy efficiency. Utilizing the solvent as a waste heat recovery method prior to combustion by the transport vehicle increases the total system energy efficiency and maximizes biomass value creation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventor: Michael H Gurin
  • Patent number: 10633605
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for modifying of bio-oil, the process including the steps where feedstock including bio-oil is allowed react with a reducing agent in at least one polar solvent, to obtain modified bio-oil. Also disclosed is the use modified bio-oil, obtainable by the process, as heating oil, as starting material in processes for producing fuels, fuel components, fine chemicals, chemical building-blocks, and solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: UPM-KYMMENE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Janne Asikkala, Andrea Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 10619103
    Abstract: Biomass is converted into a bio-oil containing stream in a riser reactor having multiple ports for the entry of fresh catalyst. Hard coke formed during pyrolysis may be separated from the riser effluent fraction containing which contains spent catalyst, soft coke and char. The separated hard coke may then be fed back into the riser reactor. The riser reactor may further have a cooling media which quenches the rapid heat transfer to the biomass during pyrolysis of the biomass in the mixing zone of the riser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Inaeris Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lorenz J. Bauer, Richard A. Engelman, J. Christopher Lewis
  • Patent number: 10584107
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the extraction of furfural which includes: (a) subjecting a composition comprising furfural, water, at least one acid and an aromatic solvent, with a boiling point higher than that of furfural, to a first separation step providing: (i) an organic phase, and (ii) an aqueous phase; (b) subjecting the aqueous phase of step (a) to a first distillation step to provide: (i) a first in top stream comprising a furfural-water azeotrope; (c) subjecting the first top stream of step (b) to a second separation step to provide: (i) a second top stream comprising a portion of the furfural-water azeotrope; (d) subjecting the second top stream of step (c) to a second distillation step to provide: (i) a third top stream enriched with the furfural-water azeotropic mixture; (e) subjecting the organic phase of step (a) to a third distillation step to provide: a fourth top stream comprising furfural.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Juben Nemchand Chheda, Charu Ehrenreich-Gureja, Jean Paul Andre Marie Joseph Ghislain Lange
  • Patent number: 10501430
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the extraction of furfural including: (a) subjecting a composition comprising furfural, water, at least one inorganic acid, at least one organic acid and a solvent mixture comprising an aromatic solvent and an oxygenate solvent, to a first separation step providing: (i) a first organic phase; (b) subjecting the first organic phase to a first distillation step providing: (i) a first top stream comprising furfural and a portion of the at least one organic acid; (c) subjecting the first top stream from step (b) to a second separation step providing: (i) a second top stream enriched with furfural; (d) subjecting the second top stream from step (c) to a second distillation step providing: (i) a third top stream comprising a furfural-water azeotrope, and (ii) a third bottom stream comprising furfural.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Juben Nemchand Chheda, Jean Paul Andre Marie Joseph Ghislain Lange
  • Patent number: 10457882
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of producing a solid fuel which includes providing a bio-oil and thermally curing the bio-oil to form a carbonaceous solid. The present invention is also directed to a method of producing a solid fuel which includes providing a bio-oil; subjecting the bio-oil to an extraction procedure with an aqueous liquid to produce a concentrated pyrolytic sugar-containing extract and a water insoluble raffinate comprising a lignin-derived phenolic oil; and thermally curing the phenolic oil to form a carbonaceous solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Brown, Marjorie Rover, Andrew J. Friend, Ryan G. Smith
  • Patent number: 10308878
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an economically viable co-process for converting biomass to liquid biohydrocarbon fuels and for upgrading heavy deteriorate petrol-oils to high value transportation fuels. In the process, cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin, which are composed of ligno-cellulosic biomass, are converted to the bio-hydrocarbons (alkanes and aromatics) that are currently derived almost exclusively from fossil fuels. The resulted hydrocarbon liquid can be separated against their boiling points for gasoline, diesel and heavy oils. The heavy oils can then cracked into lower molecular weight hydrocarbons. Meanwhile, the co-processed heavy petro-fuels are partially converted into lower molecular weight hydrocarbons that fall in the boiling point range of gasoline and diesel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventor: Ying Zheng
  • Patent number: 10308877
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the conversion of a feedstock comprising a lignin-comprising material, comprising the steps (a) to (c): (a) charging the feedstock to a fluidized bed reactor; (b) pyrolyzing at least part of the feedstock in the fluidized bed reactor while introducing a carrier gas into the reactor, to produce pyrolysis vapors; (c) reacting at least part of the pyrolysis vapors coming from step (b) in a second reactor comprising a catalyst, to produce hydrocarbon products comprising aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Colin John Schaverien, Yunming Fang
  • Patent number: 10287521
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods related to the production and use of enzymes suitable for reducing the amount of steryl glycosides or saturated monoacyl glycerols in a lipid mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hugo Menzella, Salvador Peiru, Leandro Vetcher
  • Patent number: 10280370
    Abstract: A one-pot liquefaction process for biomass is presented. The one-pot liquefaction process for biomass comprises the following steps: preparing a slurry containing a catalyst, a vulcanizing agent and a biomass, and introducing hydrogen into the slurry to carry out a reaction, thereby obtaining a bio-oil wherein the reaction is controlled to be carried out under a pressure of 13-25 MPa and a temperature of 300-500° C.; and the catalyst comprises amorphous alumina or biomass charcoal loading an active component, and the active component comprises one or more selected from oxides of metals of group VIB, group VIIB or group VIII in the periodic table of elements. The process provided by the present invention has high reaction efficiency, no coke formation and high liquid yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Beijing Huashi United Energy Technology and Development Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ke Lin, Lin Li, Lixin Guo, Yongjun Cui, Lilong Jiang
  • Patent number: 10273421
    Abstract: Described herein are modified fuels with improved properties. The modified fuels are more efficient when compared to conventional fuels such as gasoline. Additionally, the modified fuels burn more efficiently and produce fewer emissions. Finally, the modified fuels also do not require any modifications to existing engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Spirit of the 21st Century Group, LLC
    Inventors: David Henry Goss, Thomas Oscar Goss, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10260004
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for direct liquefaction of biomass. The method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing a biomass, a hydrogenation catalyst and a hydrogen-donor solvent to prepare a biomass slurry; (2) carrying out a first liquefaction reaction with the biomass slurry and hydrogen gas to obtain a first reaction product; (3) carrying out a second liquefaction reaction with the first reaction product and hydrogen gas to obtain a second reaction product; (4) subjecting the second reaction product to a first gas-liquid separation at a temperature of 290-460 DEG C. to produce a first liquid phase and a first gas phase; (5) subjecting the first gas phase to a second gas-liquid separation at a temperature of 30-60 DEG C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Beijing Huashi United Energy Technology and Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke Lin, Lin Li, Lixin Guo, Yongjun Cui, Lilong Jiang
  • Patent number: 10208255
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for producing light oil through liquefying biomass. The method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing a biomass, a hydrogenation catalyst and a solvent oil to prepare a biomass slurry; (2) carrying out a first liquefaction reaction with the biomass slurry and hydrogen gas to obtain a first reaction product; (3) carrying out a second liquefaction reaction with the first reaction product and hydrogen gas to obtain a second reaction product; (4) subjecting the second reaction product to a first separation operation to produce a light component and a heavy component; (5) carrying out vacuum distillation on the heavy component to obtain a light fraction; (6) mixing the light component with the light fraction to form a mixture, carrying out a hydrogenation reaction on the mixture to obtain a hydrogenation product; and (7) subjecting the hydrogenation product to fractionation operation to obtain a light oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Beijin Huashi United Energy Technology and Development
    Inventors: Ke Lin, Lin Li, Lixin Guo, Yongjun Cui, Lilong Jiang
  • Patent number: 10167436
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide methods and apparatuses for providing fuel briquettes from human feces. In an example embodiment, feces are treated to inactivate pathogens resident therein and to cause the cellulose material in the feces to undergo a phase transition. The treatment of the feces comprises heating the feces. Briquettes are formed from a mixture comprising the treated feces and carbonized agricultural waste product. The treated feces acts a binder such that the mixture may be formed into briquettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Sanivation LLC
    Inventors: Emily Christine Woods, Andrew Merrill Foote
  • Patent number: 10155913
    Abstract: Methods and systems for manufacturing emulsified fuel include: adding surfactant to fuel; blending the surfactant and fuel together in a first mixing chamber for a first mixing period; subjecting the blended surfactant and fuel mixture to a dwell period following the first mixing period; introducing water into the blended surfactant and fuel mixture following the dwell period; and blending the surfactant, fuel and water together in a second mixing chamber for a second mixing period. The surfactant is selected to exhibit an HLB rating in the range of 8.75 to 8.83.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Next Alternative Inc.
    Inventor: Micheal Jacob Frasier
  • Patent number: 10150934
    Abstract: In a process for purifying fatty acid alkyl esters, particularly methyl and ethyl esters, by means of vacuum distillation in a distillation column, water or steam is introduced into the distillation column and, during distillation, brought into contact with the fatty acid alkyl esters in the gas phase. This results in a significant reduction in the sulphur content and in the acid number of the fatty acid alkyl ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BDI-BIOENERGY INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Martin Reichel, Robert Raudner
  • Patent number: 10125070
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the transformation of lignocellulosic biomass or cellulose into mono- or poly-oxygenated compounds, in which the lignocellulosic biomass or the cellulose is brought into simultaneous contact with a catalytic system comprising a combination of one or more homogeneous catalysts and one or more heterogeneous catalysts, in the same reaction chamber, in the presence of at least one solvent, said solvent being water alone or as a mixture with at least one other solvent, in a reducing atmosphere, and at a temperature in the range 80° C. to 250° C. and at a pressure in the range 0.5 MPa to 20 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: IFP EMERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Damien Delcroix, Christophe Vallee, Amandine Cabiac, Emmanuelle Guillon