Gaseous Oxygen Utilized In The Preliminary Reaction Patents (Class 518/703)
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Patent number: 12180425Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations an apparatus to produce SAF from dry natural gas includes a natural gas reforming area that receives the dry natural gas and that produces synthetic gas from the dry natural gas, a Fischer-Tropsch conversion area that is operably coupled to the natural gas reforming area and that receives the synthetic gas and produces a hydrocarbon chain from the synthetic gas and a product upgrading area that is operably coupled to the Fischer-Tropsch conversion area that receives the hydrocarbon chain and that produces the SAF from the hydrocarbon chain.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Kepler GTL LLCInventors: Jason Dvorin, Brent Nelson, Michael G. Smith
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Patent number: 12111055Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine; the gas turbine engine includes a combustor. The combustor includes a combustion chamber and a plurality of fuel spray nozzles configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber. The plurality of fuel spray nozzles includes a first subset of fuel spray nozzles and a second subset of fuel spray nozzles. The combustor is operable in a condition in which the first subset of fuel spray nozzles are supplied with more fuel than the second subset of fuel spray nozzles. A ratio of the number of fuel spray nozzles in the first subset of fuel spray nozzles to the number of fuel spray nozzles in the second subset of fuel spray nozzles is in the range of 1:2 to 1:5. The method includes: providing fuel to the one or more fuel-oil heat exchangers. Also provided is a gas turbine engine for an aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Christopher P Madden, Craig W Bemment, Andrew T Smith, Peter Swann
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Patent number: 12103897Abstract: The present invention describes a processes, systems, and catalysts for the conversion of carbon dioxide and water and electricity into low carbon or zero carbon high quality fuels and chemicals. In one aspect, the present invention provides an integrated process for the conversion of a feed stream comprising carbon dioxide to a product stream comprising hydrocarbons between 5 and 24 carbon atoms in length.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Infinium Technology, LLCInventors: Robert Schuetzle, Dennis Schuetzle, Harold Wright, Orion Hanbury, Matthew Caldwell, Ramer Rodriguez
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Patent number: 12097488Abstract: A steam reforming process to produce synthesis gas from hydrocarbons comprises: a first steam reforming step, wherein a gas stream of hydrocarbon feedstock is supplied into a first reforming section comprising at least a first gas heated reformer, where steam reforming reactions take place forming a partially reformed effluent; a second steam reforming effluent, wherein the partially reformed effluent leaving the first reforming section is supplied to a second steam reforming section comprising at least a second reformer, where in a radiant chamber outside the tubes, an air combustion takes place; the second reformer is a gas heated reformer.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: WOOD ITALIANA S.R.L.Inventors: Fabio Ruggeri, Luca Mancuso, Luigi Sangalli
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Patent number: 12087979Abstract: A system and a method are provided for producing electricity and/or chemicals. The system includes a gasifier, a controller, a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power unit, and a chemical synthesis unit. The gasifier converts a fossil fuel, oxygen, and water into a syngas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The controller is used to control distribution of the hydrogen into a first portion and a second portion. The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power unit receives the first portion of hydrogen and compressed air or oxygen, and generates electricity using the first portion of hydrogen. The chemical synthesis unit receives the second portion of hydrogen. The second portion of hydrogen is used for chemical synthesis.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignees: CHINA ENERGY INVESTMENT CORPORATION LIMITED, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CLEAN-AND-LOW-CARBON ENERGYInventors: Surinder Singh, Anthony Ku, John Lemmon, Wayne Qiang Xu
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Patent number: 12077435Abstract: A system and method for processing unconditioned syngas first removes solids and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC), then removes volatile organic compounds (VOC), and then removes at least one sulfur containing compound from the syngas. Additional processing may be performed depending on such factors as the source of syngas being processed, the products, byproducts and intermediate products desired to be formed, captured or recycled and environmental considerations.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: ThermoChem Recovery International, Inc.Inventors: Ravi Chandran, Daniel Michael Leo, Shawn Robert Freitas, Dave G. Newport, Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Daniel A. Burciaga
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Patent number: 12060532Abstract: Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Mawetal LLCInventors: Mohammed Wohaibi, Tom F. Pruitt
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Patent number: 12030014Abstract: A system and method for treating gas to fuel turbines by passing raw gas through an inlet pressure reducing valve to adjust the gas pressure and through a scrubber to capture liquids from the gas. Next, the gas is passed through a compressor to bring it to a pressure above that required by an inlet of a turbine and then to a post-compression aerial cooler that cools the gas to a temperature lower than a required dewpoint at fuel delivery pressure. Next, natural gas liquids are removed from the gas by passing it through a separator. A first portion of the cooled compressed gas is sent through a gas-to-gas heat exchanger, creating heated compressed gas, and a second portion of the cooled compressed gas passes through a backpressure valve. The heated compressed gas is blended with the second portion to create a fuel gas stream with a desired delivery temperature.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Inventors: Brian R. Cebull, Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Austin Vandelinder, Stephen Doll
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Patent number: 12024428Abstract: A plant for producing a synthesis gas chiefly consisting of hydrogen and carbon monoxide by catalytic steam reformation of a hydrocarbonaceous feed gas, wherein the heat of burners required for the chemical reforming reactions to take place is generated by producing a flue gas and wherein, by utilizing the heat contained in the synthesis gas and in the flue gas, a pure steam is generated from boiler feed water and a process steam is generated from process condensate, wherein for the generation of the pure steam synthesis gas and flue gas are used and for the generation of the process steam a part of the pure steam is used as heat-transfer medium and the remaining part of the pure steam is discharged from the process as export steam.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Jean-Philippe Tadiello, Yue Chen, Thomas Wenz, Taekyu Kang
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Patent number: 11920095Abstract: Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Mawetal LLCInventors: Mohammed Wohaibi, Tom F. Pruitt
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Patent number: 11851328Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using a high heat capacity gas as at least a portion of the diluent during the regeneration step of a reverse flow reactor process. Instead of using nitrogen or air as the primary diluent gas, CO2 and/or H2O can be added as diluent gas for the regeneration step in the reaction cycle. Increasing the heat capacity of the diluent gas provides a reduction in the peak temperature within the reactor relative to the amount of fuel combusted during regeneration. This can allow for a reduction in the volume of diluent used during regeneration and/or an increase in the amount of fuel used. Reducing the volume of diluent can reduce the pressure drop during regeneration, which can provide a corresponding reduction in the amount of compression required for recycle of the diluent. Increasing the amount of fuel can allow for a corresponding increase in the amount of endothermic reaction performed during the reaction step.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Everett J. O'Neal, Anastasios I. Skoulidas, Zhiyan Wang
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Patent number: 11820658Abstract: A autothermal reforming catalyst that includes treated black powder (primarily hematite), and a method of treating black powder (e.g., from a natural gas pipeline) to give the treated black powder. An autothermal reformer having the treated black powder as reforming catalyst, and a method of producing syngas with the autothermal reformer.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Rami Bamagain, Bandar A. Fadhel, Mohammed A. Albuali, Ahmad A. Wedhaya
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Patent number: 11820721Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relates to two improved catalysts and associated processes that directly converts carbon dioxide and hydrogen to liquid fuels. The catalytic converter is comprised of two catalysts in series that are operated at the same pressures to directly produce synthetic liquid fuels or synthetic natural gas. The carbon conversion efficiency for CO2 to liquid fuels is greater than 45%. The fuel is distilled into a premium diesel fuels (approximately 70 volume %) and naphtha (approximately 30 volume %) which are used directly as “drop-in” fuels without requiring any further processing. Any light hydrocarbons that are present with the carbon dioxide are also converted directly to fuels. This process is directly applicable to the conversion of CO2 collected from ethanol plants, cement plants, power plants, biogas, carbon dioxide/hydrocarbon mixtures from secondary oil recovery, and other carbon dioxide/hydrocarbon streams.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Infinium Technology, LLCInventors: Robert Schuetzle, Dennis Schuetzle
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Patent number: 11814289Abstract: A steam reforming catalyst that includes treated black powder (primarily hematite), and a method of treating black powder (e.g., from a natural gas pipeline) to give the treated black powder. A steam reformer having the treated black powder as reforming catalyst, and a method of producing syngas with the steam reformer.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ahmad A. Wedhaya, Bandar A. Fadhel, Mohammed A. Albuali, Rami Bamagain
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Patent number: 11787695Abstract: A petroleum residue stream is heated and reacted with an oxygen stream and a carbon dioxide stream in a gasification unit to produce syngas. At least a portion of the carbon monoxide is converted into carbon dioxide to produce shifted syngas. At least a portion of the shifted syngas is separated to produce a syngas feed stream. At least a portion of the syngas feed stream is converted into methanol. At least a portion of the methanol is converted into one or more alkenes (olefins). At least a portion of the methanol is reacted with carbon monoxide to produce acetic acid. Carbon dioxide produced in the process can be recycled to the gasification unit to facilitate the production of the syngas.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Chun Han, Salahdine Idrissi
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Patent number: 11746076Abstract: Process for the synthesis of methanol comprising: reforming a hydrocarbon feedstock into a synthesis gas containing carbon oxides and hydrogen in a molar ratio (H2—CO2)/(CO+CO2) lower than 1.7; elevating said molar ratio to a value of at least 1.9; compressing said synthesis gas and converting the same into crude methanol; separating said crude methanol into a liquid stream of methanol and a gaseous stream containing unreacted synthesis gas; subjecting at least 50% (vol) of said gaseous stream to hydrogen recovery and mixing the recovered hydrogen with said synthesis gas in order to elevate its molar ratio to a value of at least 1.9.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: CASALE SAInventors: Maddalena Lepri, Pietro Moreo, Raffaele Ostuni
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Patent number: 11724943Abstract: A dry reforming catalyst that includes treated black powder (primarily hematite), and a method of treating black powder (e.g., from a natural gas pipeline) to give the treated black powder. A dry reformer having the treated black powder as reforming catalyst, and a method of producing syngas with the dry reformer.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Bandar A. Fadhel, Mohammed A. Albuali, Rami Bamagain, Ahmad A. Wedhaya
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Patent number: 11718522Abstract: A bi-reforming catalyst that includes treated black powder (primarily hematite), and a method of treating black powder (e.g., from a natural gas pipeline) to give the treated black powder. A bi-reformer having the treated black powder as reforming catalyst, and a method of producing syngas with the bi-reformer.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mohammed A. Albuali, Bandar A. Fadhel, Rami Bamagain, Ahmad A. Wedhaya
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Patent number: 11634650Abstract: A feedstock delivery system transfers a carbonaceous material, such as municipal solid waste, into a product gas generation system. The feedstock delivery system includes a splitter for splitting bulk carbonaceous material into a plurality of carbonaceous material streams. Each stream is processed using a weighing system for gauging the quantity of carbonaceous material, a densification system for forming plugs of carbonaceous material, a de-densification system for breaking up the plugs of carbonaceous material, and a gas and carbonaceous material mixing system for forming a carbonaceous material and gas mixture. A pressure of the mixing gas is reduced prior to mixing with the carbonaceous material, and the carbonaceous material to gas weight ratio is monitored. A transport assembly conveys the carbonaceous material and gas mixture to a first reactor where at least the carbonaceous material within the mixture is subject to thermochemical reactions to form the product gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: ThermoChem Recovery International, Inc.Inventors: Ravi Chandran, Daniel A. Burciaga, Daniel Michael Leo, Shawn Robert Freitas, Dave G. Newport, Justin Kevin Miller, Kaitlin Emily Harrington, Brian Christopher Attwood
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Patent number: 11629302Abstract: A fuel production plant includes an electrolysis apparatus; an ethanol generation apparatus that decomposes sugars to generate ethanol and carbon dioxide; and a hydrocarbon generation apparatus that generates hydrocarbons by reacting carbon dioxide with hydrogen. The fuel production plant further includes a hydrogen supply part that supplies hydrogen generated in the electrolysis apparatus to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus by coupling the electrolysis apparatus to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus, an oxygen supply part that supplies oxygen generated in the electrolysis apparatus to the ethanol generation apparatus by coupling the electrolysis apparatus to the ethanol generation apparatus, and a carbon dioxide supply part that supplies carbon dioxide generated in the ethanol generation apparatus to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus by coupling the ethanol generation apparatus to the hydrocarbon generation apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiji Kaita, Takahiko Hirasawa, Noriko Yasutani, Hideo Kato, Oji Kuno
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Patent number: 11618015Abstract: The present invention relates to a dry reforming catalyst in which an active material is impregnated on the surface of a metal oxide support and the active material is surrounded by a surfactant, a method of preparing the same, and a method of producing a synthetic gas using the catalyst. Since the surfactant on the surface of the active material prevents the active material from being sintered and the active material surface from being covered with carbon, the dry reforming catalyst exhibits high activity at high temperature for a long period of time without having to use a precious metal, and thus is useful for the production of a synthetic gas.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignees: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Cafer Tayyar Yavuz, Ercan Ozdemir, Youngdong Song, Aadesh Harale, Bandar Fadhel
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Patent number: 11560307Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for hydrogenation of CO2 in a reverse flow reactor environment via a reverse water gas shift reaction. A reverse flow reactor environment is suitable for performing endothermic reactions at high temperatures, where a reactant flow is passed into the reactor in a first portion of the cycle in a first flow direction while a combustion or heating flow is passed into the reactor during a second portion of the reaction cycle from the opposite direction. This can allow for efficient heating of surfaces within the reactor to provide heat for the endothermic reverse water gas shift reaction while reducing or minimizing incorporation of combustion products into the desired reaction products.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Everett J. O'Neal, Anastasios I. Skoulidas, Joseph E. Gatt
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Patent number: 11524899Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method related to removal of carbon from carbon dioxide via the use of plasma arc heating techniques. The method involves generating C atoms and H atoms from CxHy. The method involves generating graphite and H2 from the C atoms and H atoms, and extracting the graphite. The method involves quenching the H2 with CxHy. The method involves receiving, at a generator, the quenched the H2 and CYHy and generating electricity. The method involves generating a concentrated stream of H2 from the quenched H2 and CxHy. The method involves receiving CO2 and the concentrated stream of H2 and generating C, O, and H atoms. The method involves receiving the C, O, and H atoms and generating graphite, wherein the graphite is extracted. In the hydrocarbon CxHy: x is an integer 1, 2, 3, . . . , and y=2x+2.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Aquasource Technologies CorporationInventor: Shyam Vasant Dighe
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Patent number: 11511263Abstract: Provided is a method for producing organic molecules having at least two carbon atoms chained together by the reaction of a hydrogen-containing source, a carbon-containing source and an optional nitrogen-containing source in the presence of a nanostructure or nanostructures, wherein the reaction is initiated by heat.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Beijing Guanghe New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Cong Wang
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Patent number: 11479728Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing liquid hydrocarbons by the Fischer-Tropsch process integrated into refineries, in particular comprising recycling streams from the steam reforming hydrogen production process as the feedstock for the Fischer-Tropsch process.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.—PETROBRASInventor: Roberto Carlos Pontes Bittencourt
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Patent number: 11440797Abstract: A process of catalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbons, particularly methane and/or natural gas to form a product containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide where the first catalyst comprises Co—Ni—Cr—W alloy.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Inventor: Bang-Cheng Xu
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Patent number: 11365362Abstract: A device and process for the conversion of aromatic compounds, includes/uses: a unit for the separation of the xylenes suitable for treating a cut comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene and producing an extract comprising para-xylene and a raffinate; an isomerization unit suitable for treating the raffinate and producing an isomerate enriched in para-xylene which is sent to a fractionation train; a pyrolysis unit suitable for treating biomass, producing a pyrolysis effluent feeding, at least partially, the feedstock, and producing a pyrolysis gas comprising CO and H2; a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction section suitable for treating, at least in part, the pyrolysis gas, producing a synthesis effluent sent, at least in part, to the pyrolysis unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Jean-Francois Joly, Frederic Feugnet
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Patent number: 11130681Abstract: Process for the co-production of methanol and ammonia from a hydrocarbon feed without venting to the atmosphere carbon dioxide captured from the methanol or ammonia synthesis gas and without using expensive air separation units and water gas shift.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventors: Pat A. Han, Mitra Heidarpanah
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Patent number: 11130680Abstract: Process for the co-production of methanol and ammonia together with urea production from a hydrocarbon feed without venting to the atmosphere carbon dioxide captured from the methanol or ammonia synthesis gas and without using expensive air separation units and water gas shift. Carbon dioxide removal from flue gas from reforming section to convert partially or fully all ammonia into urea. Synergi of having methanol, ammonia and urea production to produce coating material for the urea production.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventors: Pat A. Han, Mitra Heidarpanah
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Patent number: 11084989Abstract: A method of desulfurizing a liquid hydrocarbon having the steps of: adding a liquid hydrocarbon to a vessel, the hydrocarbon having a sulfur content; adding a catalyst and an oxidizer to create a mixture; oxidizing at least some of the sulfur content of the liquid hydrocarbon to form oxidized sulfur in the liquid hydrocarbon; separating the liquid hydrocarbon from the mixture; and removing at least some of the oxidized sulfur from the liquid hydrocarbon. Such methods can be carried out by batch or continuously. Systems for undertaking such methods are likewise disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Alternative Petroleum Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Jack Lawrence Waldron
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Patent number: 11027984Abstract: A process for producing urea with controlled excess of CO2 and/or NH3. The process includes the steps of: reforming the hydrocarbon feed gas, thereby obtaining a synthesis gas comprising CH4, CO, CO2, H2 and H2O, shifting the synthesis gas, removing CO2 from the synthesis gas, removing residual H2O and/or CO2 from the synthesis gas, removing CH4, CO, Ar and/or He, and adding stoichiometric nitrogen to produce NH3 to the synthesis gas, synthesizing NH3 to obtain a NH3 product, and adding at least part of the product CO2 and at least part of the NH3 product to a urea synthesis step to make a urea product. The amount of excess CO2 and/or NH3 is controlled by adjusting the steam/carbon in the reforming step and/or the H2O addition upstream the shift step and/or adjusting the inlet temperature to at least one or more shift steps.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventors: Christian Henrik Speth, Per Juul Dahl, Annette E. Kroll Jensen, Niels Christian Schjødt, Marcus Symreng
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Patent number: 10927049Abstract: A hydrocarbon is produced by applying mechanical energy to a metal body containing stainless steel by solid-solid contact so that a contact pressure per unit area is 30 kPa or more, in the presence of a gas containing carbon dioxide and a hydrogen source, thereby adding hydrogen to carbon dioxide. Further, a hydrocarbon is produced by providing a reaction vessel for applying mechanical energy to a metal body by solid-solid contact in the presence of a gas containing carbon dioxide and a hydrogen source, a gas introduction unit for introducing the gas containing carbon dioxide to the reaction vessel, a hydrogen source introduction unit for introducing the hydrogen source to the reaction vessel, and a gas discharge unit for discharging a gas containing the hydrocarbon produced in the reaction vessel, and adding hydrogen to the carbon dioxide in the reaction vessel.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Miki Itoh, Hironao Sajiki, Yoshinari Sawama, Miki Niikawa, Kwihwan Park
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Patent number: 10836634Abstract: An integrated process for converting light hydrocarbon gases into products. Pre-packaged equipment such as a gas turbine and process compressors may be used to efficiently integrate the process. The gas turbine may provide a portion of the oxygen required in the process as compressed air. An additional oxygen rich stream may be provided by a separate air separation process so that the combined air and oxygen rich streams have an oxygen content of 25% to 50%. The gas turbine may also provide thermal energy to pre-heat the oxygen rich stream and feed gas stream and power to run compressors, air separation, and auxiliaries in the process.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: EMERGING FUELS TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Kenneth L. Agee
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Patent number: 10822234Abstract: A system and method for oxygen transport membrane enhanced Integrated Gasifier Combined Cycle (IGCC) is provided. The oxygen transport membrane enhanced IGCC system is configured to generate electric power and optionally produce a fuel/liquid product from coal-derived synthesis gas or a mixture of coal-derived synthesis gas and natural gas derived synthesis gas.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Sean M. Kelly, Shrikar Chakravarti, Raymond F. Drnevich
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Patent number: 10703995Abstract: A method of desulfurizing a liquid hydrocarbon having the steps of: adding a liquid hydrocarbon to a vessel, the hydrocarbon having a sulfur content; adding a catalyst and an oxidizer to create a mixture; oxidizing at least some of the sulfur content of the liquid hydrocarbon to form oxidized sulfur in the liquid hydrocarbon; separating the liquid hydrocarbon from the mixture; and removing at least some of the oxidized sulfur from the liquid hydrocarbon. Such methods can be carried out by batch or continuously. Systems for undertaking such methods are likewise disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Alternative Petroleum Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Jack Lawrence Waldron
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Patent number: 10669220Abstract: A method for the synthesis of methanol includes the steps of feeding a hydrogen-containing stream from a hydrogen recovery stage into a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen and carbon oxides, and feeding the synthesis gas stream to a primary reactor stage for the catalytic and partial conversion of the synthesis gas stream into a gas mixture containing water, methanol, and residual gas, and further including the step of feeding a first portion of the residual gas to the hydrogen recovery stage for separation into the hydrogen-containing stream and a waste gas stream. The method is characterized in that a second portion of the residual gas is fed to a secondary reactor stage for further catalytic and at least partial conversion into a methanol-containing product stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: GASCONTEC GMBHInventors: Wolff Balthasar, Dierk Müller, Ulrich Wagner
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Patent number: 10596544Abstract: A chemical reaction system comprises: a supply source to generate a first carbon compound including at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; an electrochemical reaction device to generate a second carbon compound including carbon monoxide by a reduction reaction of carbon dioxide; a reactor to generate a product including a third carbon compound by a chemical reaction of a reactant including hydrogen and at least one of the first and second carbon compounds; and a flow path through which the second carbon compound is supplied from the electrochemical reaction device to at least one of the supply source and the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Asahi Motoshige, Akihiko Ono, Yoshitsune Sugano, Satoshi Mikoshiba
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Patent number: 10252909Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for dry reforming of at least one alkane carried out in at least one reaction chamber, preferably with a catalytic bed, having a stream of gas passing through same. According to the invention, said at least one reaction chamber comprises a catalytic solid which is cyclically and alternatively exposed to a stream of at least one alkane and a stream containing carbon dioxide, such that said catalytic solid is used as an oxidation vector.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignees: Universite Des Sciences et Technologies De Lille 1, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)Inventors: Axel Lofberg, Louise Duhamel Jalowiecki, Jesus Guerrero
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Patent number: 10239013Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recovering methane from a gas stream comprising methane and ethylene, comprising a sorption step which comprises contacting the gas stream comprising methane and ethylene with a sorption agent which has a lower affinity for methane than for ethylene, resulting in sorption of ethylene and 0 to 90% of the methane by the sorption agent and in a gas stream comprising methane in an amount of 10 to 100% based on the amount of methane in the gas stream that is subjected to the sorption step; and a desorption step which comprises desorbing sorbed ethylene and optionally sorbed methane resulting in a gas stream comprising ethylene and optionally methane.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Sivakumar Sadasivan Vijayakumari, Charles-Edouard Sanders, Vatsal Mukundlal Shah
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Patent number: 10221115Abstract: A method of diverting municipal solid waste (MSW) from a landfill that includes receiving, at a MSW processing system, a quantity of MSW, gasifying the quantity of MSW in a gasification unit to yield a syngas stream and biochar stream, converting at least a portion of the syngas to mixed alcohols in an alcohol synthesis unit, separating the mixed alcohols into one or more alcohol products, and determining a carbon offset for diverting the MSW from the landfill to the MSW processing system.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Fluor Technologies CorporationInventors: Ravi Ravikumar, Jim Wilson, Denny Li
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Patent number: 10221360Abstract: A method for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, the method including: 1) gasifying a raw material to obtain a crude syngas including H2, CO and CO2; 2) electrolyzing a saturated NaCl solution using a chloralkali process to obtain a NaOH solution, Cl2 and H2; 3) removing the CO2 in the crude syngas using the NaOH solution obtained in 2) to obtain a pure syngas; and 4) insufflating the H2 obtained in 2) to the pure syngas to adjust a mole ratio of CO/H2 in the pure syngas, and then introducing the pure syngas for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction. A device for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis includes a gasification device, an electrolyzer, a first gas washing device, and a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: WUHAN KAIDI ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.Inventors: Daxiang Wang, Pingyu Kuai, Meng Li, Yanfeng Zhang
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Patent number: 10189763Abstract: Herein disclosed is a method of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission comprising introducing one or more feed streams into a reformer to generate synthesis gas; and converting synthesis gas to dimethyl ether (DME). In some cases, the reformer is a fluidized bed dry reforming reactor. In some cases, the reformer comprises a hydrogen membrane. In some cases, the hydrogen membrane removes hydrogen contained in the synthesis gas and shifts reforming reactions toward completion.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: RES USA, LLCInventors: Harold A. Wright, Mark K. Robertson, Weibin Jiang
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Patent number: 10174261Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods of utilizing a Fischer-Tropsch (“FT”) tail gas purge stream for recycling are disclosed. One or more methods include removing an FT tail gas purge stream from an FT tail gas produced by an FT reactor, treating the FT tail gas purge stream with steam in a water gas shift (“WGS”) reactor, having a WGS catalyst, to produce a shifted FT purge stream including carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and removing at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from the shifted FT purge stream, producing a carbon dioxide stream and a treated purge stream. Other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: SGCE LLCInventors: Bruce Allen Logue, Scott Golczynski
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Patent number: 10041006Abstract: A method of producing reformed gas as part of a Fischer-Tropsch (“FT”) hydrocarbon synthesis is disclosed, including the steps of superheating at least a first portion of an FT tail gas produced as a by-product of an FT synthesis process, and forming a mixed gas by injecting at least a portion of an FT water stream, produced as a by-product of an FT synthesis process, into the superheated FT tail gas to form a mixed gas. The mixed gas is used as a feed to a front end of a syngas preparation unit. The amount of at least a portion of the FT water stream is selected to keep the mixed gas at least mostly and preferably entirely in a vapor phase. In some embodiments, a water-gas shift reactor converts the mixed gas to a converted mixed gas upstream of the front end. Other methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: SGCE LLCInventors: Leo Bonnell, Miguel A. F. Santos, Scott Golczynski, Bruce Allen Logue, II
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Patent number: 9885257Abstract: One embodiment relates to a power plant having a large steam generator, which is equipped with hydrocarbon-fired burners and/or with a gas turbine and which has a water/steam circuit connected thereto, and comprising at least one device for generating a CO2-rich gas flow, wherein the electrical power output of the electricity-generating part, of the power plant to the electrical grid is subject to power regulation controlled, at the power grid side. Some embodiments relate to a flexible operating method for the power plant that is fired with hydrocarbon-containing fuel, which operating method permits in particular a rapid adaptation of the power plant output to the power demands from the grid.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS EUROPE GMBHInventors: Christian Bergins, Torsten Buddenberg, Efthymia-Ioanna Koytsoumpa
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Patent number: 9796587Abstract: A system and method for converting waste and secondary materials into synthesis gas (syngas) through the use of a molten metal bath gasifier for the initial breakdown of waste feeds and an A/C plasma reactor for complete dissociation of waste feeds into syngas, and an anaerobic digester. The system includes a heat recovery and steam power generation process for the production of electricity. The system produces a net output of electricity above plant load sufficient for the co-production of renewable Hydrogen and Oxygen. The process does not require the use of fossil fuels or fossil feedstocks during normal operations, and it eliminates combustion produced stack emissions or landfill residuals.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Renewable Opportunities Inc.Inventors: Randall Cole, Seth Murphy, Ronald Bruer, Edmund Kaminski, Peter Sach
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Patent number: 9790433Abstract: A process for producing hydrocarbons is disclosed in which a first feed substream and a second feed substream are obtained from a hydrocarbonaceous feed stream, of which the first feed substream is converted by means of partial oxidation or autothermal reforming to a first synthesis gas stream and the second feed substream is converted by means of steam reforming to a second synthesis gas stream and subsequently combined with the first synthesis gas stream to give a third synthesis gas stream, of which at least a first portion is converted by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to a crude product stream comprising hydrocarbons of different chain lengths, from which light hydrocarbons are separated in a tail gas, in order to recycle them and use them in the partial oxidation or autothermal reforming. The characteristic feature here is that unsaturated hydrocarbons are separated from at least a portion of the tail gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Linde AktiengesellschaftInventors: Albrecht Heinzel, Rachid Mabrouk
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Patent number: 9315735Abstract: A system and method for converting waste and secondary materials into synthesis gas (syngas) through the use of a molten metal bath gasifier for the initial breakdown of waste feeds and an A/C plasma reactor for complete dissociation of waste feeds into syngas, and an anaerobic digester. The system includes a heat recovery and steam power generation process for the production of electricity. The system produces a net output of electricity above plant load sufficient for the co-production of renewable Hydrogen and Oxygen. The process does not require the use of fossil fuels or fossil feedstocks during normal operations, and it eliminates combustion produced stack emissions or landfill residuals.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Renewable Opportunities Inc.Inventors: Randall Cole, Seth Murphy, Ronald Bruer, Edmund Kaminski, Peter Sach
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Patent number: 9249064Abstract: A method and system for converting intermittent renewable energy and renewable carbonaceous feedstock to non-intermittent renewable electrical and thermal energy, storing it as fuels and chemicals and using it to capture and re-use or dispose of CO2 emissions. The system in a preferred embodiment is realized through the generation of non-intermittent renewable electricity utilizing intermittent renewable energy sources along with gaseous fuel from renewable carbonaceous feedstock, producing oxygen and hydrogen from non-intermittent renewable electricity and utilizing the oxygen and hydrogen as required for gasification of renewable carbonaceous feedstock to produce gaseous fuel stream and gaseous intermediate stream, utilizing the gaseous intermediate stream to produce renewable fuels and renewable chemicals, and utilizing oxygen for oxy-rich combustion for concentrating CO2 emissions for easy processing, re-use and disposal.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: CRI, EHFInventors: Challapalli Naga Kiran Kumar, Kim-Chinh Tran, Omar Freyr Sigurbjornsson, Jonathan Whitlow, Kathleen Alexander
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Patent number: 9216903Abstract: A process for the conversion of a hydrocarbon to CO2 and electrical power is described which includes subjecting a gas mixture of a hydrocarbon feed stream and steam to an integrated reforming process including stages of steam reforming in a gas-heated reformer and secondary reforming to generate a reformed gas mixture, increasing the hydrogen content of the reformed gas mixture by subjecting it to one or more water-gas-shift stages, cooling the resulting hydrogen-enriched reformed gas and separating condensed water therefrom, passing the resulting de-watered hydrogen-enriched reformed gas to one or more stages of carbon dioxide separation to recover carbon dioxide, combusting the remaining hydrogen-containing fuel stream with an oxygen containing gas in a gas turbine to generate electrical power and passing the exhaust gas mixture from the gas turbine to a heat recovery steam generation system that feeds one or more steam turbines to generate additional electrical power.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Johnson Matthey PLCInventors: Mark McKenna, Peter Edward James Abbott, Peter William Farnell