Continuous liquid fuel production methods, systems, and devices
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Jul 5, 2016
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Oct 29, 2015
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Mar 4, 2015
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for continuous fuel production are provided. Some embodiments may utilize two pyrolysis platforms, which may utilize biomass as a feedstock. One platform may generally utilize a high temperature pyrolysis process that may generate at least hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This high temperature gas stream may be fed into a lower temperature fast pyrolysis stream as a cover gas. The hot cover gas may react with the fast pyrolysis vapors hydrotreating while the vapors may still be hot and the molecules may still be small. The reacted product may then be distilled on the cool down. This may provide a rapid continuous process for the production of liquid fuels from biomass or other compounds that include carbon-oxygen-hydrogen (C—O—H) compounds.
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- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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PROTON POWER INC | 487 SAM RAYBURN PARKWAY LENOIR CITY TN 37771 |
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- C11B Class
- 251 Applications Filed
- 177 Patents Issued To-Date
- 70.52 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hensley, Daniel L | Knoxville, US | 19 | 167 |
# of filed Patents : 19 Total Citations : 167 | |||
Weaver, Daniel C | Boulder, US | 21 | 174 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 174 | |||
Weaver, Samuel C | Knoxville, US | 36 | 360 |
# of filed Patents : 36 Total Citations : 360 | |||
Weaver, Samuel P | Boulder, US | 33 | 291 |
# of filed Patents : 33 Total Citations : 291 |
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- 5 Citation Count
- C11B Class
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