Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Energy-efficient systems including vapor compression for biofuel or biochemical plants
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Application No.: US15711699Application Date: 2017-09-21
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Publication No.: US11458413B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Lynn Allen Crawford , William Bryan Schafer, III
- Applicant: Energy Integration, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Boulder
- Assignee: Energy Integration, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Energy Integration, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Boulder
- Agency: O'Connor & Company
- Agent Ryan P. O'Connor
- Main IPC: B01D1/28
- IPC: B01D1/28 ; B01D3/32 ; B01D3/00 ; B01D3/14 ; C12P7/40

Abstract:
Processes and systems are provided to compress vapors produced in distillation and recover the heat of condensation through vapor compression and to derive mechanical, thermal, and electrical energy from a combined heat and power system, while maintaining the plant's original ability to operate. The plant's existing distillation system, steam generation, and electrical demand determine the design basis for the retrofit system that is targeted at an optimized combination of energy usage, energy cost, and environmental impact. Vapor compression (by mechanical vapor recompression and/or thermal vapor recompression) minimizes the total energy usage. Optionally, combined heat and power provides a means of converting energy between fuel, electricity, and thermal energy in a manner that best complements plant requirements and energy economics and minimizes inefficiencies and energy losses.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180028934A1 ENERGY-EFFICIENT SYSTEMS INCLUDING VAPOR COMPRESSION FOR BIOFUEL OR BIOCHEMICAL PLANTS Public/Granted day:2018-02-01
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