Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for producing methane from carbonaceous material
- Patent Title (中): 从含碳材料生产甲烷的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11138638Application Date: 2005-05-26
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Publication No.: US07575613B2Publication Date: 2009-08-18
- Inventor: Raymond S. Hobbs
- Applicant: Raymond S. Hobbs
- Applicant Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Assignee: Arizona Public Service Company
- Current Assignee: Arizona Public Service Company
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Phoenix
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: C10J1/20
- IPC: C10J1/20 ; C10B3/02 ; F23C1/10

Abstract:
A method for producing methane (69) from a carbonaceous (22) material includes conveying pulverized carbonaceous material (28) entrained in an inert carrier fluid, such as carbon dioxide (36), into a reactor (34). The reactor (34) includes a vortex region (72) for receiving hydrogen gas (38) and imparting a swirling motion to the hydrogen gas (38). The pulverized carbonaceous material (28) is exposed to the swirling stream of hydrogen gas (38) in a first reaction zone (114) within the reactor (34) to form an exit gas (40) that includes methane (69). Remaining unreacted carbonaceous material (28) is further exposed to the hydrogen gas (38) in a second, low velocity, reaction zone (120). The methane rich exit gas (40) is subsequently extracted from the reactor (34) for further processing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060265953A1 Method and apparatus for producing methane from carbonaceous material Public/Granted day:2006-11-30
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