公开(公告)号：US20250085156A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18882045

申请日：2024-09-11

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis QUANCI ,  John Michael RICHARDSON ,  Patrick James MULLARKEY ,  David James SCHWAKE ,  Andrew Michael BUTOR ,  Jonathan Hale PERKINS ,  Chun Wai CHOI

IPC: G01G13/00 ,  B61D7/00 ,  B61K13/00

Abstract: Loading granulated metallic units (GMUs) into railcars, and associated systems, devices, and methods, are disclosed here. In some embodiments, an apparatus for loading GMUs into a railcar comprises a housing unit, a weigh bin, a weigh bin gate, a hopper, and an articulating chute. GMUs in the weigh bin are discharged via gravity through the weigh bin gate when the weigh bin gate opens. The hopper is configured to guide GMUs received from the weigh bin to the articulating chute. The articulating chute is angled and rotatable about an axis of the hopper such that, when rotated, the end of the chute is closer to the floor of a railcar. In some embodiments, the chute includes telescoping segments.

公开(公告)号：US20250083230A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18882661

申请日：2024-09-11

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis QUANCI ,  John Michael RICHARDSON ,  Patrick James MULLARKEY ,  David James SCHWAKE ,  Andrew Michael BUTOR ,  Jonathan Hale PERKINS ,  Chun Wai CHOI

IPC: B22F9/04 ,  C21B7/14 ,  C21C7/00 ,  C21C7/068

Abstract: Systems and methods for using a liquid hot metal processing unit to produce granulated metallic units (GMUs) are disclosed herein. In some embodiments of the present technology, a liquid hot metal processing system for producing GMUs comprises a liquid hot metal processing unit including a granulator unit. The granulator unit can include a tilter positioned to receive and tilt a ladle, a controller operably coupled to the tilter to control tilting of the ladle, a tundish positioned to receive the molten metallics from the ladle, and a reactor positioned to receive the molten metallics from the tundish. The reactor can be configured to cool the molten metallics to form granulated metallic units (GMUs).

公开(公告)号：US12227699B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US17135483

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis Quanci ,  Jason Crum ,  Rakshak Khanna ,  Daniel C. Charles ,  Chun Wai Choi

IPC: C10B41/00 ,  C10B15/02 ,  C10B45/00 ,  G05B23/02

Abstract: Systems and methods for an overall oven health optimization system and method are disclosed. The oven health optimization system computes one or more metrics to measure/compare oven health performance data, computes oven life indicator values, generates one or more oven health performance plans, and so on, based on oven operation and/or inspection data parameters.

公开(公告)号：US20240158709A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18511621

申请日：2023-11-16

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis Quanci ,  Jonathan Hale Perkins ,  John Michael Richardson

IPC: C10L5/36 ,  C10L5/04 ,  C10L5/10 ,  C10L5/14 ,  C10L5/44

CPC classification number: C10L5/363 ,  C10L5/04 ,  C10L5/105 ,  C10L5/14 ,  C10L5/447 ,  C10L2290/02 ,  C10L2290/06 ,  C10L2290/24 ,  C10L2290/28 ,  C10L2290/60

Abstract: Pellet products, and associated systems, devices and methods are disclosed herein. A production system can include a heat processing assembly comprising an oven configured to process an input material at a processing temperature of at least 1,000° F. for a processing period to produce processed materials, and a pelletization assembly configured to pelletize at least some of the processed materials and one or more additives to generate the pellets. In some embodiments, individual pellets include two or more of coke, coke breeze, char, biochar, charcoal fines, biochar fines, or carbon-containing materials, and at least one of a binder or a cross-linker. A production method can include receiving an input material, processing the input material at a processing temperature of at least 1400° F. in an oven for a processing period to produce processed materials, and pelletizing at least some of the processed materials with one or more additives to produce the pellets.

公开(公告)号：US20240059994A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18363465

申请日：2023-08-01

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis Quanci ,  Jonathan Perkins

IPC: C10L5/36 ,  C10L5/04

CPC classification number: C10L5/36 ,  C10L5/04 ,  Y02E50/10

Abstract: High quality coke products made in horizontal ovens such as heat recovery, non-recovery or Thompson ovens from an optimized coal blend. The coke products have unique properties such as an oblong shape and improved Coke Strength after Reaction (CSR) and Coke Reactivity Index (CRI) properties.

公开(公告)号：US11819802B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17843164

申请日：2022-06-17

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis Quanci ,  Mayela Carolina Fernandez ,  Daniel C. Charles

IPC: B01D53/50 ,  B01D53/68 ,  B01D53/79 ,  B01D53/80

CPC classification number: B01D53/504 ,  B01D53/505 ,  B01D53/68 ,  B01D53/79 ,  B01D53/80 ,  B01D2257/2045 ,  B01D2257/302

Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for neutralizing acidic compounds in flue gases emitted from a heat recovery coke oven. A representative system includes a spray dry absorber having a barrel that includes a plurality of wall plates that form sidewalls of the barrel. The wall plates include a steel plate and a corrosion resistant alloy cladded to the steel plate and the wall plates are oriented such that the corrosion resistant alloy faces toward and is in fluid communication with an interior area of the barrel. The alloy is resistant to corrosion caused by the acidic compounds in the flue gas and can prevent the steel plate from being corroded by these acidic compounds.

公开(公告)号：US20230360511A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18047916

申请日：2022-10-19

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis Quancid ,  Andre Vassilnenko Kalinin

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G08B21/16 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G08B5/36 ,  F02D41/14

CPC classification number: G08B21/16 ,  F02D41/1441 ,  G01N33/0032 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G05B23/0235 ,  G05B23/0283 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B5/36 ,  B01D53/30

Abstract: Systems and methods of preventing an event occurrence or mitigating effects of an event occurrence in an industrial facility are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a first input is received from a first sensor and, based at least in part on the first input, an initial action is automatically generated. In response to the initial action, a second input is received from a second sensor and, based at least in part of the received first and second inputs, a likelihood of an event occurrence is determined. Based at least in part of the determined likelihood, a remedial action configured to prevent the occurrence of the event occurrence is automatically generated. In some embodiments, the remedial action is generated in real-time and can be directed to a process condition, environmental condition, or secondary source.

公开(公告)号：US20230258326A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US17947520

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis QUANCI ,  Anthony HANLIN ,  Jennifer MCLAREN

IPC: F22B1/18 ,  F01K23/10 ,  E04F13/14

CPC classification number: F22B1/1876 ,  F01K23/10 ,  E04F13/142 ,  F27D17/002

Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for cooling flue gases emitted from an industrial facility, such as a coke oven in a coke manufacturing plant. A representative system includes a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) having a steam generation system that converts liquid feedwater into steam by absorbing heat from the flue gases. The steam generation system includes a plurality of tubes that carry the liquid water feedwater and the steam. Some or all of the tubes include steel and a non-corrosive material cladded to the steel that helps to reduce corrosion caused by the high temperature flue gases and extremely corrosive contaminants within the flue gas that can corrode steel.

公开(公告)号：US20220204858A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17471491

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： Gary Dean West ,  Chun Wai Choi ,  Thomas James Hirt

IPC: C10B27/06 ,  F23J13/08 ,  F23L13/00 ,  B23P19/04 ,  F16J15/00

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to vent stack lids and associated systems and methods. In particular, several embodiments are directed to vent stack lids having improved sealing properties in a coke processing system. In a particular embodiment, a vent stack lid comprises a first lid portion proximate to and at least partially spaced apart from a second lid portion. The vent stack lid further comprises a first sealing portion coupled to the first lid portion and a second sealing portion coupled to the second lid portion. In several embodiments, the second sealing portion at least partially overlaps the first sealing portion over the space between the first and second lid portions. In further embodiments, at least one of the first or second sealing portions includes layers of tadpole seals, spring seals, rigid refractory material, and/or flexible refractory blanket.

公开(公告)号：US11359146B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16845530

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC

Inventor： John Francis Quanci ,  Chun Wai Choi ,  Mark Ball ,  Bradley Thomas Rodgers ,  Tony Amadio ,  Gary West ,  Dwayne Johnson

IPC: C10B43/04 ,  C10B43/10

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to methods of decarbonizing coking ovens, and associated systems and devices. In some embodiments, a method of operating and decarbonizing a coking oven can include inserting a charge of coal into the coking oven and heating the coal. The method can further include removing at least a portion of the charge, leaving behind coking deposits in the coking oven. At least a portion of the deposits can be continuously removed from the coking oven. For example, in some embodiments, at least a portion of the deposits can be removed each time a new charge of coal is inserted in the coking oven.