公开(公告)号：US09005428B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

申请号：US13286974

申请日：2011-11-01

申请人： Barry Freel ,  Robert G. Graham

发明人： Barry Freel ,  Robert G. Graham

IPC分类号： C10G1/06 ,  C10G9/30

CPC分类号： C10G9/30 ,  C10G2300/201 ,  C10G2300/302 ,  C10G2300/304 ,  C10G2300/308 ,  C10G2400/06

摘要： The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock that utilizes a short residence pyrolytic reactor operating under conditions that cracks and chemically upgrades the feedstock. The process of the present invention provides for the preparation of a partially upgraded feedstock exhibiting reduced viscosity and increased API gravity. This process selectively removes metals, salts, water and nitrogen from the feedstock, while at the same time maximizes the yield of the liquid product, and minimizes coke and gas production. Furthermore, this process reduces the viscosity of the feedstock in order to permit pipeline transport, if desired, of the upgraded feedstock with little or no addition of diluents.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及使用在裂化和化学升级原料的条件下运行的短停留热解反应器的重质烃原料的升级。 本发明的方法提供了显示出降低的粘度和增加的API重力的部分升级的原料的制备。 该方法选择性地从原料中除去金属，盐，水和氮，同时使液体产物的产量最大化，并使焦炭和气体产量最小化。 此外，该方法降低了原料的粘度，以便如果需要，允许很少或不添加稀释剂的改质原料的管道输送。

公开(公告)号：US20120279825A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：US13552536

申请日：2012-07-18

申请人： Barry Freel ,  Robert G. Graham

发明人： Barry Freel ,  Robert G. Graham

IPC分类号： C10G9/00

CPC分类号： C10B55/04 ,  C10G9/32 ,  C10G31/06 ,  C10G2300/201 ,  C10G2300/208 ,  C10G2300/302 ,  C10G2300/304 ,  C10G2300/308

摘要： The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock that utilizes a short residence pyrolytic reactor operating under conditions that cracks and chemically upgrades the feedstock. The method for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock comprises introducing a particulate heat carrier into an upflow reactor, introducing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock into the upflow reactor at a location above that of the particulate heat carrier so that a loading ratio of the particulate heat carrier to feedstock is from about 15:1 to about 200:1, allowing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to interact with the heat carrier with a residence time of less than about 1 second, to produce a product stream, separating the product stream from the particulate heat carrier, regenerating the particulate heat carrier, and collecting a gaseous and liquid product from the product stream.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及使用在裂化和化学升级原料的条件下运行的短停留热解反应器的重质烃原料的升级。 用于升级重质烃原料的方法包括将颗粒状热载体引入向上流动的反应器中，将重质烃原料引入到高于微粒热载体的位置的上游反应器中，使得颗粒状热载体与原料的负载比 为约15:1至约200:1，允许重质烃原料与热载体相互作用，停留时间小于约1秒，以产生产物流，将产物流与颗粒状热载体分离， 再生颗粒状热载体，并从产物流中收集气态和液态产物。

公开(公告)号：US20120012039A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-19

申请号：US12837376

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： Paolo Palmas ,  Paul Alvin Sechrist ,  Daniel N. Myers ,  Sid Kulprathipanja ,  Stanley Joseph Frey ,  Barry Freel

发明人： Paolo Palmas ,  Paul Alvin Sechrist ,  Daniel N. Myers ,  Sid Kulprathipanja ,  Stanley Joseph Frey ,  Barry Freel

IPC分类号： F23G5/027 ,  F23G7/00

CPC分类号： C10B23/00 ,  C10B49/22 ,  C10B53/02 ,  C10C5/00 ,  C10K1/026 ,  F23G5/0273 ,  F23G5/30 ,  F23G5/46 ,  F23G5/50 ,  F23G7/10 ,  F23G2201/303 ,  F23G2201/304 ,  F23G2201/601 ,  F23G2206/10 ,  F23G2900/50205 ,  Y02E50/14 ,  Y02P20/133 ,  Y02P20/145 ,  Y02P30/20

摘要： Char-handling processes for controlling overall heat balance, ash accumulation, and afterburn in a reheater are provided. Carbonaceous biomass feedstock is pyrolyzed using a heat transfer medium forming pyrolysis products and a spent heat transfer medium. The spent heat transfer medium is separated into segregated char and char-depleted spent heat transfer medium. The char-depleted spent heat transfer medium is introduced into a dense bed of heat transfer medium fluidized by a stream of oxygen-containing regeneration gas. All or a portion of the segregated char is combusted in the dense bed using the stream of oxygen-containing regeneration gas. A portion of the segregated char may be exported out of the pyrolysis system to control the overall heat balance and ash accumulation.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于控制再热器中总体热平衡，灰分积累和再燃烧的焦炭处理过程。 碳质生物质原料使用形成热解产物和废热转移介质的传热介质进行热解。 废弃的传热介质被分离成分离的炭和贫乏的传热介质。 将贫乏的废热转移介质引入通过含氧再生气体流流化的传热介质的致密层中。 所有或部分分离的炭在密实床中使用含氧再生气体气流燃烧。 分离的焦炭的一部分可以从热解系统输出以控制总体热平衡和灰分积累。

公开(公告)号：US08062503B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-22

申请号：US11713520

申请日：2007-03-01

申请人： Barry Freel ,  Robert G. Graham

发明人： Barry Freel ,  Robert G. Graham

IPC分类号： C10G1/06

CPC分类号： C10G9/30 ,  C10G2300/201 ,  C10G2300/302 ,  C10G2300/304 ,  C10G2300/308 ,  C10G2400/06

摘要： The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock that utilizes a short residence pyrolytic reactor operating under conditions that cracks and chemically upgrades the feedstock. The process of the present invention provides for the preparation of a partially upgraded feedstock exhibiting reduced viscosity and increased API gravity. This process selectively removes metals, salts, water and nitrogen from the feedstock, while at the same time maximizes the yield of the liquid product, and minimizes coke and gas production. Furthermore, this process reduces the viscosity of the feedstock in order to permit pipeline transport, if desired, of the upgraded feedstock with little or no addition of diluents. The method for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock comprises introducing a particulate heat carrier into an upflow reactor, introducing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock into the upflow reactor at a location above that of the particulate heat carrier so that a loading ratio of the particulate heat carrier to feedstock is from about 15:1 to about 200:1, allowing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to interact with the heat carrier with a residence time of less than about 1 second, to produce a product stream, separating the product stream from the particulate heat carrier, regenerating the particulate heat carrier, and collecting a gaseous and liquid product from the product stream. This invention also pertains to the products produced by the method.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及使用在裂化和化学升级原料的条件下运行的短停留热解反应器的重质烃原料的升级。 本发明的方法提供了显示出降低的粘度和增加的API重力的部分升级的原料的制备。 该方法选择性地从原料中除去金属，盐，水和氮，同时使液体产物的产量最大化，并使焦炭和气体产量最小化。 此外，该方法降低了原料的粘度，以便如果需要，允许很少或不添加稀释剂的改质原料的管道输送。 用于升级重质烃原料的方法包括将颗粒状热载体引入向上流动的反应器中，将重质烃原料引入到高于微粒热载体的位置的上游反应器中，使得颗粒状热载体与原料的负载比 为约15:1至约200:1，允许重质烃原料与热载体相互作用，停留时间小于约1秒，以产生产物流，将产物流与颗粒状热载体分离， 再生颗粒状热载体，并从产物流中收集气态和液态产物。 本发明还涉及通过该方法生产的产品。

公开(公告)号：US09422478B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-23

申请号：US13810405

申请日：2011-07-08

申请人： Paolo Palmas ,  Paul A. Sechrist ,  Sid Kulprathipanja ,  Stanley J. Frey ,  Barry Freel ,  Daniel N. Myers ,  Vincenza Myers

发明人： Paolo Palmas ,  Paul A. Sechrist ,  Sid Kulprathipanja ,  Stanley J. Frey ,  Barry Freel ,  Daniel N. Myers

IPC分类号： F23B90/00 ,  C10B23/00 ,  C10B49/22 ,  C10B53/02 ,  C10C5/00 ,  C10K1/02 ,  F23G5/027 ,  F23G5/30 ,  F23G5/46 ,  F23G5/50 ,  F23G7/10

CPC分类号： C10B23/00 ,  C10B49/22 ,  C10B53/02 ,  C10C5/00 ,  C10K1/026 ,  F23G5/0273 ,  F23G5/30 ,  F23G5/46 ,  F23G5/50 ,  F23G7/10 ,  F23G2201/303 ,  F23G2201/304 ,  F23G2201/601 ,  F23G2206/10 ,  F23G2900/50205 ,  Y02E50/14 ,  Y02P20/133 ,  Y02P20/145 ,  Y02P30/20

摘要： Char-handling processes for controlling overall heat balance, ash accumulation, and afterburn in a reheater are provided. Carbonaceous biomass feedstock is pyrolyzed using a heat transfer medium forming pyrolysis products and a spent heat transfer medium. The spent heat transfer medium is separated into segregated char and char-depleted spent heat transfer medium. The char-depleted spent heat transfer medium is introduced into a dense bed of heat transfer medium fluidized by a stream of oxygen-containing regeneration gas. All or a portion of the segregated char is combusted in the dense bed using the stream of oxygen-containing regeneration gas. A portion of the segregated char may be exported out of the pyrolysis system to control the overall heat balance and ash accumulation.

公开(公告)号：US08097090B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-17

申请号：US12110197

申请日：2008-04-25

申请人： Barry Freel ,  Geoffrey Hopkins

发明人： Barry Freel ,  Geoffrey Hopkins

IPC分类号： B08B9/04

CPC分类号： B08B9/0436 ,  B08B9/00 ,  B08B9/045 ,  F23J3/02

摘要： Described herein are systems and methods for reducing cumulative deposition and unwanted secondary thermal reactions in pyrolysis and other thermal conversion processes. In an embodiment, a system comprises a device, referred to as a reamer, for removing product deposits between thermal conversion and condensation operations of a pyrolysis process. The reamer may comprise, but is not limited to, a mechanical reciprocating rod or ram, a mechanical auger, a drill bit, a high-temperature wiper, brush, or punch to remove deposits and prevent secondary reactions. Alternatively or in addition, the reamer may use a high-velocity curtain or jet (i.e., a hydraulic or pneumatic stream) of vapor, product gas, recycle gas, other gas jet or non-condensing liquid to remove deposits. Preferably, the reamer removes deposits during the pyrolysis process allowing for continuous operation of the pyrolysis process.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了用于减少热解和其它热转化过程中的累积沉积和不期望的二次热反应的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，系统包括称为扩孔器的装置，用于去除热解过程的热转化和冷凝操作之间的产物沉积物。 铰刀可以包括但不限于机械往复杆或冲头，机械螺旋钻，钻头，高温刮水器，刷子或冲头以去除沉积物并防止二次反应。 或者或另外，铰刀可以使用蒸气，产物气体，再循环气体，其它气体射流或非冷凝液体的高速幕或射流（即液压或气动流）以去除沉积物。 优选地，铰刀在热解过程中除去沉积物，允许热解过程的连续操作。

公开(公告)号：US07572362B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-11

申请号：US10419053

申请日：2003-04-17

申请人： Barry Freel ,  Jerry F. Kriz ,  Doug Clarke

发明人： Barry Freel ,  Jerry F. Kriz ,  Doug Clarke

IPC分类号： C10G9/28 ,  C10G9/26

CPC分类号： C10G70/00 ,  C10G9/28 ,  C10G51/023 ,  C10G2300/1033 ,  C10G2300/107 ,  C10G2300/1077 ,  C10G2300/203 ,  C10G2300/207 ,  C10G2300/405 ,  C10G2300/807

摘要： The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy petroleum oils of high viscosity and low API gravity that are typically not suitable for pipelining without the use of diluents. It utilizes a short residence-time pyrolytic reactor operating under conditions that result in a rapid pyrolytic distillation with coke formation. Both physical and chemical changes taking place lead to an overall molecular weight reduction in the liquid product and rejection of certain components with the byproduct coke. The liquid product is upgraded primarily because of its substantially reduced viscosity, increased API gravity, and the content of middle and light distillate fractions. While maximizing the overall liquid yield, the improvements in viscosity and API gravity can render the liquid product suitable for pipelining without the use of diluents. This invention particularly relates to reducing sulfur emissions during the combustion of byproduct coke (or coke and gas), to reducing the total acid number (TAN) of the liquid product, and to reducing the hydrogen sulfide content of one, or more than one component of the product stream. The method comprises introducing a particulate heat carrier into an up-flow reactor, introducing the feedstock at a location above the entry of the particulate heat carrier, allowing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to interact with the heat carrier for a short time, separating the vapors of the product stream from the particulate heat carrier and liquid and byproduct solid matter, regenerating the particulate heat carrier in the presence of the calcium compound, and collecting a gaseous and liquid product from the product stream.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及升级高粘度和低API重力的重质石油，其通常不适于在不使用稀释剂的情况下流水线化。 它利用短暂停留时间的热解反应器，在导致焦炭形成的快速热解蒸馏的条件下操作。 发生的物理和化学变化导致液体产物的总体分子量减少和副产物焦炭对某些组分的排斥。 液体产品升级主要是因为其粘度显着降低，API重力增加，以及中部和轻馏分馏分的含量。 在最大限度地提高整体液体产量的同时，粘度和API重力的提高可以使液体产品适合于流水线而不使用稀释剂。 本发明特别涉及减少副产物焦炭（或焦炭和气体）的燃烧过程中的硫排放量，以降低液体产物的总酸值（TAN），并降低一种或多于一种组分的硫化氢含量 的产品流。 该方法包括将颗粒状热载体引入上游反应器中，将原料引入颗粒状热载体入口之上的位置，允许重烃原料与热载体相互作用短时间，分离出 来自颗粒热载体的产物流和液体和副产物固体物质，在钙化合物的存在下再生颗粒状热载体，并从产物流中收集气态和液体产物。

公开(公告)号：US09719021B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US13338144

申请日：2011-12-27

申请人： Barry Freel ,  Robert G. Graham

发明人： Barry Freel ,  Robert G. Graham

IPC分类号： C10B55/04 ,  C10G9/32 ,  C10G31/06

CPC分类号： C10B55/04 ,  C10G9/32 ,  C10G31/06 ,  C10G2300/302 ,  C10G2300/4006 ,  C10G2300/4025 ,  C10G2300/4081

摘要： The present invention is directed to the upgrading of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock that utilizes a short residence pyrolytic reactor operating under conditions that cracks and chemically upgrades the feedstock. The method for upgrading a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock comprises introducing a particulate heat carrier into an upflow reactor, introducing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock into the upflow reactor at a location above that of the particulate heat carrier so that a loading ratio of the particulate heat carrier to feedstock is from about 15:1 to about 200:1, allowing the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to interact with the heat carrier with a residence time of less than about 1 second, to produce a product stream, separating the product stream from the particulate heat carrier, regenerating the particulate heat carrier, and collecting a gaseous and liquid product from the product stream.

公开(公告)号：US09127208B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US12295916

申请日：2007-04-02

申请人： David Boulard ,  Robert G. Graham ,  Barry Freel

发明人： David Boulard ,  Robert G. Graham ,  Barry Freel

IPC分类号： C07D305/00 ,  C10B53/02 ,  A61K36/00 ,  A61K36/13 ,  C10B49/22 ,  C10C5/00 ,  C07D305/14

CPC分类号： C07D305/14 ,  A61K36/00 ,  A61K36/13 ,  C10B49/22 ,  C10B53/02 ,  C10C5/00 ,  Y02E50/14

摘要： The present invention is related to a thermal extract of a plant material and methods of extraction thereof. The method of producing a thermal extract from a plant starting material by means of a thermal extraction of the starting material wherein the improvement consists in requiring smaller amounts of costly and/or toxic organic solvents for the extraction and partitioning steps.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及植物材料的热提取物及其提取方法。 通过原料的热提取从植物原料生产热提取物的方法，其中改进在于需要较少量的昂贵和/或有毒的有机溶剂用于萃取和分配步骤。

公开(公告)号：US08961743B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-24

申请号：US13021508

申请日：2011-02-04

申请人： Barry Freel

发明人： Barry Freel

IPC分类号： C10B21/20 ,  B01J8/18 ,  C10G9/28 ,  C10B49/22 ,  C10B53/02 ,  C10G1/02 ,  C10K1/04

CPC分类号： C10B57/00 ,  C10B27/00 ,  C10B49/22 ,  C10B53/02 ,  C10G1/02 ,  C10G9/28 ,  C10K1/04 ,  F28C3/08 ,  Y02E50/14 ,  Y02P20/145

摘要： An improved rapid thermal conversion process for efficiently converting wood, other biomass materials, and other carbonaceous feedstock (including hydrocarbons) into high yields of valuable liquid product, e.g., bio-oil, on a large scale production, is disclosed. In the process, biomass material, e.g., wood, is fed to a conversion system where the biomass material is mixed with an upward stream of hot heat carriers, e.g., sand, that thermally convert the biomass into a hot vapor stream. The hot vapor stream is rapidly quenched with quench media in one or more condensing chambers located downstream of the conversion system. The rapid quenching condenses the vapor stream into liquid product, which is collected from the condensing chambers as a valuable liquid product.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种改进的快速热转化方法，用于在大规模生产中有效地将木材，其他生物质材料和其它碳质原料（包括碳氢化合物）有效地转化成高产量的有价值的液体产品，例如生物油。 在此过程中，将生物质材料（例如木材）进料到转化系统中，其中生物质材料与向上的热热载体（例如砂）流混合，将热生物质热转化成热蒸气流。 热蒸汽流在位于转化系统下游的一个或多个冷凝室中用骤冷介质快速淬火。 快速淬火将蒸气流冷凝成液体产物，其作为有价值的液体产物从冷凝室收集。