公开(公告)号：US12023647B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17275429

申请日：2019-09-25

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kazuto Natsuyama ,  Kokoro Hamachi

IPC: B01J20/34 ,  B01D53/047 ,  B01J20/18 ,  C01B3/56 ,  C01B32/50

CPC classification number: B01J20/3408 ,  B01D53/047 ,  B01J20/18 ,  C01B3/56 ,  C01B32/50 ,  C01B2203/0405 ,  C01B2203/046 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  C01B2203/0485 ,  C01B2203/147

Abstract: Provided is a method for reusing an adsorbent which can stably exhibit purification ability by regenerating a used absorbent, in order to keep the composition of a purified syngas constant.
The present invention concerns a method for regenerating a zeolite adsorbent which adsorbs a carbon dioxide gas from a syngas comprising the carbon dioxide gas and reduces the concentration of the carbon dioxide gas in the syngas, comprising: a step of recovering a used zeolite adsorbent; a step of calcining the used zeolite adsorbent at a temperature of 300° C. to 600° C. in an oxygen atmosphere to produce a regenerated zeolite adsorbent; and a step of reusing the regenerated zeolite adsorbent.

公开(公告)号：US11608512B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US17275369

申请日：2019-09-24

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kokoro Hamachi ,  Satoshi Shimizu

IPC: C12N1/02 ,  C12P7/08 ,  B01D3/14 ,  B01D5/00 ,  C12N1/20

Abstract: Provided is a method which allows, for example, suppression of foaming in the purification step such as distillation and continuous operation, as well as direct treatment of a waste liquid (can liquid) without having to subject the same to an extra purification treatment by removing the microorganisms, nitrogen compounds, and phosphorous compounds at once from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained from microbial fermentation. Also disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance, comprising a microbial fermentation step, a separation step, a liquefaction step, and a second purification step, wherein the concentration of the nitrogen compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 150 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid, and the concentration of the phosphorous compound in the second can liquid is 0 to 5 ppm based on the total mass of the second can liquid.

公开(公告)号：US11566267B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16981076

申请日：2019-03-03

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Satoshi Shimizu ,  Kokoro Hamachi ,  Kazuto Natsuyama ,  Kanetomo Sato

IPC: C12P7/08

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an organic substance from a syngas by microbial fermentation, wherein only the solid component can be efficiently separated from an organic substance-containing liquid obtained by microbial fermentation to reduce the content of microorganisms, etc. Disclosed is a method for producing an organic substance from a syngas containing carbon monoxide by microbial fermentation, which comprises a microbial fermentation step wherein the syngas is fed to a microbial fermenting vessel and a liquid containing an organic substance is obtained by microbial fermentation, a solid-liquid separation step wherein the organic substance-containing liquid is separated into a solid component containing microorganisms and a liquid component containing an organic substance, and an extraction step wherein the organic substance-containing liquid is extracted from the liquid component, wherein the organic substance-containing liquid is heated to 40° C. or higher and then subjected to a centrifugal separation operation.

公开(公告)号：US10597627B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15324408

申请日：2015-07-27

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kanetomo Satou ,  Norihide Nishiyama ,  Kokoro Hamachi ,  Tetsuya Ishii

IPC: C12M1/00 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12P7/06

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method which can be used for producing an organic substance effectively from a synthesis gas obtained from a waste incinerator. The apparatus 1 for producing an organic substance from waste, comprises a synthesis gas generation furnace 11, a fermenter 13, and a nutrient feeder. The synthesis gas generation furnace 11 generates a synthesis gas by partial oxidation of waste. The fermenter 13 contains a microorganism which produces an organic substance from the synthesis gas. The nutrient feeder 12 feeds a solid or liquid nutrient to the fermenter 13 when an amount of the synthesis gas supplied to the fermenter 13 is insufficient.

公开(公告)号：US12110355B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17297770

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kokoro Hamachi ,  Noritoshi Yagihashi ,  Haruka Nishiyama ,  Kazuto Natsuyama

IPC: C08F36/04 ,  C07C1/24 ,  C07C29/80 ,  C07C31/08 ,  C07C67/08 ,  C08C19/00 ,  C08F236/10 ,  C08J3/20 ,  C10J3/72 ,  C10K1/00 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C12N1/20 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12P7/08 ,  B60C1/00 ,  C08F36/06 ,  C08F36/08 ,  C12R1/145

CPC classification number: C08F236/10 ,  C07C1/24 ,  C07C29/80 ,  C07C31/08 ,  C07C67/08 ,  C08C19/00 ,  C08J3/203 ,  C10J3/72 ,  C10K1/005 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C12N1/20 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/08 ,  B60C1/0016 ,  B60C1/0025 ,  B60C1/0041 ,  B60C2001/005 ,  C08F36/06 ,  C08F36/08 ,  C08J2309/06 ,  C10J2300/0946 ,  C10J2300/1665 ,  C10L2290/26 ,  C12R2001/145

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] Provided is a method for producing a non-petrochemical-derived conjugated diene polymer using an alcohol derived from a non-petrochemical raw material.
[Means to Solve the Problem] In the present invention, the method is characterized in that a non-petrochemical-derived conjugated diene polymer is produced using an alcohol derived from a non-petrochemical raw material having an iron content of 0.0001 mg/L to 2 mg/L.

公开(公告)号：US11772039B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17275432

申请日：2019-09-25

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kazuto Natsuyama ,  Kokoro Hamachi

IPC: B01D53/047 ,  C01B3/56 ,  B01D53/04

CPC classification number: B01D53/047 ,  B01D53/0446 ,  B01D2257/504

Abstract: Generation of bubbles in an organic-substance production apparatus is suppressed. A gas treatment method including: an adsorption step of passing a source gas containing at least carbon dioxide and nitrogen through an adsorption unit for adsorbing carbon dioxide to reduce a carbon dioxide concentration in the source gas; a supply step of supplying the source gas whose carbon dioxide concentration has been reduced by the adsorption step to an organic-substance production apparatus; and a monitoring step of monitoring a carbon dioxide concentration and a nitrogen concentration in the source gas; wherein the adsorption step has an ability regulation step of enhancing an ability of the adsorption unit to reduce a carbon dioxide concentration in the source gas, when a total concentration of the carbon dioxide concentration and the nitrogen concentration monitored in the monitoring step exceeds a threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US10577577B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US14917697

申请日：2014-09-12

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kanetomo Satou ,  Yoji Fujimori ,  Tetsuya Ishii ,  Kokoro Hamachi ,  Kazuo Doyama

IPC: C10K1/04 ,  C12P7/08 ,  C12M1/00 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C10K1/02 ,  C10J3/82 ,  C10K1/00 ,  C10K1/10

Abstract: Provided is a novel apparatus capable of suitably manufacturing an organic substance from a syngas. An apparatus 1 for manufacturing an organic substance includes a syngas producing furnace (11), an organic substance synthesis unit (16), a moisture content raising unit (12), and a moisture content lowering unit (13). The syngas producing furnace (11) is configured to produce a syngas containing carbon monoxide by partly oxidizing a carbon source. The organic substance synthesis unit (16) is configured to produce an organic substance from the syngas. The moisture content raising unit (12) is disposed between the syngas producing furnace (11) and the organic substance synthesis unit (16). The moisture content raising unit (12) is configured to raise a moisture content of the syngas. The moisture content lowering unit (13) is disposed between the moisture content raising unit (12) and the organic substance synthesis unit (16). The moisture content lowering unit (13) is configured to lower the moisture content of the syngas.

公开(公告)号：US12297308B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US18387137

申请日：2023-11-06

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kokoro Hamachi ,  Noritoshi Yagihashi ,  Haruka Nishiyama ,  Kazuto Natsuyama

IPC: C08F236/10 ,  C07C1/24 ,  C07C29/80 ,  C07C31/08 ,  C07C67/08 ,  C08C19/00 ,  C08J3/20 ,  C10J3/72 ,  C10K1/00 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C12N1/20 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12P7/08 ,  B60C1/00 ,  C08F36/06 ,  C08F36/08 ,  C12R1/145

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel and practical alcohol and derivatives thereof which have more industrial value than existing petrochemical raw materials. The present disclosure further provides ethanol, characterized in that a peak in gas chromatography measured by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC/MS) has at least one peak with a retention time selected from (A) a peak of 5 minutes 25 seconds to 5 minutes 35 seconds and two peaks of 2 minutes 55 seconds to 3 minutes 5 seconds; (B) a peak of 12 minutes 30 seconds to 12 minutes 40 seconds; (C) a peak of 6 minutes 36 seconds to 6 minutes 45 seconds; and (D) a peak of 15 minutes 00 seconds to 15 minutes 15 seconds.

公开(公告)号：US12180430B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US17251437

申请日：2019-06-24

Applicant: Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kanetomo Sato ,  Kazuto Natsuyama ,  Kokoro Hamachi

IPC: C10J3/72 ,  F23G5/50 ,  G06F18/21 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: The object is to provide a control device, an operation control device, a server, a management server, a recording medium, a neural network system model, a control method and an operation control method that enable reuse of combustible waste as industrial raw materials with high efficiency.
A control device comprises a gas information acquisition unit that acquires gas information on gas converted by a gasifying furnace for converting collected waste to gas; a control information acquisition unit that acquires control information controlling the gas purification device for purifying gas converted by the gasifying furnace; a feature information acquisition unit that acquires feature information including information on purified gas purified by the gas purification device; and a creation unit that creates a learning model by machine learning based on the gas information, the control information and the feature information.

公开(公告)号：US12049610B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17040134

申请日：2019-03-20

Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kokoro Hamachi ,  Kanetomo Sato

IPC: C12M1/107 ,  C12N1/20 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12R1/145

CPC classification number: C12M21/04 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12N1/205 ,  C12R2001/145

Abstract: Provided is a device for continuously manufacturing an organic substance with high productivity, in which a means is installed whereby a synthesis gas having a specific nutrient source concentration for microbes in a continuous fermenter is stored with good efficiency and the gas composition thereof is made uniform in a stage prior to supplying the synthesis gas to the fermenter including microbes, so that uniformity of the synthesis gas composition is ensured. A device for manufacturing an organic substance, provided with a gas generating unit for gasifying a carbon source and generating a starting material gas, a gas supply unit for supplying a synthesis gas including the starting material gas to a fermenter, and a fermenter for microbial fermentation of the synthesis gas in the fermenter, a gas circulation unit for making the gas composition uniform being further provided between the gas generating unit and the gas supply unit or to the gas supply unit.