Apparatus, system, and method for producing energy using a stream of liquid alkali metal
    7.
    发明授权
    Apparatus, system, and method for producing energy using a stream of liquid alkali metal 有权
    使用液态碱金属流生产能量的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08828108B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-09

    申请号:US13011206

    申请日:2011-01-21

    Applicant: Bruce McGill

    Inventor: Bruce McGill

    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for capturing electrical energy from a process designed for producing hydrogen. An electrode is placed within a stream of liquid alkali metal that flows through a titration module and interacts with water to produce, among other byproducts, hydrogen. Another electrode is placed within a reaction chamber that houses the water. The electrodes can then be coupled to a terminal, and during the hydrogen generation process (when the liquid alkali metal and water interact) the stream of liquid alkali metal acts as an anode and the electrode in the water as a cathode. Current flows, and energy is captured and made available as electrical energy at the terminal, which can be connected to electrical loads. The terminal may be connected with the terminal of a fuel cell that is consuming the hydrogen that is being produced, thus providing additional voltage and/or current.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于从设计用于产生氢的工艺捕获电能的装置,系统和方法。 将电极放置在流过滴定模块的液态碱金属流中,并与水相互作用以产生除其它副产物之外的氢。 另一个电极放置在容纳水的反应室内。 然后电极可以连接到端子,并且在氢气生成过程中(当液态碱金属和水相互作用时),液态碱金属流作为阳极起作用,而在水中作为阴极。 电流和能量被捕获并且在端子处可用作电能,其可以连接到电负载。 端子可以与正在消耗正在产生的氢的燃料电池的端子连接,从而提供额外的电压和/或电流。

    CHEMICAL LOOPING REMOVAL OF VENTILATION AIR METHANE
    8.
    发明申请
    CHEMICAL LOOPING REMOVAL OF VENTILATION AIR METHANE 有权
    化学循环去除通风空气甲烷

    公开(公告)号:US20140227157A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-14

    申请号:US14348500

    申请日:2012-09-28

    Abstract: Methane is removed from ventilation air by cycling metal or metal oxide particles in a chemical looping process in one or more reactors where the metal particles are alternately reduced and oxidised, and passing ventilation air through one or more of said reactors to convert the air plus methane into reduced air plus water plus carbon dioxide. In one variation, ventilation air methane (VAM) is removed from ventilation air in coal mines using a chemical looping process to move metal or metal oxide particles between reactors such as a hydrogen generator (5) and a regenerator (7) to alternatively reduce and oxidise the particles such that VAM introduced into a combustor (6) provided with hydrogen from the hydrogen generator (5) can be processed in the regenerator (7) to produce air plus water plus carbon dioxide. Other variations involve the use of three reactors in the chemical looping process, or the use of an array of parallel inclined plates forming lamellas between upper and lower reactors to keep lighter particles in the upper oxidiser reactor and heavier particles in the lower reducer reactor.

    Abstract translation: 通过在一个或多个反应器中的化学循环过程中循环金属或金属氧化物颗粒将金属从通风空气中除去,其中金属颗粒被交替地还原和氧化,并且使通风空气通过一个或多个所述反应器以将空气加甲烷 减少空气加水加二氧化碳。 在一个实施例中,通过化学循环过程在煤矿的通风空气中除去通风空气甲烷(VAM),以在诸如氢发生器(5)和再生器(7)的反应器之间移动金属或金属氧化物颗粒,以交替地减少和 氧化颗粒,使得可以在再生器(7)中处理从氢生成器(5)引入到具有氢气的燃烧器(6)中的VAM以产生空气加水加二氧化碳。 其他变化涉及在化学循环过程中使用三个反应器,或者使用在上反应器和下反应器之间形成薄片的平行倾斜板阵列,以将上部氧化剂反应器中的较轻颗粒保持在较低的还原反应器中较重的颗粒。

    Producing Liquid Fuel from Organic Material such as Biomass and Waste Residues
    9.
    发明申请
    Producing Liquid Fuel from Organic Material such as Biomass and Waste Residues 有权
    从有机材料如生物质和废渣生产液体燃料

    公开(公告)号:US20140224706A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-14

    申请号:US13765217

    申请日:2013-02-12

    Abstract: A process for producing liquid fuel from biomass feed stock comprising feeding a biomass feedstock into a one stage atmospheric pressure thermo-catalytic plasma gasifier, contacting the feedstock with oxygen or steam or both to obtain a syngas stream; splitting the syngas stream into first and second streams; conveying the first stream to a water gas shift reactor for producing a modified syngas stream containing CO and hydrogen; the second stream bypassing the water gas shift reactor and being added to the modified syngas steam; optionally reforming natural gas by steam methane reforming to produce a synthetic gas and optionally adding the synthetic gas to the water gas shift reactor; thereby obtaining a syngas having a H2:CO ratio of about 1:1 to about 2:1; subjecting the syngas to a Fischer Tropsch reaction thereby producing a wax product; and subjecting the product to a hydrogen cracking process to produce liquid fuel; and apparatus therefore.

    Abstract translation: 从生物质原料生产液体燃料的方法,包括将生物质原料进料到一级大气压热催化等离子体气化器中,使原料与氧气或蒸汽或两者接触以获得合成气流; 将合成气流分解成第一和第二流; 将第一流输送到水煤气变换反应器以产生包含CO和氢的改性合成气流; 所述第二流绕过所述水煤气变换反应器并被添加到所述改性合成气蒸汽中; 任选地通过蒸汽甲烷重整改性天然气以产生合成气体,并任选地将合成气体加入到水煤气变换反应器中; 从而获得具有约1:1至约2:1的H 2 :CO比的合成气; 使合成气进行费 - 托反应,从而产生蜡产物; 并对产物进行氢裂解处理以产生液体燃料; 因此,

    System for controlled on demand in situ hydrogen generation using a recyclable liquid metal reagent, and method used in the system
    10.
    发明授权
    System for controlled on demand in situ hydrogen generation using a recyclable liquid metal reagent, and method used in the system 有权
    使用可回收液态金属试剂的原位氢控制控制系统及系统中使用的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08696936B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-15

    申请号:US13697378

    申请日:2011-05-09

    Abstract: A hydrogen generating system and a method of in situ hydrogen generation controlled on demand capable of reacting an aluminum-free metal reagent composed of at least one of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, alkali metal alloys and blends including alkali metals, alkaline earth metal alloys and blends including alkaline earth metals and metal alloys including at least one alkali metal and at least one alkaline earth metal, with water to obtain hydrogen and a residual reaction product including metal hydroxide composed of at least one of alkali hydroxides and alkaline earth hydroxide; and separating hydrogen from the residual reaction product; liquefying the metal reagent by heating to obtain liquid metal reagent under vacuum conditions; injecting the liquid metal reagent into a reactor by metal reagent injecting means and simultaneously injecting, by water injection system, a stoichiometric amount of water with respect to the amount of the liquid metal reagent being injected into the reactor such that a controlled metal reagent/water ratio is maintained in the reactor; transferring hydrogen and the residual reaction product from the reactor to separation means; separating hydrogen from the residual reaction product; transferring separated hydrogen to hydrogen receiving means and transferring the residual reaction product to metal hydroxide receiving means, keeping the metal reagent injecting means water injection system, the reactor, the separating means and the hydrogen receiving means free of oxygen by selectively providing a vacuum in the system.

    Abstract translation: 一种根据需要控制的氢发生系统和原位氢生成方法,其能够使由碱金属,碱土金属,碱金属合金和碱金属,碱土金属合金中的至少一种构成的无铝金属试剂反应 以及包括碱土金属和包括至少一种碱金属和至少一种碱土金属的金属合金与水的共混物以获得氢,以及包含由至少一种碱金属氢氧化物和碱土金属氢氧化物组成的金属氢氧化物的残余反应产物; 并从残余反应产物中分离出氢; 通过加热液化金属试剂,在真空条件下得到液态金属试剂; 通过金属试剂注入装置将液态金属试剂注入反应器,同时通过注水系统相对于注入反应器的液态金属试剂的量同时喷射化学计量的水,使得受控的金属试剂/水 比例保持在反应器中; 将氢和残留的反应产物从反应器转移到分离装置; 从残余反应产物中分离氢; 将分离的氢气转移到氢气接收装置,并将残留的反应产物转移到金属氢氧化物接收装置,通过选择性地提供真空来保持金属试剂注入装置注水系统,反应器,分离装置和氢接收装置不含氧 系统。

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