Method and Apparatus for Continuous Production of Mesophase Pitch

    公开(公告)号:US20230062059A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17300591

    申请日:2021-08-26

    发明人: James T. Dietz

    摘要: A process and apparatus for the continuous conversion of isotropic carbonaceous materials into anisotropic mesophase pitch is disclosed. The invention disclosed herein addresses the need for lower production costs compared with traditional batch mesophase conversion of isotropic pitch. A unique thermal processing and in-process separation of reacted mesophase from the continuous matrix of fresh or partially reacted isotropic pitch is provided. Potential uses are for further continuous processing into carbon fibers or carbon form densification.

    SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS VINEGAR AND CHARCOAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230045703A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17572313

    申请日:2022-01-10

    摘要: A system for producing biomass vinegar and charcoal includes a furnace, which has an outer shell defining a lower combustion chamber and an upper heating chamber, and an inner tank removably received in the heating chamber. A cooling pond has a cooling region to accommodate the inner tank. A condenser in a collection barrel condenses smoke gases from the inner tank to produce biomass vinegar. A first temperature sensing pipeline removably connects the inner tank, After the biomass is carbonized, the first temperature sensing pipeline is removed from the inner tank, and the inner tank is moved to the cooling region to be cooled by a sprinkler.

    HIGH VALUE PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM COAL-BASED FEEDSTOCKS

    公开(公告)号:US20220154075A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17437828

    申请日:2020-03-12

    IPC分类号: C10C3/02 C08L95/00 C10C3/08

    摘要: Methods of processing a coal-based feedstock to a high value product are provided. In one embodiment a method of processing a coal-based feedstock to a high value product, the method comprises the steps of: contacting the coal-based feedstock with one or more solvents under non-pyrolytic conditions thereby generating a liquid phase; and fractionating the liquid phase to generate at least two fractions under conditions such that at least one of the fractions is the high value product. The liquid phase may comprise 5 to 25 wt % oxygen and at least 70% of the oxygen in the liquid phase may be in the form of phenolic, carboxylic and ketone functional groups of hydrocarbon-based compounds.

    MECHANICALLY RESILIENT BITUMEN MICROCAPSULES FOR MIDSTREAM TRANSPORT

    公开(公告)号:US20220135885A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17518398

    申请日:2021-11-03

    IPC分类号: C10C3/16 C10G1/00

    摘要: Disclosed herein are methods of preparing bitumen for transport, apparatus for preparing bitumen for transport, methods of transporting bitumen, and transportation-ready forms of bitumen. Instead of relying on exogenous components to induce bitumen solidification, the methods and apparatus of the present disclosure reorganize bituminous materials derived from the same origin into core-shell bitumen microcapsules, such that relatively low solubility components (e.g. asphaltenes) encapsulate relatively high solubility components (e.g. maltenes). Importantly, the bitumen microcapsules of the present disclosure are sufficiently mechanically resilient to meet one or more thresholds for midstream transportation, and they are readily fluidized for downstream processing with conventional technologies. Taken together, these aspects may ameliorate one or more challenges in achieving commercially viable bitumen solidification technologies.

    Bitumen solid at ambient temperature

    公开(公告)号:US11292913B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16606943

    申请日:2018-04-18

    摘要: Granules of material usable as a road binder or as a sealing binder including a core and a coating layer, wherein: the core consists of a first composition including at least one material selected from: a bitumen base, a pitch, a clear binder, and the coating layer consists of a second composition which includes: at least one viscosifying compound selected from cellulose ethers, and at least one anticaking agent. Also, a method for producing granules of material that can be used as a road binder or as a sealing binder, and the use thereof as a road binder, in particular for the production of coated materials. Also, a method for producing coatings from granules of material that can be used as a road binder or as a sealing binder and to a method for transporting and/or storing and/or handling granules.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECYCLING ASPHALT MILINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20220023872A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-27

    申请号:US17494094

    申请日:2021-10-05

    申请人: Hector DeFino

    发明人: Hector DeFino

    IPC分类号: B02C23/30 B02C15/00 C10C3/00

    摘要: Apparatus and method for recycling asphalt millings containing bitumen and stone. A milling tube is provided having an outer tube and an inner tube axially aligned with and substantially contained within the outer tube, the inner tube having a diameter less that a diameter of the outer tube to thus define a mixing space between the inner and outer tubes. At least one of the inner and outer tubes is adapted to rotate relative to the other. An inlet is provided to the mixing space to receive the asphalt millings. A plurality of inner tube projections project radially outward from a surface of the inner tube toward the outer tube, and a plurality of outer tube projections project radially inward from a surface of the outer tube toward the inner tube. The milling tube facilitates the separation of the asphalt millings into bitumen and stone as one of the inner and outer tubes rotates relative to the other. Preferably, at least one of the outer and inner tubes contains an abrasive coating on a surface thereof, the inner tube projections and outer tube projections are comprised of wire rope, and an inlet is provided in the outer tube through which cold air can be applied to the mixing space.

    Fuel compositions from light tight oils and high sulfur fuel oils

    公开(公告)号:US11220638B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US17036867

    申请日:2020-09-29

    申请人: MAWETAL LLC

    摘要: Methods are provided to prepare a low sulfur fuel from hydrocarbon sources, such as light tight oil and high sulfur fuel oil, often less desired by conventional refiners, who split crude into a wide range of differing products and may prefer presence of wide ranges (C3 or C5 to C20 or higher) of hydrocarbons. These fuels can be produced by separating feeds into untreated and treated streams, and then recombining them. Such fuels can also be formulated by combinations of light, middle and heavy range constituents in a selected manner as claimed. Not only low in sulfur, the fuels of this invention are also low in nitrogen and essentially metals free. Fuel use applications include on-board large marine transport vessels but also on-shore for large land based combustion gas turbines, boilers, fired heaters and transport vehicles and trains.