METHOD FOR CONVERTING BIOMASS TO METHANE OR ETHANOL
    1.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR CONVERTING BIOMASS TO METHANE OR ETHANOL 有权
    将生物质转化为甲醇或乙醇的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140024096A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-23

    申请号:US14031758

    申请日:2013-09-19

    发明人: F. Michael LEWIS

    IPC分类号: C12P7/14 C12P7/10

    摘要: A method for enhancing the treatment of lignocellulose-containing materials by biotreatment wherein such lignocellulose-containing materials, normally resistant to biotreatment, are first subjected to a low-temperature, long-residence time pyrolysis at about 175° C. to about 325° C. for about 0.1 hour to about 2.0 hours, wherein a substantial portion of the incoming material is distilled into water-soluble compounds amenable to anaerobic biotreatment. Exemplary applications of the method include pyrolytic pre-treatment of wastewater sludges, cellulosic wastes, wood, peat, plant residues, low-grade coal, and the like to enhance methane gas production in anaerobic digestion and/or oxygen-limited or oxygen-starved fermentation to produce ethanol.

    摘要翻译: 通过生物处理增强对含木素纤维素材料的处理的方法,其中通常对生物处理有抗性的这种含木素纤维素的材料首先在约175℃至约325℃下进行低温,长停留时间热解 约0.1小时至约2.0小时,其中大部分进料进料被蒸馏成易于厌氧生物处理的水溶性化合物。 该方法的示例性应用包括废水淤泥,纤维素废物,木材,泥炭,植物残渣,低等级煤等的热解预处理,以增强厌氧消化和/或氧限制或氧饥饿中的甲烷气体产生 发酵生产乙醇。

    Radially staged drag turbine
    2.
    发明授权
    Radially staged drag turbine 失效
    径向拖动式涡轮机

    公开(公告)号:US4201512A

    公开(公告)日:1980-05-06

    申请号:US826977

    申请日:1977-08-23

    IPC分类号: F01D1/08 F01D1/36

    CPC分类号: F01D1/36

    摘要: The staging or compounding of drag-type turbines having a high energy input is herein accomplished by disposing successive stages of a drag turbine in radially offset relation, i.e., nested relationship with nozzles between radially displaced stages mounted either in fixed spatial position or mounted for rotation with the upstream rotor and providing either like or opposite directions of rotation of successive stages. The successive radial stages of the present invention are separately coupled to coaxial drive shafts which, in turn, may be appropriately coupled to rotary output means in a conventional manner to provide the output power and high efficiency of the multistaged turbine.

    摘要翻译: 具有高能量输入的拖曳式涡轮机的分级或复合在此通过将拖拉式涡轮机的连续级设置为径向偏移关系来实现,即,在安装在固定的空间位置或安装成旋转的径向位移的台阶之间与喷嘴的嵌套关系 与上游转子并提供连续级的相同或相反的旋转方向。 本发明的连续的径向级分别联接到同轴驱动轴上,同轴驱动轴又可以以常规方式适当地耦合到旋转输出装置,以提供多级涡轮机的输出功率和高效率。

    Method and mobile appartus for improving in-situ combustion of a combustible material lying on nominally planar surface

    公开(公告)号:US20220252259A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17169299

    申请日:2021-02-05

    申请人: F. MICHAEL LEWIS

    发明人: F. MICHAEL LEWIS

    IPC分类号: F23G5/40 F23G5/32 F23G5/50

    摘要: A method and apparatus, for improving the control and the efficiency of in-situ combustion (i.e. burning of oil spills atop bodies of water) of combustible waste materials on land or sea to cleanup such waste, that is also less complex than similar apparatuses, whereby the apparatus traverses over a surface containing combustible material, allowing for vortex flow incineration of the material to occur inside a combustion chamber, aided by a vortical flow of air which is controlled for greater combustion efficiency. Compared with current methods and apparatuses to cleanup similar waste, the present method requires minimal moving parts, is mobile, is low cost, is easy to construct, enables high-quality combustion, burns faster and more complete, produces low emissions, incinerates waste material on land and water, and mitigates the creation of combustion residue which thereby mitigates the adverse effects of such combustion residue that smothers ocean life.

    Method for converting biomass to methane or ethanol
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for converting biomass to methane or ethanol 有权
    将生物质转化为甲烷或乙醇的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08877468B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-04

    申请号:US13136180

    申请日:2011-07-26

    申请人: F. Michael Lewis

    发明人: F. Michael Lewis

    IPC分类号: C12P7/10

    摘要: A method for enhancing the treatment of lignocellulose-containing materials by biotreatment wherein such lignocellulose-containing materials, normally resistant to biotreatment, are first subjected to a low-temperature, long-residence time pyrolysis at about 175° C. to about 325° C. for about 0.1 hour to about 2.0 hours, wherein a substantial portion of the incoming material is distilled into water-soluble compounds amenable to anaerobic biotreatment. Exemplary applications of the method include pyrolytic pre-treatment of wastewater sludges, cellulosic wastes, wood, peat, plant residues, low-grade coal, and the like to enhance methane gas production in anaerobic digestion and/or oxygen-limited or oxygen-starved fermentation to produce ethanol.

    摘要翻译: 通过生物处理增强对含木素纤维素材料的处理的方法,其中通常对生物处理有抗性的这种含木素纤维素的材料首先在约175℃至约325℃下进行低温,长停留时间热解 约0.1小时至约2.0小时,其中大部分进料进料被蒸馏成易于厌氧生物处理的水溶性化合物。 该方法的示例性应用包括废水淤泥,纤维素废物,木材,泥炭,植物残渣,低等级煤等的热解预处理,以增强厌氧消化和/或氧限制或氧饥饿中的甲烷气体产生 发酵生产乙醇。

    Method and apparatus for increasing dewatering efficiency

    公开(公告)号:US10730778B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15820440

    申请日:2017-11-22

    申请人: F. Michael Lewis

    发明人: F. Michael Lewis

    摘要: A method and apparatus for increasing dewatering efficiency of a solids-laden liquid stream in a wastewater treatment facility, whereby a liquids-solids stream is pumped into a mixing apparatus in a closed-channel liquid flow conduit configuration, where the liquids-solids stream is intensely mixed with air and polymer in a mixing zone created by an adjustable flow restriction device, performing similar to a venturi to increase the velocity, agitation, and turbulence of the liquids-solids stream internal to the mixer, where the introduction of air and polymer to the stream is introduced independent of mixing energy. Compared with current methods and apparatuses to mix polymer with solids-laden wastewater, the present method and apparatus requires less energy, where it enables the addition of air independent of mixing energy, and it creates a zone of mixing with greater mixing efficiency via increased turbulence.

    Pyrobiomethane process
    6.
    发明申请
    Pyrobiomethane process 有权
    热重甲烷工艺

    公开(公告)号:US20120073199A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-29

    申请号:US13136180

    申请日:2011-07-26

    申请人: F. Michael Lewis

    发明人: F. Michael Lewis

    IPC分类号: C10L3/08 C12P5/02 C12P7/10

    摘要: A method for enhancing the treatment of lignocellulose-containing materials by biotreatment wherein such lignocellulose-containing materials, normally resistant to biotreatment, are first subjected to a low-temperature, long-residence time pyrolysis at about 175° C. to about 325° C. for about 0.1 hour to about 2.0 hours, wherein a substantial portion of the incoming material is distilled into water-soluble compounds amenable to anaerobic biotreatment. Exemplary applications of the method include pyrolytic pre-treatment of wastewater sludges, cellulosic wastes, wood, peat, plant residues, low-grade coal, and the like to enhance methane gas production in anaerobic digestion and/or oxygen-limited or oxygen-starved fermentation to produce ethanol.

    摘要翻译: 通过生物处理增强对含木素纤维素材料的处理的方法,其中通常对生物处理有抗性的这种含木素纤维素的材料首先在约175℃至约325℃下进行低温,长停留时间热解 约0.1小时至约2.0小时,其中大部分进料进料被蒸馏成易于厌氧生物处理的水溶性化合物。 该方法的示例性应用包括废水淤泥,纤维素废物,木材,泥炭,植物残渣,低等级煤等的热解预处理,以增强厌氧消化和/或氧限制或氧饥饿中的甲烷气体产生 发酵生产乙醇。

    Method and mobile apparatus for improving in-situ combustion of a combustible material lying on nominally planar surface

    公开(公告)号:US11713878B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US17169299

    申请日:2021-02-05

    申请人: F. Michael Lewis

    发明人: F. Michael Lewis

    IPC分类号: F23G5/40 F23G5/50 F23G5/32

    摘要: A method and apparatus, for improving the control and the efficiency of in-situ combustion (i.e. burning of oil spills atop bodies of water) of combustible waste materials on land or sea to cleanup such waste, that is also less complex than similar apparatuses, whereby the apparatus traverses over a surface containing combustible material, allowing for vortex flow incineration of the material to occur inside a combustion chamber, aided by a vortical flow of air which is controlled for greater combustion efficiency. Compared with current methods and apparatuses to cleanup similar waste, the present method requires minimal moving parts, is mobile, is low cost, is easy to construct, enables high-quality combustion, burns faster and more complete, produces low emissions, incinerates waste material on land and water, and mitigates the creation of combustion residue which thereby mitigates the adverse effects of such combustion residue that smothers ocean life.

    Method and Apparatus for Increasing Dewatering Efficiency

    公开(公告)号:US20180354835A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15820440

    申请日:2017-11-22

    申请人: F. Michael Lewis

    发明人: F. Michael Lewis

    摘要: A method and apparatus for increasing dewatering efficiency of a solids-laden liquid stream in a wastewater treatment facility, whereby a liquids-solids stream is pumped into a mixing apparatus in a closed-channel liquid flow conduit configuration, where the liquids-solids stream is intensely mixed with air and polymer in a mixing zone created by an adjustable flow restriction device, performing similar to a venturi to increase the velocity, agitation, and turbulence of the liquids-solids stream internal to the mixer, where the introduction of air and polymer to the stream is introduced independent of mixing energy. Compared with current methods and apparatuses to mix polymer with solids-laden wastewater, the present method and apparatus requires less energy, where it enables the addition of air independent of mixing energy, and it creates a zone of mixing with greater mixing efficiency via increased turbulence.