Fast pyrolysis heat exchanger system and method

    公开(公告)号:US09920252B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-20

    申请号:US13722069

    申请日:2012-12-20

    Inventor: Kenneth D. Moss

    Abstract: A fast pyrolysis heat exchanger system and method for economically and efficiently converting biomass and other combustible materials into bio-oil. The system employs multiple closed loop tubes situated inside the heat exchanger. As heat carrier is deposited at the top of the heat exchanger and caused to move downwardly therethrough, heat is transferred from the tubes to the heat carrier which is then transferred to a reactor where it is placed in contact with the combustible materials. Vapor containing char fines is discharged from the reactor into a vacuum-operated blow back filter. The blow back filter is activated when a drop in vacuum level at the output of the reactor is detected. Thereby, excess char buildup on the blow back filter elements is removed.

    Rapid thermal conversion of biomass
    2.
    发明授权
    Rapid thermal conversion of biomass 有权
    生物质快速热转化

    公开(公告)号:US08961743B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-24

    申请号:US13021508

    申请日:2011-02-04

    Applicant: Barry Freel

    Inventor: Barry Freel

    Abstract: 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.

    Abstract translation: 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。

    Rapid thermal conversion of biomass
    4.
    发明授权
    Rapid thermal conversion of biomass 有权
    生物质快速热转化

    公开(公告)号:US07905990B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-15

    申请号:US11943329

    申请日:2007-11-20

    Applicant: Barry Freel

    Inventor: Barry Freel

    Abstract: A 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. Biomass material, e.g., wood, is feed 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. The liquid product may itself be used as the quench media.

    Abstract translation: 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)有效转化成高产量的有价值的液体产品(例如生物油)的快速热转化方法。 将生物质材料,例如木材进料到转化系统,其中生物质材料与向上的热热载体(例如沙)流混合,其将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。 液体产品本身可以用作淬火介质。

    Modified thermal processing of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks
    5.
    发明申请
    Modified thermal processing of heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks 失效
    重质烃原料改性热处理

    公开(公告)号:US20040069682A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-15

    申请号:US10419053

    申请日:2003-04-17

    Abstract: 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.

    Abstract translation: 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。

    Method for high-temperature short-time distillation of residual oils
    6.
    发明授权
    Method for high-temperature short-time distillation of residual oils 失效
    残油的高温短时蒸馏方法

    公开(公告)号:US06413415B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-02

    申请号:US09445163

    申请日:2000-01-03

    CPC classification number: C10G7/00 C10G9/28 C10G31/06

    Abstract: High temperature flash distillation, for treating residual oils originating from crude oil refining, natural bitumen and/or tar sands, comprises feeding the oil to a mixer with granular hot coke, which serves as a thermal transfer medium. In mixing, 60-90% of the oil is vaporized. The non-vaporized fraction includes metal-containing asphaltenes. This fraction is further converted in the mixer, to oil vapor, gas and coke. Gases and vapor are withdrawn from the mixer, separately from the coke. The vapor phase is cooled and condensed to produce product oil. The gas itself is a further product. The coke is reheated and recycled to the mixer as the thermal transfer medium.

    Abstract translation: 用于处理源自原油精炼,天然沥青和/或焦油砂的残油的高温闪蒸,包括将油加入到用作热转印介质的颗粒热焦炭的混合器中。 混合时,60-90%的油蒸发。 非汽化部分包括含金属的沥青质。 该馏分在混合器中进一步转化成油蒸汽,气体和焦炭。 从焦炭中分离出混合器中的气体和蒸气。 将气相冷却并冷凝以产生产物油。 气体本​​身是另一种产品。 将焦炭再加热并再循环至作为热转印介质的混合器。

    Method for producing distillable hydrocarbonaceous fuels and
carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for producing distillable hydrocarbonaceous fuels and carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil 失效
    从重质原油生产可蒸馏的含烃燃料和含碳聚集体的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4314900A

    公开(公告)日:1982-02-09

    申请号:US147454

    申请日:1980-05-07

    CPC classification number: C10G9/28

    Abstract: A method for producing a distillable hydrocarbonaceous stream and carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil by charging the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids to a rotary kiln with the crude oil and carbonaceous solids being charged in a weight ratio from about 0.6 to about 1.5; tumbling the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids in the rotary kiln at a temperature from about 850.degree. to about 1000.degree. F. for up to about 30 minutes to produce a vaporous stream and agglomerate particles containing a residual portion of the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids; separating the agglomerate particles into a product portion of a desired particle size range and a recycle portion; grinding the recycle portion to produce the finely divided carbonaceous solids and heating the finely divided carbonaceous solids prior to recycling the carbonaceous solids to mixture with the crude oil.

    Abstract translation: 通过将原油和细碎的碳质固体装入回转窑中,以粗油和碳质固体以约0.6至约1.5的重量比装入来从重质原油生产可蒸馏的含烃物流和含碳聚集体的方法; 在约850°至约1000°F的温度下将回转窑中的原油和细碎的碳质固体翻转至多约30分钟,以产生蒸气流和含有原油剩余部分的聚集颗粒 分开的碳质固体; 将附聚物颗粒分离成所需粒度范围的产物部分和再循环部分; 研磨循环部分以产生细碎的碳质固体,并在将碳质固体再循环到与原油混合之前加热细碎的碳质固体。

    Method for generating steam
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for generating steam 失效
    产生蒸汽的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4149597A

    公开(公告)日:1979-04-17

    申请号:US864994

    申请日:1977-12-27

    Inventor: David A. Redford

    CPC classification number: C10G9/28 E21B43/24 E21B43/40 F22B1/04

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for generating steam from water containing high concentrations of particulate matter such as silt, clay, etc., without the need for filtering and otherwise treating the water prior to generation of steam therefrom, especially useful for use in a viscous oil recovery process. The method comprises introducing solid particulate materials such as coarse sand, etc., into a thermal cracking unit such as, for example, that is used in the Lurgi-Ruhrgas process. The solids are heated to a temperature of at least 1400.degree. F., and on contacting the crude, cause cracking of the viscous crude into lighter molecular weight hydrocarbons and form a solid coke-like residue on the sand grain. The sand grains containing the coke residue are transported into a second chamber into which air is injected and the solid coke residue ignited. The carbon coke residue burns, raising the temperature of the sand or other granular solids. A portion of the hot solids are recycled into the thermal cracking unit, and another portion are transported to a steam generator unit into which dirty water, e.g., water containing high concentrations of suspended particulate matters such as sand, clay, silt, etc. is introduced. The rate of hot solids introduction and water injection into the steam generating unit are controlled so as to produce steam of the desired quality for use in a steam injection viscous oil recovery method.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种从含有高浓度颗粒物质如淤泥,粘土等的水产生蒸汽的方法,而不需要在产生蒸汽之前过滤和处理水,特别适用于粘稠油回收 处理。 该方法包括将诸如粗砂等固体颗粒材料引入热裂解装置,例如用于Lurgi-Ruhrgas工艺中的热裂解装置。 将固体加热到至少1400°F的温度,并且在粗制接触时,将粘性粗品裂化成较轻分子量的烃,并在砂粒上形成固体焦炭状残余物。 含有焦炭残渣的砂粒被输送到第二室中,空气被注入到其中,并且固体焦炭残留物被点燃。 碳焦炭残留物燃烧,提高沙子或其他颗粒状固体的温度。 热固体的一部分被再循环到热裂解装置中,另一部分被运送到蒸汽发生器单元,其中脏水例如含有高浓度的悬浮颗粒物质如沙子,粘土,淤泥等的水是 介绍。 控制热固体引入和注入蒸汽发生单元的水的速率,以产生所需质量的蒸汽用于蒸汽注入粘性油回收方法。

    Process for producing cracked gas and cracked oil from heavy hydrocarbons
    9.
    发明授权
    Process for producing cracked gas and cracked oil from heavy hydrocarbons 失效
    从重质烃生产裂解气和裂化油的工艺

    公开(公告)号:US3954599A

    公开(公告)日:1976-05-04

    申请号:US448187

    申请日:1974-03-05

    Applicant: Isami Ooka

    Inventor: Isami Ooka

    CPC classification number: C10G9/28

    Abstract: In producing cracked gas and cracked oil by thermally cracking a heavy hydrocarbon within a reactor in which a granular solid, steam and oxygen form a fluidized bed or moving bed, a process which is characterized in that the heavy hydrocarbon is supplied to the upper portion of the reactor and part of the granular solid is discharged from the bottom of the reactor and thereafter fed again to the upper portion of the reactor, to thereby maintain the upper portion at a temperature of not higher than 550.degree.C.

    Abstract translation: 通过在其中颗粒状固体,蒸汽和氧气形成流化床或移动床的反应器内热重裂化重质烃来生产裂化气体和裂化油,其特征在于将重质烃供应至 将反应器和部分颗粒状固体从反应器的底部排出,然后再次供给到反应器的上部,从而将上部维持在不高于550℃的温度。

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