Gregory Joseph Morin

US Patent:

20140001026, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 28, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/536538

Inventors:

Lance Awender Baird - Prospect Heights IL, US
Barry Freel - Greely, CA
Doug Clarke - Ottowa, CA
Gregory Joseph Morin - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

UOP LLC - Des Plaines IL

International Classification:

C10B 43/00

US Classification:

201 2, 202 96

Abstract:

Methods and apparatuses for thermally converting or pyrolyzing biomass are provided. In one embodiment, a method of thermally converting biomass includes introducing the biomass to a reactor feed chamber. The method provides for flowing a low oxygen gas into the reactor feed chamber to purge the reactor feed chamber and biomass of oxygen. The method also includes delivering the purged biomass to a thermal conversion reactor and thermally converting the biomass in the thermal conversion reactor.

US Patent:

20210284925, Sep 16, 2021

Filed:

Feb 19, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/180583

Inventors:

- Skokie IL, US
Robert John Conrado - Skokie IL, US
Richard Rosin - Skokie IL, US
Gregory Morin - Skokie IL, US
Franz-Marcus Nowak - Skokie IL, US

International Classification:

C10J 3/84
C12M 1/107
B01D 53/02
B01D 53/96

Abstract:

The disclosure provides for the separation and combustion of at least one hydrocarbon, oxygenate, sulfur compound, and or nitrogen compound, from industrial gas or gasification derived syngas to generate steam. A gasification process and a gas fermentation process may be integrated using tail gas from the fermentation process for the flame to combust tar and other compounds from the syngas generated by a gasification process. Integration may be achieved by removing tar and other compounds from industrial gas or gasification derived syngas using an adsorbent and regenerating the adsorbent using tail gas from the gas fermentation process. Tail gas enriched with the desorbed tar and other compounds may be used to generate steam in a steam boiler and the steam may be used for a variety of purposes including power generation to power, for example, a compressor of the gas fermentation process.