Timothy P Kuhn

US Patent:

7947248, May 24, 2011

Filed:

May 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/121139

Inventors:

Kenneth Wesley Hamby - The Woodlands TX, US
James Brian Kelly - La Jolla CA, US
Timothy Joseph Kuhn - Perrysburg OH, US

Assignee:

Tellus Technology, LLC - San Diego CA

International Classification:

C01D 3/00
B32B 5/16
B22F 3/00
B01F 13/00

US Classification:

4234491, 4234498, 428402, 425222, 366342

Abstract:

A pyrolysis process is provided. The process includes the steps of: depositing a quantity of waste into a porous container, the porous container adapted to allow a convective stream of substantially anaerobic gas to flow therethrough; inserting the porous container into a pyrolysis thermal processor; sealing the thermal processor; circulating the convective stream of gas through the pyrolysis thermal processor; heating the waste according to a first time-temperature profile to pyrolyze the waste and form a carbonaceous char; and cooling the carbonaceous char by circulating the convective stream of gas through a cooler. An oil product and a gaseous hydrocarbon product are produced during the pyrolysis. The carbonaceous char is further processed to form a carbon black product and a recyclable metal product.

US Patent:

8323589, Dec 4, 2012

Filed:

Mar 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/073419

Inventors:

Kenneth Wesley Hamby - The Woodlands TX, US
James Brian Kelly - La Jolla CA, US
Timothy Joseph Kuhn - Perrysburg OH, US

Assignee:

Tellus Technology, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

C10B 53/07
B01J 8/00

US Classification:

422608, 422614, 422620, 422630, 422645, 422198, 422200, 422205, 422239, 202 81, 202 93, 202 99, 201 18, 201 25, 201 30

Abstract:

A pyrolysis process is provided. The process includes the steps of: depositing a quantity of waste into a porous container, the porous container adapted to allow a convective stream of substantially anaerobic gas to flow therethrough; inserting the porous container into a pyrolysis thermal processor; sealing the thermal processor; circulating the convective stream of gas through the pyrolysis thermal processor; heating the waste according to a first time-temperature profile to pyrolyze the waste and form a carbonaceous char; and cooling the carbonaceous char by circulating the convective stream of gas through a cooler. An oil product and a gaseous hydrocarbon product are produced during the pyrolysis. The carbonaceous char is further processed to form a carbon black product and a recyclable metal product.