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US 12,351,759 B1Granted
Mobile pyrolysis plant and related systems and methods
AssigneeCharm Industrial, Inc.
InventorsSubodh Adhikari, Edward Young, Alden Ahlholm, Mark Hamann
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a mobile pyrolysis plant and related systems and methods. An example method includes: providing a mobile pyrolyzer configured to traverse a field where biomass is grown; providing harvested biomass to the mobile pyrolyzer as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field; subjecting the harvested biomass to a fast pyrolysis process in the mobile pyrolyzer to generate biochar, bio-oil, and syngas as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field; and applying the biochar to the field as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field.
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A method comprising:
- providing a mobile pyrolyzer configured to traverse a field where biomass is grown;
- providing harvested biomass to the mobile pyrolyzer as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field;
- subjecting the harvested biomass to a fast pyrolysis process in the mobile pyrolyzer to generate biochar, bio-oil, and syngas as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field;
- oxidizing the biochar through controlled oxidation on the mobile pyrolyzer by exposing the biochar to a low level or flowrate of oxygen or air;
- applying the oxidized biochar to the field as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field;
- storing the bio-oil on the mobile pyrolyzer;
- and
- periodically offloading the bio-oil from the mobile pyrolyzer to a storage tank.
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A system comprising:
- a mobile pyrolyzer configured to:
- traverse a field where biomass is grown;
- obtain harvested biomass from the field as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field;
- subject the harvested biomass to a fast pyrolysis process to generate biochar, bio-oil, and syngas as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field;
- oxidize the biochar through controlled oxidation on the mobile pyrolyzer by exposing the biochar to a low level or flowrate of oxygen or air;
- store the bio-oil on the mobile pyrolyzer;
- and
- periodically offload the bio-oil from the mobile pyrolyzer to a storage tank;
- and
- a spreader for applying the oxidized biochar to the field as the mobile pyrolyzer traverses the field.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.