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US 12,692,444 B2Granted
Methods for biological processing of hydrocarbon-containing substances and system for realization thereof
AssigneeCarbonadeUSA, Corp.
InventorJerry Wayne Finney
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Abstract
The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for the biological processing of hydrocarbon-containing substances. The systems and methods can relate to pre-digestion of hydrocarbon-containing substances and further processing of the same to produce hydrocarbon fuels, fertilizer, and/or other products.
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A method comprising:
- adding a bacteria to a mixture comprising coal to create a predigested coal slurry;
- transferring the predigested coal slurry to a digester;
- heating the predigested coal slurry in the digester to thereby produce naphtha vapors;
- condensing the naphtha vapors to produce condensed naphtha vapors;
- and
- storing the condensed naphtha vapors.
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A system for transforming waste into hydrocarbon fuels, the system comprising:
- a pre-digestion tank configured to create a predigested coal slurry by combining coal and a first bacteria;
- a digester operatively connected to the pre-digestion tank, the digester being configured to heat the predigested coal slurry to thereby produce naphtha vapors;
- a heat exchanger fluidly connected to the digester, the heat exchanger being configured to condense the naphtha vapors to produce condensed naphtha vapors;
- one or more naphtha tanks fluidly connected to the heat exchanger, at least a first naphtha tank of the one or more naphtha tanks being configured to store the condensed naphtha vapors;
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- a chemical tote bin configured to receive creosote solids produced by the digester, an amount of water, a second bacteria, and an amount of urea to thereby create a creosote mixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.