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US 8,062,392 B2Granted
Small distributed gasification units with syngas transportation via pipeline network for biomass treatment
AssigneeTexaco Inc.
InventorsPaul F. Bryan, Yunquan Liu, Curtis L. Krause
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a system for biomass treatment which addresses the need to find economical solutions to transport biomass. In the present invention, small, distributed gasifiers convert the biomass into synthesis gas (“syngas”). The syngas is then transported via a pipeline network to a central fuel production facility.
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A system for biomass treatment comprising:
- collecting and pretreating biomass;
- delivering the biomass to small, distributed gasifiers wherein the small, distributed gasifiers produce a syngas from the biomass;
- introducing the syngas to a pipeline network;
- transporting the syngas to a central fuel production facility via the pipeline network;
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- producing a biofuels product at the central fuel production facility.
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