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US 8,137,628 B2Granted
System for making renewable fuels
AssigneeCool Planet Biofuels, Inc.
InventorsMichael Cheiky, Rajashekharam Malyala
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Abstract
Multiple catalytic processing stations couple with a system which produces volatile gas streams from biomass decomposition at discrete increasing temperatures. These catalytic processing stations can be programmed to maximize conversion of biomass to useful renewable fuel components based on input feedstock and desired outputs.
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A system for the conversion of biomass to combustible fuels, comprising:
- a device containing a programmable number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalyst columns;
- a processing station for subjecting biomass to at least one programmable starting temperature (Tstart)
- and for incrementing the temperature by programmable increments (ΔT) to produce a volatile and a non-volatile component;
- and
- means for subjecting the volatile components generated in each station through the series of catalyst columns to produce at least one renewable-fuel.
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A system for converting biomass to a renewable fuel, comprising:
- a device containing a programmable number of processing stations (N) and a series of catalyst columns for catalytic dehydration, catalytic aromatization and catalytic gas-upgrading;
- a processing station for subjecting biomass to at least one programmable starting temperature (Tstart)
- and for incrementing the temperature by programmable increments (ΔT) to produce a volatile and a non-volatile component;
- and
- means for subjecting the volatile components generated in each station through the series of catalyst columns to produce at least one renewable fuel.
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