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Method and apparatus for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels from coal

a hydrocarbon fuel and liquid technology, applied in the field of hydrocarbon fuel production, can solve the problems of complex and expensive facilities and processes for converting coal into petroleum products, and achieve the effect of reducing capital and operating costs

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-11-14
ECOKAP TECH
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The patent describes a process to make a mixture of petroleum-like products that can be used as liquid fuels. This process is simple and uses a blend of coal and water with a catalyst in a single reactor. The process reduces capital and operating costs by about 30%.

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Currently converting coal into petroleum products requires complicated and expensive facilities and processes.

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[0033]Referring to the schematic diagram of FIG. 1, the reactor proper comprises a vertically oriented furnace. The reactor 10 may have an internal lining of quartz or other suitable material(s) that are transparent to microwave power and can withstand the temperatures and pressures respective to the process. As noted above in paragraph [0011], preliminary experiments suggest that temperatures in the range of 1000 degrees Celsius or lower and pressures in the range of 50 psig or lower may be adequate for these reactions depending on the feeds, catalysts, microwave operation, output products, and other variables. However, temperatures and pressures could be significantly higher or lower depending on the application and the preference of the designer.

[0034]The reactor 10 may be reinforced with carbon fibers or any suitable microwave transparent material. The upper portion of the reactor 10 could have an outer casing of a material which is not transparent to microwaves. One or more mic...

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A method of converting coal into a liquid hydrocarbon fuel utilizes a high pressure, high temperature reactor which operates upon a blend of micronized coal, a catalyst, and steam. Microwave power is directed into the reactor. The catalyst, preferably magnetite, will act as a heating media for the microwave power and the temperature of the reactor will rise to a level to efficiently convert the coal and steam into hydrogen and carbon monoxide.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 185,708 filed Jul. 19, 2011, which claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 380,954 filed Sep. 8, 2010; U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 416,889 filed Nov. 24, 2010; U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 419,653 filed Dec. 3, 2010; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 423,768 filed Dec. 16, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a method of producing hydrocarbon fuels, primarily from coal, and more particularly to a method for performing the process involving a reactor powered by microwave energy. Carbon dioxide produced by the process and additional carbon dioxide from naturally occurring sources and the exhausts from the combustion of fossil fuels may also be consumed as feedstock for this process, thus lowering the levels of this greenhouse gas.BA...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C10G1/00
CPCC10G1/00C10G2/33C10G2300/4037C10G2300/4043C10G2300/4081C10G2300/807C10K1/005C10K1/02C10K1/04C10J2300/0993C10J2300/123
Inventor KYLE, RONALD
Owner ECOKAP TECH