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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Johann G Schulz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
44 / ; 44 / ; 44 / ; 44 27 ;
Abstract
A process for generating energy in a furnace or combustion engine which comprises burning therein the novel alcohol-soluble portion of the product obtained as a result of the mild reaction of a lignin-containing material, such as peat, with aqueous nitric acid. The alcohol-soluble portion of such reaction is also claimed as a novel fuel alone or in combination with an alcohol or a liquid hydrocarbon fuel.