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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:
Mar. 07, 1989
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis S Lau, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Michael C Mensinger, Darien, IL (US);
Eugene J Pyrcioch, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L / ; C10F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
44 27 ; 44605 ;
Abstract
An improved mechanical dewatering process wherein high moisture content organic carbonaceous materials are mixed with hard, non-porous particulates prior to mechanical dewatering by conventional methods, and the particulates are removed after mechanical dewatering treatment to yield organic carbonaceous product having a moisture content of less than about 50 weight percent total water suitable for use directly as a fuel or as substrate for subsequent conversion processes.