The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2008
Albert Calderon, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Terry James Laubis, Portage, OH (US);
Richard Owen Mccarthy, Strongsville, OH (US);
Albert Calderon, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Terry James Laubis, Portage, OH (US);
Richard Owen McCarthy, Strongsville, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
An advanced method for processing a solid feedstock such as coal and a liquid feedstock such as bitumen wherein gases produced from such fossil fuel feedstocks are divided in a way as to polygenerate various by-products which includes the conversion of a waste gas (flue gas) containing nitrogen (N) and carbon dioxide (CO) generated from the combustion of said gases to produce an intermediate made of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in the form of cyanogen which in turn is converted to a fertilizer such as oxamide. This approach obviates the necessity of COcapture and storage in a geologic formation. Besides the making of a fertilizer from a waste gas containing Nand CO, the other by-products can be power in the form of electricity and/or steam from a lean gas and liquid transportation fuel like methanol/gasoline, or chemicals from a hydrogen rich gas. The method is applicable to utility as well as to industry. This approach provides a comprehensive solution with respect to the use of energy from fossil fuels in an efficient and environmentally acceptable manner.