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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Paul F. Bryan, Pinole, CA (US);
Yunquan Liu, Katy, TX (US);
Curtis L. Krause, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B 1/00 (2006.01); C10J 3/00 (2006.01); C10J 3/72 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses a system for biomass treatment which addresses the need to find economical solutions to transport biomass. In the present invention, small, distributed gasifiers convert the biomass into synthesis gas ('syngas'). The syngas is then transported via a pipeline network to a central fuel production facility.