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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:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Edwin J. Hippo, Round Lake, IL (US);
Pattabhi K. Raman, Long Grove, IL (US);
Inventors:
Edwin J. Hippo, Round Lake, IL (US);
Pattabhi K. Raman, Long Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Greatpoint Energy, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/32 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); C10J 3/00 (2006.01); B09B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Continuous processes are provided for converting a carbonaceous feedstock comprising biomass containing alkali metal, non-biomass components, and at least one gasification catalyst including an alkali metal recovered from solid char, into a plurality of gaseous products including methane and at least one or more of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and other higher hydrocarbons.