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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Robert Bartek, Centennial, CO (US);
Ronald Lee Cordle, League City, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert Bartek, Centennial, CO (US);
Ronald Lee Cordle, League City, TX (US);
Assignee:
KiOR, Inc., Pasadena, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for effective pyrolysis of a biomass utilizing rapid heat transfer from a solid heat carrier or catalyst. Particularly, various embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatuses which incorporate progressive temperature quenching and rapid disengagement of the heat carrier material and reaction product.