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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jinmesh Pranav Majmudar, Gujarat, IN;
Omprakash Mall, Odisha, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/08 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/3078 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for activating charcoal resulting from biomass gasification are provided. Exemplary methods include gasifying biomass in a gasification reactor of an integrated biomass gasification system to produce charcoal; and activating charcoal using heat generated from an integral heat source of the integrated biomass gasification system. The methods include activation of charcoal resulting from biomass gasification in a more efficient, economical manner, thereby increasing the value of biomass gasification with minimal investment in the process.