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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Benjamin Levie, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Alex Coulthard, Sugarland, TX (US);
Daniel Euhus, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kent Douglas Robarge, Sumner, WA (US);
Paul Spindler, Katy, TX (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Levie, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Alex Coulthard, Sugarland, TX (US);
Daniel Euhus, Corvallis, OR (US);
Kent Douglas Robarge, Sumner, WA (US);
Paul Spindler, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01); C11B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 1/002 (2013.01); C10G 1/00 (2013.01); C10G 3/00 (2013.01); C10G 3/40 (2013.01); C10G 3/50 (2013.01); C11B 1/10 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1014 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4012 (2013.01); C10G 2300/44 (2013.01); C10G 2300/805 (2013.01); Y02P 30/20 (2015.11); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods to transfer a pressurized slurry of plant-based biomass into a reactor vessel. The methods allow for the transfer of practical-sized pieces of biomass in a slurry pressurized to above about 300 psi.