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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2016
Proton Power, Inc., Lenoir City, TN (US);
Samuel C. Weaver, Knoxville, TN (US);
Daniel L. Hensley, Knoxville, TN (US);
Jim Bierkamp, Loudon, TN (US);
Neal Evans, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Will Johnson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Bryan Biss, Knoxville, TN (US);
Davis McLemore, Knoxville, TN (US);
John Borden, Knoxville, TN (US);
Carson Bone, Knoxville, TN (US);
Priyanka Bhattacharya, Knoxville, TN (US);
PROTON POWER, INC., Lenoir City, TN (US);
Abstract
Tools and techniques for biochar production and biochar products are provided in accordance with various embodiments. For example, some embodiments include a method of biochar production that may include introducing a compound that includes at least carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen into a reaction chamber. The compound may be heated to a temperature of at least 1,000 degrees Celsius in the reaction chamber such that the compound reacts through a pyrolysis reaction to produce biochar. The produced biochar may be collected and/or further processed in some cases. In some embodiments, the compound includes at least biomass or a waste product. In some embodiments, the temperature of the reaction chamber is at least 1,100 degrees Celsius. In some embodiments, the compound has a residence time in the reaction chamber between 10 seconds and 1,000 seconds to produce the biochar. Some embodiments include biochar that may include graphite or graphene.