CA2301768A1 - A method and an apparatus for upgrading a solid material - Google Patents

A method and an apparatus for upgrading a solid material Download PDF

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CA2301768A1
CA2301768A1 CA002301768A CA2301768A CA2301768A1 CA 2301768 A1 CA2301768 A1 CA 2301768A1 CA 002301768 A CA002301768 A CA 002301768A CA 2301768 A CA2301768 A CA 2301768A CA 2301768 A1 CA2301768 A1 CA 2301768A1
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David Stewart Conochie
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EVERGREEN ENERGY Inc
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Kfx Inc.
David Stewart Conochie
Evergreen Energy Inc.
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10FDRYING OR WORKING-UP OF PEAT
    • C10F5/00Drying or de-watering peat
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D43/00Separating particles from liquids, or liquids from solids, otherwise than by sedimentation or filtration
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26DRYING
    • F26BDRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B23/00Heating arrangements
    • F26B23/001Heating arrangements using waste heat
    • F26B23/007Heating arrangements using waste heat recovered from the dried product
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02PCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/10Greenhouse gas [GHG] capture, material saving, heat recovery or other energy efficient measures, e.g. motor control, characterised by manufacturing processes, e.g. for rolling metal or metal working

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for upgrading a solid material is disclosed. The method comprises heating the solid material to an elevated temperature to remove water and thereafter cooling the upgraded solid material. The method includes providing a plurality of vessels containing packed beds of the solid material and one as more than one heat exchange circuit for heating and cooling the solid material in the packed beds in the vessels by heat exchange with a heat transfer fluid. The method is controlled so that the solid material in a first group of the vessels is at one or more stages of a heating cycle and the solid material in a second group of vessels is at one or more stages of a cooling cycle. Specifically, the method is controlled by selectively connecting the one or more than one heat exchange circuit to the vessels so that the heat transfer fluid recovers heat from the solid material undergoing the cooling cycle in at least one of the vessels in the first group and transfers the recovered heat to the solid material undergoing the heating cycle in at least one of the vessels in the second group.
CA002301768A 1997-08-25 1998-08-25 A method and an apparatus for upgrading a solid material Expired - Fee Related CA2301768C (en)

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AUPO8766A AUPO876697A0 (en) 1997-08-25 1997-08-25 A method and an apparatus for upgrading a solid material
AUPO8766 1997-08-25
PCT/AU1998/000689 WO1999010079A1 (en) 1997-08-25 1998-08-25 A method and an apparatus for upgrading a solid material

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CA2301768A1 true CA2301768A1 (en) 1999-03-04
CA2301768C CA2301768C (en) 2007-02-13

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KR (1) KR20010023326A (en)
CN (1) CN1094777C (en)
AU (1) AUPO876697A0 (en)
CA (1) CA2301768C (en)
CO (1) CO5040163A1 (en)
CZ (1) CZ301172B6 (en)
GE (1) GEP20032917B (en)
HU (1) HU224249B1 (en)
PL (1) PL338809A1 (en)
SK (1) SK2152000A3 (en)
TR (1) TR200000518T2 (en)
TW (1) TW401314B (en)
UA (1) UA50845C2 (en)
WO (1) WO1999010079A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA987735B (en)

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CN1273792C (en) 2000-09-26 2006-09-06 科夫克斯公司 Upgrading solid mateial
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DE10332564A1 (en) 2003-07-11 2005-01-27 Celon Ag Medical Instruments Surgical device for coagulation or ablation of tissue, comprising hollow shaft accommodating cooling duct and two ring-shaped electrodes
US8021445B2 (en) 2008-07-09 2011-09-20 Skye Energy Holdings, Inc. Upgrading carbonaceous materials

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US4477257A (en) * 1982-12-13 1984-10-16 K-Fuel/Koppelman Patent Licensing Trust Apparatus and process for thermal treatment of organic carbonaceous materials
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US5290523A (en) * 1992-03-13 1994-03-01 Edward Koppelman Method and apparatus for upgrading carbonaceous fuel
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CO5040163A1 (en) 2001-05-29
HUP0002762A3 (en) 2001-02-28
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JP2001513431A (en) 2001-09-04
AUPO876697A0 (en) 1997-09-18
PL338809A1 (en) 2000-11-20
SK2152000A3 (en) 2000-09-12
HU224249B1 (en) 2005-07-28
CA2301768C (en) 2007-02-13
TR200000518T2 (en) 2000-07-21
CZ301172B6 (en) 2009-11-25
GEP20032917B (en) 2003-03-25
UA50845C2 (en) 2002-11-15
KR20010023326A (en) 2001-03-26
WO1999010079A1 (en) 1999-03-04
CN1268902A (en) 2000-10-04
ZA987735B (en) 1999-02-25
HUP0002762A2 (en) 2000-12-28
CN1094777C (en) 2002-11-27
CZ2000457A3 (en) 2000-09-13

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