US209304A - Improvement in processes for manufacturing gas - Google Patents
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- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title description 8
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 description 26
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 10
- VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N ethene Chemical compound C=C VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 10
- 239000010865 sewage Substances 0.000 description 10
- BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbonic acid Chemical compound OC(O)=O BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- 235000019738 Limestone Nutrition 0.000 description 8
- CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N carbon dioxide Chemical compound O=C=O CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N hydrogen Chemical compound [H][H] UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 8
- 239000006028 limestone Substances 0.000 description 8
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 6
- 150000002430 hydrocarbons Chemical class 0.000 description 6
- BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-L Carbonate dianion Chemical compound [O-]C([O-])=O BVKZGUZCCUSVTD-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 4
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- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 description 4
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 description 4
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 239000004571 lime Substances 0.000 description 4
- CDBYLPFSWZWCQE-UHFFFAOYSA-L sodium carbonate Chemical compound [Na+].[Na+].[O-]C([O-])=O CDBYLPFSWZWCQE-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 4
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- 235000006173 Larrea tridentata Nutrition 0.000 description 2
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- 229910000831 Steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 235000011114 ammonium hydroxide Nutrition 0.000 description 2
- 150000004649 carbonic acid derivatives Chemical class 0.000 description 2
- 239000000428 dust Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000004519 grease Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 2
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- MYMOFIZGZYHOMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N oxygen Chemical compound O=O MYMOFIZGZYHOMD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10J—PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES
- C10J1/00—Production of fuel gases by carburetting air or other gases without pyrolysis
- C10J1/213—Carburetting by pyrolysis of solid carbonaceous material in a carburettor
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- the invention relates to an improved process of manufacturing gas for heating and illuminating purposes from sewage.
- the sewage is placed in a suitable boiler connected with one end of a retort, the two being located in a fur nace, by means of which they may be simultaneously heated.
- the retort at the end connected with the boiler is fitted with a honeycombed chamber formed of a mass of closely-packed metal or perforated metallic disks or tubes, of iron or steel, the central portion of said retort being packed with any suitable earthy carbonate, such as limestone, for instance, which is preferably secured in a wire cage to facilitate its insertion and removal.
- the other end of said retort is packed with a substance rich. in hydrocarbon, which may consist of bones, chalk saturated with petroleum, coal, coal'dust, sawdust, creosote, or the solid matter left in the boiler after the water has been evaporated from the sewage.
- the steam on passing through the retort, is decomposed by the heated metallic surfaces, the oxygen combining with the same and forming an oxide, while the hydrogen is liberated and passes on through the heated limestone.
- the carbonic acid given off by the limestone commingles with the hydrogen gas, and passes with it through the incandescent mass of carbonaceous material, combining with the olefiant gas, being generated by heat from said carbonaceous material, forming an illuminating-gas.
- the said olefiant gas is partially decomposed by the carbonic-acid gas uniting with one equivalent of carbon of said olefiant gas, forming carbonic oxide-an inflammable gas which increases the volume of the mixed inflammable gases, while the undecomposed olefiant gas serves to impart the proper amount of carbon to said inflammable gases to bring the same up to the proper illuminating standard.
- the rear end of the retort is provided with an exit-pipe leading to a condenser, which is connected with a gas-holder, in which the gas is stored for use.
- the residuals from the retort include sodaash and lime, which may be used for commercial purposes, while in the condenser the residuals include an abundant supply of ammoniacal liquor, tar, and a lubricating-grease, besides other products.
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Description
UNITE STATES PATENT CFFIGE.
JOHN ALFRED STEPHAN, OF.WORCES TER, ENGLAND.
lMPROVEMENT IN PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING GAS,
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,304, dated October 22, 1878; application filed March 23, 1878; patented in England, November 20, 1877.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN ALFRED STE- PHAN, of Worcester, in the county of Worcester and Kingdom of England, have invented a new and useful Process for the Manufacture of Garbureted-Hydrogen Gas, which process is fully set forth in the following specification.
The invention relates to an improved process of manufacturing gas for heating and illuminating purposes from sewage.
It consists in vaporizing the sewage in a suitable boiler, subjecting the steam to the action of highly-heated metallic plates, by which it is decomposed and the hydrogen liberated,
subjecting the resultant gas to the action of highly-heated carbonate of lime or limestone, which is thereby decomposed, giving off its carbonic acid, and finally subjecting the mixed gases to the action of highly heated substances containing or saturated with hydrocarbons, by which means olefiant gas is produced, which is partially decomposed by the carbonic acid, forming carbonic-oxide gas, increasing the volume of the inflammable gas, and imparting to the mixed gas the proper amount of carbon to bring the same up to the proper illuminating standard.
In carrying out my invention the sewage is placed in a suitable boiler connected with one end of a retort, the two being located in a fur nace, by means of which they may be simultaneously heated.
The retort at the end connected with the boiler is fitted with a honeycombed chamber formed of a mass of closely-packed metal or perforated metallic disks or tubes, of iron or steel, the central portion of said retort being packed with any suitable earthy carbonate, such as limestone, for instance, which is preferably secured in a wire cage to facilitate its insertion and removal. The other end of said retort is packed with a substance rich. in hydrocarbon, which may consist of bones, chalk saturated with petroleum, coal, coal'dust, sawdust, creosote, or the solid matter left in the boiler after the water has been evaporated from the sewage.
The steam, on passing through the retort, is decomposed by the heated metallic surfaces, the oxygen combining with the same and forming an oxide, while the hydrogen is liberated and passes on through the heated limestone. The carbonic acid given off by the limestone commingles with the hydrogen gas, and passes with it through the incandescent mass of carbonaceous material, combining with the olefiant gas, being generated by heat from said carbonaceous material, forming an illuminating-gas. The said olefiant gas is partially decomposed by the carbonic-acid gas uniting with one equivalent of carbon of said olefiant gas, forming carbonic oxide-an inflammable gas which increases the volume of the mixed inflammable gases, while the undecomposed olefiant gas serves to impart the proper amount of carbon to said inflammable gases to bring the same up to the proper illuminating standard.
The rear end of the retort is provided with an exit-pipe leading to a condenser, which is connected with a gas-holder, in which the gas is stored for use.
The residuals from the retort include sodaash and lime, which may be used for commercial purposes, while in the condenser the residuals include an abundant supply of ammoniacal liquor, tar, and a lubricating-grease, besides other products.
What I claim is- The process herein described for producing illuminatin ggas, the same consisting in vaporizing the sewage, decomposing the steam thereof by hot metallic surfaces, charging the resulting hydrogen gas with carbonic-acid gas.
by passing it through heated carbonates, and. finally converting the carbonic acid into carbonic oxide, and at the same time enriching the gas by passing the same through heated hydrocarbons, substantially as set forth.
JQHN ALFRED STEPHAN. Witnesses EDWARD J. PAYNE, HENRY T. TALBOT.
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