US935942A

US935942A - Process for making sugar.

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Publication number: US935942A
Application number: US41946908A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles Parris Stewart
Original assignee: NAT SUGAR Co
Current assignee: NATIONAL SUGAR Co; NAT SUGAR Co
Priority date: 1908-03-06
Filing date: 1908-03-06
Publication date: 1909-10-05
Anticipated expiration: 1926-10-05

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U. STEWART.

PROCESS FOR. MAKING SUGAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, 1m.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

UNITED STATE$ PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES PARRIS STEWART, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL SUGAR COMPANY. 0]? LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. A CORPORATION OF ARIZONA TERRITORY.

PROCESS FOR MAKING SUGAR.

To all u liom it may com-era:

.lie it. known that i. (faruuacslamns H'rnw .\n'i'. a eitizen ot' the tnited States, residing at Los .\ngeles. in the eounty ol- Los Angeles and State ol' (:ililol'iiia. have invented a new and usel'ul lroeess for Making Sugar, ol whieh the following is a speeit'itaition.

This invention relates to the synthetic proeess for the inanulzu-ture of sugar, and it is. an ohjeet thereo'l' to provide a process whereby sugar ean be manufactured from ordinat' and inexpensive suhstal'iees.

This applieation is tiled as a eouttinuation ol' my applieation entitled proeess of making sugar. h'. N. 368,267. liled April 1.5. 1907.

In the aeeon:panyiug drawings 1 have illustrated a lorn. of apparatus whieh may be employed in operating my process, the: lignre illustrated being a diagrannnatic View t of the. apparatus employed. parts being broken away and enlarged lor t.-.larit. y ol illustration.

in the torn; ol' apparatus shown in the drawings 1 designates a steam boiler of any usual type eouneeted by a pipe 2 to a super l heating lurnaee is provided l nrnaee with a pipe --l'. or a. series of the same, of heat resisting material, preferably elay, and the steam from the boiler passes through this pipe. the amount being eontrolled by valve 5 on pipe 3. From the outlet end of clay pipe -l-. pipe (3 leads to a earbon retort 7. This eat-hon retort is eomposed of an inner heating ehamher eontaining ehareoal 8). or other form o'l earbon. which is heated by means of burners ti). After passing through the heated earhon the gases pass out through pipe 11 to a eooling tank. or eoinleuser, l2, and thenee through a pipe 13 to a eonipressor t t. Alter being eompressed the gases pass into a storage ehamber 15 provided with a pressure gage it so that a steady pressure may he maintained upon the gases by the eompressor. Passing lrom ehamher 13 through pipe 17. the gases pass into |)ttt'll)lttllt)t 18. This preeipitator comprises a pipe 1!). prel'erably brass or other non-magnetie material. a set of preferably alternating eleetro-maguets 2t) surrounding the pipe to set up a magnetie field within it. Direetly beyond magnets 20 is loeated a pair of eleetrieal diseharge plates 21 eonneeted to an induetion eoil. or other high tension machine (not shown). tor the. purpose of main- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 6, 1908.

taining an eleetrie discharge aeross the gap between the plates. Beyond the discharge plates pipe Lt) narrows down, as at 22. and is eontrolled at this point by a valve 2 Direetly beyond valve 22-) aml on the eonstrieted part of the pipe is a seeond set. (it elee-tro magnets 2+. also preferably alternating. Pipe 19 widens out beyoi'id electromagnets 24 and is provided with a seeond pair of diseharge plates 27 preferably eonneeted to the same source of eleetriea l. energy supply as plates 21. Dow'nu'ardly inclined spout it) on the enlarged end o'tthe pipe eoinpletes the apparatus.

The operation of my proeess is as followsz--fiteam is generated in boiler l and admitted to furnaee It in the proper volume as determined by the eapaeity oi the apparatus and as the experienee ol the operator dietates. The temperature of t'uruaee I) is normally about 2000 I.. and the steam is highly superheated in passing through elay pipes t. This superheated steam passes immediately through the heated ehareoal or earhon t) in retort T. and the oxygen ol the steam combines with the earhon and leaves the hydrogen free. as far as ean he aseertaiued. as t'ollows:-

This reaetion may he atl'eeted by the leakage of loreign gases from the atmosphere into tl apparatus. but. unless the leakage is ol large proportions. the reaetion is substantiall as above represented. The temperature of the ehareoal is approximately that of its ineandeseeut heat. and. on aeeount o'l' this high temperature and the exeessive presenee of the earbon. (O is formed rather than t,(). The mixture of gases. ('0 aml ll. passes off through pipe 11 to eondenser 1'3 where it is eooled to pass into the eompressor. The eompressor operates to plaee the mixture of gases under 1 pressure of lTOHl 3-30 to (it) pounds per square ineh and they are stored in ehamher if) under that pressure. The mixture of gases then passes through the preeipitato' and is suhjeeted alternately to the inl'lueuee ol magnetie lields and eleetrieal diseharges. The lirst magnetie field is -formed by magnets 20 and the mixture of gases passes through this field and then through the eleetrieal discharge between plates 21, whieh, in the present. plant, dismomma ross a throo inoh gap 'lho root tho pipo is thou om-ountorod tt's l'orood through tho small spaoo by ralro 21; and noxt through tho tguots fi l. 'l 'ho mixturo thou oxitmosphorio prossuro and passos o sooond oloot'rioal dist-hargo boos :25. 'lho altoruato notion of notio and (l.,('ll.'lt'tll intluonros tt)tt!l)ll1:tllt)lt o'l' tho gasos to l'orm ptu'o sugar ol tho l'ormula o u tr t oonstruotion of tho prooipitator importanro. tho only rotptiromont assago ol tho gasos through magootrioal intluom-os. 'lho arrangoibod, howovor. has boon l'ound to iont'. \Vhon this produot omorgos protripitator it is oomparativoly ro is no tlangot' o'l doromposition to conditions onmnoratod aboro, o intorvontion ol' an 'loroign t as atmosphorio. tho roaotion s plat-o, in tho prooipitator is. as an ho asoortaiuod. as follows:

t a small portion of atmosphorit: ontranoo to tho apparatus prior atgo t-hrough tho oarbon rotort', is boon 'l'ound to bo tho oaso in r opo 'ations of this proooss, suoh tho following will talco plaoo b o tz at tnountv of mixturos of tho atmoss would oauso a largor proporin tho lott hand momhor ol tho ion and thorot'oro givo a largor St) in tho rosults. This gas. in nut. (loos not intluonoo tho aotion s.-; as doos noithor tho nitrogon ug with tho oxygon o'l' tho atmosvhirh is thoroloro ignorod in tho ions.

poration ot this proooss about by woight ot rharooal and wator l tho resulting woight ol' ohomsugar is somo T5 or moro, of *d woight' ol" tho oharroal and 'tm'ogoing dcsoription it will bo o proooss oonsists ossont'iall v in combination of rat-hon inonoxid on. 'lho mothod "for obtaining nay b0 othor than that dosoribod [out that they may bo supplied enoios and be oqually ot'lootivo. nvoniently obtained from Water at proportions are txhcrol'iy apescribed my invention, What T olaim as now and dosiro to soouro by ltottors latont is:-

l. 'lho prot-oss ot' l'orming sugar s \-'nthotioally whit-h oomprisos troating romhinod h \'drogou and oxygon with oarbon in substant'iall) tho proportions to produoo tho produot. dosirod.

'3. 'lho horoin dosta'ibod synthotioal proooss whioh oomprisos l'orming sugar in a oontinuous oporation by oombining oarboin hydrogon and oxygon in substantially tho proportions to produoo tho hroduot' dosirod.

'3. 'lho horoin dosorihod synthotiozl proross whioh oomprisos l'orming sugar in a oontinuous oporation by treating oombinod hydrogon and oxygon with oarbon in suhstantially tho proportions to produoo tho prodnrt dosirod.

-l. 'lho proooss o'l' torming sugar synthoti -all whioh oomprisos oombiuing rarhon, h \'drogou and oxygon in substantially tho proportions to produoo. sugar. and thou passing tho rosultant gasos through magnotio and olootrioal intluonc-os.

5. 'lho proooss ot' lortning sugar oomprising oombining (:arhon, lrydrogon and ox gon in substantially tho 'u'oportions to produoo (,l,. .Ilt .t and thou subjooting tho rosultant gasos to magnotio intlnonoo.

t3. 'lho proooss ol' 'lorn'iing sugar oom'prising romhining oarbon, hydrogon and oxygon in substantiall) tho proportions to produoo ll t) and thou passing tho rosultant gasos through tho liold (it an altornating maguot.

T. 'Iho proooss of forming sugar by tho synthotio moans o't' (-omhining o: rhon with ox \'gon, adding .t'roo lrydrogon to tho (om binod oat-hon and oxygou. and thou passing tho rosultaut mixturo through magnotio and olootrioal inlluonoos.

H. 'lho proooss ot t'orming sugar synthotioall oomprisiug oomhiniug oxygon with rat-hon to l'orm (Y). adding l'roo, lrtdrogou. and thou passing tho rosnltaut mixturo through maguotio and olooti'ioal inlluonoos.

it. 'lho proooss ot' l orming sugar oompris ing lirst suporhoating stoam. thon passing tho suporhoatod stoam o\'or hoatod (-arhoin and tinally subjooting tho rosultant to magnotio and olootrit'all int'luonoost It 'lho proooss ol' t'orming sugar \Vllltlt oomprisos mixing substantially twolro parts ol (0 with t\\'ol\'o parts of ll aml thou subjooting tho miXturo to magnotio and olootriral intluonoos.

l1. Tho, prot-oss ot' forming sugar oomprising passing suporhot'itod stoam oror hoatod rarhon. to form carbon monoxid and hydrogon and thou oontbining tho rosulting gasos in substantially tho proportions to produoo tho proclnot; desired.

12. The mamifacture of cane sugar synthotically by passing snp0r-hoatod stoam through oarbou hoatod to a, high temporatit) carbonic lure. thereby decomposing the steam into gases. cooling the gases formed and compressing the same. ainl condensing the said gases by means ot an electric current.

1 The manufacture oti cane sugar consisting in passing superhtaited steam over highly heated carbon, thereby decomposing the. steam .into gases. cooling and compressing the gases 'l'ormed aml subjecting the same to magnetic influence. and condensing the gases by a current of electricity.

let. The nnumtacture ot cane sugar synthetically consisting in passing super-heated steam through highly heated charcoal, thereby decomposing the steam into gases, cooling the gases t'ormcd and compressing the same. and condensing the said gases by means of an electric current.

15. The process of manufacturing cane sugar synthetically by passing su]')tn'-heated steam through carbon heated to a high temperature. cooling and compressing the gases generated from the super-limited steam and carbon. and condensing into cane sugar the said gases by passing through the same a current ot electricity.

It The process of tmum'tacturing sugar consisting tirst ot super-heating steam, passing the super-h ated st aun through red-hot carbon. cooling the gases formed and compressing the same. and condensing the said gases by means of an electric current.

17. The process of mamrti'acturing sugar consisting tirst. ot' sttperheating st-am. second. passing the super-limited steam through heated charcoal forming carbonic oxid and hydrogen. cooling said gases and compressing the same. and condensing the oxid and hydrogen by passing through the same a current. of electricity.

lb. The process of manufacturing sugar synthetically by passing super-heated steam through carbon heated to a temperature of trom eight hundred 800) to one thousand ttooo) degrees ccntrigrade. coolingand compressing the gases formed. and condensing the said gases into cane sugar by passing a current of electricit. through the same.

I The synthesis of organic compounds. comprising treating a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen with a heated carbonaceous substance. and subjecting the resulting gases to treatment by an electric current.

it). The synthesis ot organic compounds. comprising ett'ecting a chemical reaction between a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen. and a carhomiceous substance. cooling the resulting gases. and subjecting the same to treatment. by an electric current.

21. The synthesis of organic compotu'tds. comprising ell'ecting a chemical reaction between water and a heated carbonaceous substance. producing carbon monoxid and bydrogcn, cooling the resulting gases, and passing an electric current through the same.

2; The synthesis ot organic compounds. comprising et'l'ecting a chemical reaction between water antl a heated carbtmaceous substance. producing carbon monoxid and hydrogen. compressing the same, and passing an electric current through the mixed gases.

2 3. The synthesis ol organic compounds. comprising etlecting a chemical reaction between mixed carbon monoxid and hydrogen. by cooling. compressing. and passing an electric current through the mixed gases.

it. The synthesis of tatrbohydrates, comprising treating a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen with a heated carbonaceous substance. and subjecting the resulting gases to treatment by an electric current.

27 The synthesis olj' carl)ohydrat'es. coinprismg ett'twt'ing a chemical reaction between a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen. and a carbomiceous substance. cooling the resulting gases. amt subjecting the same to treatment by an electric current.

20. The s nthesis of carbolrvdrates. coinprising ell'ecting a chetnical reaction between water and a h ttlttl carbonaceous substance. producing carbon monoxid and hydrogen. cooling the resulting gases. and passing an electric current through the same.

17. The synthesis of carbolrvdrates. comprising etl'ecting a chemical reaction between wane and a heated carbonaceous substance. producing carbon monoxid and hydrogen. compressing the same. and passing an elec tric current through the mixed gases.

N. The synthesis of carlmhydrates. comprising etl'ecting a chemical reaction between mixed carbon monoxid and hydrogen. by cooling. compressing. and passing an electric current through the mixed gases.

21 .\n apparatus for producing sugar comprising a retort containing carbon. means to heat said carbon. means to supply super-limited steam to said carbon at the bottom thereol. means to cool the gases t'rom said retort. and in ans to elect rit'y and cone bine the same.

In witness that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto subscribed my name this 27th day of February. 1908.

( t TA RLEH I.\ R'lllh' STEWART.

Witnesses Ennuxo H'rnxt'stc. ()Lmr. PALMFH.

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