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Title: Removal of hydrogen sulfide as ammonium sulfate from hydropyrolysis product vapors

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1346975

A system and method for processing biomass into hydrocarbon fuels that includes processing a biomass in a hydropyrolysis reactor resulting in hydrocarbon fuels and a process vapor stream and cooling the process vapor stream to a condensation temperature resulting in an aqueous stream. The aqueous stream is sent to a catalytic reactor where it is oxidized to obtain a product stream containing ammonia and ammonium sulfate. A resulting cooled product vapor stream includes non-condensable process vapors comprising H.sub.2, CH.sub.4, CO, CO.sub.2, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.

Research Organization:
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002873
Assignee:
Gas Technology Institute
Patent Number(s):
9,593,282
Application Number:
14/512,841
OSTI ID:
1346975
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Oct 13
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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