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Title: Closed-loop system for growth of aquatic biomass and gasification thereof

Abstract

Processes, systems, and methods for producing combustible gas from wet biomass are provided. In one aspect, for example, a process for generating a combustible gas from a wet biomass in a closed system is provided. Such a process may include growing a wet biomass in a growth chamber, moving at least a portion of the wet biomass to a reactor, heating the portion of the wet biomass under high pressure in the reactor to gasify the wet biomass into a total gas component, separating the gasified component into a liquid component, a non-combustible gas component, and a combustible gas component, and introducing the liquid component and non-combustible gas component containing carbon dioxide into the growth chamber to stimulate new wet biomass growth.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Genifuel Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1393526
Patent Number(s):
9765362
Application Number:
14/135,379
Assignee:
Genifuel Corporation
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10J - PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0003046
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Dec 19
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS

Citation Formats

Oyler, James R. Closed-loop system for growth of aquatic biomass and gasification thereof. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Oyler, James R. Closed-loop system for growth of aquatic biomass and gasification thereof. United States.
Oyler, James R. Tue . "Closed-loop system for growth of aquatic biomass and gasification thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1393526.
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