Method for generating methane from a carbonaceous feedstock

Snyder, Seth W.; Urgun-Demirtas, Meltem; Shen, Yanwen

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Title: Method for generating methane from a carbonaceous feedstock

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The present invention provides a method for generating methane from a carbonaceous feedstock with simultaneous in situ sequestration of carbon dioxide to afford a biogas comprising at least 85 percent by volume methane, the method comprising anaerobically incubating a particulate additive in contact with a carbonaceous feedstock in a neutral or alkaline aqueous culture medium containing a culture of methanogenic consortia and collecting methane generated therefrom. The additive comprises at least one material selected from a biochar, an ash produced by gasification or combustion of a carbonaceous material, a black carbon soil, and a Terra Preta soil.

Inventors:: Snyder, Seth W.; Urgun-Demirtas, Meltem; Shen, Yanwen

Issue Date:: 2018-06-12

Research Org.:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1457740

Patent Number(s):: 9994870

Application Number:: 14/540,393

Assignee:: UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D2253/102 - Carbon
B01D2256/245 - Methane
B01D2257/304 - Hydrogen sulfide
B01D2258/05 - Biogas
B01D53/0423 - {Beds in columns}

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
C10L3/08 - Production of synthetic natural gas

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {
C12P5/023 - {Methane}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E50/30 - Fuel from waste

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P20/151 - Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions
Y02P20/59 - Biological synthesis

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Nov 13

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 09 BIOMASS FUELS

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Aqueous reaction of fly ash and calcium hydroxide to produce calcium silicate absorbent for flue gas desulfurization
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Moving bed biofilter and condenser for flue gas pollutant removal and collection
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