Carbothermal reduction reactor system, components thereof, and methods of using same

Weimer, Alan W.; Palumbo, Aaron; Hischier, Illias; Chubukov, Boris A.; Rowe, Scott C.; Fisher, Richard; Groehn, Arto J.

Title: Carbothermal reduction reactor system, components thereof, and methods of using same

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Methods, systems, and components suitable for carbothermal reduction processes are disclosed. Exemplary systems include a reactor, such as hybrid solarthermal-electric reactor, a solar thermal reactor, an electric reactor, or a reactor heated by gas combustion, a pellet source, a gas reactant source, and a vacuum source. The reactor can operate as a moving bed or pseudo moving bed reactor.

Inventors:: Weimer, Alan W.; Palumbo, Aaron; Hischier, Illias; Chubukov, Boris A.; Rowe, Scott C.; Fisher, Richard; Groehn, Arto J.

Issue Date:: 2019-09-03

Research Org.:: Univ. of Colorado, Denver, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1576389

Patent Number(s):: 10400309

Application Number:: 14/915,573

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate (Denver, CO)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS

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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B21/0726 - {Preparation by carboreductive nitridation}

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C22B5/10 - by solid carbonaceous reducing agents

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B21/0685 - {Preparation by carboreductive nitridation}

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C22B19/20 - Obtaining zinc otherwise than by distilling
C22B1/14 - Agglomerating

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D53/002 - {by condensation}

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B21/06 - Binary compounds of nitrogen with metals, with silicon, or with boron, {or with carbon, i.e. nitrides

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C22B5/16 - with volatilisation or condensation of the metal being produced
C22B26/22 - Obtaining magnesium

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DOE Contract Number:: AR0000404

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Aug 28

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Weimer, Alan W., Palumbo, Aaron, Hischier, Illias, Chubukov, Boris A., Rowe, Scott C., Fisher, Richard, and Groehn, Arto J. Carbothermal reduction reactor system, components thereof, and methods of using same.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Weimer, Alan W., Palumbo, Aaron, Hischier, Illias, Chubukov, Boris A., Rowe, Scott C., Fisher, Richard, & Groehn, Arto J. Carbothermal reduction reactor system, components thereof, and methods of using same.  United States.

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                    Weimer, Alan W., Palumbo, Aaron, Hischier, Illias, Chubukov, Boris A., Rowe, Scott C., Fisher, Richard, and Groehn, Arto J. Tue .  
        "Carbothermal reduction reactor system, components thereof, and methods of using same".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1576389.

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  abstractNote = {Methods, systems, and components suitable for carbothermal reduction processes are disclosed. Exemplary systems include a reactor, such as hybrid solarthermal-electric reactor, a solar thermal reactor, an electric reactor, or a reactor heated by gas combustion, a pellet source, a gas reactant source, and a vacuum source. The reactor can operate as a moving bed or pseudo moving bed reactor.},

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