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

Abstract

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:
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Issue Date:
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):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000404
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Aug 28
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

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. Web.
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.
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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