Granted Patent B2

US 9,297,530 · App. 14/299,767 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

Claims (38)

1. A method of producing an oxygenated fuel from biomass waste for use in a combustion system, the method comprising:

dissociating the biomass waste to produce one or more carbon donors;

filtering the biomass waste produced carbon donors through a filtration system to remove sulfurous substances;

reacting the biomass waste produced and filtered carbon donors with an oxygen donor to produce the oxygenated fuel comprising oxygenated carbon, wherein the reacting comprises:

applying energy recovered from an external energy source to the reaction of carbon donors and oxygen donor; and

combusting the oxygenated fuel in the combustion system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more carbon donors comprise carbon; and

wherein the reacting comprises partially oxidizing the carbon to produce carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more carbon donors comprise hydrocarbon and alcohol and the oxygen donor comprises steam; and

wherein the reacting comprises reacting the hydrocarbon and alcohol with the steam to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein combusting the oxygenated carbon in the combustion system comprises:

providing an oxidant and the oxygenated fuel in a combustion zone of the combustion system.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

controlling timing or duration of fuel injection using adaptive control.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling a fuel delivery pressure using adaptive control.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the combustion system comprises a stratified-charge combustion system.

8. A method of producing an oxygenated fuel from biomass waste for use in a combustion system, the method comprising:

dissociating the biomass waste under an anaerobic reaction to produce the oxygenated fuel comprising oxygenated carbon and hydrogen, wherein the dissociating under the anaerobic reaction comprises:

applying waste heat recovered from an external heat source to the biomass waste,

producing hydrocarbon and alcohol in addition to oxygenated carbon, and

reacting the hydrocarbon and alcohol with an oxygen donor in the presence of the waste heat to generate additional oxygenated carbon; and

combusting the oxygenated fuel in the combustion system.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein dissociating the biomass waste under the thermochemical reaction comprises producing carbon in addition to oxygenated carbon; and reacting the carbon with an oxygen donor in the presence of waste heat to generate additional oxygenated carbon.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein combusting the oxygenated carbon in the charge combustion system comprises:

providing multiple layers of an oxidant and the oxygenated fuel in a combustion zone of the combustion system.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

controlling timing or a duration of fuel injection using adaptive control.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

controlling fuel delivery pressure in the charge combustion system.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the combustion system comprises a stratified-charge combustion system.

14. A method of recycling carbon to produce a renewable fuel, the method comprising:

harvesting carbon dioxide emitted from an industrial process;

dissociating biomass waste under an anaerobic reaction to produce hydrogen;

reacting the harvested carbon dioxide with the biomass waste produced hydrogen under pressure and heat to generate a renewable source of energy comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide; and

separating the hydrogen from the carbon monoxide by diffusing the generated renewable source of energy through a membrane in a separator.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the heat used in reacting the harvested carbon dioxide with the biomass waste produced hydrogen comprises waste heat recovered from an external heat source.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the combustion system comprises a stratified-charge combustion system.

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