公开(公告)号：US09969949B1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15458760

申请日：2017-03-14

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Brian Foody ,  Patrick J. Foody

IPC: C07C7/00 ,  C10L3/10 ,  B01D53/22 ,  B01D53/047 ,  B01D53/26 ,  C02F11/04 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  C02F103/28 ,  C02F103/32

CPC classification number: C10L3/104 ,  B01D53/047 ,  B01D53/1475 ,  B01D53/22 ,  B01D53/229 ,  B01D53/261 ,  B01D53/263 ,  B01D53/265 ,  B01D53/266 ,  B01D2252/103 ,  B01D2253/102 ,  B01D2253/106 ,  B01D2253/108 ,  B01D2253/1124 ,  B01D2256/245 ,  B01D2257/102 ,  B01D2257/304 ,  B01D2257/504 ,  B01D2257/553 ,  B01D2257/556 ,  B01D2257/80 ,  B01D2258/05 ,  C02F11/04 ,  C02F2103/28 ,  C02F2103/32 ,  C10L3/101 ,  C10L3/105 ,  C10L2290/02 ,  C10L2290/24 ,  C10L2290/542 ,  C10L2290/548 ,  G06Q30/0227 ,  G06Q50/06

Abstract: A method for providing upgraded biogas includes feeding a stream of biogas into a biogas upgrading system in order to remove carbon dioxide from the stream of biogas. The biogas upgrading system, which may be based on absorption, adsorption, membrane permeation, and/or cryogenics, provides a stream of upgraded biogas and a tail gas stream. The tail gas stream, which may be CO2-rich, is enriched with natural gas so that it is combustible in medium-BTU equipment. The upgraded biogas is used for transportation use and/or the generation of fuel credits. Accordingly, both the tail gas and the upgraded biogas are used effectively and at lower cost.

公开(公告)号：US20170158503A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15327345

申请日：2015-07-22

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Patrick J. Foody ,  Brian Foody

IPC: C01B3/48 ,  C10G2/00 ,  C12P7/10 ,  C10L3/08 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C01B3/50 ,  C10L1/04

CPC classification number: C12P7/14 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/50 ,  C01B32/50 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/025 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/0405 ,  C01B2203/043 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  C01B2203/061 ,  C01B2203/062 ,  C01B2203/0872 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B2203/148 ,  C07C29/1518 ,  C10G2/50 ,  C10G2400/02 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C10L1/023 ,  C10L1/04 ,  C10L1/06 ,  C10L3/00 ,  C10L3/08 ,  C10L2290/10 ,  C10L2290/26 ,  C10L2290/42 ,  C10L2290/542 ,  C10L2290/543 ,  C10L2290/545 ,  C12F3/10 ,  C12P5/023 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C12P7/065 ,  C12P7/10 ,  C12P7/54 ,  Y02E50/16 ,  Y02E50/17 ,  Y02E50/343 ,  Y02P20/128 ,  Y02P20/145 ,  Y02P30/10 ,  C07C31/04 ,  C07C31/08

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for forming a biogenic carbon-based fuel or a fuel intermediate from biogenic carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The hydrogen is sourced from a process that produces hydrogen and fossil carbon dioxide from a fossil-fuel hydrocarbon and separates the fossil carbon dioxide from the hydrogen. The process may further comprise carrying out or arranging for one or more parties to carry out at least one step that contributes to a reduction in the GHG emissions of the biogenic carbon-based fuel, or a fuel made from the fuel intermediate, of at least 20% relative to a gasoline baseline. In various embodiments this includes (a) introducing the fossil carbon dioxide underground, and/or (b) using a biogenic carbon-based product selected from a chemical and energy product produced from the non-fossil organic material to displace the use or production of a corresponding fossil-based product.

公开(公告)号：US12122673B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US18166348

申请日：2023-02-08

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Brian Foody

IPC: C01B3/34 ,  C01B3/36 ,  C07C5/02 ,  C10G45/02 ,  C10G45/44 ,  C10G47/00 ,  C10G65/02 ,  C10G65/12 ,  C10L1/04 ,  C10L3/08 ,  C10L3/10 ,  C12P5/00 ,  C12P5/02 ,  G06Q30/018 ,  G06Q50/06

CPC classification number: C01B3/34 ,  C01B3/36 ,  C07C5/02 ,  C10G45/02 ,  C10G45/44 ,  C10G47/00 ,  C10G65/02 ,  C10G65/12 ,  C10L1/04 ,  C10L3/08 ,  C10L3/10 ,  C10L3/101 ,  C12P5/00 ,  C12P5/02 ,  C12P5/023 ,  G06Q30/018 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  C01B2203/0211 ,  C01B2203/0216 ,  C01B2203/0222 ,  C01B2203/065 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C10G2400/02 ,  C10G2400/04 ,  C10G2400/08 ,  C10L2200/0469 ,  C10L2290/26 ,  Y02E50/10 ,  Y02E50/30 ,  Y02P20/133 ,  Y02P30/00 ,  Y02P30/20 ,  Y02P80/20

Abstract: According to the present invention, organic material is converted to biogas through anaerobic digestion and the biogas is purified to yield a combustible fluid feedstock comprising methane. A fuel production facility utilizes or arranges to utilize combustible fluid feedstock to generate renewable hydrogen that is used to hydrogenate crude oil derived hydrocarbons in a process to make transportation or heating fuel. The renewable hydrogen is combined with crude oil derived hydrocarbons that have been desulfurized under conditions to hydrogenate the liquid hydrocarbon with the renewable hydrogen or alternatively, the renewable hydrogen can be added to a reactor operated so as to simultaneously desulfurize and hydrogenate the hydrocarbons. The present invention enables a party to receive a renewable fuel credit for the transportation or heating fuel.

公开(公告)号：US20240263197A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18564363

申请日：2022-05-19

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Brian Foody

IPC: C12P5/02

CPC classification number: C12P5/023 ,  C12P2203/00

Abstract: A process for converting cellulosic biomass to fuel includes loading bales of cellulosic biomass into an enclosure, at least partially filling the enclosure with an aqueous liquid, wherein the aqueous liquid is filled to a level selected to at least partially submerge the bales of cellulosic biomass once loaded into the enclosure, and subjecting the bales loaded within the enclosure to an anaerobic digestion to produce biogas. The biogas, which contains methane, is provided as a fuel, is upgraded to provide a fuel. The biogas or upgraded biogas can be used to produce a fuel, chemical, or product. A process for converting biomass to fuel includes subjecting cellulosic biomass to anaerobic digestion, and feeding at least a portion of the digestate to hydrothermal liquefaction to produce bio-oil.

公开(公告)号：US20240263081A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18600023

申请日：2024-03-08

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Brian Foody ,  Patrick J. Foody

IPC: C10G2/00 ,  B01D53/00 ,  B01D53/02 ,  B01D53/14 ,  B01D53/22 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C10G3/00 ,  C10G45/00 ,  C10L1/08 ,  C12P5/02

CPC classification number: C10G2/30 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C10G3/52 ,  C10G45/00 ,  C10L1/08 ,  C12P5/023 ,  B01D53/002 ,  B01D53/02 ,  B01D53/1475 ,  B01D53/22 ,  B01D2257/504 ,  B01D2258/0283 ,  B01D2258/05 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/042 ,  C01B2203/0475 ,  C10G2300/4043 ,  C10G2300/42 ,  C10G2400/08 ,  C10L2270/04

Abstract: A process and/or system for producing biomethane, hydrogen, or fuel, fuel intermediate, and/or chemical product from the biomethane or hydrogen. The biomethane and/or hydrogen is produced in a process that converts biomass to biomethane. In certain embodiments, the biomethane production process includes anaerobic digestion, which produces biogas and digestate. Carbon-containing material (e.g., derived from the biomass) is stored and/or used as part of at least one carbon capture and storage process, where the carbon-containing material includes (i) carbon dioxide produced from the biomethane production process (e.g., produced from anaerobic digestion), and (ii) carbon-containing material obtained or derived from residue of the biomethane production process, and optionally includes (iii) carbon dioxide produced from the hydrogen production process.

公开(公告)号：US11946006B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17597110

申请日：2020-07-06

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Brian Foody ,  Patrick J. Foody ,  John Dechman

IPC: C10L3/10 ,  C12M1/00 ,  C12M1/10 ,  C12M1/107

CPC classification number: C10L3/10 ,  C12M21/04 ,  C12M47/18

Abstract: A method for producing a fuel includes transporting one or more pressure vessels containing pressurized biogas from a first location to a second location, and removing biogas from the one or more pressure vessels at the second location. The fuel production process is improved by controlling the decanting flow rate to provide a total decant time greater than 30-40 minutes, by actively heating biogas contained within the one or more pressure vessels, or some combination thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20230340543A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US17998759

申请日：2021-04-23

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Brian Foody ,  Jeffrey S. Tolan ,  Kristin Martens

IPC: C12P7/06 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C12P5/02 ,  C12P19/14 ,  C12P19/02 ,  C08H8/00

CPC classification number: C12P7/06 ,  C08H8/00 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C12P5/026 ,  C12P19/02 ,  C12P19/14 ,  C10L2200/0469 ,  C10L2290/10 ,  C10L2290/12 ,  C10L2290/26 ,  C12P2201/00

Abstract: A process for converting lignocellulosic biomass to fuel, wherein lignocellulosic feedstock is soaked in a sulfuric acid solution to demineralize the feedstock, the demineralized feedstock is pretreated at a temperature between 150° C. and 230° C. and a pH between 1 and 2.5, at least part of the pretreated material is converted to a fermentation production such as ethanol, and at least a portion of a secondary stream, such as still bottoms from the distillation of ethanol, is converted to biogas by anaerobic digestion. Soaking the lignocellulosic feedstock in sulfuric acid solution reduces the amount of sulfuric acid required for the pretreatment, and thus the amount of sulfate carried downstream to the anaerobic digestion. This increases the biogas yield and/or xylose yield. A recycling process, wherein mineralized soaking liquid produced in the soaking process is fed to cation exchange to remove minerals, reduces excess waste of the sulfuric acid and water usage.

公开(公告)号：US11345935B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16761192

申请日：2018-11-09

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Daniel G. MacDonald ,  Jeffrey S. Tolan ,  Brian Foody

IPC: C12P7/10 ,  C12P19/02 ,  C12P19/14

Abstract: A process for producing a fuel from lignocellulosic biomass is disclosed. The process includes obtaining a feedstock comprising lignocellulosic biomass, feeding the feedstock and sulfur dioxide into a pretreatment reactor, wherein a total amount of sulfur dioxide in the pretreatment reactor is greater than 70 wt % based on dry weight lignocellulosic biomass, and heating the feedstock and sulfur dioxide in the pretreatment reactor at one or more temperatures between 110° C. and 150° C. for more than 60 minutes.

公开(公告)号：US20210324282A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17271014

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Brian Foody ,  Patrick J. Foody ,  Jeffrey S. Tolan

IPC: C10L3/08 ,  F17C7/00 ,  F17C5/00 ,  F17C13/02

Abstract: A method of processing biogas that includes obtaining a mobile tank containing biogas at a pressure greater than 1000 psig, connecting the mobile tank to a pressure let down system, and depressurizing the mobile tank to remove biogas therein. The depressurization includes removing gas from the mobile tank using the pressure let down system, and introducing a warming gas into the mobile tank.

公开(公告)号：US10894968B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-19

申请号：US16244756

申请日：2019-01-10

Applicant: Iogen Corporation

Inventor： Patrick J. Foody ,  Brian Foody

IPC: C12P7/14 ,  C10L1/02 ,  C10L3/08 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C12P7/10 ,  C10G2/00 ,  C01B32/50 ,  C07C29/151 ,  C12P7/06 ,  C10L3/00 ,  C12F3/10 ,  C12P5/02 ,  C12P7/54 ,  C10L1/06 ,  C01B3/50 ,  C10L1/04

Abstract: A process for forming a fuel or a fuel intermediate using three fermentations includes treating a feedstock to obtain a fermentable carbohydrate, conducting a first fermentation to ferment the fermentable carbohydrate to fermentation product, obtaining biogas produced from a second fermentation that includes anaerobic digestion, and conducting a third fermentation to ferment a gas to produce fermentation product, where the gas contains one or more components obtained or derived from the biogas. An aqueous stream containing fermentation product produced in the third fermentation is used within the process.