CHEMICALLY-MODIFIED MIXED FUELS, METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF

• US 20130326951A1
• Filed: 08/21/2013
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals, LLC (Advansix Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Togna, Keith A., Euen, Craig T., Weeks, Steven W., Loya, Mohammed I., Warren, Matthew C., Kendrick, Richard H.
• Granted Patent: US 8,980,802 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 48/127.3
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 2203/025 containing a partial oxidation step
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 3/36 using oxygen or mixtures containing oxygen as gasifying agents
• CPC Class Codes: C10L 3/06 Natural gas; Synthetic natural gas obtained by processes not covered by C10G, C10K3/02 or C10K3/04 liquefying by pressure and cold treatment F25J
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 50/30 Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel

Abstract

A chemically-modified mixed fuel includes methane gas from at least two methane-production sources and can be utilized in any process that incorporates a Kellogg Primary Reformer. A method for producing the chemically-modified mixed fuel described herein includes providing a first methane-containing gas from a first methane-production source, providing a second methane-containing gas from a second methane-production source and blending the first methane-containing gas with the second methane-containing gas at a suitable pressure to form a chemically-modified mixed fuel. In some cases, at least one additional methane-containing gas can be provided from at least one additional methane-production source and blended with the chemically-modified fuel.

Claims

1. A chemically-modified mixed fuel, wherein the fuel comprises methane gas from at least two methane-production sources

2. The chemically-modified fuel of claim 1, wherein the at least two sources comprises at least one fossil source, at least one biogenic source, at least one abiogenic source or a combination thereof

3. The chemically-modified fuel of claim 2, wherein the at least two sources comprises at least one fossil source and at least one biogenic source

4. The chemically-modified fuel of claim 3, wherein the at least two sources consists of at least one fossil source and at least one biogenic source

5. The chemically-modified fuel of claim 2, wherein the at least one biogenic source comprises landfill gas.

6. The chemically-modified fuel of claim 1, wherein at least one of the methane-production sources comprises natural gas, Area-6 gas, landfill gas or a combination thereof.

7. The chemically-modified fuel of claim 1, wherein the percentage of methane in each of the at least two methane-production sources is greater than about 40%.

8. The chemically-modified fuel of claim 1, wherein the percentage of methane in each of the at least two methane-production sources is greater than about 50%

9. The chemically-modified fuel of claim 1, wherein the percentage of methane in at least one of the at least two methane-production sources is greater than about 70%.