Pub Date : 2021-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.inv.2021.100002
Robbert van Putten, E. Uslamin, E. Pidko
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Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.inv.2021.100002
Robbert van Putten , Evgeny A. Uslamin , Evgeny A. Pidko
This invention describes an apparatus that enables the automated removal of small samples from fluids such as those encountered in (bio-)chemical reactors. These samples can then be used for, e.g., kinetic analysis and quality control applications. The system was explicitly designed to be compatible with harsh and aggressive reaction conditions and can be used up to 250°C and 345 bar. The system was incorporated into a high-pressure capable operando reaction analysis platform that enabled simultaneous sampling of the reaction mixture and operando monitoring of the reaction using multiple channels of spectroscopy, thereby offering accessible and convenient data-rich experimentation. We have started a company to further develop the technology and bring it to market. We are actively looking for early adopters, collaborators, joint-venturing, and investors.
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Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.inv.2021.100001
Massimo Barbieri , Flavio Manenti
H2S and CO2 are two well-known emissions with cumbersome management and not yet established bulk utilization plans. The invention converts H2S and CO2 in syngas and, as the only by-products, elemental sulphur and water by means of a dedicated (i) Regenerative Thermal Reactor (RTR) and (ii) Acid Gas to syngas (AG2S) process layout thanks to the overall reaction: 2 H2S + CO2 = H2 + CO + S2 + H2O. The reaction is globally endothermic, but it can energetically supplied in situ thanks to a minor injection of oxygen/air. The oxygen injection generates the exothermic reaction S + O2 = SO2 in an appropriate amount so as to achieve and preserve the optimal conversion temperature. The SO2 generated for energy sustainability is therefore converted within the process layout. The once-through conversion is 75%v for the H2S and 50%v for the CO2. The unreacted reactants are split from the syngas and by-products and recycled upstream for complete conversion. The invention is the first process utilizing no sources, neither bio nor fossil, but only emissions to generate syngas and, hence, hydrogen. Two moles of syngas are obtained every three moles of emissions, also achieving the total neutralization of H2S and a relevant cut of CO2. Technology development has reached out the industrialization level. The laboratory testing has been developed in Politecnico di Milano, at the facilities of the Center for Sustainable Process Engineering Research (SuPER); the bench-scale tests have been exerted at the Sotacarbo Sustainable Energy Center SpA facilities and the industrial application is just started at Itelyum Regeneration srl, an ecorefinery for exhausted oil recovery.
H2S和CO2是众所周知的两种排放,管理繁琐,尚未建立批量利用计划。本发明通过专用的(i)蓄热式反应器(RTR)和(ii)酸气制合成气(AG2S)工艺布局,通过总反应:2h2s + CO2 = H2 + CO + S2 + H2O,将合成气中的H2S和CO2转化为唯一的副产物单质硫和水。该反应是整体吸热的,但由于少量的氧气/空气注入,它可以在原位提供能量。注氧产生适量的放热反应S + O2 = SO2,以达到并保持最佳转化温度。因此,为能源可持续性而产生的二氧化硫在工艺布局中被转换。H2S的一次通过转化率为75%v, CO2为50%v。未反应的反应物从合成气和副产品中分离出来,并在上游回收以完成转化。这项发明是第一个不使用生物或化石源,只使用排放物产生合成气,从而产生氢气的工艺。每3摩尔的排放物产生2摩尔的合成气,也实现了H2S的完全中和和相应的二氧化碳减排。技术发展已达到工业化水平。实验室测试是在米兰理工大学可持续过程工程研究中心(SuPER)的设施中开发的;实验规模的试验已经在Sotacarbo可持续能源中心SpA设施进行,工业应用刚刚开始在Itelyum再生公司,一个用于废油回收的生态炼油厂。
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{"title":"Rhetoric, Dialectic, and Poetics in the Renaissance","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv16kkz9p.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv16kkz9p.6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100728,"journal":{"name":"Invention Disclosure","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89288997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Development of the Concept of Imagination","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv16kkz9p.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv16kkz9p.9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100728,"journal":{"name":"Invention Disclosure","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76529586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Invention from Classical to Medieval Times","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv16kkz9p.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv16kkz9p.5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100728,"journal":{"name":"Invention Disclosure","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87935848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Invention as a Distinguishing Factor","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv16kkz9p.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv16kkz9p.8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100728,"journal":{"name":"Invention Disclosure","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88661057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}