	US 11,873,450 B2
	Systems and methods for the thermochemical production and refining of hydrocarbon compounds
Matthew Bernard Mclauglin Hoffman, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US); and William B. Teal, Woodway, WA (US)
Assigned to Teal Sales Incorporated, Lynnwood, WA (US)
Filed by Teal Sales Incorporated, Lynnwood, WA (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,624.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/311,220, filed on Feb. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0257658 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. C10G 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 9/04 (2006.01); C10G 9/38 (2006.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC C10G 1/002 (2013.01) [B01J 19/0013 (2013.01); B01J 19/2465 (2013.01); C10G 1/02 (2013.01); C10G 9/04 (2013.01); C10G 9/38 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1014 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4006 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4018 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4081 (2013.01)]

10 Claims

1. A system comprising:

a reactor drum;

a heat source that heats gas contained within the system to a temperature sufficient to torrefy particles within the reactor drum;

a device that moves the heated gas thereby forming a heated gas stream that passes through the reactor drum;

a duct system communicatively coupled to the heat source and the reactor drum thereby forming a recirculation loop that allows the heated gas to make multiple passes through the reactor drum; and

a region that promotes separation of a first hydrocarbon compound contained within the heated gas stream from a remainder of the heated gas stream, the remainder of the heated gas stream including a second hydrocarbon compound that is heavier than the first hydrocarbon compound.