US 12,247,170 B2
Systems and methods for the thermochemical production and refining of hydrocarbon compounds
Matthew Bernard McLaughlin 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 Dec. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/534,491.
Application 18/534,491 is a division of application No. 18/109,624, filed on Feb. 14, 2023, granted, now 11,873,450.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/311,220, filed on Feb. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0182791 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. C10G 1/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01); C10G 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 9/04 (2006.01); C10G 9/38 (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)] 11 Claims
 
1. A method of producing hydrocarbons, the method comprising:
producing a heated gas stream;
moving particles into an interior space of a reactor drum;
directing the heated gas stream to pass through a first end of the reactor drum and to enter the interior space of the reactor drum;
heating the particles within the interior space of the reactor drum, thereby releasing a hydrocarbon compound from the particles in a gaseous phase and mixing the released hydrocarbon compounds with the heated gas stream;
directing the released hydrocarbon compounds, via the heated gas stream, through a second end of the reactor drum thereby exiting the interior space of the reactor drum;
after exiting the interior space, directing the released hydrocarbon compounds along a route to the first end of the reactor drum;
directing the released hydrocarbon compounds through the first end of the reactor drum and through the interior space of the reactor drum;
while the released hydrocarbon compounds are in the interior space, cracking the released hydrocarbon compounds thereby forming at least one lighter hydrocarbon compound; and
separating the at least one lighter hydrocarbon compound from a remainder of the heated gas stream.