Anthony Herbert Lee

US Patent:

6410283, Jun 25, 2002

Filed:

Jun 7, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/876325

Inventors:

Amirali G. Rehmat - Darien IL
Anthony L. Lee - Glen Ellyn IL
Michael C. Mensinger - Darien IL
Anil Goyal - Willowbrook IL
S. Peter Barone - Bartlett IL

Assignee:

Endesco Clean Harbors, L.L.C. - Des Plaines IL

International Classification:

C12P 502

US Classification:

435167, 48197 A, 210603, 210605, 210609

Abstract:

A method for generating electricity in which sludge is anaerobically digested to form a gas mixture of methane and carbon dioxide and a residue of digested sludge. Water is removed from the digested sludge to form dewatered sludge, which, in turn, is gasified to form a gaseous composition which includes carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The gas mixture containing methane and carbon dioxide produced in the anaerobic digestion step is mixed with the gas mixture containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide from the gasification step and burned in an apparatus, such as a micro-turbine, for generating electricity. The non-carbonaceous fraction of the sludge is melted during the gasification step and rendered environmentally benign.

US Patent:

50027522, Mar 26, 1991

Filed:

Feb 20, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/481518

Inventors:

Anthony L. Lee - Glen Ellyn IL
Howard S. Meyer - Hoffman Estates IL
Vern L. Hill - Niles IL

Assignee:

Gas Research Institute - Chicago IL

International Classification:

C10B 326

US Classification:

423652

Abstract:

A mixed-solid solution tri-metallic oxide/sulfide catalyst having the formula: M. sub. I O. sub. a S. sub. b. multidot. M. sub. II O. sub. c M. sub. III O. sub. d wherein M. sub. I is vanadium, neodymium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and mixtures thereof; O is oxygen; S is sulfur; a is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, and b is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, provided one of a and b is a positive real number; M. sub. II is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and mixtures thereof; c is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; M. sub. III is lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, zinc, cadmium, mercury, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, actinium, and mixtures thereof; and d is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; and wherein M. sub. I O. sub. a S. sub. b is mixed in a solid solution of M. sub. II O. sub. c M. sub. III O. sub. d.

US Patent:

49372211, Jun 26, 1990

Filed:

Jun 9, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/364473

Inventors:

Erek J. Erekson - LaGrange IL
Anthony L. Lee - Glen Ellyn IL

Assignee:

Institute of Gas Technology - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B01J 2106
B01J 2378
B01J 27043

US Classification:

502222

Abstract:

A mixed-solid solution tri-metallic oxide/sulfide catalyst having the formula: M. sub. I O. sub. a S. sub. b. M. sub. II O. sub. c M. sub. III O. sub. d wherein M. sub. I is iron, nickel, cobalt and mixtures thereof and mixtures with chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and mixtures thereof; O is oxygen; S is sulfur; a is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, and b is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, provided one of a and b is a positive real number; M. sub. II is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and mixtures thereof; c is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; M. sub. III is lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, zinc, cadmium, mercury, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, actinium, and mixtures thereof; and d is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; and wherein M. sub. I O. sub. a S. sub. b is mixed in a solid solution of M. sub. II O. sub. c M. sub. III O. sub. d.

US Patent:

50970860, Mar 17, 1992

Filed:

May 31, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/708460

Inventors:

Anthony L. Lee - Glen Ellyn IL
Robert F. Zabransky - Barrington Hills IL
Erek J. Erekson - LaGrange IL
S. Peter Barone - Hoffman Estates IL
Irvine J. Solomon - Highland Park IL

Assignee:

Institute of Gas Technology - Chicago IL

International Classification:

C07C 532
C07C 542
C07C 5333
C07C 5373

US Classification:

585379

Abstract:

A liquid catalyst composition for the oxidative coupling of methane and other hydrocarbon compounds to produce higher hydrocarbons and for the oxidative dehydrogenation of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbon compounds, aliphatic and alicyclic substituted aromatic hydrocarbons, and mixtures thereof is disclosed.

US Patent:

49450786, Jul 31, 1990

Filed:

May 31, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/359207

Inventors:

Erek J. Erekson - LaGrange IL
Anthony L. Lee - Glen Ellyn IL
S. Peter Barone - Hoffman Estates IL
Irvine J. Solomon - Highland Park IL

Assignee:

Institute of Gas Technology - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B01J 2102
B01J 2302
B01J 2304
B01J 2704

US Classification:

502202

Abstract:

A mixed basic metal sulfide catalyst having the formula: xA. yB. zC. qS wherein A is an alkali metal selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium and mixtures thereof; B is a cation which has an ionization state 1 greater than the ionization state of C; B is selected from scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, actinium, aluminum, boron and mixtures thereof when C is selected from beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, zinc, cadmium, mercury and mixtures thereof and B is selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium, silicon and mixtures thereof when C is selected from scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, actinium, aluminum, boron and mixtures thereof; x and y are in mole fractions of z such that when z=1 then x=0. 001 to 0. 25, and y=0. 001 to 0. 25; and q is a number necessary to maintain charge balance with S being sulfur.

US Patent:

49563270, Sep 11, 1990

Filed:

May 31, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/359500

Inventors:

Erek J. Erekson - LaGrange IL
Anthony L. Lee - Glen Ellyn IL
S. Peter Barone - Hoffman Estates IL
Irvine J. Solomon - Highland Park IL

Assignee:

Institute of Gas Technology - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B01J 2302
B01J 2304
B01J 2320

US Classification:

502216

Abstract:

A mixed basic metal oxide/sulfide catalyst having the formula xA. yB. zC. qD wherein A is an alkali metal selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium and mixtures thereof; B is a cation which has an ionization state 2 and 3 greater than the ionization state of C; B is selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, niobium, vanadium and mixtures thereof; C is selected from magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and mixtures thereof; D is selected from oxygen, sulfur and mixtures thereof; x and y are in mole fractions of z such that when z=1 then x=0. 001 to 0. 25, and y=0. 001 to 0. 25; and q is a number necessary to maintain charge balance with D. The sulfide form provides tolerance for sulfur containing feedstocks. The catalyst is useful for oxidative coupling of methane and aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbon compounds with an aromatic compound to produce higher molecular weight hydrocarbons and for dehydrogenating hydrocarbon compounds to produce unsaturated aliphatic and alicyclic chains.

US Patent:

49295853, May 29, 1990

Filed:

Jun 9, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/364701

Inventors:

Anthony L. Lee - Glen Ellyn IL
Howard S. Meyer - Hoffman Estates IL
Vern L. Hill - Niles IL

Assignee:

Gas Research Institute - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B01J 2106
B01J 2302
B01J 2328
B01J 27051

US Classification:

502220

Abstract:

A mixed-solid solution tri-metallic oxide/sulfide catalyst having the formula: M. sub. I O. sub. a S. sub. b. M. sub. II O. sub. c M. sub. III O. sub. d wherein M. sub. I is vanadium, neodymium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and mixtures thereof; O is oxygen; S is sulfur; a is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, and b is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, provided one of a and b is a positive real number; M. sub. II is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and mixtures thereof; c is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; M. sub. III is lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, zinc, cadmium, mercury, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, actinium, and mixtures thereof; and d is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; and wherein M. sub. I O. sub. a S. sub. b is mixed in a solid solution of M. sub. II O. sub. c M. sub. III O. sub. d.

US Patent:

50435051, Aug 27, 1991

Filed:

May 7, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/517068

Inventors:

Erek J. Erekson - LaGrange IL
Anthony L. Lee - Glen Ellyn IL
S. Peter Barone - Hoffman Estates IL
Irvine J. Solomon - Highland Park IL

Assignee:

Institute of Gas Technology - Chicago IL

International Classification:

C07C 200
B01J 2102

US Classification:

585415

Abstract:

A catalytic process for gas phase oxidative coupling of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbon compounds to produce higher molecular weight hydrocarbon compounds, the catalyst being a mixed basic metal oxide or sulfide catalyst. One preferred mixed basic metal oxide catalyst is boron/alkali metal promoted metal oxide.