James B Monroe

US Patent:

20110179700, Jul 28, 2011

Filed:

Apr 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/083172

Inventors:

James Russell Monroe - Fairview TX, US
David Thomas Schroeder - Watertown WI, US

International Classification:

C10L 5/40
B01J 19/00

US Classification:

44589, 422198

Abstract:

In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include a preheater, a torrefaction reactor, and a furnace. The preheater may be configured to heat biomass from a first temperature to an approximate desired torrefaction temperature. The torrefaction reactor may be configured to maintain heating of the biomass at approximately the approximate desired torrefaction temperature for a particular period of time to generate torrefied biomass. The furnace may be configured to generate and convey via one or more conduits heat to the preheater, and the torrefaction reactor.

US Patent:

20130263499, Oct 10, 2013

Filed:

Apr 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/442702

Inventors:

James Russell Monroe - Fairview TX, US
Charles Hawk Cotter - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

C10L 5/42
C10L 11/06
C10L 5/46
C10L 5/48
C10L 5/40
C10L 5/44

US Classification:

44535, 44589, 44590, 44629

Abstract:

A method may include heating biomass to generate torrefied biomass. The method may also include applying a liquid to the torrefied biomass in order to cool the torrefied biomass and increase moisture content of the torrefied biomass. The method may further include densifying the torrefied biomass into pieces having a second specific density greater than a first specific density of the torrefied biomass prior to densification.

US Patent:

20130263501, Oct 10, 2013

Filed:

Apr 6, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/441288

Inventors:

James Russell Monroe - Fairview TX, US
David Thomas Schroeder - Watertown WI, US
Charles Hawk Cotter - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

A01G 1/00
C10B 57/00

US Classification:

47 14, 202 96

Abstract:

In one embodiment, a system may include a leaching system configured to receive biomass and rinse the biomass in an acidic solution such that water soluable combustion unfriendly chemical components in the biomass are leached into an effluent. The system may further include a torrefaction reactor configured to receive the biomass and heat the biomass to generate torrefied biomass.