William J Huffman

Address:

6441 N Bosworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

Phone:

7734655428

VIN:

1HGCM66547A031054

Make:

HONDA

Model:

ACCORD

Year:

2007

Address:

80 Shull Ave APT 1J, Columbus, OH 43230

VIN:

KNADE123676248693

Make:

KIA

Model:

RIO

Year:

2007

US Patent:

45239282, Jun 18, 1985

Filed:

Apr 28, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/144190

Inventors:

Melville E. D. Hillman - Columbus OH
William J. Huffman - Worthington OH
Edward S. Lipinsky - Columbus OH
Edgel Stambaugh - Worthington OH

Assignee:

Battelle Development Corporation - Columbus OH

International Classification:

C10L 118

US Classification:

44 56

Abstract:

Disclosed is a method for thermochemically converting a carbohydrate material into ethanol wherein the carbohydrate material and a metal salt are reacted at elevated temperature to form an intermediate carbohydrate complex salt and/or a lactate metal salt which then is pyrolyzed in the presence of water into ethanol. Preferred carbohydrate materials for the process are various sugars and the metal salt preferably is a metal oxide, hydroxide, or carbonate. The intermediate complex and/or lactate salt may be separated from its aqueous reaction mixture prior to its pyrolysis to reduce the ultimate separation of ethanol from water. Alternatively, the metal of the metal salt may be one whose carbonate decomposes to metal oxide and carbon dioxide during the pyrolysis step of the process to generate said metal salt in situ.

US Patent:

45899274, May 20, 1986

Filed:

May 29, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/615026

Inventors:

Billy R. Allen - Westerville OH
William J. Huffman - Worthington OH
Herman Nack - Columbus OH

Assignee:

Battelle Development Corporation - Columbus OH

International Classification:

B08J 820
B08J 832

US Classification:

134 251

Abstract:

Continuous chemical and biological reactions may be carried out in a liquid fluidized reactor (1). Improved mixing and mass transport between gas/liquid/solid phases is provided by fluidizing large particles (2) with a liquid in a dense bed in the bottom of the reactor (1) while recirculating small entrained particles (3) and the liquid through the reactor (1), particle separator (9), external regenerator (10) and conduits (7) and (8) back through the dense bed of large particles (2).