JGC CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150354887 | LIQUEFIED GAS PRODUCTION FACILITY - A liquefied gas production facility includes a plurality of liquefied gas producers which produce liquefied gas by removing an unnecessary substance and liquefying feed gas containing methane as a main component. | 12-10-2015 |
20150275100 | METHOD OF OPERATING CRUDE TREATMENT SYSTEM - Crude containing a comparatively large content of nickel, vanadium, or carbon residue is treated so as to supply a raw material to a downstream catalytic cracking process, A primary distillation tower fractionates first crude into a residue fraction partly used as raw oil of a catalytic cracking process and other fractions. A secondary distillation tower fractionates second crude containing a larger content of a catalytic poison with respect to catalysts used in the catalytic cracking process than the first crude into a light fraction included in a distillation temperature range of the other fractions and a heavy fraction as a rest thereof. A light fraction supply line supplies the light fraction to the primary distillation tower so as to be treated in the primary distillation tower. | 10-01-2015 |
20150028796 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, BATTERY APPARATUS, AND BATTERY SYSTEM - A power supply apparatus that receives electric power from a power generation apparatus having a varying output and supplies electric power to an outside, the apparatus comprising: a power storage device that has a larger amount by which electric power is stored and/or a lower self-discharge rate than a capacitor device used as a passive device and also has higher charge and discharge efficiency and/or higher responsiveness than a secondary battery, the power storage device receiving electric power from the power generation apparatus and discharging electric power to the outside; a current control unit that controls a current supplied from the power storage device to the outside; and a control unit that controls a current and a voltage of the power generation apparatus by charging and discharging the power storage device so as to maximize an amount of power generation by the power generation apparatus. | 01-29-2015 |
20150010959 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SACCHARIDES CONTAINING GLUCOSE AS MAIN COMPONENT - A method for producing saccharides containing glucose as a main component is described, including degrading cellulose and/or hemicellulose with a cellulase, wherein an additive containing a protein and an amino acid and/or a yeast lysate solution is added to the cellulose and/or hemicellulose and the cellulase is used to cause an enzymatic saccharification reaction of saccharifying the cellulose and/or hemicellulose. | 01-08-2015 |
20140325819 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A GAS MIXING DEVICE - A gas mixing device capable of safely mixing flammable gas containing, for example, methane or the like and combustion supporting gas such as oxygen-containing gas, and a synthesis gas producing device using this gas mixing device. Flammable gas containing methane or the like and combustion supporting gas such as oxygen-containing gas are supplied into a mixing vessel via a first gas supplying section and a second gas supplying section respectively, and these gases are mixed within a combustion range in the vessel to be discharged via a discharge section. In the mixing vessel, packings for forming a large number of narrow gas flow passages in the vessel are packed so that velocity of the mixed gas flowing in the vessel becomes higher than burning velocity of the flammable gas and the combustion supporting gas. | 11-06-2014 |
20140283683 | FLUID SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SELECTIVELY SEPARATING MIXED FLUID - A fluid separation apparatus is described, including a casing and a separation module. The casing includes a mixed fluid inlet, a separated fluid outlet through which a selectively separated fluid is discharged, and a residual fluid outlet. The separation module has a set of serially arranged separation elements disposed therein and is insertable into the casing from an end of the casing. The separation module includes a first connection jig disposed between adjacent separation elements second connection jigs disposed at two ends of the set of serially arranged separation elements, and a coupling jig coupling the first and the second connection jigs to each other. | 09-25-2014 |
20140017162 | SULFUR RECOVERY UNIT AND SULFUR RECOVERY METHOD - A sulfur recovery unit comprising: a reaction furnace configured to carry out a high-temperature Claus reaction between hydrogen-sulfide-containing gas and oxygen-containing gas introduced to the reaction furnace; a sulfur condenser configured to cool reaction gas discharged from the reaction furnace and condense sulfur contained in the reaction gas; and a pipe that connects the reaction furnace to the sulfur condenser, wherein the reaction furnace is fixed to the ground; and the sulfur condenser and the pipe are arranged so as to be able to move relative to the reaction furnace. | 01-16-2014 |
20130177496 | REACTOR FOR SYNTHESIZING HYDROGEN SULFIDE, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN SULFIDE, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SODIUM HYDROGEN SULFIDE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN SULFIDE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SODIUM HYDROGEN SULFIDE - A reactor for synthesizing hydrogen sulfide in which sulfur and hydrogen are subjected to gas-phase reaction in the absence of a catalyst to synthesize hydrogen sulfide, the reactor including: a reactor body that retains liquid sulfur in a bottom portion thereof; a heating unit that gasifies part of the liquid sulfur; a hydrogen gas supply unit that supplies hydrogen gas into the liquid sulfur; and a heat-exchanging portion provided in a gas-phase reaction region located above the liquid surface of the liquid sulfur in the reactor body, wherein heat-exchanging portion is configured such that the reaction temperature in the gas-phase reaction region is controlled to be within a predetermined temperature range by changing the heat exchange amount per unit volume in a gas-phase reaction region located farther from the liquid surface from the heat exchange amount per unit volume in a gas-phase reaction region located closer to the liquid surface. | 07-11-2013 |
20130045861 | ALKALINE-EARTH METAL COMPOUND-CONTAINING ZEOLITE CATALYST, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, METHOD FOR REGENERATING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LOWER HYDROCARBONS - An alkaline-earth metal compound-containing zeolite catalyst composed of a composite material comprising at least a first component, a second component, and a third component. The first component is composed of at least one of zeolites selected from a group consisting of proton-type zeolites and ammonium type zeolites. The second component is composed of at least one of alkaline-earth metal compounds. The third component is composed of at least one selected from a group consisting of aluminum oxides, aluminum hydroxides, silicon oxides, silicon hydroxides, and clay minerals. The first component has a molar ratio of Si/Al of 10 or more and 300 or less. Content of the second component relative to the first component is 0.3 mass % or more and less than 10 mass % as alkaline-earth metal. Content of the third component relative to the first component is 15 mass % or more and 200 mass % or less. | 02-21-2013 |
20130019598 | STEAM GENERATOR AND ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a steam generator capable of greatly improving energy efficiency, and an energy supply system that uses the steam generator. The steam generator of the present invention includes a high-temperature chamber to which heat of 250° C. to 800° C. is supplied; a low-temperature chamber arranged adjacent to the high-temperature chamber and configured to produce low-temperature steam of 50° C. to 185° C. from water using the heat of the high-temperature chamber; and at least one thermoelectric element arranged between the high-temperature chamber and the low-temperature chamber. | 01-24-2013 |
20120270276 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SACCHARIDES CONTAINING GLUCOSE AS MAIN COMPONENTS - Provided is a method for producing saccharides containing glucose as the main components which can increase the generated amount of saccharides containing glucose as the main components even when an enzymatic saccharification reaction is performed with a small amount of enzyme. A method for producing saccharides containing glucose as the main components is provided which includes mixing biomass containing cellulose and/or hemicellulose and an aqueous enzyme solution, and then performing an enzymatic saccharification reaction with an enzyme contained in the aqueous enzyme solution while maintaining the state where the mixture of the biomass containing cellulose and/or hemicellulose and the aqueous enzyme solution is allowed to stand still in a reaction vessel. | 10-25-2012 |
20120244602 | METHOD FOR CULTURING CELLS OR MICROORGANISMS - A method for culturing cells or microorganisms by dissolving oxygen or carbon dioxide in a culture solution containing a nutrient including: supplying gas containing oxygen or carbon dioxide into inside of a glass porous body being configured to have cylindrical shape and a large number of uniformly fine pores in the outer surface and being configured to seal the end of the glass porous body; generating bubbles that have a 50% diameter of 200 μm or less in a volume-based particle size distribution from the outer surface of the porous body by using gas containing oxygen or carbon dioxide that is supplied from an unsealed end of the glass porous body; suppressing aggregation of the bubbles by at least one of a cell-protecting agent for protecting the cells and a protein hydrolysate included in the culture solution; and dissolving oxygen or carbon dioxide in the culture solution. | 09-27-2012 |
20120164694 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SACCHARIDES CONTAINING GLUCOSE AS MAJOR CONSTITUENT - A method of producing saccharides containing glucose as the major constituent by degrading at least one selected from the group consisting of cellulose and hemicellulose with a cellulose saccharifying enzyme is provided. The method includes the steps of: mixing a cellulose material and a solution containing cellulose saccharifying enzyme to prepare a mixture; and saccharifying the cellulose material with the saccharifying enzyme. A gross energy density Y (W/m | 06-28-2012 |
20120130138 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROPYLENE AND CATALYST FOR MANUFACTURING PROPYLENE - There are provided a catalyst for manufacturing propylene, which can keep stable activity for a prolonged period of time in manufacturing propylene by bringing an oxygen-containing compound into contact with the catalyst in the presence of an olefin having 4 or more carbon atoms, and a method for manufacturing propylene using this catalyst for manufacturing propylene. | 05-24-2012 |
20120127825 | MECHANICAL SEAL DEVICE AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A mechanical seal device in which, between a processing equipment which performs processing under a sterile condition and a rotary shaft used with its one end inserted in the processing equipment from an atmosphere side, seal parts are disposed outside the processing equipment at least at two places along a length direction of the rotary shaft from the processing equipment side toward the atmosphere side seals the rotary shaft, and when the inside of the processing equipment and the seal parts are sterilized, the atmosphere-side seal part is also easily and surely sterilized similarly to the other seal part. An airtight area is provided on an atmosphere side of an atmosphere-side seal part so that an area communicating with the atmosphere-side seal part is kept airtight all along a circumferential direction of a rotary shaft, and sterilizing gas supplied to a sealing fluid supplied area, which is an area between the rotary shaft and a device main body of the mechanical seal device, in order to sterilize the seal parts is retained in the airtight area. | 05-24-2012 |
20120116143 | LOWER OLEFINS PRODUCING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LOWER OLEFINS USING SAME - A lower olefin producing catalyst which has high olefin production efficiency and maintains its activity for a long period of time when lower olefins are produced from an oxygen-containing compound, which is a solid catalyst used in producing lower olefins from an oxygen-containing compound, includes a solid-state catalyst component containing an MFI-type zeolite, in which, at a position where the shortest distance to the outer surface is maximum among all positions inside a structure of the solid catalyst, the thickness defined as a distance twice the shortest distance from the point to the outer surface is in a range of from 0.1 to 2.0 mm, and a method for producing lower olefins. | 05-10-2012 |
20120107920 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SUGAR SOLUTION AND SACCHARIFICATION DEVICE - To achieve efficient use of enzyme in obtaining a sugar solution through a reaction of the enzyme and biomass containing cellulose. In obtaining a sugar solution through a reaction of enzyme and biomass containing cellulose, the biomass and the enzyme are caused to react in a first reaction tank, whereby a sugar solution in which the enzyme is dispersed and a residue containing the unreached biomass adsorbing the enzyme are generated, these sugar solution and residue are next separated, a pH adjusting solution is supplied to the residue in a second reaction tank to prepare a dilute solution whose sugar concentration is lower than that of the sugar solution, and in this dilute solution, a sugar solution is generated through a reaction between the residue and the enzyme adsorbed to the residue. | 05-03-2012 |
20120067059 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF CARBON DIOXIDE FROM A FLUID STREAM, IN PARTICULAR FROM SYNGAS - A process for removing carbon dioxide from a fluid comprises the steps of: (a) treating the fluid by bringing it into countercurrent contact with a liquid absorbent in a first absorption zone and thereafter in a second absorption zone to absorb at least part of the carbon dioxide contained in the fluid into the absorbent; (b) depressurizing the loaded absorbent to release a first stream of carbon dioxide and yield a partially regenerated absorbent; (c) recycling a first stream of the partially regenerated absorbent into the first absorption zone; (d) heating a second stream of the partially regenerated absorbent to release a second stream of carbon dioxide and yield a regenerated absorbent; (e) recycling the regenerated absorbent into the second absorption zone; (f) condensing water vapour entrained in the second stream of carbon dioxide by cooling the second stream of carbon dioxide and transferring at least part of the heat recovered to the partially regenerated absorbent by indirect heat exchange. The invention provides a two-stage carbon dioxide recovery process wherein the overall energy required for carbon dioxide recovery is reduced and/or wherein at least part of the carbon dioxide is recovered at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure so as to reduce the energy required for compression of the carbon dioxide, e.g., for sequestration. Also disclosed is a plant for removing carbon dioxide from a fluid. | 03-22-2012 |
20120022312 | METHOD FOR TREATING RADIOACTIVE LIQUID WASTE AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING THE SAME - A method for treating a radioactive liquid waste containing a sodium salt is described, including: a liquid waste reducing step of partially reducing sodium nitrate contained in a radioactive liquid waste to convert the radioactive liquid waste into a reduced solution containing at least one of sodium hydroxide, sodium hydrogencarbonate, and sodium carbonate; and an electrodialysis step of performing electrodialysis of the reduced solution by supplying the reduced solution to an anode chamber of an electrolytic cell, the electrolytic cell including an anode and a cathode disposed on both sides of a permeable membrane which a sodium ion selectively permeates. | 01-26-2012 |
20110210457 | CONTACTOR - [Technical Problem] A contactor is provided which is capable of making fluids of two phases contact each other under a good dispersion state and which can be easily multi-staged. | 09-01-2011 |
20110172468 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN OR SYNTHESIS GAS USING THE METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL, AND ALCOHOL - One object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an alcohol which can produce a target alcohol containing a remarkably low content of the sulfur compound(s), and the present invention provides a method for producing an alcohol comprising a separation process which reduces the content of sulfur compound(s) in a crude alcohol containing at least the sulfur compound(s) through desulfurization treatment in which the crude alcohol is contacted with a separation membrane based on a pervaporation method, thereby a content of the sulfur composition in the crude alcohol is decreased. | 07-14-2011 |
20110168524 | Crude treatment system - [Task] To provide a crude treatment system which treats crude containing a comparatively large content of nickel, vanadium, or carbon residue so as to supply a raw material to a downstream catalytic cracking process. | 07-14-2011 |
20110168523 | Crude treatment system - [Task] To provide a crude treatment system capable of treating crude containing a comparatively large content of a corrosive material. | 07-14-2011 |
20110147667 | Method of Operating Ruthenium Catalyst Reactor - A catalytic reactor including: a reaction container filled with a catalyst having ruthenium; and an introduction part for introducing a material fluid to the reaction container. The reaction container is supplied with a mixed gas as material fluid to produce synthetic gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of the catalyst. The introduction part is connected to the reaction container in a horizontal direction or a direction inclined downward from above a horizontal plane, and a height of the catalyst filled in the reaction container is adjusted above a height at which the material fluid is fed from the introduction part to the reaction container. Also, a method of using the catalytic reactor including monitoring a molar ratio of carbon and oxygen contained in the material fluid and stopping the supply of an oxygen-containing gas to the reaction container before the molar ratio becomes excessively low. | 06-23-2011 |
20110138581 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD AND CRYSTALLIZATION APPARATUS - A crystallization method includes: actually measuring a particle number of the crystals precipitated from the saturated solution and a concentration of the saturated solution, while cooling the solution according to a cooling temperature profile; calculating an absolute particle number of crystals precipitated from the saturated solution according to a mass balance, based on an actual measurement value of the particle number and an actual measurement value of the concentration; heating the saturated solution when the absolute particle number exceeds a threshold to perform heating control so that the absolute particle number becomes a set value; and cooling the saturated solution again according to a preset cooling temperature profile after controlling to dissolve excessive crystals in the solution so that the absolute particle number returns to the set value. | 06-16-2011 |
20100272633 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN OR SYNTHESIS GAS USING THE METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOL, AND ALCOHOL - A method for producing an alcohol of the present invention provides an alcohol having the total sulfur content of 10 ppm by weight or less, by subjecting an alcohol having the total sulfur content of 30 ppm by weight or more and the propanols content of 200 ppm to at least one desulfurization treatment selected from at least one of a desulfurization treatment by a reaction process, a desulfurization treatment with a physical adsorbent, and a desulfurization treatment with a chemical adsorbent. | 10-28-2010 |
20100217054 | Method for Production of Lower Olefin - Disclosed is a method for production of lower olefins from a raw material containing dimethyl ether (DME), which can produce lower olefins (e.g. propylene) with good yield and in an economically advantageous manner by prolonging the time until the reversible deactivation of a zeolite catalyst and preventing the irreversible deactivation of the catalyst, can reduce the amount of water to be recycled to increase the thermal efficiency of the process, and can simplify the facilities and operations. Also disclosed is a method for improving the yield of propylene with good efficiency under practical operating conditions. A feed gas which comprises a DME-containing feedstock gas and an additive gas and further contains steam at a specific proportion is introduced into an olefin synthesis reactor to contact the feed gas with a zeolite catalyst, thereby producing a hydrocarbon product containing C2-C5 olefins. Propylene or the like is separated/collected from the hydrocarbon product, and at least a part of the remainder is used as at least a part of the additive gas. | 08-26-2010 |
20100200812 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR RAW GAS FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESIS AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS THEREFOR - There is provided a method for producing a raw gas for ammonia synthesis in which light hydrocarbons from a tube | 08-12-2010 |
20100185036 | METHOD FOR TREATING RADIOACTIVE LIQUID WASTE AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method for treating a radioactive liquid waste containing a sodium salt, which includes: feeding a radioactive liquid waste containing at least one of sodium hydroxide, sodium hydrogencarbonate and sodium carbonate to an anode chamber in an electrolytic cell provided with an anode and a cathode on both sides of a permeable membrane, which is selectively permeable to sodium ions, and electrodialyzing the radioactive liquid waste; separating sodium ions permeated through the permeable membrane as sodium hydroxide from the radioactive liquid waste in a cathode chamber; separating a radioactive substance remaining in the anode chamber as a concentrated radioactive liquid waste; and recovering the separated sodium hydroxide and concentrated radioactive liquid waste, respectively. | 07-22-2010 |
20100179366 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE - A process for producing propylene, which including feeding at least one of dimethyl ether and methanol to a reactor to be reacted in the presence of a catalyst; supplying an obtained reaction product to a separator by which low-boiling compounds having a boiling point of −50° C. or lower at atmospheric pressure among the reaction product are separated; and recycling a proportion of at least 70% of a total amount of the separated low-boiling compounds to said reactor. | 07-15-2010 |
20100179365 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE - A method for producing propylene including: transferring a feed gas including dimethyl ether and/or methanol and C4 and/or C5 olefins into a reactor, and reacting the feed gas in the presence of a catalyst, the feed gas prior to transferring into the reactor having a (supplied C4 and/or C5 olefins)/(supplied dimethyl ether and methanol) ratio of 0.25 to 7.5, in terms of the molar ratio based on the number of carbon atoms, and the feed gas being contacted with the catalyst at 350° C. to 600° C.; and an apparatus for producing propylene including: a hydrogenation reactor in which alkynes and/or dienes contained in C4 and/or C5 hydrocarbons is partially hydrogenated to be converted into an olefin having one double bond; a reactor in which C4 and/or C5 hydrocarbons is reacted with dimethyl ether and/or methanol in the presence of a catalyst; and a separator for separating propylene from the reaction product. | 07-15-2010 |
20100025302 | MERCURY-REMOVAL ADSORBENT ,METHOD OF PRODUCING MERCURY-REMOVAL ADSORBENT, AND METHOD OF REMOVING MERCURY BY ADSORPTION - To provide mercury-removal adsorbents, a method of producing mercury-removal adsorbents, and a method of removing mercury by adsorption which are capable of realizing efficient removal of mercury by adsorption from liquid hydrocarbon, thermal power station exhaust combustion gas, natural gas, off gas of various process plants, and so on which contain mercuries in various forms such as elemental mercury, ionic mercury, and organic mercury, and a concomitant hindering mercury adsorption. | 02-04-2010 |
20100025184 | MERCURY REMOVAL APPARATUS FOR LIQUID HYDROCARBON - A mercury removal apparatus for a liquid hydrocarbon of the present invention includes a conversion device | 02-04-2010 |
20100022815 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF LOWER HYDROCARBONS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION - In a process for production of lower hydrocarbons from dimethyl ether and/or methanol and an apparatus for the production, the object is; to increase the selectivity of the reaction product to thereby produce a target product at a high final yield, to prolong the catalyst lifetime, and to improve the safety in the operation of the apparatus. An apparatus to be used includes: a reactor | 01-28-2010 |
20090211447 | PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF CARBON DIOXIDE - A process for the recovery of carbon dioxide, which includes: (a) an absorption step of bringing a carbon dioxide-containing gaseous feed stream into gas-liquid contact with an absorbing fluid, whereby at least a portion of the carbon dioxide present in the gaseous stream is absorbed into the absorbing fluid to produce (i) a refined gaseous stream having a reduced carbon dioxide content and (ii) an carbon dioxide-rich absorbing fluid; and (b) a regeneration step of treating the carbon dioxide-rich absorbing fluid at a pressure of greater than 3 bar (absolute pressure) so as to liberate carbon dioxide and regenerate a carbon dioxide-lean absorbing fluid which is recycled for use in the absorption step, in which the absorbing fluid is an aqueous amine solution containing a tertiary aliphatic alkanol amine and an effective amount of a carbon dioxide absorption promoter, the tertiary aliphatic alkanol amine showing little decomposition under specified conditions of temperature and pressure under co-existence with carbon dioxide. | 08-27-2009 |
20090145858 | METHOD FOR TREATING WASTE WATER CONTAINING NITRATE ION - A method for treating waste water containing nitrate ion which comprises supplying raw waste water from a tube ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090100822 | INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE AND THE CONTROL METHOD - A gasification unit provided with a gasification furnace | 04-23-2009 |
20090071616 | METHOD OF UPGRADING BIOMASS, UPGRADED BIOMASS, BIOMASS WATER SLURRY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, UPGRADED BIOMASS GAS, AND METHOD OF GASIFYING BIOMASS - This method of upgrading a biomass comprises: an upgrading step for performing upgrading treatment of a cellulose based biomass with an oxygen/carbon atomic ratio of at least 0.5, in presence of water and under a pressure of at least saturated water vapor pressure, and reducing said oxygen/carbon atomic ratio of said biomass to no more than 0.38, and a separation step for separating an upgraded reactant obtained from said upgrading step into a solid component and a liquid component. | 03-19-2009 |
20080295620 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING DISPERSIBILITY OF POWDER AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING CONCENTRATION OF AIRBORNE POWDER, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING CONTAINMENT FACILITY USING THE SAME - A method for evaluating the powder dispersibility including dispersing a powder allowed to stand inside a closed container by mechanical vibration applied quantitatively to the powder; collecting the dispersed powder on a quartz crystal element or a piezo element; and measuring the mass of the collected powder using a quartz crystal microbalance or a piezo element mass meter to thereby measure the airborne powder concentration in air inside the closed container; a method for evaluating airborne powder concentration at work place using the method for evaluating the powder dispersibility; and a method for designing a powder containment facility using the method for evaluating airborne powder concentration. | 12-04-2008 |