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I think the latest words out of the company are making both of these arguments neutered dogs....a whinnie and a welp and back to the sleeping pad.
LOL nope! never said that...what I did say was that "For months the insinuation has been that the patent was not able to be found."
Have no idea what you are on about.
Sorry bud but one of the first things done in this process is a search.
The search report accompanies the application ie: follow on docs.
Not sure where you are getting your information from.
Actually sounds a lot like you are intentionally misinterpreting my posts.
not surprised...seen these games before
I didn't say anything about a protest.
So off you go and brush up on it ....if the insinuation that knowledge in this arena is astute....then what was the purpose of the initial question?
If no brushing up is required you should have had your own answer?
I know full well the status of the application.
You may elect to waste your time in the pursuit of FUD.
I won't bother.
The search report is one of the first steps undertaken to determine patentability and to guide the patent attorney and help him realize where in the application any potential conflicts in language lean towards other patents and/or potentially applications.
This is done to avoid conflicts during the rest of the process and guide the applicant through the process. Any encumbrances in that process then need further investigation and/or modifications until the application can go to publication.
You now see it has been published....you do know what that means right?
lmaooooo, the search report precludes the follow on docs
nice try
seems rather self explanatory to me
try reading it again
Category- *X- relevant to claim numbers 1,6,7,10
Category- **Y- relevant to claim numbers 2,3,5
* "X"- "document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone."
** "Y"- "document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is combined with one or more other such documents, such combination being obvious to a person skilled in the art."
Documents cited: US 2003/0221361 A1 (Russell ET AL) 4 December,2003: US 6504068 B1 (Matsubara ET AL.) 7 Jan. 2003: US 4396786 A (Bond ET AL.) 2 August, 1983.
and this: "PCT Rule 13.2, first sentence, states that unity of invention is only fulfilled when there is a technical relationship among claimed inventions involving one or more of the same or corresponding special technical features.
PCT Rule 13.2, second sentence, defines a special technical feature which makes a contribution over the prior art."
"The only features common to all of the claims are providing a feedstock stream comprising suitable feedstock material under pressure to a mixing vessel at a predetermined feed rate and injecting a stream of a reactant gas capable of dissolving into the feedstock for mixing."
"However these common features are not novel in light of: D1 US 2003/0221361 A! (Russell ET AL.) 4 December 2003: D2 US 6504068 B1 (Matsubara ET AL.) 7 January 2003: D3 US 4396786 A (Bond ET AL.) 2 August 1983."
"THis means that the common features can not constitute a special feature within the meaning of PCT Rule 13.2, second sentence, since it makes no contribution over the prior art."
"Because the common features do not satisfy the requirement for being a special technical feature, it follows that they cannot provide the necessary technical relationship between the identidied inventions.
Therefore, the claims do not satisfy the requirement of unity of invention a posteriori."
One last note, and this is the most important of all.
I fail to understand just why it is that this business of shorting is so hard to report.
We got ftd reports, daily shorts, bimonthly reports, and yet somehow in this realtime marketplace...it is the shorts and related transactions that MUST be delayed in reporting?
Call a spade a spade imo....the entire marketplace is being run on bullshit, when A TRADE has to wait for reporting.
peace
I in some ways I agree...certainly the shorts use all kinds of tactics to screw up the reports...yup, heard all those arguments, there's so many different kinds of reasons the short reports can and cannot be relied upon but they all are dependant on the trading of the stock you are looking at.
The same characteristics are not exhibited on one stock as they are on another.
it really depends on the trading...whether it be this kind of short or another.
hell even long sells awaiting settlement have been rumored to be reported a s a short lol
But to state across the board that all reports on every day are not reliable for the same reasons is somewhat disingenuos.
Clearly they are still stats worth monitoring, anyone who blows them off into sheer ignorance is discounting information of value.
To each his own......the only folks I see up in arms over the data are...well...generally SHORTS! LOL
I have done my DD, as have others here, also have spoken to finra on the subject.....all it takes is reasonable doubt to peek the curious mind.
Here's one scenario that evades explanation.....if you have a stock, and the shareholders hold more shares in total then the public float...and the stock is not on regsho and is showing bimonthly short numbers you can count on one hand....then what's going on?
All explanations I have seen for that one scenario defy common logic, and that is only one scenario.
I find it just as easy to punch holes in the "numbers" theories as folks who are short like defend them.
I remember when these same folks would spit and fume saying there was no such thing as NSS.
frankly every single one of those folks clammed up like a nun on meth, when it came to pass that nss was not only a fact of life but a tool for mm's to get their job done.
to each his own...you can argue with me all you like, I won't participate beyond what has been said thus far.
if I listen to the shorts...there's no such thing as shorting of any kind that does any harm.
:)
"plus a very long time fuse "
there is zero way of determining that, this tech may very well be fast to construct and deploy, reading through the data it sure as hell does not sound very complex...looking at other flare gas compression systems and techs...it does not seem to be terribly dificult to reach that conclusion.
no exploration required this is a post exploration tech
roll up to the flare stack and get busy
cheer up guy, this might well be a much faster route to profitabilty.
of course it's .....show me the money first.
all imo
so?...you missed this part in today's pr?
"As the driving force behind flare gas alternative processes Mr. Lansell brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the advisory board. "
thats all i care about!
(12) International Application Status Report
Received at International Bureau: 22 September 2009 (22.09.2009)
Information valid as of: 18 February 2010 (18.02.2010)
Report generated on: 29.09.2010
(10) Publication number: (43) Publication date: (26) Publication language:
WO 2010/025525 11 March 2010 (11.03.2010) English (EN)
(21) Application number: (22) Filing date: (25) Filing language:
PCT/AU2009/001170 07 September 2009 (07.09.2009) English (EN)
(31) Priority number(s): (32) Priority date(s): (33) Priority status:
2008904621 (AU) 05 September 2008 (05.09.2008) Priority document received (in compliance with PCT Rule 17.1)
(51) International Patent Classification:
C10G 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 2/00 (2006.01); C10G 3/00 (2006.01)
(71) Applicant(s):
SHEIMA PTY LTD. [AU/AU]; Unit 2, 1 Howard Street Kew , Victoria 3101 (AU) (for all designated states except US)
LANSELL, Peter Vernon [/]; Unit 2, 1 Howard Street Kew , Victoria 3101 (AU) (for US only)
(72) Inventor(s):
LANSELL, Peter Vernon; Unit 2, 1 Howard Street Kew , Victoria 3101 (AU)
(74) Agent(s):
MILLS OAKLEY LAWYERS; Lvl 4, 121 William Street Melbourne , Victoria 3000 (AU)
(54) Title (EN): A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC FUELS FROM WASTE AND OTHER MATERIALS
(54) Title (FR): PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CARBURANTS DE SYNTHÈSE À PARTIR DE DÉCHETS ET D'AUTRES MATIÈRES
(57) Abstract:
(EN): A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material, the method including: providing a feedstock stream comprising solid and/or liquid and/or gaseous material under pressure to a mixing vessel at a predetermined feed rate; injecting a stream of a reactant gas capable of dissolving in the feedstock into the feedstock stream for mixing; transferring a stream of feedstock and gas reactant mixture to a reaction vessel downstream therefrom; subjecting the feedstock and gas mixture in the reaction vessel to at or near supercritical conditions; wherein the solubilised material is broken down in the reaction vessel into a distribution of molecular weight fractions, and wherein the reactant gas selectively adds or subtracts from the molecular weight fractions to provide a hydrocarbon or oxygenate of predetermined chain length suitable as an alternative fuel.
(FR): L'invention porte sur un procédé de fabrication d'hydrocarbures ou de composés oxygénés destinés à être utilisés en tant que source de carburant de synthèse à partir de matières appropriées, le procédé consistant : à utiliser un courant de charge d'alimentation comportant une matière solide et/ou liquide et/ou gazeuse sous pression dans une cuve de mélange à un débit d'alimentation prédéfini ; à injecter un courant d'un réactif gazeux pouvant se dissoudre dans la charge d'alimentation en un courant de charge d'alimentation pour mélange ; à transférer un courant de mélange de charge d'alimentation et de réactif gazeux vers une cuve de réaction en aval de celle-ci ; à soumettre le mélange de charge d'alimentation et de gaz dans la cuve de réaction à des conditions supercritiques ou proches de celles-ci ; la matière solubilisée étant décomposée dans la cuve de réaction en une distribution de fractions de masse moléculaire, le réactif gazeux s'ajoutant ou se soustrayant sélectivement des fractions de masse moléculaire pour fournir un hydrocarbure ou un composé oxygéné, de longueur de chaîne prédéterminée, approprié en tant que carburant de remplacement.
International search report:
Received at International Bureau: 24 November 2009 (24.11.2009) [AU]
International preliminary examination report:
Not available
(81) Designated States:
AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW
European Patent Office (EPO) : AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) : BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) : BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) : AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/iasr?IA=AU2009001170&LANGUAGE=EN&ID=0&VOL=0&DOC=0&WO=10/025525&WEEK=null&TYPE=&DOC_TYPE=IASR&TOK=HGdQAw-df2MiQVplkc3dxCeiPC8&PAGE=HTML
lol...oh man...well let's see so far we know that the one of the assignee's maintains the same address as the other assignee
Assignee:SHEIMA PTY LTD. (Unit 2, 1 Howard StreetKew, Victoria 3101, , AU)
LANSELL, Peter Vernon (Unit 2, 1 Howard StreetKew, Victoria 3101, , AU)
and that one of those assignee's has the same first and last name as a fella who is mentioned in today's pr?
yup...you are correct...not 100% definitive proof, BUT my marbles are on further data confirming this connection in the near future.
unless you have evidence that negates this...RIGHT NOW
YEAH,,,,sure WHATEVER! LOL
"4. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material in accordance with claim 3 wherein the source of methane is derived from decomposition of the waste material or flare gas or even town gas.
"The reactant gas can be selected from a range of gases including hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen or steam. Preferably the reactant gas stream comprises methane. As embodiments of the invention the source of methane can be derived from decomposition of the waste material, flare gas or town gas. "
"In figure 1 the feedstock material is primarily a cellulose material, which apart from being a cheap and abundant source of waste feedstock, provides a source of oxygen. In the presence of cellulosic feedstock material the reactant gas is methane but can be a hydrocarbon such as methane, ethane, propane or the like. The process is shown using methane gas as this can be readily and cost effectively obtained from the waste feedstock or derived from flare gas or even domestic gas supply. "
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2010025525&IA=AU2009001170&DISPLAY=STATUS
EEGC The flare gas connection, brace yourself folks, this is a huge find, and it lends a weee bit of credence to EEGC'S claim of having access to this flare gas technology....for months I have not been able to track this patent application down...as of today's pr the mstery appears solved. SEE BOLDED INFO BELOW
from todays pr
"Mr. Peter Lansell and Dr. Chuck Flynn will join Mr. Cowan as additional advisors to Empire’s Board. Since application of his first patent at eighteen, Mr. Lansell has been a prolific inventor for alternate energy processes and the water industry. As the driving force behind flare gas alternative processes Mr. Lansell brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the advisory board. Mr. Lansell has owned and run mines in South Africa, Zambia, Borneo, and Australia ranging from oil, to gold and other precious metals, utilizing efficient and environmentally safe methods for ore recovery. Mr. Lansell is expected to guide the effectiveness of the Tasmanian Oil Drilling Program as well as the development of the Flare Gas remediation technology. "
source
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=44570113&symbol=EEGC
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Title:A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC FUELS FROM WASTE AND OTHER MATERIALS Document Type and Number:WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/025525 Kind Code:A1 Abstract:A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material, the method including: providing a feedstock stream comprising solid and/or liquid and/or gaseous material under pressure to a mixing vessel at a predetermined feed rate; injecting a stream of a reactant gas capable of dissolving in the feedstock into the feedstock stream for mixing; transferring a stream of feedstock and gas reactant mixture to a reaction vessel downstream therefrom; subjecting the feedstock and gas mixture in the reaction vessel to at or near supercritical conditions; wherein the solubilised material is broken down in the reaction vessel into a distribution of molecular weight fractions, and wherein the reactant gas selectively adds or subtracts from the molecular weight fractions to provide a hydrocarbon or oxygenate of predetermined chain length suitable as an alternative fuel. Inventors:LANSELL, Peter Vernon (Unit 2, 1 Howard StreetKew, Victoria 3101, , AU)
source
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2010025525&IA=AU2009001170&DISPLAY=STATUS
For months the insinuation has been that the patent was not able to be found...i must concur...until today i could not find it...but there it is...and the connection to the new fella in the pr today Peter Lansell, if correct is an amazing find.
Of course...now they need to get the funds but certainly this adds a wee bit of credibility to malcoms story on this tech.
if they do have the rights to the tech...the patent application is worldwide.
WIPO link to flare gas patent application
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2010025525&IA=AU2009001170&DISPLAY=CLAIMS
The flare gas connection
from todays pr
"Mr. Peter Lansell and Dr. Chuck Flynn will join Mr. Cowan as additional advisors to Empire’s Board. Since application of his first patent at eighteen, Mr. Lansell has been a prolific inventor for alternate energy processes and the water industry. As the driving force behind flare gas alternative processes Mr. Lansell brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the advisory board. Mr. Lansell has owned and run mines in South Africa, Zambia, Borneo, and Australia ranging from oil, to gold and other precious metals, utilizing efficient and environmentally safe methods for ore recovery. Mr. Lansell is expected to guide the effectiveness of the Tasmanian Oil Drilling Program as well as the development of the Flare Gas remediation technology. "
source
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=44570113&symbol=EEGC
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Title:A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC FUELS FROM WASTE AND OTHER MATERIALS Document Type and Number:WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/025525 Kind Code:A1 Abstract:A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material, the method including: providing a feedstock stream comprising solid and/or liquid and/or gaseous material under pressure to a mixing vessel at a predetermined feed rate; injecting a stream of a reactant gas capable of dissolving in the feedstock into the feedstock stream for mixing; transferring a stream of feedstock and gas reactant mixture to a reaction vessel downstream therefrom; subjecting the feedstock and gas mixture in the reaction vessel to at or near supercritical conditions; wherein the solubilised material is broken down in the reaction vessel into a distribution of molecular weight fractions, and wherein the reactant gas selectively adds or subtracts from the molecular weight fractions to provide a hydrocarbon or oxygenate of predetermined chain length suitable as an alternative fuel. Inventors:LANSELL, Peter Vernon (Unit 2, 1 Howard StreetKew, Victoria 3101, , AU)
source
http://www.sumobrain.com/patents/wipo/Process-producing-synthetic-fuels-from/WO2010025525.html
Flare gas patent application pdf link
Looks like there may very well be something to this
http://www.sumobrain.com/patents/wipo/Process-producing-synthetic-fuels-from/WO2010025525A1.pdf
Flare gas patent application info from Peter Lansell
http://www.sumobrain.com/patents/wipo/Process-producing-synthetic-fuels-from/WO2010025525.html
Title:A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC FUELS FROM WASTE AND OTHER MATERIALS Document Type and Number:WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/025525 Kind Code:A1 Abstract:A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material, the method including: providing a feedstock stream comprising solid and/or liquid and/or gaseous material under pressure to a mixing vessel at a predetermined feed rate; injecting a stream of a reactant gas capable of dissolving in the feedstock into the feedstock stream for mixing; transferring a stream of feedstock and gas reactant mixture to a reaction vessel downstream therefrom; subjecting the feedstock and gas mixture in the reaction vessel to at or near supercritical conditions; wherein the solubilised material is broken down in the reaction vessel into a distribution of molecular weight fractions, and wherein the reactant gas selectively adds or subtracts from the molecular weight fractions to provide a hydrocarbon or oxygenate of predetermined chain length suitable as an alternative fuel. Inventors:LANSELL, Peter Vernon (Unit 2, 1 Howard StreetKew, Victoria 3101, , AU)
Application Number:AU2009/001170 Publication Date:March 11, 2010 Filing Date:September 07, 2009 Export Citation:Click for automatic bibliography generation Assignee:SHEIMA PTY LTD. (Unit 2, 1 Howard StreetKew, Victoria 3101, , AU)
LANSELL, Peter Vernon (Unit 2, 1 Howard StreetKew, Victoria 3101, , AU)
International Classes:C10G1/00; C10G2/00; C10G3/00; Attorney, Agent or Firm:MILLS OAKLEY LAWYERS (Lvl 4, 121 William StreetMelbourne, Victoria 3000, , AU)
Download PDF:View/Download PDF PDF Help Claims:Claims
1. A method for producing hydrocarbons and/or oxygenates for use as synthetic fuels from a variety of feedstock materials including solids, liquids and gases and combinations thereof, including waste material, the method including: providing a feedstock stream comprising suitable feedstock material under pressure to a mixing vessel at a predetermined feed rate; injecting a stream of a reactant gas capable of dissolving into the feedstock for mixing; transferring a stream of feedstock and gas reactant mixture to a reaction vessel downstream therefrom; subjecting the feedstock and gas mixture in the reaction vessel to at or near supercritical conditions; wherein the solubilised feedstock material is broken down in the reaction vessel into a distribution of molecular weight fractions, and wherein the reactant gas selectively adds or subtracts from the molecular weight fractions to provide a hydrocarbon or oxygenate liquid fuel of predetermined chain length suitable as an alternative fuel.
2. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the reactant gas is selected from a range of gases including hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen or steam.
3. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material in accordance with claim 2 wherein the reactant gas stream includes a majority amount of methane.
4. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material in accordance with claim 3 wherein the source of methane is derived from decomposition of the waste material or flare gas or even town gas.
5. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from waste material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the reactant gas is methane.
6. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material in accordance with claim 1 further including a heat exchanger which is adapted to transfer heat to or from the reaction vessel and redirected upstream of the reaction vessel so as to preheat or cool the reactants before input to the reaction vessel.
7. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material in accordance with claim 1 further including a catalyst, the catalyst being present in varying quantities and selected from either of two categories being:
(i) fixed catalyst; or
(ii) autogenous catalyst included within the feed stream.
8. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from waste material in accordance with claim 1 wherein the reactant gas is steam.
10. A process for producing synthetic fuel from a feedstock material selected from fats, oils, greases, cellulosic material, organic waste, plastics and the like including: cleaning and preheating the feedstock material; providing a source of an alcohol or suitable gas; providing a source of methane gas at a pressure and temperature effective to dissolve into the feedstock and the alcohol or the gas; combining the preheated feedstock material into a mixing chamber with a stream of methane at a predetermined rate to dissolve into the feedstock material; and reacting the feedstock material with the alcohol or gas in the presence of a catalyst wherein the alcohol or gas is provided at a predetermined rate into the mixing chamber.
11. A method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Description:A process for Producing Synthetic Fuels from Waste and other Materials
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process of producing synthetic hydrocarbon and oxygenated fuels of substantially the same functionality and purity as commercial diesel or petrol or other petroleum fractions from a variety of feedstock materials including solids, liquids, gases and combinations thereof.
Background of Invention
Finding alternative fuel sources and fuels is becoming important due to diminishing fossil fuel reserves and the environmental hazards associated with exhaust gases. Currently short chain alcohols such as methanol and ethanol can be used as an additive to conventional petroleum based fuel. Biodiesel is also known as an alternative diesel fuel or additive to currently used petroleum-based automotive or other vehicular fuel. The disadvantage of ethanol and ethanol as fuels is that whilst they are very clean burning they have lower energy by unit volume and therefore vehicles would require larger fuel tanks.
Biodiesel as an alternative diesel fuel from edible/non-edible oils and animal fats have shown promise as alternative diesel fuels. Though several methods are available for synthesis, transesterification is the preferred route for biodiesel synthesis. The current techniques for transesterification of the oils to biodiesel are based on acid/alkali catalysis. However, these methods are not cost effective for oils with high free fatty acid content and also require an additional downstream step for separation of glycerine and soap from the product. Much of the process complexity originates from contaminants in the feedstock, such as water and free fatty acids, or impurities in the final product, such as methanol, free glycerol, and soap.
Chemically, transesterified biodiesel comprises a mix of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids. The most common form uses methanol (commonly converted to sodium methoxide) to produce methyl esters as it is the cheapest alcohol available, though ethanol can be used to produce an ethyl ester biodiesel and higher alcohols such as isopropanol and butanol have also been used. Using alcohols of higher molecular weights reduces the cold flow properties of the resulting ester, at the cost of a less efficient transesterification reaction.
A by-product of the transesterification process is the production of glycerol. For every 1 tonne of biodiesel that is manufactured, from 100 kg to 300kg of glycerol are produced. Usually this crude glycerol has to be purified, typically by performing vacuum distillation. This is rather energy intensive. The refined glycerol (98%+ purity) can then be utilised directly, or converted into other products.
Originally, there was a valuable market for the glycerol, which assisted the economics of the process as a whole. However, with the increase in global biodiesel production, the market price for this crude glycerol (containing 20% water and catalyst residues) has declined significantly. Research is being conducted globally to use this glycerol as a chemical building block. However glycerol is now considered a waste by product with concomittant waste disposal problems.
Although the transesterification of vegetable oils or animal fats can be done in an unsophisticated process, the process conditions must be carefully controlled and or modified to achieve maximum yield at the lowest temperature and reaction time. The process of transesterification is affected by the mode of reaction condition, molar ratio of alcohol to oil, type of alcohol, type and amount of catalysts, reaction time and temperature and purity of reactants.
From the foregoing discussion, some of the drawbacks of conventional production of biodiesel arise from poor quality feedstock, dependence on reaction parameters and the need to separate undesired by-products from transesterification reaction. The production of biodiesel is also limited to use of liquid feedstock.
One approach to address the effect of poor quality feedstock has been to provide a feedstock low in fatty acid content to help minimise effect of saponification. Food crops such as corn and soy are known to have a relatively low fatty acid content and have been grown and harvested as a biodiesel feedstock material.
The ability to produce a sufficient quantity of biodiesel of a suitable quality and conversion however places a heavy burden on the supply of food crops such as soy and corn. It is concevable that there is not enough regrowth available or growable to accommodate the average fuel consumption in for example the US alone.
Consumption of diesel in the US amounts to about 220 million gallons per day. The rate at which food crops can be grown as a source of material in the synthesis of biodiesel is subject to seasonality, and requires access to watering, fertilizing, harvesting and transporting.
Large-scale biofuel production could well have serious environmental consequences as native ecosystems are replaced by the likes of soybeans, oil palm and sugarcane plantations. Hence global development of a biofuels industry can increase rather than decrease greenhouse gas emissions if production is poorly managed.
In addition to the environmental impact, the rising reliance on biofuels over the next decade threatens to drive up food prices in poor countries, where they are already facing upward pressure from consumer demand.
In comparison, there is almost an unlimited supply of waste material such as plastics, biomass, household rubbish, cellulose, municipal solid waste (MSW), agricultural residues, farm waste and other biodegradable waste. To date Fisher-Tropsch has been the method conventionally used to utilise waste material to produce alternative fuels to reduce the use of fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce pollution and waste management problems.
Refineries for converting natural gas, coal deposits, and biomass, which are in abundant supply, to synthetic fuels are known which use the Fisher-Tropsch synthesis. Such refineries start with a gasification pre-treatment in which methane, coal or biomass feedstock is subject to partial oxidation forming intermediate products carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen and water. The intermediates are catalytically reacted typically over a transition metal catalyst selected from iron, cobalt, ruthenium, platinum, palladium and nickel catalyst to produce liquid hydrocarbons and other byproducts.
A major drawback of the conventional process is that feedstock has to be scrupulously cleaned of sulphur, chlorine and various other poisons to avoid catalyst degradation. Once the catalyst is depleted, consumed or poisoned, it may not be able to be regenerated, and the catalyst itself then represents a toxic waste problem. A further drawback is that the feedstock requires gasification.
Further improvements are therefore still needed to combat the drawbacks associated with existing processes.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to address one or more of the disadvantages of the prior art conversion systems.
It is a further object to provide a process which can produce an alternative fuel from suitable solid, liquids and gaseous material, including waste material.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to address one or more of the disadvantages of the prior art systems.
Summary of the Invention
In accordance with the invention there is provided a method for producing hydrocarbons or oxygenates for use as a synthetic fuel source from suitable material, the method including: providing a feedstock stream comprising solid and/or liquid and/or gaseous material under pressure to a mixing vessel at a predetermined feed rate; injecting a stream of a reactant gas capable of dissolving in the feedstock into the feedstock stream for mixing; transferring a stream of feedstock and gas reactant mixture to a reaction vessel downstream therefrom; subjecting the feedstock and gas mixture in the reaction vessel to at or near supercritical conditions; wherein the solubilised material is broken down in the reaction vessel into a distribution of molecular weight fractions, and wherein the reactant gas selectively adds or subtracts from the molecular weight fractions to provide a hydrocarbon or oxygenateof predetermined chain length suitable as an alternative fuel.
The present invention represents a significant advance over the prior art since the instant process does not require conversion of solids, liquids or gaseous material as in the Fisher-Tropsch process.
The present invention is also not limited by requiring quality feedstock material. Indeed the process of the invention can be used to produce a synthetic fuel from any suitable material including coal, waste material including domestic waste, commercial municipal waste, agricultural waste, chemical waste, plastics and biomass such as cellulose.
The reactant gas can be selected from a range of gases including hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen or steam. Preferably the reactant gas stream comprises methane. As embodiments of the invention the source of methane can be derived from decomposition of the waste material, flare gas or town gas.
In the process of the present invention, the reaction occurring in the reaction vessel can be exothermic, and in which case the heat of reaction can be collected by a heat exchanger downstream from the reaction vessel and the heat redirected to the reaction vessel to help maintain reaction conditions.
In the process of the present invention, the reaction occurring in the reaction vessel can be endothermic, and in which case the heat for the reaction can be supplied by a heat exchanger upstream from the reaction vessel.
In a related aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of producing hydrocarbons for use as a synthetic fuel source including: providing a feedstock stream comprising solid, liquid or gaseous material; mixing a stream of a reactant gas with the feedstock stream; transferring the feedstock and gas mixture to a reaction vessel; subjecting the feedstock and gas mixture in the reaction vessel to sub- or supercritical temperature and pressure, wherein the gas is at least partially dissolved in the feedstock material; wherein the feedstock material is selectively changed into a predetermined quantifiable fraction and wherein the solubilised hydrocarbon gas selectively substitutes on the fraction to provide a hydrocarbon or oxygenate liquid fuel of predetermined chain length suitable as an alternative fuel.
Preferably the feedstock stream is pumped under pressure of about 6 bar by a pumping means prior to entering a mixing station upstream from the pumping means. The mixing station can include a feed tank with a stirring means or static mixer.
The gas can be introduced into the feedstock stream at the mixing station by means of gas injection. Preferably the mixing station includes a static mixer.
Preferably the process includes a gas separating means. The process can be continuous.
Preferably the feedstock and gas mixture is subjected to compression at sub- or supercritical pressures and temperatures.
The feedstock and gas mixture is preferably preheated following compression before being transferred to the reaction vessel.
In one embodiment of the present invention the process includes a heat exchanger which is adapted to transfer heat from the reaction vessel and redirected upstream of the reaction vessel so as to preheat the reactants before input to the reaction vessel. In this way heat generated by reaction of the feedstock and gas mixture can be recovered and redirected to use for preheating combined gas and feedstock mixture before entering the reaction vessel. This represents a clear energy savings. The process can also include providing a catalyst. The catalyst can be present in varying quantities and are selected from either of two categories being:
(i) fixed catalyst; or
(ii) autogenous catalyst included within the feed stream.
In one embodiment of the present invention the reactant can be water. At or above the supercritical conditions of water (374 degrees C and 22.1 Mpa), water as with other supercritical fluids can readily solubilise the waste material and exposes relatively high molecular weight hydrocarbons in the waste material to cleavage to form a majority of low molecular weight short chain hydrocarbons.
Without wishing to be bound by any theory, it is believed that exposure of waste material feedstock to a gas at elevated pressure and temperature causes the waste feedstock to solubilise and break down into lower chain molecules and in some instances their constituent atoms. The lower chain molecules then combine with methane or its alkyl derivative to form hydrocarbon liquids suitable for use as alternative fuels.
In a related aspect of the present invention there is provided a process for producing synthetic fuel from a feedstock material selected from fats, oils, greases, cellulose, organic waste, plastics and the like including: cleaning and preheating the feedstock material; providing a source of a short chain hydrocarbon including an alcohol; providing a source of methane gas at a pressure and temperature effective to dissolve the feedstock and the hydrocarbon; combining the preheated feedstock material into a mixing chamber with a stream of methane from the source of methane at a predetermined rate to dissolve the feedstock material; and reacting the feedstock material with the gas or alcohol wherein the gas or the alcohol is provided at a predetermined rate into the mixing chamber.
The above process represents a departure from prior art processes. The process of the invention allows production of synthetic diesel fuel from a range of waste material including solids, liquids, gases and combinations thereof.
In one embodiment of the present invention the methane gas is provided at supercritical temperature and pressure. The use of methane in the process at supercritical conditions surprisingly becomes an excellent solvent and dissolves into the feedstock so that the reactants are in close proximity of each other and therefore react readily. This represents an advance over conventional, base-catalysed transesterification which does not work efficiently on the high free fatty acid (FFA) content typical of cheaper, lower-quality feedstocks.
Because methane has low solubility in the products at ambient temperature separation can easily be achieved by reduction of pressure.
A specific embodiment of a controller device in accordance with this invention will now be described with the aid of the accompanying drawings which are given by way of example only and should not be considered to be limiting.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Figure 1 : shows a schematic flow diagram of a process for producing hydrocarbon as a synthetic fuel source in accordance with the present invention
Figure 2: shows a flow diagram of an industrial process for producing a hydrocarbon as a synthetic fuel in accordance with the present invention.
Detailed description of the Preferred Embodiments with reference to the Accompanying drawings
Referring to figures 1 and 2 there is shown a schematic representation of a process for producing a synthetic fuel from a suitable material wherein the material can be selected from commercial, domestic and other waste materials typically solids waste including domestic waste such as paper, plastic, cellulosic matter, food wastes otherwise sent to landfill.
The process of figure 1 shows a feedstock stream 3 indicating directional flow of a feedstock such as cellulose from a waste feed station towards a mixing chamber 1. The mixing station is fitted with a stirring mechanism 40 such as a static mixer 2. The feedstock stream 3 is supplied to the mixing chamber at a first predetermined temperature and feed rate and subjected to stirring.
A reactant gas stream 4, which is shown as methane in this example, is injected into the mixer and mixed with the waste material. The reactant gas stream is delivered to the mixing chamber at a predetermined pressure and rate to suit the feedstock characteristic and feed rate.
The process further includes a high pressure pump 5 located downstream from the mixing chamber, which receives the combined feedstock and reactant gas from the mixing chamber. The pump 5 increases the pressure of the combined feedstock and gas reactant mixture to a desired level at sub- or supercritical temperatures and pressure of the reactant gas. Referring to Table 1, the supercritical conditions for a range of reactant gases is shown.
At or near such pressures the methane gas the reactant gas methane becomes soluble in the feedstock material. As seen in figure 2 a pressure control valve 6 is located proximal to the pump 5 and regulates the back-pressure.
As shown in figure 1, the feedstock and gas reactant, having been subjected to high pressure, are transferred to a supercritical reaction vessel 20 downstream from the pump 5. In the reaction vessel the feedstock and gas reactant are subjected to the sub- or supercritical temperatures of the gas reactant (46 bar and 190.6 K).
In figure 1, the schematic representation shows an exothermic process. Depending on the nature of the feedstock material, such as its capability to transfer oxygen, will influence the selection of reactant gas. The process can be endothermic or exothermic depending on the oxidation/reduction capabilities of the feedstock and reactant gas. For example, if the feedstock material is a hydrocarbon then the reactant gas can be steam.
As shown in figure 1, heat of reaction 21 in the case of an exothermic reaction, is recovered and used to preheat the reactant stream before entering the reaction vessel. After completion of the reaction, a final product stream 22 exits the reactor. In one embodiment (not shown), the final product stream is passed through a separating means such as a chromatograph 23, which provides a qualitative analysis of end product.
In figure 1 the feedstock material is primarily a cellulose material, which apart from being a cheap and abundant source of waste feedstock, provides a source of oxygen. In the presence of cellulosic feedstock material the reactant gas is methane but can be a hydrocarbon such as methane, ethane, propane or the like. The process is shown using methane gas as this can be readily and cost effectively obtained from the waste feedstock or derived from flare gas or even domestic gas supply.
Without being bound by any theory, it is postulated that when the combined feedstock material (being cellulosic material in this example) and gas reactant (methane in this example) is subject to at or near supercritical reaction conditions for methane (see Table 1) in the reaction vessel, the cellulosic material undergoes a chemical reduction to a short chain hydrocarbon, and the available oxygen in the cellulosic feedstock partially oxidises the reactant gas to produce methanol and other alcohols.
Because methane has relatively low solubility in the products at ambient temperature separation can easily be achieved by reduction of pressure.
In an alternative process, the process produces levulinic acid and or methyl or ethyl levulinate having a cetane rating of about 52, which provides a direct replacement for high quality diesel. In addition, the formation of levulinic acid and its derivitives provides a useful precursor for PET plastics as well as many other feedstock chemicals. As can be seen in the industrial process of figure 2, there is provided a combined reaction vessel and heat exchanger 20 . At least part of the heat provided for reaction is provided by a furnace chamber 8, which uses heating oil or molten salt to transfer heat to the reaction vessel.
In the examples shown, the reaction process is exothermic, and the heat produced can be received and redirected back to the input stream 9 prior to entry to the reaction vessel by the heat exchanger. A clear advantage is achieved in minimising heating costs by using the heat of reaction.
The process as shown in figure 2 further includes a fire-safe valve 10, which acts as a safety means to allow escape of material to a water-filled dump tank 15 in the event of a reactor leakage. Additional safety is provided by a pressurised water tank 16, which deluges the process space in the event of a fire. Downstream from the reactor there is provided a gas separator 11 , which serves to remove water vapour and any residual gas from the end product 22.
Table 1 : Supercritical Temperature and Pressure of gases
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Low volume USPR, gaps on fair news, woooot 1 trade +42% lol...not mine
heres the news anyways fyi os 59,807,196
September 29, 2010 - 10:43 AM EDT
USPR 0.045 0.00
U.S. Precious Metals, Inc. Announces Drill Hole #5 Shows Significant Assay ResultsSep. 29, 2010 (Business Wire) -- U.S. Precious Metals, Inc. (OTC BB: USPR) (“USPR” or the “Company”)
Drill hole LS10-005 shows significant precious metals intercepts
Sheldon Baer, Chief Operating Officer announced today assay results from the 2010 drilling program on the Company’s Solidaridad project in the southern Michoacán province of Mexico. The assay results from ALS Chemex for drill hole #5 shows a zone of precious metals beneath an old shallow mine, where surface samples assayed high in gold values. This zone of precious metals lies south of the main zone. The table shows significant precious metals intercepts from drill hole #5 with complete results from the hole follow:
Sample
Recvd Wt. Au Ag Cu Depth
Description kg
g/t g/t % meters
LS10-005-19 2.44 4.01 9.8 0.257 199.5-201
LS10-005-21 2.08 9.35 30.9 0.685 210.8-212
LS10-005-22 2.16 50.2 183 3.82 212-213
LS10-005-23 1.62 2.22 6.9 0.33 213-214
LS10-005-33 2.46 18.05 39.5 1.42 230-231
LS10-005-34 1.74 3.23 10.1 0.155 236-237
The Company plans to begin the next phase of drilling before the end of the year. The new data generated by the drilling campaign has resulted in additional high profile drilling targets in the area south of the Main Zone. Additionally, the Cuendeo area, where mineralized boulders have been discovered in a wash, remains the highest priority for drilling.
All assay data reported here, as received from ALS Chemex:
WEI-21 Au-AA25 Au-GRA21 Ag-AA45 Ag-AA46 Cu-OG46
SAMPLE Recvd Wt. Au Au Ag Ag Cu Depths
DESCRIPTION kg g/t ppm g/t ppm % meters
LS10-005-01 1.18 0.03 <0.2 0.003 34.3-35
LS10-005-02 1.6 <0.01 <0.2 0.002 35-36
LS10-005-03 1.9 <0.01 <0.2 0.003 36-37
LS10-005-04 1.92 0.01 <0.2 0.004 37-38
LS10-005-05 1.38 <0.01 <0.2 0.004 38-39
LS10-005-06 1.9 <0.01 <0.2 0.002 39-40
LS10-005-07 1.34 0.01 <0.2 0.002 40-40.8
LS10-005-08 1.68 1.08 3.4 0.008 82-83
LS10-005-09 1.5 0.03 0.5 0.002 83-84
LS10-005-10 2.06 0.01 <0.2 0.005 132.5-133.5
LS10-005-11 1.74 0.03 <0.2 0.003 133.5-134.5
LS10-005-12 1.12 0.01 <0.2 0.004 134.5-135
LS10-005-13 1.76 0.01 0.3 0.003 187-188
LS10-005-14 1.88 0.41 5.5 0.145 190-191
LS10-005-15 1.86 0.22 2.5 0.056 191-192
LS10-005-16 1 <0.01 0.3 0.003 192-192.5
LS10-005-17 2.14 1.87 9.5 0.22 195-196
LS10-005-18 1.9 0.15 0.7 0.015 196-197
LS10-005-19 2.44 4.01 9.8 0.257 199.5-201
LS10-005-20 2.18 0.07 0.3 0.008 207.6-209
LS10-005-21 2.08 9.35 30.9 0.685 210.8-212
LS10-005-22 2.16 50.2 51.3 >100 183 3.82 212-213
LS10-005-23 1.62 2.22 6.9 0.33 213-214
LS10-005-24 1.68 0.12 1.3 0.03 215-216
LS10-005-25 1.8 1.42 4.7 0.11 216-217
LS10-005-26 1.78 0.13 0.6 0.023 218-219
LS10-005-27 1.7 0.03 <0.2 0.002 219-220
LS10-005-28 1.68 0.03 0.3 0.008 220-221
LS10-005-29 1.3 6.24 0.2 0.001 221-222
LS10-005-30 1.94 <0.01 <0.2 <0.001 222-223
LS10-005-31 1.58 0.02 <0.2 0.001 223.4-224
LS10-005-32 2.28 0.1 0.3 0.001 224.8-226
LS10-005-33 2.46 18.05 39.5 1.42 230-231
LS10-005-34 1.74 3.23 10.1 0.155 236-237
LS10-005-35 1.86 0.25 2 0.083 237-238
LS10-005-36 1.4 1.1 3.4 0.133 245-246
LS10-005-37 1.72 0.12 0.5 0.011 250-251
LS10-005-38 1.56 0.25 0.4 0.007 251-252
LS10-005-39 2.04 0.09 0.8 0.03 254-255
LS10-005-40 1.76 0.38 1.3 0.042 264-265
LS10-005-41 1.74 0.02 <0.2 0.003 271-272
LS10-005-42 1.76 3.58 22.8 0.244 275-276
LS10-005-43 1.08 0.08 0.2 0.004 277-277.5
LS10-005-44 1.76 0.17 <0.2 0.002 283-284
Dave Burney, Geo. the President, oversaw and supervised the exploration programs and Mr. Burney is the Managing Director for the Mexican subsidiary.
About U.S. Precious Metals, Inc.:
USPR is a precious metal exploration company headquartered in Lithia, Florida and operating in Mexico through its Mexican subsidiary, U.S. Precious Metals de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. USPR owns significant exploration and exploitation rights to approximately 37,000 acres of land in Michoacan, Mexico. USPR’s common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “USPR.”
Statements contained herein that are not based upon current or historical fact are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events and future operating results, performance, prospects and opportunities. The use of terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "intend" and "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to USPR, or its management, identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to USPR and USPR's current plans, intentions and expectations and include statements regarding the potential of the Mexican concessions . Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause USPR's actual results, performance, prospects and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, our ability to raise the funding necessary to retain the professionals necessary to execute our plan and the other factors, including risk factors, discussed in ours Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2010, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2010 as well as the quarterly 10-Q Reports filed during the last three quarters of fiscal year 2010. Except as required by the Federal securities law, USPR does not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements contained herein after the date hereof
U.S. Precious Metals, Inc.
Jack Wagenti, 407-566-9310
Chairman of the Board
http://www.usprgold.com
Source: Business Wire (September 29, 2010 - 10:43 AM EDT)
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=44579462&symbol=USPR
hmmm not on otcbb.com either
weird
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/OTCE_Short_Interest_popup.asp?Symbol=habe&StlmtDt=09/15/2010
7 days later ...still no ftd data for 2nd half of august
"Report for the first half of August 2010" is all they got
on pinks?
i have seen where it does not appear on pinksheets.com or otcmarkets.com
but if you check on otcbb.com it is there
what stock?
whoah.....ya I got that in the email spam filter today as well...sat staring at it for almost a whole minute in disbelief.
Thing is...not really a bright move as alot of filters catch words like that.
"Lebed has lost it"
well uhhhh, maybe not yet....such exhuberance is common in young unadulterated males still having their cherries!
:)
fyi danno...quote boxes at the top of board pages are not processing quote data...it works if you go to the actual quote page but not on the board page.
Whilst I 100% agree with the first sentence that does not negate the possiblity that this particular avenue has been in process for a while already.
That said you ARE 100% correct in that first sentence.... the middle east financial sector, especially the ones targeted, not only take their time, but undertake massive DD efforts to be sure of their steps.
As well...what the bulk of the sector does is not always the case for the entire sector....I myself do not expect anyone from that region to deviate from the norm.
Staus quo is as status quo does, aside from that one can still not discount the possibilty of talks having been initiated already for some time.
Anything is possible with respet to big money/big oil.
sorry bud but you are once again misquoting
anyways all you need to do is call the epa for the facts
it is far too easy for laymen to incorrectly interpret 40 C.F.R. PART 70--STATE OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAMS, which btw can be found here and likewise contains nothing of the sort
http://law.justia.com/us/cfr/title40/40cfr70_main_02.html
CALL THE EPA
as well as the subsections of part 80, which you have posted...and frankly bud. all anyone has to do is read those and then go read the §80.76....lmao
§80.76 is the only s/s quoted throughout and it details registration of entities and facilities.
Now...harping on about regulations till dawn does not discount the fact that the original topic was FUEL REGISTRATION
CALL THE EPA
Frankly, after speaking with the EPA and reading all the material you have provided, as well as the entire code on the subject and also the entire link group on the topic on the epa's website, I still cannot find this need to register off road fuels, procedures by which to do so, designations by which to classify the registration criteria
NOW..AS FOR THE OTHER MISCONCEPTION
CALL THE EPA
"(c)Entity registration. (1) Except as prescribed in paragraph (c)(5) of this section, each entity as defined in §80.502 that intends to deliver or receive custody of any of the following fuels from June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2010 must register with EPA by December 31, 2005 or six months prior to commencement of producing, importing, or distributing any distillate listed in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iii) of this section
(ohhh? what was that now? lol) (I hope nobody missed that lil ditty lolololio)
CALL THE EPA
(thats the problem with code...you have to read EVERYTHING , INFO BEHIND LINKS....DESIGNATED PARAGRAPHS HIGHLITED, ALL OF IT...OR YOU GET THE FACTS WRONG SEE?)
: (i) Fuel designated as 500 ppm sulfur MVNRLM diesel fuel under §80.598 on which taxes have not been assessed pursuant to IRS code (26 CFR part 48).
(ii) Fuel designated as 15 ppm sulfur MVNRLM diesel fuel under §80.598 on which taxes have not been assessed pursuant to IRS code (26 CFR part 48).
CALL THE EPA
(iii) Fuel designated as NRLM diesel fuel under §80.598 that is undyed pursuant to §80.520. "
LMAOOOOOOOOOOO DUDE????? WHAT PART OF JBII'S FUEL FALLS UNDER
(c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iii) of this section: ????????????
UH??????
15-500PPM SULPHUR DONT CUT IT....SOOOOOOO???? UNDYED???????
you do know what the purpose of dyed fuel is right????
CALL THE EPA
NOPE I am saying, and I believe any reasonable man reading this would agree...that if as was suggested the investors have reviewed and passed on the deal, that this information would be easily corroborated.
I suspect since no third party verifiable evidence has been dropped on the table, to support this ludicrous claim....that there is no evidence of any investors having reviewed the data and passed on the funding of the notes.
The absence of such funding presently is not proof of the "pass".
Unless you have some evidence to that effect, I will not bother to elaborate further.
You may, of course.....if you wish.
Negative JJ.....you are misquoting regulations, in this case regulations to do with entity registration and importer and refinery registration.
NOT FUEL REGISTRATION
The bulk of this misquoting falls under quoting § 80.76 Registration of refiners, importers or oxygenate blenders.
NOT FUEL REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Not that much of this matters as John has been quoted recently as saying sales into the USA are not on the agenda at present. Thus making this whole exchange a waste of bloody time.
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§ 80.76 Registration of refiners, importers or oxygenate blenders.
(a) Registration with the Administrator of EPA is required for any refiner and importer that produces or imports any reformulated gasoline or RBOB, and any oxygenate blender that blends oxygenate into RBOB.
(b) Any person required to register shall do so by November 1, 1994, or not later than three months in advance of the first date that such person will produce or import reformulated gasoline or RBOB or conventional gasoline, whichever is later.
(c) Registration shall be on forms prescribed by the Administrator, and shall include the following information:
(1) The name, business address, contact name, and telephone number of the refiner, importer, or oxygenate blender;
(2) For each separate refinery and oxygenate blending facility, the facility name, physical location, contact name, telephone number, and type of facility; and
(3) For each separate refinery and oxygenate blending facility, and for each importer's operations in a single PADD:
(i) Whether records are kept on-site or off-site of the refinery or oxygenate blending facility, or in the case of importers, the registered address;
(ii) If records are kept off-site, the primary off-site storage facility name, physical location, contact name, and telephone number; and
(iii) The name, address, contact name and telephone number of the independent laboratory used to meet the independent analysis requirements of §80.65(f).
(d) EPA will supply a registration number to each refiner, importer, and oxygenate blender, and a facility registration number for each refinery and oxygenate blending facility that is identified, which shall be used in all reports to the Administrator.
(e)(1) Any refiner, importer, or oxygenate blender shall submit updated registration information to the Administrator within thirty days of any occasion when the registration information previously supplied becomes incomplete or inaccurate; except that
(2) EPA must be notified in writing of any change in designated independent laboratory at least thirty days in advance of such change.
[59 FR 7813, Feb. 16, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 36965, July 20, 1994; 71 FR 74570, Dec. 15, 2005; 71 FR 26701, May 8, 2006]
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wonder if platinum will get on par again?
silver's not slouchin either
1500 b4 eoy?
1304.90
Call the EPA, ask them one simple question about whether or not off road usage fuels have a designation for registration.
Then ask them what is stopping the company from selling their fuel, post granting of the permit.
Nobody is arguing that some level of regulation will enter into it.
The debate is around the implications of lengthy delays in bringing the fuel to market, and the gross misinterpretation of lengthy code to arrive at those potentially 100% false notions.
Now...we have already shot down the first 3 theories on this topic, and royally debunked them.
Thus crushing the associated "predictions" that came with those 3 false theories.
By all means, if there is some last remaining theory, let's see the nuts and bolts of it...as I mentioned earlier, I am not having a simple time of finding it....and newsflash....nobody seems to be able to get the EPA to chime in on millions of dollars and years of processing either.
So what? There was no mention of regulation in this debate, until TODAY, which I might add was long after the now suspected FALSE notion of "no fuel can be sold without being first registered" was erroneously promulgated, using government links.
Once that happened, folks grew concerned and began checking with EPA themselves, including myself, as everything I was reading at the time was not checking out with that false notion. (AND NO...I DIDN'T TALK TO SOME SECRETARY!)
Information proving the "no fuel can be sold without being first registered" to be false, was AGAIN shown, with corroborating links from the EPA, and a follow up SECOND call, to the EPA, for clarification.
The ORIGINAL insinuation, was that once the permit is received the company will not be able to sell their fuel until it is registered with the EPA.
When it was proven that this insinuation was not correct, the attempt was made to CHANGE the debate to one of...the fuel will need to be regulated before sale....REGULATED NOW?
WELL ....what in blazes happened to registered?
There is a completley different set of compliance requirements between designated registration criteria and simply submitting emissions data according to regulations on emissions.
Anyone who simply reads the INFORMATION behind the links that were used to support the false information on registration, can very easily find in each and everyone of those links the ACTUAL FACTS surrounding all sides of this debate, as they stood orginally and as they are standing NOW, and as they affect JBII, and it's potential sales of fuel, post receipt of permit.
Also anyone who REALLY wants to get the facts can do as myself and at least one other indivdual has done, and simply pick up the phone and call the EPA themself!!
Here is a perfectly ON topic example of how this information can be verified.
The following quoted information has been incorrectly interpreted on more than one occasion.
She needs to do some SLLOOOOOOOWWWWWW jogging....
right out front "o" my porch!
But not until I top up my viagra jar.
love the heartpounding europorno music
first time ever getting wood watching a drillin video