Patent ID: 7594978
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: C10B,C10G

Abstract:
1. A continuous coking refinery apparatus comprising: a. a continuous input adapted to continuously accept material which contains at least some heavy hydrocarbon material; b. a coke formation heat source to which said material is responsive, which causes volatilized substances to be emitted from said material, and which causes the substantial formation of a desired form of coke from at least some of said material in a single process container; c. a volatiles output which is adapted to receive at least some of said volatilized substances; and d. a continuous coke output element; and further comprising a first refining environment within which material is processed and a second refining environment within which material is processed, wherein said first refining environment comprises a liquid conduction environment and wherein said second refining environment comprises a gaseous conduction environment.