US Patent Issued to ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering on March 18 for "Integrated biomass gasification and electrolysis" (New Jersey, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,654, issued on March 18, was assigned to ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co. (Spring, Texas).

"Integrated biomass gasification and electrolysis" was invented by James R. Bielenberg (Lebanon, N.J.), Brandon J. O'Neill (Spring, Texas) and Zarath M. Summers (High Bridge, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for integration of electrolysis with biomass gasification to generate synthesis gas that can be used for production of renewable fuels and/or other hydrocarbonaceous compounds. The hydrocarbonaceous compounds can include compounds formed by chemical synthesis, such as alkanes formed by a Fischer...