Gerald D Rutledge, 92105 Wynnewood Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15228

4425876, Jan 17, 1984

Sep 3, 1982

6/414984

Gerald D. Rutledge - McMurray PA
Heeyoung Yoon - McMurray PA

Conoco Inc. - Wilmington DE

F02M 2702

123 3

A method of fuel treatment and distribution for an internal combustion engine including the steps as follows: (a) operating an adiabatic reactor without a substantial amount of exhaust heat within an operational temperature range, the catalyst bed reactor including a partial combustion catalyst and a dissociation catalyst; (b) providing a substantial amount of engine exhaust heat to an endothermic reactor having an endothermic dissociation catalyst therein, (c) vaporizing liquid alcohol to form alcohol vapor; (d) mixing the alcohol vapor with air to form a partial combustion mixture; (e) contacting the partial combustion mixture and the partial combustion catalyst whereby a dissociation mixture is formed and heat is evolved; (f) contacting the dissociation mixture and the dissociation catalyst to form a hydrogen rich fuel; (g) contacting the hydrogen-rich fuel and the endothermic dissociation catalyst to form a fuel product whereby at least a portion of any residual undissociated alcohol in the hydrogen-rich fuel is dissociated to hydrogen and carbon monoxide using the engine waste heat provided by the exhaust gas.

4649034, Mar 10, 1987

Jun 14, 1985

6/744729

Gerald D. Rutledge - McMurray PA

Conoco Inc. - Wilmington DE

B01J 800
C01B 1700

423244

Flue gas resulting from combustion of sulfur-containing fuel is treated for reduction of its sulfur dioxide content by creating in it a suspension of finely divided sorbent such as lime, and then contacting it at elevated temperature in a vertical contacting zone with a descending shower of sulfur dioxide oxidation catalyst. The resulting sulfur trioxide is captured as a powdered sulfate.

4441461, Apr 10, 1984

Sep 15, 1983

6/532257

Heeyoung Yoon - McMurray PA
Gerald D. Rutledge - McMurray PA

Conoco Inc. - Wilmington DE

F02M 2702

123 3

A method of fuel treatment and distribution for an automobile internal combustion engine comprising the steps as follows: (a) vaporizing liquid alcohol to form alcohol vapor; (b) providing a substantial amount of engine exhaust heat to an endothermic reactor having an endothermic dissociation catalyst therein, (c) contacting said vapor and said endothermic dissociation catalyst for form a hydrogen-rich gaseous-vapor mixture, (d) mixing said hydrogen-rich gaseous-vapor mixture with air to form a partial combustion mixture, (e) operating an adiabatic reactor without a substantial amount of exhaust heat within an operational temperature range, said adiabatic reactor having a catalyst bed comprising a partial combustion catalyst and a dissociation catalyst, (f) contacting said partial combustion mixture and said partial combustion catalyst and said dissociation catalyst whereby a fuel mixture is formed.