ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,687, issued on April 21.

"Methanation reaction device using endothermic reaction for removal of reaction heat and regeneration process for heat-absorbing material" was invented by Yoshiki Shigaki (Nagareyama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus capable of removing the reaction heat and lower the reaction temperature as the reaction progresses in order to increase the conversion ratio to methane. In some embodiments, powders of magnesium hydroxide and magnesium carbonate, which are chemical heat storage agents, are used as part of the fluidizing medium of the multi-stage f...