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Accessories
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Coal
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Producers
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Chargers
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Water
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Electric
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Coal and water
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Carbon monoxide
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Water jacket | 3 |
| 20080222955 | GASIFICATION REACTOR VESSEL - Gasification reactor vessel, comprising a combustion chamber in the upper half of the vessel, provided with a product gas outlet at the bottom end of the combustion chamber, a burner positioned such that, in use, it fires into the combustion chamber, said burner provided with at least supply conduits for an oxidiser gas and a carbonaceous feed,
| 09-18-2008 |
| 20100005720 | GASIFIER - A method of constructing an inner thermal lining or jacket of a jacketed gasifer having an outer shell with an opening allowing access to an interior of the gasifer includes inserting jacket wall segments ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100263278 | GASIFICATION REACTOR AND PROCESS FOR ENTRAINED-FLOW GASIFICATION - A process and device for the gasification of liquid or fine-grain solid fuel materials with the aid of oxygenous, gaseous gasification agents in a reactor is described. Liquid slag is separated on the walls of the reactor. The synthesis gas is generated in a first reaction chamber arranged in the upper part of the reactor and the feedstock is fed to the upper part. Liquid slag precipitates on its lateral walls, with free downflow and no solidification of the slag surface. The lower side has a hole with a slag drop-off edge, from which the generated synthesis gas can be withdrawn in downward direction and the liquid slag can drop off the edge. A second chamber which is delimited by a water film is located under the opening and used to keep the synthesis gas dry and cool. A third chamber is adjacent to the bottom of the second and fed with water to cool the synthesis gas. A water bath is adjacent the bottom of the third chamber and collects the slag particles already solidified and dropped off or those particles still in the liquid phase. The synthesis gas is withdrawn from the pressure vessel in an area below or on the side of the third chamber but in any case located above the water bath. | 10-21-2010 |
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Rotary bottom | 3 |
| 20120117875 | PLASMA ASSISTED GASIFICATION SYSTEM WITH AGITATOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY IN REACTOR VESSEL - A controlled zone gasification reactor with an agitator drive assembly for a plasma assisted gasification reaction system is disclosed for converting fuel, such as, but not limited to, biomass, to syngas to replace petroleum based fuels used in power generation. The agitator drive assembly that prevents formation of burn channels with in the fuel. The agitator drive assembly may include a syngas separation chamber configured to produce clean syngas, thereby requiring less filtering. The syngas separation chamber may feed syngas downstream to a syngas heater in a pyrolysis reaction zone in the reactor vessel. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20140090297 | PLASMA ASSISTED GASIFICATION SYSTEM WITH AN INDIRECT VACUUM SYSTEM - A plasma assisted gasification system with an indirect vacuum system for drawing syngas through a reactor vessel is disclosed. In particular, the plasma assisted gasification system is configured to draw syngas through the combustion reaction zone, the syngas collection chamber, the syngas heater and the syngas outlet in the reactor vessel. The plasma assisted gasification system may include a reactor vessel with distinct reaction zones that facilitate greater control and a more efficient system. The system may include a sealing system for a continuous feed system of a gasifier enabling an inlet opening of a feedstock system to remain open yet seal the reactor without a mechanical system. The system may include a syngas heater channeling syngas collected downstream of the carbon layer support and to the pyrolysis reaction zone. The system may further include an agitator drive assembly that prevents formation of burn channels with in the fuel. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20150052811 | ROTATING AND MOVABLE BED GASIFIER - The present invention includes a gasifier for gasifying fuels having a container with a top, sidewalls and a bottom for facilitating the gasifying process. One or more open vertical shafts extend downward inside the container for allowing a downdraft or updraft of air and fuel for the gasifying process. A rotating bed is preferably included inside the container and below the one or more shafts for receiving the fuel. The bed rotates essentially perpendicular to the shaft to facilitate even heating and gasifying of the fuel. The bed is further movable relative to the vertical shaft in order to increase or decrease the volume of fuel flow to the fuel. | 02-26-2015 |
| 048075000 |
Oil and steam injected | 2 |
| 20090000191 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR UTILIZATION OF SOOT IN POX PLANTS - A process and device for the material utilization of soot from the waste water of a gasification appliance (heavy oil POX) in which a hydrogen- and carbon monoxide-containing (crude synthesis gas) is generated from relatively high-boiling hydrocarbons by partial oxidation, is disclosed. The soot-loaded waste water from the heavy oil POX is mixed with naphtha and is subsequently introduced into a separator (decanter) from which a substantially soot-free water fraction and a substantially water-free naphtha/soot mixture are taken off separately, where the naphtha/soot mixture is fed as feed to a further gasification appliance (naphtha POX), in which appliance predominantly naphtha is converted into a crude synthesis gas by partial oxidation. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090038223 | Coating the crude gas tract of a fly-stream gasification plant with a heat-resistant anti-stick layer - A fly-stream gasification device for a process that employs powdery or liquid fuels—where liquid fuels are to be understood as oils, or oils containing solids, and water or oil suspensions containing fuels ground to the consistency of dust or inorganic additives—at pressures of between ambient pressure and 8 MPa and gasification temperatures of between 1,200 and 1,900° C., and which has a gasification means containing free oxygen, comprising a gasification chamber, a quenching device, and an element that belongs to the crude gas tract and ducts the crude gas, is embodied in such a way that an element ducting crude gas is made of heat-resistant carbon steel and furnished on surfaces in contact with the crude gas with an anti-stick layer able to withstand a temperature of 250° C. for preventing the carbonates that form from sticking. | 02-12-2009 |
| 048071000 |
Coal, oil and water | 2 |
| 20090077885 | Entrained-flow gasifier with cooling screen and sliding seal - In a reactor for gasification of entrained solid and liquid fuels at temperatures between 1,200 and 1,900° C. and at pressures between ambient pressure and 10 MPa using an oxidizing agent containing free oxygen, the cooling screen is connected to the pressure shell in a gastight manner via a sliding seal in order to allow length changes. Continuous gas purging of the annular gap between pressure shell and cooling screen is unnecessary and gasification gas is prevented from flowing behind. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090077886 | Entrained-flow gasifier with cooling screen and bellows compensator - In a reactor for the gasification of solid and liquid fuels in the entrained flow at temperatures between 1200 and 1900° C. and pressures between ambient pressure and 10 MPa with an oxidizing agent containing free oxygen, the cooling screen is connected in a gas-tight manner to the pressure shell via a bellows compensator to accommodate linear deformation. Continuous sweeping by gas of the annular gap between pressure shell and cooling screen is unnecessary and backflow by producer gas is prevented. | 03-26-2009 |
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Water-seal pit | 2 |
| 20090199474 | APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND SCRUBBING A FLOW OF SYNGAS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A method of assembling a spray quench apparatus is provided. The method includes coupling a first end of an exit tube to a quench chamber such that the exit tube end is in flow communication with the quench chamber, coupling at least one spray nozzle to an opposite second end of the exit tube such that water emitted from the spray nozzle fills the exit tube and forms a film of water across an inner surface of the exit tube, coupling a water source to the quench chamber for providing a substantially continuous water film along an inner surface of the quench chamber, and coupling at least one discharge apparatus to the quench chamber for providing water spray into the quench chamber, wherein the water of the water film and water sprays drains into a water sump. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100325954 | QUENCH CHAMBER ASSEMBLY FOR A GASIFIER - A gasifier includes a combustion chamber in which a combustible fuel is burned to produce a syngas and a particulated solid residue. A quench chamber having a liquid coolant is disposed downstream of the combustion chamber. A dip tube is disposed coupling the combustion chamber to the quench chamber. The syngas is directed from the combustion chamber to the quench chamber via the dip tube to contact the liquid coolant and produce a cooled syngas. A draft tube is disposed surrounding the dip tube such that an annular passage is formed between the draft tube and the dip tube. An asymmetric or symmetric baffle is disposed proximate to an exit path of the quench chamber. The cooled syngas is directed through the annular passage and impacted against the asymmetric or symmetric baffle so as to remove entrained liquid content from the cooled syngas before the cooled syngas is directed through the exit path. | 12-30-2010 |
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Refractory filling | 2 |
| 20100154304 | GASIFIER COMPRISING ONE OR MORE FLUID CONDUITS - The present invention provides a gasifier comprising one or more fluid conduits for converting carbonaceous feedstock into an off-gas and residual solid material. The gasifier comprises a refractory-lined processing chamber having one or more fluid conduits located therein to facilitate the passage of fluid material such as gas into and/or out of the chamber. For example, a conduit facilitates the input of process additives and/or the exit of steam and/or off-gases from the processing chamber. The gasifier comprises one or more input(s) for receiving feedstock, one or more residue outlets, and heating means to facilitate the conversion process and a control system for controlling various aspects of the gasification process. Optionally, the gasifier may be configured for recycling steam and/or off-gas and/or recycled heat back into processing chamber. Optionally, the gasifier may further comprise one or more material displacement control modules, and mixing means. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100170156 | Control Joints in Refractory Lining Systems and Methods - A refractory lining system comprises an inner refractory layer; and an outer layer located outside of the inner refractory layer, the outer layer comprising: a plurality of layer segments; and at least one control joint located between the plurality of layer segments, the at least one control joint configured to allow expansion and contraction in the outer layer. A segment of an outer layer of a refractory lining comprises an edge shaped corresponding to a control joint configured to allow expansion and contraction in the outer layer. | 07-08-2010 |
| 048072000 |
Coal and oil | 1 |
| 20090007487 | Uncooled protective slag discharge tube - A reactor is proposed for entrained flow gasification for operation with pulverized or liquid fuels, with liquid fuels being understood as oils containing solids as well as suspensions of water or oil with combustible materials crushed into fine dust or anorganic additives, at pressures between ambient pressure and 8 MPa, gasification temperatures between 1,200 and 1,900° C., as well as with a gasification means containing free oxygen, which features a reaction chamber, a gasification burner which is arranged in the upper area of the reaction chamber, a quench chamber, which is connected via a crude gas and slag discharge outlet to the reaction chamber, a draft tube protecting the slag discharge outlet. The draft tube of this reactor is inventively formed from Molybdenum, an alloy featuring molybdenum, Tantalum or an alloy featuring Tantalum. The choice of these materials enables a previously complicated installation to be greatly simplified by omitting the cooling previously required. | 01-08-2009 |
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Air and steam injected | 1 |
| 20110078951 | TWO-STAGE HIGH-TEMPERATURE PREHEATED STEAM GASIFIER - A gasifier combines two reactors using externally generated preheated high temperature steam injection into the first reactor, where the heating demand for gasification is supplied by the sensible energy from the steam. The gasifier can produce a medium and higher LCV syngas. The first reactor is a fixed bed gasification section where the coarse feedstock is gasified, and the second reactor is an entrained-bed gasification section where the liquid and fine feedstock is gasified. Solid coarse feedstock is devolatilized in the first fixed bed reactor of the gasifier with high-temperature steam, and subsequently, in the second reactor subjected to a higher temperature sufficient to crack and destroy tars and oils. Activated carbon may be formed as co-product. The gasifier may be used with various solid and liquid feedstocks. The gasifier is capable of gasifying such different feedstocks simultaneously. | 04-07-2011 |
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Fuel agitating | 1 |
| 20110078952 | GASIFIER COMPRISING VERTICALLY SUCCESSIVE PROCESSING REGIONS - The present invention provides a vertically oriented gasifier comprising vertically successive processing regions for conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into gas. The gasifier comprises of: one or more processing chambers with two or more vertically successive processing regions being distributed within said one or more processing chambers, within each one of which a respective process selected from the group consisting of drying, volatilization and carbon conversion is at least partially favoured. The processing regions are identified by temperature ranges respectively enabling each said respective process. One or more additive input elements are associated with the processing regions for inputting additives to promote each said at least partially favoured process therein. In addition, the gasifier comprises one or more material displacement control modules adapted to control a vertical movement of the feedstock through said processing regions to enhance each said at least partially favoured process, one or more feedstock inputs located near a first of said processing regions and one or more gas outputs and one or more residue outputs. | 04-07-2011 |
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| 20080244976 | Process and System for Gasification with In-Situ Tar Removal - The present invention relates to a process and system for gasifying biomass or other carbonaceous feedstocks in an indirectly heated gasifier and provides a method for the elimination of condensable organic materials (tars) from the resulting product gas with an integrated tar removal step. More specifically, this tar removal step utilizes the circulating heat carrier to crack the organics and produce additional product gas. As a benefit of the above process, and because the heat carrier circulates through alternating steam and oxidizing zones in the process, deactivation of the cracking reactions is eliminated. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090049749 | Hydrogen-Generating Material and Hydrogen Generator - A hydrogen generating material of the present invention includes a metal material that reacts with water to generate hydrogen, and a heat generating material that reacts with water to generate heat and is a material other than the metal material. The heat generating material is unevenly distributed with respect to the metal material. The hydrogen generating material has a plurality of regions that differ in content of the heat generating material. The content of the heat generating material is preferably 30 wt % to 80 wt % in a region with the highest content of the heat generating material. A hydrogen generator of the present invention includes the hydrogen generating material and a vessel containing the hydrogen generating material. The vessel can accommodate another inner vessel. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090077892 | BIOMASS ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Method and apparatus are disclosed to utilize the energy in biomass (waste agricultural products). The inventive method and apparatus utilized heat and mass flow to efficiently generate a variety of products from biomass. In various embodiment, the invention may generate a liquid fuel (such as methanol or dimethyl ether), pure liquid CO2 (intended for CO2 sequestration), a soil enhancement product (intended to return to the agricultural site), process heat, and/or electricity. In one embodiment, the process requires no external energy inputs, and preserves a large percentage (ie. >50%) of the energy contained in the biomass. In another embodiment, the inventive method and apparatus can selectively be operated to produce electricity and or liquid fuels. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090077893 | Apparatus For Generating Hydrocarbon Fuel - An apparatus suitable for generating gaseous hydrocarbon fuel from a carbon based synthesis gas including a reaction chamber having a rotating shaft including a plurality of radial blades mixing and circulating carbon based synthesis gas and particulate catalyst upwardly generating gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, a stripping chamber located above the reaction chamber having a second axial rotating shaft including a plurality of radial blades driving hydrocarbon fuel radially outwardly, a source of hot stripping gas, an annular filter surrounding the stripping chamber and an annular gas collection chamber surrounding the filter. The blades in the stripping chamber are rotated independently at a greater velocity than the blades in the reaction chamber and the reaction is controlled by the temperature of the synthesis gas and the rotational velocity of the mixing blades in the reaction chamber. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090090058 | Method and a mobile unit for collecting biomass - A method for collecting biomass, such as straw, and for producing a pyrolysis liquid, such as oil or tar, from the biomass, comprises the step of collecting the biomass from a growth site, e.g. a field, by means of a mobile unit. The biomass is continuously fed into a pyrolysis apparatus ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094893 | Method and Device for Optimised Fluidised Bed Gasification - Method and device for the gasification of feed to form synthesis gas, with a gasifier comprising at least one pulse heater, and with a fluidised bed in the gasifier, in which the fluidised bed is kept in motion in a controlled manner by means of a feed nozzle introducing steam and/or synthesis gas and/or fine dust into the reactor such that the reaction zone is increased. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090094894 | Method and Apparatus for Producing a Hydrogen-Containing Gas - A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-containing gas in a reformer where a furnace, which is independent of the reformer, heats the effluent from a prereformer prior to reacting the prereformer effluent in the reformer. The prereformer effluent may be heated in a heat exchange tube in the furnace where the heat exchange tube is positioned in the furnace to preclude direct radiation from any flames in the furnace thereby preventing local overheating of the heat exchange tube and preventing carbon formation in the heat exchange tube. Fuel and oxidant gas may be introduced into the furnace with significant excess oxidant gas, having a stoichiometric ratio of 1.8 to 2.8 for controlling the temperature of the heat exchange tube. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090119994 | Methods and Apparatus for Solid Carbonaceous Materials Synthesis Gas Generation - Methods and apparatus may permit the generation of consistent output synthesis gas from highly variable input feedstock solids carbonaceous materials. A stoichiometric objectivistic chemic environment may be established to stoichiometrically control carbon content in a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system. Processing of carbonaceous materials may include dominative pyrolytic decomposition and multiple coil carbonaceous reformation. Dynamically adjustable process determinative parameters may be utilized to refine processing, including process utilization of negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, process utilization of flue gas ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090126276 | Methods and Apparatus for Solid Carbonaceous Materials Synthesis Gas Generation - Methods and apparatus may permit the generation of consistent output synthesis gas from highly variable input feedstock solids carbonaceous materials. A stoichiometric objectivistic chemic environment may be established to stoichiometrically control carbon content in a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system. Processing of carbonaceous materials may include dominative pyrolytic decomposition and multiple coil carbonaceous reformation. Dynamically adjustable process determinative parameters may be utilized to refine processing, including process utilization of negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, process utilization of flue gas ( | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090133329 | METHOD FOR GASIFYING AND GASIFYING UNIT - A method for gasifying, whereby a gasifying unit is being exploited, wherein solid fuel, being fed thereto, is being gasified in a fire-box lined, throttled gasifying space, in which gasifying air is being brought by a primary air distribution assembly that exists at least partly on its lined wall section. The gasifying air is led into a primary space that surrounds the gasifying space, when viewed in a cross section, essentially from all over and that brings about cooling of the gasifying unit's casing and the gasifying air to get steady before it is led into the gasifying space through the primary air distribution assembly. Also a gasifying unit operating according to the method. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090165385 | COUNTER-CURRENT OXIDATION AND STEAM METHANE REFORMING PROCESS AND REACTOR THEREFOR - A process for preparation of synthesis gas and/or hydrogen by counter-currently providing an oxidation reactant stream through an oxidation chamber and a reforming reactant stream through a steam reforming chamber is described. Also provided is a reactor for conducting the reaction. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090241420 | SYSTEM OF THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROCESSES GENERATING ENERGY AND UTILIZING MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE OR A CARBON CONTENT MATERIAL MIXTURE - A system of the interrelated chemical engineering processes that continuously and simultaneously gasify and utilize of an organic-inorganic raw material or municipal solid waste (MSW) and completely or entirely decompose and transform said raw material, synthesize synthetic gas (syngas) and water steam gas mixture, and melt inorganic materials that are made further treatment and correspondingly processed into following consumable and fully marketable materials or products: syngas fuel, electricity, methanol or gasoline, chemical materials, glassy slag and concrete/road filling materials, multi-metal alloy and cast metal goods, greenhouse made green mass, and hot water; said system of chemical engineering processes does not need or use fossil fuel and electric power supplied from external sources; and said system of processes excludes an emission of nitrogen oxide, carcinogenic, and hazardous gases, and air pollutant particles, excludes production of ash or secondhand waste, and makes unsubstantial a carbon dioxide emission. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090272034 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING PIPING VIBRATION - Methods and systems for a gasifier system are provided. The gasifier system includes a first substantially cylindrically shaped conduit that includes a radially inner surface, a second conduit at least partially within and substantially concentrically aligned with the first conduit, and at least one support member extending between a radially outer surface of the second conduit and the radially inner surface of the first conduit wherein the support member is positioned along a length of the second conduit to facilitate reducing a vibratory response of at least one of the first and second conduits to a flow of fluid through at least one of the first and second conduits. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100018120 | METHOD FOR GASIFYING SOLID FUEL AND CONCURRENT GASIFIER - A method for gasifying solid fuel in a co-current gasifier having a fuel silo and a combustion chamber. The method includes a pyrolysis phase in which the fuel decomposes into pyrolysis products, and a gasification phase in which the pyrolysis products are gasified into product gas. Heat transfer from the combustion chamber to the fuel silo is restricted to ensure that the fuel does not dry and pyrolysis does not take place in the fuel silo. The beginning of the pyrolysis is intentionally transferred as close to the gasification phase as possible, and an attempt is made to make the duration of the pyrolysis phase as short as possible. The rise of the fuel temperature is slowed down by transferring heat generated in the gasification phase to a medium, such as gasification air. In the co-current gasifier between the fuel silo and the combustion chamber, there is a cooling channel, which restricts heat transfer and also functions as a preheater for the gasification air. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100018121 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GASIFYING GASIFICATION FUEL - An object of the invention is to enhance gasification efficiency of flammable solid content when high fuel ratio fuel having fixed carbon content in large quantity is to be gasified. A material downcomer | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100088959 | Method and Device for the Entrained-Flow Gasification of Solid Fuels under Pressure - The invention relates to a gasification reactor ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100095592 | GASIFIER - Described is a device for oxidizing a material comprising a material inlet port, a material outlet port and an oxidation zone extending therebeteween, the device comprising at least one nozzle unit ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100126070 | FUEL REFORMER - A fuel reformer, includes: a reformer burner, which generates a flame in a reforming pipe disposed to surround at least the flame of the reformer burner, the reforming pipe being filled with a reforming catalyst and having corrugated portions on a surface facing the reformer burner and a bottom surface of the reforming pipe disposed adjacent to the flame in which a flame blocking member is disposed between the flame of the reformer burner and the reforming pipe to isolate the flame of the reformer burner from the reforming pipe. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100132259 | Systems and Methods for Improving Ammonia Synthesis Efficiency - Systems and methods for producing syngas are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, a hydrocarbon can be reformed in the presence of steam and one or more first catalysts in a first reaction zone to provide an effluent containing a portion of the hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen at a first temperature. The first reaction zone can include one or more catalyst-containing tubes. The effluent can be indirectly heated from the first temperature to a second temperature. The effluent at the second temperature can be reformed in the presence of one or more oxidants and one or more second catalysts at conditions sufficient to provide a syngas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and less than about 5% mol, dry basis, methane. The syngas can be used to indirectly heat the effluent from the first temperature to the second temperature. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100212226 | SELF-GENERATED POWER INTEGRATION FOR GASIFICATION - A gasification facility includes an air separator and a high temperature gas cooler for cooling the gaseous products that are produced at the facility's gasifier. The high temperature gas cooler is configured and a method is provided to produce superheated steam that is used to generate electric power in a steam turbine to satisfy the power demands of at least the air separator. Alternatively, or in addition, the superheated steam can be employed to drive compressors at the air separator. The high temperature gas cooler can be further configured so that it produces only that quantity of superheated steam required for the steam turbine to power the gasification facility, including the air separator, or a quantity of superheated steam adequate for the steam turbine to both power the gasification facility, including the air separator, and provide electric power or superheated steam to other users. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100229466 | OXYGEN REMOVAL - A process for reducing free oxygen in a gaseous nitrogen stream comprises the steps of
| 09-16-2010 |
| 20100319255 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCTION OF SYNTHESIS GAS - System(s) and process(es) are provided to produce synthesis gas from feedstock through, in part, multi-phased gasification and steam reformation. In the multi-phased gasification, an amount of feedstock is supplied to a pyrolysis chamber in which high-pressure pyrolysis at a first temperature reforms into gas at least a portion of the amount of feedstock; the gas includes synthesis gas (syngas). An amount of feedstock by-product that results from the high-pressure pyrolysis is conveyed to a solids reactor functionally coupled to the pyrolysis chamber. At least a portion of the amount of feedstock by-product is reformed into syngas at high-pressure and a second temperature within the solids reactor; an amount of disposable solids is ejected from the solids reactor. Gas produced in the pyrolysis chamber or syngas produced in the solids reactor is saturated via steam reformation and cleaned. Clean syngas is supplied for fuel production. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110010992 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCTION OF SYNTHESIS GAS WITH A GASIFICATION REACTOR WITH A SUBSEQUENT QUENCHING SPACE - The invention relates to a device for producing a crude gas containing CO or H | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110067306 | Processes and Apparatuses for Reducing Pollutants and Producing Syngas - This invention relates to processes and apparatuses for reducing pollutants and/or producing syngas. The process includes the step of reacting a first stream with at least one sulfur compound to form a second stream with carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and a reduced amount of the at least one sulfur compound, and the step of recovering elemental sulfur from a portion of the second stream to form a third steam with the at least one sulfur compound, carbon dioxide, and a reduced amount of hydrogen sulfide. The process includes the step of directing at least a portion of the third stream to form a portion of the first stream. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110162278 | SYSTEM FOR REMOVING FINE PARTICULATES FROM SYNGAS PRODUCED BY GASIFIER - A system and method is provided for the removal of particulates from a fluid. Accordingly, a system is provided that includes a particulate removal system. For example, the particulate removal system may include a plasma torch that is configured to remove particulate matter from a fluid downstream from a gasifier. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110209406 | GASIFICATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING EJECTORS - In one embodiment, a black water processing system includes a vacuum pressure flash tank configured to separate gases from black water. The system also includes an ejector with a suction chamber and a nozzle. The suction chamber is coupled to the vacuum pressure flash tank, and the nozzle is configured to discharge a motive fluid across the suction chamber to create a vacuum within the vacuum pressure flash tank. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110209407 | HEAT RECOVERY IN BLACK WATER FLASH SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a gasification system includes a black water processing system with flash tanks. The flash tanks may separate gases from black water to produce a first discharge of the black water and another discharge of separated gases. The gasification system also includes a heat exchanger that transfers heat from the discharge of separated gases to a process stream of the gasification system. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110289848 | MELTABLE FUEL GAS GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Gas generation apparatus and methods are provided, including apparatus and methods for efficient vaporization, and optional burning, of meltable fuels. The apparatus and methods provide controlled generation and combustion of any low melting point dimensionally stable combustible meltable fuel. This is preferably accomplished by first converting the solid or semi solid meltable fuel material into a liquid state, then into vapor, and finally mixing with an air source or other oxidizer before combustion. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20130036671 | Decentralized Hydrocarbon Refining and Distribution - A method of refining hydrocarbon material includes transporting a mobile refinery to a harvesting site, at least partially refining raw hydrocarbon material at the harvesting site, and transporting the at least partially refined hydrocarbon material to a remote location. A hydrocarbon material refining system includes a mobile refinery adapted to be transported to a harvesting site and to at least partially refine raw hydrocarbon material at the harvesting site, and a mobile storage module adapted to store the at least partially refined hydrocarbon material for transport to a remote location. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130199093 | SOLAR GASIFIER - In various embodiments, the present invention provides a reaction chamber, including a catalyst, and a heating chamber configured to receive light. The heating chamber is positioned underneath at least a portion of the reaction chamber. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20160046880 | Waste to Fuel System - A waste to fuel system is disclosed that provides for simplified pyrolysis and cracking of useful hydrocarbons from waste by using molten salt as a heat transfer medium in the pyrolysis stage and using molten salt mixed with catalyst in the cracking stage. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160083661 | GASIFIER FOR SOLID CARBON FUEL - Gasifiers for the gasification of solid carbon-based fuels are disclosed herein. An example gasifier includes an inlet chamber for introducing fuel into the gasifier and a pyrolysis region for pyrolyzing the fuel introduced into the vessel. The pyrolysis region includes first means for admission of a pyrolysis agent. The example gasifier also includes a combustion region for incinerating pyrolysis gases originating from the pyrolysis region, where the combustion region includes second means for admission of a gasifying agent. Also, the example gasifier includes a reduction region for gasifying carbonized fuel originating from the pyrolysis region, an outlet for collecting gases originating from the reduction region, and a region for collecting and discharging ashes. In addition, the example gasifier includes active transfer means to actively transfer solid material from the pyrolysis region to the reduction region. In some examples, the active transfer means is located between the pyrolysis region and the combustion region, and the active transfer means includes a transfer chamber to prevent a direct flow of the solid material from the pyrolysis region to the reduction region, where the transfer chamber is permeable to the pyrolysis gases. | 03-24-2016 |
