Production of synthesis gas from gasifying and reforming carbonaceous material
AssigneeEnerkem, Inc.
InventorsMaxime Foucault, Jean-Pierre Crete, Guillaume Drolet, Micael Boulet, Louis Denomme, Boris Valsecchi
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Abstract
It is provided a method of converting a carbonaceous material into syngas at a carbon conversion rate of at least 78% comprising gasifying the carbonaceous material in a fluidized bed reactor producing a crude syngas, classifying the crude syngas by particle size and density into a cut sizing device, introducing the classified particle crude syngas into a thermal reformer and reforming the classified crude syngas at a temperature above mineral melting point, producing the syngas.
Claims18
A method of converting a carbonaceous material into synthesis gas comprising:
- a) gasifying the carbonaceous material in a fluidized bed, producing a crude syngas;
- b) classifying the crude syngas by particle aerodynamic velocity into a cut sizing device producing classified crude syngas comprising classified particles with a range of particle diameter and density;
- c) introducing said classified particle crude syngas into a thermal reformer;
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- d) reforming said classified crude syngas at a temperature above mineral melting point, producing the synthesis gas.
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