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US 12,522,774 B2Granted
Process and system for duplex rotary reformer
AssigneeRaven SR, Inc.
InventorTerry R. Galloway
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for producing fuel and power from the reformation of organic waste include the use of steam to produce syngas in a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, followed by conversion of that syngas product to hydrogen. Some embodiments include the use of a heated auger both to heat the organic waste and further cool the syngas.
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An apparatus for calcination of organic material, comprising:
- a kiln including first and second stationary ends and a rotating midsection between the two ends, the first end including an entrance for organic material and a separate exit for syngas;
- a conveyor for moving organic material from the entrance toward the second end, said conveyor being supported within the midsection, said conveyor including an internal gas path that provides syngas to the exit;
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- a electrically heated steam reformer supported at the second end, said reformer including an inlet for receiving organic material and an outlet for providing heated syngas to the internal gas path, said reformer including a reactor receiving organic material from the inlet and providing heated syngas to the outlet;
- wherein said rotating midsection rotates axially around outside said reactor;
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- wherein the flow of syngas from the outlet of said reformer through the internal gas path to the exit transfers heat into said conveyor and said heated conveyor transfers heat into the moving organic material.
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An apparatus for calcination of organic material, comprising:
- a kiln including first and second stationary ends and an outer wall between the two ends, the first end including an entrance for organic material, said kiln including an exit for syngas at one of said stationary ends;
- a helical conveyor for moving organic material from the entrance toward the second end, said conveyor being affixed to an interior of the outer wall and being rotatable relative to the first end, said conveyor including an internal gas path in fluid communication with the exit;
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- a heated steam reformer supported within said kiln, said reformer including an inlet for receiving organic material and an outlet for providing heated syngas to the internal gas path, said reformer including a reactor receiving organic material from the inlet and providing heated syngas to the outlet;
- wherein the flow of syngas from the outlet of said reformer through the internal gas path to the exit transfers heat into said helical conveyor and said heated conveyor transfers heat into the moving organic material.
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