Apparatus for waste gasification

A gasification reactor chamber comprising:

• a. an interior chamber, the interior chamber having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sidewalls, the interior chamber configured to receive and gasify a plurality of feed stock material;
• b. an outer shell, the outer shell configured to encompass at least a portion of the plurality of sidewalls and at least a potion of the top of the interior chamber;
• c. at least one layer of insulative material, the at least one layer of insulative material operably positioned between the plurality of sidewalls and the outer shell;
• d. at least one burner, the at least one burner operably connected to the interior chamber;
• e. a plurality of process gas inlets operably connected to the interior chamber, at least two of the plurality of process gas inlets configured to share a manifold, the manifold configured to allow the flow of ambient air through the plurality of process gas inlets;
• f. at least one vent, the at least one vent operably connected to the outer shell, the at least one vent configured to allow the passage of ambient air between the outer shell and the interior chamber;
• g. at least one access loading door operably connected to the gasification chamber;
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• h. at least one disposal opening operably connected to the gasification chamber.

A gasification system comprising:

• a. at least one gasification reactor chamber, the at least one gasification reactor chamber configured to receive and gasify a plurality of feed stock material to produce a heavy vapor fuel gas;
• b. an extractor assembly, the extractor assembly configured to extract the heavy vapor fuel gas from the gasification reactor chamber and to mix the heavy vapor fuel gas with oxygen to produce a mixed gas;
• c. a flare assembly operably connected to the extractor assembly, the flare assembly comprised of a targeting nozzle, a housing, at least one burner, and an inlet, the targeting nozzle having a conical funnel configuration shaped to direct the flow of the mixed gas through the inlet to a combustion focus point, the at least one burner positioned to combust the flow of the mixed gas at the combustion focus point;
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• d. at least one heat recovery device operably connected to the flare assembly, the at least one heat recovery device configured to utilize the combustion of the mixed air.

A gasification reactor chamber for the gasification of a plurality of feed stock material comprising:

• a. an interior chamber, the interior chamber having a top, a bottom, and a plurality of sidewalls, the interior chamber configured to receive and gasify a plurality of feed stock material;
• b. an outer shell, the outer shell configured to encompass at least a portion the plurality of sidewalls and at least a portion of the top of the interior chamber;
• c. at least one layer of insulative material, the at least one layer of insulative material operably positioned between the plurality of sidewalls and the outer shell;
• d. a plurality of process gas inlets operably connected to the interior chamber, at least two of the plurality of process gas inlets configured to share a manifold, the manifold configured to allow the flow of a gasification process gas through the plurality of process gas inlets;
• e. a perforated grate operably positioned inside the interior chamber;
• f. at least one perforated conduit operably positioned within the interior chamber, the at least one perforated column configured to expose the gasification process gas to the surface of the plurality of feed sock material;
• g. at least one access loading door operably connected to the gasification chamber;
• h. at least one disposal opening operably connected to the gasification chamber;
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• i. at least one burner operably connected to the interior chamber.

A closed-loop municipal solid waste gasification system for the gasification of a plurality of feed stock material comprising:

• a. a gasification reactor chamber;
• b. an aspirator assembly operably connected to the gasification chamber, the aspirator assembly including a conduit coupling, an impeller, and a motor;
• c. a flare assembly operably connected to the aspirator assembly, the flare assembly including at least one burner;
• d. at least one heat recovery device operably connected to the flare assembly;
• e. an absorber operably connected to the at least one heat recovery device, the absorber configured to produce a filtered exhaust;
• f. an extractor operably connected to the absorber, the extractor configured to receive and remove a plurality of a carbon dioxide molecules from the filtered exhaust and to produce a recycled process gas;
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• g. a return line operably connected to the extractor and the gasification chamber, the return line configured to allow the passage of the recycled process gas from the extractor to the gasification chamber.

A closed-loop municipal solid waste gasification system comprising:

• a. a gasification reactor chamber configured to receive and gasify a plurality of feed stock material, the gasification chamber having an interior chamber and an outer chamber, the interior chamber having an outer surface, the outer surface including a plurality of cooling fins, the outer chamber having a plurality of vents;
• b. at least one layer of insulative material, a portion of the at least one layer of insulative material being positioned between the interior chamber and the outer chamber;
• c. an aspirator assembly operably connected to the gasification chamber, the aspirator assembly including a conduit coupling, an impeller, a motor, and a gas siphon assembly;
• d. a flare assembly operably connected to the aspirator assembly, the flare assembly including at least one burner and a targeting nozzle;
• e. at least one heat recovery device operably connected to the flare assembly;
• f. an absorber operably connected to the at least one heat recovery device, the absorber configured to produce a filtered exhaust;
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• g. an extractor operably connected to the absorber, the extractor configured to receive and remove at least a portion of carbon dioxide molecules from the filtered exhaust and to produce a recycled process gas.

A method for the gasification of solid municipal waste comprising;

• a. loading a feed stock material into a gasification reactor chamber;
• b. gasifying at least a portion of the feed stock material into a heavy vapor fuel gas;
• c. extracting the heavy vapor fuel gas from the gasification reactor chamber;
• d. mixing the heavy vapor fuel gas with ambient air to produce a mixed gas;
• e. combusting the mixed gas to create a combusted gas;
• f. recovering the thermal energy entrained in the combusted gas to create an ambient temperature exhaust;
• g. filtering the ambient temperature exhaust;
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• h. extracting a carbon dioxide gas from the ambient temperature exhaust to create a recycled process gas.