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US 2012/0055090 A1Published application
Systems and methods for oxidation of synthesis gas tar
AssigneeRentech, Inc.
InventorHerman FELDMANN
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Abstract
The various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to the process of gasification and the production of synthesis gas. More particularly, the various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the process of biomass gasification and the reduction or elimination of tars from the hydrocarbon-rich product gas derived from biomass gasification. The present invention comprises systems and methods for the reduction of tar from a synthesis gas derived from biomass gasification.
Claims20
A method for removing tar from a gas, the method comprising:
- contacting a first gas comprising tar with a second gas comprising oxygen for time period sufficient to effect oxidation of at least a portion of the tar in the first gas, thus producing an oxidized product gas that comprises less tar than the first gas.
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