Carbon Conversion System with Integrated Processing Zones

A Carbon Conversion System for the conversion of a carbonaceous feedstock into a syngas and slag product, the Carbon Conversion System comprising:

• (i) a primary processing unit for conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into a primary off-gas and a processed feedstock comprising char, the primary processing unit comprising two or more processing zones, a lateral transfer system, one or more feedstock inputs, wherein the primary processing unit is operatively associated with a heating mechanism for delivering heat to the processing zones;
• (ii) a secondary processing unit adapted to receive the processed feedstock comprising char from the primary processing unit and convert the processed feedstock into a solid residue and a secondary off-gas;
• (iii) a melting unit operatively associated with the secondary processing unit comprising one or more sources of plasma, the melting unit configured to vitrify the solid residue and optionally generate a melting unit gas;
• (iv) a reformulating unit for reformulating off-gas to a syngas in a reformulation zone, the reformulating unit comprising one or more cyclonic separators adapted to reduce particulate load in an input gas, and one or more energy sources configured to provide energy to at least a part of the reformulating unit;
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• (v) a control system configured to regulate one or more operating parameters of the Carbon Conversion System.