Method and System for Performing Gasification of Carbonaceous Feedstock

A method comprising:

• receiving a volume of feedstock;
• supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product via at least one pyrolysis reaction;
• super-heating the at least one pyrolysis reaction product;
• providing a volume of super-heated steam;
• mixing the volume of super-heated steam with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product;
• and
• converting at least a portion of at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction.

An apparatus comprising:

• a pyrolysis reaction chamber for containing a volume of feedstock;
• a first thermal energy transfer system in thermal communication with the pyrolysis reaction chamber and at least one heat source for converting at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product;
• a second thermal energy transfer system in thermal communication with an outlet of the pyrolysis reaction chamber and an internal heat source for super-heating the at least one pyrolysis reaction product;
• a steam generator including an outlet arranged to mix the super-heated steam to with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product;
• a steam reformer in fluidic communication with the outlet of the pyrolysis reaction chamber and the steam generator, the steam reformer configured to convert the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and the super-heated steam to at least one reformed product;
• a water-gas-shift reactor in fluidic communication with an outlet of the steam reformer and configured to convert at least a portion of the at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction;
• a compression system in fluidic communication with an outlet of the water-gas-shirt reactor and configured to compress the at least one synthesis gas product in at least one compression phase;
• a methanol reactor in fluidic communication with an outlet of the compression system and configured to convert at least a portion of the compressed at least one synthesis gas product to a volume of methanol;
• and
• a methanol-to-gasoline reactor in fluidic communication with an outlet of the methanol reactor and configured to convert at least a portion of the volume of methanol to a volume of gasoline.

An apparatus comprising:

• a pyrolysis reaction chamber for containing a volume of feedstock;
• a first thermal energy transfer system in thermal communication with the pyrolysis reaction chamber and at least one heat source for converting at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product;
• a second thermal energy transfer system in thermal communication with an outlet of the pyrolysis reaction chamber and an internal heat source for super-heating the at least one pyrolysis reaction product;
• a steam generator including an outlet arranged to mix the super-heated steam to with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product;
• a steam reformer in fluidic communication with the outlet of the pyrolysis reaction chamber and the steam generator, the steam reformer configured to convert the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and the super-heated steam to at least one reformed product;
• and
• a water-gas-shift reactor in fluidic communication with an outlet of the steam reformer and configured to convert at least a portion of the at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction.