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US 2016/0107913 A1Published application
Combined gasification and vitrification system
AssigneeInEnTec Inc.
InventorsJeffrey E. Surma, James A. Batdorf
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Abstract
An optimized gasification/vitrification processing system having a gasification unit which converts organic materials to a hydrogen rich gas and ash in communication with a joule heated vitrification unit which converts the ash formed in the gasification unit into glass, and a plasma which converts elemental carbon and products of incomplete combustion formed in the gasification unit into a hydrogen rich gas.
Claims21
A system, comprising:
- a gasification unit having a gasification chamber configured to receive organic materials and inorganic materials and at least partially oxidize the organic materials introduced therein to produce an effluent including a gas product, a solid product, and including at least some of the inorganic materials;
- and
- a vitrification unit operably coupled to the gasification unit and configured to receive the effluent therefrom, the vitrification unit including:
- a plasma reaction chamber;
- a plurality of electrodes disposed in the plasma reaction chamber, each of the plurality of electrodes configured to generate plasma therebetween effective to at least partially gasify at least a portion of the effluent;
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- a plurality of joule heating electrodes disposed in the plasma reaction chamber, each of the plurality joule heating electrodes configured to heat the inorganic material to form a molten glass.
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A system, comprising:
- a gasification unit having a gasification chamber configured to receive organic materials and inorganic materials and at least partially oxidize the organic materials introduced therein to produce an effluent including a gas product, a solid product, and including at least some of the inorganic materials;
- a vitrification unit operably coupled to the gasification unit and configured to receive the effluent therefrom, the vitrification unit including:
- a plasma reaction chamber;
- a plurality of electrodes disposed in the plasma reaction chamber, each of the plurality of electrodes configured to generate plasma therebetween effective to at least partially gasify at least a portion of the effluent;
- and
- a plurality of joule heating electrodes disposed in the plasma reaction chamber, each of the plurality joule heating electrodes configured to heat the inorganic material to form a molten glass;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to gasification unit and the vitrification unit, the controller being configured to selectively control operation of the gasification unit and the vitrification unit.
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A system, comprising:
- a gasification unit having a gasification chamber configured to receive organic materials and inorganic materials and at least partially oxidize the organic materials introduced therein to produce an effluent including a gas product, a solid product, and including at least some of the inorganic materials;
- a vitrification unit operably coupled to the gasification unit and configured to receive the effluent therefrom, the vitrification unit including:
- a plasma reaction chamber;
- a plurality of electrodes disposed in the plasma reaction chamber, each of the plurality of electrodes configured to generate plasma therebetween effective to at least partially gasify at least a portion of the effluent;
- and
- a plurality of joule heating electrodes disposed in the plasma reaction chamber, each of the plurality joule heating electrodes configured to heat the inorganic material to form a molten glass;
- a transport mechanism configured to move the effluent from the gasification unit to the vitrification unit;
- and
- a controller operably coupled to the transport mechanism and configured to selectively control a rate of movement of the effluent on the transport mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.