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US 2022/0023823 A1Published application
Plasma process and reactor for producing synthesis gas
AssigneesPetroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, Universidade Federal Do Espírito Santo—UFES
InventorsAurelio REIS DA COSTA LABANCA, Alfredo GONÇALVES CUNHA
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Abstract
The present invention describes a plasma reactor for processing natural gas and/or light hydrocarbons, including biomethane and biogas, with a plasma torch that does not require the use of cathode shielding gas (shielding gas), as well as a process for reforming using a plasma reactor for the production of synthesis gas and carbonaceous materials from natural gas and/or light hydrocarbons.
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Plasma reactor for the production of synthesis gas, characterized by comprising:
- a torch comprising straight or step anode, tube for the passage of gas, which can be housed in the anode in the case of non-transferred arc, gas inlet chamber, arc stabilization system, arc rotation system and system for cooling the electrodes;
- anode and/or cathode diameter in the range between 2 mm and 100 mm,
- plasma power between 1 and 6,000 kW.
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