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US 5,470,544 AGranted
System for steam-reforming of liquid or slurry feed material
AssigneeSynthetica Technologies, Inc.
InventorTerry R. Galloway
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating liquid or slurry having a heat treating zone through which is provided counter current flow of heated gas and independently moveable bodies through the heat treating zone in contact with a feed stream. A steam reforming detoxification reactor is also provided and gas is circulated from the heat treating zone gas outlet, through the reactor and to the heat treating zone gas inlet.
Claims6
Apparatus for processing liquid or slurry feed material to derive output products of an altered character, comprising:
- means defining a heat exposure region having a predetermined length, said exposure region defining means including a heated gas input opening and a gas output opening and an inlet and an outlet;
- means for directing a bed comprising a plurality of independently movable surface presenting bodies through said heat exposure region;
- means for circulating a heated gas stream through said bed in said heat exposure region from said heated gas input opening to said gas output opening in a direction substantially counter to the direction of movement of said bed;
- means for introducing a feed material to said bed for movement therewith through said exposure region for reaction with the heated gas stream circulating through said bed to derive output products of an altered character;
- a steam-reforming detoxification reactor;
- and,
- means for circulating the gas stream from said gas output opening to said steam-reforming detoxification reactor to react organic components in the gas stream with steam and for circulating the effluent from said reactor to said heated gas input opening.
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