Patent ID: 11898107
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 17:
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the supercritical water gasification unit comprises:
a water pump configured to pressurize water to a pressure greater than the critical pressure of water to form pressurized water;
a water preheater configured to heat the pressurized water to a temperature greater than the critical temperature of water to form supercritical water;
a pitch emulsion pump configured to pressurize the pitch emulsion to form a pressurized pitch emulsion;
a pitch emulsion preheater configured to heat the pressurized pitch emulsion to form a heated, pressurized pitch emulsion;
a supercritical water gasification reactor configured to contact the supercritical water and the heated, pressurized pitch emulsion to form a product;
a cooling device configured to cool the product; and
a depressurizing device configured to reduce the pressure of the cooled product to form the gasified product.