Patent ID: 9234147
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: C10J

Claim Text:
1. A gasification reactor for the production of syngas by gasification of a carbonaceous feed, wherein the reactor comprises: a gasifier unit with a discharge channel for discharging a stream of slag-loaded hot syngas, the gasifier unit comprising an opening at its top end which opens into the discharge channel; a quench area forming the beginning of the discharge channel and having a downward sloping bottom around the opening, forming an acute peripheral upper edge of the gasifier unit; a quench gas supply unit arranged in the quench area and comprising quench gas supply channels for supplying a flow of quench gas into the discharge channel in a quench flow direction, and at least one blaster provided adjacent the quench gas supply unit and comprising a plurality of radially extending blast lances directed to blast in a blast direction in line with the quench flow direction of the quench gas and wherein the plurality of blast lances are directed to the acute peripheral upper edge of the opening for blasting away slag deposits.