Patent ID: 9388980
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: C10J,F23C

Claim Text:
1. A method for gasifying a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising: gasifying a hydrocarbon feedstock in a gasifier in the presence of one or more particulates to produce a syngas and carbon-containing particulates; recycling the produced syngas using processes external to the gasifying of the hydrocarbon feedstock, wherein the processes external to the gasifying of the hydrocarbon feedstock sequentially comprise: cooling the carbon-containing particulates; combusting at least a portion of the carbon of the cooled carbon-containing particulates in a combustion process by the combustor external to the gasifying of the hydrocarbon feedstock to produce a combustion gas; and utilizing the combustion gas in further processes external to the gasifying of the hydrocarbon feedstock, wherein the further processes external to the gasifying of the hydrocarbon comprise drying a moisture-containing hydrocarbon feedstock to produce a dried hydrocarbon feedstock, and wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock comprises the dried hydrocarbon feedstock.