Patent ID: 9605219
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: C10J,F24S,Y02E

Claim:
1. A solar gasifier comprising: a first wall delineating a reaction chamber configured to hold a catalyst and a reactant, the reaction chamber being cylindrical and extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, the longitudinal axis horizontally disposed; a reactant inlet port fluidly connected to the reaction chamber; a product outlet port fluidly connected to the reaction chamber; and a second wall located within the reaction chamber and delineating a heating chamber configured to receive light, the heating chamber extending along the longitudinal axis from the first end to the second end, the second wall preventing the catalyst and the reactant from entering the heating chamber, wherein at least a portion of the heating chamber is positioned within the reaction chamber such that a heat flow from the heating chamber into a portion of the reaction chamber holding the catalyst and the reactant results in an upward flow of the catalyst and the reactant proximate an exterior surface of the second wall and in a downward flow of the catalyst and the reactant proximate an interior surface of the first wall.