Patent ID: 9567247
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: C02F,C05D,C05F,C10B,C10K,C12P,Y02E,Y02P,Y02W,Y10T

Claim:
1. A process comprising steps of, a) producing a synthesis gas from pyrolysis of a feedstock; b) producing a mixture of gasses in the headspace of an anaerobic digester; c) withdrawing a portion of the mixture of gasses from the headspace of the anaerobic digester; d) withdrawing a stream of digestate from the anaerobic digester; e) mixing the withdrawn portion of the mixture of gasses and the synthesis gas into the stream of digestate to produce a stream of digestate comprising the withdrawn portion of the mixture of gasses and the synthesis gas; and f) returning the stream of digestate comprising the withdrawn portion of the mixture of gasses and the synthesis gas to the anaerobic digester.