Patent ID: 7943014
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: C02F,C10B,F23C,F23G,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the pyrolysis of agricultural biomass comprising: a) a fluidized bed pyrolysis reactor; b) a combustion chamber having a common wall with the fluidized bed pyrolysis reactor; c) a lift tube having (i) a lower inlet within the pyrolysis reactor and (ii) an upper outlet within the pyrolysis reactor, the lift tube extending from the inlet to the outlet through the common wall and into the combustion chamber, for recirculation of media within the pyrolysis reactor; d) a nozzle having an opening located within the lift tube proximal the inlet and configured for educting a first inert fluidizable media located within the pyrolysis reactor upwardly through the lift tube; and e) wherein, the lift tube is configured to provide heat from the combustion chamber to the recirculating media within the lift tube.