Patent ID: 6902711
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: C10G,C10J,C10K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating wastes, said apparatus comprising: a fluidized bed reactor for partially combusting the wastes at a temperature of from 450° C. to 650° C., thereby forming a gaseous material and carbonous material, while crushing the carbonous material by a fluidized bed in said fluidized bed reactor to thereby form char, said fluidized bed reactor having an outlet for discharge of the gaseous material and the char; a combustor, separate from said fluidized bed reactor and operable at a temperature sufficient to melt an ash content of the char, for receiving the gaseous material and the char from said outlet of said fluidized bed reactor and for gasifying the gaseous material and the char to form synthesis gas, while melting the ash content to thereby form molten slag, said combustor having an outlet for discharge of the molten slag; a cooler to cool the synthesis gas to form cooled synthesis gas; a CO converter to receive the cooled synthesis gas and to perform a CO conversion reaction to produce H a separator to separate said H