Patent ID: 8529645
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B01J,C10J,C10L

Abstract:
1. A hydrogasification system, the system comprising: a single-pass, vertically-oriented hydrogasification reactor, including an inner wall, an outer wall, a top portion, a bottom portion, and a pressurized sealed space between the inner and outer wall, wherein the inner wall is configured to withstand reaction pressure up to about 1200 psig. and wherein the top portion includes a plurality of injection ports angled between about 30 degrees and about 70 degrees relative to a centerline of the reactor and a feed inlet; a hydrogen source coupled to the top portion of the hydrogasification reactor; a heater located between the inner wall and outer wall, the heater configured to heat the inner wall to a temperature of about 1300° F. to about 1900° F.; a feed system coupled to the top portion of the hydrogasification reactor; and a hopper system coupled to the bottom end of the hydrogasification reactor, the hopper system comprising a first hopper comprising a first outlet and a second outlet for analysis of transient materials, a second hopper coupled to the first outlet of the first hopper, and a valve between the first hopper and the second hopper, wherein reactants enter the reactor at the top portion and products exit the reactor at the bottom portion.