Patent ID: 6554975
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B01J,C01B,Y02E

Abstract:
A reactor for a liquid gasification process, comprising:a housing with an input port for selectively providing liquid feedstock to a reaction chamber; an exhaust port in the housing, for exhausting gas produced during the gasification process; a pressurized reaction chamber at least partially filled with a liquid; a pair of spaced-apart electrodes disposed within the reaction chamber with inward free ends immersed in the liquid; means for creating an electric arc between the electrodes; one of said electrodes mounted on a shaft, the shaft operable to move the mounted electrode inwardly and outwardly relative to the other electrode; a drive means mounted in a drive chamber located outside the reaction chamber, for selectively moving the shaft; and means for pressurizing the drive chamber to substantially the same pressure as the reaction chamber.