Patent SG-11201807571R-A (SG)
Title: Two-stage gasifier and gasification process with feedstock flexibility
Inventor: WILLIAMS CHANCETOR
IPC: C10J3/48
Filed: 2017-03-02
Abstract: 2 204a 212 - 208- 7 202 or FIG. 2 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/151889 Al 8 September 2017 (08.09.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: ClOJ 3/72 (2006.01) Cl OJ 3/46 (2006.01) Cl OJ 3/48 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/020404 (22) International Filing Date: 2 March 2017 (02.03.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/303,628 4 March 2016 (04.03.2016) US (71) Applicant: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC. [US/US]; 1515 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3096 (US). (72) Inventors: WILLIAMS, Chancetor, L.; c/o Lummus Technology Inc., 1515 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3096 (US). TSANG, Albert, C.; c/o Lummus Tech- nology Inc., 1515 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003- 3096 (US). AMICK, Philip, Rodney; c/o Lummus Tech- nology Inc., 1515 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003- 3096 (US). SHAH, Jayesh; c/o Lummus Technology Inc., 1515 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3096 (US). MICHAUD, Paul, Edgar; c/o Lummus Technology Inc., 1515 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3096 (US). LOKARE, Shrinivas; c/o Lummus Technology Inc., 1515 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3096 (US). (74) Agents: GRIFFITH, Aron, T. et al.; Osha Liang LLP, 909 Fannin Street, Suite 3500, Houston, TX 77010 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — (54) Title: TWO-STAGE GASIFIER AND GASIFICATION PROCESS WITH FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY (57) : A gasification process may include (a) introducing a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock and at least one of a dry feedstock or a first slurried feedstock into a reactor lower section, wherein the at least one dry feedstock or first slurried feedstock is introduced through two primary feed nozzles while the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock is introduced through at least two secondary feed nozzles; (b) partially combusting the feedstocks in the reactor lower section with a gas stream comprising an oxygen-containing gas or steam to evolve heat and form products comprising hot synthesis gas; (c) passing said hot synthesis gas from step (b) upward into a reactor upper section; (d) and introducing a second slurried feedstock into said reactor upper section, whereby heat from said hot synthesis gas supports reaction of the second slurried feedstock by pyrolysis and gasification reactions. 1111111111111101110111111111110101111101110111111110111H1101110111111111110111111 W O 20 17 / 15 1889 Al