Patent ID: 8771386

Claim:
An apparatus for exothermic generation of syngas comprising: a partial oxidation (PDX) reactor to exothermically generate syngas, wherein the POX reactor comprises: a first reactor for reacting the hydrocarbon-containing fuel with an oxygen containing gas to produce the syngas and byproducts comprising CO 2 , H 2 O, and soot; a second reactor within the POX for receiving the syngas and byproducts and containing a non-carbonaceous material that traps the soot for a sufficient time such that a majority of the byproduct soot is gasified via reaction with the byproduct CO 2 or both CO 2 and H 2 O to produce a syngas stream that is depleted in the soot; an element configured to add a fluid to the syngas and byproducts produced by the partial oxidation reactor prior to the second reactor receiving the syngas and byproducts; and wherein the non-carbonaceous material comprises substantially spherical particles of alumina and is configured to operate at a steady state to maintain a substantially constant amount of soot trapped therein as a rate at which soot is gasified equals a rate at which soot is trapped.