Patent ID: 8529645

Claim:
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 the second outlet of the first hopper is not coupled to the second hopper, wherein when the valve is open, transient solid residue is collected in the second hopper, and when the valve is closed, steady-state solid residue is collected in the first hopper, and wherein reactants enter the reactor at the top portion and products exit the reactor at the bottom portion.