Patent ID: 7901568

Claim:
A process for converting a solid or highly viscous carbon-based energy carrier material to liquid and gaseous reaction products, said process comprising the steps of: a) contacting said carbon-based energy carrier material with a particulate catalyst material; b) converting said carbon-based energy carrier material at a reaction temperature between 200° C. and 450° C., thereby forming reaction products in the vapor phase; c) separating at least a portion of said reaction products from said particulate catalyst material within 10 seconds after said reaction products are formed, wherein following said separating said particulate catalyst material further comprises coke and at least a portion of said reaction products; d) optionally quenching said reaction products to a temperature below 200° C.; e) stripping at least a portion of said reaction products from said particulate catalyst material; and f) burning off said coke formed on said particulate catalyst material.