Patent ID: 8753411

Claim:
A method of reforming carbonaceous matter comprising: providing a reforming reactor comprising a reduction reaction chamber having a first longitudinal axis and an oxidation reaction chamber having a second longitudinal axis, the first and second longitudinal axes being substantially orthogonally intersecting with respect to each other; introducing, at the same time, oxygen gas and syngas into the oxidation reaction chamber through inlets comprising a plurality of oxygen gas inlets and a syngas inlet, said oxygen gas inlets being angularly disposed with respect to each other and to the syngas inlet, the syngas inlet being collinear with the second longitudinal axis of the oxidation reaction chamber so that the plural supplies of oxygen converge with each other and with the supply of syngas; converting oxygen gas and syngas into super-hot steam and CO 2 gas having a temperature greater than 2000° C. in the oxidation reaction chamber; supplying the super-hot steam and CO 2 into the reduction reaction chamber and maintaining an equilibrated temperature in the reduction reaction chamber of at least 1200° C.; introducing a feedstock comprising a carbonaceous matter at a bottom of the reduction reaction chamber; and reforming and reducing the carbonaceous matter to syngas in the reduction reaction chamber at a temperature above 1200° C.