Patent ID: 8414780

Claim:
A method for removing slag that occurs during synthesis gas extraction, from a slag bath situated in a pressurized container, into a collection container for the slag, below the slag bath in the direction of gravity, comprising the following steps: providing a device for breaking up the slag below the slag bath; providing a sluice valve between the containers; providing a space filled with a gas bubble under a regulative pressure, wherein the space stands in contact with a liquid in the containers; assigning installations to the collection container for regulating a flow of a slag/water stream; cooling the slag/water stream by providing a narrowed flow channel following the installations, counter to the direction of gravity; producing a short, intensive counter-stream to counter the slag/water stream in the collection container to loosen any wedged slag bridges, by feeding in colder water, wherein the duration of the short, intensive counter-stream is a few seconds; regulating the pressure of the gas bubble by supplying gas, in such a manner that at least a part of the water situated in the collection container flows through the sluice valve when the sluice valve is opened, in the direction of the slag bath; providing a filling process at a temperature with fresh water, wherein during the filling process and before emptying the collection container, the temperature is adjusted by feed of the fresh water to a desired temperature, and after the desired temperature has been reached, an outlet valve is opened and the slag/water stream is passed to an encapsulated settling pan to produce settled slag that is equipped with devices for discharging the settled slag and with devices for drawing off vapors.