Patent ID: 7923476

Claim:
A process for producing syngas that reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in a gaseous stream, the process comprising: maintaining a reaction chamber at a temperature of between 1,330° C. and 5000° C. and at a pressure of about one bar or greater; providing a carbonaceous material in said reaction chamber; providing H 2 O to said reaction chamber; introducing a gaseous stream containing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to said reactor; and reacting said carbonaceous material said H 2 O and said carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and reactants in said gaseous stream to form a gas comprising carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H 2 ) (i.e. Syngas) wherein the mole ratio of H 2 O expressed as a percentage of CO 2 consumed to carbonaceous material consumed provided to the reaction chamber is about 34.33% and, said reacting step further resulting in none of the carbonaceous material remaining as un-reacted carbonaceous material.