Patent ID: 8070863

Claim:
A gas conditioning system for conditioning an input gas from one or more locations within a gasification system, the one or more locations including a gasifier, to provide a conditioned gas, said gas conditioning system comprising: a. a first gas conditioner comprising one or more particle removal units for removing particulate matter from the input gas received from the gasifier in a first conditioning stage to provide a conditioned gas and removed particulate matter; b. a solid residue conditioner, distinct from the gasifier, comprising a heat source and configured to receive, heat and process for receiving and processing said removed particulate matter to produce a secondary gas and solid waste; and c. a second gas conditioner operatively associated with said solid residue conditioner, said second gas conditioner comprising a gas cooler and one or more further particle removal units for removing particulate matter from said secondary gas to provide a partially conditioned secondary gas, said second gas conditioner configured to pass said secondary gas through said gas cooler for cooling prior to entry of the secondary gas into the one or more further particle removal units and to pass said partially conditioned secondary gas to the first gas conditioner for further processing.