Patent ID: 8916617

Claim:
A process for producing syngas that reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in a gaseous stream, the process comprising: providing a reaction chamber, said reaction chamber selected to be one of a pyrolysis reactor, a conventional gasifier or a plasma arc gasifier; 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 ) into said reaction chamber; maintaining said reaction chamber at a temperature of between 400° C. and 5000° C. and at a pressure of about one bar or greater to react materials in said reaction chamber, the reacting materials consisting essentially of said carbonaceous material, said H 2 O and said carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in said gaseous stream to form syngas comprising carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H 2 ), wherein an amount of CO 2 in said syngas is at least 53% less than an amount of CO 2 that was provided in said gaseous stream; and discharging said formed syngas.