Patent ID: 7896955

Claim:
A process for removing coarse solids and fine solids from a syngas comprising: wetting the coarse solids and fine solids in a first chamber thereby separating the coarse solids and a portion of the fine solids from the syngas; cooling the coarse solids and fine solids in a liquid in the first chamber; urging the coarse solids and fine solids into a liquid-filled second chamber; allowing the coarse solids to settle to the bottom of the second chamber; flushing the liquid containing the fine solids from the second chamber into a third chamber; separating the fine solids from the liquid in the third chamber; urging the coarse solids from the second chamber into a collection chamber for separation of the coarse solids, the fine solids and the liquid; and urging the fine solids from the third chamber into the collection chamber.