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Process for partial oxidation of hydrocarbonaceous fuel and recovery of water from dispersions of soot and water

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5559289
This patent describes a continuous process for producing cool and clean synthesis gas, fuel gas or reducing gas comprising reacting a hydrocarbonaceous fuel with a free-oxygen containing gas in the presence of temperature moderator in a free-flow noncatalytic partial oxidation gas generating zone to produce a hot effluent gas stream comprising H/sub 2/, CO, CO/sub 2/, soot and at least one gas from the group H/sub 2/O, H/sub 2/S, COS, CH/sub 4/, N/sub 2/ and Ar; quench cooling and scrubbing with water and/or cooling in a gas cooler and scrubbing with water the effluent gas stream to cool the effluent gas stream and to remove at least a portion of the soot, thereby producing a dispersion of soot and water.
Assignee:
Texaco Development Corp., White Plains, NY
Patent Number(s):
US 4597773
OSTI ID:
5559289
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English