Coal-gasification process and apparatus

Patent · Tue Oct 30 04:00:00 EST 1951

OSTI ID:6720185

Atkinson, R G

This patent describes a process for gasifying a carbonaceous material in a reaction chamber. It consists of taking a mixture of a finely divided carbonaceous material, free oxygen, and steam; maintaining a reactor temperature above 750/sup 0/C; simultaneously passing a suspension of the finely divided carbonaceous material and an endothermic gas-making fluid; and introducing it into said reactor in a direction and in sufficient quantity as to be maintained adjacent the whole inner surface of the reactor sidewall. The process continues forming a separating layer of said finely divided solid and gas, thereby shielding the walls of said reaction chamber from the heat radiations from the reaction zone and simultaneously preheating said finely divided carbonaceous material. The design follows by removing the gaseous reaction products from said chamber and removing the mixture of finely divided carbonaceous material and suspending gas from said chamber and reintroducing said mixture together with a free oxygen-containing gas into said chamber through the reactant inlet port for conversion into gaseous products.

• Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co., DE
• Patent Number(s): US 2572829
• OSTI ID: 6720185
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COAL GASIFICATION
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DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDIZED BEDS
FLUIDS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
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GASES
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NONMETALS
OPERATION
OXYGEN
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNITS
PRODUCTION
RETORTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES