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Method for gasifying solid fuels

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7010449
This patent describes a process of converting solid carbonaceous materials into valuable volatile fuels by means of the heat generated by partial combustion of said carbonaceous materials in a fluidized bed of solids. The process involves passing finely divided solid carbonaceous material through a circuit comprising at least two conversion zones, maintaining said material as a mass of fluidized solids in said conversion zones at elevated temperatures suitable for the production of volatile conversion products, and maintaining substantial temperature gradients between said conversion zones. A portion of said material is subjected to combustion in at least one of said conversion zones at a temperature of about 1600/sup 0/-2500/sup 0/F. This supplies the heat required in said conversion zone by which the gasification reaction is effected by circulating finely divided solids highly heated by the heat generated by said combustion. The process continues by adding fluidizable extraneous solid particles produced outside said combustion-conversion zone and consisting of solid noncombustible materials to said zone to maintain the concentration of carbon. Said noncombustible materials are circulated together with said highly heated solids through said conversion zones.
Assignee:
Standard Oil Development Co., DE
Patent Number(s):
US 2622973
OSTI ID:
7010449
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English