Solar coal gasification reactor with pyrolysis gas recycle

Title: Solar coal gasification reactor with pyrolysis gas recycle

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Coal (or other carbonaceous matter, such as biomass) is converted into a duct gas that is substantially free from hydrocarbons. The coal is fed into a solar reactor (10), and solar energy (20) is directed into the reactor onto coal char, creating a gasification front (16) and a pyrolysis front (12). A gasification zone (32) is produced well above the coal level within the reactor. A pyrolysis zone (34) is produced immediately above the coal level. Steam (18), injected into the reactor adjacent to the gasification zone (32), reacts with char to generate product gases. Solar energy supplies the energy for the endothermic steam-char reaction. The hot product gases (38) flow from the gasification zone (32) to the pyrolysis zone (34) to generate hot char. Gases (38) are withdrawn from the pyrolysis zone (34) and reinjected into the region of the reactor adjacent the gasification zone (32). This eliminates hydrocarbons in the gas by steam reformation on the hot char. The product gas (14) is withdrawn from a region of the reactor between the gasification zone (32) and the pyrolysis zone (34). The product gas will be free of tar and other hydrocarbons, and thus be suitable for use inmore » many processes.« less

Inventors:

Aiman, William R ^[1]; Gregg, David W ^[2]

Livermore, CA
Morago, CA

Issue Date:: 1983-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864784

Patent Number(s):: 4415339

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
B01J19/127 - {Sunlight

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P20/133 - Renewable energy sources

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10J - PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES
C10J2300/1292 - mSolar energy
C10J3/20 - Apparatus
C10J2300/1284 - by renewable energy, e.g. solar energy, photovoltaic cells, wind
C10J3/66 - by introducing them into the gasification zone

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: solar; coal; gasification; reactor; pyrolysis; gas; recycle; carbonaceous; matter; biomass; converted; duct; substantially; free; hydrocarbons; fed; 10; energy; 20; directed; char; creating; front; 16; 12; zone; 32; produced; level; 34; immediately; steam; 18; injected; adjacent; reacts; generate; product; gases; supplies; endothermic; steam-char; reaction; hot; 38; flow; withdrawn; reinjected; region; eliminates; reformation; 14; tar; suitable; processes; pyrolysis gas; hot product; gasification reactor; gasification zone; product gases; product gas; substantially free; solar energy; coal gasification; coal gas; pyrolysis zone; coal char; solar coal; hot char; gas recycle; carbonaceous matter; /48/126/

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