Method of producing pyrolysis gases from carbon-containing materials
Abstract
A gasification process of improved efficiency is disclosed. A dual bed reactor system is used in which carbon-containing feedstock materials are first treated in a gasification reactor to form pyrolysis gases. The pyrolysis gases are then directed into a catalytic reactor for the destruction of residual tars/oils in the gases. Temperatures are maintained within the catalytic reactor at a level sufficient to crack the tars/oils in the gases, while avoiding thermal breakdown of the catalysts. In order to minimize problems associated with the deposition of carbon-containing materials on the catalysts during cracking, a gaseous oxidizing agent preferably consisting of air, oxygen, steam, and/or mixtures thereof is introduced into the catalytic reactor at a high flow rate in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the reactor. This oxidizes any carbon deposits on the catalysts, which would normally cause catalyst deactivation.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- West Richland, WA
- Kennewick, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867101
- Patent Number(s):
- 4865625
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10K - PURIFYING OR MODIFYING THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF COMBUSTIBLE GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; producing; pyrolysis; gases; carbon-containing; materials; gasification; process; improved; efficiency; disclosed; dual; bed; reactor; feedstock; treated; form; directed; catalytic; destruction; residual; tars; oils; temperatures; maintained; level; sufficient; crack; avoiding; thermal; breakdown; catalysts; minimize; associated; deposition; cracking; gaseous; oxidizing; agent; preferably; consisting; air; oxygen; steam; mixtures; introduced; flow; rate; direction; perpendicular; longitudinal; axis; oxidizes; carbon; deposits; normally; catalyst; deactivation; pyrolysis gas; gasification reactor; direction perpendicular; level sufficient; carbon deposits; improved efficiency; bed reactor; flow rate; longitudinal axis; gasification process; oxidizing agent; catalytic reactor; carbon-containing material; pyrolysis gases; containing material; catalyst deactivation; gaseous oxidizing; feedstock materials; oxidizing agen; containing materials; /48/252/
Citation Formats
Mudge, Lyle K, Brown, Michael D, Wilcox, Wayne A, and Baker, Eddie G. Method of producing pyrolysis gases from carbon-containing materials. United States: N. p., 1989.
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title = {Method of producing pyrolysis gases from carbon-containing materials},
author = {Mudge, Lyle K and Brown, Michael D and Wilcox, Wayne A and Baker, Eddie G},
abstractNote = {A gasification process of improved efficiency is disclosed. A dual bed reactor system is used in which carbon-containing feedstock materials are first treated in a gasification reactor to form pyrolysis gases. The pyrolysis gases are then directed into a catalytic reactor for the destruction of residual tars/oils in the gases. Temperatures are maintained within the catalytic reactor at a level sufficient to crack the tars/oils in the gases, while avoiding thermal breakdown of the catalysts. In order to minimize problems associated with the deposition of carbon-containing materials on the catalysts during cracking, a gaseous oxidizing agent preferably consisting of air, oxygen, steam, and/or mixtures thereof is introduced into the catalytic reactor at a high flow rate in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the reactor. This oxidizes any carbon deposits on the catalysts, which would normally cause catalyst deactivation.},
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