Method arid bioreactor for producing, synfuel from carbonaceous material

Abstract

A method of producing fuel from biodegradable carbonaceous material using a stacked particle bioreactor is provided. A stacked particle bioreactor is formed from particles including biodegradable Carbonaceous material. The biodegradable carbonaceous material, in-the stacked particle bioreactor is aerobically and / or anaerobically bioconverted into one or more synfuels, which are collected from the reactor. The synfuels produced by the method may include synthetic petroleum, alcohol, and / or a gaseous fuel contairfing methane. Preferably the method includes an aerobic biotreatment phase followed by an anaerobic-bioconversion phase. A stacked particle bioreactor for carrying out the anaerobic, and preferably aerobic, degradation is also described.