89 results about "Producer gas" patented technology

A process and apparatus for producing a synthesis gas for use as a gaseous fuel or as feed into a Fischer-Tropsch reactor to produce a liquid fuel in a substantially self-sustaining process. A slurry of particles of carbonaceous material in water, and hydrogen from an internal source, are fed into a hydro-gasification reactor under conditions whereby methane rich producer gases are generated and fed into a steam pyrolytic reformer under conditions whereby synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide are generated. A portion of the hydrogen generated by the steam pyrolytic reformer is fed through a hydrogen purification filter into the hydro-gasification reactor, the hydrogen therefrom constituting the hydrogen from an internal source. The remaining synthesis gas generated by the steam pyrolytic reformer is either used as fuel for a gaseous fueled engine to produce electricity and/or process heat or is fed into a Fischer-Tropsch reactor under conditions whereby a liquid fuel is produced. Molten salt loops are used to transfer heat from the hydro-gasification reactor, and Fischer-Tropsch reactor if liquid fuel is produced, to the steam generator and the steam pyrolytic reformer.

Methods for converting a carbon-containing feedstock into a fluid transportation fuel are described. The methods may include converting the carbon-containing feedstock into a producer gas comprising H₂, CO, CO₂, and N₂, and reacting the producer gas with a substrate catalyst to produce a combination of Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) products, the F-T products including the fluid transportation fuel. A portion of the F-T products may be catalytically cracked to produce additional amounts of the fluid transportation fuel. A portion of the F-T products may also be hydrogenated to produce additional amounts of the fluid transportation fuel. Apparatuses are also described or converting a carbon-containing feedstock into a fluid transportation fuel. The apparatuses may include a producer gas reactor, a Fischer-Tropsch reactor, a cracking reactor, and a hydrogenation reactor.

A method and apparatus for treating organic wastes is provided. Organic wastes are separated into high and low moisture content organic waste streams. The low moisture content organic waste stream is subjected to a gasification process and generates a producer gas. The high moisture content organic waste is subjected to a fermentation process and produces a mixture of ethanol and water. Waste heat from the gasification process is subjected to a distillation column. Vapors recovered from the distillation column are mixed in a hydrous vapor form with the producer gas and produce fuel that can be used as an energy source.

An improved, economical alternative method to supply steam and methane to a steam methane reformer (SMR) is accomplished by a combination of procedures, wherein product gas from a steam hydro-gasification reactor (SHR) is used as the feedstock for the SMR by removing impurities from the product stream from the SHR with a gas cleanup unit that operates substantially at process pressures and at a temperature above the boiling point of water at the process pressure, is located between the SHR and SMR.

Hydrogen production is provided via integrated closed-loop processing of landfill gas (LFG) and solid biomass feedstocks such as various agricultural wastes with minimal environmental impact. LFG is purified of harmful contaminants over a bed of activated charcoal (AC) and is catalytically reformed to synthesis gas, which is further processed to pure hydrogen via CO-shift and pressure-swing adsorption stages. Biomass is gasified in the presence of steam with production of a producer gas and AC. The producer gas is mixed with LFG and is processed to hydrogen as described above. High-surface area AC produced in the gasifier is used for the purification of both LFG and producer gas. An integrated processing of LFG and biomass offers a number of advantages such as a high overall energy efficiency, feedstock flexibility, substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and production of value-added product-biocarbon that can be used as a soil enhancer.

Methods for converting waste litter into a product slate by pyrolysis are described. Waste litter is entrained in a non-reactive gas and delivered to a fluid reactor bed maintained at a temperature sufficient to cause pyrolysis of the poultry litter. The reactor bed consists of a fluidizing medium, such as sand, which is fluidized by the non-reactive gas. Upon pyrolysis of the poultry litter, products such producer gas, biooil, and char are formed.

Microorganisms and bioprocesses are provided that convert gaseous substrates, such as renewable H₂ and waste CO₂ producer gas, or syngas into high-protein biomass that may be used directly for human nutrition, or as a nutrient for plants, fungi, or other microorganisms, or as a source of soil carbon, nitrogen, and other mineral nutrients. Renewable H₂ used in the processes described herein may be generated by electrolysis using solar or wind power. Producer gas used in the processes described herein may be derived from sources that include gasification of waste feedstock and/or biomass residue, waste gas from industrial processes, or natural gas, biogas, or landfill gas.

An improved, economical alternative method to supply steam and methane to a steam methane reformer (SMR) is accomplished by a combination of procedures, wherein product gas from a steam hydro-gasification reactor (SHR) is used as the feedstock for the SMR by removing impurities from the product stream from the SHR with a gas cleanup unit that operates substantially at process temperatures and pressures and is located between the SHR and SMR.

The invention discloses a process and a device for treating phenol-containing sewage of a producer gas station. The process comprises the following steps of: treating phenol-containing sewage generated by a two-stage type gas producer through a phenol steam separator and then sending the treated sewage into a phenol water evaporator to flow in a shell pass of the phenol water evaporator; meanwhile, sending gas generated by the two-stage type gas producer into the phenol water evaporator to flow in a tube pass of the phenol water evaporator; and evaporating the phenol-containing sewage by utilizing the afterheat of the lower-stage gas and recycling generated phenol steam. The process and the device can control the energy waste and the pollution sources of the gas station from the resource and ensure that the gas station truly achieves the effects of high efficiency, energy saving and zero emission.

A process for enhancing the operability of hot gas cleanup for the production of synthesis gas in which a stream of methane rich gas is autothermally reformed at a temperature and pressure sufficient to generate a stream of synthesis gas rich in hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the synthesis gas is subjected to condensation and removing the resultant water, and sulfur impurities are removed from the resultant synthesis gas stream.

Biomass gasification systems including a reactor configured to gasify a dried biomass fuel in the presence of air to generate producer gas are provided. The biomass gasification systems also may include a heat exchanger adapted to transfer heat from the producer gas to a biomass feedstock to produce the dried biomass fuel and cooled producer gas.

Apparatus and method for high temperature, auto thermal gasification of solid material are disclosed. Resulting in a clean burning uniform gas usually referred to as Producer Gas. The apparatus is comprised of an outer chamber encircling a multi fold gas-path chamber that is suspended. The center of said chamber also serves as a continuous feed stock inlet. Combustion oxidizer is introduced to the lower portion of said chamber through a nozzle, just below a fire grate or screen, producing a high velocity oxidizer flow resulting in a high temperature localized heat zone. Flow is vertical through the combustion zone and into the descending feed stock, resulting in a counter-current flow. Gases and volatized tar and oil flow vertically in the space between the labyrinth and shell where said gas flow velocity is reduced considerably. Some tar and oil condensing takes place and said tar and oil flows downwardly to the heat zone to be further cracked. Said velocity reduction also inhibits particulate flow in said gas stream. Said gases enter the labyrinth as a reduced gas flow where further condensing of remaining tar and oil also takes place in the labyrinth where they will flow downwardly to the concentrated heat zone, resulting in a distilling, reducing, reacting environment. This process is repeated through the several labyrinth passes that produce the conditions and time necessary for complete cracking of the hydrocarbon compounds to a stable gas eliminating the need for tar removal equipment and or scrubbers. This utilizes more of the total B.T.U. available in the solid fuel. Evolved gases are eventually drawn off as a very uniform clean burning synthesis gas, filtered for particulates and fed directly to an internal combustion engine. Below the gasification chamber is an ash collection region, which allows for collection and removal of ash produced in the gasification process

The invention relates to a waste heat utilizing loop-closing system of industrial furnace with producer gas as fuel. The gas generator applies the saturated air mixed by the normal temperature air and steam as gasification agent. The produced gas by the method has a low heat value, a low temperature and a low pressure. The combustion-supporting air blown by industrial furnace is preheated that it is able to improve the heating quality of the further. The invention makes the high temperature gas in the industrial furnace flue exchange heat with two heat exchangers. The produced heat air is respectively infused to the industrial furnace for supporting combustion and to the gas generator as gasification agent. The hot steam or hot water produced by the industrial furnace cooling medium may being the gasification agent of the gas generator. The system can largely decreases the energy consumption of the industrial furnace and increases the gasification heat efficiency of the gas generator.

In a gasifier system, the gas thermal conductivity of the producer gas may beneficially be used as a control variable in controlling the combustion parameters of the gasifier process or gasifier system. For example, the control variable may be used to modulate the volume amount of air provided to a gasifier vessel or to modulate an oxidizer delivery rate.

The invention discloses a straw gas heat source engine, which fundamentally solves the problems of low heating efficiency of circulating water and energy dissipation of the traditional straw gas producer. The straw gas heat source engine comprises a gas producer; and the technical key point is that the straw gas heat source engine also comprises a gas separator. The producer body of the gas producer is respectively provided with an upper producer chamber and a lower producer chamber; the producer wall and the producer bottom of the upper producer chamber are double layers of water pouring cavities; a feed hole is arranged on the top of the upper producer chamber; a material continuing hole is arranged on the producer shoulder of the upper producer chamber; a course gas outlet is arranged on the upper part of the producer wall of the upper producer chamber; and a blast pipe and a sealed producer door are arranged on the lower part of the upper producer chamber, wherein an electric control ignition bar is installed in the blast pipe; the lower producer chamber is formed by hermetically connecting the producer bottom of the upper producer chamber and a support skirt; and a gas stove communicated with an external gas port is arranged in the lower producer chamber. The gas separator comprises a primary clean room, an odorized secondary clean room arranged on the upper part of the primary clean room, an air box arranged on the lower part of the primary clean room and a gas separation room arranged on the top of the odorized secondary clean room. The straw gas heat source engine has the advantages of not only continuously burning produced gas for heat production but also rapidly heating the circulating water for sufficiently releasing the heat energy, and is suitable for production and life.

A process for transitioning from gaseous fuel reformation to liquid fuel reformation has been invented. The process comprises a series of control steps wherein an autothermal reforming reactor's temperature can substantially be stable and satisfactory hydrogen concentration and selectivity can be achieved for producer gas during the transition process. The temperature is controlled by, for example, adjusting the air and water feed. Formulas and algorithms for writing control programs have also been developed.

A system for producing energy and heat from biomass is disclosed. The system includes a feed system, a gasifier, a thermal fluid oil heater, and a generator based on the organic Rankine cycle (ORC). The system may also include a controller that takes input from a number of sensors and controls, among other things, the rate at which fuel is fed into the system and the speed of fans and pumps that draw the products from one apparatus into the next. In this system, the biomass is fed into the gasifier, the resulting producer gas is flared and used to heat an oil in the thermal fluid oil heater, and the hot oil is used to provide input heat for the ORC generator. Methods for controlling such a system are also disclosed.