US 11,753,596 B2
Co-gasification of vacuum gas oil (VGO) and biomass to produce syngas/hydrogen
Mohammad Mozahar Hossain, Dhahran (SA); and Tareq Ali Salem Al-Attas, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jan. 2, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/237,777.
Prior Publication US 2020/0208068 A1, Jul. 2, 2020
Int. Cl. C10J 3/06 (2006.01); C10J 3/20 (2006.01); C01B 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC C10J 3/06 (2013.01) [C01B 3/02 (2013.01); C10J 3/20 (2013.01); C10J 2300/092 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0906 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0916 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0953 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0956 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0969 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-isothermic process for producing syngas, the process comprising:
co-gasifying a feedstock comprising vacuum gas oil (VGO) and a biomass comprising glucose, and optionally further lignin and/or cellulose, by ramped heating the feedstock at a rate in a range of from 10 to 50° /min to a temperature in a range of from 306 to 378° C., thereby producing syngas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide,
wherein the co-gasification is performed using a purge gas, carrier gas, or gasification agent supplied at a flow rate in a range of from 100 to 200 mL/min,
wherein the VGO comprises C20 through C50 hydrocarbons and boils in the range of 350 to 600° C.,
wherein the biomass has a C:H:O ratio in wt % of 35 to 40:4 to 6:50 to 55,
wherein the feedstock comprises the biomass in 25 wt. % and the VGO in a range of from 70 to 80 wt. %, each based on a total weight of the feedstock, and
wherein the process produces syngas having a higher content of hydrogen than an otherwise identical process that uses a feedstock consisting of the VGO, coke, or coal.