US 12,270,002 B2
Process of treating carbonaceous material and apparatus therefor
John David Winter, Glen Innes (AU); and James McFarlane, Weston (AU)
Assigned to Seata Holdings Pty Ltd, (AU)
Appl. No. 17/284,088
Filed by Seata Holdings Pty Ltd, New South Wales (AU)
PCT Filed Oct. 10, 2019, PCT No. PCT/AU2019/051099
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/073092, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018903826 (AU), filed on Oct. 10, 2018; and application No. 2019901620 (AU), filed on May 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0348072 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. C10J 3/46 (2006.01); B01J 8/00 (2006.01); B01J 8/04 (2006.01); B01J 21/06 (2006.01); B01J 23/745 (2006.01); C10J 3/48 (2006.01); C10J 3/62 (2006.01); C10K 1/02 (2006.01); C10K 3/00 (2006.01); C10K 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC C10J 3/463 (2013.01) [B01J 8/0015 (2013.01); B01J 8/04 (2013.01); B01J 21/063 (2013.01); B01J 23/745 (2013.01); C10J 3/482 (2013.01); C10J 3/62 (2013.01); C10K 1/02 (2013.01); C10K 3/001 (2013.01); C10K 3/023 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00017 (2013.01); C10J 2200/06 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0916 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0946 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0986 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0993 (2013.01); C10J 2300/1807 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for processing a carbonaceous material, the process comprising:
delivering the carbonaceous material to a first reactor;
delivering a catalyst in the form of hot sand or other solid media in the form of sand to the first reactor, wherein the catalyst is delivered through a sand distribution assembly comprising a plurality of inputs into the first reactor, the plurality of inputs being controlled through adding fluidized air to the sand distribution assembly to decreases a density in a riser chamber and move the catalyst into the plurality of inputs;
processing the carbonaceous material at a first temperature within the first reactor to decompose and/or devolatilise at least a portion of the carbonaceous material;
delivering an output from the first reactor to a secondary reactor for thermal destruction of a portion of the output;
the secondary reactor having a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature.