US 12,421,464 B2
Production of synthesis gas from gasifying and reforming carbonaceous material
Maxime Foucault, Montreal (CA); Jean-Pierre Crete, Montreal (CA); Guillaume Drolet, Montreal (CA); Micael Boulet, Montreal (CA); Louis Denomme, Montreal (CA); and Boris Valsecchi, Montreal (CA)
Assigned to ENERKEM INC., Montreal (CA)
Appl. No. 17/599,685
Filed by ENERKEM INC., Montreal (CA)
PCT Filed Apr. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CA2020/050464
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 29, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/206538, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 15, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/833,158, filed on Apr. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0195320 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. C10J 3/76 (2006.01); B07B 13/11 (2006.01); C01B 3/36 (2006.01); C07C 69/14 (2006.01); C10J 3/48 (2006.01); C10K 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC C10J 3/76 (2013.01) [C01B 3/36 (2013.01); C07C 69/14 (2013.01); C10J 3/482 (2013.01); C10K 3/005 (2013.01); B07B 13/11 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0205 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0255 (2013.01); C01B 2203/061 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1258 (2013.01); C10J 2300/092 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0923 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0946 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0956 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0959 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0976 (2013.01); C10J 2300/1625 (2013.01); C10J 2300/1665 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of converting a carbonaceous material into synthesis gas comprising:
a) gasifying the carbonaceous material in a fluidized bed, producing a crude syngas;
b) classifying the crude syngas by particle aerodynamic velocity into a cut sizing device producing classified crude syngas comprising classified particles with a range of particle diameter and density;
c) introducing said classified particle crude syngas into a thermal reformer; and
d) reforming said classified crude syngas at a temperature above mineral melting point, producing the synthesis gas.