Device for the gasification of carbon by means of a molten metal bath

US4406666A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG · DE

Inventors

• Peter Paschen · Bensberg, DE
• Chatty Rao · Bensberg, DE
• Alfred Kryczun · Cologne, DE
• Roland Pfeiffer
• Heinz-Dieter Waldhecker · Bensberg, DE
• Rolf Pufal · Cologne, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 3, 1981
• Grant date: Sep 27, 1983
• Expiry date: Sep 3, 2001

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C10J2300/0996
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A device for the gasification of carbon containing material to obtain the continuous production of gas, essentially a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, by using the molten metal bath process is provided. The carbon material, oxidizing agents, and slag-forming additives as needed are introduced into a reactor below the surface of a molten metal bath. The reactor is provided with outlets for the slag, gases, and molten metal. The reactor is also provided with the ability to tilt, swivel, or rotate about a horizontal axis. This rotational movement causes the molten metal bath to alter its location within the reactor, allowing for replacement of the input apparatus of the raw materials, which are normally below the surface, without the necessity of draining the molten metal bath from the reactor.