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Process for generating burnable gas

US5849050A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 1996
Grant dateDec 15, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10J2300/1628
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process is disclosed for generating burnable gas by gasifying water- and ballast-containing organic materials, be it coal or garbage. The drying, low temperature carbonization and gasification steps are carried out separately. The heat taken form cooled gasified gas is supplied to the endothermic drying low temperature in low temperature carbonation stages. The low temperature carbonization gas is burned in a melting chamber furnace with air and/or oxygen or oxygen-rich flue gas and the liquid slag is evacuated, whereas the low temperature carbonization coke is blown into the hot combustion gases that leave the melting reactions which take place and give carbon monoxide and hydrogen reduce the carbon is removed from the gasified gas, supplied to the melting chamber furnace and completely burned. The advantage of the invention is that the ashes may be transformed into an elution-resistant granulated building material, in that a tar-free burnable gas is generated and in that oxygen consumption is strongly reduced in comparison with the fly stream gasification process.

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