| US 7,500,997 B2 | ||
| Steam pyrolysis as a process to enhance the hydro-gasification of carbonaceous materials | ||
| Joseph M. Norbeck, Riverside, Calif. (US); and Colin E. Hackett, Riverside, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 03, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/911,348. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/355405, filed on Feb. 05, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0032920 A1, Feb. 10, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. C10L 3/00 (2006.01); C10J 3/54 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 48—127.7 [48/197 R; 518/702; 518/704; 423/418.2] | 37 Claims |
| 1. A process for converting carbonaceous material to energetic gases, the process comprising
a) forming a liquid suspension slurry of particles of carbonaceous material in water; and
b) feeding hydrogen and the suspension slurry into a hydro-gasification reactor without a reaction catalyst at a temperature
and pressure sufficient to generate methane and carbon monoxide rich producer gases, wherein the ratio of water to dry carbonaceous
material in the hydrogasification reactor is at least 2:1.
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