SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MATERIAL TO GENERATE SYNGAS USING WATER INJECTION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a reactor chamber operable to receive material;
a plurality of electrodes at least partially protruding into the reactor chamber, the electrodes operable to generate an arc within the reactor chamber when electricity is applied to them;
a water injection system within the reactor chamber operable to inject water into the reactor chamber while electricity is applied to the electrodes; and
a gas removal system within the reactor chamber operable to extract gas generated from breakdown of the material.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to system and method for processing material to generate syngas. A reactor chamber is implemented with a plurality of electrodes that can generate an arc within the chamber when electricity is applied to them. The arc can be used to create free radicals which along with the heat and light of the arc breakdown material comprising carbonaceous material, such as Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), into gas components that form syngas. The syngas can be extracted from the reactor chamber and be used for various commercial purposes. The reactor chamber may comprise a material feed system operable to move material from a material input opening in the reactor chamber towards the electrodes at a controlled rate. Further, the reactor chamber may comprise a water injection system within the reactor chamber operable to inject water into the reactor chamber while electricity is applied to the electrodes. Yet further, the reactor chamber may comprise a gas removal system within the reactor chamber operable to extract gas generated from breakdown of the material from a plurality of gas removal locations. The gas removal system may be integrated within the material feed system.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a reactor chamber operable to receive material; a plurality of electrodes at least partially protruding into the reactor chamber, the electrodes operable to generate an arc within the reactor chamber when electricity is applied to them; a water injection system within the reactor chamber operable to inject water into the reactor chamber while electricity is applied to the electrodes; and a gas removal system within the reactor chamber operable to extract gas generated from breakdown of the material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for generating gas within a reactor chamber, the reactor chamber comprising a plurality of electrodes at least partially protruding into the reactor chamber, the electrodes operable to generate an arc within the reactor chamber when electricity is applied to them, the method comprising:
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causing insertion of material into the reactor chamber, the material comprising carbonaceous material; causing injection of water into the reactor chamber while electricity is applied to the electrodes; and causing extraction of gas generated from the breakdown of the material from the reactor chamber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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