Methods and apparatus for solid carbonaceous materials synthesis gas generation
First Claim
1. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials comprising the steps of:
- inputting a feedstock solids carbonaceous material;
subjecting said feedstock solids carbonaceous material to a pressurized environment;
increasing a temperature within said pressurized environment to which said feedstock solids carbonaceous material is subjected;
processing said feedstock solids carbonaceous material in a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system;
injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species into said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system to affect said step of processing;
generating at least some components of a select product gas in response to said step of processing;
outputting at least some select product gas from said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus may permit the generation of consistent output synthesis gas from highly variable input feedstock solids carbonaceous materials. A stoichiometric objectivistic chemic environment may be established to stoichiometrically control carbon content in a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system. Processing of carbonaceous materials may include dominative pyrolytic decomposition and multiple coil carbonaceous reformation. Dynamically adjustable process determinative parameters may be utilized to refine processing, including process utilization of negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, process utilization of flue gas (9), and adjustment of process flow rate characteristics. Recycling may be employed for internal reuse of process materials, including recycled negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, recycled flue gas (9), and recycled contaminants. Synthesis gas generation may involve predetermining a desired synthesis gas for output and creating high yields of such a predetermined desired synthesis gas.
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1. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials comprising the steps of:
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inputting a feedstock solids carbonaceous material; subjecting said feedstock solids carbonaceous material to a pressurized environment; increasing a temperature within said pressurized environment to which said feedstock solids carbonaceous material is subjected; processing said feedstock solids carbonaceous material in a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system; injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species into said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system to affect said step of processing; generating at least some components of a select product gas in response to said step of processing; outputting at least some select product gas from said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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2. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 and further comprising the step of in-situ generating said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species within said gasifier.
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3. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 2 and further comprising the step of cleaning said select synthesis gas through the operation of said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species.
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4. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said step of injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises the step of injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species into said gasification zone.
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5. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 and further comprising the step of coagulating at least one substance within said gasifier.
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6. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 5 wherein said step of coagulating at least one substance within said gasifier comprises the step of coagulating at least one contaminant.
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7. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 6 and further comprising the step of cleaning said select synthesis gas through the operation of said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species.
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8. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 5 and further comprising the step of filtering out said coagulated material.
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9. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 and further comprising the step of removing contaminants from said select synthesis gas through the operation of said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species.
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10. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 9 wherein the step of removing contaminants comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
- removing phenol from said select product gas, removing sulfur from said select product gas, removing particulate contaminants from said select product gas, removing carbon dioxide from said select product gas, removing tar from said select product gas, and removing metals from said select product gas.
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11. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 2 wherein the step of the step of in-situ generating charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species within said gasifier comprises the step of utilizing ultra-violet radiation in the presence of a magnetic field.
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12. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 2 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species is selected from the group consisting of:
- charged singlet oxygen, charged ozone vapor, charged ionized ozone, charged chained ionized oxygen, charged nitrox ion, charged hydroxide, charged hydroxide radicals, charged oxyl ion, charged peroxyl ion, charged superoxide ion, charged singlet oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged ozone vapor created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged ionized ozone created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged singlet oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged chained ionized oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged nitrox ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged hydroxide created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged hydroxide radicals created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged oxyl ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged peroxyl ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged free radicals created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged superoxide ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged singlet oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged ozone vapor created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged ionized ozone created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged singlet oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged chained ionized oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged nitrox ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged hydroxide created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged hydroxide radicals created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged oxyl ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged peroxyl ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged free radicals created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, and a species of charged superoxide ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field.
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13. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 2 further comprising coagulation within said gasifier.
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14. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises the step of establishing a vapor-state aqueous solution having a net negative charge.
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15. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises the step of establishing a vapor-state aqueous solution having a negatively charged species content exceeding a contaminant background demand for said negatively charged species content.
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16. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises the step of injecting selected from the group consisting of:
- injecting a vapor-state aqueous solution containing saturated hydrogen peroxide and negatively charged oxygen, injecting a vapor-state aqueous solution containing saturated hydrogen peroxide and singlet molecular oxygen, injecting a vapor-state aqueous solution containing saturated hydrogen peroxide and hydroxide, injecting a vapor-state aqueous solution containing saturated hydrogen peroxide and hydroxide radicals, injecting a vapor-state aqueous solution containing long-chain negatively charged oxygen species, injecting a vapor-state peroxyl activated aqueous solution, injecting a vapor-state nitroxyl activated aqueous solution, injecting a vapor-state oxygenated aqueous solution, and injecting a vapor-state ionized oxygen vapor aqueous solution.
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17. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises the step of injecting selected from the group consisting of:
- injecting at a pretreatment area, injecting at a pyrolysis chamber, injecting at a preliminary reformation coil, injecting at a secondary reformation coil, and injecting at a tertiary reformation coil.
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18. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises the step of utilizing a venturi injector.
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19. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 18 wherein said step of utilizing a venturi injector comprises a step selected from the group consisting of:
- placing said venturi injector before a preliminary reformation coil, placing said venturi injector before a secondary reformation coil, placing said venturi injector before a tertiary reformation coil, maintaining a pressure of at least 80 psi in each said reformation coil, maintaining a flow rate of at least 5,000 feet per minute in each said reformation coil, and maintaining a Reynolds number value of at least 20,000 in each said reformation coil.
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20. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 further comprising the step of preheating said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species.
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21. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 20 wherein said step of preheating comprises the step of preheating selected from the group consisting of:
- passing said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species through a pyrolysis chamber enclosure, and passing said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species through a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel enclosure.
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22. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 20 wherein said step of preheating said negatively charged electrostatically enhanced water species comprises a step selected from the group consisting of generating steam and generating charged negatively electrostatically enhanced steam.
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23. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of affecting at least one step of processing comprises the step of elevating temperature.
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24. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of affecting at least one step of processing comprises the step of chemically reacting.
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25. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 24 wherein said step of chemically reacting comprises the steps of affirmatively establishing a stoichiometrically objectivistic chemic environment and stoichiometrically controlling carbon content for said feedstock solids carbonaceous material in said pressurized environment.
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26. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 24 wherein said step of chemically reacting comprises the step of chemically reacting selected from the group consisting of:
- producing hydrogen select product gas components, producing carbon select product gas components, decreasing carbon dioxide, decreasing hydrocarbon contaminants, increasing carbon monoxide, and increasing hydrogen gas.
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27. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of affecting at least one step of processing comprises the step of temporally accelerating a chemical reaction sequence.
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28. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of affecting at least one step of processing comprises the step of maximizing a chemical reaction sequence yield.
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29. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of affecting at least one step of processing comprises the step of affecting selected from the group consisting of:
- increasing the purity of a select product gas, increasing the BTU value of a select product gas, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 250 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 350 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 450 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 550 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 650 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value from about 250 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value from about 350 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value from about 450 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value from about 550 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, facilitating production of a select product gas having a BTU value from about 650 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, minimizing nitrogen oxide content of a select product gas, minimizing silicon oxide content of a select product gas, minimizing carbon dioxide content of a select product gas, minimizing sulfur content of a select product gas, minimizing organic vapor content of a select product gas, and minimizing metal content of a select product gas.
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30. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 29 wherein said step of affecting at least one step of processing further comprises the step of affecting selected from the group consisting of:
- causing an oxidation reaction, causing a reduction reaction, causing an adsorption coagulation reaction, causing an absorption coagulation reaction, removing tar from said select product gas, removing phenol from said select product gas, removing sulfur from said select product gas, removing particulate contaminants from said select product gas, and removing carbon dioxide from said select product gas, removing sulfur from said select product gas, and removing metals from said select product gas.
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31. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 further comprising the step of injecting flue gas with said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species.
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32. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 further comprising the steps of integrating a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit with said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system and producing said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species.
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33. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 13 wherein said step of injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises a step selected from a group consisting of:
- the step of pump injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of rate controlled injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of mist spray injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of metered injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of ratio controlled injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of spray injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of reaction beneficial injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of materials input injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of spray diffusion injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of vapor released injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of recirculation pump injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
the step of water pump injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species; and
the step of venturi injector pump injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species.
- the step of pump injecting a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species;
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34. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 further comprising the step of creating a high energy content select product gas.
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35. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 34 wherein said step of creating a high energy content select product gas comprises a step selected from the group consisting of:
- processing with a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, processing with a recycled select product gas, processing with negatively electrostatically enhanced steam, processing with a flue gas, varying a process retention time, processing in at least a preliminary reformation coil and a secondary reformation coil, recycling an incompletely pyrolytically decomposed carbonaceous material, and recycling an incompletely reformed carbonaceous material.
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36. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 34 wherein said step of creating a high energy content select product gas comprises the step of dominatively pyrolytically decomposing said feedstock solids carbonaceous material.
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37. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 34 wherein said step of creating a high energy content select product gas comprises the step of purifying said select product gas.
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38. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 37 wherein said step of purifying said select product gas comprises the step of removing at least one contaminant from said select product gas.
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39. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 34 wherein said step of creating a high energy content select product gas comprises a step selected from the group consisting of producing a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 250 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 350 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 450 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 550 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 650 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value from about 250 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value from about 350 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value from about 450 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value from about 550 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, producing a select product gas having a BTU value from about 650 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot.
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40. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 39 further comprising the step of varying an output quantity of said produced select product gas in proportion to an energy content of said feedstock solids carbonaceous material.
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41. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 further comprising the step of affirmatively establishing a stoichiometrically objectivistic chemic environment and stoichiometrically controlling carbon content for said feedstock solids carbonaceous material in said pressurized environment.
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42. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 41 wherein said step of controlling a carbon content comprises a step selected from the group consisting of:
- adding carbon to said pressurized environment, adding carbon monoxide to said pressurized environment, adding flue gas to said pressurized environment, adding pressurized flue gas to said pressurized environment, adding preheated flue gas to said pressurized environment, adding an incompletely pyrolytically decomposed carbonaceous material to said pressurized environment, adding an incompletely reformed carbonaceous material to said pressurized environment, adding at least some select product gas to said pressurized environment, adding at least some wet select product gas to said pressurized environment, and adding at least some dry select product gas to said pressurized environment.
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43. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 42 wherein said step selected from said group is accomplished via recycling.
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44. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 further comprising the step of dynamically adjusting at least one process determinative parameter within said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system.
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45. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 44 wherein said step of dynamically adjusting comprises the steps of sensing at least one process condition and responsively dynamically adjusting at least one process determinative parameter within said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system.
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46. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 45 wherein said step of sensing at least one process condition comprises the step of sensing selected from the group consisting of:
- sensing a temperature, sensing a pressure, sensing a process materials composition, sensing a carbon monoxide content, sensing a carbon dioxide content, sensing a hydrogen content, sensing a nitrogen content, sensing sulfur content, sensing via a gas chromatograph, and sensing via a mass spectrometer.
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47. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 45 wherein said step of responsively dynamically adjusting at least one process determinative parameter comprises the step of responsively dynamically adjusting selected from the group consisting of:
- responsively dynamically adjusting at an input environment, responsively dynamically adjusting at a pretreatment area, responsively dynamically adjusting at a pyrolysis chamber, responsively dynamically adjusting at a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel, and responsively dynamically adjusting at a select product gas components scrubber.
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48. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 45 wherein said step of responsively dynamically adjusting at least one process determinative parameter comprises the step of responsively dynamically adjusting selected from the group consisting of:
- adding water, adding preheated water, adding recycled water, adding a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, adding a preheated charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, adding a recycled charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species, adding steam, adding recycled steam, adding charged negatively electrostatically enhanced steam, adding recycled charged negatively electrostatically enhanced steam, adding flue gas, adding preheated flue gas, adding pressurized flue gas, adding recycled flue gas, adding a recycled incompletely pyrolytically decomposed carbonaceous material, adding a recycled incompletely reformed carbonaceous material, adding at least one recycled contaminant, adding at least some select product gas, adding at least some wet product gas, adding at least some dry select product gas, adding at least some recycled select product gas, varying a process retention time, varying a process flow rate, varying a process flow turbulence, varying a process flow cavitation, varying a selectively applied heat distribution among multiple reformation coils, varying a temperature gradient in a temperature varied environment, varying a liquefaction zone in a temperature varied environment, and selectively separating a carbonaceously reformed material.
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49. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 45 wherein said step of responsively dynamically adjusting at least one process determinative parameter further comprises the step of evaluating said feedstock solids carbonaceous material.
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50. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 further comprising the step of reducing nitrogen content within said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system.
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51. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 50 wherein said step of reducing nitrogen content comprises the step of inputting air into an air separation unit of said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system and depleting nitrogen content from said air.
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52. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 51 further comprising the step of increasing oxygen content to a combustive burner of said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system and reducing a recycle requirement of select product gas to said combustive burner.
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53. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 51 further comprising a step selected from the group consisting of:
- increasing oxygen content to a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit integrated with said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system and increasing activated oxygen content to a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit integrated with said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system.
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54. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 51 further comprising the step of reducing nitrogen contaminants selected from the group consisting of:
- reducing nitrogen contaminants within said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system, reducing nitrogen contaminants within said select product gas, and reducing nitrogen contaminants within emissions from said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system.
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55. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 further comprising the step of displacing at least some oxygen content from said feedstock solids carbonaceous material prior to a selected step of processing said feedstock solids carbonaceous material.
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56. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 55 wherein said step of displacing at least some oxygen content comprises the step of displacing at a pretreatment area.
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57. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 55 wherein said step of displacing at least some oxygen content comprises the step of displacing air.
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58. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 55 wherein said step of displacing at least some oxygen content comprises the step of displacing selected from the group consisting of:
- using flue gas, using pressurized flue gas, using preheated flue gas, using recycled flue gas, using select product gas, using wet select product gas, using dry select product gas, using recycled select product gas, pressurizing to at least 40 psi, and preheating to at least 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
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59. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 55 wherein said step of displacing at least some oxygen content comprises the step of displacing selected from the group consisting of:
- gravimetrically displacing, injecting a flue gas at the bottom of an incline and releasing oxygen at the top of said incline, and injecting a select product gas at the bottom of an incline and releasing said oxygen at the top of said incline.
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60. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 further comprising the step of selectively adjusting a process flow rate.
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61. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 60 wherein said step of selectively adjusting a process flow rate comprises the step of regulating a pressure to velocity ratio for a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel selected from the group consisting of:
- maintaining a pressure of at least 80 psi, maintaining a flow rate of at least 5,000 feet per minute, and maintaining a Reynolds number value of at least 20,0000.
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62. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 60 wherein said step of selectively adjusting a process flow rate comprises the steps of dominatively pyrolytically decomposing said feedstock solids carbonaceous material and acceleratedly carbonaceously reforming said dominatively pyrolytically decomposed feedstock solids carbonaceous material.
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63. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 62 wherein said step of dominatively pyrolytically decomposing comprises the step of retaining said feedstock solids carbonaceous material in a pyrolysis chamber selected from the group consisting of:
- retaining for at least 2 minutes, retaining for at least 3 minutes, retaining for at least 4 minutes, retaining for at least 5 minutes, retaining for at least 6 minutes, retaining for at least 7 minutes, retaining for at least 8 minutes, retaining for at least 9 minutes, retaining for at least 10 minutes, retaining for at least 11 minutes, retaining for at least 12 minutes, retaining for at least 13 minutes, retaining for at least 14 minutes, retaining for at least 15 minutes, retaining for at least 16 minutes, retaining for at least 17 minutes, retaining for at least 18 minutes, retaining for at least 19 minutes, and retaining for at least 20 minutes, and wherein said step of acceleratedly carbonaceously reforming said dominatively pyrolytically decomposed feedstock solids carbonaceous material comprises the step of reforming in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel for about 4 seconds to about 10 seconds.
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64. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said step of affecting comprises the step of affecting selected from the group consisting of:
- raising a temperature, maintaining a pressure, raising a pressure, chemically reacting, temporally accelerating a chemical reaction sequence, displacing at least some oxygen content from a feedstock solids carbonaceous material, displacing at least some water content from a feedstock solids carbonaceous material, affirmatively establishing a stoichiometrically objectivistic chemic environment, and stoichiometrically controlling carbon content.
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65. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said step of inputting a feedstock solids carbonaceous material comprises the step of inputting selected from the group consisting of:
- inputting a variable carbon content, inputting a variable oxygen content, inputting a variable hydrogen content, inputting a variable water content, inputting a variable particle size property, inputting a variable hardness property, inputting a variable density property, inputting a variable wood waste content, inputting a variable municipal solid waste content, inputting a variable garbage content, inputting a variable sewage solids content, inputting a variable manure content, inputting a variable biomass content, inputting a variable rubber content, inputting a variable coal content, inputting a variable petroleum coke content, inputting a variable food waste content, and inputting a variable agricultural waste content.
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66. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said step of inputting a feedstock solids carbonaceous material comprises the step of milling said feedstock solids carbonaceous material selected from the group consisting of:
- milling to a process flow size and milling to less than about 2 cubic inches.
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67. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said step of inputting a feedstock solids carbonaceous material comprises the step of inputting a non-slurried carbonaceous feedstock.
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68. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said step of increasing an temperature comprises the step of increasing an temperature selected from the group consisting of:
- increasing a pretreatment temperature, increasing a pyrolytic decomposition temperature, increasing a carbonaceous reformation temperature, increasing from about 125 degrees Fahrenheit to about 135 degrees Fahrenheit, increasing from about 135 degrees Fahrenheit to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit, increasing from about 300 degrees Fahrenheit to about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, increasing from about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit to about 1640 degrees Fahrenheit, and increasing from about 1640 degrees Fahrenheit to about 1850 degrees Fahrenheit.
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69. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said steps of processing comprise the step of vaporizing at least some of said feedstock solids carbonaceous material selected from the group consisting of:
- vaporizing hydrocarbons and vaporizing select product gas components.
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70. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 further comprising the step of routing an gasifier process flow path through at least one select product gas components formation zone.
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71. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said step of generating at least some components of a select product gas comprises the step of generating selected from the group consisting of:
- generating carbon monoxide content, generating hydrogen content, and generating a 1;
1 molar ratio content of carbon monoxide to hydrogen.
- generating carbon monoxide content, generating hydrogen content, and generating a 1;
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72. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 further comprising the step of routing an gasifier process flow path through at least one select product gas formation zone.
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73. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 wherein said step of outputting at least some select product gas comprises the step of outputting selected from the group consisting of:
- varying a carbon monoxide content of a select product gas, outputting a primarily carbon monoxide select product gas, varying a hydrogen content of a select product gas, outputting a primarily hydrogen gas select product gas, varying a methane content of a select product gas, outputting a primarily methane select product gas, outputting a select product gas of primarily carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas and methane, controlling a molar ratio of a select product gas, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of from 1;
1 up to 20;
1 by volume, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 1;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 2;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 3;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 5;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 10;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 1;
1 to about 20;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 2;
1 to about 20;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 3;
1 to about 20;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 5;
1 to about 20;
1, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 10;
1 to about 20;
1, outputting producer gas, outputting synthesis gas, outputting a variable chemistry base stock, outputting a liquid fuel base stock, outputting a methanol base stock, outputting an ethanol base stock, outputting a refinery diesel base stock, outputting a biodiesel base stock, outputting a dimethyl-ether base stock, outputting a mixed alcohols base stock, outputting an electric power generation base stock, and outputting a natural gas equivalent energy value base stock.
- varying a carbon monoxide content of a select product gas, outputting a primarily carbon monoxide select product gas, varying a hydrogen content of a select product gas, outputting a primarily hydrogen gas select product gas, varying a methane content of a select product gas, outputting a primarily methane select product gas, outputting a select product gas of primarily carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas and methane, controlling a molar ratio of a select product gas, outputting a select product gas having a controlled hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of from 1;
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2. A method for select synthesis gas generation from solid carbonaceous materials as described in claim 1 and further comprising the step of in-situ generating said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species within said gasifier.
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74. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus comprising:
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at least some feedstock solids carbonaceous material; a feedstock solids carbonaceous materials input; a gasifier process flow path originating at said feedstock solids carbonaceous materials input and routed through a solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system; at least one pressure system joined to at least a portion of said gasifier process flow path; at least one heater system joined to at least a portion of said gasifier process flow path; at least one feedstock solids carbonaceous materials processor through which said gasifier process flow path is routed; at least some charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species; at least one charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector by which said gasifier process flow path is routed; a select product gas output located at a terminus of said gasifier process flow path routed through said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146)
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75. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 and further comprising at least one charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit integrated into said solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus.
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76. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 75 and further comprising at least one charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species scrubber for said select synthesis gas.
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77. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector comprises at least one charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species gasification zone injector.
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78. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 and further comprising at least one coagulator.
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79. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 78 wherein said coagulator comprises a contaminant coagulator.
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80. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 79 and further comprising at least one charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species select synthesis gas scrubber.
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81. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 78 and further comprising a coagulated material filter.
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82. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 and further comprising at least one charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species select synthesis gas contaminant removal system.
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83. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 82 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species select synthesis gas contaminant removal system is selected from the group consisting of:
- a phenol removal system, a sulfur removal system, particulate contaminant removal system, a carbon dioxide removal system, a tar removal system, and a metal removal system.
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84. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 75 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit comprises at least one ultra-violet energy generator and at least one magnetic field generator.
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85. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species is selected from the group consisting of:
- charged singlet oxygen, charged ozone vapor, charged ionized ozone, charged chained ionized oxygen, charged nitrox ion, charged hydroxide, charged hydroxide radicals, charged oxyl ion, charged peroxyl ion, charged superoxide ion, charged singlet oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged ozone vapor created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged ionized ozone created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged singlet oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged chained ionized oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged nitrox ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged hydroxide created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged hydroxide radicals created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged oxyl ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged peroxyl ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged free radicals created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged superoxide ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged singlet oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, charged ozone vapor created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged ionized ozone created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged singlet oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged chained ionized oxygen created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged nitrox ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged hydroxide created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged hydroxide radicals created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged oxyl ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged peroxyl ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, a species of charged free radicals created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field, and a species of charged superoxide ion created from ultraviolet energy and a magnetic field.
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86. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 75 and further comprising at least one gasifier coagulator.
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87. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises an vapor-state aqueous solution having a net negative charge.
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88. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises a vapor-state aqueous solution having a negatively charged species content exceeding a contaminant background demand for said negatively charged species content.
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89. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species comprises a vapor-state aqueous solution selected from the group consisting of:
- a vapor-state aqueous solution containing saturated hydrogen peroxide and negatively charged oxygen, a vapor-state aqueous solution containing saturated hydrogen peroxide and singlet molecular oxygen, a vapor-state aqueous solution containing saturated hydrogen peroxide and hydroxide, a vapor-state aqueous solution containing saturated hydrogen peroxide and hydroxide radicals, a vapor-state aqueous solution containing long-chain negatively charged oxygen species, a vapor-state aqueous peroxyl activated aqueous solution, a vapor-state aqueous nitroxyl activated aqueous solution, a vapor-state aqueous oxygenated aqueous solution, and a vapor-state aqueous ionized oxygen vapor aqueous solution.
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90. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector comprises an injector selected from the group consisting of:
- a pretreatment area injector, a pyrolysis chamber injector, a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel injector, a preliminary reformation coil injector, a secondary reformation coil injector, and a tertiary reformation coil injector.
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91. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector comprises a venturi injector.
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92. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 91 wherein said venturi injector comprises a venturi injector selected from the group consisting of:
- a venturi injector located before a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel, a venturi injector located before a preliminary reformation coil, a venturi injector located before a secondary reformation coil, a venturi injector located before a tertiary reformation coil, a venturi injector configured to maintain a pressure of at least 80 psi in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel, a venturi injector configured to maintain a flow rate of at least 5,000 feet per minute in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel, and a venturi injector configured to maintain a Reynolds number value of at least 20,000 in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel.
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93. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 further comprising a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species preheater.
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94. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 93 wherein said preheater comprises a gasifier system process enclosure.
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95. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 93 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species preheater comprises steam.
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96. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector comprises a preheated charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector.
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97. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector comprises a chemical reactant injector.
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98. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 97 wherein said chemical reactant injector comprises a stoichiometrically objectivistic carbon adjustment compensator.
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99. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 97 wherein said chemical reactant injector comprises an injector selected from the group consisting of:
- a hydrogen select product gas components generator, a carbon select product gas components injector, a carbon dioxide depleter, a hydrocarbon contaminants depleter, a carbon monoxide generator, and a hydrogen gas generator.
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100. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector comprises a catalyst injector.
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101. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector comprises a chemical reaction sequence yield maximization injector.
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102. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 further comprising an injection product selected from the group consisting of:
- a purified select product gas, a high BTU content select product gas, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 250 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 350 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 450 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 550 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 650 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 250 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 350 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 450 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 550 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 650 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a nitrogen oxide content minimized select product gas, a silicon oxide content minimized select product gas, a carbon dioxide content minimized select product gas, a sulfur content minimized select product gas, an organic vapor content minimized select product gas, and a metal content minimized select product gas.
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103. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 102 and further comprising an injector selected from the group consisting of:
- an injector configured to facilitate an oxidation reaction, an injector configured to facilitate a reduction reaction, an injector configured to facilitate an adsorption coagulation reaction, an injector configured to facilitate an absorption coagulation reaction, an injector configured to purge tar, an injector configured to purge phenol, an injector configured to purge sulfur, an injector configured to purge particulate contaminants, an injector configured to purge carbon dioxide, an injector configured to purge sulfur, and an injector configured to purge metals.
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104. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 further comprising a coactive flue gas injector.
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105. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 further comprising a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit.
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106. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 86 wherein said charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector comprises an injector selected from the group consisting of:
- a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species pump injector;
a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species rate controlled injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species mist spray injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species metered injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species ratio controlled injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species spray injector, an charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species reaction beneficial injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species materials input injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species spray diffusion injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species vapor released injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species recirculation pump, and a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species venturi injector pump injector.
- a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species pump injector;
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107. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 further comprising a high energy content select product gas at said select product gas output.
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108. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 107 wherein said high energy content select product gas comprises a processed select product gas selected from the group consisting of:
- a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species processed select product gas, a recycled select product gas processed select product gas, a negatively electrostatically enhanced steam processed select product gas, a flue gas processed select product gas, a varied retention time processed select product gas, a select product gas processed in at least a preliminary reformation coil and a secondary reformation coil, a select product gas processed with a recycled incompletely pyrolytically decomposed carbonaceous material, and a select product gas processed with a recycled incompletely reformed carbonaceous material.
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109. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 107 wherein said high energy select product gas comprises a dominatively pyrolized feedstock solids carbonaceous materials.
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110. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 107 wherein said high energy select product gas comprises a purified select product gas.
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111. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 110 wherein said purified select product gas comprises a contaminant purified select product gas.
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112. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 107 wherein said high energy select product gas comprises a select product gas selected from the group consisting of a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 250 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 350 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 450 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 550 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 650 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 250 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 350 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 450 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 550 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 650 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot.
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113. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 112 wherein said high energy select product gas comprises a select product gas in quantity proportion to the BTU value of said feedstock solids carbonaceous materials.
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114. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 further comprising at least one stoichiometrically objectivistic carbon compensator joined to at least a portion of said gasifier process flow path.
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115. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 114 wherein said stoichiometrically objectivistic carbon compensator comprises a gasifier process flow path input selected from the group consisting of:
- a carbon input, a carbon monoxide input, a flue gas injector, a pressurized flue gas injector, a preheated flue gas injector, an incompletely pyrolytically decomposed carbonaceous material input, a select product gas input, a wet select product gas input, a dry select product gas input, a preheated select product gas input, a pretreatment area input, a pyrolysis chamber input, and a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel input.
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116. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 115 wherein said stoichiometrically objectivistic carbon compensator comprises a stoichiometrically objectivistic recycled carbon compensator.
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117. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 further comprising at least one dynamically adjustable process flow regulator joined to at least a portion of said gasifier process flow path.
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118. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 117 wherein said dynamically adjustable process flow regulator comprises at least one process condition sensor and at least one sensor responsive dynamically adjustable process flow regulator.
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119. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 118 wherein said process condition sensor comprises a sensor selected from the group consisting of:
- temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a materials composition sensor, a carbon monoxide content sensor, a carbon dioxide content sensor, a hydrogen content sensor, a nitrogen content sensor, a gas chomatograph, and a mass spectrometer.
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120. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 118 wherein said sensor responsive dynamically adjustable process flow regulator comprises a feedstock solids carbonaceous materials input regulator, a pretreatment area regulator, a pyrolysis chamber regulator, a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel regulator, and a select product gas components scrubber regulator.
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121. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 118 wherein said sensor responsive dynamically adjustable process flow regulator comprises a regulator selected from the group consisting of:
- a water injector, a preheated water injector, a recycled water injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector, a preheated charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector, a recycled charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species injector, a steam injector, a recycled steam injector, a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced steam injector, a recycled charged negatively electrostatically enhanced steam injector, a flue gas injector, a preheated flue gas injector, a pressurized flue gas injector, a recycled flue gas injector, an incompletely pyrolytically decomposed carbonaceous material recycle input, an incompletely reformed carbonaceous material recycle input, a contaminant recycle input, a select product gas input, a wet select product gas input, a dry select product gas input, a recycled select product gas input, a variable speed temperature varied cyclical return, a process flow venturi injector, a process flow cavitator, a selective reformation coil heater, a tripart coil radiator, a variable temperature zone heater system, a temperature varied cyclical return, and a process flow carbonaceous materials selective separator.
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122. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 118 wherein said process condition sensor comprises a feedstock evaluation system.
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123. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 further comprising an air separation unit joined to at least a portion of said gasifier process flow path.
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124. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 123 wherein said air separation unit comprises an air intake and a nitrogen depletion area.
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125. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 124 further comprising an oxygen enrichment line routed from said air separation unit to at least one combustive burner.
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126. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 124 further comprising an oxygen enrichment line selected from the group consisting of:
- an oxygen enrichment line routed from said air separation unit to a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit and an activated oxygen enrichment line routed from said air separation unit to a charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit.
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127. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 124 further comprising a nitrogen depleted selected product gas at said output selected from the group consisting of:
- purified select product gas, a high BTU content select product gas, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 250 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 350 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 450 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 550 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 650 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value of at least 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 250 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 350 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 450 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 550 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, a select product gas having a BTU value from about 650 BTU per standard cubic foot to about 750 BTU per standard cubic foot, and a nitrogen oxide content minimized select product gas.
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128. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 further comprising an oxygen displacement system joined to at least a portion of said gasifier process flow path.
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129. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 128 wherein said oxygen displacement system comprises an oxygen displacement system located at a pretreatment area of said solid carbonaceous materials gasifier system.
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130. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 128 wherein said oxygen displacement system comprises an air displacement system.
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131. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 128 wherein said oxygen displacement system comprises an oxygen displacement system selected from the group consisting of:
- a flue gas injector, a preheated flue gas injector, a pressurized flue gas injector, a recycled flue gas injector, a select product gas input, a wet select product gas input, and a dry select product gas input, a select product gas recycle input, an at least 40 psi pressure system, and an at least 300 degrees Fahrenheit heater system.
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132. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 128 wherein said oxygen displacement system comprises an oxygen displacement system selected from the group consisting of:
- a gravimetric oxygen displacement system, an incline base input, and an incline apex output.
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133. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 further comprising a selectively adjustable flow rate regulator.
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134. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 133 wherein said selectively adjustable flow rate regulator comprises a regulator configured to operate at a condition selected from the group consisting of:
- a pressure of at least 80 psi in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel, a flow rate of at least 5,000 feet per minute in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel, and a Reynolds number value of at least 20,000 in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel.
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135. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 133 wherein said selectively adjustable flow rate regulator comprises a temperature varied cyclical return and at least one multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel venturi injector.
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136. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 135 wherein said temperature varied cyclical return comprises a temperature varied cyclical return having a return cycle selected from the group consisting of:
- a return cycle of at least 2 minutes, a return cycle of at least 3 minutes, a return cycle of at least 4 minutes, a return cycle of at least 5 minutes, a return cycle of at least 6 minutes, a return cycle of at least 7 minutes, a return cycle of at least 8 minutes, a return cycle of at least 9 minutes, a return cycle of at least 10 minutes, a return cycle of at least 11 minutes, a return cycle of at least 12 minutes, a return cycle of at least 13 minutes, a return cycle of at least 14 minutes, a return cycle of at least 15 minutes, a return cycle of at least 16 minutes, a return cycle of at least 17 minutes, a return cycle of at least 18 minutes, a return cycle of at least 19 minutes, and a return cycle of at least 20 minutes, and wherein said multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel venturi injector comprises a venturi injector configured to operate at a condition selected from the group consisting of;
a pressure of at least 80 psi in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel, a flow rate of at least 5,000 feet per minute in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel, and a Reynolds number value of at least 20,000 in a multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel.
- a return cycle of at least 2 minutes, a return cycle of at least 3 minutes, a return cycle of at least 4 minutes, a return cycle of at least 5 minutes, a return cycle of at least 6 minutes, a return cycle of at least 7 minutes, a return cycle of at least 8 minutes, a return cycle of at least 9 minutes, a return cycle of at least 10 minutes, a return cycle of at least 11 minutes, a return cycle of at least 12 minutes, a return cycle of at least 13 minutes, a return cycle of at least 14 minutes, a return cycle of at least 15 minutes, a return cycle of at least 16 minutes, a return cycle of at least 17 minutes, a return cycle of at least 18 minutes, a return cycle of at least 19 minutes, and a return cycle of at least 20 minutes, and wherein said multiple coil carbonaceous reformation vessel venturi injector comprises a venturi injector configured to operate at a condition selected from the group consisting of;
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137. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 and further comprising a flue gas injector selected from the group consisting of:
- a heater, a catalyst injector, an oxygen displacement system, a water displacement system, a chemical reactant injector, a stoichiometrically objectivistic carbon compensator, and a pressure system.
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138. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 wherein said feedstock solids carbonaceous materials input comprises a feedstock solids carbonaceous materials content selected from the group consisting of:
- a variable carbon content, a variable oxygen content, a variable hydrogen content, a variable water content, a variable particle size content, a variable hardness content, a variable density content, a variable wood waste content, a variable municipal solid waste content, a variable garbage content, a variable sewage solids content, a variable manure content, a variable biomass content, a variable rubber content, a variable coal content, a variable petroleum coke content, a variable food waste content, and a variable agricultural waste content.
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139. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 wherein said feedstock solids carbonaceous materials input comprises a milled feedstock solids carbonaceous materials content selected from the group consisting of:
- a content milled to a process flow size and a content milled to less than about 2 cubic inches.
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140. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 wherein said feedstock solids carbonaceous materials input comprises a non-slurried feedstock solids carbonaceous materials input.
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141. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 wherein said heater system comprises a heater system selected from the group consisting of:
- a pyrolysis temperature heater system, a carbonaceous reformation temperature heater system, a variable temperature zone heater system, a heater system configured to establish a temperature from 125 degrees Fahrenheit to 135 degrees Fahrenheit, a heater system configured to establish a temperature from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, a heater system configured to establish a temperature from 300 degrees Fahrenheit to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, a heater system configured to establish a temperature from 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit to 1,640 degrees Fahrenheit, and a heater system configured to establish a temperature from 1,640 degrees Fahrenheit to 1,850 degrees Fahrenheit.
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142. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 wherein each said processor comprises a processor selected from the group consisting of:
- a hydrocarbon vaporizer and a select product gas components vaporizer.
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143. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 further comprising at least one select product gas components formation zone through which said gasifier process flow path is routed.
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144. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 143 further comprising at least some select product gas components within said select product gas components formation zone selected from the group consisting of:
- carbon monoxide content select product gas component, hydrogen content select product gas component, and a select product gas component having a 1;
1 molar ratio content of carbon monoxide to hydrogen.
- carbon monoxide content select product gas component, hydrogen content select product gas component, and a select product gas component having a 1;
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145. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 further comprising a select product gas formation zone through which said gasifier process flow path is routed.
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146. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 145 further comprising a select product gas within said select product gas formation zone selected from the group consisting of:
- a variable carbon monoxide content select product gas, a primarily carbon monoxide select product gas, a variable hydrogen content select product gas, a primarily hydrogen gas select product gas, a variable methane content select product gas, a primarily methane select product gas, a select product gas of primarily carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas and methane, a controlled molar ratio select product gas, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of from 1;
1 up to 20;
1 by volume, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 1;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 2;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 3;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 5;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of at least about 10;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 1;
1 to about 20;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 2;
1 to about 20;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 3;
1 to about 20;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 5;
1 to about 20;
1, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio from at least about 10;
1 to about 20;
1, a producer gas, a synthesis gas, a variable chemistry base stock, a liquid fuel base stock, a methanol base stock, an ethanol base stock, a refinery diesel base stock, a biodiesel base stock, a dimethyl-ether base stock, a mixed alcohols base stock, an electric power generation base stock, and a natural gas equivalent energy value base stock.
- a variable carbon monoxide content select product gas, a primarily carbon monoxide select product gas, a variable hydrogen content select product gas, a primarily hydrogen gas select product gas, a variable methane content select product gas, a primarily methane select product gas, a select product gas of primarily carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas and methane, a controlled molar ratio select product gas, a controlled molar ratio select product gas having a hydrogen gas to carbon monoxide molar ratio of from 1;
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75. A solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus as described in claim 74 and further comprising at least one charged negatively electrostatically enhanced water species generation unit integrated into said solid carbonaceous materials select synthesis gas generation apparatus.
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Specification
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Current AssigneeThermo Technologies LLC (Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeThermo Technologies LLC (Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated)
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InventorsAbramov, Grigori A., Kleinke, Richard A., Wiley, Marcus A., Johnson, Dennis E. J.
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Primary Examiner(s)Langel; Wayne
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Application NumberUS12/246,337Publication NumberTime in Patent Office449 DaysField of Search252/373, 482/10, 482/02, 481/97.R, 48/61, 48/89, 48/99, 481/01US Class Current252/373CPC Class CodesC02F 1/32 with ultraviolet lightC10B 1/10 Rotary retortsC10J 2300/0903 Feed preparationC10J 2300/0916 BiomassC10J 2300/093 CoalC10J 2300/0943 CokeC10J 2300/0946 Waste, e.g. MSW, tires, gla...C10J 2300/1215 using synthesis gas as fuelC10J 3/66 by introducing them into th...C10K 1/101 with water onlyY02E 20/18 Integrated gasification com...Y02E 50/10 Biofuels, e.g. bio-dieselY02E 50/30 Fuel from waste, e.g. synth...Y02P 20/145 the feedstock being materia...