Process for the gasification of organic materials, processes for the gasification of glass fiber reinforced plastics, and apparatus

Abstract

A process of the gasification of glass fiber reinforced plastics includes feeding a glass fiber reinforced plastic material to a rotatable gasification furnace, heating the material to a temperature of 650 to 750° C. in the presence of oxygen and steam to gasify the plastic component thereof, recovering the remaining glass fibers; introducing the resulting plastic gas into a plastic gas decomposition section, partially oxidizing the plastic gas at a temperature of 700 to 1000° C. in the presence of additional oxygen or an additional mixture of oxygen and steam, and recovering the CO and H2 so produced.

What is claim is:  
     
         1 . A process of the gasification of glass fiber reinforced plastics, comprising the steps of feeding a glass fiber reinforced plastic material to a rotatable gasification furnace; heating the material to a temperature of 650 to 750° C. in the presence of oxygen and steam to gasify the plastic component thereof; recovering the remaining glass fibers; introducing the resulting plastic gas into a plastic gas decomposition section; partially oxidizing the plastic gas at a temperature of 700 to 1000° C. in the presence of additional oxygen or an additional mixture of oxygen and steam; and recovering the CO and H2 so produced.  
     
     
         2 . A process of the gasification of glass fiber reinforced plastics, comprising the steps of feeding a glass fiber reinforced plastic material to a rotatable gasification furnace; heating the material to a temperature of 650 to 750° C. in the presence of air and steam to gasify the plastic component thereof; recovering the remaining glass fibers; introducing the resulting plastic gas into a combustion section; burning the plastic gas at a temperature of 700 to 1,000° C. in the presence of additional air or an additional mixture of air and steam, and recovering generated heat.