Method and system for performing gasification of carbonaceous feedstock

Abstract

The gasification of a carbonaceous material includes receiving a volume of feedstock, supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product via at least one pyrolysis reaction, super-heating the at least one pyrolysis reaction product, providing a volume of super-heated steam, mixing the volume of super-heated steam with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and converting at least a portion of at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a volume of feedstock;   supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product via at least one pyrolysis reaction;   super-heating the at least one pyrolysis reaction product;   providing a volume of super-heated steam;   mixing the volume of super-heated steam with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product;   converting at least a portion of at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction;   compressing the at least one synthesis gas product in at least one compression phase;   converting at least a portion of the compressed at least one synthesis gas product to a volume of methanol; and   converting at least a portion of the volume of methanol to a volume of gasoline.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving a volume of feedstock includes:
 receiving a volume of coal.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product via at least one pyrolysis reaction includes:
 supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product including at least one of tar and a non-condensable gas via at least one pyrolysis reaction.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product including at least one of tar and a noncondensable gas via at least one pyrolysis reaction includes:
 supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product including at least one of tar, molecular hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and ethane via at least one pyrolysis reaction.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the converting at least a portion of at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction includes:
 supplying thermal energy to the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and the volume of super-heated steam during a steam reforming process to form at least one reformed product.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the supplying thermal energy to the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and the volume of superheated steam during a steam reforming process to form at least one reformed product includes:
 supplying thermal energy to the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and the volume of super-heated steam during a steam reforming process to form at least one reformed product including at least one of molecular hydrogen and carbon monoxide.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the supplying thermal energy to the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and the volume of superheated steam during a steam reforming process to form at least one reformed product includes:
 extracting thermal energy from the at least one synthesis gas product during the at least one compression phase; and   supplying at least a portion of the extracted thermal energy to the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product and the volume of superheated steam during a steam reforming process.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the extracting thermal energy from the at least one synthesis gas product during the at least one compression phase includes:
 extracting thermal energy from the at least one synthesis gas product during a first compression phase; and   extracting thermal energy from the at least one synthesis gas product during a second compression phase.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the super-heating the at least one pyrolysis reaction product includes:
 supplying thermal energy from the at least one water-gas-shift reaction to the at least one pyrolysis product; and   super-heating the at least one pyrolysis reaction product via the supplied thermal energy from the at least one water-gas-shift reaction.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the providing a volume of superheated steam includes:
 receiving a volume of water; supplying thermal energy from the conversion of at least a portion of the at least one synthesis gas product to a volume of methanol to the volume of water to form a volume of saturated steam; and   supplying thermal energy to the volume of saturated steam to generate a volume of super-heated steam.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the converting at least a portion of the at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction includes:
 converting at least a portion of the at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product including at least one of molecular hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide via at least one water-gas-shift reaction.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the converting at least a portion of the compressed at least one synthesis gas product to a volume of methanol includes:
 converting at least a portion of the compressed at least one synthesis gas product to a volume of methanol by removing thermal energy from at least a portion of the at least one synthesis gas product.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the converting at least a portion of the volume of methanol to a volume of gasoline includes:
 converting at least a portion of the volume of methanol to a volume of gasoline via a methanol-to-gas (MTG) conversion process.   
     
     
         14 . A method comprising:
 super-heating at least one pyrolysis reaction product;   providing a volume of super-heated steam;   mixing the volume of super-heated steam with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product thereby creating at least one reformed product; and   converting at least a portion of the at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction.   
     
     
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         42 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising:
 receiving a volume of feedstock; and 
 supplying thermal energy to the volume of feedstock to convert at least a portion of the volume of feedstock to at least one pyrolysis reaction product via at least one pyrolysis reaction. 
 
     
     
         43 . A method comprising:
 super-heating at least one pyrolysis reaction product;   reforming the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product to obtain at least one reformed product; and   converting at least a portion of at least one reformed product to at least one synthesis gas product via at least one water-gas-shift reaction.   
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 43  further comprising:
 compressing the at least one synthesis gas product in at least one compression phase; 
 converting at least a portion of the compressed at least one synthesis gas product to a volume of methanol; and 
 converting at least a portion of the volume of methanol to a volume of gasoline. 
 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 43  wherein reforming further comprises:
 providing a volume of super-heated steam; and 
 mixing the volume of super-heated steam with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product thereby creating at least one reformed product. 
 
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 43  wherein reforming further comprises:
 providing a volume of super-heated gas containing hydrogen; and 
 mixing the volume of super-heated gas containing hydrogen with the super-heated at least one pyrolysis reaction product thereby creating at least one reformed product.