Thermochem Recovery International, Inc.

Emily Jane Schultheis

Daniel Michael Leo

Ravi Chandran

Dave G Newport

Daniel A Burciaga

Brian Christopher Attwood

Justin Kevin Miller

Kaitlin Emily Harrington

Kelly Ann Kishton

Shawn Robert Freitas

A solids discharge system (SDS) is configured to separate solids from product gas. The system includes a solids separation device and at least one solids transfer conduit configured to receive solids from the solids separation device. The solids transfer conduit is selectively partitioned into a plurality of compartments (or 'sections') along its length by isolation valves. A gas supply conduit and a gas discharge conduits are connected to one of the sections to facilitate removal of solids. A filter in fluid communication with that section is configured to prevent solids from passing through the gas discharge conduit so that the solids can be removed from one of the sections of the solids transfer conduit. A product gas generation system incorporates first and second reactors, the latter of which receives products created by the second reactor.

Method for discharging solids from a solids-laden gas

A feedstock delivery system transfers a carbonaceous material, such as municipal solid waste, into a product gas generation system. The feedstock delivery system includes a splitter for splitting bulk carbonaceous material into a plurality of carbonaceous material streams. Each stream is processed using a weighing system for gauging the quantity of carbonaceous material, a densification system for forming plugs of carbonaceous material, a de-densification system for breaking up the plugs of carbonaceous material, and a gas and carbonaceous material mixing system for forming a carbonaceous material and gas mixture. A pressure of the mixing gas is reduced prior to mixing with the carbonaceous material, and the carbonaceous material to gas weight ratio is monitored. A transport assembly conveys the carbonaceous material and gas mixture to a first reactor where at least the carbonaceous material within the mixture is subject to thermochemical reactions to form the product gas.

Method of producing product gas from multiple carbonaceous feedstock streams mixed with a reduced-pressure mixing gas

Gas-solids separation system having a partitioned solids transfer conduit

Feed zone delivery system having carbonaceous feedstock density reduction and gas mixing

Feedstock delivery system having carbonaceous feedstock splitter and gas mixing

Method for forming a plurality of plugs of carbonaceous material

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Glenwood, MD, United States of America

Emily Jane Schultheis