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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Ag Energy Solutions, Inc., Spokane, WA (US);
Philip W. Appel, Cheney, WA (US);
Thomas D. Weir, Pullman, WA (US);
Jacob M. Culley, Spokane, WA (US);
Sarah E. Love, Spokane, WA (US);
Daniel A. Howard, Cheney, WA (US);
Ag Energy Solutions, Inc., Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Abstract
A gasifier system for reducing the particle size of non-gas byproducts of the gasification process. The gasifier system generally includes a grinder that permits uninterrupted syngas flow during gasification of biomass that contains high amounts of silica and/or salts. The described system and method incorporates a grinder that breaks apart the resultant non-gas byproducts into finer particles that may be flushed out of a gasifier using the syngas stream. The particles may then be easily separated from the gas stream in a separator and collected in a char or waste bin for removal/disposal.