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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Werner Siegfried Ernst, Secunda, ZA;
Inventor:
Werner Siegfried Ernst, Secunda, ZA;
Assignee:
Sasol Technology (Proprietary) Limited, Johannesburg, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/02 (2006.01); C07C 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method () for the production of synthesis gas includes humidifying an oxygen-containing stream () by contacting the oxygen-containing stream () with a hot aqueous liquid () to produce a humidified oxygen-containing stream (), and feeding the humidified oxygen-containing stream () into a gasifier () in which a carbonaceous material () is being gasified, thereby to produce synthesis gas.