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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Courtland Hilton, Broomfield, CO (US);
Zoran Jovanovic, Louisville, CO (US);
Bryan Schramm, Broomfield, CO (US);
Christopher Perkins, Boulder, CO (US);
Wayne Simmons, Dublin, OH (US);
Courtland Hilton, Broomfield, CO (US);
Zoran Jovanovic, Louisville, CO (US);
Bryan Schramm, Broomfield, CO (US);
Christopher Perkins, Boulder, CO (US);
Wayne Simmons, Dublin, OH (US);
Sundrop Fuels, Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven chemical plant are disclosed. An embodiment may include a solar thermal receiver aligned to absorb concentrated solar energy from one or more solar energy concentrating fields. A solar driven chemical reactor may include multiple reactor tubes located inside the solar thermal receiver. The multiple reactor tubes can be used to gasify particles of biomass in the presence of a carrier gas. The gasification reaction may produce reaction products that include hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas having an exit temperature from the tubes exceeding 1000 degrees C. An embodiment can include a quench zone immediately downstream of an exit of the chemical reactor. The quench zone may immediately quench via rapid cooling of at least the hydrogen and carbon monoxide reaction products within 0.1-10 seconds of exiting the chemical reactor to a temperature of 800 degrees C. or less.