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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2010
Christopher Perkins, Boulder, CO (US);
Zoran Jovanovic, Louisville, CO (US);
Steven Strand, Midland, MI (US);
Courtland Hilton, Broomfield, CO (US);
Donna Kelley, Louisville, CO (US);
Christopher Perkins, Boulder, CO (US);
Zoran Jovanovic, Louisville, CO (US);
Steven Strand, Midland, MI (US);
Courtland Hilton, Broomfield, CO (US);
Donna Kelley, Louisville, CO (US);
Sundrop Fuels, Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven chemical plant are disclosed. Some embodiments may include a solar thermal receiver to absorb concentrated solar energy from an array of heliostats and a solar-driven chemical reactor. This chemical reactor may have multiple reactor tubes, in which particles of biomass may be gasified in the presence of a carrier gas in a gasification reaction to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide products. High heat transfer rates of the walls and tubes may allow the particles of biomass to achieve a high enough temperature necessary for substantial tar destruction and complete gasification of greater than 90 percent of the biomass particles into reaction products including hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas in a very short residence time between a range of 0.01 and 5 seconds.