Abstract:
The present invention relates to a Gasification reactor and its use, said reactor comprising: a pressure shell (31) for maintaining a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure; a slag bath located in a lower part of the pressure shell; a gasifier wall (32) arranged inside the pressure shell (31) defining a gasification chamber (33) wherein during operation the synthesis gas can be formed, a lower open part of the gasifier wall which is in fluid communication (7) with the slag bath and an open upper end (34) of the gasifier wall (32) which is in fluid communication with a quench zone (35); a quench zone (35) comprising a tubular formed part (36) positioned within the pressure shell (31), open at its lower and upper end and having a smaller diameter than the pressure shell (31) thereby defining an annular space (37) around the tubular part (36), wherein the lower open end of the tubular formed part (36) is fluidly connected to the upper end of the gasifier wall (32) and the upper open end of the tubular formed part is in fluid communication with the annular space (37); wherein at the lower end of the tubular part (36) injecting means (39) are present for injecting a liquid or gaseous cooling medium and wherein in the annular space (37) injecting means (40) are present to inject a liquid in the form of a mist and wherein an outlet (41) for synthesis gas is present in the wall of the pressure shell (31) fluidly connected to said annular space (37).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system (1) for producing synthesis gas (20, 40) comprising CO and H2 , the system (1) at least comprising: a first gasification reactor (2) having an inlet (7) for a first oxygen containing stream (60) , an inlet (6) for a first, particulate or liquid carbonaceous stream (10) , an outlet (8) for raw synthesis gas (20) produced in the first gasification reactor (2) ; a second gasification reactor (3) having an inlet (11) for a second oxygen containing stream (70) , an inlet (9) for a second carbonaceous stream (30) , and an outlet (12) for raw synthesis gas (40) produced in the second gasification reactor (3), the seccnd carbonaceous stream (30) being selected from the group consisting of a gaseous and liquid stream, or a mixture thereof ; a source (4) of an oxygen containing stream (50) ; and a distributor (25) for fluidly connecting the source (4) to the inlet (7) for the first, oxygen containing stream (60) of the first gasif ication reactor (2) and to the inlet (11) for the second oxygen containing stream (70) of the second gasif ication reactor (3) ; wherein the distributor (25) is arranged to selectively connect the source (4) to the first (2) or second (3) gasification reactor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of producing a hydrocarbon containing stream (110) from a subterranean zone (100) wherein an injection fluid (50) is injected into the subterranean zone (100), the method at least comprising the steps of: (a) providing an injection fluid (50) comprising synthesis gas; (b) injecting the injection fluid (50) into a subterranean zone (100) for obtaining a desired pressure therein; (c) obtaining a hydrocarbon containing stream (110) from the subterranean zone (100).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of producing synthesis gas comprising CO, CO2 , and H2 from a carbonaceous stream (3) using an oxygen containing stream (4) , the method comprising at least the steps of : (a) injecting a carbonaceous stream (3) and an oxygen containing stream (4) into a gasification reactor (2) ; (b) at least partially oxidising the carbonaceous stream (3) in the gasification reactor (2) , thereby- obtaining a raw synthesis gas; (c) removing the raw synthesis gas obtained in step (b) from the gasification reactor (2) into a quenching section ( 6) ; and (d) injecting a liquid (17) , preferably water, into the quenching section (2) in the form of a mist. In a further aspect the present invention relates to a system (1) for performing the method.
Abstract:
System and process for synthesising methanol out of a source gas containing light hydrocarbons. The system comprises - a hydrocarbon gas supply (3) for providing the source gas;- an oxygen supply (1) for providing an oxygen containing fluid;- a syngas reactor (2) in the form of a gasification reactor, arranged to receive the source gas from the hydrocarbon gas supply (3) and the oxygen containing fluid from the oxygen supply (1), the syngas reactor (2) being arranged to produce an intermediate reaction product from the source gas and the oxygen containing fluid, and to discharge the intermediate reaction product, the intermediate reaction product comprising syngas;- a methanol reactor (5), arranged to receive at least a fraction of the intermediate reaction product from the syngas reactor, and arranged to let the intermediate reaction product react into at least methanol via a methanol forming reaction, the methanol reactor being provided with a methanol outlet (11) for discharging the formed methanol and an offgas outlet (12) for discharging an offgas.
Abstract:
Reactor vessel for performing a steam reforming reaction comprising: a vessel inlet for natural gas and steam (2), a vessel inlet for a hot gaseous medium (3), a vessel outlet for a gaseous product comprising the steam reforming product (4), and a reactor space (7) comprising of a bed of steam reforming catalyst (8), which reactor space inlet is fluidly connected to the inlet for natural gas and steam and at its outlet end fluidly connected with the outlet for the gaseous product, wherein inside the catalyst bed a passageway (9) is provided fluidly connected to the vessel inlet for the hot gaseous medium for passage of hot gaseous mixture counter currently to the flow of reactants in the catalyst bed.
Abstract:
Process to produce a hydrocarbon product from a subsurface reservoir by injecting into the reservoir the gaseous mixture obtained by the below process to obtain a desired pressure in said reservoir such to enhance the recovery of the hydrocarbon containing stream, wherein the process to prepare the gaseous mixture comprises (a) partial oxidation of a carbonaceous feed and a gas mixture comprising nitrogen and oxygen thereby obtaining the gaseous mixture comprising of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, (b) cooling of the gaseous mixture of step (a) by indirect heat exchange against evaporating water obtaining steam, (c) providing to a gas turbine a methane comprising feed thereby obtaining a source of power and an exhaust gas or providing to a fired steam boiler a methane comprising feed thereby obtaining steam and an exhaust gas, and (d) using the exhaust gas as obtained in step (c) as the gas mixture comprising nitrogen and oxygen in step (a).
Abstract:
Process to produce a hydrocarbon product from a subsurface reservoir by injecting into the reservoir the gaseous mixture obtained by the below process to obtain a desired pressure in said reservoir such to enhance the recovery of the hydrocarbon containing stream, wherein the process to prepare the gaseous mixture comprises (a) partial oxidation of a carbonaceous feed and a gas mixture comprising nitrogen and oxygen thereby obtaining the gaseous mixture comprising of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen, (b) cooling of the gaseous mixture of step (a) by indirect heat exchange against evaporating water obtaining steam, (c) providing to a gas turbine a methane comprising feed thereby obtaining a source of power and an exhaust gas or providing to a fired steam boiler a methane comprising feed thereby obtaining steam and an exhaust gas, and (d) using the exhaust gas as obtained in step (c) as the gas mixture comprising nitrogen and oxygen in step (a).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a gasification system and its use, said gasification system comprising a gasification reactor (43) and a synthesis gas cooling vessel (44), wherein the gasification reactor (43) comprises: a pressure shell for maintaining a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure; a slag bath located in a lower part of the pressure shell; a gasifier wall arranged inside the pressure shell defining a gasification chamber (47) wherein during operation the synthesis gas can be formed, a lower open part of the gasifier wall which is in fluid communication with the slag bath and an open upper end of the gasifier wall which is in fluid communication with the synthesis gas cooling vessel via a connecting conduit (51); and wherein the synthesis gas cooling vessel (44) comprises an inlet for hot synthesis gas, an outlet (49) for cooled synthesis gas and means (46) to, in use, directly contact liquid water with the hot synthesis gas as formed in the gasification reactor.