Air Products Wins U.S. Patent for ‘Cyclonic’ Gasification Scheme

摘要

The U.S. Patent Office announced recently that it issued a patent to Air Products and Chemicals for a “cyclonicgasifier and cyclonic-gasification method.” According to the patent authors, “operation of known cyclonic reactors can present drawbacks. Due to temperature gradients within a cyclonic reactor, there is a tendency for slag to solidify within the reactor, most particularly in the region near where the slag exits the reactor.