Producing synfuel from biodegradable carbonaceous material by forming a solid state stacked particle bioreactor

摘要

A method of producing synfuel (synthetic fuel including, for example, synthetic petroleum oil, an alcohol such as ethanol, and/or a gaseous fuel comprising methane) from carbonaceous material is disclosed, wherein the method comprising the steps of: forming a solid state stacked particle bioreactor with a plurality of particles comprising biodegradable carbonaceous material, the solid state stacked particle bioreactor including a drainage system configured to continuously drain liquid from the stacked particle bioreactor so that the stacked particles are not submerged in a liquid phase; forming an anaerobic microorganism supporting environment within the solid state stacked particle bioreactor; fermenting the carbonaceous material in the solid state stacked particle bioreactor to produce synfuel; and collecting the synfuel from the solid state stacked particle bioreactor.