Fixed bed gasifier and process for the gasification of organic waste

摘要

A fixed-bed gasification furnace for organic waste such as scrap tires and waste plastics wherein an organic waste charged thereinto is gasified with a supply of a gasifying agent comprising a mixture of an oxygen-containing gas and steam comprises means for measuring the height of a layer of the charged organic waste in the furnace, means for measuring the internal temperature of the furnace, a controller for controlling the feed rate of the oxygen- containing gas in response to a signal from the means for measuring the height of the organic waste layer, and a controller for controlling the feed rate of steam in response to a signal from the means for measuring the internal temperature of said furnace. IMAGE