System and method for processing raw gas with in-situ catalyst regeneration
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01J-007/00
C10K-003/02
C10G-011/10
C10G-070/04
C01B-003/58
C10J-003/48
C10J-003/72
C10J-003/84
C10K-001/02
C10K-001/26
C10K-001/34
출원번호
US-0437787
(2013-10-30)
등록번호
US-9677019
(2017-06-13)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2013/067448
(2013-10-30)
국제공개번호
WO2014/070857
(2014-05-08)
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/ 주소
Chandran, Ravi
출원인 / 주소
ThermoChem Recovery International, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Womble Carlyle
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A system and method for improving the quality of a raw gas or raw syngas passes the raw gas or raw syngas past a catalytic element comprising catalyst with an optional sorbent. A downstream measurement of one or more parameters of the improved gas is fed back to a controller configured to regulate t
A system and method for improving the quality of a raw gas or raw syngas passes the raw gas or raw syngas past a catalytic element comprising catalyst with an optional sorbent. A downstream measurement of one or more parameters of the improved gas is fed back to a controller configured to regulate the regeneration of the catalyst and optional sorbent and, optionally, the flow rate of the regeneration fluid to the catalytic element. The system and method are particularly suitable for improving raw syngas generated from a carbonaceous material in a fixed bed or fluidized-bed or entrained-flow gasifier. One or more undesirable syngas constituents are subject to one or more of catalytic cracking, reforming, partial oxidation and/or decomposition to promote their conversion into desirable syngas constituents. At least one catalytic element is regenerated in situ, either periodically, continuously, or in a combination of these two modes.
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1. A system for processing a raw syngas comprising: a gasifier configured to accommodate a raw syngas to be processed; andone or more catalytic elements positioned in the vessel such that a catalyst associated with the catalytic element contacts the raw syngas to thereby produce an improved syngas,
1. A system for processing a raw syngas comprising: a gasifier configured to accommodate a raw syngas to be processed; andone or more catalytic elements positioned in the vessel such that a catalyst associated with the catalytic element contacts the raw syngas to thereby produce an improved syngas, the catalytic element being connected to a source of regeneration fluid,wherein each catalytic element comprises a metal or ceramic structure having: porous walls configured to allow the regeneration fluid to pass therethrough;at least one catalyst supported on an external surface thereof; andone or more internal channels suitable for delivery of the regeneration fluid through the porous walls to regenerate the at least one catalyst; andwherein the raw syngas contacts the at least one catalyst supported on the external surface of the catalytic element, as the raw syngas flows past the catalytic element within the vessel. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein: the gasifier includes a contact region where a plurality of catalytic elements contact the raw syngas;the plurality of catalytic elements occupy 10 to 60% of the contact region by volume; anda footprint of the catalytic elements occupies 50 to 95% of a cross-section of the contact region. 3. The system according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of catalytic elements organized into one or more catalytic element assemblies, each catalytic element assembly comprising: a catalytic element manifold;at least one inlet connected to the catalytic element manifold; andthe plurality of catalytic elements connected to the catalytic element manifold. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein: each catalytic element comprises an elongated tube connected to the catalytic element manifold;each catalytic element has a first end and a second end; each catalytic element is connected at its first end to the catalytic element manifold; andthe plurality of catalytic elements are arranged in staggered rows and extend in a common direction from the catalytic element manifold. 5. The system according to claim 3, comprising: first and second catalytic element assemblies spaced apart from one another within the vessel;a first controller configured to control supply of a first regeneration fluid to the first and second catalytic elements, in response, at least in part, to information from a first sensor;at least one non-catalytic assembly located below the first and second catalytic element assemblies; anda second controller configured to control supply of a second regeneration fluid to the at least one non-catalytic assembly in response, at least in part, to information from a second sensor. 6. The system according to claim 1, wherein: the raw syngas includes one or more undesirable syngas constituents;and the one or more undesirable syngas constituents are subject to one or more of the group consisting of catalytic cracking, reforming, partial oxidation and decomposition, to promote their conversion into desirable syngas constituents to form the improved syngas. 7. The system according to claim 6, wherein: the gasifier has a freeboard region;a plurality of catalytic elements are positioned in the freeboard region of the gasifier;the plurality of catalytic elements occupy 10 to 60% of the volume of the freeboard region; anda footprint of the catalytic elements occupies 50 to 95% of a cross-section of the freeboard region where the catalytic elements are present. 8. The system according to claim 1, wherein: the regeneration fluid comprises a mixture including one or more of the group consisting of steam, oxygen, air and carbon dioxide;the regeneration fluid comprises reactants to facilitate in-situ regeneration of the catalyst utilizing one or more steps from the group consisting of partial oxidation and reforming. 9. The system according to claim 8, wherein: the external surface of each catalytic element also accommodates a sorbent; andthe regeneration fluid further comprises reactants to facilitate in-situ regeneration of the sorbent by desorption or oxidation. 10. The system according to claim 1, configured to supply regeneration fluid having: a steady flow component; anda superimposed pulsating flow component supplied at a pulsing frequency ranging from 0.001 Hz to 100 Hz. 11. The system according to claim 1, wherein: each catalytic element comprises one or more pore-forming agents added to the catalyst and the optional sorbent to render the catalyst and the optional sorbent layer porous. 12. The system according to claim 1, comprising one or more perovskites of the general formula ADO3 supported on the external surface, wherein: A is one or more from the group consisting of La, Zr, Y, Mg, Gd, Sr and Ti, andD is one or more from the group consisting of copper oxide, Cu—Cr—O, Fe, Co, W, Mo, Ir, Pt, Pd, Rh and Re. 13. The system according to claim 1, wherein: the raw syngas contains contaminants;and each catalytic element comprises: a tube formed from one or more materials selected from the group consisting of monoclinic zirconia, yittria stabilized zirconia (YSZ), gadolinium-doped zirconia (Gd—Z) and alkaline-earth metal hexa-aluminate; anda coating comprising: one or more catalyst metals selected from the group consisting of Rh, Pt, Ir, Pd and Re, andone or more sorbents selected from the group consisting of copper oxide, Cu—Cr—O oxides, W and Mo. 14. The system according to claim 1, wherein the external surface of each catalytic element comprises: a first layer formed from one or more of the group consisting of monoclinic zirconia, YSZ, Gd—Z, alkaline-earth metal hexa-aluminate, anda second layer comprising one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Rh, Pt, Ir, Pd, Re, copper oxide, Cu—Cr—O oxides, W and Mo. 15. The system according to claim 14, wherein each catalytic element comprises a nickel-chromium-iron-molybdenum alloy tube. 16. The system according to claim 1, comprising one or more perovskites of the general formula ADO3 supported on the external surface, wherein: A is one or more from the group consisting of La, Sr, Ca, Mg, Si, Ce, Zr, Ti and Ba; andD is one or more from the group consisting of Ni, Ru, Fe, Co, Al, Mn, Rh, and Cu. 17. The system according to claim 1, wherein: each catalytic element comprises: a tube formed from one or more materials selected from the group consisting of ceria, alumina, zirconia, yittria, lanthanum, magnesium aluminate, promoted alumina, silica and titania, anda coating comprising one or more catalyst metals selected from the group consisting of Ni and Ru. 18. The system according to claim 1, wherein the external surface of each catalytic element comprises: a first layer formed from one or more of the group consisting of ceria, alumina, zirconia, yittria, lanthanum, magnesium aluminate, promoted alumina, silica and titania, anda second layer comprising one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Ni, Ru. 19. The system according to claim 18, wherein each catalytic element comprises a nickel-chromium-iron-molybdenum alloy tube. 20. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one catalytic element has pores having a maximum cross-sectional dimension of between 0.05 and 10 microns. 21. A method of processing raw syngas comprising: providing the system of claim 1;contacting raw syngas with the plurality of catalytic element of the catalytic element assembly to form an improved syngas;detecting at least one component of the improved syngas; andcontrolling supply of a regeneration fluid to the catalytic element assembly based, at least in part, on a detected amount of the at least one component.
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