Reducing gas generation
Abstract
Abstract PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN IMPROVED REDUCING GAS COMPRISING ESSENTIALLY H2+CO AND HAVING A MINIMUM "REDUCING RATIO" (H2+CO)/(H2O+CO2) OF 15. THE REDUCING GAS IS GENERATED IN A SEPARATE UNPACKED NONCATALYTIC REACTION ZONE BY THE PARTIAL OXIDATION OF A LIQUID HYDROCARBONACEOUS FUEL, SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE ABSENCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL H2O. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE REACTION ZONE IS MODERATED BY A GAS MIXTURE HAVING A "REDUCING RATIO" GREATER THAN ABOUT 1, FOR EXAMPLE: A PORTION OF COOLED REDUCING GAS FROM THE REACTION ZONE; OR A PORTION OF THE OFF-GAS FROM AN INTEGRATED PROCESS SUCH AS AN ORE REDUCTION ZONE; OR A MIXTURE OF BOTH OF THESE GASES. IN ADDITION TO THE METALLURGICAL APPLICATIONS, THE GAS MIXTURES, AS PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS OF THIS INVENTION, MAY BE USED DIRECTLY AS A FUEL GAS OR AS FEEDSTICK IN PROCESSES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF METHANOL, HYDROCARBONS, OR OXYGENATED ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
Inventors
- 👤 Blake Reynolds
- 👤 Clifford G Ludeman
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