Inventors:
Bart Kavanaugh - Miami Beach FL, US
Donald W. Kendrick - Bellevue WA, US
Steven Kushnick - Marietta GA, US
Assignee:
Starlight Energy Holdings LLC - Dover DE
International Classification:
C10B 1/04, C10J 3/00
Abstract:
A system for gasifying biomass materials is provided. The system includes a gasifying unit for converting the biomass materials into a gas and a feeder mechanism for introducing the biomass materials into the gasifying unit. The gasifying unit includes a plurality of gasifying medium and biomass injection ports distributed along a vertical length of the gasifying unit, and each of the plurality of injection ports has a corresponding injection angle. The injection angles include at least one of an upward tangential angle and a downward tangential angle.