Abstract: A system for gasification of coal deposits below the ground surface comprising an injection well assembly comprising one end positioned at the surface and the opposite end located adjacent or within the coal deposit; a production well assembly comprising one end positioned at the surface and the opposite end of the production well assembly located adjacent or within the coal deposit; a non-vertical reaction shaft assembly located adjacent or within the coal deposit, the non-vertical reaction comprising an injection end in communication with the end of the injection well assembly located adjacent or within the coal deposit and a production end in communication with the end of the production well assembly located adjacent or within the coal deposit; and an electric torch configured to move within the non-vertical reaction shaft assembly and create an oxidant and moderator downhole. A method for gasifying coal deposits is also provided.
Abstract: A system for gasification of carbonaceous deposits below the ground surface comprising: an injection well assembly comprising one end positioned at the ground surface and the opposite end of the injection well assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit; a production well assembly comprising one end positioned at the ground surface and the opposite end of the production well assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit; a non-vertical reaction shaft assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit a distance below ground surface, the non-vertical reaction shaft having a length and comprising an injection end in communication with the end of the injection well assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit and a production end in communication with the end of the production well assembly located within the carbonaceous deposit; and a mobile electric device configured to move within the non-vertical reaction shaft assembly.
Abstract: A system for production of CO2-rich product gas, the system including a steam shift reactor for production of shifted synthesis gas from high pressure raw synthesis gas; a hydrogen separation unit to separate the shifted synthesis gas into a hydrogen-rich product comprising a greater volume percentage of hydrogen than the shifted synthesis gas and a hydrogen-lean tailgas comprising a reduced volume percentage of hydrogen than the shifted synthesis gas; an oxidizing unit adapted to oxidize the hydrogen-lean tailgas with purified oxygen comprising primarily oxygen, to produce an oxidized product gas comprising water vapor and carbon dioxide; and dehydration apparatus adapted for removal of water vapor from the oxidized product gas to provide CO2-rich product gas comprising at least 95% CO2 by volume; wherein the proportional critical temperature of the CO2-rich product gas is near or greater than the critical temperature of pure CO2.