Disclosed herein are novel devices, systems, and methods for resource recovery from various feed streams, including both liquid and solid waste streams. Specifically disclosed is a plasma gasification unit and/or system operated or controlled by artificial intelligence (AI). The AI can utilize reinforcement learning (RL) processes to adjust operational parameters for maximizing efficiency and/or output. The plasma gasification unit and/or system may be modular and/or mobile, with portions sized such that they may be contained in one or more shipping containers. The plasma gasification unit and/or system may also include one or more plasma gasification chambers, and uses electrical energy to form a high temperature plasma arc that gasifies feed materials (e.g., brine, brackish water, plastics) into saleable products (e.g., hydrogen, syngas and other fuels, methanol, ammonia, urea).

The present disclosure provides a novel and practical alcohol and derivatives thereof which have more industrial value than existing petrochemical raw materials. The present disclosure further provides ethanol, characterized in that a peak in gas chromatography measured by gas chromatograph spectrometry (GC/MS) has at least one peak with a retention time selected from (A) a peak of 5 minutes 25 seconds to 5 minutes 35 seconds and two peaks of 2 minutes 55 seconds to 3 minutes 5 seconds; (B) a peak of 12 minutes 30 seconds to 12 minutes 40 seconds; (C) a peak of 6 minutes 36 seconds to 6 minutes 45 seconds; and (D) a peak of 15 minutes 00 seconds to 15 minutes 15 seconds.

High concentrations of recycle polymer are gasified in a partial oxidation gasifier to make a syngas useful to make a variety of chemicals and polymers, such as cellulose ester. Polymers such as cellulose esters can be made that are obtained from sustainable sources, recycle sources, and are biodegradable. Circularity in the manufacture of textiles and/or plastics made from the fibers of such cellulose esters can now be achieved. The process of making such a syngas from high concentrations of recycle polymer (e.g. textiles and/or plastics) includes campaigning for the production of syngas.

It is provided a method of converting a carbonaceous material into syngas at a carbon conversion rate of at least 78% comprising gasifying the carbonaceous material in a fluidized bed reactor producing a crude syngas, classifying the crude syngas by particle size and density into a cut sizing device, introducing the classified particle crude syngas into a thermal reformer and reforming the classified crude syngas at a temperature above mineral melting point, producing the syngas.

Provided are a method for producing a purified gas, which, when a valuable material is generated from a waste-derived raw material gas, can efficiently remove a phase transitioning impurity contained in the raw material gas, a method for producing a valuable material, a gas purification apparatus, and an apparatus for producing a valuable material. A method for producing a purified gas, comprising removing an impurity in a waste-derived raw material gas, the method comprising: a solid-phased impurity removing step S11 of passing the raw material gas through a phase transitioning impurity removing unit to remove a solid-phased phase transitioning impurity in the raw material gas; and an impurity removing step S12 of passing the raw material gas after the solid-phased impurity removing step through a pressure swing adsorption apparatus combined with a vacuum pump to remove an impurity in the raw material gas.

A reforming system is provided for autothermal reforming of a by-product stream rich in paraffins of a gasoline synthesis plant incorporating the reforming system. The invention provides an overall more efficient feed-to-gasoline system and process.

The invention relates to a method for recycling carbon-containing composite materials having a carbon-containing matrix material and fibre-, filament- or wire-reinforcement, in particular glass-fibre- or carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics materials, GFRP/CFRP, wherein the method comprises the following steps: at least extensive separation of the reinforcement from the carbon-containing matrix material; gasifying and/or pyrolysing the carbon-containing matrix material in order to produce synthesis gases containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide or a fluid mixture containing hydrocarbons; and processing the products of the gasifying and/or the pyrolysing to form at least one, preferably liquid, fuel; wherein separating the reinforcement from the carbon-containing matrix material comprises coarse comminution of the composite material by cutting and/or crushing, fine comminution of the coarsely comminuted composite material by pressing and/or squeezing in order to release the comminuted reinforcement from the comminuted composite material, and separating the released comminuted reinforcement from the comminuted matrix material.

A system for using carbonaceous material includes a steam reformer, a hydrocarbon reformer, and at least one gas-cleanup system. Also described are methods of producing liquid fuel and/or chemicals from carbonaceous material.

A fuel production system and a fuel production method are provided which can efficiently perform adjusting of a synthesis gas composition by hydrogen supply, while suppressing the generated amount of carbon dioxide by a system overall. A fuel production system includes: a gasification furnace which gasifies a biomass raw material to generate a synthesis gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide; a liquid fuel production device which produces a liquid fuel from the synthesis gas generated by the gasification furnace; a hydrogen supply pump which supplies hydrogen to a raw material supply area or a synthesis gas discharge area; a byproduct sensor which detects a byproduct amount generated inside the gasification furnace; and a controller which switches a hydrogen supply location by the hydrogen supply pump between the raw material supply area and synthesis gas discharge area, based on the byproduct amount detected by the byproduct sensor.