Gasification apparatus and method for generating syngas from gasifiable feedstock material.

The present invention relates to a gasification apparatus for gene rating syngas from gasifiable feedstock material, said apparatus comprising a vessel having a feedstock inlet, an inlet for a gaseous gasifying medium, an outlet for exhausted feedstock material and a syngas outlet; a gasifying reactor accommodated in said vessel and in fluid communication with said feedstock inlet, said outlet for exhausted feedstock material and said inlet for said gasifying medium of said vessel; and a filtering unit accommodated in said vessel and having an upstream side and a downstream side, said upstream side of said filtering unit being in fluid communication with said reactor and said downstream side thereof being in fluid communication with said syngas outlet. 27 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets