Systems and methods for converting organic material into commercially
viable products, such as burnable low sulfur engine fuels. The system of
the present invention includes an anaerobic stripping reactor for
processing organic materials into a bio-softened slurry, a thermobaric
cracking chamber and expansion/separation tank for converting the
bio-softened slurry into products, and a hydrocarbon separation system
for separating the various products. An interfusion system can be
provided that selectively combines various of the products to create
fuels, such as diesel or gasoline. In one embodiment, the thermobaric
cracking chamber operates approximately in the ranges of 350 to
600.degree. F. and 400 to 1,200 psig. In a specific embodiment, the
anaerobic stripping reactor is segregated into three areas to create
buffer zones both into and out of the anaerobic stripping reactor, thus
isolating a main portion of the organic material from reactive shocks.
Varying the organic material input into the system, and/or the
temperature and/or pressure of the thermobaric cracking chamber and/or
the dwell time of the organic material in the thermobaric cracking
chamber allows the end product of the system to be manipulated and
controlled.