In the combustion reactor, air is introduced, inducing a reaction that consumes the char and reheats the sand to approximately 1800F. All remaining carbon is consumed in this combustion reaction, resulting in a carbon-free ash. Due to the combustion conditions and the fact that the unconverted material is essentially carbon, emissions from this step in the process are low. Reheated solids are separated from the flue gas and returned to the gasification reactor. Ash is removed from the flue gas, resulting in a high temperature (1800F) clean gas stream, available for heat recovery. The product gas continues on to the tar cracking step and final gas cleanup.

On exiting the gasification reactor, the product gas is conveyed through a gas conditioning reactor. In this unique operation that sets the Taylor Gasification Process apart from competing technologies, the product gas is heated to approximately 1800F. The condensable hydrocarbons (tars) are cracked to lower molecular weight compounds (e.g. hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane). This gas conditioning step eliminates the materials from the gas, enhancing downstream heat recovery and final gas cleanup for particulate removal. By removing these condensibles from the product gas, enhanced heat recovery is possible. The Taylor Gasification Process operates at essentially atmospheric pressure. This means that the biomass feedstock does not need to be extensively prepared for the process.