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Title: ENCOAL mild coal gasification project public design and construction report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/102279· OSTI ID:102279

This Public Design Report describes the 1000 ton per day ENCOAL mild coal gasification demonstration plant now in operation at the Buckskin Mine near Gillette, Wyoming. The objective of the project is to demonstrate that the proprietary Liquids From Coal (LFC) technology can reliably and economically convert low Btu PRB coal into a superior, high-Btu solid fuel (PDF), and an environmentally attractive low-sulfur liquid fuel (CDL). The Project`s plans also call for the production of sufficient quantities of PDF and CDL to permit utility companies to carry out full scale burn tests. While some process as well as mechanical design was done in 1988, the continuous design effort was started in July 1990. Civil construction was started in October 1990; mechanical erection began in May 1991. Virtually all of the planned design work was completed by July 1991. Most major construction was complete by April 1992 followed by plant testing and commissioning. Plant operation began in late May 1992. This report covers both the detailed design and initial construction aspects of the Project.

Research Organization:
Encoal Corp., Gillette, WY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FC21-90MC27339
OSTI ID:
102279
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/27339-4065; ON: DE95009711
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Dec 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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