Second stage gasifier in staged gasification and integrated process
A second stage gasification unit in a staged gasification integrated process flow scheme and operating methods are disclosed to gasify a wide range of low reactivity fuels. The inclusion of second stage gasification unit operating at high temperatures closer to ash fusion temperatures in the bed provides sufficient flexibility in unit configurations, operating conditions and methods to achieve an overall carbon conversion of over 95% for low reactivity materials such as bituminous and anthracite coals, petroleum residues and coke. The second stage gasification unit includes a stationary fluidized bed gasifier operating with a sufficiently turbulent bed of predefined inert bed material with lean char carbon content. The second stage gasifier fluidized bed is operated at relatively high temperatures up to 1400.degree. C. Steam and oxidant mixture can be injected to further increase the freeboard region operating temperature in the range of approximately from 50 to 100.degree. C. above the bed temperature.
- Research Organization:
- Southern Company Services, Inc., Birmingham, AL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- NT0000749
- Assignee:
- Southern Company Services, Inc. (Birmingham, AL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,150,800
- Application Number:
- 14/102,327
- OSTI ID:
- 1222641
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Dec 10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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