Product Characterization for Entrained Flow Coal/Biomass Co-Gasification

Technical Report · Fri Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1084032· OSTI ID:1084032

Maghzi, Shawn ^[1]; Subramanian, Ramanathan ^[2]; Rizeq, George ^[2]; Singh, Surinder ^[2]; McDermott, John ^[2]; Eiteneer, Boris ^[2]; Ladd, David ^[2]; Vazquez, Arturo ^[2]; Anderson, Denise ^[2]; Bates, Noel ^[2]

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1. General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States); General Electric Company
2. General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)

The U.S. Department of Energy‘s National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE NETL) is exploring affordable technologies and processes to convert domestic coal and biomass resources to high-quality liquid hydrocarbon fuels. This interest is primarily motivated by the need to increase energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Gasification technologies represent clean, flexible and efficient conversion pathways to utilize coal and biomass resources. Substantial experience and knowledge had been developed worldwide on gasification of either coal or biomass. However, reliable data on effects of blending various biomass fuels with coal during gasification process and resulting syngas composition are lacking. In this project, GE Global Research performed a complete characterization of the gas, liquid and solid products that result from the co-gasification of coal/biomass mixtures. This work was performed using a bench-scale gasifier (BSG) and a pilot-scale entrained flow gasifier (EFG).

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: NT0006305
• OSTI ID: 1084032
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
09 BIOMASS FUELS