A techno-economic assessment of integrating a waste/coal coprocessing facility with an existing oil refinery
- MITRE Corp., McLean, VA (United States)
The objective of this study was to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of siting and integrating waste/coal coprocessing facilities next to existing oil refineries. The conceptual coprocessing plants processed a mixture of bituminous coal, waste plastic and oil, and tires. Three conceptual plants were analyzed that used varying quantities of wastes. The plants produced about 10,000 barrels per day of unrefined liquids that were sent directly to the refinery for upgrading into transportation fuels. These coprocessing plants were then compared to a coal-only liquefaction plant to determine the potential economic advantage of utilizing waste as feed. Preliminary economics indicate that waste/coal coprocessing could reduce the required selling price of liquids by about 30 percent compared to stand-alone coal liquefaction plants. A comprehensive R and D program is recommended to verify assumptions and optimize coprocessing performance.
- OSTI ID:
- 126451
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950402--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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