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Title: Coking properties of coal under pressure and their influence on moving-bed gasification. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5010641

The coking properties of seven bituminous coals, including three Eastern US coals, one Midwestern US coal, a Western US coal and two from the UK were studied with respect to the possible utilization of these coals in moving bed gasifier systems. Complete physical, chemical and petrographic analyses were obtained for each coal in addition to the highly specialized CCDC simulated gasifier coking test data. The effects of total pressure, hydrogen partial pressure, heating rate and the addition of gob and tar on the fluidity and swelling properties of each coal was studied. Samples of each coal were shock heated under pressure to simulate coking in the top of a Lurgi gasifier. The resultant cokes were tested for various physical properties and the product yields were determined. Gas release patterns during pressurized pyrolysis were obtained in several instances. The data obtained in this work should provide a valuable data base for future gasifier feedstock evaluation programs.

Research Organization:
Conoco Coal Development Co., Library, PA (USA). Research Div.
OSTI ID:
5010641
Report Number(s):
EPRI-AP-2535; ON: DE82906456
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English