Process for the catalytic gasification of coal
A process is described for the production of synthetic natural gas from a carbon-alkali metal catalyst or alkali-metal impregnated carbonaceous feed, particularly coal, by reaction of the feed with water (steam) in the presence of a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, in a series of staged fluidized bed gasification reactors (or gasification zones). The first reactor, or main reactor, of the series is operated as an entrainment reactor and entrained solids are carried over to the second reactor, or reactors, of the series. A carbonaceous feed, or coal, is thus partially gasified in a fluidized bed in the main reactor to form a product gas and a char, and char is entrained within the effluent gases, separated therefrom and then fed into the secondary gasification reactor, or reactors, of the series, the entrained char constituting feed to a secondary reactor, or reactors. Some char is also passed via dense phase transfer from the main reactor to the secondary reactor to maintain catalyst balance. More effective utilization of the feed carbon is possible by use of the reactor system operated in such a manner than is possible by the sole use of the main reactor, even when the latter is operated at the same or at more optimum conversion conditions.
- Assignee:
- Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4077778
- OSTI ID:
- 5052725
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL GASIFICATION
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDIZED BED
FLUIDS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASIFICATION
HIGH BTU GAS
HYDROGENATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRODUCTION
STEAM