Processing needs and methodology for wastewaters from the conversion of coal, oil shale, and biomass to synfuels

Conference · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5328539

The workshop identifies needs to be met by processing technology for wastewaters, and evaluates the suitability, approximate costs, and problems associated with current technology. Participation was confined to DOE Environmental Control Technology contractors to pull together and integrate past wastewater-related activities, to assess the status of synfuel wastewater treatability and process options, and to abet technology transfer. Particular attention was paid to probable or possible environmental restrictions which cannot be economically met by present technology. Primary emphasis was focussed upon process-condensate waters from coal-conversion and shale-retorting processes. Due to limited data base and time, the workshop did not deal with transients, upsets, trade-offs and system optimization, or with solids disposal. The report is divided into sections that, respectively, survey the water usage and effluent situation (II); identify the probable and possible water-treatment goals anticipated at the time when large-scale plants will be constructed (III); assess the capabilities, costs and shortcomings of present technology (IV); explore particularly severe environmental-control problems (V); give overall conclusions from the Workshop and recommendations for future research and study (VI); and, finally, present Status Reports of current work from participants in the Workshop (VII).

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-79EV10227
• OSTI ID: 5328539
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV-0081; CONF-7906104-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010800* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Waste Management
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
040900 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Waste management
09 BIOMASS FUELS
090122 -- Hydrocarbon Fuels-- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass-- (1976-1989)
140504 -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Biomass Production & Conversion-- (-1989)
42 ENGINEERING
420900 -- Engineering-- Waste Processing Plants & Equipment-- (-1989)
520200 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANTS
COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS
COAL LIQUEFACTION PLANTS
CONVERSION
COST
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MEETINGS
OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
WATER REQUIREMENTS
WATER TREATMENT
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS