1980 operation of SRC pilot plant, Wilsonville, Alabama. Annual report, January-December 1980

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5384057

This report summarizes the operating conditions and test results obtained during 1980 at the six ton per day solvent refined coal (SRC-I) pilot plant in Wilsonville, Alabama. The plant was in operation for the equivalent of 247 days, an on-stream factor of 67.7%. Kentucky 9 coals from the Lafayette, Dotiki and Fies mines were processed. During 1980, the operating conditions and equipment were adjusted to evaluate potential process improvements. These experiments produced significant results in the following areas: Operating V103 High Pressure Separator in the hot mode; varying T102 Vacuum Column operating temperature; adding light SRC (LSRC), a product of the third stage of the Critical Solvent Deashing (CSD) unit, to the process solvent; investigating the effects of the chlorine content of the feed coal on corrosion in the process vessels; evaluating the effects of adding sodium carbonate on corrosion rates; operating under conditions of low severity, i.e., low reactor temperature and long residence time; and testing an alternate CSD deashing solvent. A series of simulation runs investigating the design operating conditions for a planned 6000 ton per day SRC-I demonstration plant were also completed. Numerous improvements were made in the CSD processing area, and the components for a hydrotreating unit were installed.

• Research Organization: Catalytic, Inc., Wilsonville, AL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-76ET10154
• OSTI ID: 5384057
• Report Number(s): EPRI-AP-2235; ON: DE82008323
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this report are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CORROSIVE EFFECTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
OPERATION
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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