Environmentally friendly power-generation methods: An overview of industry waste-to-energy practices

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1997 · Chemical Processing

OSTI ID:543099

Pavone, T ^[1]

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1. SRI, Menlo Park, CA (United States)

An old process, synthesis gas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide), is teaming up with advancing gas-turbine technology to offer refineries and chemical plants a clean disposal method for wastes - a method that simultaneously generates valuable electricity and steam. The method is taking hold in the United States and other countries because many industrial wastes are combustible: slop oils and emulsions, coke and phenolic wastes are a few examples of wastes the synthesis gas process can use as raw materials. The modern process, often called {open_quotes}cogeneration,{close_quotes} involves a natural-gas-fueled, combustion-turbine-driven electrical generator. Waste or by-product fuel gases are also increasingly being used to partially fuel cogeneration turbines. 1 ref., 3 figs., 1 tab.

• OSTI ID: 543099
• Journal Information: Chemical Processing, Vol. 60, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
09 BIOMASS FUELS
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
CHEMICAL PLANTS
COGENERATION
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
POWER GENERATION
WASTE PROCESSING
GASEOUS WASTES
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
USES
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
SYNTHESIS GAS
GAS TURBINES
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
DUAL-PURPOSE POWER PLANTS
EFFICIENCY
COST
CARBON MONOXIDE
HYDROGEN
NATURAL GAS
STEAM
REFUSE-FUELED POWER PLANTS
GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTS