Process for electrochemically gasifying coal

Patent · Fri Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5548427

Botts, T E; Powell, J R

A process is claimed for electrochemically gasifying coal by establishing a flowing stream of coal particulate slurry, electrolyte and electrode members through a transverse magnetic field that has sufficient strength to polarize the electrode members, thereby causing them to operate in combination with the electrolyte to electrochemically reduce the coal particulate in the slurry. Such electrochemical reduction of the coal produces hydrogen and carbon dioxide at opposite ends of the polarized electrode members. Gas collection means are operated in conjunction with the process to collect the evolved gases as they rise from the slurry and electrolyte solution. 7 figs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Application Number: ON: DE86013751
• OSTI ID: 5548427
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBON DIOXIDE
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
COAL
REDUCTION
COAL GASIFICATION
FUEL SLURRIES
ELECTROLYSIS
HYDROGEN
ELECTRODES
ELECTROLYTES
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASIFICATION
LYSIS
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SLURRIES
SUSPENSIONS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
YIELDS
010404* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Gasification