Innovative coal gas cleaning at Sparrows Point Coal Chemical Plant, Maryland for Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5893411

Antrobus, K; Platts, M ^[1]; Harbold, L ^[2]; Kornosky, R ^[3]

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1. Davy/Still Otto, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
2. Bethlehem Steel Corp., PA (USA)
3. Office of Clean Coal Technology, US DOE, Pittsburgh, PA (US)

In response to the Clean Coal II solicitation, Bethlehem Steel Corporation (BSC) submitted a proposal to the DOE in May 1988. The proposal submitted by BSC describes a Unique integration of commercial technologies developed by Davy/Still Otto to clean coke oven gas being produced at its Sparrows Point, Maryland steel plant. This innovative coke oven gas cleaning system combines secondary gas cooling with hydrogen sulfide and ammonia removal, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia recovery, ammonia destruction and sulfur recovery to produce a cleaner fuel gas for plant use. The primary environmental benefit associated with employing this innovative coke oven gas cleaning system is realized when the fuel gas is burned within the steel plant. Emissions of sulfur dioxide are reduced by more than 60 percent. The removal, recovery and destruction of ammonia eliminates the disposal problems associated with an unmarketable ammonium sulfate by-product. Significant reduction in benzene and hydrogen cyanide emissions are also obtained.

• OSTI ID: 5893411
• Report Number(s): CONF-901034--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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