Assessment of advanced coal-gasification processes. [AVCO high throughput gasification in process; Bell High Mass Flux process; CS-R process; and Exxon Gasification process]

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5921246· OSTI ID:5921246

McCarthy, J.; Ferrall, J.; Charng, T.; Houseman, J.

This report represents a technical assessment of the following advanced coal gasification processes: AVCO High Throughput Gasification (HTG) Process, Bell Single - Stage High Mass Flux (HMF) Process, Cities Service/Rockwell (CS/R) Hydrogasification Process, and the Exxon Catalytic Coal Gasification (CCG) Process. Each process is evaluated for its potential to produce SNG from a bituminous coal. In addition to identifying the new technology these processes represent, key similarities/differences, strengths/weaknesses, and potential improvements to each process are identified. The AVCO HTG and the Bell HMF gasifiers share similarities with respect to: short residence time (SRT), high throughput rate, slagging and syngas as the initial raw product gas. The CS/R Hydrogasifier is also SRT but is non-slagging and produces a raw gas high in methane content. The Exxon CCG gasifier is a long residence time, catalytic fluidbed reactor producing all of the raw product methane in the gasifier.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, College Park, MD (USA); Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI21-77ET13032
• OSTI ID: 5921246
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/13032-2; ON: DE82002265
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COAL LIQUEFACTION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CS-R PROCESS
DECOMPOSITION
DIAGRAMS
EFFICIENCY
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GAS FUELS
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GASIFICATION
HIGH BTU GAS
HYDROCARBONS
LIQUEFACTION
METHANE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PYROLYSIS
SYNTHESIS GAS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMAL EFFICIENCY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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