Application of KILnGAS technology to the gasification of petroleum coke. [Illinois No. 6 coal and petroleum coke]

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6017358

Deacon, J S; Thomas, R M

The KILnGAS system is a gasification process directed toward the conversion of large volumes of solid carbonaceous materials - coals, lignites, petroleum coke - into environmentally-clean gaseous fuel with an energy content of 130 to 150 Btu/SCF. The process is considered to be most attractive for applications which require large volumes of very clean fuel gas, i.e., power boilers, process steam generators, combustion turbines, etc. Because it operates at relatively low pressure (4 to 10 atmospheres) and temperature (1900/sup 0/F), does not require grinding or slurrying of the feedstock, and uses air as the process oxidant rather than oxygen, product gas costs are forecast to be substantially less than technologies directed toward producing chemical feedstocks or transportation fuels. The combustion characteristics of the product gas are excellent and the high percentage of nitrogen in the gas lowers the flame temperature 500 to 600/sup 0/F, resulting in a dramatic reduction in NO/sub x/ emissions in contrast to conventional fuels or oxygen blown gasification processes. The technology has been under development by Allis-Chalmers for the past 14 years, and is currently being demonstrated at a commercial scale at East Alton, Illinois. This paper presents the overview and background of the KILnGAS process, its process description, the potential of using petroleum coke in place of coal, and future plans. 4 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Allis-Chalmers Coal Gas Corp., Milwaukee, WI (USA); Illinois Power Co., Decatur (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-85MC22146
• OSTI ID: 6017358
• Report Number(s): CONF-8505145-2; ON: DE86003818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010404 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Gasification
02 PETROLEUM
020500* -- Petroleum-- Products & By-Products
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
COAL
COAL GASIFICATION
COGENERATION
COKE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DATA
DEUS
DIAGRAMS
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLOWSHEETS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASIFICATION
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
INFORMATION
KILNGAS PROCESS
MATERIALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POWER
POWER GENERATION
STEAM GENERATION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
USES