High-Btu coal gasification technology in the nation's synthetic fuels future

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Turbomach. Int.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6120235

German, M I

Actively promoted by the gas industry since the early 1970s, high-Btu coal gasification promises to be the most economical and environmentally benign coal-based energy alternative. Estimates place potential supplies of SNG at 100 billion CF/yr by 1985 and 3.3 trillion CF by 2000. Most active projects plan to use the Lurgi gasifier along with a methanation step; this scheme compares favorably with more advanced processes in its ability to handle noncaking, high-ash Western coals. For Eastern coals, however, particularly those from the Illinois basin, the HYGAS, COGAS, and slagging Lurgi processes could prove more suitable. Because gas, oil, and electricity are interchangeable for many stationary applications, gasification technologies should be evaluated on the basis of their market potential, not relative to other gas sources. Besides being clean and safe, high-Btu coal gas can successfully penetrate the residential and commercial space-heating and the premium industrial-energy markets.

• Research Organization: American Gas Association, Inc., Arlington, VA
• OSTI ID: 6120235
• Journal Information: Turbomach. Int.; (United States), Journal Name: Turbomach. Int.; (United States) Vol. 21; ISSN TUIND
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
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& Peat-- Gasification
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FLUIDS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASIFICATION
HIGH BTU GAS
LURGI PROCESS
PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES