Task 2: Mild gasification technology development process research unit tests using slipstream sampling, February 1988--March 1990

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6190830· OSTI ID:6190830

Knight, R A; Gissy, J; Onischak, M; Babu, S P; Wootten, J M; Duthie, R G

Under USDOE sponsorship, a project team consisting of the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT), Peabody Holding Company, Inc., and Bechtel Group is developing a process for the mild gasification of coal in a 100-pound/hour capacity isothermal process research unit (PRU) at IGT in Chicago. The IGT process is capable of converting bituminous coals to value-added co-products that can open new markets for the US coal industry. The conceptual IGT mild gasification process incorporates an integrated fluidized-/entrained-bed reactor supplying heat indirectly by a combination of char and gas recycle. The use of mild operating conditions (1000{degree} to 1300{degree}F), low pressures (<50 psig), and continuous operation in closed reactors, combined with the sale of value-added co-products, offer an environmentally sound and economical approach to advanced coal utilization. The PRU consists of an 8-inch-ID {times} 8-foot-long fluidized-bed reactor closely coupled to a 4-inch-ID {times} 13-foot-long entrained-bed reactor. The PRU test results have demonstrated process performance, including the effect of coal type and temperature on mild gasification co-product yields and their properties. The fates of the heteroatoms have also been analyzed. 9 refs., 16 figs., 41 tabs.

• Research Organization: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-87MC24266
• OSTI ID: 6190830
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/24266-2959; ON: DE91002039
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010404* -- Coal
Lignite
&amp; Peat-- Gasification
010600 -- Coal
Lignite
&amp; Peat-- Properties &amp; Composition
BITUMINOUS COAL
BLACK COAL
BY-PRODUCTS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHARS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL REACTORS
COAL
COAL GASIFICATION
DESIGN
DEVOLATILIZATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENTRAINMENT
FLUIDIZED BEDS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASIFICATION
ISOTHERMAL PROCESSES
MATERIAL BALANCE
MATERIALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS
SULFUR CONTENT
TAR
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
YIELDS