USSR sees advantages for fluid bed and underground coal gasifiers

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6223840

A coal gasification process using a fluidized bed under pressure, with high-temperature scrubbing of dust and sulfurous compounds is being developed at the Institute of Mineral Fuels (IGI). The process has also been tested with a steam-oxygen blast for producing process gases. A test installation has been built at the Moscow Coke-Oven Gas Plant with a capacity of 1000 cubic meters of gas per hour. Calculations at IGI confirmed an economic advantage for fluidized-bed coal gasification compared to Lurgie gas generators. Two underground coal gasification stations using an air blast are currently in operation. The operating UCG stations are small and correspond (in quantity of heat production) to mines of 100,00-400,000 tons of coal a year. The small capacity of these stations and other factors (low heat of combustion, high cost of electrical energy, gas leakage) are causing relatively high production costs. 2 tables.

• OSTI ID: 6223840
• Journal Information: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States), Journal Name: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States) Vol. 23:4; ISSN PSFRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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