Processing needs and methodology for contaminated water streams from synfuels processes. [Low-temperature coal gasification, direct coal liquefaction and oil shale retorting processes]

Conference · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6475746

King, C J; Lynn, S; Mohr, Jr, D H

The workshop identifies needs to be met by processing technology for waste waters from coal gasification, coal liquefaction, and oil shale retorting processes. The purpose of the workshop was to assess the characteristics of waters from these processes, water-management alternatives, treatment or other processing goals, opportunities for recycle and reuse, capabilities and needs for analytical methods, capabilities and costs of current technology, and critical environment-control and cost issues. Because of the limited time available, a decision was made to focus considerations upon the condensate waters from direct coal-liquefaction, low-temperature coal-gasification, and oil-shale retorting processes. These are in most respects the most contaminated streams and have large flow volumes. Sections II through VII of this report cover these critical issues, and represent summaries of the workshop discussions. In addition, summary status reports of current work are included in this document. (DMC)

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-81EV10737
• OSTI ID: 6475746
• Report Number(s): DOE/METC-83-61; CONF-8106109-; ON: DE83010337
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Lignite
& Peat-- Waste Management
04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COAL LIQUEFACTION PLANTS
CONTROL
COST
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASIFICATION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUEFACTION
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MEETINGS
OIL SHALE PROCESSING PLANTS
OIL SHALES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
RECYCLING
RETORTING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
WATER TREATMENT