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Title: Utilization of lightweight materials made from coal gasification slags. Quarterly report, September 15--November 30, 1994

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/650103· OSTI ID:650103

Coal gasification technologies are finding increasing commercial applications for power generation or production of chemical feedstocks. The integrated-gasification-combined-cycle (IGCC) coal conversion process has been demonstrated to be a clean, efficient, and environmentally acceptable method of generating power. However, the gasification process produces relatively large quantities of a solid waste termed slag. Regulatory trends with respect to solid waste disposal, landfill development costs, and public concern make utilization of slag a high-priority issue. Therefore, it is imperative that slag utilization methods be developed, tested, and commercialized in order to offset disposal costs. This project aims to demonstrate the technical and economic viability of the slag utilization technologies developed by Praxis to produce lightweight aggregates (LWA) and ultra-lightweight aggregates (ULWA) from slag in a large-scale pilot operation, followed by total utilization of these aggregates in a number of applications.

Research Organization:
Praxis Engineers Inc., Milpitas, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FC21-94MC30056
OSTI ID:
650103
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/30056-5747; ON: DE97053935; TRN: AHC2DT04%%14
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English