Preliminary design and assessment of a 50,000-BPD coal-to-methanol-to-gasoline plant. Quarterly technical progress report, 6 October 1980-31 December 1980
W.R. Grace and Co. and the Department of Energy have entered into Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FC01-80ET-14759 for the Preliminary Design and Assessment of a 50,000 BPD Coal-to-Methanol-to-Gasoline Plant. The project scope includes the review of prior work under Contract No. DE-AC02-77ET13042, Synthesis Gas Demonstration Plant Program, and the process evaluation, selection, preliminary design, and environmental and economic assessments for the commercial coal-to-gasoline plant. The plant processing scheme will include the Texaco Coal Gasification Process (TCGP) for the manufacturing of a pure synthesis gas, the conversion of synthesis gas to methanol by a process yet to be selected, and the conversion of methanol to high-octane unleaded gasoline by Mobil's Methanol-to-Gasoline (MTG) fixed-bed catalytic process. The Ralph M. Parsons Company (Parsons), Pasadena, California, was selected for negotiations to serve as the architect/engineer (A/E) subcontractor to perform selected portions of the Cooperative Agreement Statement of Work (SOW). The SOW for Parsons' activity has been completed and negotiations of contractual terms and conditions and costs initiated. Other subcontract negotiations were held with Ebasco Services, Inc. (Ebasco), Texaco Development Corporation (TDC), and Mobil Research and Development Corporation (MRDC). In anticipation that all major subcontracts will be in place in the coming quarter, the major tasks to be undertaken include the review of ammonia-from-coal plant data, trade-off studies in the areas of plant land requirements and steam versus electric drivers, and an environmental permitting investigation.
- Research Organization:
- Grace (W.R.) and Co., Memphis, TN (USA). Agricultural Chemicals Group
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC02-80ET14759
- OSTI ID:
- 6932291
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/14759-T11-DEL-9-1; ON: DE83002828
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ALCOHOLS
CHEMICAL PLANTS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASES
GASIFICATION
GASOLINE
GASOLINE PLANTS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID FUELS
METHANOL
MOBIL M-GASOLINE PROCESS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANNING
PRODUCTION
SYNTHESIS
SYNTHESIS GAS
TEXACO GASIFICATION PROCESS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES