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Method for increasing steam decomposition in a coal gasification process

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OSTI ID:7061237
The gasification of coal in the presence of steam and oxygen is significantly enhanced by introducing a thermochemical water- splitting agent such as sulfuric acid, into the gasifier for decomposing the steam to provide additional oxygen and hydrogen usable in the gasification process for the combustion of the coal and enrichment of the gaseous gasification products. The addition of the water-splitting agent into the gasifier also allows for the operation of the reactor at a lower temperature.
Research Organization:
USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center, WV
Assignee:
TIC; EDB-88-175645
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A6028921
OSTI ID:
7061237
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English