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Reactor for the pressure gasification of coal

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OSTI ID:7303641
A reactor for the pressure gasification of coal by treatment with oxygen and steam and, if desired, additional gasifying agents, at elevated temperatures and pressures, includes a water-cooled jacket and a rotary grate for moving the material to be gasified and for distributing the gasifying agents introduced into the reactor. The rotary grate is made of at least two concentric parts each of which rotates independently of the other part.
Assignee:
Metallgesellschaft AG
Patent Number(s):
US 4014664
OSTI ID:
7303641
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English