Hydrocarbonization process evaluation report. Volume I. Conceptual design and cost estimate of a commercial-scale facility

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:7303646

Holmes, J M; Dyslin, D A; Edwards, M S; Joy, D S; Peterson, G R; Smith, C B; Lantz, P M

A preliminary design and an economic evaluation of a Hydrocarbonization Facility based on United States Steel Corporation's Clean Coke process are presented. Volume I includes the conceptual design and cost estimate of a commercial facility for producing clean char, oil, and pipeline gas fuels having a heating value comparable to 100,000 bbl of fuel oil per day. Volume II of the two-volume study presents an evaluation of the process feasibility. The conceptual design includes a complete facility that will: (1) prepare the coal for hydrocarbonization in a beneficiation system; (2) hydrocarbonize a fraction of the beneficiated coal to solid, liquid, and gaseous fuel products; (3) provide energy to the facility by burning the remainder of the beneficiated coal in a fluidized-bed combustor; (4) hydrotreat the liquid products using hydrogen produced internally, and (5) treat the plant effluents to comply with regulations concerning disposal. The total capital investment, including initial working capital, initial raw materials, catalysts and chemicals, and land, is about $1019 million. A discounted cash flow analysis assuming 100 percent equity financing, 12 percent return on equity, and coal priced at $20/ton resulted in a product fuel price of $3.15/million Btu. An alternative system was also considered where the char produced by the Hydrocarbonization Facility is utilized as fuel for a power plant and a coal mine is included as the coal source. Results demonstrated that for an average bus bar power price of 30 mills/kWhr, and a pipeline gas price of $3.50/mscf, the oil price would be $12.50/bbl using utility financing.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 7303646
• Report Number(s): ORNL-5212(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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