Process for electrochemically gasifying coal
Abstract
A process is claimed for electrochemically gasifying coal by establishing a flowing stream of coal particulate slurry, electrolyte and electrode members through a transverse magnetic field that has sufficient strength to polarize the electrode members, thereby causing them to operate in combination with the electrolyte to electrochemically reduce the coal particulate in the slurry. Such electrochemical reduction of the coal produces hydrogen and carbon dioxide at opposite ends of the polarized electrode members. Gas collection means are operated in conjunction with the process to collect the evolved gases as they rise from the slurry and electrolyte solution. 7 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5548427
- Application Number:
- ON: DE86013751
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD; COAL; REDUCTION; COAL GASIFICATION; FUEL SLURRIES; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GASIFICATION; LYSIS; MATERIALS; MIXTURES; NONMETALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SLURRIES; SUSPENSIONS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; YIELDS; 010404* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Gasification
Citation Formats
Botts, T E, and Powell, J R. Process for electrochemically gasifying coal. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Botts, T E, & Powell, J R. Process for electrochemically gasifying coal. United States.
Botts, T E, and Powell, J R. Fri .
"Process for electrochemically gasifying coal". United States.
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title = {Process for electrochemically gasifying coal},
author = {Botts, T E and Powell, J R},
abstractNote = {A process is claimed for electrochemically gasifying coal by establishing a flowing stream of coal particulate slurry, electrolyte and electrode members through a transverse magnetic field that has sufficient strength to polarize the electrode members, thereby causing them to operate in combination with the electrolyte to electrochemically reduce the coal particulate in the slurry. Such electrochemical reduction of the coal produces hydrogen and carbon dioxide at opposite ends of the polarized electrode members. Gas collection means are operated in conjunction with the process to collect the evolved gases as they rise from the slurry and electrolyte solution. 7 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1985},
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