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Title: Method for increasing steam decomposition in a coal gasification process

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC), WV (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
7061237
Patent Number(s):
6028921
Assignee:
TIC; EDB-88-175645
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04Q - SELECTING
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; COAL GASIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; STEAM; DECOMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DISSOCIATION; INVENTIONS; SULFURIC ACID; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; YIELDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; KINETICS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; 010404* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Gasification

Citation Formats

Wilson, M W. Method for increasing steam decomposition in a coal gasification process. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Wilson, M W. Method for increasing steam decomposition in a coal gasification process. United States.
Wilson, M W. Mon . "Method for increasing steam decomposition in a coal gasification process". United States.
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year = {Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 EST 1987},
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