Document Details
Title:
COAL GASIFICATION PILOT PLANT
Author(s):
UNK, [UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1976 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0098146
Document Number(s):
DOE7610865
Originating Research Org.:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
A NEW PROCESS FOR CONVERTING COAL TO SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS IS UNDERWAY AT THE USDOES SYNTHANE COAL GASIFICATION PILOT PLANT AT BRUCETON PENN SYLVANIA NEAR PITTSBURGH. THE SYNTHANE (SYNTHETIC ME THANE) PROCESS M AKES METHANE GAS WHICH CN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR NATURAL GAS FROM COAL. I N THIS WAY AN ABUNDANT ENERGY SOURCE COAL BECOMES A SUBSTITUTE FOR NAT URAL GAS WHICH IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. THE PILOT PLANT WILL PROCESS 72 TO NS OF COAL PER DAY INTO 1.2 MILLION CUBIC FEET OF PIPELINE QUALITY GAS . THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO THE NATURAL GAS NEEDED TO HEAT 2,100 HOMES TH ROUGH A HARD WINTER.