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Title: Development of an advanced continuous mild gasification process for the production of coproducts

Abstract

This document describes the results of Task 4 under which a 50 pound/hour char-to-carbon (CTC) process research unit (PRU) was designed in the second half of 1989, with construction completed in June 1990. The CTC PRU at Golden was operated for nearly one year during which 35 runs were completed for a total of nearly 800 hours of operation. Char methanation and carbon production reactor development activities are detailed in this report, as well as the results of integrated runs of the CTC process. Evaluation of the process and the carbon product produced is also included. It was concluded that carbon could be produced from mild gasification char utilizing the CTC process. Char methanation and membrane separation steps performed reasonably well and can scaled up with confidence. However, the novel directly heated reactor system for methane cracking did not work satisfactorily due to materials of construction and heat transfer problems, which adversely affected the quantity and quality of the carbon product. Alternative reactor designs are recommended.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Western Research Inst., Laramie, WY (United States); AMAX Research and Development Center, Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5359651
Report Number(s):
DOE/MC/24268-3076
ON: DE92001262
DOE Contract Number:  
AC21-87MC24268
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; CARBON; PRODUCTION; CHARS; METHANATION; METHANE; CRACKING; COAL GASIFICATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; ALKANES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECOMPOSITION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GASIFICATION; HYDROCARBONS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PYROLYSIS; PYROLYSIS PRODUCTS; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; 010404* - Coal, Lignite, & Peat- Gasification

Citation Formats

Jha, M C, McCormick, R L, Hogsett, R F, Rowe, R M, and Anast, K R. Development of an advanced continuous mild gasification process for the production of coproducts. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.2172/5359651.
Jha, M C, McCormick, R L, Hogsett, R F, Rowe, R M, & Anast, K R. Development of an advanced continuous mild gasification process for the production of coproducts. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5359651
Jha, M C, McCormick, R L, Hogsett, R F, Rowe, R M, and Anast, K R. 1991. "Development of an advanced continuous mild gasification process for the production of coproducts". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5359651. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5359651.
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title = {Development of an advanced continuous mild gasification process for the production of coproducts},
author = {Jha, M C and McCormick, R L and Hogsett, R F and Rowe, R M and Anast, K R},
abstractNote = {This document describes the results of Task 4 under which a 50 pound/hour char-to-carbon (CTC) process research unit (PRU) was designed in the second half of 1989, with construction completed in June 1990. The CTC PRU at Golden was operated for nearly one year during which 35 runs were completed for a total of nearly 800 hours of operation. Char methanation and carbon production reactor development activities are detailed in this report, as well as the results of integrated runs of the CTC process. Evaluation of the process and the carbon product produced is also included. It was concluded that carbon could be produced from mild gasification char utilizing the CTC process. Char methanation and membrane separation steps performed reasonably well and can scaled up with confidence. However, the novel directly heated reactor system for methane cracking did not work satisfactorily due to materials of construction and heat transfer problems, which adversely affected the quantity and quality of the carbon product. Alternative reactor designs are recommended.},
doi = {10.2172/5359651},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5359651}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}