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Hygas: 1964 to 1972. Pipeline Gas from Coal-Hydrogenation
(IGT Hydrogasification Process). Volume 4 - 1975

Institute of Gas Technology

Part 1 (1 - 100, 4.29MB)
Part 2 (101 - 200, 3.66MB)
Part 3 (201 - 300, 3.82MB)
Part 4 (301 - 400, 3.47MB)
Part 5 (401 - 500, 5.81MB)
Part 6 (501 - 586, 5.11MB)

Table of Contents

8.0

Summary of Commercial Plant Design

8-1

8.1

Introduction 8-1

8.2

Basic Criteria for Coal Gasification 8-3

8.3

Demonstration Plant Design Constraints 8-4

8.4

HYGAS Demonstration Plant Description 8-5

 

8.4.1

Solids Handling 8-11
 

8.4.1.1

Coal Handling and Storage 8-11

8.4.1.2

Coal Preparation 8-11

8.4.1.3

Coal Pretreatment 8-11

8.4.1.4

Char Feed Preparation 8-21

8.4.1.5

Reaction Section 8-22

8.4.1.6

Char Recovery 8-22

8.4.2

Gasifier Reactor and Reaction Section 8-22

8.4.3

Main Stream Gas Treatment 8-39
 

8.4.3.1

Raw Gas Quench 8-39

8.4.3.2

Shift Conversion 8-43

8.4.3.3

Ammonia Scrub and Gas Preconditioning 8-44

8.4.3.4

Acid-Gas Removal (Rectisol) 8-44

8.4.3.5

Sulfur Clean-Up Guard Beds 8-49

8.4.3.6

Methanation 8-54

8.4.3.7

Product Gas Drying 8-58

8.4.4

Process Section Environmental Control Units 8-58
 

8.4.4.1

Oil Stabilization 8-58

8.4.4.2

Acid-Gas Stripping (Rectisol) 8-62

8.4.4.3

Ammonia Separation (Phosam) 8-62

8.4.4.4

Sulfur Recovery (Claus Plant) 8-69

8.4.4.5

Incineration and Tail Gas Treatment 8-69

8.4.4.6

Waste Water Treatment 8-74

8.4.5

Utilities and Miscellaneous Support 8-78
 

8.4.5.1

Water Treatment 8-78

8.4.5.2

Boilers and Power Plant 8-78

8.4.5.3

Power Plant Stack-Gas Scrubbing and Limestone Slurry Supply 8-83

8.4.5.4

Ash Handling 8-83

8.4.5.5

Refrigeration Unit 8-83

8.4.5.6

Inert Gas Generator 8-85

8.4.5.7

Storage Tanks 8-85

8.4.5.8

Mobile Equipment 8-85

8.5

Manpower Estimate 8-85

8.6

Project Schedule 8-85

8.7

Suggested Areas for Design Improvement 8-87
 

8.7.1

Process Design Improvements 8-87
 

8.7.1.1

Generation of Hydrogen 8-87

8.7.1.2

Pretreatment 8-88

8.7.1.3

Improved Catalysts 8-88

8.7.1.4

Acid-Gas Removal 8-89

8.7.1.5

Clean Fuel for Boilers 8-89

8.7.1.6

Total Water Recycle 8-90

8.7.1.7

Ammonia 8-90

8.7.2

Mechanical Design Improvements 8-90
 

8.7.2.1

Gasifier Vessel 8-90

8.7.2.2

Dry Feed System 8-91

8.7.2.3

Coal Crushing 8-91

8.8

Conclusions 8-91
 

9.1

Discussion 9-1

9.2

Bibliography 9-2