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NA/CA Catalyzation of Illinois Coals for Gasification
Final Technical Report:  September 1, 1992 - August 31, 1993

Jha, Mahesh C.

 Amax Research & Development Center

In this pdf format, this document has 39 pages and is 2.58 MB.

Table of Contents

1.

Abstract

1

2.

Executive Summary

2

2.1

Feed Coal (IBC-105) Characterization

2

2.2

Preliminary Test Work

2

2.3

Characterization of Ca-Catalyzed IBC-105

3

2.4

Characterization of Na + Ca Catalyzed IBC-105

3

2.5

Bench Scale Gasification Tests

3

3.

Objectives

5

3.1

Catalyzed Coal Preparation and Characterization

5

3.2

Bench-Scale Gasification Tests

5

4.

Introduction and Background

5

5.

Experimental Procedures

8

5.1

Catalyzed Coal Preparation

8

5.2

Catalyzed Coal Characterization

10

5.3

Bench-Scale Gasification

11

6.

Results and Discussion

13

6.1

Preliminary Test Work

13

6.2

Feed Coal Characterization

14

6.3

Catalyzed Coal Characterization

17

6.3.1

Calcium Catalyzed IBC-105

17

6.3.2

Ca-Catalyzed/Pretreated IBC-105

22

6.3.3

Sodium/Calcium Catalyzed IBC-105

23

6.3.4

Na+Ca Catalyzed/Pretreated IBC-105

27

6.4

Bench-Scale Gasification Tests

29

7.

Conclusions and Recommendations

33

8.

References

34

9.

Project Management Report

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