R.I. 5803

Performance of a Gas-Synthesis Demonstration Plant for Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal

Dressler, R.G.
Hirst, L.L.

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Contents

Page

Summary

1

Introduction

2

Description of gas-synthesis demonstration plant and process

3

Oxygen plant

6

Coal and coke gasification

6

Horizontal gasifier

6

Vertical gasifier

7

Kerpely producer

8

Synthesis-gas purification

9

Process description

9

Performance

9

Purifying gas from Kerpely producer

9

Purifying gas from vertical gasifier

10

Synthesis and refining of liquid products

11

Process description

11

Performance

13

Run 1

13

Run 2

14

Run 3

16

Run 4

18

Discussion

24