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Exxon Catalytic Coal Gasification Process Development Program.
Annual Technical Progress Report for July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979

C. A. Euker, Jr.

Exxon Research and Engineering Company

Part 1 (1 - 72, 3.2MB)
Part 2 (73 - 144, 3.68MB)

Table of Contents

Abstract
1 Bench Scale Research and Development 1
  1.1 Catalyst Recovery Studies 1

1.2

 Gas Phase Reactions Study 13
2 Process Development Unit Operations
 

2.1

 PDU Startup and Initial Operations 18

2.2

 PDU Catalyst Recovery Design 24
3 Data Acquisition and Correlations
 

3.1

 On-Line Data Acquisition 41

3.2

 Off-Line Data Reduction and Reconciliation 43

3.3

 Cold Model Studies 53
4 Advanced Study of the Exxon Catalytic Coal Gasification Process
  4.1 Kinetics of Gasification and Devolatilization 67
4.2 Catalyst/Char Equilibrium Studies 72

4.3

 Effect of Catalyst Impregnation on Char Properties 74
5 Engineering Research and Development
  5.1 Cost Reduction and Laboratory Guidance Studies 81
5.2 Systems Modeling 117
5.3 Engineering Technology Studies 122