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Further Studies on Developing Technology for Indirect Liquefaction - 1982

Gray, David
Neuworth, Martin B.
Tomlinson, Glen

Mitre Corporation

Table of Contents

 

List of Illustrations

vii

List of Tables

viii
Section 1
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1.0

Introduction

1

2.0

Executive Summary

5
  2.1

Westinghouse Gasifier Performance with Western Coal

5
2.2

Indirect Liquefaction of Illinois #6 Coal

12

2.3

Conclusions and Recommendations

19
 

2.3.1

Westinghouse Gasification

19

2.3.2

Indirect Liquefaction of Illinois #6 Coal

20
Section 2
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3.0

Indirect Liquefaction Using Westinghouse Fluid Bed Gasification

23
 

3.1

Introduction

23

3.2

Plant Configuration

24

3.3

Westinghouse Gasification

26
 

3.3.1

Gasifier Operation

26

3.3.2

Gasifier Performance

29

3.4

Synthesis Gas Preparation

32

3.5

Product Synthesis and Upgrading

34
 

3.5.1

Introduction

34

3.5.2

Performance of Plant Employing Synthol Synthesis

38

3.5.3

Performance of Plants Employing Kolbel Synthesis

42

3.6

Economic Comparisons

45
 

3.6.1

Plant Construction Costs

45

3.6.2

Product Costs

49

3.7

Environmental Considerations

56
Section 3
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4.0

Indirect Liquefaction Using Fixed Bed Gasification of Illinois #6 Coal

59
 

4.1

Introduction

59

4.2

Data Sources Used for Process Evaluation

61
 

4.2.1

Lurgi Dry-Ash

61

4.2.2

BGC Slagging Lurgi

64

4.3

General Plant Assumptions

69

4.4

System Description and Analyses

71
 

4.4.1

Dry-Ash Lurgi/Synthol

71

4.4.2

Plant Construction Cost

77

4.4.3

Product Costs

79

4.4.4

BGC Slagging Lurgi Systems

82

4.4.5

Plant Construction Cost

88

4.4.6

Product Costs

91
Section 4
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5.0

Indirect Liquefaction Using Entrained Gasification of Illinois #6 Coal

93
 

5.1

Introduction

93

5.2

Data Sources Used for Process Evaluation

93
 

5.2.1

Texaco

93

5.2.2

Shell-Koppers

94

5.3

Systems Descriptions and Analyses

94
 

5.3.1

Texaco

94

5.3.2

Plant Construction Costs

100

5.3.3

Product Costs

102

5.3.4

Shell Koppers

104

5.3.5

Plant Construction Costs

108

5.3.6

Product Costs

111
Appendices
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Appendix A  Plant Steam Coal Requirements

113

Appendix B  Shift Analysis

115

Appendix C  Computation of Entrained Gasifiers Product Gas Output

116

Appendix D  Gasoline Cost Computations

117

References

121