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Symposium Proceedings: Environmental Aspects of Fuel Conversion, 1978 - 1981.

Proceedings of Symposium on Environmental Aspects of Fuel Conversion Technology
VI: A Symposium on Coal-Based Synfuels, Task No. 56.
Denver, Colorado - October 26-30, 1981.

Ayer, F. A.
Jones, N. S.

Research Triangle Institute

Part 1, Pages i - 93, 4.80 MB
Part 2, Pages 94 - 202, 5.11 MB
Part 3, Pages 203 - 312, 5.39 MB
Part 4, Pages 313 - 420, 4.45 MB
Part 5, Pages 421 - 522, 5.05 MB
Part 6, Pages 523 - 549, 1.41 MB

Table of Contents

Part 1, Pages i - 93, 4.80 MB

Opening Session

1

 

Session I:  

Environmental Source Test and Evaluation Results

1

 

Part A:

 
Gasification and Indirect Liquefaction

1

 

Robert C. Lagemann, Chairman and William C. Yee, Cochairman

 

Characterization of Process Liquids and Organic Condensates from the Lurgi Coal Gasification Plant at Kosovo, Yugoslavia

2

 

Karl J. Bombaugh, Kenneth W. Lee, Ronald G. Oldham, and Slobodan Kapor

 

Application of Kosovo (Lurgi) Gasification Plant Test Results to Pollution Control Process Design

23

 

G. C. Page, W. E. Corbett, and R. A. Magee

 

Environmental Aspects of the GKT Coal Gasification Process

42

 

R. E. Wetzel, K. W. Crawford, and W. C. Yee

 

Source Test of the Texaco Gasification Process Located at Oberhausen-Holten, West Germany

57

 

Robert G, Wetherold, Robert M. Mann, John Morgan, William Yee, Peter Ruprecht, and Ranier Durfield

 

Source Test and Evaluation of a Riley Gas Producer Firing North Dakota Lignite

66

 

Fred L. Jones, William P. Earley, M. R. Fuchs, and V. A. Kolesh

 

 
Part 2, Pages 94 - 202, 5.11 MB

Part B: 

 

Direct Liquefaction 94

 

W. Gene Tucker, Chairman and Morris H. Altschuler, Cochairman

 

Environmental Program and Plans for the EDS Coal Liquefaction Project

95

 

Richard L. Thomas

 

Sampling and Analysis of Process and Effluent Streams from the Exxon Donor Solvent Coal Liquefaction Pilot Plant

107

 

Mark Notich and Jung Kim

 

Health and Environmental Studies of H-Coal Process

124

 

K. E. Cowser, J. L. Epler, C. W. Gehrs, M. R. Guerin, and J. A. Klein

 

Chemical Characterization and Bioassay of SRC Process Materials

148

 

W. Dale Felix, D. D. Mahlum, B. W. Wilson, W. C. Weimer, and R. A. Pelroy

 

   

Session II: 

 

Water-Related Environmental Considerations 149

 

N. Dean Smith, Chairman and William E. Corbett, Cochairman

 

Coal Conversion Wastewater Treatment/Reuse – An Overview

150

 

F. E. Witmer

 

Characterization of Coal Conversion Wastewaters Using On-Site GC/MS

170

Treatment of Wastewater from a Fixed-Bed Atmospheric Coal Gasified

186

 

Philip C. Singer and Eli Miller

 

Part 3, Pages 203 - 312, 5.39 MB  

Treatment of Fossil Fuel Derived Wastewaters with Powdered Activated Carbon /Activated Sludge Technology

203

 

R. B. Ely and C. L. .Berndt

 

Land Treatment of Coal Conversion Wastewaters

218

 

R. C. Sims and M. R. Overcash

 

   

Session III: 

 

Air Related Environmental Considerations 231

 

Theodore G. Brna, Chairman

 

Removal of Acid Gases and Other Contaminates from Coal Gas Using Refrigerated Methanol

232

 

J. K. Ferrell, R. M. Kelly, R. W. Rousseau, and R. M. Felder

 

Advanced Techniques for Flue Gas Desulphurization

256

 

Charles C. Masser, Theodore G. Brna, and Michael A. Maxwell

 

Health and Environmental Studies of Coal Gasification Process Streams and Effluents

282

 

C. A. Reilly, Jr. A. S. Boparai, S. Bourne, R. D. Flotard, D. A. Haugen, R. E. Jones, F. R. Kirchner, T. Matsushita, M. J. Peak, V. C. Stamoudis, J. R. Stetter and K. E. Wilzbach.

 

Gaseous Fugitive Emissions from Synfuels Production – Sources and Controls

293

 

R. L. Honerkamp

 

Part 4, Pages 313 - 420, 4.45 MB

Control Systems for Air Emissions from Coal Gasification

313

 

Sid Thomson

 

   

Session IV:

 

Solid Waste-Related Environmental Considerations 328

 

David A. Kirchgessner, Chairman and Kimm W. Crawford, Cochairman

 

Health Effects Bioassay Results from Coal Conversion Solid Wastes

329

 

M. P.  Maskarinec, F. W. Larimer, J. L. Epler, and C. W. Francis

 

A Comparison of RCRA Leachates of Solid Wastes from Coal-Fired Utilities and Low- and Medium-Btu Gasification Processes

341

 

Michael R. Fuchs, Donnie L. Heinrich, Larry J. Holcombe, and Kishore T. Ajmera.

 

Characterization of Solid Wastes from Indirect Liquefaction Facilities

358

 

Cora A. Hunter, Kar Y. Yu, and Kimm W. Crawford

 

Ash/Slag Residuals and Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge’s from Synfuels Facilities:  Characterizations and Implications for Disposal

380

 

Ronald D. Neufeld, Georg Keleti, J. Bern, C. Moretti, S. Wallach, and H. Erdogen

 

Update of EPA’s Regulatory Views on Coal Conversion Solid Wastes

397

 

Yvonne M. Garbe

 

   

Session V:

Multimedia Environmental Considerations

398

 

T. Kelly Janes, Chairman and John T. Dale, Cochairman

 

A Permitter’s View of Synfuel Commercialization

399

 

George L. Harlow

 

Comparison of Environmental Design Aspects of Some Lurgi-Based Synfuels Plants

400

 

Milton R. Beychok and William J. Rhodes

 

Part 5, Pages 421 - 522, 5.05 MB
 

Session VI: 

Product-Related Environmental Considerations

421

 

Robert P. Hangebrauck, Chairman and Minh Triet-Lethi, Co-chairperson

 

Risk Assessment of Synfuel Technology

422

 

A. Alan Moghissi

 

Pre-manufacture Review of Synfuels under TSCA

423

Methanol as a Clean Major Fuel

440

 

Paul W. Spaite

 

Methanol as an Alternative Transportation Fuel

466

 

Richard Rykowski, Dwight Atkinson, Daniel Heiser, John McGuckin, David Pletcher, Jeff Alson, and Murray Rosenfeld

 

Project Summary – A Compendium of Synfuel End Use Testing Programs

489

 

Masood Ghassemi, Sandra Quinlivan, and Michael Haro

 

Comparative Testing of Emissions from Combustion of Synthetic and Petroleum Fuels

509

 

W. Gene Tucker and Joseph A. McSorley

 

Part 6, Pages 523 - 549, 1.41 MB
   

Unpresented Papers

523

 

 

Problems Associated with the Analysis of Synfuels Product, Process, and Wastewater Streams

524

 

H. C. Higman, D. K. Rohrbaugh, R. H. Colleton, and R. A. Auel

 

Solvent Extraction Processing for Coal Conversion Wastewaters

535

 

James R. Campbell, Richard G. Luthy, and Manuel J. T. Corrondo

 

Appendix:  Attendees

545