EP0148554B1 - Coal gasification process - Google Patents

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EP0148554B1
EP0148554B1 EP84305601A EP84305601A EP0148554B1 EP 0148554 B1 EP0148554 B1 EP 0148554B1 EP 84305601 A EP84305601 A EP 84305601A EP 84305601 A EP84305601 A EP 84305601A EP 0148554 B1 EP0148554 B1 EP 0148554B1
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John Aldwyn Lacey
James Edward Scott
Brian Hoyle Thompson
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10J—PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES
    • C10J3/00—Production of combustible gases containing carbon monoxide from solid carbonaceous fuels
    • C10J3/02—Fixed-bed gasification of lump fuel
    • C10J3/06—Continuous processes
    • C10J3/16—Continuous processes simultaneously reacting oxygen and water with the carbonaceous material
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10J—PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES
    • C10J3/00—Production of combustible gases containing carbon monoxide from solid carbonaceous fuels
    • C10J3/02—Fixed-bed gasification of lump fuel
    • C10J3/06—Continuous processes
    • C10J3/08—Continuous processes with ash-removal in liquid state
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10J—PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES
    • C10J2300/00—Details of gasification processes
    • C10J2300/09—Details of the feed, e.g. feeding of spent catalyst, inert gas or halogens
    • C10J2300/0913—Carbonaceous raw material
    • C10J2300/093—Coal
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10J—PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES
    • C10J2300/00—Details of gasification processes
    • C10J2300/09—Details of the feed, e.g. feeding of spent catalyst, inert gas or halogens
    • C10J2300/0953—Gasifying agents
    • C10J2300/0959—Oxygen
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10J—PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES
    • C10J2300/00—Details of gasification processes
    • C10J2300/09—Details of the feed, e.g. feeding of spent catalyst, inert gas or halogens
    • C10J2300/0953—Gasifying agents
    • C10J2300/0973—Water
    • C10J2300/0976—Water as steam
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10J—PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES
    • C10J2300/00—Details of gasification processes
    • C10J2300/16—Integration of gasification processes with another plant or parts within the plant
    • C10J2300/164—Integration of gasification processes with another plant or parts within the plant with conversion of synthesis gas
    • C10J2300/1656—Conversion of synthesis gas to chemicals
    • C10J2300/1662—Conversion of synthesis gas to chemicals to methane
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10J—PRODUCTION OF PRODUCER GAS, WATER-GAS, SYNTHESIS GAS FROM SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL, OR MIXTURES CONTAINING THESE GASES; CARBURETTING AIR OR OTHER GASES
    • C10J2300/00—Details of gasification processes
    • C10J2300/18—Details of the gasification process, e.g. loops, autothermal operation
    • C10J2300/1807—Recycle loops, e.g. gas, solids, heating medium, water

Definitions

  • This invention relates to coal gasification processes.
  • these effluent liquors can be treated to remove phenols and ammonia before biological treatments.
  • the untreated or partially treated liquor can be incinerated, leaving a solid for disposal. All of these effluent treatment processes have some disadvantage and present technological difficulties.
  • the present invention provides a process for the production of methane-containing gases wherein a feedstock comprising coal is gasified in the presence of steam and oxygen as gasifying agents, under fixed-bed, ash-slagging conditions and the product gas is treated to remove therefrom an effluent liquor containing condensed unreacted steam, water soluble compounds and condensed organic compounds characterised in that a portion of the steam requirement for the reaction is provided by adding an aqueous liquor comprising said effluent liquor togther with the said gasifying agents directly through the tuyeres into the raceway of a fixed bed ash slagging gasifier.
  • the aqueous liquor may also comprise purer forms of water such as that used for cooling purposes or as boiler feed.
  • the recycled liquor is injected at the point where the other gasifying agents are added i.e. through tuyeres into the raceway.
  • the steam buffle and tuyeres would be modified to provide liquor or water at the point of steam injection.
  • aqueous species confers a number of surprising advantages, although it was to be expected that such addition would have an adverse effect upon either the operation of the gasifier or the slag-tapping operations. However, in neither case was any difficulty noted.
  • the oxygen consumption (based upon the amount of carbonaceous material consumed) was found to have increased slightly but this was more than offset in the savings in cost in not having to raise steam.
  • the organic species are, of course, useful as a reactant species.
  • the steam requirement for gasification is substantially reduced.
  • up to about 50% of virtually all the liquor normally produced for a bituminous coal is recycled.
  • Up to 50% the total H 2 0 species requirement for the gasification reaction may be provided by the aqueous liquor viz as water per se or as recycled liquor.
  • a further advantage is that inorganic materials contained in the effluent liquor are taken up by the slag and thus are removed, with the slag, from the system.
  • the heavy metal content of the slag e.g. zirconium is increased compared with no liquor injection being employed.
  • a bleed off of some of the liquor may be desirable for treatment to remove chlorides and other salts when build up of these compounds in the recycling liquor begins to occur.
  • the aqueous liquor may contain some organic species dissolved or emulsified therein.
  • the liquor may be used as vehicle for conveying suspended solid materials, i.e. coal fines, to the reactor.

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Solid Fuels And Fuel-Associated Substances (AREA)
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EP84305601A 1983-08-25 1984-08-17 Coal gasification process Expired EP0148554B1 (en)

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GB838322899A GB8322899D0 (en) 1983-08-25 1983-08-25 Coal gasification process

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EP0148554A3 EP0148554A3 (en) 1986-01-22
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KR (1) KR860001121B1 (cs)
CS (1) CS265208B2 (cs)
DE (1) DE3474685D1 (cs)
GB (3) GB8322899D0 (cs)
IN (1) IN162228B (cs)
NO (1) NO843385L (cs)
PL (1) PL145182B1 (cs)
ZA (1) ZA846540B (cs)

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JPS5699295A (en) * 1979-12-29 1981-08-10 Chiyouei Ko Gas generator
SE434163B (sv) * 1981-03-10 1984-07-09 Skf Steel Eng Ab Sett och anordning for framstellning av en huvudsakligen koloxid och vetgas innehallande gas ur kol- och/eller kolvetehaltigt utgangsmaterial
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KR850001919A (ko) 1985-04-10
GB2146039A (en) 1985-04-11
PL249331A1 (en) 1985-05-07
GB8421038D0 (en) 1984-09-19
EP0148554A2 (en) 1985-07-17
IN162228B (cs) 1988-04-16
CS642384A2 (en) 1988-07-15
GB8420360D0 (en) 1984-09-12
ZA846540B (en) 1985-03-27
GB8322899D0 (en) 1983-09-28
EP0148554A3 (en) 1986-01-22
JPS6076593A (ja) 1985-05-01
PL145182B1 (en) 1988-08-31
DE3474685D1 (en) 1988-11-24
NO843385L (no) 1985-02-26
CS265208B2 (en) 1989-10-13
KR860001121B1 (ko) 1986-08-13

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