WO2000036056A1 - Gasification of biosludge - Google Patents
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- WO2000036056A1 WO2000036056A1 PCT/US1999/028617 US9928617W WO0036056A1 WO 2000036056 A1 WO2000036056 A1 WO 2000036056A1 US 9928617 W US9928617 W US 9928617W WO 0036056 A1 WO0036056 A1 WO 0036056A1
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- biosludge
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F26—DRYING
- F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
- F26B5/00—Drying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of heat
- F26B5/04—Drying solid materials or objects by processes not involving the application of heat by evaporation or sublimation of moisture under reduced pressure, e.g. in a vacuum
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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
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10L—FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NATURAL GAS; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE OR UNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; FIRELIGHTERS
- C10L5/00—Solid fuels
- C10L5/40—Solid fuels essentially based on materials of non-mineral origin
- C10L5/46—Solid fuels essentially based on materials of non-mineral origin on sewage, house, or town refuse
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- 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
- C10J2300/0903—Feed preparation
- C10J2300/0909—Drying
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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
- C10J2300/00—Details of gasification processes
- C10J2300/16—Integration of gasification processes with another plant or parts within the plant
- C10J2300/1681—Integration of gasification processes with another plant or parts within the plant with biological plants, e.g. involving bacteria, algae, fungi
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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
- C10J2300/00—Details of gasification processes
- C10J2300/18—Details of the gasification process, e.g. loops, autothermal operation
- C10J2300/1846—Partial oxidation, i.e. injection of air or oxygen only
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E50/00—Technologies for the production of fuel of non-fossil origin
- Y02E50/10—Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E50/00—Technologies for the production of fuel of non-fossil origin
- Y02E50/30—Fuel from waste, e.g. synthetic alcohol or diesel
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- Wastewater treatment facilities separate the wastewater components
- Sewage sludge is a mixture of
- Wastewater is generally subjected to a primary treatment wherein the
- suspended solid content is removed by physical means such as screening and
- microorganisms primarily bacteria
- the mixture of microorganisms is usually referred to as
- biomass During the biological treatment of wastewater or sewage, the
- waste components function as nutrients for the microorganisms, enabling
- the wasted microorganisms are referred to as
- biosludge A major cost component of all biologically based processes is
- the first step in sludge processing is often concentration, by such
- Organic sludges from primary treatment can usually be concentrated
- Biosludge is the organic biomass remaining after biological waste
- Biosludge usually has to be mechanically dewatered to
- source of water in the biosludge is contained within the cells of biota present
- biosludge filter cake with no free liquid can still have a water content in
- liquid is liquid that is not physically adsorbed or encumbered or chemically
- biosludge and utilizing the biosludge are costly and require excessive
- the bacterial cells of a dewatered biosludge is reduced by removing the
- This operation comprises
- the weakened cell walls are then exposed to a reduced pressure
- FIG 1 is a simplified schematic representation of the biosludge
- the biosludge is
- the partial oxidation gasification reaction is conducted under reaction
- reaction temperatures typically range from about 900°C to
- the average residence time in the reaction zone generally is the average residence time in the reaction zone.
- Non- gaseous byproducts include parti culate materials, generally
- hydrocarbonaceous fuel and introduced into the partial oxidation reactor for the production of syngas. It is important to maximize the ratio of the
- the fuel loading can be
- the water content of the biosludge decreases and the solids content increases.
- weight basis is about 1 :50 to about 1 : 1, and preferably about 1 :25 to about
- the biosludge or biosolids fed to the dewatering process can be at any combination
- the biosludge can be sourced from the material
- biosludge feed to the dewatering process containing greater than 3% by
- the biosludge feed is preheated
- syngas cooler flashgas condenser, or quench water coolers.
- a particularly desirable source of heat for the preheating step is the water vapor exiting the
- the biosludge feed material with or without preheating by heat
- biosludge evaporator is typically a flash evaporator.
- biosludge evaporator varies from about 1 : 1 to about 20: 1, and preferably
- the temperature and pressure of the contacting step is regulated so
- the hot oil and biosludge enter the evaporator through a pressure
- the pressure reducing device is typically a valve located on the exterior inlet to the evaporator.
- the cell structure housing the intracellular water is weakened.
- Suitable pressures in the evaporator vary from about 0 to about 60
- biosludge/oil mixture prior to the pressure reduction step are about 80°C to
- a separate stream of hot oil can be
- the hot oil and concentrated biosludge mixture provide
- the overhead vapor from the evaporator can be cooled by heat
- water condensed from the vapor can be used as a moderator in the partial
- Excess water can be routed to a wastewater
- the reboiler can be heated with external steam or fuel or can use
- gasification system includes syngas trim coolers, syngas coolers, flashgas
- biosludge stream 2 enters the heat exchanger
- Cooled water vapor stream 10 which can also be a mixture of liquid
- heat exchanger 4 exits heat exchanger 4 at a temperature of about 25°C to about
- Heated biosludge stream 16 exits the heat exchanger 4 at a temperature
- the hot oil stream 18 also contains a portion 30 of concentrated
- the pressure is typically below the saturation pressure of water at the temperature of stream 22, for example, about 0.01 atmospheres
- the pressure can vary from about 0.1 atmospheres (1.47 psia) to
- the hot oil stream 18 can be any oil with a heating value above about
- Typical examples of suitable oils include heavy crude
- the biosludge evaporator 8 operates at conditions which are designed
- biosludge evaporator 8 is divided into oil/sludge streams 25 and 30.
- Supplemental oil feed 26 from reservoir 40 can be combined as needed with
- the additional oil feed stream 42 from oil feed reservoir 40 can be any oil feed stream 42 from oil feed reservoir 40.
- in streams 27 and 42 varies from about 0.01 : 1 to about 1 : 1, and preferably
- the reboiler 20 can be heated with steam, flashgas, or hot water, or
- the sources of heat used will depend on the ratio of biosludge to oil
- the concentrated biosludge/oil mixture is divided into
- combination is heated to 350°C and combined with incoming biosludge.
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Priority Applications (6)
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CA 2348787 CA2348787C (en) | 1998-12-17 | 1999-12-03 | Gasification of biosludge |
JP2000588308A JP3849047B2 (en) | 1998-12-17 | 1999-12-03 | Biosludge gasification method |
AU21634/00A AU745358B2 (en) | 1998-12-17 | 1999-12-03 | Gasification of biosludge |
EP99965975A EP1141177B1 (en) | 1998-12-17 | 1999-12-03 | Gasification of biosludge |
DE1999635251 DE69935251T2 (en) | 1998-12-17 | 1999-12-03 | GASIFICATION OF BIOSHYL |
US09/807,267 US6436157B1 (en) | 1998-12-17 | 1999-12-03 | Gasification of biosludge |
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JP2002192195A (en) * | 2000-12-28 | 2002-07-10 | Hitachi Kiden Kogyo Ltd | Sludge solubilizing treatment apparatus |
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