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Project Data on Eastman Chemical Company's Chemicals-From-Coal Complex in Kingsport, TN - 2003

Eastman Chemical Company
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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Table of Contents

Abstract ii
Acronyms and Definitions iv
Executive Summary 1

1

 Introduction 2

2

 Eastman Chemicals-from-Coal Complex 4
 

2.1

 Introduction 4

2.2

 History (1983-2000) 5

2.3

 Description of Chemicals-from-Coal Complex 6

2.4

 Key Operational Issues 6
 

2.4.1

 Production Rate 6

2.4.2

 Reliability 7

2.4.3

 Maintenance Cost 7

2.4.4

 Safety 8

2.5

 Major Process Improvements and Enhancements 8
 

2.5.1

 Burner Design Improvements 8

2.5.2

 Complex Shutdown Planning and Execution 9

2.5.3

 State of the Art Distributive Control System 9

2.5.4

 Switching Gasifiers 9

2.6

 Photograph and Eastman Chemicals-from-Coal Complex 9

3

 Results and Discussion 10
 

3.1

 Information on Coal Gasification and Gas Clean-up Plants 10

3.2

 Trace Impurities Entering and Leaving 10C-30 Catalyst Guard Bed 12

3.3

 Wastewater and Alcohols to Wastewater Treatment System 15

4

 Conclusions 15

5

 References 17
 

APPENDIX

 BACKGROUND ON EASTMAN CHEMICALS-FROM-COAL COMPLEX 18