| Summary |
1 |
| Objectives and Experimental Procedures |
1 |
| Major Findings |
2 |
| General Conclusions |
3 |
| Introduction |
4 |
| Background |
4 |
| Treatment of Effluents from Synthane
Steam/Oxygen Gasification |
11 |
| Present Experimental Program |
13 |
| Improvement of Existing Effluent Data
Base |
13 |
| Effluent Data Base |
13 |
| Feasibility of Using the Gasifier for
the Destruction of Effluents |
14 |
| Experimental Equipment and Procedure |
14 |
| Gasifier Configuration and Efficient
Sampling Apparatus |
14 |
| Experimental and Analytical Procedure |
18 |
| Experimental Results |
20 |
| Aqueous Effluent Production |
25 |
| Ammonia Production |
31 |
| Char Production and Composition |
31 |
| Hydrocarbon Condensate (Tar) Production |
36 |
| Tar Composition |
36 |
| Discussion of Results |
41 |
| Time Series Analyses of Effluent
Production and Composition |
41 |
| Effect of Coal Injection Geometry on
Gasifier Steady State Effluent Production and Composition |
42 |
|
(1) |
Effluent Production Rates |
42 |
|
(2) |
Tar Production |
44 |
| Effect of Coal Injection Geometry on the
Distribution of Sulfur in Gasifier Effluents |
44 |
| Effect of Coal Injection Geometry on
Total Product and Methane Gas Yields |
46 |
| Possible Mechanisms to Explain Observed
Results |
46 |
| Applicability of Current Results to
Other Coals and/or Different Gasifiers |
48 |
| Acknowledements |
48 |
| References |
49 |
