Open AccessDevelopment of an advanced continuous mild gasification process for the production of co-products. Quarterly report, October--December 1995
Author(s) -
G.W. O`Neal
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/251298
Subject(s) - coke , caking , waste management , blast furnace , hearth , steelmaking , production (economics) , commercialization , coke strength after reaction , engineering , environmental science , foundry , coal , petroleum coke , metallurgy , business , materials science , mechanical engineering , marketing , economics , composite material , macroeconomics
Efforts continued to obtain financing for a commercial continuous formed coke plant. Discussions were held with two steel companies that are interested in producing coke for their use in steel production and foundry operations. Planning for production of 40 tons of foundry formed coke is underway. This coke will be used in two 20-ton tests at General Motors` foundries. During this production, it is planned to determine if a tunnel kiln can be used as a coking furnace as an alternative for a rotary hearth. A rotary hearth is about three times more costly than a competitive-sized tunnel kiln. Work continued on using Western non-caking coals to produce formed coke. Successful tests were made by using Eastern caking coals and other binders to permit using up to 50% of the cheaper Western non-caking coals in formed coke production. The primary objective of this project is to develop an advanced continuous mild gasification process and product upgrading processes which will be capable of eventual commercialization