Literature survey of mild gasification processes, co-products upgrading and utilization, and market assessment: Topical report

The primary objective of this DOE-sponsored project is to develop an advanced mild gasification process to produce coal-derived co- products that can readily open new markets for coal in both the utility and nonutility sectors. The study will incorporate novel and innovative concepts for process development and for co-products utilization. The former includes the development of a means to promote the rapid, continuous devolatilization of caking coals, the use of inexpensive reactor additives for capturing sulfur compounds, and the use of inexpensive reaction gases to produce co-products of optimal quality and quantity. It is the ultimate goal of this project to commercialize the advanced mild gasification technology in the next 5 to 10 years. 109 refs., 86 figs., 45 tabs.