Abstract:
A process for disposing of sewage sludge comprising the steps of, (1) dewatering the sewage sludge to produce an aqueous slurry of sewage sludge having a solids content of about 10 to 50 wt. %; (2) heating and mildly shearing said dewatered sewage sludge at about 150.degree. F. to 210.degree. F. in the absence of air for 3 seconds to 60 minutes by a rotor/mixer at a speed of about 15 to 1000 r.p.m., thereby producing a pumpable slurry having a viscosity of less than about 2500 centipoise; (3) mixing at a temperature in the range of about ambient to 200.degree. F. the slurry of sewage sludge from (2) with a supplemental fuel to produce a pumpable slurry of sewage sludge and supplemental fuel having a solids content in the range of about 50 to 65 wt. % and a higher heating value in the range of about 6,000 to 18,000 BTU/LB; and (4) burning said pumpable slurry from (3) in a partial oxidation gasifier, furnace, boiler, or incinerator to produce an effluent gas stream. In a preferred embodiment, the effluent gas stream is cleaned and purified and non-contaminating ash and slag are separated. By this process, noxious sewage sludge may be disposed of without contaminating the environment.
Abstract:
This process pertains to a achieving high on-stream time and maintaining the temperature and composition of the raw effluent gas stream from a partial oxidation gas generator being fed simultaneously with a stream of gaseous fuel and separate stream of liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel. Two parallel oxygen streams equipped with flow transmitters and control valves are used to supply the oxygen associated with two separate and different fuel streams. Each stream of oxygen is controlled by an O.sub.2 /fuel ratio control so that if the flow rate of either stream of fuel or its related oxygen stream changes, the oxygen/carbon atomic ratio of the remaining O.sub.2 and fuel stream in the gasifier is maintained at a desired value. Further, if either fuel flow is stopped, its associated O.sub.2 flow will stop, but the remaining fuel stream and its associated O.sub.2 stream will continue to flow at the same rate with no change in the oxygen/fuel weight ratio. Complete shut down of the unit is thereby avoided. The quick raising of reactor temperatures to unsafe levels due to excess oxygen that occurs when one of the fuel streams is lost is thereby prevented.
Abstract:
An arrangement for gasification of fuels within the range from fine grain fuel to dust shaped fuels, in a dust cloud with gas comprises a gasification reactor provided with at least two burners, a supply container for accommodating a fuel, a distributor connected to the supply container for receiving the fuel from the supply container, and a plurality of conduits connected with the distributor and supplying the fuel from the latter to the burners, the conduits having a different geometrical parameter including at least one of a length and a direction.
Abstract:
A process and reaction for the gasification of coal disclosed, the invention being characterized by the provision in each of a plurality of layers of slag coalescing materials on the inner liner of the reactor to provide a protective coating on the wall or walls of the reactor.
Abstract:
Synthesis gas is produced by the partial oxidation of a high silicon and sulfur-containing heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel and/or petroleum coke having a nickel and vanadium-containing ash that includes calcium and sodium, in a mixture with an iron and/or copper containing additive in a vertical free-flow reaction zone lined with refractory A or a combination of refractory A and refractory B. Refractory A lining of the reaction zone comprises in wt %: Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 about 20 to 82, MgO about 5.0 to 45, Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 about 0 to 10.5 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 about 0 to 6.2, CaO about 0 to 1.0, SiO.sub.2 about 0 to 2.5, and others about 0 to 1.3. Refractory B comprises in wt. %: Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3 about 0 to 40, MgO about 20 to 85, Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 about 0 to 16, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 about 0 to 9.0, SiO.sub.2 about 0 to 2.7, and others about 0 to 1.1. In the reaction zone separate portions of said Fe and/or Cu containing additive: (1) combine with portions of said Fe, Ni, and S to generate a liquid phase washing agent; (ii) combine with a portion of refractory components, and V, Fe, Ni and Al to form high melting spinel and oxide lath phases which are washed by said liquid phase washing agent; and (iii) combine with a portion of said Ni, Ca, Si, Al, Mg and Na to generate a liquid oxide silicate phase that fluxes substantially all of the remaining vanadium and other ash components.
Abstract translation:合成气是通过含有含铁和/或铜的混合物中含有含钙和钠的含镍和含钒灰分的高含硅和含硫重液体含烃燃料和/或石油焦的部分氧化产生的, 在耐火材料A或耐火材料A和耐火材料B的组合的垂直自由流动反应区中的添加剂。耐火材料反应区的衬里包含重量%:Cr 2 O 3约20至82,MgO约5.0至45,Fe 2 O 3约0 至约10-6.0的Al2O3,约0至1.0的CaO,约0至2.5的SiO 2,约0至1.3的SiO 2。 耐火材料B以重量计。 %:Cr 2 O 3约0至40,MgO约20至85,Fe 2 O 3约0至16,Al 2 O 3约0至9.0,SiO 2约0至2.7,而其它约0至1.1。 在反应区中,所述含Fe和/或含Cu添加剂的分离部分:(1)与所述Fe,Ni和S的一部分组合以产生液相清洗剂; (ii)与一部分难熔组分和V,Fe,Ni和Al组合以形成由所述液相清洗剂洗涤的高熔点尖晶石和氧化物板条相; 和(iii)与所述Ni,Ca,Si,Al,Mg和Na的一部分组合以产生基本上剩余的所有剩余的钒和其它灰分组分的液体氧化物硅酸盐相。
Abstract:
A sulfur-containing heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel and/or solid carbonaceous fuel with a nickel, vanadium, and silicon containing ash is mixed with a silicon-containing material, and a copper and/or cobalt-containing material. The mixture is reacted by partial oxidation in a down-flowing free-flow unobstructed vertical reaction zone with refractory lined walls at a temperature in the range of about 1800.degree. F. to 2900.degree. F. A raw effluent gas stream is produced comprising H.sub.2 +CO and containing entrained slag comprising the following phases: (i) an alloy phase selected from the group consisting fo Cu-Ni, Co-Ni, Cu-Fe, and mixtures thereof; (ii) a silicate phase selected from the group consisting of copper silicate, cobalt silicate, and mixtures thereof; (iii) a spinel phase; and (iv) a fluid oxysulfide phase comprising at least one sulfide from the group consisting of Cu, Co, Fe, and mixtures thereof. There is a reduction in the mole ratio H.sub.2 S+COS/H.sub.2 +CO in the raw effluent gas steam. Non-gaseous materials e.g. slag containing substantially no Ni.sub.3 S.sub.2 are separated from the hot raw effluent gas stream from the gasifier.
Abstract:
Synthesis gas is produced by the partial oxidation of a feedstock comprising sulfur and ash-containing heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuels, solid carbonaceous fuels, or mixtures thereof. An iron-containing additive is introduced into the reaction zone along with the feed to produce first and second liquid phase washing agents that collect and transport the vanadium-containing oxide laths and spinels and other ash components out of the reaction zone. A gaseous slag fludizing agent is also introduced into the top of the reaction zone so tha the gasifier is operated at a uniform temperature throughout under conditions that maximize the fluidity of the molten slag over the full opereating temperature range in the gasifier. Equilibrium oxygen and sulfur concentrations are provided in the gas phase in the reaction zone which provide specific partial pressures. By this method substantially all of the molten slag having a reduced viscosity and containing the nickel and vanadium-containing impurities from the feedstock are readily removed from the walls of the gas generator at a lower temperature. Simultaneously, in-situ desulfurization of the feedstock takes place in the gasifier so that the raw effluent product gas may leave the gasifier containing less than about 1.00 mole % of H.sub. 2 S and COS. In one embodiment, an additional supplemental gas e.g. free-oxygen, H.sub.2 S, COS, SO.sub.2, and mixtures thereof may be introduced into the gasifier so as to increase the carbon conversion without increasing the temperature in the reaction zone; or to prevent the formation of free-iron.
Abstract:
Synthesis gas is produced by the partial oxidation of a feedstock comprising a high silicon and sulfur-containing heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel and/or petroleum coke or tar sands having nickel and vanadium-containing ashes in admixture with a silicon and manganese-containing ash fusion temperature modifying agent in a vertical free-flow unobstructed reaction zone lined with a refractory which comprises in wt. %: silicon-containing material about 95 to 99.8, iron oxide about 0.1 to 1.0, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 about 0.1 to 1.0, CaO about 0 to 0.4, and others about 0 to 1.2. In the reaction zone separate portions of said silicon and manganese-containing additive (i) combine with a portion of said Fe, Ni, and S to generate a first liquid phase washing agent which washes a portion of the high melting vanadium and oxide phases from the reaction zone, (ii) combine with a portion of said Ni, Ca, Si, Al, Mg and Na and/or K to generate a liquid oxide-silicate phase that fluxes and washes substantially all of the remaining vanadium and other ash components, and (iii) combine with a portion of the molten ash from the fuel and a minor portion of the refractory lining said reaction zone to increase the amount of said liquid oxide silicate phase and thereby enhance the removal of the vanadium from said reaction zone. By this method molten slag having a reduced viscosity and containing the nickel and vanadium-containing impurities from the feedstock and refractory components are readily removed from the gas generator.
Abstract:
The hot effluent gas stream comprising H.sub.2 +CO and entrained molten slag and ash from the partial oxidation of an ash-containing heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel, an ash-containing solid carbonaceous fuel, or mixtures thereof is passed in succession through a radiant cooling zone, a metal gas transfer line with internal metal heat transfer surfaces, and a convection cooling zone. By maintaining the internal metal heat transfer surfaces of the gas transfer line where turbulent flow of gas stream occurs at a temperature in the range of about 150.degree. F. to below 700.degree. F. by noncontact heat exchange with a coolant, substantially no molten slag or ash sticks to the metal heat transfer surfaces on the inside of the gas transfer line. Simultaneously, where laminar flow fo the gas stream within the gas transfer line occurs, slag and ash entrained in the gas stream is prevented from sticking to the inside metal heat transfer surfaces of the gas transfer line by maintaining the temperature of said inside surfaces in the range of about 700.degree. F. to 1,200.degree. F. by noncontact heat exchange with a coolant.
Abstract:
A sulfur-containing heavy liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel and/or solid carbonaceous fuel with nickel, vanadium, and silicon containing ashes is mixed with a copper and/or cobalt-containing material to provide a weight ratio of copper and/or cobalt to nickel in the range of about 0.2 to 10; and the weight ratio of copper and/or cobalt to silicon in said mixture is in the range of about 0.0001 to 0.04. The mixture is reacted by partial oxidation in a down-flowing free-flow unobstructed vertical reaction zone with refractory lined walls at a temperature in the range of about 1800.degree. F. to 2900.degree. F., an equilibrium oxygen concentration in the gas phase in the reaction zone with a partial pressure in the range of about 1.7.times.10.sup.-15 to 2.3.times.10.sup.-8 atmospheres; and an equilibrium sulfur concentration in the gas phase in the reaction zone with a partial pressure in the range of about 2.53.times.10.sup.-7 to 8.1.times.10.sup.-2 atmospheres. A raw effluent gas stream is produced comprising H.sub.2 +CO and containing entrained slag comprising the following phases: (i) Cu-Ni or Co-Ni alloy, (ii) copper silicate and/or cobalt silicate, (iii) a spinel phase, and (iv) about 0 to 5 wt. % of a fluid oxysulfide phase. Substantially no toxic Ni.sub.3 S.sub.2 is produced in the slag.