Combustion and gasification of coals in fixed-beds

ML Hobbs, PT Radulovic, LD Smoot - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 1993 - Elsevier
Fixed-bed processes are commercially used for the combustion and conversion of coal for
generation of power or production of gaseous or liquid products. Coal particle sizes in fixed …

Modeling fixed‐bed coal gasifiers

ML Hobbs, PT Radulovic, LD Smoot - AIChE Journal, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
A one‐dimensional model of countercurrent fixed‐bed coal gasification has been
developed, and results have been compared to experimental data from commercial‐scale …

Toward novel hybrid biomass, coal, and natural gas processes for satisfying current transportation fuel demands, 1: Process alternatives, gasification modeling …

RC Baliban, JA Elia, CA Floudas - Industrial & Engineering …, 2010 - ACS Publications
This paper, which is the first part of a series of papers, introduces a hybrid coal, biomass,
and natural gas to liquids (CBGTL) process that can produce transportation fuels in ratios …

Process modeling and thermodynamic analysis of Lurgi fixed-bed coal gasifier in an SNG plant

C He, X Feng, KH Chu - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive steady state kinetic model of a commercial-scale
pressurized Lurgi fixed-bed dry bottom coal gasifier. The model is developed using the …

Modified network kinetic model for coal pyrolysis with high-value products and low carbon emissions

P Yang, W Guo, Z Yu, K Gao, W Jing, Z Jie, J Shang… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is a clean and efficient technology for the conversion of low-rank coal. Its key
product is tar with high value. The complex composition of tar limits its further effective …

Updraft gasifier and ORC system for high ash content biomass: A modelling and simulation study

B De Mena, D Vera, F Jurado, M Ortega - Fuel Processing Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Ash content, and the problematic related to it are currently the most important drawbacks of
biomass combustion. The present work carries out the modelling and simulation of an …

Evaluation on a combined model for low-rank coal pyrolysis

L Yi, J Feng, WY Li - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is an initial step of the upgrading lignite that exhibits a structurally complex
connection between physicochemical changes and unknown pyrolyzed compounds, which …

Processes for producing synthetic hydrocarbons from coal, biomass, and natural gas

CA Floudas, RC Baliban, JA Elia - US Patent App. 14/377,759, 2015 - Google Patents
C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON
MIXTURES, eg BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION …

A steady state model for predicting performance of small-scale up-draft coal gasifiers

G Cau, V Tola, A Pettinau - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
Small-scale fixed-bed coal and biomass gasifiers represent an attractive option for
distributed combined heat and power generation. As known, gasification phenomena are …

Molten catalytic coal gasification with in situ carbon and sulphur capture

N Siefert, D Shekhawat, S Litster… - Energy & Environmental …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A molten catalytic process has been demonstrated for converting coal into a synthesis gas
consisting of roughly 20% methane and 80% hydrogen using alkali hydroxides as both …