IP Library Granted Patent US 8,900,334
Granted Patent B2
US 8,900,334 · App. 13/138,280 · Granted Dec 2, 2014

Method for supplying an entrained-flow gasification reactor with fuel from a storage container

Inventors: Johannes Kowoll (Bochum, DE); Stefan Hamel (Wenden, DE); Michael Rieger (Dortmund, DE)
Assignee: ThyssenKrupp UHDE GmbH
C10J3/50C10J3/466C10J3/506C10J2200/15C10J2200/156Y02E50/32
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Patent No.
US 8,900,334
App. No.
13/138,280
Granted
Dec 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The goal of the invention consists in making available a method for supplying fuel to a pressurized gasification system, which ensures, in economically efficient manner, that the emission of pollutants from the coal transfer and the transport is minimized or completely avoided. This is achieved in that a gas that contains at least 10 ppm vol. CO is used for transfer and/or conveying, whereby a gas that contains oxygen is mixed into this gas, and that this gas mixture is heated to a temperature that oxidizes at least 10% of the pollutants contained in the gas.

Claims (12)

1. Method for supplying an entrained-flow gasification reactor with fuel from a storage container, with at least one transfer container and at least one feed container being disposed between the entrained-flow gasification reactor and the storage container,

wherein a reactor gas that contains CO and H 2 and flue ash is produced in the entrained-flow gasification reactor, wherein the reactor gas leaves the entrained-flow gasification reactor and is treated in a gas treatment unit to form a treated gas, wherein a first gas that contains at least 10 ppm vol. CO is separated from the treated gas,

wherein the first gas that contains at least 10 ppm vol. CO is used for transfer and/or conveying,

wherein a second gas that contains oxygen is mixed into the first gas to form a gas mixture,

wherein the gas mixture is heated to a temperature that oxidizes at least 10% of the CO contained in the gas mixture to form an oxidized gas mixture, and

wherein the oxidized gas mixture is at least partially released into the atmosphere.

2. Method according to claim 1 , wherein gas that contains oxygen and is used for transfer is used for loosening the fuel in the storage container and/or for loosening and fluidizing the content of the transfer container and/or for further conveying out of the transfer container and/or for loosening and fluidization in the feed container for passing the fuel between the system parts and out of the feed container and/or to the entrained-flow gasification reactor.

3. Method according to claim 1 ,

wherein downstream from the entrained-flow gasification reactor the gas mixture is passed over at least one catalyst for accelerating the oxidation of the CO to help form the oxidated gas mixture.

4. Method according to claim 3 , wherein the oxidated gas mixture is used for raising the pressure in the transfer container, while a fuel transport gas is not catalytically oxidized.

5. Method according to claim 1 , wherein a gas having an oxygen content less than 5% is used as a transfer gas.

6. Method according to claim 1 , wherein relaxation gas from the feed container is passed to a pressure stage of a compressor and/or is passed by way of a compression device to the transfer container.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 27, 2013
From: UHDE GMBH
To: THYSSENKRUPP UHDE GMBH
Reel/Frame 029884/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2011
From: KOWOLL, JOHANNES; HAMEL, STEFAN; RIEGER, MICHAEL
To: UHDE GMBH
Reel/Frame 027195/0623 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 006 384 · Jan 28, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120111416A1 · May 10, 2012