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Main Title Reactor test project for chemical removal of pyritic sulfur from coal /
Author Meyers, R. A. ; Santy, M. J. ; Hart, W. D. ; McClanathan, L. C. ; Orsini, R. A. ;
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Meyers, Robert A.
CORP Author TRW Defense and Space Systems Group, Redondo Beach, CA.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher The Office ; Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1979
Report Number EPA-600/7-79-013a; EPA-600/7-79-013b; EPA-68-02-1880
Stock Number PB-295 211
OCLC Number 07087723
Subjects Coal--Desulfurization ; Coal--Desulfurization--Pilot plants ; Coal--Desulphurization ; Coal--Desulphurization--Pilot plants
Additional Subjects Coal preparation ; Chemical cleaning ; Desulfurization ; Air pollution ; Capitalized costs ; Cost analysis ; Process charting ; Equipment ; Design criteria ; Chemical reactors ; Construction materials ; Corrosion ; Pyrite ; Air pollution abatement
Internet Access
Description Access URL
Volume I - Final Report https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9101E33I.PDF
Volume II - Appendices https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9101E3B9.PDF
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
Checkout
Status
EKBD  EPA-600/7-79-013a v.1 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 05/03/2023
EKBD  EPA-600/7-79-013b v.2 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 05/03/2023
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-7-79-013a Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ESAD  EPA 600-7-79-013a,b Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 10/31/2017
NTIS  PB-295 211 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 2 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
Abstract
The report gives results of an evaluation of the initial performance of the Reactor Test Unit (RTU) for chemical removal of pyritic sulfur from an Appalachian coal. Operation of the plant-from its checkout and shakedown in September 1977 through January 1978--demonstrated that the RTU could be run continuously in three-shift operation to reduce the coal from 2.4 lb SO2/million Btu to a level of 1.0 lb SO2/million Btu, after rinsing and extraction of generated elemental sulfur. There was no measurable coal oxidation during processing and leach rates in the plant were greatly improved over bench-scale values. The leach solution/coal/oxygen environment was found to be corrosive to the installed stainless steel reactor, necessitating future upgrading to support additional testing. Bench-scale experiments showed that the leach solution can be used as a homogeneous dense-media to efficiently gravity-separate coal prior to processing. Beneficial engineering cost improvements are obtained based on using this approach, resulting in capital cost estimates of s68-69/kW and with s0.44-0.50/million Btu processing costs, including amortization of capital, for input coal costing s0.78-0.81/million Btu. Overall energy efficiency was 93-96%.
Notes
"Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Energy, Minerals, and Industry." Jan. 1979. Includes bibliographical references. "Contract no. 68-02-1880, program element no. EHB527."
Contents Notes
v. 1. Final report -- v. 2. Appendices.