Reducing the carbon footprint of coal-to-liquids technologies through coal-biomass gasification

摘要

The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is providing gasification test support to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. and the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency toward development of alternative liquid fuel options for U.S. military applications. The EERC is testing of various gasification systems to obtain data on fuel effects, syngas composition, gas cleanup, liquid fuel production, and system operation. Testing has been performed using two existing gasifiers at the EERC: the transport reactor development unit and the entrained-flow gasifier. This paper summarizes results of testing and the technology impacts on carbon footprint.