10 Things To Know About Coal Gasification

摘要

Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) is being discussed by regulators, environmentalists and elected officials as an alternative to generate electricity with coal without the need for downstream post-combustion emission control equipment. For more than four decades, various coal gasification processes have been used for process heat and power applications. But the power industry often cites concerns about costs and problems associated with scaling the technology up to utility standards for size, reliability and availability. David Denton is business development director for Eastman Gasification Services Company, the first company to commercialize a coal gasification facility in the United States. Eastman's King-sport, Tenn., plant started production in 1983, making acetyl chemicals from coal. The facility uses several gasification technologies, including the GE (formerly ChevronTexaco) technology and the chemical synthesis technology developed by Eastman.