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Hybrid Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Gasifier for High Methane Content Syngas

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-09ER85532
Agency Tracking Number: 90931
Amount: $99,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: 27 b
Solicitation Number: DE-PS02-08ER08-34
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
The Millennium Centre 1142 Middle Creek Road
Triadelphia, WV 26059
United States
DUNS: 101582922
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Drew Spradling
 Mr.
 (304) 547-5800
 dms@trl.com
Business Contact
 Brian Joseph
Title: Mr.
Phone: (304) 547-5800
Email: bej@trl.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Many of the coal gasification technologies that exist today produce a low-methane content syngas that is high in carbon monoxide and hydrogen. New gasifier designs are needed to produce a high-methane-content syngas that can be more easily utilized by industrial users, upgraded to synthetic natural gas (SNG) for pipeline transport, or economically utilized by utility-scale fuel cells. This project will develop a coal gasification technology based on the utilization of a hybrid atmospheric fluidized bed gasifier/combustor configuration. By using syngas and steam as the fluidizing and gasifying medium and by heating the gasifier indirectly, a significant (>30%) content of methane will be produced in the syngas. In Phase I, a proof-of-concept-scale, atmospheric fluidized bed gasifier will be built and tested on coal. In Phase II, a larger unit will be constructed, and the transfer of the fluidizing medium between two fluidized bed reactors will be demonstrated. Commercial Applications and other Benefits as described by the awardee: The technology should be applicable to the industrial gasification, mine-mouth SNG, and power-generation industries. If the technology were used to replace natural gas in industrial manufacturing operations in industries such as steel, U.S.-based manufacturers might be prevented from relocating to energy-producing countries.

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