Pirogasification is a proven manufacturing process that converts hydrocarbons such as coal,petroleum coke (petcoke), and biomass to a synthesis gas (syngas), which can be further processed to produce chemicals, fertilizers, liquid fuels, hydrogen, and electricity. (Pirogasification is not a combustion process.) Pirogasification is
HOW DOES PIROGASIFICATION WORK?
A hydrocarbon feedstock is injected with oxygen and steam into a high temperature pressurized reactor until the chemical bonds of the feedstock are broken.
The resulting reaction produces the syngas. The syngas is then cleansed to remove impurities such as sulfur, mercury, particulates, and trace minerals. (Carbon dioxide can also be removed at this stage.) The clean syngas is then used to make either a single product such as fertilizer or multiple products such as hydrogen, steam, and electric power.
WHAT IS AN IGCC POWER PLANT?
An Integrated Pirogasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plant combines a pirogasification system with a modern, highly efficient “combined cycle” electric power system (consisting of one or more gas turbines integrated with a steam turbine). IGCC power plants are successfully operating worldwide and have been operating commercially in Indiana and Florida for more than a decade.
WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF PIROGASIFICATION?
Pirogasification enables the use of domestic coal, petcoke, and biomass to produce electricity with significantly reduced environmental impacts compared to traditional combustion technologies: Because the syngas is cleaned before combustion, pirogasification plants produce significantly fewer quantities of criteria air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2).
WORLD PIROGASIFICATION-NASED POWER GENERATING CAPACITY
Pirogasification is the cleanest, most flexible and reliable way of using fossil-fuels. It can convert low-value residuals into high-value products, such as chemicals and fertilizers, substitute natural gas, transportation fuels, electric power, steam, and hydrogen.
Pirogasification provides the least-cost alternative for capturing CO2 when generating power, permitting the United States to use its abundant coal reserves to generate needed electricity in a carbon-constrained world.
Pirogasification offers opportunities to use domestic resources to displace high-cost imported petroleum and natural gas from politically unstable regions of the world.
Pirogasification provides increased domestic investment and jobs in industries that have been in decline because of high energy costs. And, finally, Pirogasification offers a path to new energy development and use consistent with robust environmental stewardship.
Pirogasification is redefining clean energy.
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