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Method for processing coke oven gas
Assignee: Didier Engineering GmbH
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Filing: 1977-12-29
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Granted: 1980-11-25
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Expires: 1997-12-29
Abstract
Abstract Coke oven gas is subjected, immediately after the discharge thereof from coke ovens, and without any preliminary cooling operation or any purification operation other than desulfurization, to a catalytic cracking operation to form a hot cracked gas which is rich in hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The catalytic cracking reaction is carried out in the presence of a hydrogen-containing and/or CO 2 -containing gas, with a steam reforming catalyst.
Inventors
- 👤 Dietrich Wagener
- 👤 Claus Flockenhaus
- 👤 Joachim F. Meckel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:57
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B3/00; C01B3/02; C01B3/32; C01B3/34; C01B3/38; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/10; Y02P20/129
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for producing a cracked gas suitable for use as a reduction gas, said method comprising: introducing coal into a coal preheating installation and therein preheating said coal to a temperature of approximately 200° C.; introducing the thus preheated coal into coke ovens and therein producing coke and generating coke oven gas; discharging said coke oven gas from said coke ovens; and subjecting said coke oven gas, immediately after the discharge thereof from said coke ovens, and without any preliminary cooling operation or any purification operation other than desulfurization, to a catalytic cracking operation at a reaction temperature of from 600° to 1200° C. and at a pressure of from 0 to 30 bar in the presence of steam and/or CO 2 -containing gas, by passing said coke oven gas into a catalytic reactor containing a steam reforming catalyst, and thereby forming a hot cracked gas rich in hydrogen and carbon monoxide and suitable for use as a reduction gas in a reducing operation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for producing a cracked gas suitable for use as a reduction gas, said method comprising: introducing coal into a coal preheating installation and therein preheating said coal to a temperature of approximately 200° C.; introducing the thus preheated coal into coke ovens and therein producing coke and generating coke oven gas; discharging said coke oven gas from said coke ovens; and subjecting said coke oven gas, immediately after the discharge thereof from said coke ovens, and without any preliminary cooling operation or any purification operation other than desulfurization, to a catalytic cracking operation at a reaction temperature of from 600° to 1200° C. and at a pressure of from 0 to 30 bar in the presence of steam and/or CO 2 -containing gas, by passing said coke oven gas into a catalytic reactor containing a steam reforming catalyst, and thereby forming a hot cracked gas rich in hydrogen and carbon monoxide and suitable for use as a reduction gas in a reducing operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said catalyst comprises a substantially SiO 2 -free, Al 2 O 3 -and alkaline earth metal oxide-containing catalyst.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said catalyst comprises 63% by weight Al 2 O 3 , 31% by weight SrO, and 6% by weight BeO.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said catalyst comprises 70% by weight Al 2 O 3 , and 30% by weight BeO.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said catalyst comprises 45% by weight Al 2 O 3 , 45% by weight CaO, and 10% by weight SrO.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pressure is from 0 to 5 bar.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reaction temperature is approximately 900° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gas comprises steam.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gas comprises a gas rich in CO 2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising cooling said hot cracked gas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said cooling comprises passing said hot cracked gas in heat exchange relation with water, thus forming said water into steam, and passing said steam to said catalytic reactor as said gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, further comprising preheating a fuel gas by passing said fuel gas in heat exchange relationship with said hot cracked gas, and then employing the thus preheated fuel gas as a coking gas in said coke ovens.
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