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Partial combustion process for coal
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1982-05-10
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Granted: 1983-10-04
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Expires: 2002-05-10
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a process for combusting coal containing more than 1 wt. % sulfur which process comprises (a) providing a coal containing more than 1 wt. % sulfur and containing an organically bound calcium to sulfur ratio of at least about 0.8 to 1, (b) burning the coal to about 80% to 95% carbon conversion at temperatures greater than about 1,100 DEG C. in a first combustion zone in the presence of an oxidizing agent but under reducing conditions such that the equivalence ratio of coal to oxidizing agent is less than 1.5 but greater than or equal to 1.0, (c) separating the resulting solid effluent from the gaseous effluent from the first combustion zone, and (d) burning the gaseous effluent at a temperature from about 1,000 DEG C. to about 1,500 DEG C. in a second combustion zone under oxidizing conditions. A substantial amount of the sulfur of the coal is captured in the resulting solid effluent.
Inventors
- 👤 William Bartok
- 👤 Howard Freund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 10:24
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C6/00; F23C6/04; F23B; F23B5/00; F23B5/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A process for partially combusting coal which contains greater than about 1 wt.% sulfur, wherein the generation of SO x is minimized, which process comprises: (a) providing a coal containing more than about 1 wt.% sulfur and containing organically bound calcium to sulfur in a ratio of at least about 0.8 to 1; (b) burning the coal to about 80% to 95% carbon conversion at temperatures greater than about 1,100° C. in a first combustion zone in the presence of an oxidizing agent but under reducing conditions such that the equivalence ratio of coal to oxidizing agent is less than 1.5 but greater than or equal to 1.0; (c) separating the resulting solid effluent from the gaseous effluent from the first combustion zone; and (d) burning the gaseous effluent at a temperature from about 1,000° C. to about 1,500° C. in a second combustion zone under oxidizing conditions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A process for partially combusting coal which contains greater than about 1 wt.% sulfur, wherein the generation of SO x is minimized, which process comprises: (a) providing a coal containing more than about 1 wt.% sulfur and containing organically bound calcium to sulfur in a ratio of at least about 0.8 to 1; (b) burning the coal to about 80% to 95% carbon conversion at temperatures greater than about 1,100° C. in a first combustion zone in the presence of an oxidizing agent but under reducing conditions such that the equivalence ratio of coal to oxidizing agent is less than 1.5 but greater than or equal to 1.0; (c) separating the resulting solid effluent from the gaseous effluent from the first combustion zone; and (d) burning the gaseous effluent at a temperature from about 1,000° C. to about 1,500° C. in a second combustion zone under oxidizing conditions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the coal is burned to about 90 to 95% carbon conversion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 1 or 2 wherein organically bound calcium to sulfur is present in a stoichiometric amount.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 3 wherien the solid effluent is treated to reduce its sulfur content.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
146 words
A process for partially combusting coal which contains greater than about 1 wt.% sulfur, wherein the generation of SO x is minimized, which process comprises: (a) treating the coal by ion exchange so that organically bound calcium to sulfur is present in a ratio of at least about 0.8 to 1; (b) burning the coal to about 80% to 95% carbon conversion at temperatures greater than about 1,100° C. in a first combustion zone in the presence of an oxidizing agent but under reducing conditions such that the equivalence ratio of coal to oxidizing agent is less than 1.5 but greater than or equal to 1.0; (c) separating the resulting solid effluent from the gaseous effluent from the first combustion zone; and (d) burning the gaseous effluent at a temperature from about 1,000° C. to about 1,500° C. in a second combustion zone under oxidizing conditions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
146 words
A process for partially combusting coal which contains greater than about 1 wt.% sulfur, wherein the generation of SO x is minimized, which process comprises: (a) treating the coal by ion exchange so that organically bound calcium to sulfur is present in a ratio of at least about 0.8 to 1; (b) burning the coal to about 80% to 95% carbon conversion at temperatures greater than about 1,100° C. in a first combustion zone in the presence of an oxidizing agent but under reducing conditions such that the equivalence ratio of coal to oxidizing agent is less than 1.5 but greater than or equal to 1.0; (c) separating the resulting solid effluent from the gaseous effluent from the first combustion zone; and (d) burning the gaseous effluent at a temperature from about 1,000° C. to about 1,500° C. in a second combustion zone under oxidizing conditions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 5 wherein the coal is burned to about 90 to 95% carbon conversion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 5 or 6 wherein organically bound calcium to sulfur is present in a stoichiometric amount.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the solid effluent is treated to reduce its sulfur content.
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