• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.559-571
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• 2012

Dimethyl ether (DME) is a new clean fuel as an environmentally-benign energy resource. DME can be manufactured from various energy sources including natural gas, coal, and biomass. In addition to its environmentally friendly properties, DME has similar characteristics to those of LPG. The aim of this article is to represent the development of new DME process with KOGAS's own technologies. KOGAS has investigated and developed new innovative DME synthesis process from synthesis gas in gaseous phase fixed bed reactor. DME has been traditionally produced by the dehydration of methanol which is produced from syngas, a product of natural gas reforming. This traditional process is thus called the two-step method of preparing DME. However, DME can also be manufactured directly from syngas (single-step). The single-step method needs only one reactor for the synthesis of DME, instead of two for the two-step process. It can also alleviate the thermodynamic limitations associated with the synthesis of methanol, by converting the produced methanol into DME, thereby potentially enhancing the overall conversion of syngas into DME. KOGAS had launched the 10 ton/day DME demonstration plant project in 2004 at Incheon KOGAS LNG terminal. In the mid of 2008, KOGAS had finished the construction of this plant and has successively finished the demonstration plant operation. And since 2008, we have established the basic design of commercial plant which can produce 3,000 ton/day DME.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.565-574
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• 2019

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process is a typical method for synthesizing hydrocarbons from syngas and is mainly known as iron (Fe) and cobalt (Co) catalysts. Currently, some technologies such as CTL (Coal to Liquid) and GTL (Gas to Liquid) are operated on a commercial scale depending on the products, but the research to produce light hydrocarbons and middle distillates directly has not been commercialized. Therefore, in this study, domestic studies for direct production of light hydrocarbons and middle distillates are summarized and the effect of catalyst preparation, promoter addition, zeolite combination on product selectivity is investigated.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.71.1-71.1
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• 2011

석석탄가스화 기술은 고온, 고압 조건에서 미분탄과 산소의 가스화 반응에 의해 CO와 $H_2$가 주성분인 합성가스를 제조하는 기술로서 차세대 화력발전 뿐만아니라 다양한 화학원료 제조를 위한 분야에서 각광을 받고 있다. 또한, 가스화 기술은 향후 CCS기술, CTL(Coal To Liquid, 석탄액화)기술, SNG(Synthetic Natural Gas, 합성천연가스)생산, 수소생산, 각종 화학원료 생산 등과 연계가 가능한 미래 석탄이용 분야의 핵심 기술이라 할 수 있다. 따라서, 고등기술연구원에서는 이러한 석탄가스화를 통해 양질의 합성가스를 제조하기 위한 기술 개발의 일환으로 pilot급 고온, 고압 건식 분류층 가스화기, 기류수송 방식의 미분탄공급장치, 수냉자켓 구조의 합성가스 냉각장치, 합성가스 중 분진제거를 위한 금속필터 장착 집진장치 등을 연계하여 20기압의 고압 조건에서 장시간 연속운전을 진행하였다. 본 연구에서는 미분탄 공급을 위하여 상부공급 버너를 적용하였고 석탄가스화기는 $1,300{\sim}1,350^{\circ}C$ 정도의 온도에서 운전을 진행하였으며 미분탄을 75 kg/h의 조건에서 연속적으로 공급하였다. 그리고, 이러한 조건에서 5.5일 정도의 연속운전을 진행하는 동안 CO 44~48%, $H_2$ 20~21%, $CO_2$ 4~5% 조성의 석탄 합성가스를 $200Nm^3/h$ 안정적으로 제조할 수 있었다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.144-154
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• 2012

Technology trends of coal gasification were studied through patent analysis. The patents published or registered in Korea, U. S. A., Japan and Europe, and administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization from mid 1970s to 2010 were analyzed based on the application tendency, patent share, major applicants and their activity indices, and market power, etc. Japan and U. S. A. led the patent activities in the early phase of technology development, but major applicants had been diversified globally since 2000. Portfolio analysis revealed that the technology was under developing period. The analysis showed that the most active R&D had been focused on gasifier development. Technology competitiveness was analyzed via indices such as cites per patent, patent impact index, technology strength and patent family size, etc. Key patents were extracted through quantification based on patent family size and cites per patent. The technology flow was figured out to reveal the technology trends.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.425-434
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• 2010

Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) is an efficient and environment-friendly power generation system which is capable of burning low-ranked coals and other renewable resources such as biofuels, petcokes and residues. In this study some process modeling on a conceptual entrained flow gasifier was conducted using the ASPEN Plus process simulator. This model is composed of three major steps; initial coal pyrolysis, combustion of volatile components, and gasification of char particles. One of the purposes of this study is to develop an effective and versatile simulation model applicable to numerous configurations of coal gasification systems. Our model does not depend on the hypothesis of chemical equilibrium as it can trace the exact reaction kinetics and incorporate the residence time calculation of solid particles in the reactors. Comparisons with previously reported models and experimental results also showed that the predictions by our model were pretty reasonable in estimating the products and the conditions of gasification processes. Verification of the accuracy of our model was mainly based upon how closely it predicts the syngas composition in the gasifier outlet. Lastly the effects of change oxygen are studied by sensitivity analysis using the developed model.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.466-473
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• 2016

In this study, the experiments on optimal CO gas synthesis were conducted using low grade coal-$CO_2$ catalyst gasification reaction. The characteristics of generated CO gas were investigated using the chemical activation method of KOH, $K_2CO_3$, $Na_2CO_3$ catalysts with Kideco and Shewha coal. The preparation process has been optimized through the analysis of experimental variables such as ratio between activating chemical agents and coal, the flow rate of gas and reaction temperature during $CO_2$ conversion reaction. The produced CO gas was analysed by Gas Chromatography (GC). The 98.6% $CO_2$ conversion for Kideco coal mixed with 20 wt% $Na_2CO_3$ and 98.9% $CO_2$ conversion for Shenhua coal mixed with 20 wt% KOH were obtained at the conditions of $T=950^{\circ}C$ and $CO_2$ flow rate of 100 cc/min. Also, the low grade coal-$CO_2$ catalytic gasification reaction showed the CO selectivities(97.8 and 98.8 %) at the same feed ratio and reaction conditions.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.8
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• pp.632-638
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• 2013

This paper describes on the flame stability and combustion instability of coal derived synthetic gas especially for gases of Buggenum IGCC in Netherlands and Taean IGCC in Korea. These combustion characteristics were observed by conducting ambient-pressure elevated-temperature combustion tests in GE7EA model combustor when varying heat input and nitrogen dilution ratio. Flame stability map is plotted according to the flame structure by dividing all regimes into six, and only regime I and II are identified to be stable. Both syngases of Taean and Buggenum with nitrogen integration corresponds to regime II in which syngas burnt stably and flame coupled with outer recirculation flow. Stable regime of Buggenum is larger than that of Taean when considering only $H_2$/CO ratio due to higher content of hydrogen. However, when considering nitrogen dilution, syngas of Taean is burnt more stably than that of Buggenum since more nitrogen in Buggenum has negative effect on the stability of flame.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.41-45
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• 2010

The physical properties of DME(Dimethyl Ether) are very similar to LPG and well-mixed. As cetane number of DME is similar to diesel fuel that can replace diesel fuel and alternative energy. DME is a clean energy source that can be manufactured from various raw materials such as natural gas, CBM(Coal Bed Methane) and biomass. DME has no carbon-carbon bond in its molecular structure and its combustion essentially generates no soot as well as no SOx. The development of DME process in KOGAS have 4 section. First, syngas section can be manufactured various syngas ratio. This completes the tri-reforming process for the synthesis gas ratio of approximately 4.0 to 1.0 range can be adjusted. Second, $CO_2$ is removed from the $CO_2$ removal section of about 92~99%, so the maximum concentration of $CO_2$ entering the DME synthesis reactor should not exceed 8%. Third, in the DME synthesis section, if the temperature of DME reactor increases, the activity of DME catalyst increased. but for the long-term activity is desirable to maintain the proper temperature. Finally, the purity of DME in the DME purification section is over 99.6%.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.105.2-105.2
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• 2010

석탄의 직접 연소 대신 고온/고압의 조건에서 불완전연소 및 가스화 반응을 통하여 일산화탄소(CO)와 수소($H_2$)가 주성분인 합성가스를 제조하여 이용하는 석탄 가스화 기술은 현실적인 에너지원의 확보를 위한 방법인 동시에 이산화탄소를 저감할 수 있는 기술이라 할 수 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 non-slagging 방식의 pilot급 분류층 석탄가스화기를 대상으로 고압 미분탄공급장치, 합성가스 냉각장치, 고온 집진장치 등을 연계하여 상용급 석탄가스기와 유사한 $1,300^{\circ}C$, 20 kg/$cm^2$의 운전조건에서 미분탄의 안정적인 공급을 통한 양질의 합성가스 제조 및 제조된 합성가스의 분기 공급특성 시험을 진행하였다. 그리고, 고압 미분탄공급장치는 공급호퍼에 저장된 미분탄을 고온/고압 조건으로 운전되는 석탄가스화기에 공급하기 위한 설비로서, 이러한 고압 미분탄공급장치를 이용한 기류수송 방식의 미분탄 공급 기술은 가스화기 설계 및 운전제어 기술과 더불어 석탄가스화기 시스템의 안정적 연속운전을 위한 가장 핵심적인 기술 중 하나라고 할 수 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 아역청탄인 인도네시아 ABK탄을 대상으로 향후 dense phase 고압 기류수송을 목적으로 하는 고압 미분탄공급장치의 성능특성을 시험을 진행하였는데, 시험 결과 73 kg/h 조건에서 20 kg/$cm^2$의 가스화기에 대한 안정적인 미분탄 공급특성을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이러한 미분탄 공급 조건에서 CO 40～45%, $H_2$ 16~20%, $CO_2$ 5~8% 조성의 양질의 합성가스를 평균적으로 $230{\sim}50Nm^3/h$ 안정적으로 제조할 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.99-106
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• 2017

In this study, mixed catalytic char gasification of Indonesia low-rank coal Kideco was investigated under nitrogen atmosphere and isothermal conditions at a fixed reactor. The effects of the temperature were investigated at various temperature (700, 750, 800, $850^{\circ}C$). The effects of blend ratio of catalysts ($K_2CO_3$, Ni) were investigated with different blend ratios (1:9, 3:7, 5:5, 7:3 and 9:1). The sample was prepared by mixing with $K_2CO_3$ physically and by ionexchange method with Ni. The data from thermogravimetric analyzer and gas chromatography were applied to four gassolid reaction kinetic models including shrinking core model, volumetric reaction model, random pore model and modified volumetric reaction model.