University Coal Research Contractor Review Meeting

Table of Contents

• Disclaimer
• Foreword
• Papers and Presentations
  • Opening Remarks
  • Coal Science
  • Coal Surface Science
  • Reaction Chemistry
  • Advanced Process Concepts
  • Engineering Fundamentals and Thermodynamics
  • Environmental Science
  • Minimization of Environmental Impact
  • High Temperature Phenomena
  • Special Topics

Disclaimer
This compilation of research abstracts and highlights was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees make any warranty, express or implied, or assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would infringe privately-owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those if the United States Government or any agency thereof.

Foreword
The Principal Investigators of the grants supported by the University Coal Research (UCR) Program (B&RAA1525050) was requested to submit abstracts and highlight accomplishments of their respective projects. A compilation of all the abstracts, received in response to that request, will be distributed at the annual contractors review meeting held on June 2-3, 1998, at the Greentree Marriott Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The grants described in this book are managed by DOE’s Federal Energy Technology Center (FETC) and the program is coordinated and managed by FETC’s Advanced Crosscutting Technologies Division.

For Convenience, the grants reported in this book are sorted into nine technical areas: Coal Science, Coal Surface Science, Reaction Chemistry, Advanced Process Concepts, Engineering Fundamentals and Thermodynamics, Environmental Science, High Temperature Phenomena, Minimization of Environmental Impact, and Special Topics, as outlined in the Table of Contents. Indexes are provided for locating projects by principal investigator, and contracting organization.

Copies of this compilation are available to interested parties while supplies last.

Advanced Crosscutting Technologies Division
Federal Energy Technology Center

Papers & Presentations

Opening Remarks

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN ADVANCED RESEARCH & ENVIRON ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES

Charles Schmidt, U.S. DOE/Federal Energy Technology Center

COAL TRANSPORTATION FUELS

Michael Nowak, U.S. DOE/Federal Energy Technology Center

ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM

Robert Romanosky, U.S. DOE/Federal Energy Technology Center

Coal Science

ADVANCED SOLIDS NMR STUDIES OF COAL STRUCTURE AND CHEMISTRY

Zilm, Kurt W., Yale University

 

COAL AND COAL CONSTITUENTS STUDIED BY ADVANCED EMR TECHNIQUES

Belford, R. Linn, Illinois at Urbana/Chamapign, University of

Coal Surface Science

DETERMINATION OF THE FORMS OF NITROGEN RELEASED IN COAL TAR DURING RAPID DEVOLATILIZATION

Fletcher, Thomas H., Brigham Young University

 

A SILICA/FLY ASH BASED TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTROLLING PYRITE OXIDATION

Evangelou, V.P., Kentucky, University of

 

ELECTROSTATIC SURFACE STRUCTURES OF COAL AND MINERAL PARTICLES

Mazumder, Malay K., Arkansas at Little Rock, University of

Reaction Chemistry

FUNDAMENTAL KINETICS OF SUPERCRITICAL COAL LIQUEFACTION: EFFECT OF CATALYSTS AND HYDROGEN-DONOR SOLVENTS

McCoy, Benjamin J. and Smith, J.M., California at Davis, University of

 

REGULATION OF COAL POLYMER DEGRADATION BY FUNGI

Bumpus, John A., Northern Iowa, University of

 

COAL CHAR CRYSTALLINE TRANSFORMATIONS DURING COMBUSTION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR CARBON BURNOUT

Hurt, Robert H., Brown University

SULFUR REMOVAL FROM COAL MATERIALS

Verkade, J., Iowa State University

 

SLURRY PHASE IRON CATALYSTS FOR INDIRECT COAL LIQUEFACTION

Datye, Abhaya K., New Mexico, University of

 

COAL/POLYMER COPROCESSING WITH EFFICIENT USE OF HYDROGEN

Broadbelt, Linda J., Northwestern University

ATTRITION RESISTANT IRON-BASED FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYSTS

Jothimurugesan, K., Hampton University

Goodwin, Jr., James G., Pittsburgh, University of

Spivey, James J. and Gangwal, Santosh K., Research Triangle Institute

 

STUDY OF SOLVENT AND CATALYST INTERACTIONS IN DIRECT COAL LIQUEFACTION

Calkins, William H.,  Delaware , University of

 

PROMOTED ZINC CHROMITE CATALYSTS FOR HIGHER ALCOHOL SYNTHESIS IN A SLURRY REACTOR

Roberts, George W., North Carolina State University

Advanced Process Concepts

TEMPERATURE, VELOCITY AND SPECIES PROFILE MEASUREMENTS FOR REBURNING IN A PULVERIZED, ENTRAINED FLOW, COAL COMBUSTOR

Tree, Dale R., Brigham Young University

 

LIBERATION CHARACTERISTICS OF PYRITE AND OTHER MINERAL MATTER FROM COAL

King, R. Peter and Schneider, Claudio L., Utah, University of

 

NEW CATALYSTS FOR COAL PROCESSING: METAL CARBIDES AND NITRIDES

Oyama, S. Ted and Cox, David F., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

 

AQUEOUS BIPHASE EXTRACTION FOR PROCESSING OF FINE COALS

Osseo-Asare, K., Pennsylvania State University

 

MECHANISMS AND OPTIMIZATION OF COAL COMBUSTION

Zygourakis, Kyriacos, Rice University

 

CATALYTIC GASIFICATION OF COAL USING EUTECTIC SALT MIXTURES

Yeboah, Yaw D. and Xu, Yong, Clark Atlanta University

Sheth, Atul and Godavarty, A., Tennessee Space Institute, University of

Agrawal, Pradeep, Georgia Institute of Technology

Engineering Fundamentals and Thermodynamics

ASH & PULVERIZED COAL DEPOSITION IN COMBUSTORS & GASIFIERS

Ahmadi, Goodarz, Clarkson University

 

SEPARATION OF FISCHER-TROPSCH WAX FROM CATALYST BY SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION

Thies, Mark C., Clemson University

 

HINDERED DIFFUSION OF ASPHALTENES AT EVALUATED TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE

Guin, James A., Auburn University

 

EFFECT OF MOISTURE ON THE FLOWABILITY OF NON-COHESIVE GRANULAR MATERIALS

Caram, H.S., Lehigh University

 

THE SCALE-UP OF LARGE PRESSURIZED FLUIDIZED BEDS FOR ADVANCED COAL-FIRED POWER PROCESSES

Glicksman, Leon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Louge, Michel, Cornell University

 

NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN HYDRODYNAMICS

Dudukovic, M.P. and Fan, L.S., Washington University

 

PHASE BEHAVIOR OF LIGHT GASES IN HYDROCARBON AND AQUEOUS SOLVENTS

Gasem, K.A.M. and Robinson, Jr., R.L., Oklahoma State University

ORTHORHOMBIC NANOSCALE ZIRCONIA AS A HIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMIC FOR POWER APPLICATIONS

Helble, Joseph J., Connecticut, University of

COAL CLEANING BY GAS AGGLOMERATION

Wheelock, Thomas D., Iowa State University

Environmental Science

IN SITU INFRARED STUDY OF CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF NO

Chuang, Steven S.C., Akron, University of

 

CHEMISTRY OF MERCURY SPECIES AND THEIR CONTROL IN COAL COMBUSTION

Biswas, Pratim, Cincinnati, University of

 

SO₂ AND H₂S REMOVAL BY CaCO₃-BASED SORBENTS AT HIGH PRESSURES

Sotirchos, Stratis V., Rochester, University of

 

REDUCTION OF INHERENT MERCURY EMISSIONS IN PC COMBUSTION

Kramlich, John C., Washington, University of

 

INVESTIGATION OF MIXED METAL SORBENT/CATALYSTS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF SULFUR AND NITROGEN OXIDES

Akyurtlu, Ates and Akyurtlu, Jale, Hampton University

DEVELOPMENT OF CALCIUM-BASED SORBENT FOR HOT GAS CLEANUP

Wheelock, Thomas D., Iowa State University

 

PILLARED CLAYS AS SUPERIOR CATALYSTS FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NO

Yang, Ralph T., Michigan, University of

 

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ACTIVATED CARBON-BASED ADSORBENTS FOR CONTROL OF MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Vidic, Radisav D., Pittsburgh, University of

 

DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH ACTIVITY, COAL-DERIVED, PROMOTED CATALYTIC SYSTEMS FOR NO_X REDUCTION AT LOW TEMPERATURES

Calo, J. M., Brown University

DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-TASK CATALYSTS FOR REMOVAL OF NO_X, AND TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS DURING COAL COMBUSTION

Smirniotis, Panagiotis G., Cincinnati, University of

 

NEW WATER TOLERANT, HIGHLY ACTIVE CATALYSTS FOR THE SELECTIVE REDUCTION OF NITRIC OXIDE BY ALCOHOLS

Datta, Ravindra, Iowa, University of

 

DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL RADIATIVELY/CONDUCTIVELY STABILIZED BURNER FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF NO_X EMISSIONS AND FOR ADVANCING THE MODELING AND UNDERSTANDING OF PULVERIZED COAL COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS

Lior, Noam, Pennsylvania, University of

 

OPTIMIZATION OF COAL PARTICLE FLOW PATTERNS IN LOW NO_X BURNERS

Sinclair, Jennifer L., Purdue University

Wendt, Jost O.L., Arizona, University of

 

MINIMIZATION OF NO_X EMISSIONS FROM MULTI-BURNER COAL-FIRED BOILERS

Pershing, David W., Utah, University of

Fletcher, Thomas H., Brigham Young University

Minimization of Environmental Impact

COAL-CONVERSION WASTEWATER TREATMENT BY CATALYTIC OXIDATION IN SUPERCRITICAL WATER

Savage, Phillip E., Michigan, University of

 

ELECTROKINETIC DENSIFICATION OF COAL FINES IN WASTE PONDS

Davis, E. James, Washington, University of

 

FUNDAMENTAL STUDY OF LOW-NO_X COMBUSTION FLY ASH UTILIZATION

Hurt, R. H. and Suuberg, E. M., Brown University

RESIDUES FROM COAL CONVERSION AND UTILIZATION: ADVANCED MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND DISPOSED BY-PRODUCT DIAGENESIS

McCarthy, Gregory J., North Dakota State University

 

THE REMOVAL OF SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO₂) FROM FLUE GAS USING UTILITY SYNTHESIZED ZEOLITES

Grutzeck, Michael W., Pennsylvania State University

 

COMPOSITIONALLY GRADED ALUMINA/MULLITE COATINGS FOR PROTECTION OF SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC COMPONENTS FROM CORROSION

Sotirchos, Stratis V., Rochester, University of

 

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ON-LINE COAL WASHABILITY ANALYZER

Miller, J. D., Utah, University of

PREFERENTIAL RECYCLING/REJECTION IN CFBC/FBC SYSTEMS USING TRIBOELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION

Ban, Heng and Stencel, John, Kentucky, University of

 

HIGH-CARBON FLY-ASH AS A BINDER FOR IRON ORE PELLETS

Kawatra, S. K., Michigan Technological University

NOVEL SUPPORTED BIMETALLIC CARBIDE CATALYSTS FOR COPROCESSING COAL AND WASTE

Oyama, S. Ted, and Cox, David F., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Song, Chunshan, Pennsylvania State University

High Temperature Phenomena

HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH PRESSURE THERMODYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS FOR COAL MODEL COMPOUNDS

Kabadi, Vinayak N. And Chen, John C., North Carolina A&T State University

Special Topics

LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO SIMULATE CO₂ OCEAN DISPOSAL

Masutani, Stephen M., Hawaii at Manoa, University of