Plot SummaryPetroleumcokeisamajorbyproductthat historicallyhasbeenusedasasubstituteforcoal inpowerproductionorasafuelincement manufacture.Thedecreasingqualityofcrudeoil refnedintheUnitedStatesmeansanincreasing amount of petroleum coke is being produced, often with much higher metals and sulfur content. ur objecti!e is to e!aluate a better route for usinglowqualitypetroleumcokebycon!ertingit into a high purity syngas for our linked acetic acid productionteamwhilecapturingallofthesulfur, metals, and most of the "#. $nourprocess,petroleumcokealongwith o%ygenandsteamarefedintoanentrained&ow gasifer to produce synthesis gas, a combination of carbonmono%ide,hydrogen,carbondio%ideand hydrogen sulfde. Sulfur is a poison to downstream chemicalproductioncatalystsandmustbe remo!ed from syngas to ppm le!els.Overall ReactionsPetcoke ' # ( " ' )# ' "# ' S ' Slag ' *sh Plot SummaryPetroleumcokeisamajorbyproductthat historicallyhasbeenusedasasubstituteforcoal inpowerproductionorasafuelincement manufacture.Thedecreasingqualityofcrudeoil refnedintheUnitedStatesmeansanincreasing amount of petroleum coke is being produced, often with much higher metals and sulfur content. ur objecti!e is to e!aluate a better route for usinglowqualitypetroleumcokebycon!ertingit into a high purity syngas for our linked acetic acid productionteamwhilecapturingallofthesulfur, metals, and most of the "#. $nourprocess,petroleumcokealongwith o%ygenandsteamarefedintoanentrained&ow gasifer to produce synthesis gas, a combination of carbonmono%ide,hydrogen,carbondio%ideand hydrogen sulfde. Sulfur is a poison to downstream chemicalproductioncatalystsandmustbe remo!ed from syngas to ppm le!els.Overall ReactionsPetcoke ' # ( " ' )# ' "# ' S ' Slag ' *sh Syngas Production From Petroleum Coke GasifcationFrom Low to High: A Story About Petroleum Coke and its Journey to Value Syngas Production From Petroleum Coke GasifcationFrom Low to High: A Story About Petroleum Coke and its Journey to Value *uthors+ ,ussell "abral, Tomi -amo, ,yan .osak, /ijeta Patel, 0ipi /ahanwala 1ditors+ 2ill .eesom 3 4acobs "onsultancy5 4e6ery Perl, Ph- U$" -ept. of "hemical 1ngineering*uthors+ ,ussell "abral, Tomi -amo, ,yan .osak, /ijeta Patel, 0ipi /ahanwala 1ditors+ 2ill .eesom 3 4acobs "onsultancy5 4e6ery Perl, Ph- U$" -ept. of "hemical 1ngineeringPrologue: What is Petroleum Coke?Petroleumcokeisacarbonaceoussolid7residual byproductoftheoil7refningcokingprocess. *lthoughpetroleumcokeisarelati!ely8dirty9 substance,thisbyproducthaspotentialgi!enits highcalorifccontent:;>>2tu?lb0)/@and a!ailability,morethanAAmilliontonsin#>>Ain the U.S.Prologue: What is Petroleum Coke?Petroleumcokeisacarbonaceoussolid7residual byproductoftheoil7refningcokingprocess. *lthoughpetroleumcokeisarelati!ely8dirty9 substance,thisbyproducthaspotentialgi!enits highcalorifccontent:;>>2tu?lb0)/@and a!ailability,morethanAAmilliontonsin#>>Ain the U.S.ConclusionBithpropertreatmentpetroleumcokecanbe con!ertedfromalowqualitybyproducttoausable,high quality syngas that can be used in chemical production to formahighlyproftableproduct,inthiscaseaceticacid. TheShellCasifer,whichisthebackboneoftheprocess, con!erts petcoke into a usable syngas. The biggest hurdle istheremo!alofsulfurandshiftingthe)#and"ratio, whichisreadilyaccomplishedbythe)#Sabsorptionand BCSprocesseswhichareabletoremo!etheimpurities that label petcoke as 8dirty9. $n addition, capturing the "# from this process signifcantly reduces its carbon footprint. ConclusionBithpropertreatmentpetroleumcokecanbe con!ertedfromalowqualitybyproducttoausable,high quality syngas that can be used in chemical production to formahighlyproftableproduct,inthiscaseaceticacid. TheShellCasifer,whichisthebackboneoftheprocess, con!erts petcoke into a usable syngas. The biggest hurdle istheremo!alofsulfurandshiftingthe)#and"ratio, whichisreadilyaccomplishedbythe)#Sabsorptionand BCSprocesseswhichareabletoremo!etheimpurities that label petcoke as 8dirty9. $n addition, capturing the "# from this process signifcantly reduces its carbon footprint. Chapter : Pro!ect Overvie"Chapter : Pro!ect Overvie"H2S Remoal ! As"en Simulation #lo$k Flow %iagram Rates are in &ons'dayH2S Remoal ! As"en Simulation #lo$k Flow %iagram Rates are in &ons'dayComponent Weight Percent"arbon DE.E)ydrogen =.>>Fitrogen