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Contents
Section
1
1-1
1.1
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................
1-1
1.2
1-1
1.2.1
Chemicals...........................................................................................
1-3
1.2.2
1-4
1-5
1.3.1
1-9
1.3.2
1-21
1-34
1.4.1
1-34
1.4.2
1-42
Introduction..............................................................................................................
2-1
2.1
OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................
2-1
2.1.1
2-1
BACKGROUND ...........................................................................................
2-3
2.2.1
Coal Liquefaction...............................................................................
2-3
2-3
2.2.3
2-4
2.2.4
2-6
2-7
3-1
3.1
OVERALL APPROACH...............................................................................
3-1
3.2
3-2
4-1
4.1
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................
4-1
4.2
4-1
4.3
COAL GASIFICATION................................................................................
4-5
4.3.1
Overview............................................................................................
4-5
4-6
1.3
1.4
2.2
2.3
3
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4.4
Contents
4.4.1
4-6
4.4.2
4-15
4.4.3
GE Energy..........................................................................................
4-27
4.4.4
4-35
4.4.5
4-36
4.4.6
4-38
4.4.7
4-40
4.4.8
4-41
4.4.9
4-42
4-43
4-53
5-1
5.1
GASOLINE....................................................................................................
5-1
5.1.1
5-1
5.1.2
5-5
6-1
6.1
REFINING TECHNOLOGY.........................................................................
6-1
6.1.1
6-1
6-4
6.2.1
Introduction........................................................................................
6-4
6-4
6.3.1
Fractionation ......................................................................................
6-4
6-29
6-31
6.5.1
Processing Configuration...................................................................
6-31
6-32
6.6.1
Summary ............................................................................................
6-32
6.6.2
Conclusions........................................................................................
6-34
6-34
6.7.1
Introduction........................................................................................
6-34
6.7.2
BP Process .........................................................................................
6-34
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
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6-36
6.7.4
6-43
6-46
6.7.6
6-50
6.7.7
6-54
6.7.8
Syntroleum Process............................................................................
6-59
METHANOL .................................................................................................
6-62
6.8.1
6-62
6.8.2
6-63
6.8.3
6-67
6.8.4
6-74
DIMETHYL ETHER.....................................................................................
6-76
6.9.1
Introduction........................................................................................
6-76
6.9.2
6-79
6.9.3
6-82
6.9.4
6-86
7-1
7.1
CONCEPT .....................................................................................................
7-1
7.2
7-2
7.2.1
Chemicals...........................................................................................
7-2
7.2.2
7-3
7-4
7.3.1
Gasifier Island....................................................................................
7-4
7.3.2
7-8
7.3.3
7-8
7.3.4
7-9
7.3.5
7-10
ECONOMIC BASIS......................................................................................
7-12
7.4.1
7-14
7.4.2
7-20
7.4.3
7-21
6.8
6.9
7.3
7.4
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7.4.4
7-22
7.4.5
7-22
7.4.6
7-22
7.4.7
Working Capital.................................................................................
7-24
7.4.8
7-24
7.4.9
Forecast Years....................................................................................
7-25
7-25
7.5.1
Crude Oil............................................................................................
7-25
7.5.2
7-37
8-1
8.1
8-1
8.1.1
8-1
8.1.2
Methanol ............................................................................................
8-1
8.1.3
DME...................................................................................................
8-4
8.1.4
FT Liquids..........................................................................................
8-4
8.1.5
Gasoline .............................................................................................
8-7
CHINA...........................................................................................................
8-9
8.2.1
8-9
8.2.2
Methanol ............................................................................................
8-11
8.2.3
DME...................................................................................................
8-11
8.2.4
FT Liquids..........................................................................................
8-14
8.2.5
Gasoline .............................................................................................
8-14
EASTERN EUROPE/EURASIA...................................................................
8-17
8.3.1
8-17
8.3.2
Methanol ............................................................................................
8-17
8.3.3
DME...................................................................................................
8-20
8.3.4
FT Liquids..........................................................................................
8-20
8.3.5
Gasoline .............................................................................................
8-23
9-1
9.1
9-1
9.1.1
9-1
7.5
8.2
8.3
Methanol ............................................................................................
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Contents
9.1.2
DME...................................................................................................
9-1
9.1.3
FT Liquids..........................................................................................
9-4
CHINA...........................................................................................................
9-4
9.2.1
Methanol ............................................................................................
9-4
9.2.2
DME...................................................................................................
9-7
9.2.3
FT Liquids..........................................................................................
9-7
EASTERN EUROPE/EURASIA...................................................................
9-10
9.3.1
Methanol ............................................................................................
9-10
9.3.2
DME...................................................................................................
9-10
9.3.3
FT Liquids..........................................................................................
9-13
10-1
10.1
ECONOMICS COMPARISONS...................................................................
10-1
10-4
10-8
10-12
REGIONAL COMPARISONS......................................................................
10-16
10-16
10-21
10-25
10-30
10-34
10-35
10-39
10-43
10-47
10-47
10-51
10-55
10-59
11-1
11.1
11-1
9.2
9.3
10
10.2
10.3
10.4
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Contents
11.2
11.3
11-1
11-2
11-3
11-4
11-5
11-5
11-6
11-7
11-8
ASIA PACIFIC..............................................................................................
11-9
11-9
11-10
11-11
11-12
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1-14
1-15
1-16
1-17
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1-19
1-20
1-21
1.17 High Crude Price Methanol Cost of Production Comparison, U.S. ..........................
1-22
1-23
1.19 High Crude Price F-T Liquids Cost of Production Comparison, U.S. ......................
1-24
1.20 High Crude Price Gasoline Cost of Production Comparison, U.S. ...........................
1-25
1-26
1.22 High Crude Price DME Cost of Production Comparison, China ..............................
1-27
1.23 High Crude Price F-T Liquids Cost of Production Comparison, China ....................
1-28
1.24 High Crude Price Gasoline Cost of Production Comparison, China .........................
1-29
1-30
1.26 High Crude Price DME Cost of Production Comparison, Eastern Europe/Eurasia ..
1-31
1.27 High Crude Price F-T Liquids Cost of Production Comparison, Eastern
Europe/Eurasia...........................................................................................................
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1-33
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1-41
2-5
2-6
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4-2
4-8
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4-9
4-12
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4-41
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4-45
4-48
4-49
4.26 Material & Heat Balance Westinghouse Plasma Gasification Reactor ..................
4-57
4-58
4-61
4-62
4-65
5.1 The Methanol-to-Gasoline (MTG) Process: Two Steps via Raw Methanol..............
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-6
5-7
6-2
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6-38
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6.13 5,000 Metric Tons per Day Methanol/Process Flow Scheme (1 of 3)........................
6-64
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6.14 5,000 Metric Tons per Day Methanol Plant/Process Flow Scheme (2 of 3) ..............
6-65
6.15 5,000 Metric Tons per Day Methanol Plant/Process Flow Scheme (3 of 3) ..............
6-66
6-68
6-69
6-70
6-72
6-75
6.21 Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide Conversion as a Function of Pressure ........
6-78
6-78
6-80
6-81
6-83
6-85
6-85
6-87
7-1
7-2
7-10
7-12
7-13
7-13
7-14
7-15
7-26
7-29
7-33
7-34
7-38
7-39
7-40
7-42
Contents
7-43
7-45
7-46
10-2
10-2
10-4
10-5
10-6
10-7
10-8
10-9
10-10
10-11
10-12
10-13
10-14
10-15
10-16
10-17
10-17
10-18
10-19
10-20
10-21
10-22
10-22
10-23
10-24
10-24
10-25
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10-27
10-28
10-29
10-30
10-31
10-31
10-32
10-33
10-33
10-34
10.40 High Crude Price Methanol Cost of Production Comparison, U.S. .........................
10-35
10-36
10.42 High Crude Price F-T Liquids Cost of Production Comparison, U.S. .....................
10-37
10.43 High Crude Price Gasoline Cost of Production Comparison, U.S. ..........................
10-38
10-39
10.45 High Crude Price DME Cost of Production Comparison, China .............................
10-40
10.46 High Crude Price F-T Liquids Cost of Production Comparison, China ...................
10-41
10.47 High Crude Price Gasoline Cost of Production Comparison, China ........................
10-42
10-43
10-44
10.50 High Crude Price F-T Liquids Cost of Production Comparison, Eastern
Europe/Eurasia...........................................................................................................
10-45
10-46
10.52 High Crude Price Methanol Delivered Cost Comparison, U.S., 2010 .....................
10-47
10.53 High Crude Price Methanol Delivered Cost Comparison, U.S., 2015 .....................
10-48
10.54 High Crude Price Methanol Delivered Cost Comparison, Western Europe, 2010...
10-49
10.55 High Crude Price Methanol Delivered Cost Comparison, Western Europe, 2015...
10-50
10.56 High Crude Price DME Delivered Cost Comparison, U.S., 2010............................
10-51
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10.57 High Crude Price DME Delivered Cost Comparison, U.S., 2015............................
10-52
10.58 High Crude Price DME Delivered Cost Comparison, Western Europe, 2010 .........
10-53
10.59 High Crude Price DME Delivered Cost Comparison, Western Europe, 2015 .........
10-54
10.60 High Crude Price F-T Liquids Delivered Cost Comparison, U.S., 2010..................
10-55
10.61 High Crude Price F-T Liquids Delivered Cost Comparison, U.S., 2015..................
10-56
10-57
10-58
10-59
10-60
10-61
10-62
11-1
11-2
11-3
11-4
11-5
11-6
11-7
11-8
11-9
11-10
11-11
11.12 Singapore Upgrading Incentive High Sulfur Fuel Oil & Gas Oil.............................
11-12
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1-4
1-7
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1-7
2-8
4-3
4-3
4-4
4-5
4-5
4-10
4-12
4-19
4-28
4-29
4-30
4-49
4.13 MPG Selection Criteria for Quench Configuration vs. Boiler Configuration ........
4-50
4.14 Comparison between Westinghouse Plasma Gasifier and Conventional Gasifier ....
4-56
4-59
4-64
5-6
6-6
6-8
6-8
6-11
6-15
6-16
6-17
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6-20
6.10 Typical Coking Yields for Different Crude Sources Feedstock Vacuum Tower
Bottoms ......................................................................................................................
6-23
6-24
6-25
6-25
6-26
6-27
6-30
6-31
6-33
6-39
6-43
6-46
6-49
6-53
6-54
6-54
6-55
6-57
6-59
6-79
7-3
7-3
7-9
7-16
7-17
7-17
7-18
7-19
7-20
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7-24
7-25
7-28
7-35
7-40
7.15 Comparison of Salable Coal Cost and Thermal Coal Sales Price
(Key State-owned Mines) ..........................................................................................
7-44
7.16 Comparison of Thermal Coal Market Price and Planned Contract ...........................
7-45
8-2
8-3
8-5
8-6
8-8
9-2
9-3
9-5
9-6
9-8
9-9
9-11
9-12
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