GASIFICATION OF WASTE GASES

A feasibility study of united treatment of waste gases via the gasific ation process was investigated in the present work. Gasification of ma in components in refinery off-gases and VOCs were conducted in a labor atory-scale gasifier. Condensation byproducts from these gasification experiments were not detectable. Experimental data of the laboratory-s cale waste gases gasification were served as the basis for the scale-u p of this technology, which was also refined with simulation calculati ons. The material and energy balances of the united treatment of petro chemical waste gas streams were calculated. In addition to the hydroge n generation, approximately 3.65x10(9) J/hr of thermal energy may be r ecovered from the waste gas gasification process. The cold gas efficie ncy of the gasification is 67%.