Overview of Coal Liquefaction
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Overview of Coal Liquefaction James A. Lepinski Vice President Headwaters Incorporated U.S.-India Coal Working Group Meeting Washington, D.C. November 18, 2005 Headwaters at a Glance 2 Coal Value Chain Coal Liquefaction Technologies 3 • Direct Coal Liquefaction (DCL) • Indirect Coal Liquefaction (ICL) • Hybrid Coal Liquefaction (DCL/ICL) Direct Coal Liquefaction Process 4 H2S, NH3, COx Recycle H Gas Recovery C1 –C2 Make-up Hydrogen 2 Treatment LPG Hydro- Gasoline Coal + Catalyst Coal Refining Liquefaction treating Diesel Fuel H-Donor Slurry Slurry Heavy Vacuum Fractionation Gas Oil (HVGO) De-Ashed Solvent Ash Reject Oil (DAO) De-ashing Direct Coal Liquefaction Plants 5 Lawrenceville, NJ Catlettsburg, KY Inner Mongolia, China 30 bpd 1800 bpd 17,000 bpd Indirect Coal Liquefaction Process 6 Oxygen/ Coal* Steam Iron Catalyst FT Product CxHy Gasification & H2 + CO FT Separation & Gas Cleaning Syngas Synthesis Liquids & Wax Upgrading Steam Tail Gas Sulfur, CO Water Ultra-Clean 2 and Liquid Fuels and Ash Electric Oxygenates & Chemical Steam Power Feedstocks Generation *Any carbon-bearing feedstock Electricity Indirect Coal Liquefaction Plant 7 Brownsville, TX 7,000 bpd GTL Plant Secunda, South Africa 135,000 bpd Maximizing the Value of Coal 8 Electricity Production A choice to make: Products Value 1.8 MWh electricity $72 Total $72 n io st bu Fuel and Power Production om Products Value C 0.05 MWh electricity $2 1 ton 0.17 bbls naphtha $8 Indirect Coal 1.29 bbls diesel fuel $100 Coal* Liquefaction Total $110 Po ly ge Fuel, Power & Fertilizer Production ne Products Value ra tio 0.19 MWh electricity $8 n 0.18 bbls naphtha $9 0.96 bbls diesel fuel $75 0.18 t ammonium nitrate $63 Total $155 *Sub-bituminous coal as received basis Comparison of DCL and ICL Economics (Based on Sub-bituminous Coal at $1/mm BTU) 9 For discussion purposes only. Direct Indirect Capex for 50,000 bpd plant ($billion)* 3.3 3.3 Coal required for 50,000 bpd (stpd as rcvd) 23,000 32,000 Coal feedstock cost ($/bbl) 8 11 Opex excluding coal ($/bbl) 17 12 Return on investment @ 15% ($/bbl)** 30 30 Production cost including 15% ROI ($/bbl) 55 53 Crude oil equivalent ($/bbl) 41 40 * U.S. location. **100% equity basis Comparison of DCL and ICL Final Products 10 Direct Indirect Distillable product mix 65% diesel 80% diesel 35% naphtha 20% naphtha Diesel cetane 42-47 70-75 Diesel sulfur <5 ppm <1 ppm Diesel aromatics 4.8% <4% Diesel specific gravity 0.865 0.780 Naphtha octane (RON) >100 45-75 Naphtha sulfur <0.5 ppm Nil Naphtha aromatics 5% 2% Naphtha specific gravity 0.764 0.673 Hybrid DCL/ICL Plant Concept 11 Coal Indirect Coal Raw ICL products Gasification Liquefaction (FT) FT tail gas Product Hydrogen H2 Final Blending and Recovery Products Refining H2 Direct Coal Coal Liquefaction Raw DCL products 12.