POWER GENERATION FROM SULPHUR-CONTAINING FUELS

摘要

A process for obtaining energy values contained in a sulphur-containing carbonaceous fuel, said process comprising (a) treating a feed carbonaceous fuel having a first bound-sulphur content with an effective amount of an oxygen a nd SO2- containing gas in a reactor at an effective temperature to (i) provide elemental sulphur from said SO2, (ii) release exothermic heat, and (iii) produce a hot effluen t gaseous steam containing said elemental sulphur and treated fuel having a second bou nd- sulphur content, (b) separating said elemental sulphur from said treated fue l; (c) collecting said elemental sulphur; (d) collecting said treated fuel; and (e) collecting said exothermic heat.