Method of removal and disposal of fly ash from a high-temperature, high-pressure synthesis gas stream

摘要

A process for the partial combustion of finely-divided coal at high temperatures and pressures to make synthesis gas having entrained particles of fly ash which are separated from the gas at high pressure. The fly ash and a minor amount of entrained gas are handled in a batchwise manner to isolate a batch in a lock hopper, depressurize the batch, strip the synthesis gas from the fly ash and cool the fly ash prior to disposal.