since beginning gasification research in the 1950s, shell/ge/air products have designed more than 170 liquids and 34 coal gasifiers, with a substantial proportion still in operation world-wide. we also operate our own gasifiers, which helps us to understand and anticipate your operational needs. following are select projects highlighting our extensive gasification experience:
oil sands, canada
- formerly shell residue gasification process technology
- 72,000 bbl/d of bitumen from the athabasca oil sands
- the heavy asphaltene by-product of the primary upgrading process feeds a 3,800-t/d liquids unit
- produces hydrogen for the hydrocracker and steam for the steam-assisted gravity drainage operations.
- formerly shell coal gasification process technology
- 2,000-t/d dry coal intake capacity
- long full-capacity run with 50% petcoke
- formerly shell coal gasification process technology
- 2,000-t/d dry coal intake capacity
- syngas and steam for fertilizer production
- direct operational experience since 2006
- formerly shell coal gasification process technology
- syngas-to-liquids production
- first air products sale of gas (syngas) plants in china
- on-stream in 2017
- formerly ge gasification process technology
- 65 days from start to full production
- achieved full, sustained capacity quickly; world record for slurry gasification scale and speed
- one of the largest gasification plants in the world
- formerly ge gasification process technology
- 1.8mt/a coal to meoh, mto
- 60% meoh synthesis compressor energy savings
- 50% agr energy saving
- less fouling in hp grey water system
- formerly ge gasification process technology to make h2, oxo chemicals
- 777 days of continuous operation
- world record for slurry gasification operation
- surpasses the strictest availability requirement