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US 2010/0244448 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for blending lignite and coke slurries
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorJaleh Khorami Ghani
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Abstract
A method may include preparing a coke slurry, preparing a lignite slurry separate from the coke slurry, and combining the coke slurry with the lignite slurry to form a coke/lignite slurry.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- preparing a coke slurry;
- preparing a lignite slurry separate from the coke slurry;
- and
- combining the coke slurry with the lignite slurry to form a coke/lignite slurry.
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A system, comprising:
- a feedstock preparation and transportation system, comprising:
- a first slurry tank configured to mix lignite and water to form a lignite slurry;
- a second slurry tank configured to mix coke and water to form a coke slurry;
- and
- a third slurry tank configured to mix the lignite slurry and the coke slurry to form a coke/lignite slurry.
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A method, comprising:
- producing a gasifiable coke/lignite slurry from lignite having a moisture content of at least approximately 29% and an ash content of at least approximately 30%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.