07-25-2005, 04:34 PM
<b>Jindal Power & Essar Steel seek coal-to-gas tech</b>
Jindal Power and Steel and Essar Steel have approached SASOL for technology to convert coal to gas for use in their steel plants. The Indian companies are interested in the SASOL-Lurgi fixed bed dry bottom technology.
This yields synthesis gas, which can be used in place of natural gas (which Essar already uses for steel production). Natural gas prices in India are partially controlled, but may one day be totally decontrolled.
In that case synthesis gas from coal may prove much cheaper. SASOL does not licence coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology, but is willing to licence coal-to-gas (CTG) technology.
A standard CTG plant could suffice to feed a steel plant with a capacity of 1.7m tonnes/year.
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Jindal Power and Steel and Essar Steel have approached SASOL for technology to convert coal to gas for use in their steel plants. The Indian companies are interested in the SASOL-Lurgi fixed bed dry bottom technology.
This yields synthesis gas, which can be used in place of natural gas (which Essar already uses for steel production). Natural gas prices in India are partially controlled, but may one day be totally decontrolled.
In that case synthesis gas from coal may prove much cheaper. SASOL does not licence coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology, but is willing to licence coal-to-gas (CTG) technology.
A standard CTG plant could suffice to feed a steel plant with a capacity of 1.7m tonnes/year.
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