The QER Technology Demonstration Plant - COSTAR
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The QER Technology
Demonstration Plant
Ian Henderson
Program Manager
QER
19 October 2011
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Outline: 1. Purpose of the TD Plant
2. Process Units and Technologies
3. Progress to date
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Process Development Objectives
Technology demonstrator
Pilot selected technologies on
fully-integrated process
Validate commercial design basis
Generate accurate data
- e.g. support CFD-DEM studies
Produce fuels for testing
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New Fuels Development Centre
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QER’s Technology Demonstration Plant
Product Loadout
Oil Storage
Plant Utilities
Oil Upgrading
Paraho IITM Retort
Shale Dryer
Screening/sizing
Fines Briquetting
Crushing
Plant
Pilot Plant - End to end processing
Shale feedrate c.3.5 tonnes per hour
Produce c.40 barrels per day of ULSD, aviation turbine fuel and
other products
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Shale Mining and Feed Preparation
• Mine adjacent to plant
• Mining, crushing/screening campaigns for target PSD
• First shale grade 120 LT0M
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Drying, Fines Briquetting
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The Retort
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First new Paraho retort in 40 years
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High availability
High oil yields
Energy & thermally efficient
Safe operation
Environmentally sound
Paraho IITM technology selection
Two years of testing
10,000 tonnes of QLD oil shale
Process training
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Cold Flow Testing
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Cold Flow Testing result for feedrate = x
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Products
OIL
FUEL GAS
SOUR WATER
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Oil Upgrader
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Skid fabrication modules
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Mode 1 and 2 upgrading to fuels
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Plant product slate
• Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD)
— Diesel engine testing in USA
— Large, local transport fleet for real world testing
• Kerosene (Jet Fuel)
— University of Sheffield engine testing facility
— Test on Rolls Royce gas turbine
• Low Sulphur Fuel Oil
— Fuel, power generation, metallurgical operations
(composite mix or syncrude from TD Plant)
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Fuel Gas Treatment STL raw fuel gas:
• traces oxygen
• CO2, CO
• sulphur species – reduced and
SO2, COS....
• ammonia
• mercaptans
• olefins
• light ends
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Retort Water Processing
Steam stripping or alternative processes?
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Commissioning
Briquetting
Dryer, baghouse, RTO
Retort
Adjustments:
- Analyser gas sample
conditioning
- Spent shale moistening
scrubber lines
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TDP Dryer
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Ian Henderson
PHONE +61 7 3222 0600 EMAIL [email protected]
For more information
LEVEL 8, 200 MARY STREET
GPO BOX 5214
BRISBANE QLD 4001
AUSTRALIA
www.qer.com.au
QER PTY LTD /// 19 October 2011