AIR GASIFICATION OF REFINERY SLUDGE IN AN UPDRAfT FIXED BED REACTOR

• Main Author: MOHAMED ESMAIL, REEM AHMED
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21261/1/2014%20-CHEMICAL%20-%20AIR%20GASIFICATION%20OF%20REFINERY%20SLUDGE%20IN%20AN%20UPDRAFT%20FIXED%20BED%20REACTOR%20-%20REEM%20AHMED%20MOHAMED%20ESMAIL.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/21261/

The disposal of waste materials (refinery sludge) of about 40 tonnes per month with high content of hydrocarbons and heavy metals from a local refinery can cause serious environmental problems if not properly done. Most of this refinery sludge is disposed at Kualiti Alam by incineration or in some case by landfill which is an economical and uncomplicated technique. Disposal of this carbon rich waste by the above two methods is wasteful in terms of energy conversion. Therefore an alternative method was found to use the sludge as an energy source via gasification for syngas production and power generation.