Transcript Coal vs. Petcoke A Commercial Comparison

Coal vs. Petcoke
A Commercial Comparison
By Sean J. Casey
McCloskey Petcoke Conference
July 20, 2004 – Houston Texas
Coal
coal
(kol)n. 1. A natural dark brown to black graphite
like material used as a fuel, formed from fossilized plants and
consisting of amorphous carbon with various organic and
some inorganic compounds. A piece of this substance.
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Petroleum Coke
coking - residual from the
distillation tower is heated
to temperatures above 900
degrees Fahrenheit / 482
degrees Celsius until it
cracks into heavy oil,
gasoline and naphtha.
When the process is done,
a heavy, almost pure
carbon residue is left
(coke); the coke is
cleaned from the cokers
and sold.
Proximate Analysis
Dry Basis
Proximate Analysis
Dry Basis
Coal
Volatile Matter
37.31
Fixed Carbon
52.96
*Ash
9.73
Total
100.00
*Sulphur
*BTU/Lb
2.50
13534
Calories/Gram
7519
Moisture/
Ash Free BTU
14993
*Hardgrove
Grindability Index
56
Proximate Analysis
Dry Basis
Coal
Petcoke
Volatile Matter
37.31
Volatile Matter
13.97
Fixed Carbon
52.96
Fixed Carbon
85.64
*Ash
9.73
*Ash
0.39
Total
100.00
Total
100.00
*Sulphur
*BTU/Lb
2.50
13534
*Sulphur
*BTU/Lb
5.21
15499
Calories/Gram
7519
Calories/Gram
8611
Moisture/
Ash Free BTU
14993
Moisture/
Ash Free BTU
15560
*Hardgrove
Grindability Index
56
*Hardgrove
Grindability Index
102
Mineral Analysis of Ash
Mineral
Dry Basis
Coal
Percent
Calcium Oxide
3.96
Magnesium Oxide
0.87
Potassium Oxide
1.85
Iron Oxide
Sodium Oxide
19.97
0.76
Aluminum Oxide
22.03
Silicon Dioxide
44.94
Titanium Dioxide
1.06
Manganese Dioxide
0.04
Phosphorous Pentoxide
0.29
Sulphur Trioxide
3.58
Hampton Roads Testing
Metal Determination of Petcoke
Dry Basis
Metal
Nickel
PPM
91
Iron
387
Calcium
216
Sodium
76
Silicon
523
*Vanadium
318
Aluminum
287
Hampton Roads Testing
MSDS Information
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13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS
 WASTE DISPOSAL: Product is suitable for burning for fuel value in
compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
 RCRA INFORMATION: The unused product, in our opinion, is not
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specifically listed by the EPA as a hazardous waste (40 CFR,
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Part 261D), nor is it formulated to contain materials which
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are listed hazardous wastes. It does not exhibit the hazardous
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characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, or reactivity. The
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unused product is not formulated with substances covered by the
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Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP). However, used
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product may be regulated.
14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION
 USA DOT: NOT REGULATED BY USA DOT.
 IMO: NOT REGULATED BY IMO.
 IATA: NOT REGULATED BY IATA.
15. REGULATORY INFORMATION
 US OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD: Product assessed in
accordance
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with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 and determined not to be hazardous.
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
Marketing
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Petcoke is currently utilized in every major coal
market.
A.
Cement
B.
Power Generation
C.
Steel Industry
D.
Industrial
Handling and Transportation
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Stock Pile and Handling
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Trucking
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Barging
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Rail
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Vessel
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To all intents and purposes coal and petroleum
coke are treated alike.
Fungibility
fun-gi-ble
(funj-bl)adj. 1. Law. Returnable or negotiable
in kind or by substitution, as a quantity of grain for an equal
amount of the same kind of grain. 2. Interchangeable.n.
Something that is exchangeable or substitutable. Often used in
the plural. [Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungi (vice), to
perform (in place of).]--fun'gi-bil'i-ty n.
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In Summation
Coal vs. Coke:
Similar but not the same.